2005 Huashui protest
The protest was notable for its participants, mostly elderly residents of the most seriously affected site Huaxi (花溪) No. 5 village, for the theatrical tactics employed by protestors, and for its success in shutting down 11 of the 13 factories in the chemical park.


2005 Huashui protest, Background, October 2001 protest
Construction on the Zhuxi Chemical Industrial Park began in October 2001, with Dongnong Chemical Industry Company (东农化工), a pesticide factory, set to relocate to land belonging to Huaxi and Huangshan villages. The Huaxi No. 5 village Party secretary opposed this move, writing a pamphlet titled “A portrait of Dongnong Company” and disseminating it to villagers to inform them of the dangers of Dongnong's pollution to health and environment. Villagers took note of the damaging effects of the factory's pollution in the village of Luzhai and became additionally concerned with the effects of pollution on their families and lineages. In response, they questioned local officials whether Dongnong produced toxic waste, which  officials countered by saying that Dongnong met all environmental criteria.


2005 Huashui protest, Background, October 2001 protest
Dissatisfied with official responses, villagers forced the Huashui Town Party secretary to walk barefoot around the factory complex and smell the factory waste, and some also vandalized or stole property in what became known as the "October 20th Incident." However, this early protest did not stop the relocation of Dongnong to Huaxi and Huangshan territory, and some villagers were prosecuted and imprisoned for disturbing social order.


2005 Huashui protest, Background, Zhuxi Chemical Park expansion
The "October 20th Incident" deterred follow-up protests for the next two and a half years. The Zhuxi Chemical Park expanded to about 960 mu (64 hectares) and included 13 factories, which mainly produced chemicals, pesticides, dyes, and pharmaceuticals. Many of these factories generated substantial air and water pollution; production of weedkillers and defoliators in particular killed much local vegetation and crops. In July 2003, residents of Xishan Village found that their entire green rice field had turned yellow and withered, and many other villagers who relied on agriculture as their main source of income had similar experiences. Many crops affected by pollution were also feared to be poisoned, so villagers in the Huashui Town region were not only unable to sell their cash crops, but were also forced to buy vegetables for personal use from other towns outside the polluted area, causing vegetable prices to surge.


2005 Huashui protest, Background, Government policies on land regulation
In China, land-related regulations are more straightforward than environmental laws, and from 2003 to 2004, the central government became more committed to disciplining local governments that had violated such regulations. In December 2003, the central government stipulated that all developmental zones established by county officials or lower-ranking authorities should be shut down, and that lower-level government authorities that complied and carried out "self-checking and self-rectification" (自查自纠) would receive more lenient treatments.


2005 Huashui protest, Background, Government policies on land regulation
Most local governments, including those of Zhejiang province and Dongyang county, complied in order to avoid punishment and nominally revoked the licenses of the illegal industrial parks within their jurisdiction without actually halting factory activity. In April 2004, the Zhejiang provincial government listed the Zhuxi Chemical Park on a list of sites to be shut down, and in July 2004, the Dongyang county government issued documents instructing any illegally seized land to be returned to the Huaxi villagers.


2005 Huashui protest, Background, Government policies on land regulation, Response
Villagers understood that their 2001 protest on the grounds of environmental pollution had failed, partly because not enough time had passed to prove the definitive relationship between pollution and illness or other health effects. As a result, they petitioned to remove the Zhuxi Chemical Park based on violation of land regulations and ownership rights since the park had been built on illegally seized land. This process included sending representatives to file complaints at government offices in Zhejiang Province and in Beijing, for which villagers fundraised for two years. Later on, villagers used the documents issued by the Zhejiang and Dongyang governments as evidence and fuel for their second round of protests, and during the 2005 action, much of the initial protesting was land-oriented.


2005 Huashui protest, Protest, Events
On March 24, 2005, residents of Huaxi No. 5 village took peaceful direct action against the Zhuxi Chemical Park and set up a tent at the entrance, hoping to block deliveries of supplies to the factories. The following evening, local officials and police dismantled the tent, but the protesters immediately erected a second one, with this process occurring three times. Over the next 10 days, residents of 10 other nearby villages joined in the protest, and each village erected its own tent despite attempts of authorities to pull them down.


2005 Huashui protest, Protest, Events
County leadership then employed a team of 60 people to conduct "thought work" to influence protesters to leave the encampment. Protesters responded to such repression tactics by pestering the "thought workers," calling them traitors acting against the villages' interests, and forcing local leaders to give speeches, then preventing them from leaving until they promised to halt pollution and gave a date for doing so. For most of late March and early April, protesters maintained moderate protest tactics like kowtowing to local officials and police officers, and the protest site became a center of entertainment, drawing many onlookers from nearby villages. Despite the detention of several protest leaders, the number of tents outside the chemical park continued to grow, reaching about two dozen by April 9.


2005 Huashui protest, Protest, Events
At about 3 am on April 10, over 1,500 local officials and public security personnel were sent to dismantle the encampment. The protesters resisted and violence broke out, injuring over 100 officials or police officers and over 200 villagers and damaging 68 government vehicles. One villager recounted that several thousand officials drove up in 60 to 70 vehicles carrying knives, truncheons, and gas canisters. Local reports stated that the violence began after a police vehicle allegedly crushed an elderly woman, and that protesters responded by smashing windows, attacking police officers who had used tear gas, and overturning police cars and buses.


2005 Huashui protest, Protest, Aftermath
Villagers regarded such repression as excessive when dealing with mostly peaceful, elderly protesters. As a result, protesters turning to more aggressive tactics like mock funerals, big-character posters, interrogations of factory owners, and breaking into the homes of people deemed as traitors to the protest, which became part of an extensive "protest spectacle".


2005 Huashui protest, Protest, Aftermath
Over 50,000 people from beyond local towns came to the chemical park after the "April 10th Incident," according to villager accounts. Many of these onlookers made financial contributions and offered moral support to the protesters, and the presence of such large crowds attracted media and higher level government attention to Huaxi.


2005 Huashui protest, Protest, Aftermath
Pressure from the villagers, central government, and widespread media attention eventually caused the Dongyang county government to close 11 of the factories in the park, and protesters finally took down their tents on May 20. An investigation after the protest revealed that pollution from the park had affected about 11,685 mu (779 hectares) of land in the park's vicinity.


2005 Huashui protest, Significance, Mobilization of elderly protesters
The group of protesters was mainly composed of elderly people, who were chosen as protesters because of their spare time and limited family responsibilities, local legal limitations on detaining individuals over 70 years old, and the general disapproval of state representatives using force on the elderly.


2005 Huashui protest, Significance, Mobilization of elderly protesters
Elderly protesters were mobilized by the Societies of Senior Citizens (SSCs) of various villages in Huashui Town. While SSCs are generally non-political organizations focused on community service for the elderly, some SSCs promote economic growth and participate in determining land usage and development projects in their regions. At the time of the Huashui protests, the SSCs of Huashui Town were relatively autonomous from local politics and were able to engage in economic and political activities that other organizations like the Communist Youth League and Public Safety Committee, belonging to the village party committee, could not.


2005 Huashui protest, Significance, Mobilization of elderly protesters
Prior to the 2005 protest, the Huaxi No. 5 village SSC worked to fundraise for protesters who had been imprisoned after the "October 20th Incident" in 2001 and was active in petitioning the local and central government regarding environmental and land rights. During the 2005 protest, the Huaxi No. 5 SSC encouraged elderly villagers to participate in the protests, offered salaries for participating, organized logistics for the protesters, and pressured SSC members that did not join the protest immediately. Additionally, the SSCs from Huaxi, Huangshan, and Xishan provided crucial assistance in recruiting additional participants to the protest from other nearby villages.


2005 Huashui protest, Significance, Protest tactics
Initially, protesters, who were mostly elderly women, brought various household items and cooking tools to the site to spend their time in the tents eating, sleeping, and socializing. They were instructed by protest leaders not to touch people or cars going into the factories, nor to enter the chemical park. As a form of protest, tent-sitting also attracted many people to the protest site, and after only a few days, the encampment took on the atmosphere of an open-air market with small crowds and food stands


2005 Huashui protest, Significance, Protest tactics
Later on, many of the escalated tactics employed by elderly protesters were successful due to their connections to Chinese culture. While kowtowing to younger members of the "thought work" team, elderly protesters wore white robes, burned incense, chanted "We beg you to save us" (求求你么救救我们),  and placed handfuls of dirt with incense onto officials' cars. Although these mock funeral proceedings began as ambiguous processes, protesters also held mock funerals specific individuals, like the county party secretary who had approved the repression. His "funeral," held on May 5, included big-character posters, an urn, a photograph of him, and burning incense, and attracted more than 10,000 people. These occurrences were regarded as inauspicious, and were perceived as wishing a shortened life on the government officials and police officers.


2005 Huashui protest, Significance, Protest tactics
Protesters also used remnants of police uniforms, batons, helmets, shields, knives, tear gas shells, and red armbands from the violence on April 10 to decorate the protest site. These items served as evidence to prove the protesters' stories in the face of contradictory media reports, and also attracted additional spectators and attention to the protest site, adding pressure on the local government to resolve the situation.


2005 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team
The 2005 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 2005 NCAA Division II football season. Humboldt State competed in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC).


2005 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team
The 2005 Lumberjacks were led by sixth-year head coach Doug Adkins. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6, 1–5 GNAC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 251–212 for the 2005 season.


2005 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team, Team players in the NFL
No Humboldt State players were selected in the 2006 NFL Draft.


2005 Hungarian Figure Skating Championships
The 2005 Hungarian Figure Skating Championships (Hungarian: Senior Országos Bajnokság 2005) took place between January 8 and 9, 2004 in Budapest. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing on the senior and junior levels. The results were used to choose the Hungarian teams to the 2005 World Championships and the 2005 European Championships.


2005 Hungarian Grand Prix
The 2005 Hungarian Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj 2005) was a Formula One race, held on 31 July 2005 in the Hungaroring circuit at 14:00 CEST (UTC+2).


