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 England
Champions Scotland [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.[1] 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

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

Result

 Scotland won the tournament winning for a record third time.  England CB XI came second in the tournament.

References

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