International cricket in 2008

The International cricket in 2008 is defined as the season of international cricket between April and August 2008 in all cricket playing countries, as well as all international matches scheduled for the 2008 English Cricket Season. Matches between January and April are defined as belonging to the 2007–08 season, while matches between September and December will fall under the 2008–09 season.

Season overview

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International tours
Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches]
Test ODI T20I
8 April 2008   Pakistan   Bangladesh 5–0 [5] 1–0 [1]
15 May 2008   England   New Zealand 2–0 [3] 1–3 [5] 1–0 [1]
22 May 2008   West Indies   Australia 0–2 [3] 0–5 [5] 1–0 [1]
28 June 2008   Canada   Bermuda 1–2 [3]
10 July 2008   England   South Africa 1–2 [4] 4–0 [5] 0–0 [1]
23 July 2008   Sri Lanka   India 2–1 [3] 2–3 [5]
7 August 2008   Netherlands   Bermuda 1–0 [2]
12 August 2008   Ireland   Canada 0–0 [1]
18 August 2008   Scotland   England 0–0 [1]
24 August 2008   Ireland   Kenya 1–0 [3]
30 August 2008   Australia   Bangladesh 3–0 [3]
International tournaments
Start date Tournament Winners
8 June 2008   Tri-Series   Pakistan
24 June 2008   Asia Cup   Sri Lanka
1 July 2008   Associates Tri-Series   New Zealand
18 August 2008   Associates Tri-Series   West Indies
Minor tours
Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches]
First-class ODI
7 August 2008   Scotland   Kenya 0–0 [1] 0–0 [2]
Minor tournaments
Start date Tournament Winners
23 May 2008   ICC World Cricket League Division Five   Afghanistan
2 August 2008   ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier   Ireland
  Netherlands

Pre-season rankings

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April

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Bangladesh in Pakistan

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No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI series
ODI 2696 8 April Shoaib Malik Mohammad Ashraful Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore   Pakistan by 152 runs (D/L)
ODI 2698 11 April Shoaib Malik Mohammad Ashraful Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad   Pakistan by 7 wickets (D/L)
ODI 2700 13 April Shoaib Malik Mohammad Ashraful Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore   Pakistan by 23 runs
ODI 2702 16 April Shoaib Malik Mohammad Ashraful Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan   Pakistan by 7 wickets
ODI 2703 19 April Shoaib Malik Mohammad Ashraful National Stadium, Karachi   Pakistan by 150 runs
T20I
T20I 55 20 April Shoaib Malik Mohammad Ashraful National Stadium, Karachi   Pakistan by 102 runs

New Zealand in England

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No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test series
Test 1874 15–19 May Michael Vaughan Daniel Vettori Lord's, London Match drawn
Test 1876 23–27 May Michael Vaughan Daniel Vettori Old Trafford, Manchester   England by 6 wickets
Test 1878 5–9 June Michael Vaughan Daniel Vettori Trent Bridge, Nottingham   England by an innings and 9 runs
T20I
T20I 56 13 June Paul Collingwood Daniel Vettori Old Trafford, Manchester   England by 9 wickets
ODI series
ODI 2708 15 June Paul Collingwood Daniel Vettori Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street   England by 114 runs
ODI 2709 18 June Paul Collingwood Daniel Vettori Edgbaston, Birmingham Match abandoned
ODI 2710 21 June Paul Collingwood Daniel Vettori Country Ground, Bristol   New Zealand by 22 runs
ODI 2714 25 June Paul Collingwood Daniel Vettori The Oval, London   New Zealand by 1 wicket
ODI 2720 28 June Kevin Pietersen Daniel Vettori Lord's, London   New Zealand by 51 runs