2005 Hungarian Grand Prix, Friday drivers
The bottom 6 teams in the 2004 Constructors' Championship were entitled to run a third car in free practice on Friday. These drivers drove on Friday but did not compete in qualifying or the race.


2005 Hungarian Grand Prix, Report
The 2005 Hungarian Grand Prix was the thirteenth race of the 2005 Formula One season, and saw the beginning of the end of tobacco advertising in F1 due to the Europe-wide ban. McLaren (West) ran with tobacco livery just on Friday and BAR (Lucky Strike) ran with tobacco livery on Friday and Saturday before withdrawing it for the race, while Ferrari (Marlboro), Renault (Mild Seven), and Jordan (Benson & Hedges) ran full tobacco livery for the entire weekend. It was the last Formula One race to be sponsored by a tobacco company, this is also the only official Formula One race weekend for Chanoch Nissany, who drove for Minardi in Free Practice 1 and was around six and a half seconds behind the next slowest driver.


2005 Hungarian Grand Prix, Report
Michael Schumacher surprised the paddock by taking his first pole position of the season, causing speculation that he was running a light first fuel load in order to build a gap on a circuit on which overtaking is notoriously difficult. Beside him on the front row was Juan Pablo Montoya, nearly 9 tenths behind. Jarno Trulli continued his impressive qualifying form by taking 3rd place, while Kimi Räikkönen took fourth spot despite being the first runner out on the dirty circuit. Championship leader Fernando Alonso started in sixth position.


2005 Hungarian Grand Prix, Report
Race day was hot, with the air temperature at 34 °C, and track temperature 47 °C at the start of the race. Both Michael Schumacher and Montoya got fast starts, while Räikkönen took Trulli off the line, and ended the lap in second place, having passed his teammate as well. Further back, Alonso was squeezed into turn one by Ralf Schumacher, the German's right-rear wheel making contact with Alonso's front wing and causing it to hang unevenly. Rubens Barrichello braked too late into the first turn, breaking his front wing on Trulli's diffuser.


2005 Hungarian Grand Prix, Report
Further back, Christian Klien made contact with Jacques Villeneuve, with their wheels touching as they fought for position in the first turn. This sent Klien into a spectacular barrel-roll, before finishing the right way up, and unharmed. Red Bull Racing's race then went from bad to worse, with Alonso's front wing dislodging itself between turns 10 and 11, into the path of several drivers. Most managed to avoid it, but David Coulthard, apparently unsighted by Mark Webber's Williams, hit the debris, causing the Scot's right-front suspension to break and force him into retirement. At the end of lap 1, Schumacher led by 1.9 seconds over Räikkönen, who was a further 2.4 seconds ahead of Montoya. Alonso, Barrichello and Jordan's Tiago Monteiro were all forced to pit at the end of the lap for repairs.


2005 Hungarian Grand Prix, Report
Immediately, Räikkönen began pressuring Schumacher, the pair lapping Monteiro after just 4 laps. Räikkönen and Schumacher then began trading fastest laps, and the gap was cut down to just 0.792 seconds after 9 laps. Meanwhile, Barrichello, forced back due to his early damage, got past Minardi's Robert Doornbos, clear superior car speed meaning the Dutch driver could offer no resistance. Räikkönen entered the pits first, on lap 11, showing that his qualifying effort was significantly helped by the light fuel load, and leaving Schumacher to attempt to open a gap before his own stop.


2005 Hungarian Grand Prix, Report
Barrichello also made his move on Christijan Albers, moving up to 14th, while Alonso finally dispatched Doornbos to move up to 16th place. Trulli became the second driver to take his scheduled fuel stop on lap 13, while Alonso made short work of Albers to move into 15th. Barrichello continued his charge, taking Narain Karthikeyan for 13th place on lap 14. The question of how much fuel was in Schumacher's car was answered on lap 15, with the German refuelling to leave Montoya in the lead. Schumacher rejoined reasonably comfortably ahead of Räikkönen, while his brother Ralf Schumacher managed to leapfrog teammate Trulli, who was still suffering with a damaged diffuser.


2005 Hungarian Grand Prix, Report
Montoya stretched his lead to over 16 seconds by lap 17, while Doornbos, Karthikeyan and Monteiro all made their stops from the back of the field. Montoya took his first stop on lap 22, but his lead was not large enough to allow him to stay in the lead, rejoining in 3rd place, behind Michael Schumacher and Räikkönen, and ahead of Jenson Button, who had yet to stop. Button took his pitstop alongside Giancarlo Fisichella on the following lap, while Räikkönen again closed in on Michael Schumacher, reducing the gap to just 0.6 seconds by lap 24.


2005 Hungarian Grand Prix, Report
Alonso took his first scheduled stop on lap 26, rejoining the race in 14th, and still well out of the pointscoring positions. Lap 27 saw Nick Heidfeld and Jacques Villeneuve pit, the pair apparently on two-stop strategies, while Mark Webber showed that he was fuelled heavily during qualifying, becoming the last driver to take their first stop, on lap 29, from 7th position. Meanwhile, Robert Doornbos pulled off to retire, the team citing hydraulic failure for his early demise.


2005 Hungarian Grand Prix, Report
On lap 30, Michael Schumacher led by just 0.6 seconds over Räikkönen, the Finn apparently content to stay behind the German until their next stops. Montoya was in third position, ahead of Ralf Schumacher, Trulli, Button, Heidfeld, Takuma Sato, Fisichella, Barrichello and Webber. The Saubers of Villeneuve and Felipe Massa sat in 12th and 13th, both of their Petronas engines sounding rough. Trulli and Barrichello pitted on lap 33, followed by Michael Schumacher on lap 35. The German held just a 0.5 second lead over Räikkönen, who pitted on the following lap.


2005 Hungarian Grand Prix, Report
The gap was enough for Räikkönen to take the position from Schumacher. Montoya then slowed considerably, and pitted at the end of lap 41 to retire from the race. This handed Räikkönen a comfortable lead over Schumacher, and pushed Ralf Schumacher into a potential podium position. Massa entered the pits on lap 42, spending several laps as the team attempted to fix the damage caused by a small fire due to a fuel spill. On lap 43, Fisichella ran wide at turn 4, losing 8th position to Webber.


2005 Hungarian Grand Prix, Report
Now released from behind Schumacher, Räikkönen was able to show the full speed of his McLaren. He increased the gap to over 20 seconds by lap 44. Button made his second and final pitstop on lap 47 from 5th place, rejoining the race in 6th. Räikkönen took his final stop on the following lap, with his lead large enough to allow him to comfortably rejoin still ahead of Schumacher.


2005 Hungarian Grand Prix, Report
Most of the field took their final stops between laps 50 and 55, with little change in the front of the field, although Webber was able to leapfrog Sato to take 7th place. Michael Schumacher made his final stop on lap 57 from a distant second place, rejoining just 4.4 seconds ahead of his brother, who was showing impressive speed in the Toyota. By lap 62, Räikkönen had increased his lead to over half a minute, while Ralf Schumacher closed the gap to just 2.9 seconds behind Michael.


2005 Hungarian Grand Prix, Report
Three laps later, the gap was reduced to 1.2 seconds, with all cars except the top 6 at least one lap behind the leader Räikkönen. Albers took a lengthy stop on lap 51, but rejoined the race a few laps later, while Villeneuve retired from the race on lap 57 due to yet another small engine fire on a Sauber. Fisichella took a quick "splash-and-dash" to the finish on lap 68, but was able to hold his 9th position ahead of 10th-placed Barrichello.


2005 Hungarian Grand Prix, Report
Räikkönen took a very important comfortable victory ahead of Michael Schumacher who was able to withstand the late charge from Ralf Schumacher, who scored his first podium finish of the year, and his first for Toyota. Fourth place went to Trulli, ahead of Jenson Button, followed by the Williams' of Heidfeld and Webber, with Sato scoring his first point of the year in 8th. Alonso finished in a disappointing 11th position.


2005 Hungarian Grand Prix, Report
The result meant that Räikkönen moved to within 26 points of Alonso with 6 races remaining, and a good result next race should give him a chance at the championship, given McLaren's apparent superior speed. Michael Schumacher sits in 3rd place on 55 points, while the following six drivers will all be out of the championship race if they fail to score in the Turkish Grand Prix. McLaren reduced the gap to Renault to just 12 points in the constructor's championship, followed by Ferrari, another 19 points in arrears. BAR took their fourth consecutive points haul of the year, but still lie a disappointing (by 2004's standards) 7th place.


2005 Hungarian presidential election
An indirect presidential election was held in Hungary on 6–7 June 2005. The main opposition party Fidesz's nominee, the former President of the Constitutional Court László Sólyom was elected President of Hungary.


2005 Hungaroring GP2 Series round
The 2005 Hungaroring GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on July 30 and 31, 2005 at the Hungaroring in Budapest, Hungary. It was the eighth round of the 2005 GP2 Series season. The race weekend supported the 2005 Hungarian Grand Prix.


2005 Hungaroring GP2 Series round, Classification, Qualifying
Notes:Both ART Grand Prix cars were demoted to the back of the grid after post-qualifying inspection discovered suspension irregularities in both of their cars, handing Neel Jani pole position.


2005 Hurricane Relief 400
The 2005 Hurricane Relief 400 was the eleventh round of the 2005 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on September 24, 2005 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sébastien Bourdais swept the pole and the race victory. With the dissolution of the Champ Car World Series in 2008, this was the final Champ Car race to take place on a high-banked oval of more than a mile in length. Proceeds for the event were donated to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita relief efforts.


2005 Hypo-Meeting
The 31st edition of the annual Hypo-Meeting took place on 28 May and 29 May 2005 in Götzis, Austria. The track and field competition, featuring a decathlon (men) and a heptathlon (women) event, was part of the 2005 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge.


