2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three

The 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three was a cricket tournament played in Darwin, Australia between 27 May and 2 June 2007. The tournament formed part of the qualification structure for the 2011 World Cup as well as part of the wider ICC World Cricket League.

At the end of the tournament, the teams were distributed in the divisions of the ICC World Cricket League as follows:

• 1st and 2nd place: 2007 Division Two
• 3rd and 4th place: 2009 Division Three
• 5th to 8th place: 2008 Division Four

USA, Papua New Guinea and Uganda qualified due to their participation in the 2005 ICC Trophy. The other five teams are the next best qualifiers from their respective ICC Development Regions.

USA^[1] were suspended by the ICC and withdrawn from the tournament, with Argentina taking their place.^[2]

Group A	Group B
Papua New Guinea (1)	Uganda (2)
Fiji (3)	Hong Kong (4)
Italy (6)	Cayman Islands (5)
Argentina (8)	Tanzania (7)

(Seedings indicated in brackets)

Argentina Coach: Hamish Barton	Cayman Islands Coach: Theo Cuffy	Fiji Coach: Steve Mulally	Hong Kong Coach: Sameer Dighe
Esteban Macdermott (c) Pedro Bruno Grant Dugmore Alejandro Ferguson Pablo Ferguson Donald Forrester Carlos Gibson Diego Lord Estaban Nino Lucas Paterlini Matias Paterlini Pablo Ryan Gary Savage Martin Siri	Ryan Bovell (c) Steve Gordon (vc) Pearson Best Ronald Ebanks Ryan Ebanks Ainsley Hall Franklyn Hinds Keniel Irving Joseph Kirkconnell Jalon Linton Saheed Mohamed Troy Taylor Kenute Tulloch Michael Wight	Seci Tuiwai (c) Iniasi Cakacaka (vc) Taione Batina Samu Draunivudi Inoke Lesuma Sakaraia Lomani Vuiyasawa Mateiwaqa Iliesa Navatu Rajeev Patel Sekove Ravoka Colin Rika Josefa Rika Filimoni Vuliwaqa Taniela Waqatuinayau	Ilyas Gull (c) Najeeb Aamer (vc) Zain Abbas Irfan Ahmed Nadeem Ahmed Hussain Butt Tabarak Dar Mark Eames Afzaal Haider Nasir Hameed Khalid Khan Mark Kratzmann Courtney Kruger Rahul Sharma
Italy Player-coach: Joe Scuderi	Papua New Guinea Coach: Api Leka, Sr.	Tanzania Coach: Zully Rehemtulla	Uganda Coach: Sam Walusimbi
Joe Scuderi (c) Faheem Abid Din Alaud Alessandro Bonora Andrea Corbellari Troy Crosland Samantha Ketipe Thushara Kurukulasuriya Hemantha Jayasena Michel Minghetti Andy Northcote Nicholas Northcote Kelum Perera Nicola Puccio	Rarua Dikana (c) Chris Amini Hitolo Areni Inoa Baeau Jamie Brazier Mahuru Dai Frank Doura Mahutu Kivung Api Leka, Jr. Loa Nou John Ovia Piki Ravusiro Arua Uda Assad Vala	Hamisi Abdallah (c) Hasnain Damji Shaheed Dhanani Bhavesh Govind Athumani Kakonzi Issa Kikasi Riziki Kiseto Hatim Kudrati Benson Mwita Kassim Nassoro Rishen Patel Khalil Rehmtullah Enjo Seti	Joel Olwenyi (c) Kenneth Kamyuka Junior Kwebiha Arthur Kyobe Roger Mukasa Benjamin Musoke Frank Nsubuga Patrick Ochan Jimmy Okello Richard Okia Raymond Otim Ronald Semanda Lawrence Sematimba Charles Waiswa

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Argentina	3	2	1	0	0	4	1.200
2	Papua New Guinea	3	2	1	0	0	4	0.176
3	Italy	3	2	1	0	0	4	−0.139
4	Fiji	3	0	3	0	0	0	−1.361

27 May 2007 scorecard

Fiji  138 all out (46.4 overs)	v	Papua New Guinea 142/9 (49.5 overs)
Josefa Rika 33 John Ovia 2/13		Christopher Amini 71* Vuiyasawa Mateiwaqa 3/20

Papua New Guinea won by 1 wicket Power Park, Darwin Umpires: JK Brookes and SS Prasad Player of the match: Christopher Amini

27 May 2007 scorecard

Italy  175/9 (50 overs)	v	Argentina 174 all out (50 overs)
Joe Scuderi 35 Gary Savage 2/18		Donald Forrester 66 Din Alaud 3/29

Italy won by 1 run Gardens Oval, Darwin Umpires: BNJ Oxenford and Shahul Hameed

28 May 2007 scorecard

Papua New Guinea  91 all out (40.1 overs)	v	Argentina 92/5 (40.3 overs)
Mahuta Kivung 19 Esteban MacDermott 4/22		Donald Forrester 44* Jamie Brazier 2/20

Argentina won by 5 wickets Gardens Oval, Darwin Umpires: ND Harrison and TP Laycock Player of the match: Esteban MacDermott

28 May 2007 scorecard

Italy  186/9 (50 overs)	v	Fiji 149 all out (45.4 overs)
Din Alaud 39* Iniasi Cakacaka 3/30		Vuiyasawa Mateiwaqa 31 Din Alaud 3/13

Italy won by 37 runs Marrara Oval No 1, Darwin Umpires: SD Fry and L Oala

30 May 2007 scorecard

Italy  134/9 (50 overs)	v	Papua New Guinea 135/2 (33.1 overs)
Joe Scuderi 30 Jamie Brazier 3/18		Arua Uda 58 Andy Northcote 1/23

