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{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 2005 ICC Trophy
| image = 2005_ICC_Trophy.gif
| imagesize = 200px
| caption = Logo of the 2005 ICC Trophy
| administrator = [[International Cricket Council]]
| cricket format = [[List A cricket]]
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]]
| host = [[Ireland Cricket Team|Ireland]]
| champions = {{cr|SCO}}
| count = 1
| runner up = {{cr|IRE}}
| participants = 12
| matches =42
| attendance = 
| player of the series =
| most runs = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Bas Zuiderent]] (474)
| most wickets = {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Paul Hoffmann (cricketer)|Paul Hoffmann]] (17)
| previous_year = 2001
| previous_tournament = 2001 ICC Trophy
| next_year = 2009
| next_tournament = 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier
}}
The '''2005 ICC Trophy''' was a [[cricket]] tournament held in [[Ireland]] between 1 July and 13 July 2005. It was an international one-day tournament played over 50 overs per side between 12 Associate Members of the [[International Cricket Council]]. It served as the final part of the [[Cricket World Cup qualification]] process, coming with the prize of a place in the [[2007 Cricket World Cup]] (and together with it a share of US$2.5&nbsp;million 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 along with Kenya (who had already been given official one-day status until the 2009 ICC Trophy and a spot in the 2007 World Cup).

For the first time, five spots were on offer for the World Cup, compared to three previously. On 7 July, the top 4 teams [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]], [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]] and for the first time [[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]] and [[Bermuda national cricket team|Bermuda]] qualified for the 2007 Cricket World Cup and, from 1 January 2006, gained official [[One-Day International]] status. On 11 July the [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]] also achieved this by beating the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|United Arab Emirates]] to finish fifth. Scotland won the tournament, beating Ireland by 47 runs in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/TOURNAMENTS/2005/ICCTROPHY/index.shtml |title=2005 ICC Trophy |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=10 November 2020}}</ref>

Dutch batsman [[Bas Zuiderent]] was named the Player of the Tournament.

It was the final edition of this competition titled 'ICC Trophy' before it was renamed to the 'Cricket World Cup Qualifier' for 2009.

==Firsts==
* The 2005 ICC Trophy featured coloured player clothing, white cricket balls and black [[sight screen]]s instead of the traditional white clothing, red ball and white sight screens which had been used in the previous editions. 
* All matches were accorded [[List A cricket|List A]] status unlike the previous editions which were classified as minor matches.

==Competition format==
The 12 teams were divided into two groups of six teams. Each team played with each other in its group once. Five matches per team were played between 1 July and 7 July. The resulting group tables were then each divided into three bands of two teams each.

Combining the two groups, the four teams in each band then played a mini knock-out tournament consisting of two semi-finals, a championship, and a [[Third place playoff|consolation match]], so that the first- and second-ranked teams from each of the original groups were playing for first through fourth place in the tournament overall; the third- and fourth-ranked teams for fifth through eighth; and the fifth- and sixth-ranked teams for ninth through twelfth. Thus at the end of the tournament all teams are given a definitive rank between 1 and 12. The final play-offs were played on 11 July with the final on 13 July.

Apart from the academic interest in this final classification, one match in particular had great significance: the winner of the second band's mini tournament would, by taking fifth place overall, become the fifth and final team to win temporary ODI status and an invitation to the [[2007 Cricket World Cup]].

==Teams==

{| class="wikitable"
!Means of qualification
!No. of Teams
!Teams
|-
|—
|style="text-align:center"|4
|nowrap|{{cr|DEN}}<br>{{cr|IRE}}<br>{{cr|NED}}<br>{{cr|SCO}}
|-
|[[2007 Cricket World Cup qualification|Pre-qualifying competition]]
|style="text-align:center"|8
|{{cr|BER}}<br>{{cr|CAN}}<br>{{cr|NAM}}<br>{{cr|OMA}}<br>{{cr|PNG}}<br>{{cr|UGA}}<br>{{cr|UAE}}<br>{{cr|USA}}
|-
!Total
!12
!
|}

