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{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup
| image = 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup logo.svg
| imagesize =
| caption =
| administrator = [[International Cricket Council]]
| cricket format = [[First-Class cricket]]
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and Final
| host =
| champions = {{cr|SCO}}
| runner up= {{cr|CAN}}
| count = 1
| participants = 12
| matches = 15
| attendance =
| player of the series =
| most runs = {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Fraser Watts]] (413)
| most wickets = {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Ali Asad Abbas|Ali Asad]] (24)
| next_year         = 2005
| next_tournament   = 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup
| fromdate          = 22 April
| todate            = 29 October
}}

The '''2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup''' was the inaugural edition of the [[ICC Intercontinental Cup]] [[first class cricket]] tournament, an international [[cricket]] tournament between nations who have not been awarded [[Test cricket|Test]] status by the [[International Cricket Council]]. The tournament took place last from 25 March to 23 November 2004. The competition included 12 teams, divided by geographical region into four groups of three, followed by semi-finals and a final which were played 2 Venues In [[United Arab Emirates]], The [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium]] In [[Sharjah]] and [[Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium]] In [[Abu Dhabi]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/TOURNAMENTS/2004/INTERCONTINENTALCUP/index.shtml |title=2004 Intercontinental Cup |work=Cricket Europe |accessdate=4 October 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Points System==
In order to encourage competitive play and avoid deadlocks, a point system including bonus points was used:
*Win: 14 points
*[[Tie (draw)|Tie]]: 7 points
*Draw or loss: 0 points
*[[Batting (cricket)|Batting]] bonus points: 0.5 points for each 25 runs scored in the first 90 [[over (cricket)|overs]] of each [[innings]], to a maximum of 6 points per innings.
*[[Bowling (cricket)|Bowling]] bonus points: 0.5 points per [[wicket]] taken in each innings.

==Results==

===Africa Group===

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!width=20|P
!width=20|W
!width=20|L
!width=20|D
!width=20|Points
|- align=center bgcolor=ccffcc
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|KEN}}
||2||1||0||1||45.5
|- align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|UGA}}
||2||1||1||0||41
|- align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|NAM}}
||2||0||1||1||32
|}

The major surprise in the African group was the victory of Uganda over Namibia. Uganda's subsequent loss against Kenya paved the way for the Kenyans to the next round, despite a player's strike the day before their match against Namibia.

{{Test match |
 date = 23–25 April|
 team1 = (H) {{cr-rt|NAM}} |
 team2 = {{cr|UGA}} |

 score-team1-inns1 = 165 (67.1 overs)|
 runs-team1-inns1 = [[Gerrie Snyman]] 46 (59)|
 wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Joel Olwenyi]] 2/26 (11 overs)|

 score-team2-inns1 = 274 (105 overs)|
 runs-team2-inns1 = [[Nandikishore Patel]] 74 (170)|
 wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Louis Burger]] 2/19 (11 overs)|

 score-team1-inns2 = 289 (98.1 overs)|
 runs-team1-inns2 = [[Danie Keulder]] 67 (131)|
 wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Kenneth Kamyuka]] 5/83 (31.1 overs)|

 score-team2-inns2 = 183/5 (44.1 overs)|
 runs-team2-inns2 = [[Benjamin Musoke]] 72 (112)|
 wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Kola Burger]] 2/24 (13 overs)|

 result = Uganda won by 5 wickets|
 venue = [[Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek|Wanderers Cricket Ground]], [[Windhoek]], Namibia |
 umpires = [[Gerrie Pienar]] (SA) & [[Shaid Wadvalla]] (SA)|
 motm = [[Frank Nsubuga]] (Uganda)|
 report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/305721.html Scorecard]|
 notes = [[Kola Burger]], [[Louis Burger]], [[Sarel Burger]], [[Danie Keulder]], [[Deon Kotze]], [[Nicolaas Scholtz (cricketer)|Nicolaas Scholtz]], [[Gerrie Snyman]], [[Stefan Swanepoel (cricketer)|Stefan Swanepoel]], [[Johannes van der Merwe]], [[Melt van Schoor]], [[Riaan Walters]] (Nam); [[Akbar Baig]], [[Kenneth Kamyuka]], [[Junior Kwebiha]], [[Keith Legesi]], [[Benjamin Musoke]], [[Michael Ndiko]], [[Frank Nsubuga]], [[Richard Okia]], [[Joel Olwenyi]], [[Nandikishore Patel|Nand Kishore]] and [[Lawrence Sematimba]] (Uga) all made their first-class debuts.|
 rain = Points: Uganda 32, Namibia 16|
}}
----
{{Test match |
 date = 23–25 July|
 team1 = {{cr-rt|UGA}} |
 team2 = {{cr|KEN}} (H) |

