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{{short description|International cricket tournament}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 1997 ICC Trophy
| image =
| caption = 
| administrator = [[International Cricket Council]]
| cricket format = [[Limited overs cricket]]
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]]
| host = Malaysia
| champions = {{cr|BAN}}
| count = 1
| runner up = {{cr|KEN}}
| participants = 22
| matches = 81
| attendance = 
| player of the series ={{cricon|KEN}} [[Maurice Odumbe]]
| most runs ={{cricon|KEN}} [[Maurice Odumbe]] (493)
| most wickets ={{cricon|KEN}} [[Aasif Karim]] (19)<br>{{cricon|NED}} [[Asim Khan (cricketer)|Asim Khan]] (19)<br/>{{cricon|BAN}} [[Mohammad Rafique (cricketer)|Mohammad Rafique]] (19)
| previous_year = 1994
| previous_tournament = 1994 ICC Trophy
| next_year = 2001
| next_tournament = 2001 ICC Trophy
}}
The [[Carlsberg Group|Carlsberg]] '''1997 ICC Trophy''' was a [[cricket]] tournament played in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]] between 24 March and 13 April 1997. It was the [[Cricket World Cup qualification]] tournament for the [[1999 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/TOURNAMENTS/1997/ICCTROPHY/index.shtml |title=1997 ICC Trophy |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=6 November 2020 |archive-date=6 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106113103/https://www.cricketeurope.com/TOURNAMENTS/1997/ICCTROPHY/index.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] were the winners of the tournament, defeating [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]] in the final, while [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]] won the third place play-off. These three teams took the three available spots in the World Cup, Bangladesh and Scotland both qualifying for this tournament for the first time. 

With some World Cup matches scheduled in Scotland and the Netherlands, Scotland would become the first Associate nation to play a home fixture in a World Cup. The Netherlands failed to qualify but World Cup matches were still held in the Netherlands.

==Squads==
{{Main|1997 ICC Trophy squads}}

==First round==

The first round took the form of a group stage, with four groups, two comprising six teams and two consisting of five teams. The top two teams from each group went through to the second round, whilst the remaining 14 teams took part in play-offs for the final standings.

===Points tables===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Group A Table
! Team !! Played !! Won !! Lost !! Tied !! Abandoned !! Points !! Net RRA
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| {{cr|KEN}} || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10 || 2.712
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| {{cr|IRE}} || 5 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 1.682
|-
| {{cr|USA}} || 5 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 0.740
|-
| {{cr|SIN}} || 5 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 4 || −1.130
|-
| {{cr|GIB}} || 5 || 1 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 2 || −2.096
|-
| {{cr|ISR}} || 5 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || −1.823
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Group B Table
! Team !! Played !! Won !! Lost !! Tied !! Abandoned !! Points !! Net RRA
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| {{cr|BAN}} || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10 || 1.909
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| {{cr|DEN}} || 5 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 0.931
|-
| {{cr|UAE}} || 5 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 0.323
|-
| {{cr|MYS}} (H) || 5 || 2|| 3 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 0.031
|-
| {{cr|West Africa}} || 5 || 1 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 2 || −1.073
|-
| {{cr|ARG}} || 5 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || −2.350
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Group C Table
! Team !! Played !! Won !! Lost !! Tied !! Abandoned !! Points !! Net RRA
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| {{cr|NLD}} || 4 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 7 || 2.932
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| {{cr|CAN}} || 4 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 7 || 0.850
|-
| {{cr|FIJ}} || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 0.184
|-
| {{cr|NAM}} || 4 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 2 || −1.293
|-
| {{cr|East and Central Africa}} || 4 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || −0.984
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Group D Table
! Team !! Played !! Won !! Lost !! Tied !! Abandoned !! Points !! Net RRA
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| {{cr|SCO}} || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 1.646
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| {{cr|HKG|colonial}} || 4 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 0.707
|-
| {{cr|BER|1910}} || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 0.696
|-
| {{cr|PNG}} || 4 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 2 || −0.722
|-
| {{cr|ITA}} || 4 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || −2.359
|}

Position of teams in the table is determined by:
<br />1. Total points
<br />2. Head-to-head result (if more than two teams level, head-to-head only applies if all those teams have played the same number of matches against each other)
<br />3. Net run rate

==Second round==

The second round was also a group stage, this time with two groups of four. The top two teams went through to the semi-final stage, whilst the third placed teams played off for fifth place, and the fourth placed teams played off for 7th place.