==Squads==
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
|-
! width=25% | {{cr|BER}}
! width=25% | {{cr|CAN}}
! width=25% | {{cr|DEN}}
! width=25% | {{cr|IRE}}
|-
|valign=top|
* [[Dennis Archer (cricketer)|Dennis Archer]]
* [[Delyone Borden]]
* [[Lionel Cann]]
* [[Chris Foggo]]
* [[Dwayne Leverock]]
* [[Dean Minors]]
* [[Saleem Mukuddem]]
* [[Oliver Pitcher]]
* [[Irving Romaine]]
* [[Clay Smith (cricketer)|Clay Smith]]
* [[Albert Steede]]
* [[Ryan Steede]]
* [[Janeiro Tucker]]
* [[Wendell White (cricketer)|Wendell White]]
|valign=top|
* [[Ian Billcliff]]
* [[Desmond Chumney]]
* [[Pubudu Dassanayake]]
* [[John Davison (Canadian cricketer)|John Davison]]
* [[Sunil Dhaniram]]
* [[Haninder Dhillon]]
* Iain Dixon
* [[Don Maxwell]]
* [[Henry Osinde]]
* [[Ashish Patel]]
* [[Kevin Sandher]]
* [[Zubin Surkari]]
* [[Sanjayan Thuraisingam]]
* [[Umar Bhatti]]
|valign=top|
* [[Aftab Ahmed (cricketer, born 1967)|Aftab Ahmed]] 
* [[Rashid Ali]]
* [[David Borchersen]]
* [[Bobby Chawla]]
* [[Henrik Hansen (cricketer)|Henrik Hansen]]
* [[Jesper Hansen (cricketer)|Jesper Hansen]]
* [[Thomas Hansen (cricketer)|Thomas Hansen]]
* [[Frederik Klokker]]
* [[Niels Kopperholdt]]
* [[Mickey Lund]]
* [[Johan Malcolm]]
* [[Carsten Pedersen]]
* [[Michael Pedersen (cricketer)|Michael Pedersen]]
* [[Zishan Shah]]
* [[Baljit Singh (cricketer, born 1977)|Baljit Singh]]
|valign=top|
* [[Andre Botha (cricketer)|Andre Botha]] 
* [[Jeremy Bray (cricketer)|Jeremy Bray]]
* [[Gordon Cooke]]
* [[Peter Gillespie]]
* [[Trent Johnston]]
* [[Dominick Joyce]]
* [[Ed Joyce]]
* [[Kyle McCallan]]
* [[Adrian McCoubrey]]
* [[Jason Molins]]
* [[Paul Mooney (cricketer)|Paul Mooney]]
* [[Eoin Morgan]]
* [[Naseer Shaukat]]
* [[Andrew White (cricketer, born 1980)|Andrew White]]
|-
! width=25% | {{cr|NAM}}
! width=25% | {{cr|NED}}
! width=25% | {{cr|OMA}}
! width=25% | {{cr|PNG}}
|-
|valign=top|
* [[Jan-Berrie Burger]]
* [[Kola Burger]]
* [[Louis Burger]]
* [[Sarel Burger]]
* [[Morne Karg]]
* [[Daniel Keulder]]
* [[Bjorn Kotze]]
* [[Deon Kotze]]
* [[Hugo Ludik]]
* [[Nicolaas Scholtz (cricketer)|Nicholaas Scholtz]]
* [[Gerrie Snyman]]
* [[Stephan Swanepoel]]
* [[Ian van Zyl]]
* [[Riaan Walters]]
|valign=top|
* [[Tom de Grooth]]
* [[Tim de Leede]]
* [[Jacob-Jan Esmeijer]]
* [[Sebastiaan Gokke]]
* [[Feiko Kloppenburg]]
* [[Adeel Raja]]
* [[Darron Reekers]]
* [[Edgar Schiferli]]
* [[Jeroen Smits]]
* [[Billy Stelling]]
* [[Ryan ten Doeschate]]
* [[Daan van Bunge]]
* [[Luuk van Troost]]
* [[Bas Zuiderent]]
|valign=top|
* [[Adnan Ilyas]] 
* [[Ameet Sampat]]
* [[Awal Khan]]
* [[Azhar Ali (Omani cricketer)|Azhar Ali]]
* [[Farhan Khan (cricketer, born 1975)|Farhan Khan]]
* [[Hemal Mehta]]
* [[Hemin Desai]]
* [[Jitendra Redkar]]
* [[Mazhar Khan (cricketer)|Mazhar Khan]]
* [[Mohammad Asif (Omani cricketer)|Mohammad Asif]]
* [[Mohammad Aslam (Omani cricketer)|Mohammad Aslam]]
* [[Rakesh Sharma]]
* [[Sultan Ahmed (Omani cricketer)|Sultan Ahmed]]
* [[Tariq Hussain]]
|valign=top|
* [[Chris Amini]] 
* [[Hitolo Areni]]
* [[Inoa Baeau]]
* [[Jamie Brazier]]
* [[Mahuru Dai]]
* [[Rarva Dikana]]
* [[Toka Gaudi]]
* [[Gima Keimelo]]
* [[Peter Moide]]
* [[Ipi Morea]]
* [[John Ovia]]
* [[Arua Uda]]
* [[Kauna Vagi]]
* [[Asad Vala]]
|-
! width=25% | {{cr|SCO}}
! width=25% | {{cr|UGA}}
! width=25% | {{cr|UAE}}
! width=25% | {{cr|USA}}
|-
|valign=top|
* [[John Blain (cricketer)|John Blain]]
* [[Dougie Brown]]
* [[Kyle Coetzer]]
* [[Cedric English]]
* [[Gavin Hamilton (cricketer)|Gavin Hamilton]]
* [[Paul Hoffmann (cricketer)|Paul Hoffmann]]
* [[Dougie Lockhart]]
* [[Gregor Maiden]]
* [[Dewald Nel]]
* [[Colin Smith (Scottish cricketer)|Colin Smith]]
* [[Ryan Watson (cricketer)|Ryan Watson]]
* [[Fraser Watts]]
* [[Greig Williamson]]
* [[Craig Wright (cricketer)|Craig Wright]]
|valign=top|
* [[Hamza Almuzahim]]
* [[Nehal Bibodi]]
* [[Emmanuel Isaneez]]
* [[Kenneth Kamyuka]]
* [[Junior Kwebiha]]
* [[Keith Legesi]]
* [[Benjamin Musoke]]
* [[Frank Nsubuga]]
* [[Patrick Ochan (cricketer)|Patrick Ochan]]
* [[Joel Olwenyi]]
* [[Raymond Otim]]
* [[Nandikishore Patel]]
* [[Laurence Sematimba]]
* [[Charles Waiswa]]
|valign=top|
* [[Ahmed Nadeem]] 
* [[Ali Asad Abbas|Ali Asad]]
* [[Arshad Ali (cricketer)|Arshad Ali]]
* [[Asghar Ali (cricketer, born 1971)|Asghar Ali]]
* [[Asim Saeed]]
* [[Fahad Usman]]
* [[Javed Ismail]]
* [[Khurram Khan]]
* [[Mohammad Nadeem (UAE cricketer)|Mohammad Nadeem]]
* [[Mohammad Tauqir]]
* [[Naeemuddin Aslam]]
* [[Rizwan Latif]]
* [[Sameer Zia]]
* [[Syed Maqsood]]
|valign=top|
* [[Aijaz Ali]] 
* [[Rohan Alexander]]
* [[Hamish Anthony]]
* [[Imran Awan (cricketer)|Imran Awan]]
* [[Barrington Bartley]]
* [[Nasir Javed]]
* [[Howard Johnson (cricketer)|Howard Johnson]]
* [[Mark Johnson (cricketer, born 1963)|Mark Johnson]]
* [[Clayton Lambert]]
* [[Steve Massiah]]
* [[Tony Reid]]
* [[Leon Romero]]
* [[Gowkaran Roopnarine]]
* [[Richard Staple]]
|}

==Group matches==

===Group A===

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|update=complete
|title=Points table
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|win_UGA=1 |loss_UGA=3 |nr_UGA=1 |rs_UGA=647 |or_UGA=197.4 |rc_UGA=864 |ob_UGA=200.0

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|name_UGA={{cr|UGA}}
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|text_9th=Advanced to [[#9th place semi-finals|the 9th - 12th Knockouts]]

}}

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{{Limited overs matches
| date = 1 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
| score1 = 315/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 218/6 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|BER}}
| runs1= [[Ed Joyce]] 103 (92)
| wickets1 = [[Delyone Borden]] 2/34 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Janeiro Tucker]] 53 (53)
| wickets2 = [[Andrew White (cricketer, born 1980)|Andrew White]] 2/44 (10 overs)
| result = Ireland won by 97 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/212613.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Civil Service North of Ireland Cricket Club|Civil Service Cricket Club]], [[Stormont (cricket ground)|Stormont]]
| umpires = [[Asoka de Silva (cricketer)|Asoka de Silva]] (SL) and [[Subhash Modi]] (Ken)
| motm = [[Ed Joyce]] (Ire)
| rain =
| toss = Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
}}

[[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]] (315 for 8) beat [[Bermuda national cricket team|Bermuda]] (218 for 6) easily as [[Ed Joyce]] made 103 for the hosts in [[Stormont, Belfast|Stormont]].
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{{Limited overs matches
| date = 1 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|DEN}}
| score1 = 196/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 168 (48.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|UGA}}
| runs1= [[Johan Malcolm]] 71 (147)
| wickets1 = [[Kenneth Kamyuka]] 4/39 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Kenneth Kamyuka]] 59 (71)
| wickets2 = [[Thomas Hansen (cricketer)|Thomas Hansen]] 6/30 (9.5 overs)
| result = Denmark won by 28 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/212612.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Muckamore Cricket Club]], [[Muckamore]]
| umpires = KC Barbour (Zim) and S Hameed (Idn)
| motm = [[Thomas Hansen (cricketer)|Thomas Hansen]] (Den)
| toss = Denmark won the toss and elected to bat.
}}

[[Denmark national cricket team|Denmark]] beat [[Uganda national cricket team|Uganda]] by 28 runs as Thomas Munkholt Hansen took 6 for 30 to carry Denmark to a 28-run win over Uganda in [[Muckamore]]. Denmark made 196 with Johan Malcolm making 71. Despite 59 from Kenneth Kamyuka, the Africans could only manage 168 in reply.