Australia in West Indies

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No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test series
Test 1875 22–26 May Ramnaresh Sarwan Ricky Ponting Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica   Australia by 95 runs
Test 1877 30 May – 3 June Ramnaresh Sarwan Ricky Ponting Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua Match drawn
Test 1879 12–16 June Chris Gayle Ricky Ponting Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados   Australia by 87 runs
T20I
T20I 57 21 June Dwayne Bravo Ricky Ponting Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados   West Indies by 7 wickets
ODI series
ODI 2713 24 June Chris Gayle Ricky Ponting Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent   Australia by 84 runs
ODI 2719 27 June Chris Gayle Ricky Ponting National Cricket Stadium, St. George's, Grenada, Grenada   Australia by 63 runs (D/L)
ODI 2724 29 June Chris Gayle Ricky Ponting National Cricket Stadium, St. George's, Grenada, Grenada   Australia by 7 wickets
ODI 2734 4 July Chris Gayle Michael Clarke Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, St Kitts   Australia by 1 run
ODI 2736 6 July Chris Gayle Michael Clarke Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, St Kitts   Australia by 169 runs

World Cricket League Division 5

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The 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five took place in May 2008 in Jersey. 12 teams took part in the tournament, including Afghanistan, Bahamas, Botswana, Germany, Japan, Jersey, Mozambique, Nepal, Norway, Singapore, USA, Vanuatu.

Group stage

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Group stage
No. Date Group Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
1st Match 23 May A   United States Steve Massiah   Mozambique MS Younis The Farmers Field, St Martin   United States by 9 wickets
2nd Match 23 May A     Nepal BK Das   Germany Graham Sommer Les Quennevais No. 1, St Brélade     Nepal by 7 wickets
3rd Match 23 May A   Norway Shahid Ahmed   Vanuatu Patrick Haines FB Fields, St Clement   Norway by 183 runs
4th Match 23 May B   Afghanistan Nowroz Mangal   Japan Ko Irie Victoria College Ground, St Helier   Afghanistan by 93 runs
5th Match Archived 26 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine 23 May B   Jersey Mathew Hague   Singapore CR Kumarage Grainville Cricket Ground, St Saviour   Jersey by 93 runs
6th Match 23 May B   Bahamas Narendra Ekanayake   Botswana Tshepo Mhozya Les Quennevais No. 2, St Brélade   Botswana by 70 runs
7th Match Archived 26 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine 24 May A   United States Steve Massiah   Norway Shahid Ahmed Victoria College Ground, St Helier No result
8th Match 24 May A     Nepal BK Das   Mozambique MS Younis Grainville Cricket Ground, St Saviour No result
9th Match 24 May A   Germany Graham Sommer   Vanuatu Patrick Haines The Farmers Field, St Martin   Germany by 6 wickets
10th Match 24 May B   Afghanistan Norooz Khan Mangal   Bahamas N Ekanayake Les Quennevais No. 1, St Brélade No result
11th Match 24 May B   Jersey Mathew Hague   Japan Ko Irie Les Quennevais No. 2, St Brélade No result
12th Match 24 May B   Singapore CR Kumarage   Botswana Abdul Patel FB Fields, St Clement No result
Replay of 7th Match Archived 28 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine 25 May A   United States Steve Massiah   Norway Shahid Ahmed The Farmers Field, St Martin   United States by 10 wickets
Replay of 8th Match Archived 28 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine 25 May A     Nepal BK Das   Mozambique MS Younis Grainville Cricket Ground, St Saviour     Nepal by 219 runs
Replay of 10th Match Archived 28 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine 25 May B   Afghanistan Norooz Khan Mangal   Bahamas N Ekanayake Les Quennevais No. 1, St Brélade   Afghanistan by 5 wickets