 score-team1-inns1 = 152 (65.3 overs)|
 runs-team1-inns1 = [[Nandikishore Patel]] 42 (159)|
 wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Thomas Odoyo]] 3/27 (12 overs)|

 score-team2-inns1 = 307/6 [[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (89.3 overs)|
 runs-team2-inns1 = [[Ravi Shah]] 135 (244)|
 wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Kenneth Kamyuka]] 4/83 (21.3 overs)|

 score-team1-inns2 = 151 (57.2 overs)|
 runs-team1-inns2 = [[Joel Olwenyi]] 51 (72)|
 wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Maurice Odumbe]] 3/17 (13 overs)|

 score-team2-inns2 = |
 runs-team2-inns2 = |
 wickets-team2-inns2 = |

 result = Kenya won by an innings and 4 runs|
 venue = [[Gymkhana Club Ground]], [[Nairobi]], Kenya|
 umpires = [[Earl Hendrikse]] (SA) & Muhammed Nanabhay (SA)|
 motm = [[Ravi Shah]] (Kenya)|
 report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/138153.html Scorecard]|
 notes = [[Tendo Mbazzi]] (Uga) made his first-class debut.|
 rain = Points: Kenya 30, Uganda 9|
}}
----
{{Test match |
 date = 1–3 October|
 team1 = {{cr-rt|NAM}} |
 team2 = {{cr|KEN}} (H) |

 score-team1-inns1 = 357/6 [[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (87.1 overs)|
 runs-team1-inns1 = [[Danie Keulder]] 90 (188)|
 wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Ragheb Aga]] 3/86 (20.1 overs)|

 score-team2-inns1 = 258 (81.2 overs)|
 runs-team2-inns1 = [[Lameck Onyango]] 67 (64)|
 wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Sarel Burger]] 3/54 (25 overs)|

 score-team1-inns2 = 202/5 [[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (44.4 overs)|
 runs-team1-inns2 = [[Stephan Swanepoel]] 74[[not out|*]] (98)|
 wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Hitesh Modi]] 2/41 (7.4 overs)|

 score-team2-inns2 = 259/3 (80 overs)|
 runs-team2-inns2 = [[Ravi Shah]] 187 (268)|
 wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Deon Kotze]] 1/35 (16 overs)|

 result = Match drawn|
 venue = [[Aga Khan Sports Club Ground]], [[Nairobi]], Kenya|
 umpires = [[Zed Ndamane]] (SA) & [[Craig Shoof]] (SA)|
 motm = [[Ravi Shah]] (Kenya)|
 report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/142099.html Scorecard]|
 notes = [[Amit Bhudia]], [[Rajesh Bhudia]], [[Kalpesh Patel (Kenyan cricketer)|Kalpesh Patel]] (Ken); [[Jan-Berrie Burger]], [[Hugo Ludik]] and [[Niel Rossouw]] (Nam) all made their first-class debuts.|
 rain = Points: Namibia 16.5, Kenya 15.5|
}}

===Americas Group===
{| class="wikitable"
!width=165|Team
!width=20|P
!width=20|W
!width=20|L
!width=20|D
!width=20|Points
|- align=center bgcolor=ccffcc
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|CAN}}
||2||1||0||1||50
|- align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|USA}}
||2||1||1||0||47
|- align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|BER}}
||2||0||1||1||29
|}