2005 IAAF Golden League
The 2005 Golden League was the eighth edition of the IAAF's annual series of six athletics meets, held across Europe, with athletes having the chance to win the Golden League Jackpot of $1 million.


2005 IAAF World Athletics Final
The 3rd IAAF World Athletics Final was held at the Stade Louis II, in Monte Carlo, Monaco on September 9, and September 10, 2005.


2005 IAAF World Athletics Final
The hammer throw event for men and women had to take place in Szombathely, Hungary  on September 3 as the Monaco stadium was not large enough to hold the event.


2005 IAAF World Athletics Final – Results
These are the results of the 2005 IAAF World Athletics Final, which took place in at the Stade Louis II in Monte Carlo, Monaco on 9–10 September. The hammer throw events were staged separately on 3 September in Szombathely, Hungary, due to stadium limitations in Monaco.


2005 IAAF World Athletics Final – Results
The year's top seven athletes, based on their points ranking of the 2005 IAAF World Athletics Tour, qualified to compete in each event, with an extra four athletes selected for races of 1500 metres and above. One additional athlete, a wildcard, was allocated to each event by the IAAF and replacement athletes were admitted to replace the qualified athletes that could not attend the final.


2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
The 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 19/20, 2005. The races were held at the Hippodrome Joseph Desjoyaux in Saint-Galmier near Saint-Étienne, France. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.


2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Complete results for senior men, for senior men's teams, for men's short race, for men's short race teams, for junior men, for junior men's teams, senior women, for senior women's teams, for women's short race, for women's short race teams, for junior women,  for junior women's teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.


2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 695 athletes from 72 countries participated. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.


2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
The Junior men's race at the 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Hippodrome Joseph Desjoyaux in Saint-Galmier near Saint-Étienne, France, on March 20, 2005. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.


2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Complete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.


2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 131 athletes from 37 countries participated in the Junior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. The announced athlete from  Puerto Rico did not show.


2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
The Junior women's race at the 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Hippodrome Joseph Desjoyaux in Saint-Galmier near Saint-Étienne, France, on March 19, 2005. Reports on the event were given in The New York Times, in the Glasgow Herald, and for the IAAF.


2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
Complete results for individuals,  for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.


2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 117 athletes from 34 countries participated in the Junior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.


2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race
The Men's short race at the 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Hippodrome Joseph Desjoyaux in Saint-Galmier near Saint-Étienne, France, on March 19, 2005. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.


2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race
Complete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.


2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 140 athletes from 44 countries participated in the Men's short race.


2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
The Senior men's race at the 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Hippodrome Joseph Desjoyaux in Saint-Galmier near Saint-Étienne, France, on March 20, 2005. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.


2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Complete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.


2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 146 athletes from 42 countries participated in the Senior men's race. The announced athletes from  South Africa and  Uruguay did not show.


2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
The Senior women's race at the 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Hippodrome Joseph Desjoyaux in Saint-Galmier near Saint-Étienne, France, on March 19, 2005. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.


2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Complete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.


2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 91 athletes from 31 countries participated in the Senior women's race. The announced athletes from  Bahrain and  Puerto Rico did not show.


2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race
The Women's short race at the 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Hippodrome Joseph Desjoyaux in Saint-Galmier near Saint-Étienne, France, on March 20, 2005. Reports of the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.


2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race
Complete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes who took part were published.


2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 104 athletes from 29 countries participated in the Women's short race.


2005 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
The 14th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships were held in Edmonton, Canada on 1 October 2005. The competition was replaced by the World Road Running Championships in 2006 and 2007, but revived as IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 2008.


2005 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
A total of 156 athletes, 87 men and 69 women, from 43 countries took part. The four and a half lap course begins and ends in Hawrelak Park. Detailed reports on the event and an appraisal of the results were given bothfor the men's race and for the women's race.


2005 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
Complete results were published for the men's race, for the women's race, for men's team, and for women's team.


2005 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, Participation
The participation of 156 athletes (87 men/69 women) from 43 countries is reported. Although announced, athletes from  Cambodia,  Palestine, and  Venezuela did not show.


2005 IAAF World Outdoor Meetings
The 2005 IAAF World Outdoor Meetings was the third and final edition of the annual global series of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series had four levels: 2005 IAAF Golden League, IAAF Super Grand Prix, IAAF Grand Prix and IAAF Grand Prix II. There were 6 Golden League meetings, 8 Super Grand Prix category meetings, 10 IAAF Grand Prix category meetings and 10 Grand Prix II meetings, making a combined total of 34 meetings for the series.


2005 IAAF World Outdoor Meetings
The series hosted the same number of meetings as the previous year. The Helsinki Grand Prix was restored to the Grand Prix circuit after skipping 2004, while the Adidas Oregon Track Classic was dropped from the Grand Prix II category. Three meetings changed venue from 2003: the Bislett Games returned to Oslo from Bergen following stadium developments, the Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria was moved from Heraklion to Athens, and the Norwich Union Super Grand Prix moved from Gateshead to Sheffield.


2005 IAAF World Outdoor Meetings
Performances on designated events on the circuit earned athletes points which qualified them for entry to the 2005 IAAF World Athletics Final, held on 9–10 September Monaco.


2005 IAAF World Outdoor Meetings
The IAAF World Outdoor Meetings circuit was replaced by the IAAF World Athletics Tour the following year.


2005 IBF World Championships
The 2005 IBF World Championships (14th tournament) was held in Anaheim, southern California, United States, from August 15 to August 21, 2005.


2005 IBF World Championships
2004 Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia won the men's singles over China's Lin Dan, while Peter Gade of Denmark and Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia received bronze medals.


2005 IBF World Championships
In the women's singles category, Xie Xingfang won the gold medal beating compatriot 2004 Olympic gold medalist Zhang Ning. Germany's Xu Huaiwen and Chinese Taipei's Cheng Shao-chieh won bronze medals. Cheng Shao-chieh also created some surprise results in the tournament.


2005 IBF World Championships
Women's doubles was almost an all-China show. 2004 Olympic gold medalists Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen repeated their 2004 Olympic performance with victory over silver medalists Gao Ling/Huang Sui.


2005 IBF World Championships
In the mixed doubles, number 1 seeds Nathan Robertson/Gail Emms of England backed out before commencement of the tournament due to an injury to Robertson. This paved the way for several pairs to contest the medals. Indonesia's Nova Widianto and Liliyana Natsir secured the gold over China's up and coming Xie Zhongbo/Zhang Yawen. Zhang Yawen also become the only double medalist in this games winning the silver in mixed doubles and bronze in the women's doubles.


2005 IBF World Championships
The biggest surprise in the tournament came in men's doubles. Though former Indonesian star Tony Gunawan had long been recognized as one of the premier men's doubles players in the game, he and his American partner Howard Bach were only the 13th seeded team in the competition. However, from the round of 16 through the semifinal they routinely defeated higher seeded pairs to reach the final. There, before a surprisingly large "hometown crowd",  they overcame the second seeded Indonesian team of Sigit Budiarto and Candra Wijaya in three close games to become the first American winners of any event since the IBF first held an official World Championships in 1977.


2005 IBF World Championships, Host city selection
Anaheim (United States) and Aarhus (Denmark) were the candidates for the host of the championships. Singapore withdrew its bid before the council meeting which later awarded the event to Anaheim.


2005 IBF World Championships, Medalists
China had an excellent tournament, winning seven medals in total, including the gold medals in the women's singles and women's doubles, as well as four of the five silvers. Indonesia won both the men's singles and mixed doubles. The men's doubles tournament was won by the 13th seeds, Tony Gunawan and Howard Bach, winning the United States's first ever gold at the World Championships.


2005 IBF World Championships, Participating nations
A total of 50 nations entered players at the 2005 IBF World Championships. The number of competitors is indicated in parentheses.


2005 IBF World Championships – Men's Doubles
The 2005 IBF World Championships took place in Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, United States, between August 15 and August 21, 2005. Following the results in the men's doubles.


2005 IBF World Championships – Men's Singles
The 2005 IBF World Championships took place in Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, United States, between August 15 and August 21, 2005. Following the results in the men's singles.


2005 IBF World Championships – Mixed Doubles
The 2005 IBF World Championships took place in Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, United States, between August 15 and August 21, 2005. Following the results in the mixed doubles.


2005 IBF World Championships – Women's Doubles
The 2005 IBF World Championships took place in Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, United States, between August 15 and August 21, 2005. Following the results in the women's doubles.


2005 IBF World Championships – Women's Singles
The 2005 IBF World Championships took place in Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, United States, between August 15 and August 21, 2005. Following the results in the women's singles.


2005 ICC Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship
The 2005 ICC Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship was a cricket tournament held in South Africa from 21–26 August 2005, during the 2005 international season. All matches were held at the Willowmoore Park complex in Benoni, Gauteng.


2005 ICC Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship
Namibia won the tournament by defeating Uganda in the final, with both teams qualifying for the 2006 Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka. Tanzanian batsman Benson Mwita led the competition in runs scored, while Kenya's Rohit Vekaria took the most wickets. Ugandan all-rounder Ronald Ssemanda was Player of the Final.


2005 ICC Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship
The tournament was jointly organised by the African Cricket Association (ACA) and ICC East Asia-Pacific (EAP), with eight teams (six African and two EAP) participating, divided into two pools for the group stages. Another joint tournament had been held in 2003, for the 2004 World Cup, but separate qualifying tournaments have been held since – the ICC Africa Under-19 Championships and the EAP Under-19 Cricket Trophy.


2005 ICC Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship, Finals, 5th-place playoff
Two semi-finals were held for the 5th-place playoff, with Zambia defeating Fiji by four wickets and Tanzania defeating Nigeria by eight wickets. The losing teams played each other in the 7th-place playoff.


2005 ICC Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship, Finals, Final
Two semi-finals were held, with Uganda defeating Kenya by two wickets and Namibia defeating Papua New Guinea by 100 runs. The losing teams played each other in the 3rd-place playoff.


2005 ICC Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship, Statistics, Most runs
The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.