Replay of 11th Match Archived 28 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine 25 May B   Jersey Mathew Hague   Japan Ko Irie Les Quennevais No. 2, St Brélade   Jersey by 8 wickets
Replay of 12th Match Archived 28 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine 25 May B   Singapore CR Kumarage   Botswana Abdul Patel FB Fields, St Clement   Singapore by 3 wickets
13th Match Archived 28 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine 26 May A   United States Steve Massiah   Vanuatu Patrick Haines Grainville Cricket Ground, St Saviour   United States by 7 wickets
14th Match Archived 28 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine 26 May A     Nepal BK Das   Norway Shahid Ahmed Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin     Nepal by 108 runs
15th Match Archived 28 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine 26 May A   Germany Graham Sommer   Mozambique MS Younis Victoria College Ground, St Helier   Germany by 7 wickets
16th Match Archived 28 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine 26 May B   Afghanistan Nowroz Mangal   Botswana ARM Patel Les Quennevais No. 2, St Brélade   Afghanistan by 7 wickets
17th Match 26 May B   Japan Ko Irie   Singapore CR Kumarage Les Quennevais No. 1, St Brélade Match abandoned
18th Match Archived 28 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine 26 May B   Jersey Mathew Hague   Bahamas N Ekanayake FB Fields, St Clement   Jersey by 128 runs
19th Match Archived 30 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine 27 May A   United States Steve Massiah   Germany Graham Sommer Grainville Cricket Ground, St Saviour   United States by 6 wickets
20th Match Archived 28 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine 27 May A     Nepal BK Das   Vanuatu A Mansale Victoria College Ground, St Helier     Nepal by 137 runs
21st Match Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 27 May A   Norway Shahid Ahmed   Mozambique MS Younis Les Quennevais No. 1, St Brélade   Mozambique by 3 wickets
22nd Match Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 27 May B   Afghanistan Nowroz Mangal   Singapore CR Kumarage FB Fields, St Clement Singapore by 69 runs
23rd Match Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 27 May B   Bahamas N Ekanayake   Japan Ko Irie Les Quennevais No 2 Ground, St Brélade Match Tied
24th Match Archived 28 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine 27 May B   Jersey Mathew Hague   Botswana Tshepo Mhozya Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin   Jersey by 7 wickets
25th Match* 28 May A   Germany Graham Sommer   Norway Shahid Ahmed Les Quennevais No 2 Ground, St Brélade Match abandoned
26th Match* 28 May A   Mozambique MS Younis   Vanuatu A Mansale FB Fields, St Clement Match abandoned
27th Match* 28 May A     Nepal BK Das   United States Steve Massiah Les Quennevais, St Brélade Match abandoned
28th Match* 28 May B   Bahamas N Ekanayake   Singapore CR Kumarage Victoria College Ground, St Helier Match abandoned
29th Match* 28 May B   Botswana Tshepo Mhozya   Japan Ko Irie Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin Match abandoned
30th Match* 28 May B   Jersey Mathew Hague   Afghanistan Nowroz Mangal Grainville Cricket Ground, St Saviour Match abandoned
Replay of 17th Match Archived 2 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 29 May B   Japan Ko Irie   Singapore CR Kumarage Victoria College Ground, St Helier   Singapore by 52 runs (D/L)
Replay of 25th Match Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 29 May A   Germany Graham Sommer   Norway Shahid Ahmed Les Quennevais No 2 Ground, St Brélade   Germany by 6 wickets
Replay of 26th Match Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 29 May A   Mozambique MS Younis   Vanuatu A Mansale FB Fields, St Clement No result
Replay of 27th Match Archived 2 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 29 May A     Nepal BK Das   United States Steve Massiah Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin No result