{{Test match |
 date = 28–30 May |
 team1 = {{cr-rt|CAN}} |
 team2 = {{cr|USA}} (H) |

 score-team1-inns1 = 221 (73.5 overs)|
 runs-team1-inns1 = [[John Davison (Canadian cricketer)|John Davison]] 84 (113)|
 wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Nasir Javed]] 5/78 (23.5 overs)|

 score-team2-inns1 = 136 (40.4 overs)|
 runs-team2-inns1 = [[Aijaz Ali]] 36 (41)|
 wickets-team2-inns1 = [[John Davison (Canadian cricketer)|John Davison]] 8/61 (14.4 overs)|

 score-team1-inns2 = 145 (72.5 overs)|
 runs-team1-inns2 = [[Sunil Dhaniram]] 65[[not out|*]] (148)|
 wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Tony Reid]] 2/10 (6 overs)|

 score-team2-inns2 = 126 (44.2 overs)|
 runs-team2-inns2 = [[Mark Johnson (cricketer, born 1963)|Mark Johnson]] 41 (70)|
 wickets-team2-inns2 = [[John Davison (Canadian cricketer)|John Davison]] 9/76 (21.2 overs)|

 result = Canada won by 104 runs|
 venue = [[Brian Piccolo Park]], [[Fort Lauderdale]], USA |
 umpires = [[Billy Doctrove]] (WI) & [[Norman Malcolm (umpire)|Norman Malcolm]] (WI)|
 motm = |
 report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/141278.html Scorecard]|
 rain = Points: Canada 30.5, USA 15|
 notes = [[Ashish Bagai]], [[Desmond Chumney]], [[Haninder Dhillon]], [[Ashish Patel]], [[Easan Sinnathamby]], [[Zubin Surkari]] (Canada); [[Aijaz Ali]], [[Zamin Amin]], [[Donovan Blake]], [[Howard Johnson (cricketer)|Howard Johnson]], [[Mark Johnson (cricketer, born 1963)|Mark Johnson]], [[Steve Massiah]], [[Nasir Javed]] and [[Tony Reid]] (United States of America) all made their first-class debuts.
}}
----
{{Test match |
 date = 13–15 July |
 team1 = {{cr-rt|USA}} |
 team2 = {{cr|BER}} (H) |

 score-team1-inns1 = 297/9 [[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (90 overs)|
 runs-team1-inns1 = [[Steve Massiah]] 104 (234)|
 wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Dennis Archer (cricketer)|Dennis Archer]] 3/30 (15 overs)|

 score-team2-inns1 = 201/8 [[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (86.5 overs)|
 runs-team2-inns1 = [[Clay Smith (cricketer)|Clay Smith]] 62 (142)|
 wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Nasir Javed]] 3/62 (20 overs)|

 score-team1-inns2 = 183 (46.2 overs)|
 runs-team1-inns2 = [[Mark Johnson (cricketer, born 1963)|Mark Johnson]] 46 (39)|
 wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Dwayne Leverock]] 7/57 (16.2 overs)|

 score-team2-inns2 = 166 (68.3 overs)|
 runs-team2-inns2 = [[Clay Smith (cricketer)|Clay Smith]] 65 (161)|
 wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Howard Johnson (cricketer)|Howard Johnson]] 5/38 (17 overs)|

 result = USA won by 114 runs|
 venue = [[Bermuda National Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Hamilton, Bermuda|Hamilton]], Bermuda |
 umpires = [[Hubert Smythe]] (Cay) & [[Courtney Young]] (Cay)|
 motm = [[Steve Massiah]]|
 report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/305722.html Scorecard]|
 rain = Points: USA 32, Bermuda 16.5|
 notes = [[Dennis Archer (cricketer)|Dennis Archer]], [[Glenn Blakeney]], [[Delyone Borden]], [[Mackie Crane]], [[David Gibbs (cricketer)|David Gibbs]], [[Dwayne Leverock]], [[Saleem Mukuddem]], [[Steven Outerbridge]], [[Irving Romaine]], [[Clay Smith (cricketer)|Clay Smith]], [[Wendell White (cricketer)|Wendell White]] (Bermuda); [[Jignesh Desai]] and [[Naseer Islam]] (United States of America) all made their first-class debuts.
}}
----
{{Test match |
 date = 13–15 August |
 team1 = (H) {{cr-rt|CAN}} |
 team2 = {{cr|BER}} |