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{{Limited overs matches
| date = 1 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|UAE}}
| score1 = 200 (39.5 overs)
| score2 = 145 (40.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|USA}}
| runs1 = [[Khurram Khan]] 79 (80)
| wickets1 = [[Hamish Anthony]] 5/46 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Imran Awan (cricketer)|Imran Awan]] 30 (35)
| wickets2 = [[Ahmed Nadeem]] 5/32 (9 overs)
| result = United Arab Emirates won by 55 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/212618.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Strangford Road]], [[Downpatrick]]
| umpires = Asad Rauf (Pak) and SS Prasad (Sin)
| motm = Khurram Khan (UAE)
| toss = United States won the toss and elected to field.
}}

The [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|United Arab Emirates]] (200) beat the [[United States national cricket team|United States]] (145).

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{{Limited overs matches
| date = 2 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|BER}}
| score1 = 217/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 187 (46 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|UAE}}
| runs1 = [[Lionel Cann]] 45 (17)
| wickets1 = [[Javed Ismail]] 3/29 (10 overs) <br /> [[Mohammad Tauqir]] 3/29 (9 overs)
| runs2 = [[Fahad Usman]] 64 (57)
| wickets2 = [[Janeiro Tucker]] 3/30 (9 overs)
| result = Bermuda won by 30 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/212620.html Scorecard]
| venue = Lisburn Cricket Club, [[Wallace Park]], [[Lisburn]]
| umpires = [[Krishna Hariharan]] (IND) & Trevor Henry (IRE)
| motm = [[Dwayne Leverock]]
| toss = United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
}}

The upset of the day was a 30 run win by Bermuda (217) over the United Arab Emirates (187).

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{{Limited overs matches
| date = 2 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|DEN}}
| score1 = 273/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 177 (36.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|USA}}
| runs1 = [[Frederik Klokker]] 138[[not out|*]] (149)
| wickets1 = [[Hamish Anthony]] 3/60 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Tony Reid]] 54 (42)
| wickets2 = [[David Borchersen]] 3/29 (7 overs)
| result = Denmark won by 96 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/212624.html Scorecard]
| venue = The Mall, [[Armagh]]
| umpires = [[Roger Dill]] (BER) & [[Billy Doctrove]] (WIN)
| motm = [[Frederik Klokker]]
| toss = Denmark won the toss and elected to bat.
}}

The United States went down to a heavy 96 run defeat by Denmark, for whom wicket-keeper [[Frederik Klokker]] starred with 138 not out and a smart stumping.

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{{Limited overs matches
| date = 2 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
| score1 = 231/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 104 (32 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|UGA}}
| runs1 = [[Andrew White (cricketer, born 1980)|Andrew White]] 45 (47)
| wickets1 = [[Kenneth Kamyuka]] 4/42 (9 overs)
| runs2 = [[Frank Nsubuga]] 59 (58)
| wickets2 = [[Paul Mooney (cricketer)|Paul Mooney]] 3/10 (10 overs)
| result = Ireland won by 127 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/212626.html Scorecard]
| venue = North Down Cricket Club, [[Comber]]
| umpires = [[Tony Hill (umpire)|Tony Hill]] (NZ) & Buddhi Pradhan (NEP)
| motm = [[Paul Mooney (cricketer)|Paul Mooney]]
| toss = Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
}}

An all-round performance by the Irish batsmen saw them through to 231 for 8 against Uganda. In reply, however, only [[Frank Nsubuga]], with 59, put up any resistance as the hosts ended up winners by 127 runs.

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{{Limited overs matches
| date = 4 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|BER}}
| score1 = 249/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 156 (41 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|DEN}}
| runs1 = [[Irving Romaine]] 53 (55)
| wickets1 = [[Johan Malcolm]] 3/38 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Thomas Hansen (cricketer)|Thomas Hansen]] 51 (69)
| wickets2 = [[Ryan Steede]] 3/40 (8 overs)
| result = Bermuda won by 93 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/212650.html Scorecard]
| venue = Cliftonville Cricket Club, [[Greenisland]]
| umpires = [[Krishna Hariharan]] (IND) & Sarika Prasad (SIN)
| motm = [[Ryan Steede]]
| toss = Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat. 
}}

Bermuda (249) steered towards the second spot in the group and the World Cup with a thumping 93-run win over Denmark, who lacked application in their batting as they were all out for 156.

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{{Limited overs matches
| date = 4 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|UAE}}
| score1 = 230 (48.3 overs)
| score2 = 231/8 (49.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
| runs1 = [[Javed Ismail]] 56 (37)
| wickets1 = [[Trent Johnston]] 3/45 (9.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ed Joyce]] 115[[not out|*]] (134)
| wickets2 = [[Ali Asad Abbas|Ali Asad]] 3/38 (8.5 overs)
| result = Ireland won by 2 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/212652.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Civil Service North of Ireland Cricket Club|Civil Service Cricket Club]], [[Stormont (cricket ground)|Stormont]]
| umpires = [[Tony Hill (umpire)|Tony Hill]] (NZ) & Shahul Hameed (Indonesia)
| motm = [[Ed Joyce]]
| toss = Ireland won the toss and elected to field. 
}}

Ireland were troubled by the United Arab Emirates in a match that could decide Ireland's qualification for the [[Cricket World Cup]]. The UAE batted first, making 230 in 48.3 overs before being bowled out, and a fiery opening spell from [[Ali Asad Abbas|Ali Asad]] then reduced the Irish to 23 for 4. [[Ed Joyce]] and [[Trent Johnston]] rebuilt with a partnership of 122, and Joyce batted well with the tail to make 115 not out in Ireland's 231 for 8.

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{{Limited overs matches
| date = 4 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|USA}}
| score1 = 236/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 237/4 (47.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|UGA}}
| runs1 = [[Steve Massiah]] 108[[not out|*]] (118)
| wickets1 = [[Frank Nsubuga]] 3/33 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Joel Olwenyi]] 76 (96)
| wickets2 = [[Steve Massiah]] 2/42 (7 overs)
| result = Uganda won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/212655.html Scorecard]
| venue = Pollock Park, [[Lurgan]]
| umpires = [[Billy Doctrove]] (WIN) & [[Subhash Modi]] (KEN)
| motm = [[Joel Olwenyi]]
| toss = Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
}}

Uganda (237 for 4) recorded their first win, beating the USA by six wickets (236), [[Joel Olwenyi]] top-scoring with 76 after all-rounder [[Frank Nsubuga]] had taken 3 for 33

