2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge
The 2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge was an international limited-overs cricket tournament held in the United Arab Emirates from 29 February to 6 March 2004. Matches were played in Dubai and Sharjah.
The tournament was the third and final edition of the ICC Six Nations Challenge, and featured six associate members of the International Cricket Council. Canada, Namibia, and the Netherlands had competed in the 2003 World Cup, while the three other teams invited were Scotland, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States. The six teams played each other once in a round-robin, with five teams finishing with three wins and two losses. The United States emerged as the winners based on net run rate, and consequently qualified for the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy in England, making their One Day International debut. American all-rounder Clayton Lambert led the tournament in runs, while Scotland's John Blain was the leading wicket-taker.
Squads
Each team named a squad of 14 players, one coach, one team manager, one physiotherapist, and one umpire.Points table
| Team | |||||||
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.551 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.523 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.150 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.127 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | –0.056 | |
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.212 |
Fixtures
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Statistics
Most runs
The top five run-scorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
| Clayton Lambert | 214 | 5 | 107.00 | 64* | 0 | 3 | |
| Steve Massiah | 212 | 5 | 53.00 | 92* | 0 | 2 | |
| Syed Maqsood | 204 | 5 | 40.80 | 93 | 0 | 2 | |
| Gavin Hamilton | 199 | 5 | 39.80 | 70 | 0 | 2 | |
| Darron Reekers | 190 | 5 | 38.00 | 85 | 0 | 2 |
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Most wickets
The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | SR | Econ | BBI |
| John Blain | 36.5 | 10 | 12.40 | 22.10 | 3.36 | 3/13 | |
| Deon Kotze | 47.0 | 9 | 12.11 | 31.33 | 2.31 | 3/4 | |
| Sarel Burger | 47.0 | 9 | 16.22 | 31.33 | 3.10 | 3/37 | |
| Edgar Schiferli | 40.3 | 9 | 20.22 | 27.00 | 4.49 | 5/45 | |
| Khurram Khan | 43.3 | 9 | 21.00 | 29.00 | 4.34 | 4/35 |
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