 score-team1-inns1 = 250/9 [[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (88.4 overs)|
 runs-team1-inns1 = [[Ashish Bagai]] 66 (177)|
 wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Saleem Mukuddem]] 3/28 (18 overs)|

 score-team2-inns1 = 107 (51 overs)|
 runs-team2-inns1 = [[Irving Romaine]] 40 (94)|
 wickets-team2-inns1 = [[John Davison (Canadian cricketer)|John Davison]] 5/19 (14 overs)|

 score-team1-inns2 = 250/4 [[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (51.1 overs)||
 runs-team1-inns2 = [[Haninder Dhillon]] 102 (138)|
 wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Ryan Steede]] 2/30 (7 overs)|

 score-team2-inns2 = 221/9 (87 overs)|
 runs-team2-inns2 = [[Clay Smith (cricketer)|Clay Smith]] 63 (151)|
 wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Kevin Sandher]] 6/68 (31 overs)|

 result = Match drawn|
 venue = [[Sunnybrook Park]], [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada |
 umpires = [[Hubert Smythe]] (Cay) & [[Courtney Young]] (Cay)|
 motm = [[Haninder Dhillon]]|
 report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/135204.html Scorecard]|
 rain = Points: Canada 19.5, Bermuda 12.5|
 notes = [[Jekon Edness]], [[Kevin Hurdle]], [[Oliver Pitcher]], [[Ryan Steede]], [[Reginald Tucker]] (Bermuda); [[Umar Bhatti]], [[Austin Codrington]], [[Don Maxwell]] and [[Kevin Sandher]] (Canada) all made their first-class debuts.
}}

===Asia Group===
{| class="wikitable"
!width=165|Team
!width=20|P
!width=20|W
!width=20|L
!width=20|D
!width=20|Points
|- align=center bgcolor=ccffcc
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|ARE}}
||2||1||0||1||50.5
|- align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|NPL}}
||2||1||0||1||42
|- align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|MYS}}
||2||0||2||0||23
|}

{{Test match |
 date = 25–27 March |
 team1 = (H) {{cr-rt|UAE}} |
 team2 = {{cr|NEP}} |

 score-team1-inns1 = 293/9 [[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (82.1 overs)|
 runs-team1-inns1 = [[Arshad Ali (cricketer)|Arshad Ali]] 143 (216)|
 wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Binod Das]] 5/61 (23 overs)|

 score-team2-inns1 = 213 (76 overs)|
 runs-team2-inns1 = [[Raju Khadka]] 67 (94)|
 wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Ali Asad Abbas|Ali Asad]] 9/74 (27 overs)|

 score-team1-inns2 = 253/6 [[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (83 overs)|
 runs-team1-inns2 = [[Fahad Usman]] 102[[not out|*]] (163)|
 wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Raju Khadka]] 2/17 (11 overs)|

 score-team2-inns2 = 141/5 (75 overs)|
 runs-team2-inns2 = [[Sharad Vesawkar]] 50[[not out|*]] (172)|
 wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Ali Asad Abbas|Ali Asad]] 4/52 (20 overs)|

 result = Match drawn|
 venue = [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]], UAE |
 umpires = [[Shakeel Khan (cricketer, born 1952)|Shakeel Khan]] (PAK) & [[Gamini Silva]] (SL)|
 motm = [[Ali Asad Abbas|Ali Asad]] (UAE)|
 report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/305720.html Scorecard]|
 rain = Points: UAE 18, Nepal 14|
 notes = [[Mehboob Alam (cricketer)|Mahaboob Alam]], [[Raju Basnyat]], [[Dipendra Chaudhary]], [[Binod Das]], [[Shakti Gauchan]], [[Manoj Katuwal]], [[Raju Khadka]], [[Paresh Lohani]], [[Raj Pradhan]], [[Sanjam Regmi]], [[Sharad Vesawkar]] (Nepal); [[Abdullah Hanif]], [[Ali Asad Abbas|Ali Asad]], [[Arshad Ali (cricketer)|Arshad Ali]], [[Asim Saeed]], [[Ausaf Ali]], [[Khurram Khan]], [[Mohammad Nadeem (UAE cricketer)|Mohammad Nadeem]], [[Mohammad Tauqir]], [[Naeemuddin Aslam]] and [[Rizwan Latif]] (United Arab Emirates) all made their first-class debuts.
}}
----
{{Test match |
 date = 23–25 April |
 team1 = {{cr-rt|MYS}} |
 team2 = {{cr|NEP}} (H) |

