2002 ICC Americas Championship
| Administrator(s) | Americas Cricket Association | 
|---|---|
| Cricket format | 50 overs per side | 
| Tournament format(s) | round robin | 
| Host(s) |  Argentina | 
| Champions |  United States (1st title) | 
| Participants | 6 | 
| Matches | 15 | 
| Most runs |  Faoud Bacchus 169 | 
| Most wickets |  Ryan Bovell 14 | 
The 2002 ICC Americas Championship was a cricket tournament in Argentina, taking place between 12 March and 16 March 2002. It gave six North and South American Associate and Affiliate members of the International Cricket Council experience of international one-day cricket.
Teams
There were 6 teams that played in the tournament. These teams were non-test member nations of the Americas Cricket Association. The teams that played were:
Squads
|  Argentina |  Bahamas |  Bermuda | 
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| .svg.png) Canada |  Cayman Islands |  United States | 
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Group stage
Points Table
| Pool 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Points | 
|  United States | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1.245 | 9 | 
| .svg.png) Canada | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +0.419 | 7 | 
|  Cayman Islands | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1.487 | 7 | 
|  Bermuda | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -0.292 | 3 | 
|  Bahamas | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1.850 | 3 | 
|  Argentina | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -0.788 | 1 | 
Match details
|  12 March     Scorecard | 
| v | ||
| Ian Billcliff 51  Lucas Paterlini 4/47 (9.3 overs) | Matias Paterlini 39  Barry Seebaran 2/10 (8 overs) | 
- Toss Unknown
|  12 March     Scorecard | 
| v | ||
| Extras (1 b, 1 lb, 1 nb, 12 w) 15  Whitcliff Atkinson 15 Joy Zinto 3/14 (7.3 overs) | 
- Bahamas won the toss and elected to field.
|  13 March     Scorecard | 
| v | ||
| Donald Forrester 55  Ryan Bovell 5/25 (8 overs) | Christopher Wight 47  Lucas Paterlini 1/20 (10 overs) | 
- Toss Unknown
|  13 March     Scorecard | 
| v | ||
| Charles Marshall 66  Llewellyn Armstrong 2/30 (7 overs) | Extras (2 lb, 1 nb, 24 w) 27  Garcha Blair 24 Dennis Pilgrim 3/14 (6 overs) | 
- Toss Unknown
|  13 March     Scorecard | 
| v | ||
| Fazil Sattaur 67  Howard Johnson 5/30 (10 overs) | Rohan Alexander 50 (133)  Ashish Patel 3/21 (10 overs) | 
- USA won the toss and elected to field.
|  14 March     Scorecard | 
| v | ||
| S Pathak 43  Lucas Paterlini 3/37 (9 overs) | Donald Forrester 63  Howard Johnson 2/23 (8.3 overs) | 
- Argentina won the toss and elected to field.
|  14 March     Scorecard | 
| v | ||
| Whitcliff Atkinson 24  Kenute Tulloch 5/41 (9.3 overs) | Carley James 25*  Garcha Blair 2/30 (5 overs) | 
- Toss Unknown
|  14 March     Scorecard | 
| v | ||
| Chris Foggo 62  Kevin Sandher 5/11 (10 overs) | Fazil Sattaur 59  Dwayne Leverock 1/26 (10 overs) | 
- Toss Unknown
|  15 March     Scorecard | 
| v | ||
| Oliver Pitcher 43  Howard Johnson 2/38 (8 overs) | 
- USA won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain reduced match to 40 overs per side.
|  15 March     Scorecard | 
| v | ||
| Ishwar Maraj 50  Michael Wight 3/32 (8 overs) | Pearson Best 35  Kevin Sandher 2/17 (9 overs) | 
- Toss Unknown
- Match reduced to 42 overs per side due to rain. Cayman Islands' innings reduced to 38 overs due to slow over rate.
Statistics
| Most Runs | Most Wickets | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|  Faoud Bacchus | 169 |  Ryan Bovell | 14 | 
| .svg.png) Fazil Sattaur | 147 |  Lucas Paterlini | 11 | 
|  Donald Forrester | 147 |  Howard Johnson | 10 | 
|  Whitcliff Atkinson | 120 |  David Wight | 9 | 
|  Rohan Alexander | 104 | Six others at | 7 |