2005 ICC Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship, Statistics, Most wickets
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.


2005 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship
The 2005 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship was an international cricket tournament held in King City, Ontario, from 8 to 13 August 2005. It was the third edition of the ICC Americas Under-19 Championship, and the second in a row to be held in Canada.


2005 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship
The tournament featured five teams, the same as at the preceding 2003 edition, and the same format was used, a simple round-robin. The United States finished the tournament undefeated to win its first title, and consequently qualified for the 2006 Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka. The team had nearly been barred from playing, as part of proposed International Cricket Council (ICC) sanctions against the United States of America Cricket Association (USACA) for maladministration, but the situation was resolved the month before the tournament.


2005 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship
Canada was the runner-up at the championship, with the Cayman Islands placing third, Bermuda fourth, and Argentina placing last, again finishing winless. The tournament was affected by rain, with two matches being abandoned and another shortened. A feature of the championship was its low scoring, with only four innings above 200 being recorded from the ten matches played. The tournament's leading runscorer, Canadian batsman Trevin Bastiampillai, was the only player to record more than 100 runs, while the leading wicket-taker was American bowler Abhimanyu Rajp, who took two five-wicket hauls.


2005 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship, Statistics, Most runs
The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.


2005 ICC Americas Under-19 Championship, Statistics, Most wickets
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.


2005 ICC Awards
The 2005 ICC Awards were held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney, Australia on 11 October 2005. The judging period covered was from 1 August 2004 to 31 July 2005. This did not include the whole of the 2005 Ashes series, since the final four matches of this series were played in August and September. In association with the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA), the awards were presented by Hyundai at a function during the Super Series between champions Australia and the ICC World XI.


2005 ICC Awards, Selection Committee
Nominees were voted on by a 50-member academy of current and ex-players and officials from among players chosen by the ICC Selection Committee, chaired by ICC Cricket Hall of Famer Sunil Gavaskar.


2005 ICC Awards, ICC World XI Teams, ICC Test Team of the Year
Ricky Ponting was selected as the captain of the Test Team of the Year. In addition to a wicket-keeper, 9 other players and a 12th man were announced as follows:


2005 ICC Awards, ICC World XI Teams, ICC ODI Team of the Year
Marvan Atapattu was selected as the captain of the ODI Team of the Year. In addition to a wicket-keeper, 9 other players and a 12th man were announced as follows:


2005 ICC EAP Cricket Cup
The 2005 ICC EAP Cricket Cup was held in Vanuatu between 23 and 29 September 2005 as part of the qualification for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Six teams from the East Asia-Pacific Region competed in a round-robin stage, followed by ranking finals. Japan defeated the Cook Islands in a close final held at Club Hippique in Port Vila, Vanuatu. Both finalists qualified for the 2006 ICC EAP Cricket Trophy; the other four teams had their World Cup hopes dashed six years before the final competition.


2005 ICC EAP Cricket Cup, Matches, Finals, 5th/6th Place Playoff
Samoa 71 all out lost to Indonesia 72/3 (23 overs) by 7 wickets.


2005 ICC EAP Cricket Cup, Matches, Finals, 3rd/4th Place Playoff
Tonga 105 all out lost to Vanuatu 106-4 (34 overs) by 6 wickets.


2005 ICC EAP Cricket Cup, Matches, Finals, Final
Japan 161 all out (48 overs) beat Cook Islands 155 all out by 6 runs.


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup
The 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup was the second edition of the ICC Intercontinental Cup, a cricket competition for (then) 12 nations from Asia, Africa, North America and Europe. All the games were scheduled for three days and were designated first class.


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup
The teams played each other team in each of the four groups once. The winners of each group progressed to a semi-final from 23 to 25 October, and then a final from 27 to 29 October, hosted by Namibia. The groups were as follows:


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup
The United States were going to compete in the North American group, but were expelled from the competition by the ICC because of ongoing political problems within cricket in the US.


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup
The tournament was won by Ireland who defeatedKenya in the final.


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Playing conditions
The competition was run by the International Cricket Council to support the development of the longer form of the game in 12 of its associate members. The points system had been determined so as to encourage positive play. For instance, there were 14 points for a win, and the first innings was restricted to 90 overs, which can encourage attacking play as a team approaches the 90 over mark. In the event of a tie (i.e. all wickets down in the last innings with the scores being equal) each side was awarded 7 points.


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Playing conditions
Bonus points for batting were available for every 25 runs scored. There was no limit to how many points can be scored in the first innings, but batting points were restricted to 4 points (300 runs) in the second. 0.5 points were available for every wicket taken.


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Group stage, Africa Group
22–24 April: Kenya (32pts) beat Uganda (15pts) by 168 runs


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Group stage, Africa Group
The 2005 competition finally got underway on 22 April the Lugogo Stadium in Kampala. The Kenyan team was just starting to recover from the tremendous upheavals and political difficulties that have racked the Kenyan Cricket Association. This had led to their match against Namibia, which was scheduled to begin on 26 February to be put back to 2 June. With the old-look side restored, Kenya were clear favourites again.


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Group stage, Africa Group
On the first day, Kenya scored 321 in an innings dominated by their veteran captain Steve Tikolo, who scored 149. However, the only real support he got was from Modi (56). In reply, Uganda were struggling at 37 for 3 at stumps. The second day saw continued Kenyan domination. Odoyo took 5 for 34 as Uganda subsided for 168. The ball was certainly on top as Kenya's second innings teetered to 85 for 6, with one day left to play. On the final day, Kenya were all out for 116, setting a target of 270. This was more than beyond them as Onyango took 6 for 21 to skittle the Ugandans for 108.


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Group stage, Africa Group
14–16 May: Namibia (31.5pts) beat Uganda (17pts) by 3 wickets


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Group stage, Africa Group
Uganda won the toss and elected to bat at Lugogo Stadium, Kampala, and were quickly struggling on 9 for 2. Wickets fell regularly throughout the first day, which also saw an interruption for rain and curtailed by bad light. Namibia bowled well, with Gerrie Snyman taking 3 for 45. Uganda finished the first day on 225 for 9, mostly thanks to Franco Nsubuga, who scored 64. On the second day, Uganda were all out for 231, before dismissing Namibia for 201, which was somewhat of a recovery after they fell to 66 for 6. Namibia then took 5 quick wickets to wrest the advantage from the Ugandans when time was called at 60 for 5.


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Group stage, Africa Group
On the final day, Uganda rallied with Olweny (25), Kwebiha (39), Nsubuga (28) and Kishore (22*) helping the Ugandan total to 211 for 9 declared. Namibia then went for their target, always losing wickets along the way. But half-centuries from AJ Burger, Swanepoel and Kotze finally saw them through with 3 wickets remaining. Namibia now go on to meet Kenya in what will be the deciding match of the African group. Uganda are eliminated.


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Group stage, Africa Group
With only half a point separating the two teams, it was not surprising that Kenya declared on 300 for 6, as soon as they had secured maximum first innings batting points, and with 8 potential balls left before their 90 overs were up. Namibia instead chose to bat on to take a first innings lead at 335 for 9 declared, with Burger making 87 and Snyman 75. By the end of the second day, Kenya were 112 for 2 in reply - scoring useful points as the game looked to be heading for a draw. By the time they declared on 282 for 9, with Suji top-scoring on 72, they had set a theoretical target of 248, and they looked as though they would sneak it on points. By the time they had reduced Namibia to 68 for 5, they had secured their semi-final qualification.


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Group stage, Asia Group
24–26 April: United Arab Emirates (30pts) beat Hong Kong (12.5pts) by 7 wickets


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Group stage, Asia Group
Hong Kong, making their ICC Intercontinental Cup debut, showed their inexperience in Sharjah. The first day saw them dismissed for 127, with the UAE moving to 126 for 7 by close. They only added onto their score on the second day, to leave the game as a tie on first innings. Hong Kong were then dismissed cheaply again, this time for 184, and then let the UAE move to 144 for 3 at close. The game ended early on the third day, with no more wickets falling. The UAE had taken only 46 overs to knock off the runs.


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Group stage, Asia Group
30 April-2 May: Nepal (8.5pts) drew with Hong Kong (5.5pts)


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Group stage, Asia Group
In Kathmandu, the first day was abandoned without a ball being bowled. The second day was also severely hampered by rain, but there was time for the Nepalis to bowl Hong Kong out for 91 after putting them into bat. The third and final day allowed for 54 overs, in which Nepal scored 101 for 7 declared and Hong Kong moved to 37 for 3 as Nepal tried to pick up as many points as possible before their group decider with the United Arab Emirates.


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Group stage, Asia Group
7–9 May: Nepal (32pts) beat the United Arab Emirates (11pts) by 172 runs


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Group stage, Asia Group
Nepal won the toss in Kathmandu and batted first. After losing two quick wickets they consolidated and finished a rain-affected first day on 246 for 5. On day two they declared on 287 for 7. Nepal's bowlers then performed well, dismissing the United Arab Emirates for 164, with Arshad Ali carrying his bat for 81. In reply, Nepal proceeded to 45 for 2 by stumps on the second day. On the third and final day, Nepal declared on 125 for 6. Binod Das then took 5 for 27 to help dismiss the Emiratis for 76.


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Group stage, Asia Group
And so, despite Nepal clearly showing their dominance in the group they do not progress to the next round. Nepal thrashed UAE and were well on top against Hong Kong but, because their game against Hong Kong was ravaged by rain, they do not progress to the semi-finals in Namibia. Whether the ICC will change the points system because of this is yet to be seen.


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Group stage, Europe Group
The Scots went into this tournament as favourites, being holders of the Intercontinental Cup and the ICC Trophy. However, rain in Utrecht prevented them from a good start against the Dutch, who bowled well enough to have them all out for 217 on the first day. Ian Stanger hit his second first-class fifty and Ryan Watson 46, but South African-born Ryan ten Doeschate took three important, albeit expensive, wickets and medium-pacer Edgar Schiferli finished with four for 46.