 score-team1-inns1 = 132 (54.5 overs)|
 runs-team1-inns1 = [[Rohan Selvaratnam]] 56 (113)|
 wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Sanjam Regmi]] 3/25 (18 overs)|

 score-team2-inns1 = 198 (84.1 overs)|
 runs-team2-inns1 = [[Shakti Gauchan]] 69 (231)|
 wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Suresh Navaratnam]] 5/61 (20 overs)|

 score-team1-inns2 = 99 (51.2 overs)|
 runs-team1-inns2 = [[Matthew William]] 27 (35)|
 wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Mehboob Alam (cricketer)|Mehboob Alam]] 3/25 (12 overs)|

 score-team2-inns2 = 34/1 (7.1 overs)|
 runs-team2-inns2 = [[Paresh Lohani]] 16[[not out|*]] (25)|
 wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Suresh Navaratnam]] 1/16 (4 overs)|

 result = Nepal won by 9 wickets|
 venue = [[Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground]], [[Kirtipur]], Nepal |
 umpires = [[Ranmore Martinesz]] (SL) & [[Zameer Haider]] (PAK)|
 motm = [[Mehboob Alam (cricketer)|Mehboob Alam]] (Nepal) & [[Shakti Gauchan]] (Nepal) |
 report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/134702.html Scorecard]|
 rain = Points: Nepal 27.5, Malaysia 9.5|
 notes = [[Suriaprakash Ganesan]], [[Rakesh Madhavan]], [[Shukri Rahim|Mohammad Shukri]], [[Marimuthu Muniandy]], [[Krishnamurthi Muniandy]], [[Suresh Navaratnam]], [[Suresh Sakadivan]], [[Rohan Selvaratnam]], [[Rohan Suppiah]], [[Matthew William]] (Malaysia); [[Bikash Dali]] and [[Paras Khadka]] (Nepal) all made their first-class debuts.
}}
----
{{Test match |
 date = 17–19 September |
 team1 = {{cr-rt|UAE}} |
 team2 = {{cr|MYS}} (H) |

 score-team1-inns1 = 231/9 [[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (57 overs)|
 runs-team1-inns1 = [[Khurram Khan]] 66 (70)|
 wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Mohammad Shukri (cricketer)|Mohammad Shukri]] 3/32 (6 overs)|

 score-team2-inns1 = 173 (72.5 overs)|
 runs-team2-inns1 = [[Rohan Selvaratnam]] 53 (108)|
 wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Mohammad Tauqir]] 4/34 (13 overs)|

 score-team1-inns2 = 211/7 [[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (48 overs)|
 runs-team1-inns2 = [[Arshad Ali (cricketer)|Arshad Ali]] 78 (99)|
 wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Sarath Jayawardene]] 3/33 (10 overs)|

 score-team2-inns2 = 145 (58.1 overs)|
 runs-team2-inns2 = [[Rakesh Madhavan]] 60 (128)|
 wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Mohammad Tauqir]] 6/17 (17.1 overs)|

 result = UAE won by 124 runs|
 venue = [[Selangor Turf Club]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia|
 umpires = [[Shishir Chowdhury]] (BAN) & [[Manzur Rahman]] (BAN)|
 motm = [[Mohammad Tauqir]] (UAE)|
 report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/143427.html Scorecard]|
 rain = Points: UAE 32.5, Malaysia 13.5|
 notes = [[Eszrafiq Aziz]], [[Ariffin Ramly]], [[Shankar Retinam]], [[Manrick Singh]] (Malaysia); [[Ahmed Nadeem]], [[Kaif Ghaury]], [[Mohammad Taskeen]], [[Ramveer Rai]], [[Sameer Zia]] and [[Syed Maqsood]] (United Arab Emirates) all made their first-class debuts.
}}

