Triple Crown Tournament

The Triple Crown Tournament was a cricket competition staged annually from 1993 to 2001 between the Home Nations; that is to say Ireland, Scotland, Wales and a team representing England. England were not represented by the professional English cricket team, but rather by an England Amateur XI in 1993 and 1994, by an England National Cricket Association XI in 1995 and 1996, and an England Cricket Board XI from 1997 onwards.

Matches were one-day affairs, and were 55 overs a side in the first three tournaments, but 50 overs thereafter. Although internationals, they are considered minor matches, that is, games without the List A status granted to more important one-day competitions. The venue for the tournament rotated around the four competing nations, with England hosting the first competition.

In the nine years of the competition, Scotland were by some way the most successful team, winning five titles compared with three for England, one for Ireland and none for Wales.

1993 British Isles Championship

1993 British Isles Championship or 1993 Triple Crown Tournament

Administrator(s)	English Cricket Board
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin
Host(s)	England
Champions	[NCA England] (1st title)
Participants	4
Matches played	6
Official website	Cricket Europe

The 1993 British Isles Championship is a cricket tournament that took place in 1993 in England.^[1] It was an initiative to help in the development of cricket in British Isles. The tournament was won by England NCA while Ireland came second. It was the first of 9 such tournaments held which was later replaced with European Cricket Championship