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Group stage, Europe Group
In reply, Maurits van Nierop lashed out, taking 24 off the Scottish bowlers as the Dutch made 31 for 0 to see them to stumps on day 1. Play was impossible on the next two days, and the Scots now needed to thump Ireland in Aberdeen if they were to have any hope of qualifying for the semi-finals.


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Group stage, Europe Group
13–15 August: Ireland (30.5pts) beat Scotland (17pts) by three runs


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Group stage, Europe Group
The start of the match at Aberdeen was delayed due to rain, but when it did get underway, Ireland immediately got into trouble. The first two partnerships didn't add a single run, four batsmen departed for ducks, and Craig Wright got four wickets for the hosting Scots. Ireland crumbled to 128 for 9 before 17-year-old Greg Thompson from Lisburn hit 35 from number 10 to become the top scorer of the innings.


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Group stage, Europe Group
Steven Knox hit 38 for the Scots, however, as they moved to 104 for 2. Tight bowling frustrated the Scots, who were looking for quick runs, but at least Cedric English hit 66 to lift them to 234 - a lead of 62. Ryan Watson and Dewald Nel got a wicket each before stumps, the Irish second innings score 46 for 2. Dominic Joyce, brother of more famous Ed, came to the crease as the new batsman on the third morning, and he scored 61 before being lbw to Dewald Nel - a crucial innings. The rest of the batsmen stuck in, defending against Paul Hoffmann, who bowled 18 overs for 33 runs, but only got the one wicket.


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Group stage, Europe Group
The Scots - needing a victory after the wash-out in Utrecht against the Dutch - went after  the target. But the former Essex bowler, Adrian McCoubrey, took four for 17 as the Scots crashed to 34 for four, and despite 31 not out from Craig Wright, his two last partners were both run out, and Scotland finished on 131 - four runs short of victory. Thus, the finalists of the last tournament were knocked out before the last game.


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Group stage, Europe Group
The first day of the match at Stormont, Belfast was rained off, and Ireland, knowing that plenty of runs would give them enough to see them through to the semi-finals, chose to bat out 90 overs. The entire top order contributed with half-centuries and centuries - Jeremy Bray top scoring 135 - as the Dutch bowlers were slaughtered, debutant Ernst van Giezen taking two for 107 as the best bowler. Ireland declared on 407 for 4, having realised they could get no more points, and immediately dug into the Dutch top order. A recovery was staged thanks to a 115-run stand between Ryan ten Doeschate and Alexei Kervezee, but when Andre Botha took two wickets the Dutch realised the futility of their task. The match was eventually abandoned as a draw, which sent Ireland into the semi-finals of the tournament.


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Group stage, Americas Group
23–25 August: Bermuda (30.5pts) beat Canada (17.5pts) by 48 runs


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Group stage, Americas Group
Bermuda pulled off a narrow victory over Canada in Toronto to leave them favourites to win the Americas group. Canada won the toss and put Bermuda into bat, a decision that was soon vindicated as their guests were skittled for 125 in 59.5 overs, with only Clay Smith (52) and Janeiro Tucker (25) putting up any sort of resistance. The damage was done by Canada's 21-year-old left-arm medium pace bowler, Umar Bhatti, who got 8 for 40. By the end of the first day, Canada had already overhauled this total, and were on 149 for 6.


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Group stage, Americas Group
The innings closed on the second day at 207, of which 76 were made by Ashish Bagai. Bermuda did better in their second innings, mostly due to Tucker's 123 that helped swing the game. By the time they had finished their innings they had 311 on the board and a defendable lead of 229. Early wickets saw the hosts collapse to 17 for 4 before a recovery took them to 164 for 6. A final push by Bermuda saw them all out for 181, and put the Bermudians in control of the group: a win in their next game would see them in the semi-finals.


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Group stage, Americas Group
27–29 August: Bermuda (31.5pts) beat Cayman Islands (8.5pts) by an innings and 105 runs


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Group stage, Americas Group
Cayman Islands got off to a good start in their first Intercontinental Cup match in their history - indeed, their inaugural first class match. Amid rains at Toronto, they made their way to 109 for 1, before Bermudian off spinner Dwayne Leverock unleashed himself on the Cayman batting line-up. In 27 overs he took five for 56, playing a major part in dismissing the Caymans for 197 just before rain stopped play on day one.


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Group stage, Americas Group
On day two, however, Bermuda took over, with captain Clay Smith making 138 and Irving Romaine scoring 111 as the team raced to 387 for 7. Kevin Hurdle then took two wickets in five expensive overs as the Caymans were 50 for 4 at the second day's close of play. It took 14 overs for Leverock and Bermuda to wrap up the Cayman innings for 85, thus taking 31.5 points and assuring themselves of a semi-final spot. Leverock finished with match figures of eleven for 72, the best figures in the tournament so far this year.


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Group stage, Americas Group
31 August-2 September: Canada (33.5pts) beat Cayman Islands (14.5pts) by 120 runs


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Group stage, Americas Group
Canada dominated proceedings at Toronto, getting the win but not getting enough points to qualify for the semi-finals. Batting first, they made 340, with Dean Maxwell recording a maiden first class century despite retiring hurt on 58. He returned when Umar Bhatti was dismissed and the score was 241 for 7, adding a further 56 before falling to Ronald Ebanks, and Canada declared without sending in number 11 Henry Osinde.


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Group stage, Americas Group
The fast bowler menaced the Cayman batting line-up, however, taking seven for 53 as the Caymans were bowled out for 159, before quick runs from Qaiser Ali and Ashish Bagai gave Canada a 332-run lead before declaring again. Kevin Sandher and Sunil Dhaniram then took care of the Caymans' batting, bowling them out shortly before tea on day three, with 41-year-old Pearson Best scoring 53 as the Caymans managed an all-time high score of 212.


2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup, Knockout stages
Namibia was elected to host the knockout stages of the Intercontinental Cup on 5 April 2005.


2005 ICC Super Series
The ICC Super Series 2005 was a cricket series held in Australia during October 2005, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was played between Australia, the world's top-ranked side at the time, and a World XI team of players selected from other countries. The series consisted of three One Day Internationals and one Test match. Australia won all four matches.


2005 ICC Super Series
The matches attracted small crowds and were not competitive, in part because the World XI had only one warm-up game to gel as a team. The Super Series concept had been controversial from its first proposal. The ICC's intention was to showcase the world's best players and provide a close contest with Australia, who had dominated international cricket for several years. However, many fans and pundits dismissed the Super Series as a gimmick, comparing it unfavourably with the 2005 Ashes Series. The ICC had intended to hold a Super Series every four years, but the concept was not repeated.


2005 ICC Super Series, Background
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the Australian cricket side had become completely dominant in world cricket, and had a reputation of being unbeatable. In this climate, the concept of gathering the world's best players into one team to challenge them was born, and the ICC Super Series was developed.


2005 ICC Super Series, Teams, Australian selections
The Australian squads were announced on 20 September, and the axe fell on the lacklustre performers on the team during the recent Ashes series. Damien Martyn was dropped from the Test side in favour of Brad Hodge but retained his one-day spot. Stuart MacGill and Shane Watson, who toured England but did not play in any of the Ashes Tests, were included in the lineup. Jason Gillespie and Michael Kasprowicz were not included in the Test squad or the ODI squad, while James Hopes received a surprise call-up for the ODI side following his 146 in a first-class game for Australia A on their tour of Pakistan in September 2005.


2005 ICC Super Series, Teams, World XI Selectors
The World XI selectors named a shortlist, from which the 11 Test players were named. The selection panel comprised:


2005 ICC Super Series, Teams, World XI Selectors
The shortlist they named was: Andrew Flintoff (England), Steve Harmison (England), Michael Vaughan (England), Rahul Dravid (India), Virender Sehwag (India), Sachin Tendulkar (India), Anil Kumble (India), Brendon McCullum (New Zealand), Daniel Vettori (New Zealand), Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan), Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan), Younis Khan (Pakistan), Mark Boucher (South Africa), Jacques Kallis (South Africa), Makhaya Ntini (South Africa), Shaun Pollock (South Africa), Graeme Smith (South Africa), Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka), Brian Lara (West Indies), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies)


2005 ICC Super Series, Teams, World XI Selectors
The World squads were announced on 23 August 2005, with additions on 23 September due to injuries to two players. Of the players in the final squads, five were from South Africa, three each were from England and Pakistan, two each were from India, Sri Lanka and West Indies, and one was from New Zealand. Zimbabwe and Bangladesh were unrepresented.


2005 ICC Super Series, Teams, World XI Selectors
After first being reduced to 13, who travelled to Australia, the final 11 players to take the field were selected by the Chairman of Selectors, Sunil Gavaskar in consultation with the appointed team director, the coach and captain of the team, who will be appointed by the selection panel. The colour of the World XI's uniform was predominantly blue and black. The coach of the team was India's former coach John Wright.


2005 ICC Super Series, Teams, Test Squads
Statistics are correct as of 19 October 2005, after the only Test match played to date by the World XI


2005 ICC Super Series, Status of the matches
The International Cricket Council declared that the matches would count as official One Day Internationals and Test matches. Until recently, ODIs and Test matches had to be played between the teams of two countries. Moreover, the ICC's own rules stipulate that a player can only represent one Test match playing side, and that Test matches are only played between member sides of the ICC, which the 'rest of the world' is not.


2005 ICC Super Series, Status of the matches
Some previous matches, such as the series between England and the Rest of the World in 1970, were initially regarded as Test matches but later stripped of Test status by the ICC. At first it was unclear whether the Super Series matches would be recognised as official internationals, but following the decision to recognise the World Cricket Tsunami Appeal match as an official ODI, the ICC decided to award official status to the Super Series matches too. This was the first official Test match not between two countries.