===Europe Group===
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!width=165|Team
!width=20|P
!width=20|W
!width=20|L
!width=20|D
!width=20|Points
|- align=center bgcolor=ccffcc
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|SCO}}
||2||1||0||1||48.5
|- align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|IRE}}
||2||1||1||0||43
|- align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{Cr|NLD}}
||2||0||1||1||27
|}

{{Test match |
 date = 11 June |
 team1 = (H) {{cr-rt|SCO}} |
 team2 = {{cr|NED}} |

 score-team1-inns1 = 314/7 [[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (87 overs)|
 runs-team1-inns1 = [[Craig Wright (cricketer)|Craig Wright]] 88 (129)|
 wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Edgar Schiferli]] 3/73 (22 overs)|

 score-team2-inns1 = 257 (75.4 overs)|
 runs-team2-inns1 = [[Bas Zuiderent]] 78 (140)|
 wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Ryan Watson (cricketer)|Ryan Watson]] 5/74 (21.4 overs)|

 score-team1-inns2 = 250/8 [[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (66 overs)|
 runs-team1-inns2 = [[Fraser Watts]] 79 (132)|
 wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Sebastiaan Gokke]] 4/77 (21 overs)|

 score-team2-inns2 = 207/3 (76 overs)|
 runs-team2-inns2 = [[Bas Zuiderent]] 68[[not out|*]] (139)|
 wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Bruce Patterson (cricketer)|Bruce Patterson]] 2/17 (6 overs)|

 result = Match drawn|
 venue = [[Mannofield Park]], [[Aberdeen]], Scotland |
 umpires = [[Trevor Henry (umpire)|Trevor Henry]] (Ire) & [[Richard Illingworth]] (Eng)|
 motm = |
 report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/139424.html Scorecard]|
 rain = Points: Scotland 17.5, Netherlands 16.5|
 notes = [[Adeel Raja]], [[Tom de Grooth]], [[Jacob-Jan Esmeijer]], [[Sebastiaan Gokke]], [[Henk-Jan Mol]], [[Edgar Schiferli]], [[Chris Smith (cricketer, born 1973)|Chris Smith]], [[Jeroen Smits]], [[Daan van Bunge]], [[Luuk van Troost]] (Netherlands); [[Majid Haq]], [[Paul Hoffmann (cricketer)|Paul Hoffmann]], [[Steven Knox]] and [[Ryan Watson (cricketer)|Ryan Watson]] (Scotland) all made their first-class debuts.
}}
----
{{Test match |
 date = 13 July |
 team1 = (H) {{cr-rt|NED}} |
 team2 = {{cr|IRE}} |

 score-team1-inns1 = 200 (80.5 overs)|
 runs-team1-inns1 = |
 wickets-team1-inns1 = |

 score-team2-inns1 = 388/8 [[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (87 overs)|
 runs-team2-inns1 = |
 wickets-team2-inns1 = |

 score-team1-inns2 = 141 (56.1 overs)|
 runs-team1-inns2 = |
 wickets-team1-inns2 = |

 score-team2-inns2 = |
 runs-team2-inns2 = |
 wickets-team2-inns2 = |

 result = Ireland won by an innings and 47 runs|
 venue = [[Sportpark Het Schootsveld]], [[Deventer]], the Netherlands |
 umpires = |
 motm = |
 report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/305724.html Scorecard]|
 rain = Points: Ireland 30, Netherlands 10.5|
 notes = [[Jeremy Bray (cricketer)|Jeremy Bray]], [[Dom Joyce]], [[John Mooney (cricketer)|John Mooney]], [[Stephen Ogilby]], [[Greg Thompson (cricketer)|Greg Thompson]], [[Andrew White (Irish cricketer)|Andrew White]] (Ireland); [[Feiko Kloppenburg]] and [[Maurits van Nierop]] (Netherlands) all made their first-class debuts.
}}
----
{{Test match |
 date = 6 August |
 team1 = (H) {{cr-rt|IRE}} |
 team2 = {{cr|SCO}} |

