The Champions Cup was a

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tournament played from 29 March 2001 to 4 April 2001 in

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, Australia. It featured the four teams from Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and India who had won the domestic championship in their respective countries –

Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN) is a Provinces of South Africa, province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the government merged the Zulu people, Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu language, Zulu) and ...

Central Districts The Central Stags, formerly known as Central Districts, are a first-class cricket team based in central New Zealand. They are the men's representative side of the Central Districts Cricket Association. They compete in the Plunket Shield firs ...

and

Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

Competition

The competition was developed by the WACA and EventsCorp and was loosely based on the FIFA World Club Championship in

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. The aim was to find the best one-day domestic cricket side in the world. Sanctioned by the

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, it was anticipated to become a regular event and expand each year with additional cricket nations being represented. However, the popularity of the event did not take off and it was not held again in subsequent years.

Teams

Central Districts

Craig Spearman Craig Murray Spearman (born 4 July 1972) is an English-New Zealand former cricketer who played 19 Tests and 51 One Day Internationals for New Zealand from 1995 to 2001. Spearman was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2000 ICC Knock ...

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for game 1),

Jacob Oram Jacob David Philip Oram (born 28 July 1978) is a former New Zealand international cricketer, who played all forms of the game for 10 years. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. His ability with both bat and ball mad ...

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for games 2 & 3), Mark Douglas,

Bevan Griggs Bevan Barry John Griggs (born 29 March 1978) is a New Zealand cricketer who played for Central Districts. In his 83 first-class cricket matches he has taken 245 dismissals for Central Districts, a CD record. Bevan also plays for United cricket ...

, Brent Hefford,

Jamie How Jamie Michael How (born 19 May 1981) is a former cricketer who has played Test match, One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket for New Zealand. He attended Palmerston North Boys' High School. In New Zealand domestic cricket, he ...

, David Kelly,

Mathew Sinclair Mathew Stuart Sinclair (born 9 November 1975) is a former Australian-born New Zealand cricketer. He is a right-handed middle order batsman who has also opened the innings. He holds the equal world record for the highest Test score (214) by a nu ...

, Andrew Schwass, Ben Smith, Glen Sulzberger, Greg Todd, Ewen Thompson & Gareth West. Coach: Dipak Patel.

Kwa-Zulu Natal

Dale Benkenstein Dale Martin Benkenstein (born 9 June 1974) is a South African former cricketer who was an all-rounder. He is also a former first-team coach at Lancashire and Hampshire. Benkenstein was a member of the South Africa team that won the 1998 ICC Kno ...

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), Ahmed Amla, Eldine Baptiste, Kyle Bender, Goolam Bodi, Mark Bruyns, Gary Gilder, Jon Kent, Ashraf Mall, Errol Stewart,

Andrew Tweedie Andrew Neil Walter Tweedie (born 27 November 1975 in Durban) is a South African first class cricketer for the Nashua Dolphins. A right arm fast medium bowler, he has also had a stint at Herefordshire Herefordshire ( ) is a Ceremonial coun ...

, Doug Watson & Wade Wingfield. Coach: Phil Russel.

Mumbai

Sameer Dighe (

Amol Muzumdar Amol Anil Muzumdar (born 11 November 1974) is an Indian cricket coach and former cricketer who previously played for the cricket teams of Mumbai and Assam. He was primarily a right-handed batsman. He held the record for the most runs scored in th ...

(vice-captain),

Sairaj Bahutule Sairaj Bahutule (born 6 January 1973, Bombay, Maharashtra, India) is a former Indian cricketer. He was an all-rounder who bowled leg spin. Beginning in the 1991–92 season, he played domestic cricket for Mumbai, Maharashtra, Assam, Andhra and ...

, Amit Dani,

Wasim Jaffer Wasim Jaffer (born 16 February 1978) is an Indian retired professional cricketer. He was a right-handed opening batsman and an occasional right arm off-break bowler. In 2011 he became the highest run-scorer in Ranji Trophy cricket, surpassing ...

Vinod Kambli Vinod Kambli (; born 18 January 1972) is an Indian former international International cricket, cricketer, who played for India national cricket team, India as a left-handed middle order batsman, as well as for Mumbai cricket team, Mumbai and Bo ...

, Shriram Kannan,

Nilesh Kulkarni Nilesh Moreshwar Kulkarni (born 3 April 1973) is a former Indian cricketer. He is a slow left-arm bowler and left-handed lower order batsman who stood large at 6 ft 4 inches (193 cm). Kulkarni was one of the many Mumbai players that ...

