ICC Media Release

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The ICC Trophy celebrates 25 years in Ireland in 2005. It was first staged in England in 1979 with Sri Lanka beating Canada in the final and 2005 will be the eighth event.

There have been five different winners in the seven previous events ö Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, UAE, Bangladesh and Holland. Three of the former winners ö Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh have gone on to earn Test match status with Zimbabwe (1982, 1986 and 1990) the only nation to have won the ICC Trophy more than once

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka beat Canada in the inaugural ICC Trophy in 1979. It went on to play its first Test match in February 1982, establishing itself as a competitive force at the highest level and winning the ICC Cricket World Cup in 1996.

Canada v Sri Lanka at Worcester - June 21, 1979
Sri Lanka won by 60 runs. Sri Lanka 324-8 (60 ov); Canada 264-5 (60 ov).

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is the only country to have won the ICC Trophy more than once, completing a hat-trick of victories between 1982 and 1990. It became an ICC Full Member in 1992, playing its first Test match against India in October 1992.

Bermuda v Zimbabwe at Leicester - July 10, 1982
Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets. Bermuda 231-8 (60 ov); Zimbabwe 232-5 (54.3 ov).

Holland v Zimbabwe at Lord's - July 7, 1986
Zimbabwe won by 25 runs. Zimbabwe 243-9 (60 ov); Holland 218 (58.4 ov).

Holland v Zimbabwe at The Hague - June 23, 1990
Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets. Holland 197-9 (60 ov); Zimbabwe 198-4 (54.2 ov).

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates was a surprise winner in 1994, beating Kenya on home soil in the final over of a tight high-scoring final.

Kenya v United Arab Emirates at Nairobi - March 6, 1994
United Arab Emirates won by 2 wickets. Kenya 281-6 (50 ov); United Arab Emirates 282-8 (49.1 ov).

Bangladesh became the third Asian nation to win the ICC Trophy in 1997 in Malaysia. For the second ICC Trophy in a row, Kenya was the unlucky loser in the final, this time losing on the final ball of a rain-affected match.

Bangladesh v Kenya at Kuala Lumpur - April 12, 1997
Bangladesh won by 2 wickets. Kenya 241-7 (50 ov); Bangladesh 166-8 (25 ov).

Holland

Twice runners-up, Holland claimed the ICC Trophy for the first time in 2001, beating unexpected finalist Namibia. As in 1997, the match went down to the final ball when, in a final unexpected twist in a tense low-scoring match, a mis-field and overthrows allowed Holland to claim the three runs required for victory.

Namibia v Netherlands at Toronto - July 15, 2001
Netherlands won by 2 wickets. Namibia 195-9 (50 ov); Netherlands 196-8 (50 ov).