| 2008 ICC Americas Championship | |
| Cricket Format: | List A |
| Tournament Format: | Round-robin |
| Host: |  United States |
| Count: | 2 |
| Participants: | 6 of 13 |
| Matches: | 15 |
| Player Of The Series: | Sushil Nadkarni |
| Most Runs: | Sushil Nadkarni (407) |
| Most Wickets: | Imran Awan (9)  Diego Lord (9) |
The ICC Americas Championship is the continental cricket championship for the Americas region, for Affiliate and Associate members of the International Cricket Council in North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. Since 2006, the tournament is organized in three divisions.
The division three was played in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This tournament was won by Turks and Caicos and won one spot in the division two (played in Paramaribo, Suriname. The division two was won by the host. Suriname won one spot in the division one. The division one was played in Fort Lauderdale, United States, and was won by the host.[1]
See main article: 2008 ICC Americas Championship Division One.
Division One was held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, commencing on November 25. Six teams took part: United States (hosts), Bermuda (holders), Canada, Argentina, Cayman Islands, and Suriname (making their first appearance at this level after winning Division Two.[2] The three venues was Brian Piccolo Park in Cooper City, Lauderhill Cricket Stadium Turf Ground and Lauderhill Cricket Stadium Artificial Ground both in Fort Lauderdale
United States won the tournament won all its games. Sushil Nadkarni (USA) was named the player of the series. Nadkarni was the leader in runs with 407 and Imran Awan (USA) and Diego Lord (Argentina) taken 9 wickets. Suriname finished bottom of the table, and were relegated back to Division Two.
The 2008 Division Three tournament, held in Suriname, saw a very close contest, with three teams each finishing with two wins. The host nation defied the odds going into the last game, skittling the Bahamas for just 57 runs, allowing them to jump to the top of the table and qualify for Division One.[3] Troy Dudnauth (Suriname) was named the player of the tournament.
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 April | Soyab Chohan | Deoraj Sewanan | Owru Kul oval, Paramaribo | by 31 runs | |||
| 2 | 3 April | Ralph Doughty | Narendra Ekanayake | Snellen Park, Paramaribo | by 9 wickets | |||
| 3 | 4 April | Soyab Chohan | Narendra Ekanayake | Snellen Park, Paramaribo | by 6 wickets | |||
| 4 | 4 April | Deoraj Sewanan | Ralph Doughty | Owru Kul oval, Paramaribo | by 112 runs | |||
| 5 | 5 April | Soyab Chohan | Ralph Doughty | Owru Kul oval, Paramaribo | by 95 runs | |||
| 6 | 5 April | Deoraj Sewanan | Narendra Ekanayake | Snellen Park, Paramaribo | by 146 runs |
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Points | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.513 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.023 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -0.055 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.734 |
The 2008 Division Three tournament was held in Argentina and again saw an official international debut, this time that of Peru. The tournament was won by the Turks and Caicos Islands who thereby gained a place in the 2008 edition of Division Two in Suriname.[4] Simon Shalders (Chile) was named the player of the tournament
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 February | Simon Shalders | Dirk Sutherland | Hurlingham Club, Buenos Aires | by 26 runs | |||
| 2 | 11 February | Chris Abbott | Ralph Doughty | Maurice Runnacles Oval, Buenos Aires | by 8 wickets | |||
| 3 | 12 February | Ralph Doughty | Simon Shalders | Hurlingham Club, Buenos Aires | by 8 wickets | |||
| 4 | 12 February | Dirk Sutherland | Matt Featherstone | Maurice Runnacles Oval, Buenos Aires | by 139 runs | |||
| 5 | 13 February | Simon Shalders | Ian Hildebrand | Maurice Runnacles Oval, Buenos Aires | by 54 runs | |||
| 6 | 13 February | Matt Featherstone | Ralph Doughty | Hurlingham Club, Buenos Aires | by 5 wickets | |||
| 7 | 15 February | Matt Featherstone | Simon Shalders | Belgrano Athletic Club, Buenos Aires | by 37 runs | |||
| 8 | 15 February | Dirk Sutherland | Ian Hildebrand | Hurlingham Club, Buenos Aires | by 34 runs | |||
| 9 | 16 February | Ian Hildebrand | Matt Featherstone | Hurlingham Club, Buenos Aires | by 63 runs | |||
| 10 | 16 February | Ralph Doughty | Dirk Sutherland | Belgrano Athletic Club, Buenos Aires | by 3 runs |
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Points | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.424 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.410 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.720 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.782 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1.436 |