The
ICC Intercontinental Cup is a
cricket tournament organised by the
International Cricket Council
as part of its cricket development program. It is designed to allow
Associate Members of the ICC the chance to play
first-class cricket matches against
teams of similar skill in a competition environment and prepare
them for eventual promotion to
Test
cricket status.
Tournament history
2004
See also: '2004
ICC Intercontinental Cup
The
inaugural ICC Intercontinental Cup was completed on 22 November 2004 when
Scotland won the title in Sharjah
, United Arab
Emirates
. Scotland beat Canada by an innings and 84
runs in the final. The competition included 12 teams, divided by
geographical region into four groups of three. Each team played the
other two teams in its group once each. The top team in each group
then progresses to the semi-finals, and the winners of those to the
final. In order to encourage competitive play and avoid deadlocks,
a point system including bonus points was used.
2005
See also: '2005
ICC Intercontinental Cup
The tournament was played for the second time in 2005. The teams
and groupings were the same, except that
Hong Kong came in to replace
Malaysia, and the
Cayman
Islands replaced the United States who were expelled from the
competition by the ICC because of then ongoing political problems
within cricket in the US.
The points system was also modified so that teams could score
unlimited batting points in the first innings and a maximum of 4
points in the second innings.
The tournament was won by
Ireland who defeated
Kenya in the final.
2006–07
See also: '2006
ICC Intercontinental Cup
The tournament was cut from 12 to eight teams, with Hong Kong, the
Cayman Islands and Uganda losing the right to participate, while
Namibia knocked out Nepal in a play off for the eighth place. The
match length was extended from three to four days, and each team
was scheduled to play at least three matches. The teams were
divided into two groups of four, with each team playing the other
once and the top two teams qualifying for the final, and the points
system has also been changed: 14 points are now awarded for a win,
and six for a first-innings lead. Due to preparations for the
2007 World Cup and the longer
tournament, the final was played in May 2007, where Ireland
defeated Canada to defend their title.
2007–08
See also: '2007–08 ICC
Intercontinental Cup
The 2007–08 tournament was played as a single
round robin league of eight teams, so that each
team played seven matches. The teams ranked first and second at the
end of the pool stage contested the final.
Namibia finished on top at the pool stage, but lost the final
against second placed Ireland in late October in Port Elizabeth,
South Africa. Ireland thus completed a hat-trick of
Intercontinental Cup victories, having been undefeated in the
competition, and having won three consecutive make-or-break away
fixtures in Africa (against Namibia, Kenya and Namibia again) to
clinch the title.
2009–10
See also: '2009–10 ICC
Intercontinental Cup
The 2009–10 tournament was expanded to two divisions and 11 teams.
Ireland, the Netherlands, Scotland, Canada, Kenya, and Afghanistan
will play in the top division, joined by Zimbabwe A. Meanwhile,
United Arab Emirates, Namibia, Bermuda and Uganda will play in the
Intercontinental
Shield.
Team Records
- Overall Record
Five teams have participated in all five editions of the ICC
Intercontinental Cup. Since its inaugural season, the tournament
has been dominated by Ireland, who completed a hat-trick of wins in
2007-2008, and have a significant advantage in the historical win
record.
The 2006 challenge match is not included. Complete up to the match
between Zimbabwe XI and Kenya from October 7-10, 2009.
| Team |
TP |
TW |
M |
W |
L |
D |
Win% |
|
5 |
3 |
20 |
12 |
1 |
7 |
77.5% |
|
5 |
1 |
18 |
7 |
2 |
8 |
64.7% |
|
5 |
|
20 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
55.3% |
|
5 |
|
20 |
5 |
11 |
4 |
35.0% |
|
5 |
|
16 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
43.75% |
|
4 |
|
16 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
59.4% |
|
4 |
|
16 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
34.8% |
|
4 |
|
15 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
33.3% |
|
2 |
|
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
75.0% |
|
2 |
|
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
25.0% |
|
1 |
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
75.0% |
|
1 |
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
75.0% |
|
1 |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50.0% |
|
1 |
|
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
25.0% |
|
1 |
|
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0.0% |
|
1 |
|
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0.0% |
Key: TP/TW=Tournaments participated/won, M=Matches played,
W/L/D=wins/losses/draws, Win%=percentage of games won, a draw
counts as half of a win.The abandoned match between Scotland and
Kenya counts only for the number of matches, not for any of the
results. The win percentages are computed without that match.
- Intercontinental Shield Record
In 2009 a second competition, the Intercontinental Shield, was
introduced for the four teams placing 7th through 10th in the 2009
World Cup Qualifier. The matches are also first-class and the rules
and points system are the same as for the Intercontinental Cup. The
current teams in the Intercontinental Shield are Bermuda, Namibia,
Uganda and United Arab Emirates.
| Team |
TP |
TW |
M |
W |
L |
D |
Win% |
|
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100.0% |
|
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
|
1 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
|
1 |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.0% |
Key: TP/TW=Tournaments participated/won, M=Matches played,
W/L/D=wins/losses/draws, Win%=percentage of games won, a draw
counts as half of a win.
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