The 1990 ICC Trophy was a limited-overs cricket tournament held in the Netherlands between 4 June and 23 June 1990. It was the fourth ICC Trophy tournament to be staged, and the first to be held outside England. It was also the first ICC Trophy competition to have a title sponsor, being known officially as the Unibind ICC Trophy. As in previous Trophies, matches were played over 60 overs a side and with white clothing and red balls.
Zimbabwe won the competition for the third successive time, beating the Netherlands in the final for the second time, and also winning every game they played in the tournament. The tournament served as the Cricket World Cup qualification process – as winners, Zimbabwe qualified for the 1992 World Cup. Shortly after the Trophy had been staged, Zimbabwe were in any case promoted to Full Member status of the ICC.
Teams and squads
Seventeen teams contested the tournament. All nineteen associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) at the time were eligible to compete at the tournament, with Japan and West Africa the only ones not to send a team.
First round
Teams
Group A: Canada, Malaysia, Singapore, Zimbabwe
Group B: Bangladesh, Bermuda, Fiji, Kenya
Group C: Denmark, East and Central Africa, Gibraltar, USA
Group D: Argentina, Hong Kong, Israel, Netherlands, Papua New Guinea
Summary of results
Note: the winning team is always given first. Italics indicate the side winning the toss.
Group A
Canada (118/2) beat Singapore (108ao: MJ Prashad 4–21) by eight wickets. Zimbabwe (81/1: A Flower 56*) beat Malaysia (80ao: AJ Traicos 4–10) by nine wickets. Canada (153/2: P Prashad 52*) beat Malaysia (148ao: A Stevens 56; BB Seebaran 4–34) by eight wickets. Zimbabwe (109/0: GW Flower 53*, GA Paterson 52*) beat Singapore (108ao: Jarvis 4–21) by ten wickets. Zimbabwe (215ao: GW Flower 70) beat Canada (147ao) by 68 runs. Singapore (151/6: B Balakrishnan 55*) beat Malaysia (147ao) by four wickets.
Group B
Bangladesh (190/7) beat Kenya (189/9) by three wickets. Fiji (206/9: VSJ Campbell 55) beat Bermuda (148ao) by 58 runs. Bangladesh (175ao) beat Bermuda (139ao) by 36 runs. Kenya (169/6) beat Fiji (168/8: CAC Browne 66*) by two wickets. (50 overs a side) Bangladesh (193/7) beat Fiji (189ao) by three wickets. Bermuda (280ao: W Smith 57, T Smith 54) beat Kenya (214/9) by 66 runs.
Group C
USA (198/7: ZA Amin 53) beat Gibraltar (103ao: KR Khan 4–11, ZA Amin 4–29) by 95 runs. (50 overs a side) Denmark (197/9: S Mikkelsen 54*) beat East and Central Africa (94ao: OH Mortensen 4–30) by 103 runs. Denmark (129/3) beat Gibraltar (128ao: OH Mortensen 4–27) by seven wickets. No result between USA (404/9: E Peart 101, H Blackman 100; FM Sarigat 4–76) and East and Central Africa (44/2). Replay of above game: USA (186/5: H Blackman 63; BR Bouri 4–44) beat East and Central Africa (184ao: R Benjamin 5–27) by five wickets. Gibraltar (124/3) beat East and Central Africa (123ao: H Patadia 55; R Brooks 4–18) by seven wickets. USA (224/8: E Peart 59; N Bindslev 4–53) beat Denmark (212ao: JS Jensen 57) by 12 runs.
Group D
Papua New Guinea (265/7: T Ao 88, T Raka 59*) beat Argentina (98o) by 167 runs. Netherlands (402/4: R Gomes 169*, NE Clarke 154) beat Israel (64ao: SW Lubbers 4–13) by 338 runs. Israel (129/9) beat Argentina (127ao: A Moss 5–27) by one wicket. Netherlands (184/3: NE Clarke 116*) beat Hong Kong (178/7) by seven wickets. Papua New Guinea (220/7: R Ila 56, C Amini 50) beat Hong Kong (184ao: DA Jones 71; K Loi 5–34) by 36 runs. Netherlands (302/7: RP Lefebvre 109*, NE Clarke 61) beat Argentina (79ao) by 223 runs. Hong Kong (230/9: NP Stearns 57; AG Morris 4–38) beat Argentina (164ao: GWA Ferguson 57; D Paull 5–27, S Tariq 4–34) by 63 runs. Papua New Guinea (190ao: T Ao 59) beat Israel (133/9) by 57 runs. (50 overs a side) Hong Kong (323/4: J Marsden 150, MN Sabine 60*, SN Krishna Kumar 58) beat Israel (179ao: DN Brettell 4–53) by 144 runs. Netherlands (237ao: TBM de Leede 50) beat Papua New Guinea (77ao) by 160 runs.
First round group tables
Teams highlighted in yellow qualified for the second round.