=== Group E ===

==== Points tables ====

{| class="wikitable"
! Team !! Played !! Won !! Lost !! Tied !! Abandoned !! Points !! Net RRA
|- style="background:#cfc
| {{cr|KEN}} || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 5 || 2.324
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| {{cr|SCO}} || 3 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 0.274
|-
| {{cr|DEN}} || 3 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 3 || −0.380
|-
| {{cr|CAN}} || 3 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || −1.500
|}

==== Matches ====

{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 1 April
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|KEN}}
 | score1 = 303/6 (50 overs)
 | runs1 = [[Maurice Odumbe]] 148[[not out|*]] (122)
 | wickets1 = [[Shiv Seeram]] 3/46 (10 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
 | score2 = 143/8 (48 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Ingleton Liburd]] 28 (71)
 | wickets2 = [[Tony Suji]] 3/38 (7 overs)
 | result = {{cr|KEN}} won by 141 runs
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66761.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Tenaga National Sports Complex|Kilat Kelab Club]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
 | umpires = [[Louis Hogan]] ([[Ireland]]) and [[Duco Ohm]] ([[Netherlands]])
 | motm = [[Maurice Odumbe]] (Kenya)
 | toss = Kenya won the toss and elected to bat
 | notes = 
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 1 April
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|SCO}}
 | score1 = 167 (48 overs)
 | runs1 = [[George Salmond]] 59 (115)
 | wickets1 = Peer Jensen 4/25 (10 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|DEN}}
 | score2 = 122 (45.3 overs)
 | runs2 = Johnny Jensen 21 (24)
 | wickets2 = [[Ian Beven]] 4/23 (10 overs)
 | result = {{cr|SCO}} won by 45 runs
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66762.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Royal Military College (Malaysia)|RMC]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
 | umpires = [[AFM Akhtaruddin]] ([[Bangladesh]]) and [[H Whitlock]] ([[Hong Kong]])
 | motm = [[George Salmond]] (Scotland)
 | toss = Scotland won the toss and elected to bat
 | notes = 
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 2 April
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|CAN}}
 | score1 = 99/4 (29.4 overs)
 | runs1 = [[Ingleton Liburd]] 39 (80)
 | wickets1 = [[Scott Gourlay]] 1/10 (6 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|SCO}}
 | score2 = 
 | runs2 = 
 | wickets2 = 
 | result = No result
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66769.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Rubber Research Institute Ground]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
 | umpires = [[AFM Akhtaruddin]] ([[Bangladesh]]) and [[Duco Ohm]] ([[Netherlands]])
 | motm = 
 | toss = Canada won the toss and elected to bat
 | rain = Match abandoned due to rain
 | notes = 
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 2 April
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|KEN}}
 | score1 = 33/4 (9.4 overs)
 | runs1 = [[Kennedy Otieno]] 10 (14)
 | wickets1 = Soren Sorensen 2/12 (5 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|DEN}}
 | score2 = 
 | runs2 = 
 | wickets2 = 
 | result = No result
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66770.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Kelab Aman]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
 | umpires = [[I Massey]] ([[England]]) and [[H Whitlock]] ([[Hong Kong]])
 | motm = 
 | toss = Kenya won the toss and elected to bat
 | rain = Match abandoned due to rain
 | notes = 
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 4 April
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|DEN}}
 | score1 = 126 (48.1 overs)
 | runs1 = [[Baljit Singh (cricketer, born 1977)|Baljit Singh]] 29 (76)
 | wickets1 = [[Ingleton Liburd]] 3/14 (5 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
 | score2 = 119 (27.2 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Nigel Isaacs]] 43[[not out|*]] (58)
 | wickets2 = [[Thomas Hansen (cricketer)|Thomas Hansen]] 5/51 (10 overs)
 | result = {{cr|DEN}} won by 7 runs
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66777.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Royal Selangor Club]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
 | umpires = [[JK Kruger]] ([[Namibia]]) and [[Duco Ohm]] ([[Netherlands]])
 | motm = [[Thomas Hansen (cricketer)|Thomas Hansen]] (Denmark)
 | toss = Denmark won the toss and elected to bat
 | notes = 
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 4 April
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|KEN}}
 | score1 = 153 (48.2 overs)
 | runs1 = [[Steve Tikolo]] 32 (59)
 | wickets1 = [[Scott Gourlay]] 3/26 (9.2 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|SCO}}
 | score2 = 37/3 (23 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Bryn Lockie]] 18[[not out|*]] (63)
 | wickets2 = [[Martin Suji]] 3/18 (10 overs)
 | result = {{cr|KEN}} won by 26 runs ([[Duckworth–Lewis method|D/L]])
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66778.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Selangor State Development Corporation|Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
 | umpires = [[Louis Hogan]] ([[Ireland]]) and [[H Whitlock]] ([[Hong Kong]])
 | motm = Unknown
 | toss = Kenya won the toss and elected to bat
 | rain = Rain halted Scotland's innings; Under the [[Duckworth-Lewis method]], Scotland needed to be at least 63 runs to win the match at this stage
 | notes = 
}}

