2007–08 ICC Intercontinental Cup explained

2007–08 ICC Intercontinental Cup
Fromdate:27 June 2007
Todate:2 November 2008
Administrator:International Cricket Council
Cricket Format:First-class cricket
Tournament Format:Round-robin and final
Count:3
Participants:8
Matches:29
Most Runs: Saqib Ali (690)
Most Wickets: Kola Burger (37)
Previous Year:2006–2007
Next Year:2009–2010

The 2007–08 ICC Intercontinental Cup was the fourth ICC Intercontinental Cup tournament, an international first-class cricket tournament between nations who have not been awarded Test status by the International Cricket Council. The first fixtures were played in June 2007, and the final took place from 30 October to 2 November 2008 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.[1] The same eight countries as in the previous edition were participating. The eight teams played each other in a round robin format. Namibia won the round-robin, but lost the final against Ireland, making it Ireland's third consecutive title in this competition.

Table

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108 7 6 1 0 4 0
106 7 5 0 2 5 0
96 7 4 2 0 5 1
82 7 3 1 2 4 1
48 7 3 4 0 1 0
29 7 1 5 1 2 0
29 7 1 5 1 2 0
26 7 1 6 0 2 0

Matches

2007 season

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2007–08 season

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2008 season

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2008–09 season

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Statistics and Records

Statistics and records for the 2007–08 Intercontinental Cup after the final.

Most runs[3]

PlayerMatchesRunsAverage
7 690 57.50
8 643 80.37
8 603 43.07
6 577 79.57
7 542 67.75

Most wickets[4]

PlayerMatchesWicketsAverage
Kola Burger8 37 15.00
Dwayne Leverock7 34 27.17
Hiren Varaiya6 30 19.80
5 28 11.67
8 27 19.55

References

  1. http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/icccont2007/content/series/292158.html?template=schedule ICC Intercontinental Cup Fixtures
  2. http://icc-cricket.yahoo.com/scorecards/intercontinental-cup-schedule.html ICC – Intercontinental Cup
  3. Web site: ICC Intercontinental Cup, 2007 – Most runs. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved on 4 November 2008.
  4. Web site: ICC Intercontinental Cup, 2007 – Most wickets. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved on 4 November 2008.