AMERICAS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2000
The
inaugural Americas Cricket Championships 2000 was held in Toronto, Canada from
August 5-12, 2000 with participating teams from the regions four Associate Members
(Argentina, Bermuda, Canada and the USA) and the region’s leading Affiliate
Member (Cayman Islands). The critical importance of this tournament cannot be
overlooked, as it represented a dress rehearsal for the performances of the
following year’s 2001 ICC Trophy which was hosted in Canada as well, with good
performance from all the teams which participated. All games during this inaugural
competition were played on newly laid turf pitches and this has set the standard
by which all subsequent championships will be judged.
The
tournament was an enjoyable experience for all of the participants, who had
the benefit of enjoying the city of Toronto and its many tourist attractions.
The on the field highlights included, Bermuda’s Charlie Marshall’s 164 in the
first game, and the rarity of three brothers on the same team (Wight brothers
representing the Cayman Islands), and the one run victory of the USA over the
Caymans. The Table below illustrates the final points standings:
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Played
|
Won
|
Lost
|
Points
|
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CANADA
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
8
|
|
BERMUDA
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
6
|
|
USA
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
|
CAYMAN ISLANDS
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
|
ARGENTINA
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
Monday 7 August
Bermuda
(346 for 8, C. Marshall 164) beat Argentina (153 for 9) by 193 runs
USA (138 FOR 9) beat Cayman Islands (137 all out) by 1 wicket
Tuesday
8 August
Cayman
Islands (206 for 9, M. Wight 46) beat Argentina (78 for 4) by 30 runs D/L method
Canada (251 for 8, P. Prashad) beat USA (71 for 5) by 74 runs D/L method
Thursday
10 August
Canada
(160 for 5) beat Argentina (158 for 9) by 5 wickets
Bermuda (105 all out, R. Bovell 5/35) beat Cayman Islands (73 all out) by 32
runs
Friday
11 August
Bermuda
(232 all out, C. Marshall 95, N. Islam 6/33) beat USA (149 all out) by 83 runs
Canada (112 all out, S. Gordon 4/15) beat Cayman Islands (63 all out, G. Codrington
5/13) by 49 runs
Saturday
12 August
USA
(243 all out, R. Denny 84) beat Argentina (202 all out, N. DeSilva 5/50) by
41 runs)
Canada (190 for 3, N. Ifill 78*, J. Harris 60) beat Bermuda (186 all out, d.
Archer 59) by 7 wickets
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