2005 ICC Super Series, Status of the matches
Cricket historians have generally opposed the decision because of inconsistency in that the 1970 Rest of the World series in England is not accorded Test status. Statisticians such as Bill Frindall have said that they will not recognise the ruling and will exclude the matches from their records. Although it has been said that this "raises the possibility of two competing sets of cricket statistics being in circulation", that has in fact always been a reality because there has never been a standard for match status and statisticians have always used their own match lists.


2005 ICC Super Series, Status of the matches
Many current and former Test cricketers also joined in the debate. For example, former Australian captain Allan Border said: "I firmly believe that this status should be restricted to matches between national sides. Test cricket is an institution that has been built up over a period of 128 years, and it should not be tampered with". Conversely, Tony Greig, who played for the Rest of the World against Australia in 1971–1972, said "My understanding of the status of first-class and Test cricket is related to the standard of the players. These are all Test cricketers... [ The 1971–72 matches] were played like Tests and were deadly serious. "


2005 ICC Super Series, Status of the matches
The matches themselves were characterised by poor crowds (half empty grounds) and lacklustre performances by the World XI. Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott described the series as a "bunfight" and said that there was "nothing that resembled cricket" in it. The authoritative publication The Wisden Cricketer summed up the Test match as follows: " [it] was a terrible game of cricket. It had a small crowd, little meaning and was forgotten quickly." The World XI players seemed to be there more for fun than anything else. Andrew Flintoff came up with some refreshingly honest statements amidst all the bullish officials: "I've got the Super Series in two weeks' time. I can't think of anything worse," he said, adding on arrival; "I'm only here for the food."


2005 ICC Super Series, Status of the matches
Captain Graeme Smith admitted to frustration in the aftermath of the series, saying he found it hard to deal with the fact that there weren't any repercussions to 'losing so badly'


2005 ICC Super Series, Match reports, Warm-up: Victoria v World XI (2 October)
In a practice match preceding the first One Day International, a fifty over game was arranged against a strong Victorian side. The game was thirteen-a-side, but with only eleven players allowed to bat and eleven to field. Andrew Flintoff was allowed to rest, with the other World XI players all playing. By agreement the World XI batted first, but they fared badly as they collapsed from 63 for no loss to 131 for 6, with Shane Harwood taking 4 for 37. Rahul Dravid's knock of 66 off 80 balls and Shaun Pollock's cameo of 54 not out off only 38 balls rescued the innings, which finished on a competitive 281 for 8. Victoria came close in reply, with Brad Hodge top-scoring with 92 before succumbing to Muttiah Muralitharan.


2005 ICC Super Series, Match reports, First ODI: Australia v ICC World XI (5 October)
Australia won the toss and captain Ricky Ponting elected to bat first. They got off to a good start, with Gilchrist and Katich putting on 80 runs in only 14 overs before Gilchrist was bowled by Kallis. Katich and Ponting put on 48 in the next eight overs, and at 1 for 128 after 22.1 overs, Australia looked to be heading for a big score. But after that wickets fell regularly, with the spinners Muralitharan and Vettori working their way steadily through the middle order to restrict Australia to 8 for 255 at the end of their 50 overs.


2005 ICC Super Series, Match reports, First ODI: Australia v ICC World XI (5 October)
The World XI never looked like challenging this total. They lost five of their top six batsmen – Sehwag, Kallis, Lara, Dravid and Pietersen – for single figures, to collapse to 5 for 82 inside 22 overs. Only Sangakkara's innings gave any hope, but when he was out for 65 to leave the World XI on 6 for 101, needing 7 runs an over off the last 22 overs, the game was over. Australia eventually wrapped up the World XI's innings for 162 to record a comprehensive 93-run victory.


2005 ICC Super Series, Match reports, Second ODI: Australia v World XI (7 October)
Australia won the toss and captain Ricky Ponting elected to bat first. They got off to a good start, with Gilchrist and Katich quickly putting on 110 runs before Katich was bowled by a doosra from Muralitharan. Gilchrist and Ponting put on 63, with Gilchrist reaching his century off 73 balls, before missing a straight Sehwag delivery. Martyn and Ponting consolidated in a 103-run stand, working singles around. On 276, Ponting failed to beat Flintoff to the stumps at the other end and Martyn was bowled next ball, giving the World XI a sniff. However, Andrew Symonds and Michael Clarke pushed the Australian total comfortably past 300, with 4 for 328 at the end of their 50 overs. Every bowler was taken to, except for Muralitharan, who finished with 1 for 43 off 10 overs.


2005 ICC Super Series, Match reports, Second ODI: Australia v World XI (7 October)
The World XI initially looked like challenging this total. Chris Gayle blasted a 48-ball half-century as the World XI reached 125 off only 16.1 overs. From then on however, they consistently lost wickets, due to insipid running between the wickets and a few soft dismissals, with Lara again hitting Nathan Bracken straight to Symonds at cover. The World XI ended up being dismissed for 273, handing another victory to Australia.


2005 ICC Super Series, Future
The original aim was that the Super Series would be played every four years. However, immediately after the completion of the first Test match, Malcolm Speed, the ICC Chief Executive, removed it from the regular ICC schedule, noting that it may be played in the future when there is a clear world champion.


2005 ICC Trophy
The 2005 ICC Trophy was a cricket tournament held in Ireland between 1 July and 13 July 2005. It was an international one-day tournament played over 50 overs per side between 12 Associate Members of the International Cricket Council.


2005 ICC Trophy
It served as the final part of the Cricket World Cup qualification process, coming with the prize of a place in the 2007 Cricket World Cup (and together with it a share of US$2.5 million for future development) for the five top-ranked teams, and with the prize of official One-Day International status from 1 January 2006 (until the 2009 ICC Trophy) for the five top-ranked teams along with Kenya (who had already been given official one-day status until the 2009 ICC Trophy and a spot in the 2007 World Cup).


2005 ICC Trophy
For the first time five spots were on offer for the World Cup, previously three. On 7 July, the top 4 teams Scotland, Canada and for the first time Ireland and Bermuda qualified for the 2007 Cricket World Cup and, from 1 January 2006, gained official One-Day International status. On 11 July the Netherlands also achieved this by beating the United Arab Emirates to finish fifth. Scotland won the tournament, beating Ireland by 47 runs in the final.


2005 ICC Trophy
Dutch batsman Bas Zuiderent was named as Player of the Tournament.


2005 ICC Trophy
It was the final edition of this competition under the name 'ICC Trophy' before it was renamed to the 'Cricket World Cup Qualifier' for 2009.


2005 ICC Trophy, Competition format
The 12 teams were divided into two groups of six teams. Each team played with each other in its group once. Five matches per team were played between 1 July and 7 July. The resulting group tables were then each divided into three bands of two teams each.


2005 ICC Trophy, Competition format
Combining the two groups, the four teams in each band then played a mini knock-out tournament consisting of two semi-finals, a championship, and a consolation match, so that the first- and second-ranked teams from each of the original groups were playing for first through fourth place in the tournament overall; the third- and fourth-ranked teams for fifth through eighth; and the fifth- and sixth-ranked teams for ninth through twelfth. Thus at the end of the tournament all teams are given a definitive rank between 1 and 12. The final play-offs were played on 11 July with the final on 13 July.


2005 ICC Trophy, Competition format
Apart from the academic interest in this final classification, one match in particular had great significance: the winner of the second band's mini tournament would, by taking fifth place overall, become the fifth and final team to win temporary ODI status and an invitation to the 2007 Cricket World Cup.


2005 ICC Trophy, Teams
The following countries were guaranteed a place in this competition:


2005 ICC Trophy, Teams
The following countries gained a place in this competition through the pre-qualifying competition:


2005 ICC Trophy, Group matches, Group A
Ireland (315 for 8) beat Bermuda (218 for 6) easily as Ed Joyce made 103 for the hosts in Stormont.


2005 ICC Trophy, Group matches, Group A
Denmark beat Uganda by 28 runs as Thomas Munkholt Hansen took 6 for 30 to carry Denmark to a 28-run win over Uganda in Muckamore. Denmark made 196 with Johan Malcolm making 71. Despite 59 from Kenneth Kamyuka, the Africans could only manage 168 in reply.


2005 ICC Trophy, Group matches, Group A
The United Arab Emirates (200) beat the United States (145), who remain in disarray after their recent political troubles.


2005 ICC Trophy, Group matches, Group A
The upset of the day was a 30 run win by Bermuda (217) over the United Arab Emirates (187).


2005 ICC Trophy, Group matches, Group A
The United States went down to a heavy 96 run defeat by Denmark, for whom wicket-keeper Frederik Klokker starred with 138 not out and a smart stumping.


2005 ICC Trophy, Group matches, Group A
An all-round performance by the Irish batsmen saw them through to 231 for 8 against Uganda. In reply, however, only Frank Nsubuga, with 59, put up any resistance as the hosts ended up winners by 127 runs.


2005 ICC Trophy, Group matches, Group A
Bermuda (249) steered towards the second spot in the group and the World Cup with a thumping 93-run win over Denmark, who lacked application in their batting as they were all out for 156.


2005 ICC Trophy, Group matches, Group A
Ireland were troubled by the United Arab Emirates in a match that could decide Ireland's qualification for the Cricket World Cup. The UAE batted first, making 230 in 48.3 overs before being bowled out, and a fiery opening spell from Ali Asad then reduced the Irish to 23 for 4. Ed Joyce and Trent Johnston rebuilt with a partnership of 122, and Joyce batted well with the tail to make 115 not out in Ireland's 231 for 8.


2005 ICC Trophy, Group matches, Group A
Uganda (237 for 4) recorded their first win, beating the USA by six wickets (236), Joel Olwenyi top-scoring with 76 after all-rounder Frank Nsubuga had taken 3 for 33


2005 ICC Trophy, Group matches, Group A
All of the Group A games were washed out or abandoned because of weather conditions. Under the playing conditions, the rest day was only to be used as a reserve day if all matches in both groups were washed out. Therefore, the games between Ireland and the United States, Denmark and the United Arab Emirates (after the UAE had reached 57 for 3 after 15 overs), and Uganda and Bermuda were all "no results". The wash-out eliminates the United States from World Cup and ODI status contention.


