ICC Trophy: Groups announced but format of final stages still unresolved
The format for the knockout stage of next year's ICC Trophy is still unresolved following last week's meeting of the Associate members in London
Group A Group B Scotland Ireland Netherlands Denmark Canada Hong Kong United Arab Emirates Bermuda Fiji United States Singapore Papua-New Guinea
Group C Group D France Namibia Uganda West Africa Malaysia Gibraltar East Africa Italy Argentina Nepal Israel Germany
- The top three place getters from Groups A & B automatically proceed to the next stage
- The fourth-place getters in Groups A & B play off against the winners of Groups C & D for the opportunity to proceed to the next stage
- The next stage consists of two groups of four
- The winners of the two groups in that stage meet in the final of the ICC Trophy
- The runners-up meet to decide the third qualifier from the ICC Trophy for the 2003 World Cup in South Africa