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{{Limited overs matches
| date = 5 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|UGA}}
| score1 = 12/0 (3 overs)
| score2 = 
| team2 = {{cr|BER}}
| runs1 = [[Nehal Bibodi]] 8[[not out|*]] (11)
| wickets1 = [[Saleem Mukuddem]] 0/4 (1 overs)
| runs2 = 
| wickets2 = 
| result = No result
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/212785.html Scorecard]
| venue = North Down Cricket Club, [[Comber]]
| umpires = [[Kevan Barbour]] (ZIM) & [[Subhash Modi]] (KEN)
| motm = 
| toss = Bermuda won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = Match abandoned due to rain.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches
| date = 5 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|UAE}}
| score1 = 57/3 (15.2 overs)
| score2 = 
| team2 = {{cr|DEN}}
| runs1 = [[Arshad Ali (cricketer)|Arshad Ali]] 25 (41)
| wickets1 = [[Henrik Hansen (cricketer)|Henrik Hansen]] 2/29 (7 overs)
| runs2 = 
| wickets2 = 
| result = No result
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/212766.html Scorecard]
| venue = Upritchard Park, [[Bangor, County Down|Bangor]]
| umpires = [[Billy Doctrove]] (WIN) & Buddhi Pradhan (NEP) 
| motm = 
| toss = United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = Match abandoned due to rain.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches
| date = 5 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
| team2 = {{cr|USA}}
| runs1 = 
| wickets1 = 
| runs2 = 
| wickets2 = 
| result = Match abandoned without a ball bowled.
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/266439.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[The Lawn (cricket ground)|The Lawn]], [[Waringstown]]
| umpires = [[Asad Rauf]] (PAK) & Shahul Hameed (Indonesia)
| motm = 
| toss = No toss
| rain = Match abandoned due to rain.
}}

All of the Group A games were washed out or abandoned because of weather conditions. Under the playing conditions, the rest day was only to be used as a reserve day if all matches in both groups were washed out. Therefore, the games between Ireland and the United States, Denmark and the United Arab Emirates (after the UAE had reached 57 for 3 after 15 overs), and Uganda and Bermuda were all "no results". The wash-out eliminates the United States from World Cup and ODI status contention.

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{{Limited overs matches
| date = 7 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|BER}}
| score1 = 311/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 198 (36.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|USA}}
| runs1 = [[Janeiro Tucker]] 132 (88)
| wickets1 = [[Steve Massiah]] 2/20 (2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Barrington Bartley]] 52 (35)
| wickets2 = [[Dwayne Leverock]] 4/39 (10 overs)
| result = Bermuda won by 113 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/212976.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[The Lawn (cricket ground)|The Lawn]], [[Waringstown]]
| umpires = [[Billy Doctrove]] (WIN) & [[Subhash Modi]] (KEN)
| motm = [[Janeiro Tucker]]
| toss = United States won the toss and elected to field.
}}

Bermuda, who were ranked as the third-best team from the Americas coming into the tournament easily overcame the United States. 132 from only 88 balls from JJ Tucker and 52 extras saw the Bermudians through to 311 for 8. The Americans started by keeping up with the run rate, but wickets fell and they finished all out for 198.

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| date = 7 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
| score1 = 222 (49.4 overs)
| score2 = 149 (39.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|DEN}}
| runs1 = [[Ed Joyce]] 60 (69)
| wickets1 = [[David Borchersen]] 3/42 (8.4 overs) <br /> [[Bobby Chawla]] 3/42 (9 overs)
| runs2 = [[Baljit Singh (cricketer, born 1977)|Baljit Singh]] 58 (112)
| wickets2 = [[Andrew White (cricketer, born 1980)|Andrew White]] 3/17 (5.3 overs)
| result = Ireland won by 73 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/212979.html Scorecard]
| venue = Upritchard Park, [[Bangor, County Down|Bangor]]
| umpires = [[Asoka de Silva (cricketer)|Asoka de Silva]] (SRI) & Buddhi Pradhan (NEP)
| motm = [[Dom Joyce]]
| toss = Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
}}

Ireland (222 all out) beat Denmark (149 all out) to take the remaining automatic qualifying spot for the World Cup and ODI status.

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{{Limited overs matches
| date = 7 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|UAE}}
| score1 = 201 (50 overs)
| score2 = 138 (46.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|UGA}}
| runs1 = [[Naeemuddin Aslam]] 76 (106)
| wickets1 = [[Joel Olwenyi]] 4/37 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Keith Legesi]] 39 (26)
| wickets2 = [[Mohammad Tauqir]] 3/19 (10 overs)
| result = United Arab Emirates won by 63 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/212983.html Scorecard]
| venue = Pollock Park, [[Lurgan]]
| umpires = [[Asad Rauf]] (PAK) & Trevor Henry (IRE)
| motm = [[Naeemuddin Aslam]]
| toss = Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
}}

The UAE (201 all out) secured a 63 run victory over Uganda (138 all out) to make sure they would be in the 5th place semi-final along with the Danes.

===Group B===

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| date = 1 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|CAN}}
| score1 = 284 (48.1 overs)
| score2 = 282 (49 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NAM}}
| runs1 = [[John Davison (Canadian cricketer)|John Davison]] 125 (93)
| wickets1 = [[Sarel Burger]] 3/58 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Danie Keulder]] 83 (106)
| wickets2 = [[Kevin Sandher]] 5/56 (8 overs)
| result = Canada won by 2 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/212611.html Scorecard]
| venue = Woodvale Cricket Club Ground, [[Belfast]]
| umpires = [[Billy Doctrove]] (WIN) & Troy Henry (IRE)
| motm = [[John Davison (Canadian cricketer)|John Davison]]
| toss = Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
}}

The closest game of the first round was between [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]] and [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]]. [[John Davison (Canadian cricketer)|John Davison]], who at the time held the record for the fastest century in the Cricket World Cup made 125, supported by [[Ian Billcliff]]'s 90 as the North Americans put on 284. In reply, Namibia came close, making 282 to lose by 2 runs in Group B's first heavyweight clash, thanks to Canada's captain, [[Kevin Sandher]]'s five wickets. Namibia put in a protest, however, claiming that the scoring in the 45th over was wrong. The technical committee turned down Namibia's protest, which prompted Namibia to put in an appeal. Namibia's appeal against the technical committee's ruling was turned down, meaning that Canada retain the 2 points they won on 1 July.

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{{Limited overs matches
| date = 1 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PNG}}
| score1 = 69 (25.1 overs)
| score2 = 71/1 (14.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NED}}
| runs1 = Extras (lb 6, w 10, nb 2) 18 <br /> [[Jamie Brazier]] 16 (27)
| wickets1 = [[Edgar Schiferli]] 5/20 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Daan van Bunge]] 36[[not out|*]] (38)
| wickets2 = [[Rarva Dikana]] 0/6 (2 overs)
| result = Netherlands won by 9 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/212614.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Osborne Park, Belfast|Osborne Park]], [[Belfast]]
| umpires = Krishna Hariharan (IND) & Buddhi Pradhan (NEP)
| motm = [[Edgar Schiferli]] 
| toss = Netherlands won the toss and elected to field. 
}}

The [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]] (71 for 1) were easy winners over [[Papua New Guinea national cricket team|Papua New Guinea]] (69 all out) by 9 wickets.