Group stage

Team P W L T NR Points  England NCA 3 2 1 0 0 4  Ireland 3 2 1 0 0 4  Scotland 3 1 2 0 0 2  Wales 3 1 2 0 0 2 Fixtures  Ireland defeat  Scotland by 5 wickets  England NCA defeat  Wales by 9 wickets  Ireland defeat  England NCA by 13 Runs  Scotland defeat  Wales by 6 Runs  Wales defeat  Ireland by 15 Runs  England NCA defeat  Scotland Result  England National Cricket Academy won the tournament winning on Run Rate.  Ireland came second in the tournament 1994 British Isles Championship 1994 British Isles Championship or 1994 Triple Crown Tournament Administrator(s) English Cricket Board Cricket format Limited overs cricket Tournament format(s) Round-robin Host(s) Scotland Champions Scotland (1st title) Participants 4 Matches played 6 Official website Cricket Europe The 1994 British Isles Championship is a cricket tournament that took place in 1994 in Scotland.[3] It was an initiative to help in the development of cricket in British Isles. The tournament was won by Scotland while England NCA came second. It was the second of 9 such tournaments held which was later replaced with European Cricket Championship Teams  England NCA (England Amateur XI)  Ireland  Scotland  Wales[2] Group stage Team P W L T NR Points  Scotland 3 2 1 0 0 4  England NCA 3 2 1 0 0 4  Ireland 3 1 2 0 0 2  Wales 3 1 2 0 0 2 Fixtures  England NCA defeat  Ireland by 9 wickets  Wales defeat  Scotland  Scotland defeat  Ireland by 34 Runs  England NCA defeat  Wales  Ireland defeat  Wales by 15 Runs  Scotland defeat  England NCA by losing fewer wickets (scores level) Result  Scotland won the tournament winning on Run Rate.  England National Cricket Academy came second in the tournament 1995 British Isles Championship 1995 British Isles Championship or 1995 Triple Crown Tournament Administrator(s) English Cricket Board Cricket format Limited overs cricket Tournament format(s) Round-robin Host(s) Northern Ireland Champions Scotland (2nd title) Participants 4 Matches played 6 Official website Cricket Europe The 1995 British Isles Championship is a cricket tournament that took place in 1995 in Northern Ireland.[4] It was a continuation of the initiative to help in the development of cricket in British Isles. The tournament was won by Scotland while England NCA came second. It was the third of 9 such tournaments held which was later replaced with European Cricket Championship and Scotland won the second successive title Teams  England NCA (England Amateur XI)  Ireland  Scotland  Wales[5] Group stage Team P W L T NR Points  Scotland 3 3 0 0 0 6  England NCA 3 2 1 0 0 4  Ireland 3 1 2 0 0 2  Wales 3 0 3 0 0 0 Fixtures  Ireland defeat  Wales by 6 wickets  Scotland defeat  England NCA by 6 wickets  Scotland defeat  Ireland in a Bowl-out  England NCA defeat  Wales in a Bowl-out  England NCA defeat  Ireland by 1 Run  Scotland defeat  Wales by 6 Wickets Result  Scotland won the tournament for the second time. It was a first time a team won on points and not Run Rate.  England National Cricket Academy came second in the tournament 1996 British Isles Championship 1996 British Isles Championship or 1996 Triple Crown Tournament Administrator(s) English Cricket Board Cricket format Limited overs cricket Tournament format(s) Round-robin Host(s) Wales Champions Ireland (1st title) Participants 4 Matches played 6 Official website Cricket Europe The 1996 British Isles Championship is a cricket tournament that took place in 1996 in Wales.[6] It was a continuation of the initiative to help in the development of cricket in British Isles. The tournament was won by Ireland while England NCA came second. It was the fourth of 9 such tournaments held which was later replaced with European Cricket Championship. Ireland won the tournament for the first time and it was their first title in multi-nation cricket tournament. Teams  England NCA (England Amateur XI)  Ireland  Scotland  Wales[7] Group stage Team P W L T NR Points  Ireland 3 2 1 0 0 4  England NCA 3 2 1 0 0 4  Scotland 3 1 2 0 0 2  Wales 3 1 2 0 0 2 Fixtures  Ireland defeat  Wales by 5 wickets  England NCA defeat  Scotland by 9 wickets  Scotland defeat  Ireland by 7 wickets  England NCA defeat  Wales by 16 runs  Ireland defeat  England NCA by 7 wickets  Scotland defeat  Wales by 4 Wickets Result  Ireland won the tournament for the first time. They won on points and Net Run Rate.  England National Cricket Academy came second in the tournament for a third time in a row 1997 British Isles Championship 1997 British Isles Championship or 1997 Triple Crown Tournament Administrator(s) English Cricket Board Cricket format Limited overs cricket Tournament format(s) Round-robin Host(s) England Champions [Scotland] (3rd title) Participants 4 Matches played 6 Official website Cricket Europe The 1997 British Isles Championship is a cricket tournament that took place in 1997 in England.[8] This was the fifth tournament initiated to help in the development of cricket in British Isles. The tournament was won by Scotland while England Cricket Board XI came second. This tournament was later replaced with European Cricket Championship. This was the first appearance for England CB XI who replaced England NCA for future tournaments Teams  England Cricket Board XI  Ireland  Scotland  Wales[2] Group stage Team P W L T NR Points  Scotland 3 3 0 0 0 6  England CB XI 3 2 1 0 0 4  Ireland 3 1 2 0 0 2  Wales 3 0 3 0 0 0 Fixtures  England CB XI 351-5 defeat  Wales 130-10 by 221 Runs  Scotland 218-6 defeat  Ireland 199-10 by 19 Runs  England CB XI 209-10 defeat  Ireland 190-10 by 19 Runs  Scotland 246-6 defeat  Wales 245-5 by 1 Run  Wales 186-9 lost to  Ireland in a Bowl-Out 0-4  Scotland defeat  England CB XI in a Bowl-Out 3-2 Result  Scotland won the tournament winning for a record third time.  England CB XI came second in the tournament. 1998 British Isles Championship 1998 British Isles Championship or 1998 Triple Crown Tournament Administrator(s) English Cricket Board Cricket format Limited overs cricket Tournament format(s) Round-robin Host(s) Scotland Champions England CB XI (1st title) Participants 4 Matches played 6 Official website Cricket Europe The 1998 British Isles Championship is a cricket tournament that took place in 1998 in Scotland.[9] It was second time Scotland hosted this initiative to help in the development of cricket in British Isles. The tournament was won by England CB XI while Scotland came second. It was the first win for ECB XI who had replaced England NCA in the last tournament.This tournament after 2001 was replaced with European Cricket Championship Teams  England CB XI  Ireland  Scotland  Wales[2] Group stage Team P W L T NR Points  England CB XI 3 2 1 0 0 4  Scotland 3 2 1 0 0 4  Ireland 3 2 1 0 0 4  Wales 3 0 3 0 0 0 Fixtures  Scotland 160-9 defeat  Ireland 151-10 by 9 Runs  England CB XI 271-5 defeat  Wales 127-10 by 144 Runs  Wales 164-9 lost to  Scotland 167-7 by 3 Wickets  Ireland 171-9 defeat  England CB XI 167-9 by 4 Runs  England CB XI 204-8 defeat  Scotland 202-8 by 2 Runs  Ireland 224-6 defeat  Wales 207-10 by 17 Runs Result  England CB XI won the tournament winning on Run Rate for the first time.  