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 Check the following
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2001 ICC Trophy:
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The
Hong Kong cricket team toured Canada to compete in the 2001 ICC Trophy.
The sixth seeds, Hong Kong was placed in the first division alongside
Denmark, Ireland, USA, Bermuda and Papua New Guinea. They wanted to qualify
for the Super League and then finish in the top three in order to book
a place at the 2003 World Cup, to be played in Cape Town, South Africa.
For full details of
the competition format, rules and playing conditions, please download
the official tournament information document.
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- Hong
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- Disappointing run
chase sees Hong Kong exit tournament after 104-run loss to Bermuda. [Result
06.07.01 | Reports]
- Rahul Sharma hits
98 as Hong Kong beat Papua New Guinea by 104-runs (D/L
Method) in a rain affected match. [Result 04.07.01 | Reports | Duckworth/Lewis
Method Explained]
- Tabark Dar claims
4 wickets but Hong Kong now face prospects of an early return home following
a 49-run loss to USA. [Result 03.07.01 | Reports]
- Hong Kong fail to
capitalise on good start in eight wicket loss to Ireland. [Result
30.06.01 | Reports]
- Hong Kong suffer 181
run loss to Denmark in opening match. [Result 29.06.01 | Reports]
- Lama injured as Hong
Kong beat British Columbia in low scoring thriller. [Result
28.06.01 | Reports]
- Comfortable win for
Hong Kong in opening warm-up match against Meraloma CC. [Result
25.06.01 | Reports]
- Final preparations
being made for Hong Kong's trip to Canada to compete in the ICC Trophy
2001. [Media
Release 20.06.01]
- Confidence boost as
Hong Kong team beats League XI in final practice match before departing
for Canada. [Result]
 ITCS
Corporate Services to sponsor Hong Kong team at 2001 ICC Trophy. [Media
Release 05.06.01]
- Plenty to work on
as Hong Kong lose their first practise match against a Best of the Rest
XI. [Result]
- Playing conditions
and competition format explained. [Download
PDF]
- The Hong Kong team
will play two pre-tournament matches in the city of Vancouver enroute
to the ICC Trophy in Toronto. The Vancouver section of the tour, to be
hosted by the Meraloma
Cricket Club from 24-17 June 2001, will include matches against British
Columbia and a Meraloma Select XI. [Schedule]
- Final squad named
for ICC Trophy. [Squad]
- In preparation for
the forthcoming ICC Trophy 2001 in Canada, Hong Kong players Tabarak Dar,
Mohammad Zubair and Saleem Malik will be attending the Australian Cricket
Academy in Adelaide for 2 weeks intensive training. Thanks to support
from ICC , ACB and the HKSDB the Hong Kong trio will be put through their
paces by Head Coach Rodney Marsh plus the other top Aussie coaches.
- Andy Moles to coach
Hong Kong during ICC Trophy campaign. [More]
- Hong Kong to face
Ireland, Bermuda, Denmark, USA and Papua New Guinea at 2001 ICC Trophy.
[Schedule]
Other
2001 ICC Trophy news and information |
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The following squad
of 14 players have been selected for the ICC Trophy to be played in Canada
during 28 June-17 July 2001 (click player's name to see profile):
Reserves: Ravi
Sujanani, Adrian
Ashman, Manoj
Cheruparambil, Tim
Smart
Manager: Glyn
Davies
Coaches: Andy
Moles, Lal Jayasinghe
Physiotherapist: Philippa
Stewart
Umpire: Mike Walsh |
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Practice Matches |
| Date |
Match |
Venue |
Result |
| 3/6/2001 |
Hong Kong
v. Best of the Rest XI |
KCC |
Best of the Rest
XI 227 (D Green 38, I Gul 34, N Hameed 59; M Jamshaid 3-18, M Zubair
2-46, J Iqbal 2-26) beat Hong Kong XI 196 (R Sharma 68, T Dar 34,
J Iqbal 23*; K Khan 3- 49, A Ashman 3-34) by 31 runs |
| 10/6/2001 |
Hong Kong
v. Best of the Rest XI |
KCC |
Match abandoned. |
| 17/6/2001 |
Hong Kong
v. League XI |
TKR |
Hong Kong XI
235 (S Malik 90, T dar 33, T Smart 21, M Jamshaid 25; A Ashman 4-38,
R Sujanani 4-36) beat League XI 169 (A Smith 40, I Gul 38, TR Kalyanaraman
23; J Iqbal 2-34, R Sharma 2-15, M Jamshaid 2-19) by 66 runs |
| Pre-tournament
Matches, Vancouver 24-27 June 2001 |
| Date |
Match |
Venue |
Result |
| 24/6/2001 |
Hong Kong
v. Meraloma XI |
Brockton Oval |
Hong Kong 260-5
(S Malik 87, D Chaudhuri 33, M Eames 41, S Brew 55) beat Meraloma
XI 196 (R Hawes 33, B Jennings 97; M Zubair 3-37, R Lamsam 3-30) by
64 runs
[Full
Scorecard | Reports] |
| 26/6/2001 |
Hong Kong v.