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| date = 1 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|OMA}}
| score1 = 83 (28.2 overs)
| score2 = 84/4 (18.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SCO}}
| runs1 = [[Azhar Ali (Omani cricketer)|Azhar Ali]] 32 (45)
| wickets1 = [[Paul Hoffmann (cricketer)|Paul Hoffmann]] 6/12 (8 overs)
| runs2 = [[Paul Hoffmann (cricketer)|Paul Hoffmann]] 39 (31)
| wickets2 = [[Hemal Mehta]] 3/17 (7 overs)
| result = Scotland won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/212617.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Instonians Cricket Club]], Shaw's Bridge Lower Ground, [[Belfast]]
| umpires = [[Roger Dill]] (BER) & [[Tony Hill (umpire)|Tony Hill]] (NZ)
| motm = [[Paul Hoffmann (cricketer)|Paul Hoffmann]]
| toss = Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
}}

[[Oman national cricket team|Oman]] (83) were easily beaten by [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]] (84 for 4) by 6 wickets with 31 overs to spare.

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{{Limited overs matches
| date = 2 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|CAN}}
| score1 = 189/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 190/3 (42.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SCO}}
| runs1 = [[Sunil Dhaniram]] 37 (58)
| wickets1 = [[Paul Hoffmann (cricketer)|Paul Hoffmann]] 2/19 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Colin Smith (Scottish cricketer)|Colin Smith]] 86[[not out|*]] (84)
| wickets2 = [[Don Maxwell]] 2/29 (6 overs)
| result = Scotland won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/212623.html Scorecard]
| venue = Upritchard Park, [[Bangor, County Down|Bangor]]
| umpires = [[Asad Rauf]] (PAK) & [[Subhash Modi]] (KEN)
| motm = [[Fraser Watts]]
| toss = Scotland won the toss and elected to field. 
}}

The biggest game of the round saw Scotland (190 for 3), courtesy of [[Fraser Watts]] (81*) and [[Gavin Hamilton (cricketer)|Gavin Hamilton]] (86*) end up winners by 7 wickets over Canada (189).

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{{Limited overs matches
| date = 2 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NAM}}
| score1 = 252 (49.4 overs)
| score2 = 156 (44.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PNG}}
| runs1 = [[Kola Burger]] 58 (?)
| wickets1 = [[Rarva Dikana]] 3/31 (9.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ipi Morea]] 41 (42)
| wickets2 = [[Sarel Burger]] 3/25 (10 overs)
| result = Namibia won by 96 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/212627.html Scorecard]
| venue = Newforge, [[Belfast]]
| umpires = [[Kevan Barbour]] (ZIM) & Sarika Prasad
| motm = [[Kola Burger]]
| toss = Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
}}

Namibia (252) got off the board with a comfortable victory over Papua New Guinea (156).

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{{Limited overs matches
| date = 2 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NED}}
| score1 = 325/5 (50 overs)
| score2 = 67 (24.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|OMA}}
| runs1 = [[Bas Zuiderent]] 119 (152)
| wickets1 = [[Hemin Desai]] 3/77 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mohammad Asif (Omani cricketer)|Mohammad Asif]] 16 (36)
| wickets2 = [[Ryan ten Doeschate]] 4/22 (5 overs)
| result = Netherlands won by 258 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/212628.html Scorecard]
| venue = Carrickfergus Cricket Club, Middle Road, [[Carrickfergus]]
| umpires = [[Asoka de Silva (cricketer)|Asoka de Silva]] (SRI) & Shahul Hameed (Indonesia)
| motm = [[Bas Zuiderent]]
| toss = Oman won the toss and elected to field.
}}

[[Bas Zuiderent]] made 119 and [[Daan van Bunge]] 92 as Netherlands piled on the runs, whereas only one Omani scored in doubled figures as Oman (67) were completely thrashed by Netherlands (325 for 5) by 258 runs.

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{{Limited overs matches
| date = 4 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|OMA}}
| score1 = 184 (48.5 overs)
| score2 = 187/8 (47.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
| runs1 = [[Hemin Desai]] 76 (84)
| wickets1 = [[Sunil Dhaniram]] 3/30 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[John Davison (Canadian cricketer)|John Davison]] 74 (53)
| wickets2 = [[Tariq Hussain]] 3/32 (10 overs)
| result = Canada won by 2 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/212651.html Scorecard]
| venue = Muckamore Cricket Club, [[Muckamore]]
| umpires = [[Asoka de Silva (cricketer)|Asoka de Silva]] (SRI) & Trevor Henry
| motm = [[John Davison (Canadian cricketer)|John Davison]]
| toss = Oman won the toss and elected to bat.
}}

Canada got into trouble against Oman – after having bowled them out for 184, wickets fell around [[John Davison (Canadian cricketer)|John Davison]] – who made 74 – and [[Ian Billcliff]], but eventually the Canadians snared a two-wicket win.

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{{Limited overs matches
| date = 4 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NAM}}
| score1 = 188 (48.4 overs)
| score2 = 189/4 (46.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NED}}
| runs1 = [[Danie Keulder]] 48 (105)
| wickets1 = [[Edgar Schiferli]] 4/50 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Bas Zuiderent]] 65[[not out|*]] (150)
| wickets2 = [[Danie Keulder]] 2/31 (8 overs)
| result = Netherlands won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/212653.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Osborne Park, Belfast|Osborne Park]], [[Belfast]]
| umpires = [[Asad Rauf]] (PAK) & [[Roger Dill]] (BER)
| motm = [[Bas Zuiderent]]
| toss = Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
}}

The Netherlands secured a win over Namibia, but the match was eventually much closer than it could have been. After [[Edgar Schiferli]] took four wickets for 50, helping with bowling Namibia out for 188, [[Bas Zuiderent]] and [[Tom de Grooth]] opened up a partnership of 135. Four quick wickets sent the Dutch struggling to 155 for 4, but Zuiderent and [[Ryan ten Doeschate]] saw them home.

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{{Limited overs matches
| date = 4 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PNG}}
| score1 = 90 (35 overs)
| score2 = 92/5 (19 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SCO}}
| runs1 = [[Asad Vala]] 39 (85)
| wickets1 = [[Dougie Brown]] 4/15 (9 overs)
| runs2 = [[Fraser Watts]] 26[[not out|*]] (49) <br /> [[Ryan Watson (cricketer)|Ryan Watson]] 26 (24)
| wickets2 = [[Toka Gaudi]] 3/30 (8 overs)
| result = Scotland won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/212654.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Instonians Cricket Club]], Shaw's Bridge Lower Ground, [[Belfast]]
| umpires = [[Kevan Barbour]] (ZIM) & Buddhi Pradhan
| motm = [[John Blain (cricketer)|John Blain]]
| toss = Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.
}}

Meanwhile, Papua New Guinea were bowled out for 90 by Scotland, [[John Blain (cricketer)|John Blain]] and [[Dougie Brown]] taking four wickets each, but [[Toka Gaudi]] gave the Scots a scare with his three wickets. However, the Scots managed a five-wicket win.