=== Group F ===

==== Points tables ====

{| class="wikitable"
! Team !! Played !! Won !! Lost !! Tied !! Abandoned !! Points !! Net RRA
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| {{cr|IRE}} || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 5 || 0.767
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| {{cr|BAN}} || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 5 || 0.695
|-
| {{cr|NLD}} || 3 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || −0.208
|-
| {{cr|HKG|colonial}} || 3 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || −1.030
|}

==== Matches ====

{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 1 April
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|HKG|colonial}}
 | score1 = 145 (45.2 overs)
 | runs1 = [[Riaz Farcy]] 38 (65)
 | wickets1 = [[Mohammad Rafique (cricketer)|Mohammad Rafique]] 3/20 (7.2 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
 | score2 = 148/3 (38.2 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Aminul Islam (cricketer, born 1968)|Aminul Islam]] 53[[not out|*]] (83)
 | wickets2 = [[Stewart Brew]] 1/19 (6 overs)
 | result = {{cr|BAN}} won by 7 wickets
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66763.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Selangor State Development Corporation|Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
 | umpires = [[Johan Luther]] ([[Denmark]]) and [[William Smith (cricket umpire)|William Smith]] ([[Scotland]])
 | motm = [[Aminul Islam (cricketer, born 1968)|Aminul Islam]] (Bangladesh)
 | toss = Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field
 | notes = 
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 1 April
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|NLD}}
 | score1 = 211/8 (50 overs)
 | runs1 = [[Peter Cantrell]] 53[[not out|*]] (74)
 | wickets1 = [[Peter Gillespie]] 2/20 (9 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
 | score2 = 91/3 (23 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Dekker Curry]] 30 (32)
 | wickets2 = [[Andre van Troost]] 1/11 (3 overs)
 | result = {{cr|IRE}} won by 5 runs ([[Duckworth–Lewis method|D/L]])
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66764.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Kelab Aman]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
 | umpires = [[Farid Malik]] ([[United Arab Emirates]]) and [[JK Kruger]] ([[Namibia]])
 | motm = Unknown
 | toss = Ireland won the toss and elected to field
 | rain = Rain halted Ireland's innings; Under the [[Duckworth-Lewis method]], Ireland needed to be at least 87 runs to win the match at this stage
 | notes = 
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 2 April
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
 | score1 = 129 (49.1 overs)
 | runs1 = [[Neil Doak]] 32 (73)
 | wickets1 = [[Hasibul Hossain]] 3/21 (10 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
 | score2 = 24/0 (6.4 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Athar Ali Khan]] 8[[not out|*]] (21)
 | wickets2 = [[Mark Patterson (Irish cricketer)|Mark Patterson]] 0/8 (3 overs)
 | result = No result
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66771.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Royal Selangor Club]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
 | umpires = [[JK Kruger]] ([[Namibia]]) and [[Johan Luther]] ([[Denmark]])
 | motm = 
 | toss = Ireland won the toss and elected to bat
 | rain = Match abandoned due to a slippery outfield
 | notes = 
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 2 April
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|HKG|colonial}}
 | score1 = 170 (47.5 overs)
 | runs1 = [[Pat Fordham]] 32 (73)
 | wickets1 = [[Asim Khan (cricketer)|Asim Khan]] 4/28 (8.5 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|NLD}}
 | score2 = 16/0 (5.2 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Bas Zuiderent]] 7[[not out|*]] (16)
 | wickets2 = [[Riaz Farcy]] 0/6 (2.2 overs)
 | result = No result
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66772.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Tenaga National Sports Complex|Kilat Kelab Club]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
 | umpires = [[Tony Cooper (umpire)|Tony Cooper]] ([[Fiji]]) and [[Makbul Jaffer]] ([[Kenya]])
 | motm = 
 | toss = Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat
 | rain = Match abandoned due to rain and lightning
 | notes = 
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 4 April
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|NLD}}
 | score1 = 171 (49.5 overs)
 | runs1 = [[Robert van Oosterom]] 40 (59)
 | wickets1 = [[Akram Khan (cricketer)|Akram Khan]] 2/21 (4.5 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
 | score2 = 141/7 (31.4 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Akram Khan (cricketer)|Akram Khan]] 68[[not out|*]] (92)
 | wickets2 = [[Roland Lefebvre]] 3/8 (7 overs)
 | result = {{cr|BAN}} won by 3 wickets ([[Duckworth–Lewis method|D/L]])
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66779.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Rubber Research Institute Ground]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
 | umpires = [[Makbul Jaffer]] ([[Kenya]]) and [[I Massey]] ([[England]])
 | motm = [[Akram Khan (cricketer)|Akram Khan]] (Bangladesh)
 | toss = Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field
 | rain = Rain interrupted Bangladesh's innings; [[Duckworth-Lewis method|Duckworth-Lewis]] revised target to win: 141 runs in 33 overs for Bangladesh
 | notes = 
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 4 April
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
 | score1 = 223/7 (50 overs)
 | runs1 = [[Angus Dunlop]] 54 (61)
 | wickets1 = [[Rahul Sharma (Hong Kong cricketer)|Rahul Sharma]] 3/29 (10 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|HKG|colonial}}
 | score2 = 172 (45.3 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Stewart Brew]] 50 (85)
 | wickets2 = [[Paul McCrum]] 3/30 (10 overs)
 | result = {{cr|IRE}} won by 51 runs
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66780.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Kelab Aman]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
 | umpires = [[Tony Cooper (umpire)|Tony Cooper]] ([[Fiji]]) and [[Johan Luther]] ([[Denmark]])
 | motm = [[Angus Dunlop]] (Ireland)
 | toss = Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field
 | rain = 
 | notes = 
}}



