The 2009–10 ICC Intercontinental Cup was the fifth edition of the ICC Intercontinental Cup tournament, an international first-class cricket competition between nations who had not been awarded Test status by the International Cricket Council. The first fixtures were played in July 2009. The format was changed[1] since the previous edition, with a two division system being introduced. The 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier also served as a qualifier for this tournament. The top six teams from the qualifier, along with a Zimbabwe XI, would compete in a round robin top division. The teams ranked 7th–10th in the competition would contest the ICC Intercontinental Shield.
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| Dates | 2 July 2009 – 6 December 2010 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | First-Class cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Final |
| Champions |  Afghanistan (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Scotland |
| Participants | 7 |
| Matches | 22 |
| Most runs |  Mohammad Shahzad (802) |
| Most wickets | Hameed Hasan (43) |
Table
edit| Team | Points | P | W | L | D | FI | A |
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| Afghanistan
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97 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Scotland
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89 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
 Zimbabwe XI
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72 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
 Ireland
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55 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Kenya
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43 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Netherlands
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15 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Canada
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9 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
- Win – 14 points
- Draw if more than 10 hours of play lost – 7 points (otherwise 3 points)
- First Innings leader – 6 points (independent of final result)
- Abandoned without a ball played – 10 points.[2]
Matches
edit2009 season
edit2009–10 season
edit2010 season
edit10–13 June
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- Scotland won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Scotland 20, Netherlands 0
25–28 July
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- Zimbabwe XI won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Zimbabwe XI 20, Netherlands 0.
2010–11 season
edit31 August – 3 September 2010
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- Canada won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Ireland 20, Canada 0.
- Play was reduced on Days 3 and 4 due to rain.
20 –23 September 2010
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Zimbabwe XI 9, Ireland 3.
2–5 October 2010
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Afghanistan 20, Kenya 0.
Final
editSummary
edit2009 season
editThe tournament began in July when Scotland beat Canada in Aberdeen, inside three days.[5] Kenya then drew with Ireland in Eglinton.[6] Paul Stirling scored his first century in the first innings.[7] In the third match Daan van Bunge scored 98 not for the Netherlands in the draw with Canada in Rotterdam.[8] In August Kenya visited Canada in King City. Steve Tikolo had a brilliant performance, scoring two centuries in the match for a total of 326 runs,[9] with Kenya winning the game by 247 runs.[10] Afghanistan made their debut in first class cricket, visiting Mutare to play the Zimbabwe XI. Noor Ali scored two centuries in this match (230 runs), securing the draw.[11] Tatenda Taibu also scored two centuries for 279 runs.[12] In a match reduced by rain on the final day, Scotland and Ireland played out a draw in Aberdeen.[13] Qasim Sheikh and William Porterfield made centuries, but Regan West took seven Scottish wickets for 88 runs in Scotland's 2nd innings. In Amstelveen, Afghanistan secured their first win, beating the Netherlands by one wicket.[14] Afghanistan's ninth 2nd Innings wicket fell with only six runs needed for victory; Samiullah Shenwari scored the winning runs with a four for the first victory for Afghanistan in first class cricket.
2009-10 season
editZimbabwe XI defeated Kenya with a notable performance of Vusi Sibanda, who scored 209 and 116*.[15] Afghanistan scored their second win versus Ireland in Dambulla.[16] Scotland made the target to obtain the win versus Kenya. Dewald Nel took 5 wickets, included to Morris Ouma, who scored 106 runs in the second inning.[17] In February Afghanistan in Sharjah won on third occasion in the Intercontinental Cup by defeating Canada, with an amazing second innings of 494 runs. This was the ninth highest fourth-innings run chase in first-class cricket.[18] Mohammad Shahzad contributed to the victory with 214 runs. The same day Kenya made a run chase of 320 runs versus Netherlands.[19]
Statistics and records
editStatistics and records for the 2009–10 Intercontinental Cup.
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Most runs[20]
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Most wickets[21]
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References
edit- ^ "ICC Intercontinental Cup to be expanded to two divisions for 2009–10". ICC Europe. 19 May 2009. Archived from the original on 28 May 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
- ^ ICC – Intercontinental Cup Archived 10 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine icc-cricket.yahoo.com
- ^ "ICC Intercontinental Cup 2009/10 Fixtures". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ "Zimbabwe forfeit Cup match against Scotland". ESPNcricinfo. 29 September 2010. Archived from the original on 1 October 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
- ^ "Scotland overcome Jyoti and Barnett". ESPNcricinfo. 4 July 2004. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
- ^ "Kenya hang on to secure draw". ESPNcricinfo. 6 July 2004. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
- ^ "Stirling sparkles but Tikolo strikes back". ESPNcricinfo. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
- ^ "van Bunge heroics seals draw". ESPNcricinfo. 18 July 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
- ^ "Waters and Tikolo hand Kenya the advantage". ESPNcricinfo. 16 August 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
- ^ "Varaiya spins Kenya to thumping win". ESPNcricinfo. 17 August 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
- ^ "Noor century secures draw". ESPNcricinfo. 19 August 2009. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
- ^ "Taibu keeps Zimbabwe fighting". ESPNcricinfo. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
- ^ "Rain thwarts Ireland, Scotland take first-innings points". Cricinf.com. 20 August 2009. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
- ^ "Afghanistan clinch low-scoring thriller". ESPNcricinfo. 26 August 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
- ^ "Superb Sibanda takes Zimbabwe home". ESPNcricinfo. 10 October 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ "Ahmadzai inspires Afghanistan win". ESPNcricinfo. 24 January 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ "Nel and Lockhart seal Scotland win". ESPNcricinfo. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ "Afghanistan chase down 494 with Shahzad double". ESPNcricinfo. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ "Kenya complete impressive chase". ESPNcricinfo. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ "ICC Intercontinental Cup, 2009–10 – Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 8 January 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ^ "ICC Intercontinental Cup, 2009–10 – Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 8 January 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2010.