 score-team1-inns1 = 193 (59.4 overs)|
 runs-team1-inns1 = |
 wickets-team1-inns1 = |

 score-team2-inns1 = 167 (59.1 overs)|
 runs-team2-inns1 = |
 wickets-team2-inns1 = |

 score-team1-inns2 = 178 (51.4 overs)|
 runs-team1-inns2 = |
 wickets-team1-inns2 = |

 score-team2-inns2 = 206/2 (53.3 overs)|
 runs-team2-inns2 = |
 wickets-team2-inns2 = |

 result = Scotland won by 8 wickets|
 venue = [[Clontarf Cricket Club Ground]], [[Dublin]], Ireland |
 umpires = |
 motm = |
 report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/305725.html Scorecard]|
 rain = Points: Scotland 31, Ireland 13|
 notes = [[Eoin Morgan]] (Ireland); [[Dewald Nel]] and [[Simon Smith (cricketer)|Simon Smith]] (Scotland) all made their first-class debuts.
}}

==Final round==

===Semi-finals===

The semifinals was played in UAE, but were delayed because the death of [[Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan]]. Originally were scheduled to start on 16 November and were postponed one day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/141576.html|title=Intercontinental Cup semis delayed|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=10 November 2004}}</ref> Canada and Scotland advanced to the final, both in draws by points.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/141806.html|title=Canada through to meet Scotland in final|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=19 November 2004}}</ref>

{{Test match |
 date = 17–19 November|
 team1 = {{cr-rt|SCO}} |
 team2 = {{cr|KEN}} |

 score-team1-inns1 = 300/5 [[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (88.3 overs)|
 runs-team1-inns1 = [[Fraser Watts]] 146 (222)|
 wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Lameck Onyango]] 1/38 (14 overs)|

 score-team2-inns1 = 95 (31.5 overs)|
 runs-team2-inns1 = [[Ravi Shah]] 32 (63)|
 wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Paul Hoffmann (cricketer)|Paul Hoffmann]] 5/5 (5.5 overs)|

 score-team1-inns2 = 401/7 [[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (120 overs)|
 runs-team1-inns2 = [[Kyle Coetzer]] 133 (219)|
 wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Lameck Onyango]] 2/17 (8 overs)|

 score-team2-inns2 = 163/4 (52 overs)|
 runs-team2-inns2 = [[Amit Bhudia]] 79 (148)|
 wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Ryan Watson (cricketer)|Ryan Watson]] 2/45 (16 overs)|

 result = Match drawn|
 venue = [[Zayed Sports City Stadium|Sheikh Zayed Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi (city)|Abu Dhabi]], UAE|
 umpires = [[Saleem Badar]] (Pak) & [[Gamini Silva]] (SL)|
 motm = [[Paul Hoffmann (cricketer)|Paul Hoffmann]] (Scotland)|
 report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/305726.html Scorecard]|
 rain = Points: Scotland 19, Kenya 10.5|
 notes = [[Tanmay Mishra]] (Kenya) made his first-class debut.
}}
----
{{Test match |
 date = 17–19 November|
 team1 = {{cr-rt|CAN}} |
 team2 = {{cr|UAE}} |

 score-team1-inns1 = 337/6 [[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (81 overs)|
 runs-team1-inns1 = [[Zubin Surkari]] 139 (218)|
 wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Ali Asad Abbas|Ali Asad]] 4/59 (20 overs)|

 score-team2-inns1 = 254/8 [[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (85.4 overs)|
 runs-team2-inns1 = [[Syed Maqsood]] 100[[not out|*]] (154)|
 wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Umar Bhatti]] 3/44 (15.4 overs)|

 score-team1-inns2 = 253/8 [[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (81.1 overs)|
 runs-team1-inns2 = [[Ian Billcliff]] 63 (154)|
 wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Zahid Shah]] 4/53 (15.1)|

 score-team2-inns2 = 194/9 (55 overs)|
 runs-team2-inns2 = [[Kashif Khan]] 56 (71)|
 wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Umar Bhatti]] 5/43 (13 overs)|

 result = Match drawn|
 venue = [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]], UAE|
 umpires = [[Siddiq Khan (umpire)|Siddiq Khan]] (Pak) & [[Tyron Wijewardene]] (SL)|
 motm = [[Zubin Surkari]] (Canada)|
 report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/305727.html Scorecard]|
 rain = Points: Canada 19.5, UAE 15.5|
 notes = [[Ashif Mulla]], [[Jason Patraj]], [[Sanjayan Thuraisingam]] (Canada); [[Mohammad Atif]] and [[Zahid Shah]] (United Arab Emirates) all made their first-class debuts.
}}