==Plate championship and play-offs==

14 Teams placed below second position from first round groups contested for the plate championship and play-offs. Champion team was awarded Philip Snow Plate named after legendary Fijian cricketer [[Philip Snow]].

{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 1 April
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|ARG}}
 | score1 = 150 (46.3 overs)
 | score2 = 151/6 (41.1 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|GIB}}
 | runs1 = [[Bernardo Irigoyen]] 39 (60)
 | wickets1 = [[Gary De'Ath]] 2/21 (10 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Tim Buzaglo]] 48 (78)
 | wickets2 = [[Diego Lord]] 2/16 (5 overs)
 | result = {{cr|GIB}} won by 4 wickets
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66767.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Royal Selangor Club]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
 | umpires = [[Colin Hoare]] ([[Canada]]) and [[Khoo Chai Huat]] ([[Malaysia]])
 | motm = [[Tim Buzaglo]] (Gibraltar)
 | toss = Gibraltar won the toss and elected to field
 | rain = 
 | notes = Gibraltar advanced to 17th place play-off semi finals
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 1 April
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|West Africa}}
 | score1 = 247/6 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 57 (21.1 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|ISR}}
 | runs1 = [[Okon Ukpong]] 78[[not out|*]] (91)
 | wickets1 = [[Benzie Kehimkar]] 2/28 (10 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Avi Talkar]] 16 (29)
 | wickets2 = [[Daniel Vanderpuje-Orgle]] 5/31 (10 overs)
 | result = {{cr|West Africa}} won by 190 runs
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66768.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Royal Military College (Malaysia)|RMC]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
 | umpires = [[D Ker]] ([[Argentina]]) and [[Hammy Reid]] ([[United States]])
 | motm = [[Okon Ukpong]] (West Africa)
 | toss = Israel won the toss and elected to field
 | rain = 
 | notes = West Africa advanced to 17th place play-off semi finals
}}

===17th place play-off semi finals===

{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 2 April
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|East and Central Africa}}
 | score1 = 232 (49.5 overs)
 | score2 = 
 | team2 = {{cr|ITA}}
 | runs1 = [[Yekesh Patel]] 95 (98)
 | wickets1 = [[Akhlaq Qureshi]] 3/30 (9.5 overs)
 | runs2 = 
 | wickets2 = 
 | result = No result
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66776.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[University of Malaya]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
 | umpires = [[Bachitar Singh]] ([[Singapore]]) and [[AOD George]] ([[West Africa Cricket Council|West Africa]])
 | motm = 
 | toss = East and Central Africa won the toss and elected to bat
 | rain = Match abandoned due to rain and a flooded ground
 | notes = East and Central Africa advanced on tournament net run rate
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 2 April
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|West Africa}}
 | score1 = 132 (49.2 overs)
 | score2 = 10/1 (2 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|GIB}}
 | runs1 = [[Kome Agodo]] 36 (76)
 | wickets1 = [[Gary De'Ath]] 4/25 (10 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Rudolph Phillips]] 4[[not out|*]] (5)
 | wickets2 = [[Seye Fadahunsi]] 1/4 (1 overs)
 | result = No result
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66775.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Victoria Institution]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
 | umpires = [[Farid Malik]] ([[United Arab Emirates]]) and [[W Maha]] ([[Papua New Guinea]])
 | motm = 
 | toss = Gibraltar won the toss and elected to field
 | rain = Match abandoned due to rain
 | notes = West Africa advanced on tournament net run rate
}}