British Columbia |
Brockton Oval |
Hong Kong 92
beat British Columbia 88 (details currently unavailable)
[Reports] |
| ICC
Trophy, Canada 28 June - 17 July 2001 |
| Date |
Match |
Venue |
Result |
| 29/6/2001 |
Hong Kong v.
Denmark |
Maple Leaf |
Denmark 284-6
(C Pedersen 103, A Khan 73, S Vestergaard 47; J Iqbal 2-41, S Malik
2-43) beat Hong Kong 103 (R Sharma 17, S Brew 41; A Khan 3-11, S Vestergaard
2-24) by 181 runs
[Full
scorecard | Overs
Graphs | Player
v. Player Statistics | Run-Rate
Comparison | Wagon
Wheels | Reports] |
| 30/6/2001 |
Hong Kong v.
Ireland |
Ajax CC |
Ireland 197-2
(J Molins 81*, D Joyce 46, E Joyce 51*) beat Hong Kong 193-9 (D Chaudhuri
53, M Eames 16, R Sharma 42, S Lama 15, J Iqbal 17*; A McCoubrey 2-22,
D Curry 2-33) by 8 wkts
[Full
scorecard | Overs
Graphs | Player
v. Player Statistics | Run-Rate
Comparison | Wagon
Wheels | Reports] |
| 3/7/2001 |
Hong Kong v.
USA |
Maple Leaf |
USA 254-8 (R
Alexander 110, D Wallace 68; A French 2-43, T Dar 4-34) beat Hong
Kong 205-8 (S Malik 37, R Sharma 37, S Brew 31, S Lama 19, T Dar 19*;
D Blake 2-40, J Nasir 4-46) by 49 runs
[Full
scorecard | Overs
Graphs | Player
v. Player Statistics | Run-Rate
Comparison | Wagon
Wheels | Reports] |
| 4/7/2001 |
Hong Kong
v. Papua New Guinea |
TCSCC |
Hong Kong 216-5
(R Sharma 98, M Eames 45, M Jamshaid 25*, S Brew 17; J Ovia 2-31)
beat PNG 136 (A Uda 35, J Brazier 53; S Brew 3-34, J Iqbal 3-39, T
Dar 2-38) by 104 runs (D/L
Method)
[Full
scorecard | Overs
Graphs | Player
v. Player Statistics | Run-Rate
Comparison | Wagon
Wheels | Reports | Duckworth/Lewis
Method Explained] |
| 6/7/2001 |
Hong Kong v.
Bermuda |
Malton CC |
Bermuda 206-9
(C Smith 91, J Tucker 42; M Zubair 3-40) beat Hong Kong 102 (S Brew
20, R Sharma 17, S Malik 34; D Leverock 4-15, J Tucker 2-25) by 104
runs
[Full
scorecard | Overs
Graphs | Player
v. Player Statistics | Run-Rate
Comparison | Wagon
Wheels | Reports] |
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Note - Teams score
2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie or if there is no result and 0 for
a loss. Points scored in the preliminary round of the competition carry
forward to the 'Super League'. For full details of the points system,
competition format, rules and playing conditions, please download
the official tournament information document. |
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The following reports
were received from the 2001 ICC Trophy tour (various sources):
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