1994 ICC Trophy

Administrator(s)	International Cricket Council
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)	Kenya
Champions	United Arab Emirates (1st title)
Runners-up	Kenya
Participants	20
Most runs	Nolan Clarke (517)
Most wickets	Gavin Murgatroyd (19) Fred Arua (19)
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The 1994 ICC Trophy (formally the ABN AMRO ICC Trophy) was a cricket tournament that took place in Kenya between 12 February and 6 March 1994. It was the fifth ICC Trophy tournament to be staged, and acted as the Cricket World Cup qualification tournament for the 1996 Cricket World Cup.^[1]

Zimbabwe, the winners of the previous three tournaments, had been granted Full membership of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1992 and so automatically qualified for the World Cup.

For the first time three spots were on offer to qualify for the World Cup, and matches were played over 50 overs a side, though white clothing and red balls were still used.

The United Arab Emirates won the tournament, defeating host nation Kenya in the final, while the Netherlands won the third place play-off. The three sides thus qualified for the World Cup for the first time.

Being group champion, USA and PNG team qualified for plate final, but due to prescheduled flight schedule Namibia and Denmark played the plate final.

Twenty teams contested the tournament. All twenty associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) at the time were eligible to compete at the tournament and participated. Ireland, Namibia, and the United Arab Emirates were making their tournament debuts.

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
Netherlands	4	4	0	0	0	16	2.320
Ireland	4	3	1	0	0	12	0.769
Papua New Guinea	4	2	2	0	0	8	0.115
Malaysia	4	1	3	0	0	4	-0.346
Gibraltar	4	0	4	0	0	0	-2.674
Source: CricketArchive

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Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
United Arab Emirates	4	4	0	0	0	16	1.305
Bangladesh	4	3	1	0	0	12	0.857
United States	4	2	2	0	0	8	1.265
Argentina	4	1	3	0	0	4	-1.310
East and Central Africa	4	0	4	0	0	0	-1.991
Source: CricketArchive

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Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
Kenya (H)	4	4	0	0	0	16	2.031
Canada	4	2	1	0	1	10	1.814
Namibia	4	2	2	0	0	8	-0.181
Israel	4	1	3	0	0	4	-1.592
Singapore	4	0	3	0	1	2	-1.414
Source: CricketArchive

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Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
Bermuda	4	4	0	0	0	16	1.369
Hong Kong	4	3	1	0	0	12	2.048
Denmark	4	2	2	0	0	8	0.607
Fiji	4	1	3	0	0	4	-1.062
West Africa	4	0	4	0	0	0	-3.023
Source: CricketArchive

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Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
Kenya	3	3	0	0	0	12	1.371
Netherlands	3	2	1	0	0	8	1.196
Bangladesh	3	1	2	0	0	4	-0.020
Hong Kong	3	0	3	0	0	0	-2.504
Source: CricketArchive

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Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
United Arab Emirates	3	3	0	0	0	12	0.488
Bermuda	3	2	1	0	0	8	0.669
Canada	3	1	2	0	0	4	-0.402
Ireland	3	0	3	0	0	0	-0.701
Source: CricketArchive

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Of the four semi-finalists, Kenya and the Netherlands had made the semi-finals at the previous tournament in 1990, Bermuda had last made the semi-finals at the 1986 tournament, and the United Arab Emirates were making their tournament debut.

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The third-place play-off determined the twelfth and final team at the 1996 World Cup.

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The plate competition was contested by the teams finishing third and fourth in each first-round group.

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
Papua New Guinea	3	3	0	0	0	12	0.548
Namibia	3	2	1	0	0	8	1.226
Argentina	3	1	2	0	0	4	-0.759
Fiji	3	0	3	0	0	0	-0.941
Source: CricketArchive

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
United States	3	3	0	0	0	12	2.466
Denmark	3	2	1	0	0	8	1.003
Malaysia	3	1	2	0	0	4	-0.571
Israel	3	0	3	0	0	0	-2.717
Source: CricketArchive

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
West Africa	3	3	0	0	0	12	1.843
East and Central Africa	3	2	1	0	0	8	0.469
Singapore	3	1	2	0	0	4	-0.615
Gibraltar	3	0	3	0	0	0	-1.727
Source: CricketArchive

The wooden spoon competition was contested by the teams finishing last in each first-round group.

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The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table, ordered by runs, then by batting average, and then alphabetically.

Player	Team	Runs	Inns	Avg	Highest	100s	50s
Nolan Clarke	Netherlands	517	9	86.16	121*	3	1
Dexter Smith	Bermuda	392	9	56.00	110	1	2
Maurice Odumbe	Kenya	391	7	65.16	158*	2	1
Clay Smith	Bermuda	391	9	55.85	108	1	3
Azhar Saeed	United Arab Emirates	370	9	52.85	126*	1	2

Source: CricketArchive

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.

Player	Team	Overs	Wkts	Ave	SR	Econ	Best
Gavin Murgatroyd	Namibia	49.5	19	10.26	15.73	3.91	4/31
Fred Arua	Papua New Guinea	63.2	19	10.52	20.00	3.15	5/31
Ole Mortensen	Denmark	62.4	18	8.22	20.88	2.36	7/19
Stewart Brew	Hong Kong	54.0	18	13.22	18.00	4.40	4/16
Pacer Edwards	Bermuda	81.0	18	18.61	27.00	4.13	5/27

Source: CricketArchive

• ICC Trophy
• 1996 Cricket World Cup

• 1994 ICC Trophy page on Cricket Archive