Scotland came second in the tournament 1999 British Isles Championship 1999 British Isles Championship or 1999 Triple Crown Tournament Administrator(s) English Cricket Board Cricket format Limited overs cricket Tournament format(s) Round-robin Host(s) Ireland Champions Scotland (4th title) Participants 4 Matches played 6 Official website Cricket Europe The 1999 British Isles Championship is a cricket tournament that took place in 1999 in Ireland.[10] It was a continuation of the initiative to help in the development of cricket in British Isles and first time hosted by Ireland. Ireland who have a combined team for North and South Ireland, last time hosted the tournament in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The tournament was won by Scotland while England CB XI came second. The tournaments which was later replaced with European Cricket Championship was won by Scotland for a record fourth time. It was the first time in this tournament that Wales did not finish at the bottom. Teams  England CB XI  Ireland  Scotland  Wales[11] Group stage Team P W L T NR Points  Scotland 3 3 0 0 0 12  England CB XI 3 2 1 0 0 8  Wales 3 1 2 0 0 4  Ireland 3 0 3 0 0 0 Fixtures  Scotland 234-8 defeat  Ireland 231-8 by 2 Wickets  England CB XI 236-10 defeat  Wales 142-10 by 94 Runs  Scotland 179-9 defeat  England CB XI 171-8 by 8 Runs  Wales 154-2 defeat  Ireland 153-10 by 8 wickets  Scotland 151-4 defeat  Wales 149-10 by 6 Wickets  England CB XI 173-8 defeat  Ireland 136 by 37 Runs Result  Scotland won the tournament for a record fourth time.  England CB XI came second in the tournament. It was a first time  Wales did not finish last but came third. 2000 British Isles Championship 2000 British Isles Championship or 2000 Triple Crown Tournament Administrator(s) English Cricket Board Cricket format Limited overs cricket Tournament format(s) Round-robin Host(s) Wales Champions Scotland (5th title) Participants 4 Matches played 6 Official website Cricket Europe The 2000 British Isles Championship is a cricket tournament that took place in 2000 in Wales.[12] It was second time hosted by Wales as a continuation of the initiative to help in the development of cricket in British Isles. The tournament was won by Scotland while Ireland came second. The tournament which was later replaced with European Cricket Championship was won by Scotland for a record fifth time. It was the worst performance for a team representing  England who finished at the bottom without winning any matches. It was also the first time that tournament had 2 tied matches based on bowl-out. Also this tournament had just 1 complete match, 1 partial match and rest 4 were decided in a bowl-out. A bowl-out happened in case the match was washed out. Teams  England CB XI  Ireland  Scotland  Wales[13] Group stage Team P W L T NR Points  Scotland 3 3 0 0 0 6  Ireland 3 1 1 1 0 3  Wales 3 0 1 2 0 2  England CB XI 3 0 2 1 0 1 Fixtures  Ireland tied with  Wales in a bowl out  Scotland defeat  England CB XI on Run Rate  England tied with  Wales in a bowl out  Scotland defeat  Ireland in a bowl out  Scotland defeat  Wales by 157 Runs  Ireland defeat  England in a bowl out Result  Scotland won the tournament for record fifth time.  Ireland came second in the tournament.  England CB XI produced the worst performance for a team representing England though their all 3 matches were rain affected. 2001 British Isles Championship 2001 British Isles Championship or 2001 Triple Crown Tournament Administrator(s) English Cricket Board Cricket format Limited overs cricket Tournament format(s) Round-robin Host(s) England Champions [England] CB XI (2nd title) Participants 4 Matches played 6 Official website Cricket Europe The 2001 British Isles Championship is a cricket tournament that took place in 2001 in England.[14] This was the last of the nine tournaments initiated to help in the development of cricket in British Isles. This tournament was later replaced with European Cricket Championship. The tournament marked the comeback of England Cricket Board XI who won it after the previous tournament when they came last. Scotland came second. The busy schedule for Scotland and Ireland who now were ICC members meant that having future tournaments was not possible. ECB initiated the process where these teams could play in the county championship besides the ICC-Europe tournaments. Teams  England Cricket Board XI  Ireland  Scotland  Wales[2] Group stage Team P W L T NR Points  England CB XI 3 3 0 0 0 6  Scotland 3 2 1 0 0 4  Wales 3 1 2 0 0 2  Ireland 3 0 3 0 0 0 Fixtures  England CB XI beat  Scotland by 32 runs 14 August, Arundel Castle ECB XI 214-10 (P Bryson 66, S Chapman 56, R Howitt 54, P Hoffmann 5-34) Scotland 182-10 (C Smith 42, B Patterson 39, I Parkin 3-60)  Wales beat  Ireland by 2 wickets 14 August, Horsham Ireland 149-10 (A Patterson 39, P Jenkins 3-24, K Bell 3-29) Wales 150-8 (A Jones 45)  Scotland beat  Wales by 6 wickets 15 August Wales 120-10 (S Morris 28, P Hoffmann 2-15, G Maiden 2-24, C Wright 2-26) Scotland 121-4 (C Smith 35, C Wright 21*)  England CB XI beat  Ireland by 6 wickets 15 August, Stirlands Ireland 109-10 (D Joyce 43, C Batt 3-14, M Sharp 3-15) ECB XI 111-4  Scotland beat  Ireland by 3 wickets 16 August, East Grinstead Ireland 211 (P Davy 53, A Patterson 36, C Wright 3-35) Scotland 214-7 (G Maiden 79*, C Wright 45*, A McCoubrey 3-17, J McGonigle 3-22)  England CB XI beat  Wales by 102 runs 16 August, Brighton ECB XI 213-6 (C Amos 65, P Bryson 50, S Foster 38) Wales 111-10 (M Sharp 3-15, S Chapman 3-18, I Parkin 3-19) Result  England CB XI won the tournament winning for second time making a comeback from the disastrous last tournament where they were win less.  Scotland came second in the tournament. Winners Triple Crown Tournaments Year Venue Winners 1993 England England Amateur XI[15] 1994 Scotland Scotland[16] 1995 Ireland Scotland[17] 1996 Wales Ireland[18] 1997 England Scotland[19] 1998 Scotland England Cricket Board XI[20] 1999 Ireland Scotland[21] 2000 Wales Scotland[22] 2001 England England Cricket Board XI[23] References ↑ http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/1993/TOURNAMENTS/TRIPLECROWN/about.shtml%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D 1 2 3 4 5 ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2012-03-24.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2012-03-24.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2012-03-24.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2012-03-24.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) ↑ "Archived copy". 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