- Triple Crown Tournament
The Triple Crown Tournament was a
cricket competition staged annually from1993 to2001 between theHome Nations ; that is to say Ireland, Scotland, Wales and a team representingEngland . England were not represented by the professionalEnglish cricket team , but rather by an England Amateur XI in 1993 and1994 , by an England National Cricket Association XI in1995 and1996 , and an England Cricket Board XI from1997 onwards.Matches were one-day affairs, and were 55 overs a side in the first three tournaments, but 50 overs thereafter. Although internationals, they are considered "minor matches", that is, games without the List A status granted to more important one-day competitions. The venue for the tournament rotated around the four competing nations, with England hosting the first competition.
In the nine years of the competition, Scotland were by some way the most successful team, winning five titles compared with three for England, one for Ireland and none for Wales.
Winners
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