===13th place play-off semi finals===

{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 1 April
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|PNG}}
 | score1 = 134 (27.3 overs)
 | score2 = 129 (47.5 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|NAM}}
 | runs1 = [[Vavine Pala]] 39 (36)
 | wickets1 = [[Mark Barnard (cricketer)|Mark Barnard]] 3/18 (5.3 overs)
 | runs2 = Ian Stevenson 32 (82)
 | wickets2 = [[Vavine Pala]] 5/16 (6.5 overs)
 | result = {{cr|PNG}} won by 5 runs
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66766.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[University of Malaya]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
 | umpires = [[D Beltran]] ([[Gibraltar]]) and [[Naor Gudker]] ([[Israel]])
 | motm = [[Vavine Pala]] (Papua New Guinea)
 | toss = Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat
 | rain = 
 | notes = 
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 2 April
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|MYS}}
 | score1 = 130 (48.2 overs)
 | score2 = 54/3 (18.1 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|SIN}}
 | runs1 = [[Santhara Vello]] 41 (78)
 | wickets1 = [[Rod David]] 3/19 (10 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Moiz Sithawalla]] 15 (41)
 | wickets2 = [[Dinesh Ramadas]] 1/4 (3 overs)
 | result = {{cr|SIN}} won by 7 wickets ([[Duckworth–Lewis method|D/L]])
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66774.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Rubber Research Institute Ground]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
 | umpires = [[Randy Butler]] ([[Bermuda]]) and [[Naor Gudker]] ([[Israel]])
 | motm = Unknown
 | toss = Singapore won the toss and elected to field
 | rain = Rain interrupted Singapore's innings; [[Duckworth-Lewis method|Duckworth-Lewis]] revised target to win: 54 runs in 20 overs for Singapore
 | notes = 
}}

===Plate semi finals===

{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 1 April
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|UAE}}
 | score1 = 189/8 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 155 (40.2 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|USA}}
 | runs1 = [[Ali Akbar (cricketer)|Ali Akbar]] 32 (80)
 | wickets1 = [[Derek Kallicharran]] 2/32 (10 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Faoud Bacchus]] 51 (45)
 | wickets2 = [[Azhar Saeed]] 3/30 (9 overs)
 | result = {{cr|UAE}} won by 34 runs
 | report = [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/1997/TOURNAMENTS/ICCTROPHY/CARDS/UAEUSA.shtml Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Victoria Institution]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
 | umpires = [[Tony Cooper (umpire)|Tony Cooper]] ([[Fiji]]) and [[VM Rafik]] ([[East and Central Africa Cricket Conference|East and Central Africa]])
 | motm = [[Faoud Bacchus]] (United States)
 | toss = United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat
 | notes = 
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 2 April
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|BER|1910}}
 | score1 = 146 (46 overs)
 | score2 = 46/3 (12.3 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|FIJ}}
 | runs1 = [[Arnold Manders]] 28 (51)
 | wickets1 = [[Neil Maxwell]] 4/17 (9 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Jone Sorovakatini]] 17 (17)
 | wickets2 = [[Corey Hill]] 2/27 (6 overs)
 | result = No result
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66773.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Selangor State Development Corporation|Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
 | umpires = [[D Beltran]] ([[Gibraltar]]) and [[C Sen]] ([[Malaysia]])
 | motm = 
 | toss = Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat
 | rain = Match abandoned due to rain
 | notes = Bermuda advanced on tournament net run rate
}}

===19th place play-off===

{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 4 April
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|ISR}}
 | score1 = 64 (21.5 overs)
 | score2 = 65/1 (27.3 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|ARG}}
 | runs1 = [[Yefeth Nagavkar]] 26 (32)
 | wickets1 = [[Bernardo Irigoyen]] 4/27 (8.3 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Brian Roberts (cricketer)|Brian Roberts]] 30 (86)
 | wickets2 = [[Louis Hall (Israeli cricketer)|Louis Hall]] 2/25 (8 overs)
 | result = {{cr|ARG}} won by 9 wickets
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66783.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Victoria Institution]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
 | umpires = [[Randy Butler]] ([[Bermuda]]) and [[Hammy Reid]] ([[United States]])
 | motm = [[Bernardo Irigoyen]] (Argentina)
 | toss = Israel won the toss and elected to bat
 | notes = 
}}

===17th place play-off===

{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 4 April
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|East and Central Africa}}
 | score1 = 158 (49.4 overs)
 | score2 = 113 (42.2 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|West Africa}}
 | runs1 = [[Arif Ebrahim]] 42 (116)
 | wickets1 = [[Seye Fadahunsi]] 3/23 (8.4 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Obo Omoigui]] 32 (72)
 | wickets2 = [[Imran Brohi]] 3/6 (4 overs)
 | result = {{cr|East and Central Africa}} won by 45 runs
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66782.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Royal Military College (Malaysia)|RMC]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
 | umpires = [[D Beltran]] ([[Gibraltar]]) and [[AS Peter]] ([[Malaysia]])
 | motm = [[Imran Brohi]] (East & Central Africa)
 | toss = East and Central Africa won the toss and elected to bat
 | notes = 
}}

