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	6
Official website	Cricket Europe

The 1996 British Isles Championship is a cricket tournament that took place in 1996 in Wales. 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

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

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