Rain affected play and resulted in the Duckworth -Lewis formulae being employed for the first time in the Champioships. Canada won the toss and elected to bat against the United States of America. Canada scored 251 for 8 wickets in 50 overs, with veteran Paul Prashad topscoring with 62 not out, Captain Joe Harris scored 42 and John Davison scored 31 runs. In their turn at the crease, the United States were 71 runs for 5 wickets off 27.1 overs when rains stopped play. Sanjay Thuraisingam, 3 wickets for 30 runs off 7 overs, and George Codrington ,2 wickets for 8 runs off 7 overs, led the Canadian attack. Canada won the game by 70 runs on the Duckworth Lewis method.

In the second game at Maple Leaf Cricket Club on Tuesday, the Cayman Islands batting first scored 206 runs for 9 wickets in their 50 overs. M Wight 42 and F Henry 31 top-scored for Cayman Islands. In their turn at the crease, Argentina was 79 for 4 wickets when rains cancelled any further play for the day.. Cayman Islands won the game by 30 runs (by the Duckworth Lewis system).

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