===15th place play-off===

{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 4 April
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|MYS}}
 | score1 = 142 (48.3 overs)
 | score2 = 147/3 (35.3 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|NAM}}
 | runs1 = [[Suresh Navaratnam]] 41 (69)
 | wickets1 = [[Rudie van Vuuren]] 4/27 (8.3 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Danie Keulder]] 45 (59)
 | wickets2 = [[Rohan Selvaratnam]] 2/25 (8 overs)
 | result = {{cr|NAM}} won by 7 wickets
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66781.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Tenaga National Sports Complex|Kilat Kelab Club]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
 | umpires = [[William Smith (cricket umpire)|William Smith]] ([[Scotland]]) and [[Rafiq Valimahomed]] ([[East and Central Africa Cricket Conference|East and Central Africa]])
 | motm = [[Danie Keulder]] (Namibia)
 | toss = Namibia won the toss and elected to field
 | notes = 
}}

===13th place play-off===

{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 5 April
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|PNG}}
 | score1 = 166 (45.1 overs)
 | score2 = 96 (41.4 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|SIN}}
 | runs1 = [[Navu Maha]] 45 (60)
 | wickets1 = [[Graham Wilson (cricketer)|Graham Wilson]] 3/53 (10 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Anthon Ranggi]] 14 (52)
 | wickets2 = [[Toka Gaudi]] 4/23 (10 overs)
 | result = {{cr|PNG}} won by 70 runs
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66788.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Royal Selangor Club]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
 | umpires = [[Farid Malik]] ([[United Arab Emirates]]) and [[Colin Hoare]] ([[Canada]])
 | motm = [[Toka Gaudi]] (Papua New Guinea)
 | toss = Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field
 | notes = 
}}

===11th place play-off===

{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 5 April
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|USA}}
 | score1 = 193 (48.3 overs)
 | score2 = 197/5 (47 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|FIJ}}
 | runs1 = [[Aijaz Ali]] 44 (70)
 | wickets1 = [[Waisake Tukana]] 5/31 (7 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Joji Bulabalavu]] 37 (48)
 | wickets2 = [[Derek Kallicharran]] 2/33 (10 overs)
 | result = {{cr|FIJ}} won by 5 wickets
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66787.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Royal Military College (Malaysia)|RMC]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
 | umpires = [[AFM Akhtaruddin]] ([[Bangladesh]]) and Ismail Khan ([[Malaysia]])
 | motm = [[Waisake Tukana]] (Fiji)
 | toss = United States won the toss and elected to bat
 | notes = 
}}

===Plate final===

{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 5 April
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|BER|1910}}
 | score1 = 214/8 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 156 (40.2 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|UAE}}
 | runs1 = [[Janeiro Tucker]] 42 (68)
 | wickets1 = [[Arshad Laeeq]] 4/28 (7 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Saleem Raza (cricketer)|Saleem Raza]] 37 (32)
 | wickets2 = [[Delano Hollis]] 3/20 (10 overs)
 | result = {{cr|BER|1910}} won by 58 runs
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66786.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Kelab Aman]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
 | umpires = [[D Ker]] ([[Argentina]]) and [[Khoo Chai Huat]] ([[Malaysia]])
 | motm = [[Glen Smith (cricketer)|Glen Smith]] (Bermuda)
 | toss = Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat
 | notes = 
}}

==Finals & play-offs==

===7th place play-off===

{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 5 April
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|HKG|colonial}}
 | score1 = 125 (42.4 overs)
 | score2 = 126/6 (41.5 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
 | runs1 = [[Stewart Brew]] 46 (90)
 | wickets1 = [[Latchman Bhansingh]] 3/13 (5 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Muneeb Diwan]] 35 (75)
 | wickets2 = [[Ravi Sujanani]] 2/16 (7 overs)
 | result = {{cr|CAN}} won by 4 wickets
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66785.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Selangor State Development Corporation|Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
 | umpires = [[Louis Hogan (umpire)|Louis Hogan]] ([[Ireland]]) and [[Makbul Jaffer]] ([[Kenya]])
 | motm = [[Muneeb Diwan]] (Canada)
 | toss = Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat
 | notes = 
}}

===5th place play-off===

{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 5 April
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|NLD}}
 | score1 = 198/8 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 200/7 (49.4 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|DEN}}
 | runs1 = [[Asim Khan (cricketer)|Asim Khan]] 48[[not out|*]] (33)
 | wickets1 = [[Morten Hedegaard]] 2/20 (10 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Soren Henriksen]] 42 (72)
 | wickets2 = [[Steven van Dijk]] 3/35 (10 overs)
 | result = {{cr|DEN}} won by 3 wickets
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66784.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Rubber Research Institute Ground]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
 | umpires = [[S Kathiravel]] ([[Malaysia]]) and [[H Whitlock]] ([[Hong Kong]])
 | motm = [[Thomas Hansen (cricketer)|Thomas Hansen]] (Denmark)
 | toss = Denmark won the toss and elected to field
 | notes = 
}}

===Semi finals===

The first semi final between [[Irish cricket team|Ireland]] and [[Kenyan cricket team|Kenya]] was won by Kenya by just seven runs. [[Maurice Odumbe]] won the man of the match award for his 67 in Kenya's innings. The second semi final was won by [[Bangladeshi cricket team|Bangladesh]] who beat [[Scottish cricket team|Scotland]] by 72 runs.

