However, Italy withdrew before the tournament started in protest after Joe Scuderi was ruled ineligible despite being an Italian citizen.
Despite his ever-present position in the Canadian ODI team, he missed the 2005 ICC Trophy, though he did play the 2001 tournament, the highlight of which was an innings that took the Canadians to victory over the UAE after spending a night in hospital due to being hit in the face when keeping.
Having revealed his place-of-birth, he was immediately chosen for Canada's squad in the 2001 ICC Trophy, and was an important part of the team who achieved a third place finish, thus progressing to the World Cup.
The Netherlands, with no major accolades to their name since winning the 2001 ICC Trophy suffered the same fate.
2001 | 2001 in music | Heisman Trophy | 2001 ATP Tour | 2001: A Space Odyssey | 2001: A Space Odyssey (film) | 2001 in film | United Kingdom general election, 2001 | 2001 in television | 2005 ICC Trophy | The Fast and the Furious (2001 film) | 2001 in sports | Football League Trophy | Eisenhower Trophy | 2001 in baseball | FA Trophy | 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship | Ranji Trophy | Planet of the Apes (2001 film) | Outland Trophy | Champions Trophy | 2001 WTA Tour | 2001 Gujarat earthquake | Pichichi Trophy | Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008) | Harlon Hill Trophy | 2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup | 2001 anthrax attacks | ICC Champions Trophy | Armageddon 2001 |
The facility has hosted major events in the past, including games in the 2001 ICC Trophy, two first-class matches in the 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup, several games in the ICC Americas Championship tournaments of 2000 and 2006, and the 2008 Quadrangular Twenty20 Series.