, Vinayak Mane,

Paras Mhambrey Paras Laxmikant Mhambrey (born 20 June 1972) is a former Indian cricketer who played in two Test matches and three One Day Internationals between 1996 and 1998. Playing career In 1993–94, Mhambrey made his debut took 30 wickets at 23.77 ...

, Robin Morris,

Jatin Paranjpe Jatin Paranjpe (born 17 April 1972) is an Indian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. Jatin Paranjape was born in a family assocaited with cricket. Vasoo Paranjape, Jatin's father, was a former Ranji ...

Ramesh Powar Ramesh Rajaram Powar (born 20 May 1978) is an Indian former cricketer who played two Tests and 31 One Day Internationals for India between 2004 and 2007. After retiring from playing he has served as the head coach of the India women's national ...

& Santosh Saxena. Coach:

Ashok Mankad Ashok Mulvantrai Mankad (12 October 1946 – 1 August 2008) was an Indian cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played for India in 22 Test matches. Ashok Mankad was born in a Vadnagra Nagar Brahmin family as the eldest son of Vinoo Man ...

Western Australia

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Simon Katich Simon Matthew Katich (born 21 August 1975) is an Australian cricket coach and former cricketer. He captained New South Wales and also, until the end of the 2007 season, Derbyshire County Cricket Club. Katich also played for Lancashire, represen ...

(vice-captain),

Jo Angel Jo Angel (born 22 April 1968) is an Australian former cricketer who played in four Test matches and three One Day Internationals from 1993 to 1995. A giant fast bowler standing tall, Angel took 485 first-class wickets, including 445 in Austr ...

Ryan Campbell Ryan John Campbell (born 7 February 1972) is an Australian former cricketer who represented both Australia and Hong Kong internationally. He is the current head coach of Durham, on a contract covering the 2023 to 2025 seasons. Campbell was b ...

Murray Goodwin Murray William Goodwin (born 11 December 1972) is a Zimbabwean former cricketer who played 19 Tests and 71 One Day Internationals. He was a right-handed top-order batsman, strong on the back foot, and a good cutter and puller of the ball. Int ...

, Kade Harvey,

Brad Hogg George Bradley Hogg (born 6 February 1971) is a former Australian cricketer who played all formats of the game. He was a left-arm Left-arm unorthodox spin, wrist spin Bowler (cricket), bowler, and a lower-order left-handed batsman. His earlie ...

Michael Hussey Michael Edward Killeen Hussey (born 27 May 1975) is an Australian cricket coach, commentator and former international cricketer, who played all forms of the game. Hussey is also widely known by his nickname 'Mr Cricket'. Hussey was a relative la ...

Marcus North Marcus James North (born 28 July 1979) is a former Australian first-class cricketer who played 21 Test matches and two One Day Internationals (ODIs) for the Australian national side. Born in Melbourne, North grew up in Western Australia, att ...

, Duncan Spencer, Darren Wates, Brad Williams &

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. Coach:

Mike Veletta Michael Robert John Veletta (born 30 October 1963) is a former Australian cricketer. He played in eight Test cricket, Test matches and 20 One Day Internationals between 1987 and 1990. He played 127 first-class matches including 114 Sheffield ...

Schedule and results

All matches were played at the

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, Western Australia. Two points were awarded for a victory, one for a tie or a no result and none for a loss. * 29 March 2001 Central Districts v KwaZulu-Natal – KwaZulu-Natal won by 7 wickets * 30 March 2001 Mumbai v Western Australia – Western Australia won by 7 wickets * 31 March 2001 KwaZulu-Natal v Western Australia – Western Australia won by 81 runs * 1 April 2001 KwaZulu-Natal v Mumbai – KwaZulu-Natal won by 6 wickets * 2 April 2001 Central Districts v Mumbai – Central Districts won by 106 runs * 3 April 2001 KwaZulu-Natal v Western Australia – Western Australia won by 108 runs * 4 April 2001 Final – KwaZulu-Natal v Western Australia v – Western Australia won by 6 wickets

Points Table

Final

The final game was played between the two top ranked teams as per the points table,

and

. KwaZulu-Natal (8 for 243 in 50 overs) lost to Western Australia (4 for 244 in 49.1 overs) by 6 wickets.

External links

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