*The ICC Event Technical Committee, as per 12.1.6 of the ICC World Cricket League Division 5 Playing Conditions, decided Archived 31 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine not to replay all of group B's abandoned games. The abandoned match between Japan and Singapore will be played on 29 May to ensure that all teams in Group ` are to be played on 29 May.

Playoffs

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9th Place Playoffs
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
9th Place Semifinal 1 Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 30 May   Norway Shahid Ahmed   Bahamas Narendra Ekanayake Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin   Norway by 52 runs
9th Place Semifinal 2 Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 30 May   Vanuatu Patrick Haines   Japan Ko Irie Victoria College Ground, St Helier   Japan by 99 runs
9th Place Playoff Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 31 May   Japan Ko Irie   Norway Shahid Ahmed Les Quennevais, St Brélade   Norway by 7 wickets
11th Place Playoff Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 31 May   Vanuatu Patrick Haines   Bahamas Narendra Ekanayake Les Quennevais No 2 Ground, St Brélade   Bahamas 6 wickets
5th Place Playoffs
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
5th Place Semifinal 1 Archived 17 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine 30 May   Mozambique Shoaib Younus   Singapore Chaminda Ruwan Kumarage Les Quennevais No 2 Ground, St Brélade   Singapore by 54 runs
5th Place Semifinal 2 Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 30 May   Germany Graham Sommer   Botswana ARM Patel Les Quennevais, St Brélade Botswana by 9 runs
5th Place Playoff Archived 4 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 31 May   Singapore Chaminda Ruwan Kumarage   Botswana ARM Patel FB Fields, St Clement   Singapore by 15 runs
7th Place Playoff Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 31 May   Mozambique Shoaib Younus   Germany Graham Sommer Victoria College Ground, St Helier   Germany by 2 wickets
1st Place Playoffs
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
Semifinal 1 Archived 4 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 30 May   United States Steve Massiah   Jersey Mathew Hague FB Fields, St Clement   Jersey by 84 runs
Semifinal 2 Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 30 May     Nepal Bonod Das   Afghanistan Nowroz Mangal Grainville Cricket Ground, St Saviour Afghanistan by 37 runs
Final Archived 11 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 31 May   Jersey Mathew Hague   Afghanistan Nowroz Mangal Grainville, St Saviour   Afghanistan by 2 wickets
3rd Place Playoff Archived 4 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine 31 May   United States Steve Massiah     Nepal Binod Das Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin     Nepal by 96 runs

Final Placings

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Pos Team Promotion/Relegation
1st   Afghanistan Promoted to 2008 Division Four
2nd   Jersey
3rd     Nepal Remain in 2010 Division Five
4th   United States
5th   Singapore Relegated to regional competitions[1]
6th   Botswana
7th   Germany
8th   Mozambique
9th   Norway
10th   Japan
11th   Bahamas
12th   Vanuatu

June

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2008 Kitply Cup

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Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1   India 2 2 0 0 0 10 2.373
2   Pakistan 2 1 1 0 0 5 −0.778
3   Bangladesh 2 0 2 0 0 0 −1.789
Source: [citation needed]
Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 2704 8 June   Bangladesh Mohammad Ashraful   Pakistan Shoaib Malik Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur   Pakistan by 70 runs
ODI 2705 10 June   Pakistan Shoaib Malik   India Mahendra Singh Dhoni Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur   India by 140 runs
ODI 2706 12 June   Bangladesh Mohammad Ashraful   India Mahendra Singh Dhoni Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur   India by 7 wickets
Final
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 2707 14 June   India Mahendra Singh Dhoni   Pakistan Shoaib Malik Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur   Pakistan by 25 runs

Asia Cup

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The 2008 Asia Cup took place in June 2008 in Pakistan. Six teams took part in the tournament, including Bangladesh, India, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and UAE.

Group stage

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Group stage
No. Date Group Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
1st Match 24 June A   Bangladesh Mohammad Ashraful   United Arab Emirates Saqib Ali Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan   Bangladesh by 96 runs
2nd Match 24 June B   Pakistan Shoaib Malik   Hong Kong Tabarak Dar National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan   Pakistan by 155 runs
3rd Match 25 June A   Bangladesh Mohammad Ashraful   Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan   Sri Lanka by 131 runs
4th Match 25 June B   Hong Kong Tabarak Dar   India Mahendra Singh Dhoni National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan   India by 256 runs
5th Match 26 June A   Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene   United Arab Emirates Saqib Ali Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan   Sri Lanka by 142 runs
6th Match 26 June B   India Mahendra Singh Dhoni   Pakistan Shoaib Malik National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan   India by 6 wickets

Super Fours

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Pos Team Pld W L T NR PCO Pts NRR
1   Sri Lanka 3 2 1 0 0 2 6 1.363
2   India 3 2 1 0 0 2 6 0.250
3   Pakistan 3 2 1 0 0 0 4 0.924
4   Bangladesh 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 −2.665
Source: ESPNCricinfo
Super Fours
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
7th Match 28 June   Bangladesh Mohammad Ashraful   India Mahendra Singh Dhoni National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan   India by 7 wickets
8th Match 29 June   Pakistan Shoaib Malik   Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan   Sri Lanka by 64 runs
9th Match 30 June   Bangladesh Mohammad Ashraful   Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan   Sri Lanka by 158 runs
10th Match 2 July   Pakistan Misbah-ul-Haq   India Mahendra Singh Dhoni National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan   Pakistan by 8 wickets
11th Match 3 July   India Mahendra Singh Dhoni   Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan   India by 6 wickets
12th Match 4 July   Bangladesh Mohammad Ashraful   Pakistan Shoaib Malik National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan   Pakistan by 10 wickets

