2001 ICC Trophy
The 2001 ICC Trophy was a cricket tournament played in Ontario, Canada in 2001. It was the Cricket World Cup qualification tournament for the 2003 Cricket World Cup. Three spots in the World Cup were on offer and the Netherlands, host nation Canada and for the first time, Namibia qualified. Scotland failed to qualify after losing in the 3rd place play-off and finishing fourth. The Netherlands won the final against Namibia.
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) | Canada |
| Champions | Netherlands (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Namibia |
| Participants | 24 |
| Player of the series | Roland Lefebvre |
| Most runs | Daniel Keulder (366) |
| Most wickets | Roland Lefebvre (20) Soren Vestergaard (20) |
Bangladesh had, by then, been promoted to full Test and ODI status, and so did not take part in this competition, and Kenya had gained full ODI status, and therefore both countries qualified for the 2003 Cricket World Cup automatically.
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