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{{Limited overs matches
| date = 5 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SCO}}
| score1 = 236/7 (33 overs)
| score2 = 209 (31.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NAM}}
| runs1 = [[Ryan Watson (cricketer)|Ryan Watson]] 87 (82)
| wickets1 = [[Gerrie Snyman]] 4/41 (7 overs)
| runs2 = [[Gerrie Snyman]] 45 (28)
| wickets2 = [[Craig Wright (cricketer)|Craig Wright]] 4/46 (7 overs)
| result = Scotland won by 27 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/212767.html Scorecard]
| venue = Limavady Cricket Club, [[Limavady]]
| umpires = Trevor Henry (IRE) & [[Tony Hill (umpire)|Tony Hill]] (NZ)
| motm = [[Ryan Watson (cricketer)|Ryan Watson]]
| toss = Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = Rain reduced match to 33 overs per side.
}}

Scotland (236 for 7) maintained their 100% record with a 27 run win against Namibia (209 all out) in a game reduced to 33 overs in which [[Ryan Watson (cricketer)|Ryan Watson]] starred with 87.

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{{Limited overs matches
| date = 5 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NED}}
| score1 = 187/9 (35 overs)
| score2 = 162/8 (29.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
| runs1 = [[Feiko Kloppenburg]] 57[[not out|*]] (45)
| wickets1 = [[Umar Bhatti]] 2/31 (7 overs)
| runs2 = [[Desmond Chumney]] 64 (79)
| wickets2 = [[Billy Stelling]] 5/30 (6 overs)
| result = Canada won by 2 wickets ([[Duckworth-Lewis method|D/L]])
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/212765.html Scorecard]
| venue = Woodvale Road, [[Eglinton, County Londonderry|Eglinton]]
| umpires = [[Asoka de Sliva]] (SRI) & [[Roger Dill]] (BER)
| motm = [[Desmond Chumney]] 
| toss = Canada won the toss and elected to field. 
| rain = Rain reduced the match to 35 overs per side. 
*''Rain during Canada's innings reduced the innings to 30 overs. Revised target was 160 from 30 overs.''
}}

The Netherlands (187 for 9) batted first against Canada in a game reduced to 35 overs a side. A further 19&nbsp;minute break for bad light meant the Canadians target was reduced to 160 in 30 overs. Despite 5 for 30 from [[Billy Stelling]], Canada reached their target with one ball and 2 wickets to spare in an innings anchored by [[Desmond Chumney]] with 64.

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{{Limited overs matches
| date = 5 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PNG}}
| score1 = 134/7 (24 overs)
| score2 = 41 (15.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|OMA}}
| runs1 = [[Gimapau Keimelo]] 27 (18)
| wickets1 = [[Hemal Mehta]] 2/19 (5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mohammad Asif (Omani cricketer)|Mohammad Asif]] 10 (19)
| wickets2 = [[Inoa Baeau]] 3/7 (5 overs)
| result = Papua New Guinea won by 93 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/212769.html Scorecard]
| venue = Drummond Cricket CLub, [[Drummond, Londonderry|Drummond]]
| umpires = Krishna Hariharan (IND) & Sarika Prasad (SIN)
| motm = [[Inoa Baeau]]
| toss = Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = Rain reduced match to 24 overs per side. 
}}

Rain reduced Papua New Guinea's match against Oman to a 24 over-a-side affair. The Papuans reached 134 for 7 in their overs, before skittling the Omanis for 41 all out.

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{{Limited overs matches
| date = 7 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|CAN}}
| score1 = 319/4 (50 overs)
| score2 = 159 (39.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PNG}}
| runs1 = [[Ian Billcliff]] 102[[not out|*]] (92)
| wickets1 = [[Gimapau Keimelo]] 3/66 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mahuru Dai]] 52 (70 overs)
| wickets2 = [[Umar Bhatti]] 3/25 (8.2 overs)
| result = Canada won by 160 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/212977.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Strangford Road]], [[Downpatrick]]
| umpires = Krishna Hariharan (IND) & Sarika Prasad (SIN)
| motm = [[Ian Billcliff]]
| toss = Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field. 
}}

With Canada (319 for 4) winning heavily against Papua New Guinea (159 all out), thanks to Billcliff's 102* and Davison's 62, the Canadians made sure they qualified for the World Cup and ODI status on run-rate.

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{{Limited overs matches
| date = 7 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|OMA}}
| score1 = 170/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 173/4 (41.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NAM}}
| runs1 = [[Awal Khan]] 60 (91)
| wickets1 = [[Deon Kotze]] 3/39 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Jan-Berrie Burger]] 49 (82)
| wickets2 = [[Rakesh Sharma]] 2/41 (10 overs)
| result = Namibia won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/212981.html Scorecard]
| venue = North Down Cricket Club, [[Comber]]
| umpires = [[Kevan Barbour]] (ZIM) & [[Roger Dill]] (BER)
| motm = [[Awal Khan]]
| toss = Namibia won the toss and elected to field. 
}}

Namibia (173/4) easily overhauled Oman's score of 170 with almost nine overs to spare.

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{{Limited overs matches
| date = 7 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SCO}}
| score1 = 221 (48.5 overs)
| score2 = 123 (39.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NED}}
| runs1 = [[Cedric English]] 44 (87)
| wickets1 = [[Edgar Schiferli]] 3/39 (8 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ryan ten Doeschate]] 24 (36)
| wickets2 = [[Ryan Watson (cricketer)|Ryan Watson]] 4/24 (7.4 overs)
| result = Scotland won by 98 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/212982.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Civil Service North of Ireland Cricket Club|Civil Service Cricket Club]], [[Stormont (cricket ground)|Stormont]], [[Belfast]]
| umpires = [[Tony Hill (umpire)|Tony Hill]] (NZ) & Shahul Hameed (Indonesia)
| motm = [[Cedric English]]
| toss = Netherlands won the toss and elected to field. 
}}

Scotland (221 all out) maintained their 100% record against the Netherlands (123 all out), which saw Scotland through to the semi-finals. The Netherlands, along with Namibia (173 for 4), who beat Oman (170 for 9) by 6 wickets, qualify for the 5th place semi-finals.

==5th - 8th Knockout stage==

===5th place semi-finals===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 9 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NED}}
| score1 = 314/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 225 (48.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|DEN}}
| runs1 = [[Daan van Bunge]] 137 (118) <br /> [[Bas Zuiderent]] 107 (134)
| wickets1 = [[Thomas Hansen (cricketer)|Thomas Hansen]] 3/41 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Frederik Klokker]] 52 (83)
| wickets2 = [[Pieter Seelaar]] 3/35 (10 overs)
| result = Netherlands won by 89 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/213140.html Scorecard]
| venue = North County Cricket Club Ground, [[Dublin]]
| umpires = [[Asad Rauf]] (PAK) & [[Roger Dill]] (BER)
| motm = [[Daan van Bunge]]
| toss = Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 
}}

