1986 ICC Trophy
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) |
 England
|
| Champions |
 Zimbabwe (2nd title) |
| Participants | 16 |
| Most runs |
 Paul Prashad (533) |
| Most wickets |
 Ronnie Elferink (23) |
The 1986 ICC Trophy was a limited-overs cricket tournament held in England between 11 June and 7 July 1986. It was the third ICC Trophy tournament to be staged, and as with the previous two tournaments, games between the 16 participating teams played over 60 overs a side and with white clothing and red balls. All matches except the final were played in the Midlands, but the final was held at Lord's, London, where Zimbabwe defeated the Netherlands to win their 2nd ICC Trophy in a row and qualify for the 1987 World Cup. The weather was much better than in the earlier competitions, and all matches were played to a result.
The 16 teams were divided into two groups, one containing seven teams and one containing nine. Each teams played each other team in its group once in matches played between 16 June and 5 July, scoring four points for a win and two for a no-result (match started but not finished) or abandoned entirely without a ball being bowled. The top two teams in each group went forward to the semi-finals, the top team in each group playing team with the second-highest number of points in the other. Where teams finished with equal points totals, run rate was used to separate them.
In a match reduced to 50 overs a side, Denmark (221/7) easily defeated Argentina (100). Soren Henriksen made 56 for the Danes, while Ole Mortensen took 4-15. A fine knock of 135 by Andy Pycroft helped Zimbabwe to pile up 315/7 against Bangladesh who could manage only 171/8 in reply (Malcolm Jarvis 4-28). Meanwhile, 56 from P Banerji and 4-27 from DP John got Malaysia (142/8) through to a tight two-wicket victory over East Africa (140), despite DM Patel claiming 4-19.
58 from P Budin helped Malaysia to 226/9, but the real culprits were the Argentine bowlers, who sent down a staggering 26 wides in the innings; AH Gooding took 4-35 from six overs. In reply Argentina fell to 44/7 and DA Culley's 41 could do no more than delay the inevitable as they were bowled out for 88 to lose by 134 runs. The other match played on this date was much closer, Bangladesh successfully defending a small total of 143 (Minhajul Abedin 50) by bowling out Kenya for 134.
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