{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 6, 7 April
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|KEN}}
 | score1 = 215/8 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 208/9 (50 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
 | runs1 = [[Maurice Odumbe]] 67 (76)
 | wickets1 = [[Paul McCrum]] 4/51 (9 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Derek Heasley]] 51 (48)
 | wickets2 = [[Aasif Karim]] 4/28 (10 overs)
 | result = {{cr|KEN}} won by 7 runs
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66789.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Tenaga National Sports Complex|Kilat Kelab Club]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
 | umpires = [[Darrell Hair]] ([[Australia]]) and [[Nigel Plews]] ([[England]])
 | motm = [[Maurice Odumbe]] (Kenya)
 | toss = Ireland won the toss and elected to field
 | notes = Reserve day used
* ''<span style="color:green">Kenya qualified</span> for the [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999 World Cup]] as a result of this match''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 8, 9 April
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}
 | score1 = 243/4 (50 overs)
 | runs1 = [[Khaled Mashud]] 70 (96)
 | wickets1 = [[Ian Beven]] 2/29 (10 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|SCO}}
 | score2 = 171 (44.5 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Greig Williamson]] 39[[not out|*]] (59)
 | wickets2 = [[Mohammad Rafique (cricketer)|Mohammad Rafique]] 4/25 (5.5 overs)
 | result = {{cr|BAN}} won by 72 runs
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66790.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Tenaga National Sports Complex|Kilat Kelab Club]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
 | umpires = [[Nigel Plews]] ([[England]]) and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan|S. Venkataraghavan]] ([[India]])
 | motm = [[Khaled Mashud]] (Bangladesh)
 | toss = Scotland won the toss and elected to field
 | notes = Reserve day used
* ''<span style="color:green">Bangladesh qualified</span> for the [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999 World Cup]] as a result of this match''
}}

===3rd place play-off===

In the 3rd place play off, Scotland batted first, and scored 187 in 45 overs after rain delayed the start. [[Michael Jonathon Smith|Mike Smith]] top scored for Scotland with 49. The [[Duckworth-Lewis method]] set Ireland's target at 192 runs, but the Irish were bowled out for 141, [[Keith Sheridan]] taking 4/34 with his left arm spin. Scotland thus qualified for the 1999 World Cup.

{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 10, 11 April
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|SCO}}
 | score1 = 187/8 (45 overs)
 | score2 = 141/8 (39 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
 | runs1= [[Michael Jonathon Smith|Mike Smith]] 49 (88)
 | wickets1 = [[Mark Patterson (Irish cricketer)|Mark Patterson]] 2/42 (8 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Justin Benson (cricketer)|Justin Benson]] 26 (45)
 | wickets2 = [[Keith Sheridan]] 4/34 (9 overs)
 | result = {{cr|SCO}} won by 51 runs ([[Duckworth–Lewis method|D/L]])
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66791.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Tenaga National Sports Complex|Kilat Kelab Club]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
 | umpires = [[Darrell Hair]] ([[Australia]]) and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan|S. Venkataraghavan]] ([[India]])
 | motm = [[Michael Jonathon Smith|Mike Smith]] (Scotland)
 | toss = Ireland won the toss and elected to field
 | rain = Rain interrupted play and reduced the match to 45 overs per team; [[Duckworth-Lewis method|Duckworth-Lewis]] revised target to win: 192 runs in 45 overs for Ireland
 | notes = Reserve day used
* ''<span style="color:green">Scotland qualified</span> for the [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999 World Cup]] as a result of this match''
}}

===Final===

The final between Kenya and Bangladesh was also affected by rain and was played over two days. Kenya batted first and scored 241/8 from their 50 overs, [[Steve Tikolo]] top scoring with 147. The Bangladesh target was set at 166 from 25 overs by the Duckworth–Lewis method, a target they reached with the last ball of the match. They were not able to defend their title, as they were elected to Test status in 2000. This would also be Kenya's last appearance in the ICC Trophy being allocated ODI status in 2000, though they returned in the successor tournament, the ICC World Cup Qualifier in [[2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier|2009]].