2005 ICC Trophy, Group matches, Group A
Bermuda, who were ranked as the third-best team from the Americas coming into the tournament easily overcame the United States. 132 from only 88 balls from JJ Tucker and 52 extras saw the Bermudians through to 311 for 8. The Americans started by keeping up with the run rate, but wickets fell and they finished all out for 198.


2005 ICC Trophy, Group matches, Group A
Ireland (222 all out) beat Denmark (149 all out) to take the remaining automatic qualifying spot for the World Cup and ODI status.


2005 ICC Trophy, Group matches, Group A
The UAE (201 all out) secured a 63 run victory over Uganda (138 all out) to make sure they would be in the 5th place semi-final along with the Danes.


2005 ICC Trophy, Group matches, Group B
The closest game of the first round was between Canada and Namibia. John Davison, who at the time held the record for the fastest century in the Cricket World Cup made 125, supported by Ian Billcliff's 90 as the North Americans put on 284. In reply, Namibia came close, making 282 to lose by 2 runs in Group B's first heavyweight clash, thanks to Canada's captain, Kevin Sandher's five wickets. Namibia put in a protest, however, claiming that the scoring in the 45th over was wrong. The technical committee turned down Namibia's protest, which prompted Namibia to put in an appeal. Namibia's appeal against the technical committee's ruling was turned down, meaning that Canada retain the 2 points they won on 1 July.


2005 ICC Trophy, Group matches, Group B
The Netherlands (71 for 1) were easy winners over Papua New Guinea (69 all out) by 9 wickets.


2005 ICC Trophy, Group matches, Group B
Oman (83) were easily beaten by Scotland (84 for 4) by 6 wickets with 31 overs to spare.


2005 ICC Trophy, Group matches, Group B
The biggest game of the round saw Scotland (190 for 3), courtesy of Fraser Watts (81*) and Gavin Hamilton (86*) end up winners by 7 wickets over Canada (189).


2005 ICC Trophy, Group matches, Group B
Namibia (252) got off the board with a comfortable victory over Papua New Guinea (156).


2005 ICC Trophy, Group matches, Group B
Bas Zuiderent made 119 and Daan van Bunge 92 as Netherlands piled on the runs, whereas only one Omani scored in doubled figures as Oman (67) were completely thrashed by Netherlands (325 for 5) by 258 runs.


2005 ICC Trophy, Group matches, Group B
Canada got into trouble against Oman – after having bowled them out for 184, wickets fell around John Davison – who made 74 – and Ian Billcliff, but eventually the Canadians snared a two-wicket win.


2005 ICC Trophy, Group matches, Group B
The Netherlands secured a win over Namibia, but the match was eventually much closer than it could have been. After Edgar Schiferli took four wickets for 50, helping with bowling Namibia out for 188, Bas Zuiderent and Tom de Grooth opened up a partnership of 135. Four quick wickets sent the Dutch struggling to 155 for 4, but Zuiderent and Ryan ten Doeschate saw them home.


2005 ICC Trophy, Group matches, Group B
Meanwhile, Papua New Guinea were bowled out for 90 by Scotland, John Blain and Dougie Brown taking four wickets each, but Toka Gaudi gave the Scots a scare with his three wickets. However, the Scots managed a five-wicket win.


2005 ICC Trophy, Group matches, Group B
Scotland (236 for 7) maintained their 100% record with a 27 run win against Namibia (209 all out) in a game reduced to 33 overs in which Ryan Watson starred with 87.


2005 ICC Trophy, Group matches, Group B
The Netherlands (187 for 9) batted first against Canada in a game reduced to 35 overs a side. A further 19 minute break for bad light meant the Canadians target was reduced to 160 in 30 overs. Despite 5 for 30 from Billy Stelling, Canada reached their target with one ball and 2 wickets to spare in an innings anchored by Desmond Chumney with 64.


2005 ICC Trophy, Group matches, Group B
Rain reduced Papua New Guinea's match against Oman to a 24 over-a-side affair. The Papuans reached 134 for 7 in their overs, before skittling the Omanis for 41 all out.


2005 ICC Trophy, Group matches, Group B
With Canada (319 for 4) winning heavily against Papua New Guinea (159 all out), thanks to Billcliff's 102* and Davison's 62, the Canadians made sure they qualified for the World Cup and ODI status on run-rate.


2005 ICC Trophy, Group matches, Group B
Namibia (173/4) easily overhauled Oman's score of 170 with almost nine overs to spare.


2005 ICC Trophy, Group matches, Group B
Scotland (221 all out) maintained their 100% record against the Netherlands (123 all out), which saw Scotland through to the semi-finals. The Netherlands, along with Namibia (173 for 4), who beat Oman (170 for 9) by 6 wickets, qualify for the 5th place semi-finals.


2005 ICC Trophy, Semi-Finals – 9 July, For 1st–4th places
Ireland defeated Canada in the first semi-final. Winning the toss and bowling, the Irish – weakened by Ed Joyce's return to Middlesex – struggled initially, John Davison hitting eight fours and a run single in his 15-ball 33. However, five Canadian batsmen were out with scores in the thirties, as Canada eventually crept to 238 for 9 – Andre Botha taking four for 47. Ireland's reply started cautiously, yet Sanjayan Thuraisingam and Kevin Sandher shared wickets, and after fifteen overs Ireland were only 60 for 3.


2005 ICC Trophy, Semi-Finals – 9 July, For 1st–4th places
With ten overs to go, and Trent Johnston having been caught by Sunil Dhaniram, Ireland needed 68 runs to win. However, Peter Gillespie and Northamptonshire player Andrew White hit out well, Gillespie scoring a career-best score in the ICC Trophy with 64 – and Ireland squeezed home with four balls and four wickets to spare.


2005 ICC Trophy, Semi-Finals – 9 July, For 1st–4th places
Scotland didn't have as tough a time of it against Bermuda, but still had to ponder innumerable wides. In all, Scotland conceded 49 extras in 50 overs, of which 30 were wides – only Bermudian wicket-keeper Dean Minors out-scoring the extras. Bermuda reached a total of 219 for 9, having been 88 for 7, and a fiery opening burst from 42-year-old Dennis Archer had the Scots worried. However, Cedric English and Gavin Hamilton steadied the ship, and the Scots eventually won by six wickets, making 222 for 4 in 46.5 overs.


2005 ICC Trophy, Semi-Finals – 9 July, For 5th–8th places
Denmark were batted out of the game by Bas Zuiderent and Daan van Bunge who both made centuries as the Danish spin bowling was taken to all corners. Van Bunge made 137 and Zuiderent 107 as the Dutch amassed 314 for 6, also helped by Ryan ten Doeschate who made 32. Despite Thomas Hansen bowling a maiden and taking three for 41, it was not enough. In reply, the Danes were in with a shout as long as Frederik Klokker was at the crease, but when he was gone for 52, it was quickly over. The Danes crawled to 225 all out, not a bad score by their standards, but still defeated by 89 runs.


2005 ICC Trophy, Semi-Finals – 9 July, For 5th–8th places
The United Arab Emirates, meanwhile, pulled off a somewhat surprising victory over Namibia, who had qualified for the 2003 Cricket World Cup. Despite all-rounder Gerrie Snyman scoring 83 not out in Namibia's total of 240 for 7, and his early efforts to have UAE on 18 for 2, UAE responded with an experienced all-rounder of their own, Khurram Khan. The captain made 92 as UAE won by six wickets with three overs to spare.


2005 ICC Trophy, Semi-Finals – 9 July, For 9th–12th places
Oman reached the ninth place play-off with a surprise win over Uganda. Oman were initially reduced to 97 for 7, but recovered, Mohammad Aslam scoring 39 as they finished all out for 181. In reply, Kenneth Kamyuka and Lawrence Sematimba paired up for 106 after a shaky start to 37 for 5, but when Sematimba departed for 48 the wheels fell off the Ugandan chase, and they ended all out on 175, losing by six runs.


2005 ICC Trophy, Semi-Finals – 9 July, For 9th–12th places
The United States had relatively few problems in beating Papua New Guinea. First, Imran Awan took four for 46 (including six wides and four no-balls) to help bowl out the Papuans for 171. Then, Steve Massiah and Gowkaran Roopnarine helped themselves to unbeaten fifties, as USA won by eight wickets with 18 overs remaining in the game.


2005 ICC Trophy, 3rd to 12th place placement matches – 11 July, Third place play-off
Canada disposed of Bermuda relatively easily,  Sanjayan Thuraisingam taking three for 16 in nearly ten overs as Bermuda rolled over for 195, and despite John Davison being out for 5, Canada controlled their way to the target, Zubin Surkari top-scoring with 47 as Canada won by five wickets.


2005 ICC Trophy, 3rd to 12th place placement matches – 11 July, Fifth place play-off
The Dutch cricket team won this most important of the placement matches on 11 July, as the winner would qualify for the 2007 Cricket World Cup and also for ODI status and several grants from the ICC. Batting first, the Dutch were led to another big score after Bas Zuiderent made another century – this time unbeaten, for 116. Ryan ten Doeschate added 65 not out, while Tim de Leede also made 65, and the Dutch scored 287 for 4. In reply, the UAE always knew they were up against a massive total, and lost wickets exceedingly quickly – their highest partnership was 41, as they made 142 all out, losing by 143 runs.


2005 ICC Trophy, 3rd to 12th place placement matches – 11 July, Seventh place play-off
The air had gone out of the Danish balloon, as they rolled over to Sarel Burger – one of Namibia's four players named Burger. Having elected to bat, Namibia made 230 for 9, while Danish spinner Bobby Chawla took three for 42. After an opening partnership of 49 between Baljit Singh and Frederik Klokker, Sarel Burger took five wickets for 23 runs, as the Danes crumbled to 127 all out.


