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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:

 

Played

Won

Lost

Points

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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