{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 12, 13 April
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|KEN}}
 | score1 = 241/7 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 166/8 (25 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
 | runs1= [[Steve Tikolo]] 147 (152)
 | wickets1 = [[Mohammad Rafique (cricketer)|Mohammad Rafique]] 3/40 (6 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Aminul Islam (cricketer, born 1968)|Aminul Islam]] 37 (37)
 | wickets2 = [[Tony Suji]] 2/26 (5 overs)
 | result = {{cr|BAN}} won by 2 wickets ([[Duckworth–Lewis method|D/L]])
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66792.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Tenaga National Sports Complex|Kilat Kelab Club]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]
 | umpires = [[Darrell Hair]] ([[Australia]]) and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan|S. Venkataraghavan]] ([[India]])
 | motm = [[Steve Tikolo]] (Kenya)
 | toss = Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field
 | rain = Bangladesh's innings shortened due to rain; [[Duckworth-Lewis method|Duckworth-Lewis]] revised target to win: 166 runs in 25 overs for Bangladesh
 | notes = Reserve day used
}}

==Statistics==

===Most runs===
The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Player !! Team !! Runs !! Inns !! Avg !! Highest !! 100s !! 50s
|-
| [[Maurice Odumbe]] || {{cr|KEN}} || '''517''' || 9 || 86.16 || 121* || 3 || 1
|-
| [[Steve Tikolo]] || {{cr|KEN}} || '''392''' || 9 || 56.00 || 110 || 1 || 2
|-
| [[Dekker Curry]] || {{cr|IRE}} || '''391''' || 7 || 65.16 || 158* || 2 ||1
|-
| [[Riaz Farcy]] || {{cr|HKG|colonial}} || '''391''' || 9 || 55.85 || 108 || 1 || 3
|-
| [[Alan Lewis (rugby union and cricket)|Alan Lewis]] || {{cr|IRE}} || '''370''' || 9 || 52.85 || 126* || 1 || 2
|}

Source: [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Carlsberg_ICC_Trophy_1996-97/Batting_by_Runs.html CricketArchive]

===Most wickets===

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by [[bowling average]].
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Player !! Team !! Overs  !! Wkts !! Ave !! SR !! Econ !! Best
|-
| [[Aasif Karim]] || {{cr|KEN}} || 61.1 || '''19''' || 8.26 || 19.31 || 2.56 || 4/7
|-
| [[Asim Khan (cricketer)|Asim Khan]] || {{cr|NED}} || 57.1 || '''19''' || 10.26 || 18.05 || 3.41 || 7/9
|-
| [[Mohammad Rafique (cricketer)|Mohammad Rafique]] || {{cr|BAN}} || 57.4 || '''19''' || 10.68 || 18.21 || 3.52 || 4/25
|-
| Søren Sørensen || {{cr|DEN}} || 65.5 || '''18''' || 10.16 || 21.94 || 2.77 || 3/19
|-
| [[Martin Suji]] || {{cr|KEN}} || 69.4 || '''17''' || 9.35 || 24.58 || 2.28 || 5/7
|}

Source: [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Carlsberg_ICC_Trophy_1996-97/Bowling_by_Wickets.html CricketArchive]

==Final standings==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=50 |Pos
!width=200 |Team
!width=220 |WC Qualification
|-- style="background:#cfc;"
| align="center" | 1st || {{cr|BGD}} || rowspan=3 | Qualified for [[1999 Cricket World Cup|1999 World Cup]]
|-- style="background:#cfc;"
| align="center" | 2nd || {{cr|KEN}}
|-- style="background:#cfc;"
| align="center" | 3rd || {{cr|SCO}} || rowspan=12 | Promoted to Division One for the next edition 
|-
| align="center" | 4th || {{cr|IRE}} 
|-
| align="center" | 5th || {{cr|DNK}}
|-
| align="center" | 6th || {{cr|NLD}}
|-
| align="center" | 7th || {{cr|CAN}}
|-
| align="center" | 8th || {{cr|HKG|colonial}}
|-
| align="center" | 9th || {{cr|BER|1910}}|| Phillip Snow Plate Champion
|-
| align="center" | 10th || {{cr|ARE}}
|-
| align="center" | 11th || {{cr|FIJ}}
|-
| align="center" | 12th || {{cr|USA}}
|-
| align="center" | 13th || {{cr|PNG}}
|-
| align="center" | 14th || {{cr|SIN}}
|-
| align="center" | 15th || {{cr|NAM}} || rowspan=8 | Relegated to Division two for the next edition
|-
| align="center" | 16th || {{cr|MYS}}
|-
| align="center" | 17th || {{cr|East and Central Africa}}
|-
| align="center" | 18th || {{cr|West Africa}}
|-
| align="center" | 19th || {{cr|GIB}}
|-
| align="center" | 20st || {{cr|ARG}}
|-
| align="center" | 21st || {{cr|ISR}}<br>{{cr|ITA}} || Wooden Spooner
|}

==See also==

*[[ICC Trophy]]
*[[1999 Cricket World Cup]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1996-97/OTHERS+ICC/ICCT97/ 1997 ICC Trophy Official Site]

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