1993 British Isles Championship
| Administrator(s) | English Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round robin] |
| Host(s) |  England |
| Champions | [NCA England] (1st title) |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 6 |
| Official website | Cricket Europe |
The 1993 British Isles Championship is a cricket tournament that took place in 1993 in England[1]. It was initiative to help in development of cricket in British Isles. The tournament was won by England NCA while Ireland came second. It was the first of 9 such tournaments held which was later replaced with European Cricket Championship
Teams
Relegated from 2008 Division Four
Remaining from 2008 Division Five
Promoted from 2009 Division Six
Squads
 Bahrain
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 Fiji
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 Jersey
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|---|---|---|
 Nepal
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 Singapore
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 United States
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|---|---|---|
Group stage
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Fixtures
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26 February
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- 4 overs lost in the USA innings due to crowd trouble at 150/5 off 32 overs. Revised target of 157 off 46 overs.
Play-offs
Statistics
| Most runs | Most wickets | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Massiah |
289 | Kevin Darlington |
14 |
| Dean Morrison |
251 | Qamar Saeed |
13 |
| Paras Khadka |
250 | Rahul Vishwakarma |
12 |
| Monish Arora |
233 | Basanta Regmi |
12 |
| Ryan Driver |
232 | Lennox Cush |
12 |
Post-tournament
After the conclusion of the tournament the teams will be distributed as follows:
- Nepal & United States: Promoted to 2010 Division Four[4]
- Singapore& Bahrain: Remain in 2012 Division Five[4]
- Jersey & Fiji: Relegated to 2011 Division Six[4]
The match between USA and Nepal on 26 February was under investigation by the ICC for the crowd trouble and the calculations of the net-run rate which denied Singapore promotion to Division 4.[5] On May 9, the ICC released a report, which upheld the umpires decisions during the match and retained the outcome of the tournament.[6]
TV coverage
The tournament was covered live on Nepal Television's second channel NTV2 or NTV Metro. This was the first time that any World Cricket League tournament is being broadcasted live on TV. Only the games at Tribhuvan University ground were broadcasted live.
References
- ^ http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/1993/TOURNAMENTS/TRIPLECROWN/about.shtml.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b Afghanistan and Hong Kong take a step closer to ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, ICC, 10 October 2008
- ^ a b Results of 2008 Division Five at tournament official website
- ^ a b c d e World Cricket League to continue and expand by Andrew Nixon, 25 May 2008 at CricketEurope
- ^ "ICC announces team to investigate Nepal incident". March 4, 2010.
- ^ Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 5 Investigation