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{{Limited overs matches
| date = 9 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NAM}}
| score1 = 240/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 242/6 (47 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|UAE}}
| runs1 = [[Gerrie Snyman]] 83[[not out|*]] (63)
| wickets1 = [[Ali Asad Abbas|Ali Asad]] 2/33 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Khurram Khan]] 92 (94)
| wickets2 = [[Gerrie Snyman]] 2/36 (9 overs)
| result = United Arab Emirates won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/213122.html Scorecard]
| venue = Malahide, [[Dublin]]
| umpires = [[Billy Doctrove]] (WIN) & Trevor Henry (IRE)
| motm = [[Khurram Khan]]
| toss = United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = 
}}

=== 5th place final ===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 11 July
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NED}}
| score1 = 287/4 (50 overs)
| score2 = 142 (31.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|UAE}}
| runs1 = [[Bas Zuiderent]] 116[[not out|*]] (138)
| wickets1 = [[Ali Asad Abbas|Ali Asad]] 2/34 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Fahad Usman]] 30 (24)
| wickets2 = [[Billy Stelling]] 3/33 (6.3 overs)
| result = Netherlands won by 145 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/213291.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Clontarf Cricket Club]], [[Dublin]]
| umpires = [[Asoka de Silva (cricketer)|Asoka de Silva]] (SRI) & [[Tony Hill (umpire)|Tony Hill]] (NZ) 
| motm = [[Bas Zuiderent]]
| toss = United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = 
}}

=== 7th place play-off ===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 11 July
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NAM}}
| score1 = 230/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 127 (37.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|DEN}}
| runs1 = [[Sarel Burger]] 40 (70)
| wickets1 = [[Bobby Chawla]] 3/42 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Baljit Singh (cricketer, born 1977)|Baljit Singh]] 34 (43)
| wickets2 = [[Sarel Burger]] 5/23 (10 overs)
| result = Namibia won by 103 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/213290.html Scorecard]
| venue = The Hills Cricket Club, [[Dublin]]
| umpires = [[Asad Rauf]] (PAK) & [[Kevan Barbour]] (ZIM)
| motm = [[Sarel Burger]]
| toss = Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 
}}

==9th - 12th Knockout stage==
===9th place semi-finals===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 9 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|OMA}}
| score1 = 181 (49.1 overs)
| score2 = 175 (48.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|UGA}}
| runs1 = [[Mohammad Aslam (Omani cricketer)|Mohammad Aslam]] 39 (42)
| wickets1 = [[Patrick Ochan (cricketer)|Patrick Ochan]] 3/26 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Kenneth Kamyuka]] 50 (117)
| wickets2 = [[Tariq Hussain]] 3/29 (10 overs)
| result = Oman won by 6 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/213141.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Observatory Lane]], [[Rathmines]], [[Dublin]]
| umpires = Krishna Hariharan (IND) & [[Subhash Modi]]
| motm = [[Kenneth Kamyuka]]
| toss = Oman won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 
}}

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{{Limited overs matches
| date = 9 July 2005
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PNG}}
| score1 = 171 (43.1 overs)
| score2 = 175/2 (32 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|USA}}
| runs1 = Extras (b 8, lb 8, w 24, nb 4) 44 <br /> [[Ipi Morea]] 25 (36)
| wickets1 = [[Imran Awan (cricketer)|Imran Awan]] 4/46 (7 overs)
| runs2 = [[Steve Massiah]] 56[[not out|*]] (84) <br /> [[Gowkaran Roopnarine]] 56[[not out|*]] (50)
| wickets2 = [[Hitolo Areni]] 1/39 (7 overs) <br /> [[Rarva Dikana]] 1/39 (6 overs)
| result = United States won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/213123.html Scorecard]
| venue = Merrion Cricket Club, [[Dublin]]
| umpires = [[Asoka de Silva (cricketer)|Asoka de Silva]] (SRI) & Buddhi Pradhan (NEP)
| motm = [[Steve Massiah]]
| toss = United States won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = 
}}
=== 9th place final ===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 11 July
| team1 = {{cr-rt|USA}}
| score1 = 345/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 348/7 (49.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|OMA}}
| runs1 = [[Gowkaran Roopnarine]] 98 (108)
| wickets1 = [[Tariq Hussain]] 1/38 (4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Farhan Khan (cricketer, born 1975)|Farhan Khan]] 94[[not out|*]] (47)
| wickets2 = [[Hamish Anthony]] 2/47 (9.1 overs)
| result = Oman won by 3 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/213293.html Scorecard]
| venue = North County Cricket Club, [[Dublin]]
| umpires = [[Roger Dill]] (BER) & Trevor Henry (IRE)
| motm = [[Farhan Khan (cricketer, born 1975)|Farhan Khan]]
| toss = United States won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 
}}

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

{{Limited overs matches
| date = 11 July
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PNG}}
| score1 = 203 (49.5 overs)
| score2 = 202/9 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|UGA}}
| runs1 = [[Arua Uda]] 49 (79)
| wickets1 = [[Emmanuel Isaneez]] 4/48 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Kenneth Kamyuka]] 126[[not out|*]] (138)
| wickets2 = [[Hitolo Areni]] 4/37 (9 overs)
| result = Papua New Guinea won by 1 run
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/213294.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Observatory Lane]], [[Rathmines]], [[Dublin]]
| umpires = [[Subhash Modi]] (KEN) & Buddhi Pradhan (NEP)
| motm = [[Kenneth Kamyuka]] 
| toss = Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 
}}

== Knockout stage ==

===Semi-finals===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 9 July
| team1 = {{cr-rt|CAN}}
| score1 = 238/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 241/6 (49.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
| runs1 = [[Desmond Chumney]] 35 (67) <br /> [[Sunil Dhaniram]] 35 (48)
| wickets1 = [[Andre Botha (cricketer)|Andre Botha]] 4/47 (9 overs)
| runs2 = [[Peter Gillespie]] 64[[not out|*]] (70)
| wickets2 = [[Kevin Sandher]] 3/46 (10 overs)
| result = Ireland won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/213115.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Clontarf Cricket Club]], [[Dublin]]
| umpires = [[Tony Hill (umpire)|Tony Hill]] (NZ) & Sarika Prasad (SIN)
| motm = [[Peter Gillespie]]
| toss = Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = 
}}

----
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 9 July
| team1 = {{cr-rt|BER}}
| score1 = 219/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 222/4 (46.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SCO}}
| runs1 = [[Dean Minors]] 53[[not out|*]] (53)
| wickets1 = [[Paul Hoffmann (cricketer)|Paul Hoffmann]] 3/28 (9 overs)
| runs2 = [[Cedric English]] 75[[not out|*]] (111)
| wickets2 = [[Dennis Archer (cricketer)|Dennis Archer]] 3/40 (10 overs)
| result = Scotland won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/213114.html Scorecard]
| venue = The Hills Cricket Club, [[Dublin]]
| umpires = [[Kevan Barbour]] (ZIM) & Shahul Hameed (Indonesia)
| motm = [[Cedric English]]
| toss = Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 
}}