===Final===
The final started at 21 November. Canada won the toss and elected to bat. However Canada had a poor start, losing Ashif Mulla to the last ball of the first over of the match, bowled by John Blain. In the same day, Scotland took advantage of 80 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/141859.html|title=Scotland take charge in Sharjah|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=21 November 2004}}</ref> In the second day Scotland declared with 177 runs ahead. Canada only scored 93 runs for the easy victory of Scotland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/141873.html|title=Scotland cruise to innings victory|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=22 November 2004}}</ref>
{{Test match |
 date = 21–22 November |
 team1 = {{cr-rt|CAN}} |
 team2 = {{cr|SCO}} |

 score-team1-inns1 = 110 (41.1 overs)|
 runs-team1-inns1 = [[Ian Billcliff]] 31 (125)|
 wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Ryan Watson (cricketer)|Ryan Watson]] 3/1 (4.1 overs)|

 score-team2-inns1 = 287/8 [[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (88.1 overs)|
 runs-team2-inns1 = [[Gavin Hamilton (cricketer)|Gavin Hamilton]] 115 (242)|
 wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Umar Bhatti]] 4/49 (17.4 overs)|

 score-team1-inns2 = 93 (29.5 overs)|
 runs-team1-inns2 = [[Umar Bhatti]] 41 (93)|
 wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Asim Butt (cricketer)|Asim Butt]] 4/10 (8 overs)|

 score-team2-inns2 = |
 runs-team2-inns2 = |
 wickets-team2-inns2 = |

 result = Scotland won by an innings and 84 runs|
 venue = [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]]|, [[Sharjah (City)|Sharjah]], UAE |
 umpires = [[Gamini Silva]] (SL) & [[Tyron Wijewardene]] (SL)|
 motm = [[John Blain (cricketer)|John Blain]] (Scotland)|
 report = [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/141860.html Scorecard]|
}}

==Stats==

===Most runs===
{| class="wikitable"
!Player!!Matches!!Runs!!Average!!HS
|-
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Fraser Watts]]||4||413||68.83||146
|-
|{{flagicon|KEN}} [[Ravi Shah]]||3||366||122.00||187[[not out|*]]
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Arshad Ali (cricketer)|Arshad Ali]]||3||338||58.07||143
|-
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ryan Watson (cricketer)|Ryan Watson]]||4||251||41.83||57
|-
|{{flagicon|IRE|cricket}} [[Andrew White (cricketer, born 1980)|Andrew White]]||2||230||115.00||152[[not out|*]]
|}
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=2433;type=tournament|title=ICC Intercontinental Cup, 2004 – Most Runs|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=22 November 2004}}</ref>

===Most wickets===
{| class="wikitable"
!Player!!Matches!!Wickets!!Average!!BBI
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Ali Asad Abbas|Ali Asad]]||3||24||15.95||9/74
|-
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[John Davison (Canadian cricketer)|John Davison]]||2||23||9.13||9/76
|-
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Asim Butt (cricketer)|Asim Butt]]||3||16||10.62||5/47
|-
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Umar Bhatti]]||3||13||14.00||5/43
|-
|{{flagicon|BER}} [[Dwayne Leverock]]||2||13||20.23||7/57
|}
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=2433;type=tournament|title=ICC Intercontinental Cup, 2004 – Most Wickets|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=22 November 2004}}</ref>

==References==
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{{ICC Intercontinental Cup}}
{{International cricket in 2003–04}}

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[[Category:International cricket competitions in 2004|Intercontinental Cup]]
[[Category:ICC Intercontinental Cup]]