Final

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Final
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
Final 6 July   India Mahendra Singh Dhoni   Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan   Sri Lanka by 100 runs

Bermuda in Canada

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No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI series
ODI 2722 28 June Zubin Surkari Irving Romaine Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City   Bermuda by 3 wickets
ODI 2725 29 June Qaiser Ali Irving Romaine Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City   Bermuda by 11 runs (D/L)
ODI 2728 1 July Qaiser Ali Irving Romaine Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City   Canada by 77 runs

July

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Associates Tri-Series in Scotland

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Group Stage
Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts
1   New Zealand 2 2 0 0 0 4
2   Scotland 2 1 1 0 0 2
3   Ireland 2 0 2 0 0 0
Source: Cricinfo
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
Tri-Series
ODI 2727 1 July   New Zealand Daniel Vettori   Ireland Kyle McCallan Mannofield Park, Aberdeen,   New Zealand by 290 runs
ODI 2729 2 July   Ireland Kyle McCallan   Scotland Ryan Watson Mannofield Park, Aberdeen,   Scotland by 5 wickets
ODI 2731 3 July   New Zealand Daniel Vettori   Scotland Ryan Watson Mannofield Park, Aberdeen,   New Zealand by 8 wickets

South Africa in England

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No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test series
Test 1880 10–14 July Michael Vaughan Graeme Smith Lord's, London Match drawn
Test 1881 18–22 July Michael Vaughan Graeme Smith Headingley, Leeds   South Africa by 10 wickets
Test 1883 30 July – 3 August Michael Vaughan Graeme Smith Edgbaston, Birmingham   South Africa by 5 wickets
Test 1885 7–11 August Kevin Pietersen Graeme Smith The Oval, London   England by 6 wickets
Twenty20 International
T20I 68a 20 August Kevin Pietersen Graeme Smith Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Match abandoned
ODI series
ODI 2748 22 August Kevin Pietersen Graeme Smith Headingley, Leeds   England by 20 runs
ODI 2754 26 August Kevin Pietersen Graeme Smith Trent Bridge, Nottingham   England by 10 wickets
ODI 2757 29 August Kevin Pietersen Jacques Kallis The Oval, London   England by 126 runs
ODI 2759 31 August Kevin Pietersen Jacques Kallis Lord's, London   England by 7 wickets (D/L)
ODI 2761 3 September Kevin Pietersen Jacques Kallis Sophia Gardens, Cardiff No result

India in Sri Lanka

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No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test series
Test 1882 23–27 July Mahela Jayawardene Anil Kumble Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo   Sri Lanka by an innings and 239 runs
Test 1884 31 July – 4 August Mahela Jayawardene Anil Kumble Galle International Stadium, Galle   India by 170 runs
Test 1886 8–12 August Mahela Jayawardene Anil Kumble R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo   Sri Lanka by 8 wickets
ODI series
ODI 2742 18 August Mahela Jayawardene Mahendra Singh Dhoni Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla   Sri Lanka by 8 wickets
ODI 2745 20 August Mahela Jayawardene Mahendra Singh Dhoni Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla   India by 3 wickets
ODI 2750 24 August Mahela Jayawardene Mahendra Singh Dhoni R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo   India by 33 runs
ODI 2755 26 August Mahela Jayawardene Mahendra Singh Dhoni R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo   India by 46 runs
ODI 2756 29 August Mahela Jayawardene Mahendra Singh Dhoni R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo   Sri Lanka by 112 runs

August

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ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier

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Group stage

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Group stage
No. Date Group Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
1st Match 2 August B   Kenya Steve Tikolo   Netherlands Jeroen Smits Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast   Netherlands by 19 runs
2nd Match 2 August A   Ireland William Porterfield   Scotland Ryan Watson Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast   Ireland by 4 wickets
3rd Match 2 August B   Canada Sanjayan Thuraisingam   Netherlands Jeroen Smits Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast   Canada by 4 wickets
4th Match 3 August A   Bermuda Irving Romaine   Scotland Ryan Watson Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast   Scotland by 8 wickets
5th Match 3 August B   Canada Sanjayan Thuraisingam   Kenya Steve Tikolo Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast   Kenya by 4 wickets
6th Match 3 August A   Bermuda Irving Romaine   Ireland William Porterfield Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast   Ireland by 4 runs (D/L)