=== 3rd place play-off ===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 11 July
| team1 = {{cr-rt|BER}}
| score1 = 195 (48.5 overs)
| score2 = 197/5 (43.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
| runs1 = [[Irving Romaine]] 71 (90)
| wickets1 = [[Sanjayan Thuraisingam]] 2/16 (9.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Zubin Surkari]] 47 (62)
| wickets2 = [[Saleem Mukuddem]] 2/41 (10 overs)
| result = Canada won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/213289.html Scorecard]
| venue = Malahide, [[Dublin]]
| umpires = [[Billy Doctrove]] (WIN) & Shahul Hameed (Indonesia)
| motm = [[Ian Billcliff]]
| toss = Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 
}}

===Final===

{{Limited overs matches
| date = 13 July
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SCO}}
| score1 = 324/8 (50.0 overs)
| score2 = 277/9 (50.0 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
| runs1 = [[Ryan Watson (cricketer)|Ryan Watson]] 94 (99)
| wickets1 = [[Gordon Cooke]] 3/70 (9 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ed Joyce]] 81 (82)
| wickets2 = [[Craig Wright (cricketer)|Craig Wright]] 3/48 (7 overs)
| result = Scotland won by 47 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/213425.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Clontarf Cricket Club Ground]], [[Dublin]]
| umpires = Tony Hill (NZ) and Shahul Hameed (Ina)
| motm = [[Ryan Watson (cricketer)|Ryan Watson]] (Sco)
| toss = Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
}}

==Final standings==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position !! Team !! Status
|- style="background: #cfc"
| style="text-align:center;"| 1st
| {{cr|Scotland}}
| rowspan=5| Qualified for the [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007 World Cup]] and gained [[One Day International|ODI status]] until 2009
|- style="background: #cfc"
| style="text-align:center;"| 2nd
| {{cr|Ireland}}
|- style="background: #cfc"
| style="text-align:center;"| 3rd
| {{cr|Canada}}
|- style="background: #cfc"
| style="text-align:center;"| 4th
| {{cr|Bermuda}}
|- style="background: #cfc"
| style="text-align:center;"| 5th
| {{cr|Netherlands}}
|- style="background: #fcc"
| style="text-align:center;"| 6th
| {{cr|UAE}}
| rowspan=7| Relegated to [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One|2007 Division One]]
|- style="background: #fcc"
| style="text-align:center;"| 7th 
| {{cr|Namibia}}
|- style="background: #fcc"
| style="text-align:center;"| 8th 
| {{cr|Denmark}}
|- style="background: #fcc"
| style="text-align:center;"| 9th 
| {{cr|Oman}}
|- style="background: #fcc"
| style="text-align:center;"| 10th 
| {{cr|USA}}<sup>1</sup>
|- style="background: #fcc"
| style="text-align:center;"| 11th
| {{cr|PNG}}
|- style="background: #fcc"
| style="text-align:center;"| 12th
| {{cr|Uganda}}
|}
<sup>1</sup> – On August 9, 2005 the ICC expelled the [[United States national cricket team|USA]], which saw them not compete in the 2007 Division One.<ref name="Susp">{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/icc-expels-usa-from-intercontinental-cup-215409|title=ICC expels USA from Intercontinental Cup|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

== Leading batsmen ==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%;text-align:right"
! colspan="4"| 2005 ICC Trophy – leading batsmen by runs
|-
! Name
! Team
! Runs
! Bat avg
|-
| align="left"| [[Bas Zuiderent]]
| align="left"| [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]] || 474 || 118.50
|-
| align="left"| [[Ed Joyce]]
| align="left"| [[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]] || 399 || 99.75
|-
| align="left"| [[Ian Billcliff]]
| align="left"| [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]] || 315 || 78.75
|-
| align="left"| [[John Davison (Canadian cricketer)|John Davison]]
| align="left"| [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]] || 312 || 44.57
|-
| align="left"| [[Daan van Bunge]]
| align="left"| [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]] || 291 || 48.50
|-
| align="left"| [[Kenneth Kamyuka]]
| align="left"| [[Uganda national cricket team|Uganda]] || 246 || 61.50
|-
| align="left"| [[Khurram Khan]]
| align="left"| [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|United Arab Emirates]] || 239 || 39.83
|-
| align="left"| [[Steve Massiah]]
| align="left"| [[United States national cricket team|USA]] || 232 || 58.00
|-
| align="left"| [[Janeiro Tucker]]
| align="left"| [[Bermuda national cricket team|Bermuda]] || 232 || 46.40
|-
| align="left"| [[Gerrie Snyman]]
| align="left"| [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]] || 228 || 45.60
|}
Source:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/ICCT2005/STATS/ICCT2005_AVS_BAT_MOST_RUNS.html|title=ICC Trophy, 2005 Batting - Most Runs|website=static.espncricinfo.com}}</ref>

== Leading bowlers ==
{| class="wikitable"  style="width:60%;text-align:right"
! colspan="4"| 2005 ICC Trophy – leading bowlers by wickets taken
|-
! Name
! Team
! Wickets
! Bowl avg
|-
| align="left"| [[Paul Hoffmann (cricketer)|Paul Hoffmann]]
| align="left"| [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]] || 17 || 10.17
|-
| align="left"| [[Edgar Schiferli]]
| align="left"| [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]] || 17 || 14.64
|-
| align="left"| [[Ryan ten Doeschate]]
| align="left"| [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]] || 15 || 9.73
|-
| align="left"| [[Thomas Hansen (cricketer)|Thomas Hansen]]
| align="left"| [[Denmark national cricket team|Denmark]] || 15 || 14.00
|-
| align="left"| [[Kevin Sandher]]
| align="left"| [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]] || 13 || 14.07
|-
| align="left"| [[Sarel Burger]]
| align="left"| [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]] || 13 || 16.69
|-
| align="left"| [[Hamish Anthony]]
| align="left"| [[United States national cricket team|USA]] || 12 || 19.50
|-
| align="left"| [[Trent Johnston]]
| align="left"| [[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]] || 12 || 21.08
|-
| align="left"| [[Billy Stelling]]
| align="left"| [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]] || 11 || 14.81
|-
| align="left"| [[Dougie Brown]]
| align="left"| [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]] || 11 || 16.18
|-
| align="left"| [[John Blain (cricketer)|John Blain]]
| align="left"| [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]] || 11 || 18.90
|-
| align="left"| [[Kenneth Kamyuka]]
| align="left"| [[Uganda national cricket team|Uganda]] || 11 || 21.72
|-
| align="left"| [[Ahmed Nadeem]]
| align="left"| [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|United Arab Emirates]] || 11 || 23.00
|-
| align="left"| [[David Borchersen]]
| align="left"| [[Denmark national cricket team|Denmark]] || 11 || 23.18
|}

Source:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/ICCT2005/STATS/ICCT2005_AVS_BOWL_MOST_WKTS.html|title=ICC Trophy, 2005 Bowling - Most Wickets|website=static.espncricinfo.com}}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Cricket}}
* [[ICC Trophy]]
* [[2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup]]
* [[ICC Intercontinental Cup]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050701032224/http://www.cricketeurope.org/ICCT2005/home.shtml Official website of the 2005 ICC Trophy]
* [http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/ICCT2005/ Cricinfo site on the 2005 ICC Trophy]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050626023108/http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/events/icctrophy/ ICC site on the 2005 ICC Trophy]

{{International cricket in 2005}}
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