2005 ICC Trophy, 3rd to 12th place placement matches – 11 July, Ninth place play-off
In an unusually high-scoring match, the United States lost despite scoring 345 for 6 in their innings. Roopnarine continued on his semi-final form, making 98, while six sixes from Tony Reid sent his score to 61 not out off 29 balls. The USA looked on course to winning when Oman had been reduced to 211 for 7 – however, Farhan Khan wanted otherwise, smashing nine sixes on his way to 94 not out, and Oman took a three-wicket win.


2005 ICC Trophy, 3rd to 12th place placement matches – 11 July, Eleventh place play-off
Papua New Guinea, who had qualified for this tournament through the extra chance in the World Cup Qualifying Series, got their first win in an extremely close-run match with Uganda. After young pace bowler Emmanuel Isaneez had taken four for 48 to reduce Papua New Guinea to 203 all out, Papuan Hitolo Areni responded with four quick wickets, as Uganda crumbled to 16 for 4 – and then 153 for 9. Kenneth Kamyuka then showed the Papuans how to stay on strike, as his batting partner Isaneez faced three deliveries in their partnership of 49. However, Kamyuka just could not hit the runs quickly enough, and Uganda ended on 202 for 9 – thus claiming the wooden spoon.


2005 ICC Trophy, Final – 13 July
This match was played two days after the other five placement matches. Scotland batted Ireland out of the match, their returning county professionals taking full advantage. Ryan Watson top-scored for the Scots with 94, but Dougie Brown (59 off 44 balls) and Fraser Watts (55) also made big contributions, as the Irish bowling conceded their highest total in this tournament – 324 for 8.


2005 ICC Trophy, Final – 13 July
Paul Hoffmann ripped out two Irish wickets quickly, but Ed Joyce and wicketkeeper Jeremy Bray rebuilt to 148 for 2. However, a flurry of wickets – Craig Wright taking three for 48 as the most – sent the Irish staring down the barrel, first at 188 for 6, and then at 222 for 9. Not even 34 not out from the number 11, Gordon Cooke could help Ireland, as they lost by 47 runs.


2005 ICC Trophy, Final standings
1 – On August 9, 2005 the ICC expelled the USA, which saw them not compete in the 2007 Division One.


2005 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 2005 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia at the Penrith Whitewater Stadium under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. It was the 29th edition. This marked the first time the events took place on the Australian continent on the venue that hosted the slalom canoeing event for the 2000 Summer Olympics in neighboring Sydney.


2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Zagreb, Croatia, in August 2005.


2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
Men race as individuals, pairs and quads over 200m, 500m and 1000m in both Canoe (Canadian) (C) and Kayak (K) events, giving a total of 18 gold medals. Women compete for only 9 gold medals as they race in kayak events only.


2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Highlights
The undoubted stars of the Zagreb event were Natasa Janics and Katalin Kovács of Hungary who completed an unprecedented clean sweep of all three women's K-2 events.


2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Highlights
In the men's events, the C-4 200 m final saw Maxim Opalev of Russia win the twelfth world championship gold of his career, thus equalling György Kolonics's record. Andreas Dittmer of Germany retained both the world titles he had won in Gainesville (C-1 500 m and 1000m). Ronald Rauhe and Tim Wieskötter of Germany won their fourth consecutive K-2 500 m title, whilst compatriots Christian Gille and Tomasz Wylenzek followed up their C-2 1000 m 2004 Athens Olympic success with two golds (C-2 500 m and 1000 m).


2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Highlights
The championships also marked a change of generation as many stars had retired after the Olympics, especially in the women's events. Two-thirds of the winners at Zagreb were first-time gold medallists. Birgit Fischer won her last two of her record 38 medals, including a bronze in the K-2 200 m event with her niece, Fanny.


2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Highlights
Germany topped the medal table, winning 10 of the 27 gold medals, followed by Hungary with six golds, then Spain and Russia with two golds each.


2005 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships
The 2005 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships was the tenth edition of the IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship was held on August 6–13, 2005.


2005 IIHF European Champions Cup
The 2005 IIHF European Champions Cup was the first edition of IIHF European Champions Cup. It was held in Saint Petersburg at the Ice Palace arena, from January 13 to January 16. The champions of 2004 of the six strongest hockey nations of Europe participate: Avangard Omsk (RUS), HV71 (SWE), HC Dukla Trenčín (SVK), Kärpät (FIN), HC Hame Zlín (CZE) and Frankfurt Lions (GER).


2005 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup
The 2005 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup was the second holding of the IIHF European Women's Champions Cup (EWCC) ice hockey club tournament. AIK IF Solna of Sweden's Riksserien won the tournament for the second consecutive time.


2005 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup
Each of the Qualification groups and the Super Final were played as single round-robin tournaments. Points were awarded by match outcome: two points for a regulation win, one point for an overtime win or loss, and no points/zero points for a regulation loss. As the defending cup holders, AIK IF progressed directly to the Super Final and did not participate in the qualification round.


2005 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup, Qualification
The qualification round was played in three groups in three host cities during 13–16 October 2005. The team with the highest point total in each round-robin group moved on to the Finals.


2005 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup, Qualification, Group A
Group A was hosted in Tallinn, Estonia and played during 14–16 October 2005. The Espoo Blues Naiset of Finland's Naisten SM-sarja won the round and progressed to the Final.


2005 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup, Qualification, Group B
Group B was played during 13–15 October 2005 and hosted in Bolzano, Italy, though no Italian teams participated. SKIF Moscow of the Russian Women's Hockey League won the round and progressed to the Final.


2005 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup, Qualification, Group C
Group C was hosted in Unna, Germany, and played during 14–16 October 2005. EV Zug Damen of Switzerland's Leistungsklasse A won the round and progressed to the Final.


2005 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup, Super Final
The Super Final was hosted in Solna, Sweden, the same host city as the 2004–05 EWCC Final, and was played during 2–4 December 2005. AIK IF Solna of Sweden's Riksserien won the Cup for the second time. Karoliina Rantamäki of the Espoo Blues was the top scorer of the Super Final with five points (1+4).


2005 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup, Super Final, Statistics, Top scorers
Abbreviations: GP = games played, G = goals, A = assists, Pts = points, +/- = plus–minus, PIM = penalty infraction minutes; Bold: Best of tournament


2005 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup, Super Final, Statistics, Top goaltenders
Abbreviations: GP = games played, TOI = time on ice (in minutes), GA = goals against, SO = shutouts, SV% = save percentage, GAA = goals against average; Bold: Best of tournament


2005 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship
The 2005 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship was the 9th IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship, the premier annual international inline hockey tournament. It took place in Kuopio, Finland, with the gold-medal game played on July 16, 2005.


2005 IIHF Women's World Championship
The 2005 IIHF World Women's Championships was held April 2–9, 2005, in Linköping, at Cloetta Center, and Norrköping, at Himmelstalundshallen, in Sweden. USA won their first gold medal at the World Championships, defeating the defending champions Canada in a penalty shootout. Sweden won their first medal at the World Women Championships, defeating Finland 5 – 2 in the bronze medal game. The championship was expanded to nine teams for 2006, so there was no relegation at any level.


2005 IIHF Women's World Championship, Top Division, Awards and Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource:


2005 IIHF Women's World Championship, Top Division, Awards and Statistics, Goaltending leaders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource:


2005 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division I
The Division I IIHF World Women's Championships was held March 27 – April 2, 2005 in Romanshorn, Switzerland


2005 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division I
Switzerland is promoted to the 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships.


2005 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division I, Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource:


2005 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division I, Statistics, Goaltending leaders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource:


2005 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division II
The Division II IIHF World Women's Championships was held March 13–20, 2005 in Asiago, Italy


2005 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division II
Norway is promoted to Division I for the 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships


2005 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division II, Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource:


2005 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division II, Statistics, Goaltending leaders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource:


2005 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division III
The Division III IIHF World Women's Championships was held March 3–9, 2005 in Cape Town, South Africa


2005 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division III
Slovenia was promoted to Division II for the 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships


2005 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division III, Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource:


2005 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division III, Statistics, Goaltending leaders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource:


2005 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division IV
The Division IV IIHF Women World Championships was held April 1–4, 2005 in Dunedin, New Zealand.


2005 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division IV
South Korea was promoted to Division III at the 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships


2005 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division IV, Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource:


2005 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division IV, Statistics, Goaltending leaders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource:


2005 IIHF World Championship
The 2005 IIHF World Championship was held in May 2005 in Vienna and Innsbruck, Austria. It was the 69th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).


2005 IIHF World Championship, Preliminary round
Sixteen participating teams were placed in the following four groups. After playing a round-robin, the top three teams in each group advanced to the qualifying round. The last team in each group competed in the relegation round.


2005 IIHF World Championship, Qualifying round
The top three teams from each group in the First Round advance to the qualifying round. The top three teams from Groups A and D advance to Group E, and the top three teams from Groups B and C advance to Group F.


2005 IIHF World Championship, Qualifying round
Teams in the qualifying round carry forward the results and points gained in the preliminary round with the teams that they have played and advance with. Teams, which have played in the preliminary round, do not meet again in the qualifying round.


2005 IIHF World Championship, Relegation round
The consolation round is composed of the four teams that placed last in Groups A through D.  They play in a round-robin fashion, and the bottom two teams get relegated to the Division I group in next year's World Championships.


2005 IIHF World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out.


2005 IIHF World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.


2005 IIHF World Championship Division I
The 2005 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 17 to April 23, 2005. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was contested in Debrecen, Hungary. Group B's games were played in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Norway and Italy finished atop of Group A and Group B respectively, gaining promotion to the Championship Division for 2006. While China finished last in Group A and Romania last in Group B and were relegated to Division II for 2006.


2005 IIHF World Championship Division I, Group A tournament, Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.


2005 IIHF World Championship Division I, Group A tournament, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.


2005 IIHF World Championship Division I, Group B tournament, Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.


2005 IIHF World Championship Division I, Group B tournament, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.