2005 ICC Trophy

The 2005 ICC Trophy was a cricket tournament held in Ireland between 1 July and 13 July. It was an international one-day tournament played over 50 overs per side between 12 associate members of the International Cricket Council. It came with the prize of a place in the 2007 cricket World Cup (and together with it a share of USD 2,500,000 for future development) for the five top-ranked teams, and with the prize of official one-day international status from 1 January 2006 (until the 2009 ICC Trophy) for the five top-ranked teams other than Kenya. Kenya have already been given official one-day status till the 2009 Trophy.

Related Topics:
Cricket - Ireland - 1 July - 13 July - International Cricket Council - 2007 cricket World Cup - One-day international - 1 January - 2006

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On 7 July, Ireland, Bermuda, Scotland and Canada qualified for the semi-finals. With that, they also won places in the 2007 cricket World Cup and, from 1 January 2006, official one-day international status. On 11 July the Netherlands also achieved this by beating the UAE to finish fifth. Scotland won the tournament, beating Ireland in the final.

Related Topics:
7 July - Ireland - Bermuda - Scotland - Canada - 2007 cricket World Cup - 1 January - 2006 - One-day international - 11 July - Netherlands - The UAE

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Dutch batsman Bas Zuiderent was named as Player of the Tournament.

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