Knockout stage

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1st Place Playoffs
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
Semifinal 1 4 August   Ireland William Porterfield   Kenya Steve Tikolo Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast   Ireland by 4 wickets
Semifinal 2 4 August   Scotland Ryan Watson   Netherlands Jeroen Smits Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast   Netherlands by 5 wickets
3rd Place Final 4 August   Kenya Steve Tikolo   Scotland Ryan Watson Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast   Scotland by 9 wickets
5th Place Final 5 August   Bermuda Rodney Trott   Canada Sanjayan Thuraisingam Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast   Canada by 8 wickets
1st Place Final 5 August   Ireland William Porterfield   Netherlands Jeroen Smits Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast Match abandoned

Bermuda in the Netherlands

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No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI series
ODI 2739a 7 August Jeroen Smits Irving Romaine VRA Ground, Amstelveen Match abandoned
ODI 2740 8 August Jeroen Smits Irving Romaine VRA Ground, Amstelveen   Netherlands by 6 wickets

Kenya in Scotland

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No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
First Class
First Class 7–10 August Ryan Watson Steve Tikolo Titwood, Glasgow Match abandoned
ODI series
ODI 2741 12 August Ryan Watson Steve Tikolo Cambusdoon New Ground, Ayr No result
ODI 2741a 13 August Ryan Watson Steve Tikolo Cambusdoon New Ground, Ayr Match abandoned

Canada in Ireland

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No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI
ODI 2740a 12 August Kyle McCallan Sanjayan Thuraisingam Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin Match abandoned

Kenya in the Netherlands

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No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
First Class
First Class 16–19 August Peter Borren Steve Tikolo VRA Ground, Amstelveen   Kenya won by an innings and 6 runs
ODI series
ODI 2747 21 August Jeroen Smits Steve Tikolo VRA Ground, Amstelveen   Netherlands won by 6 wickets

England in Scotland

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No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI
ODI 2743 18 August Ryan Watson Kevin Pietersen Grange Cricket Club Ground, Edinburgh No result

Associates Tri-Series in Canada

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Pos Team Pld W L NR T Pts NRR
1   West Indies 2 2 0 0 0 4 +1.526
2   Canada 2 1 1 0 0 2 −0.240
3   Bermuda 2 0 2 0 0 0 −1.190
Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 2744 18 August   Canada Sunil Dhaniram   Bermuda Irving Romaine Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City   Canada by 25 runs
ODI 2746 20 August   Bermuda Irving Romaine   West Indies Ramnaresh Sarwan Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City   West Indies by 6 wickets
ODI 2749 22 August   West Indies Chris Gayle   Canada Sunil Dhaniram Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City   West Indies by 49 runs
Final
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 2752 24 August   Canada Sunil Dhaniram   West Indies Chris Gayle Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City   West Indies by 7 wickets

Kenya in Ireland

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No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI series
ODI 2751 24 August William Porterfield Steve Tikolo Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast   Ireland by 33 runs
ODI 2753 25 August William Porterfield Steve Tikolo Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast No result
ODI 2755 27 August William Porterfield Steve Tikolo Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast Match abandoned

New Zealand in Pakistan

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The New Zealand national cricket team was due to tour Pakistan during the northern summer of 2008. They would have played three One Day Internationals against Pakistan. The tour was cancelled due to the political situation in the country.

Bangladesh in Australia

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No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
ODI series
ODI 2758 30 August Michael Clarke Mohammad Ashraful TIO Stadium, Darwin   Australia by 180 runs
ODI 2760 3 September Michael Clarke Mohammad Ashraful TIO Stadium, Darwin   Australia by 8 wickets
ODI 2762 6 September Michael Clarke Mohammad Ashraful TIO Stadium, Darwin   Australia by 73 runs

References

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  1. ^ "Cricket Europe article on Divisions 6 to 8". Archived from the original on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
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