Papua New Guinea won by 8 wickets Nightcliff Oval, Darwin Umpires: ND Harrison and BNJ Oxenford Player of the match: Arua Uda

30 May 2007 scorecard

Fiji  44 all out (21.2 overs)	v	Argentina 46/0 (5 overs)
Vuiyasawa Mateiwaqa 16 Estaban Nino 4/16		Lucas Paterlini 25* Grant Dugmore 17*

Argentina won by 10 wickets Marrara Oval No 2, Darwin Umpires: SD Fry and SS Prasad Player of the match: Estaban Nino

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Uganda	3	3	0	0	0	6	1.493
2	Cayman Islands	3	2	1	0	0	4	1.030
3	Tanzania	3	1	2	0	0	2	−0.767
4	Hong Kong	3	0	3	0	0	0	−1.926

27 May 2007 scorecard

Uganda  220/5 (50 overs)	v	Hong Kong 129 all out (36.5 overs)
Joel Olweny 60 Afzaal Haider 2/31		Irfan Ahmed 34* Joel Olweny 3/15

Uganda won by 92 runs Kahlin Oval, Darwin Umpires: SD Fry and ND Harrison Player of the match: Joel Olweny

27 May 2007 scorecard

Tanzania  206/6 (50 overs)	v	Cayman Islands 210/0 (45.4 overs)
Athumani Kakonzi 82* Ronald Ebanks 3/40		Steve Gordon 104* Hamisi Abdallah 0/30

Cayman Islands won by 10 wickets Tracy Village Oval, Darwin Umpires: TP Laycock and L Oala

28 May 2007 scorecard

Tanzania  64 all out (24.1 overs)	v	Uganda 70/6 (22.1 overs)
Benson Mwita 13 Charles Waiswa 3/7		Junior Kwebiha 13 Benson Mwita 4/23

Uganda won by 4 wickets Nightcliff Oval, Darwin Umpires: BNJ Oxenford and SS Prasad Player of the match: Benson Mwita

28 May 2007 scorecard

Hong Kong  67 all out (24.5 overs)	v	Cayman Islands 70/2 (9.3 overs)
Irfan Ahmed 21 Franklin Hinds 4/22		Keniel Irving 29* Irfan Ahmed 2/25

Cayman Islands won by 8 wickets Power Park, Darwin Umpires: JK Brookes and Shahul Hameed Player of the match: Franklin Hinds

30 May 2007 scorecard

Uganda  153 all out (48.3 overs)	v	Cayman Islands 127 all out (48.2 overs)
Arthur Kyobe 37 Michael Wight 4/30		Steve Gordon 37 Junior Kwebiha 4/11

Uganda won by 26 runs Marrara Oval No 1, Darwin Umpires: JK Brookes and L Oala Player of the match: Junior Kwebiha

30 May 2007 scorecard

Hong Kong  161 all out (47.2 overs)	v	Tanzania 165/5 (46.1 overs)
Rahul Sharma 43 Bhavesh Govind 3/31		Abhik Patwa 44 Najeeb Amar 2/16

Tanzania won by 5 wickets Tracy Village Oval, Darwin Umpires: TP Laycock and Shahul Hameed Player of the match: Abhik Patwa

31 May 2007 scorecard

Cayman Islands  102 all out (39.3 overs)	v	Argentina 103/6 (34.2 overs)
Steve Gordon 37 Estaban MacDermott 4/20		Alejandro Ferguson 25* Franklin Hinds 3/11

Argentina won by 4 wickets Gardens Oval, Darwin Umpires: JK Brookes and ND Harrison Player of the match: Estaban MacDermott

31 May 2007 scorecard

Papua New Guinea  203/6 (50 overs)	v	Uganda 204/9 (49.2 overs)
Mahuru Dai 86 Charles Waiswa 2/17		Kenneth Kamyuka 43* Jamie Brazier 4/17

Uganda won by 1 wicket Tracy Village Oval, Darwin Umpires: SD Fry and Shahul Hameed Player of the match: Kenneth Kamyuka

2 June 2007 scorecard

Uganda  241/8 (50 overs)	v	Argentina 150 all out (46.3 overs)
Patrick Ochan 56* Estaban MacDermott 3/56		Alejandro Ferguson 41 Frank Nsubuga 4/27

Uganda won by 91 runs Gardens Oval, Darwin Umpires: BNJ Oxenford and L Oala Player of the match: Frank Nsubuga Player of the Tournament: Estaban MacDermott

31 May 2007 scorecard

Hong Kong  195 all out (50 overs)	v	Italy 146 all out (45 overs)
Courtney Kruger 50 Andy Northcote 3/35		Andy Northcote 47 Ilyas Gull 3/37

Hong Kong won by 49 runs Marrara Oval No 2, Darwin Umpires: L Oala and BNJ Oxenford Player of the match: Andy Northcote (Italy)

• Plate Semi-finals

31 May 2007 scorecard

Fiji  173 all out (48.5 overs)	v	Tanzania 174/7 (43.4 overs)
Iniasi Cakacaka 43 Benson Mwita 3/25		Athumani Kakonzi 59 Rajeev Patel 4/21

Tanzania won by 3 wickets Marrara Oval No 1, Darwin Umpires: TP Laycock and SS Prasad Player of the match: Athumani Kakonzi

• Plate Semi-finals

2 June 2007 scorecard

Papua New Guinea  263/6 (50 overs)	v	Cayman Islands 240/9 (50 overs)
Mahuru Dai 102* Franklin Hinds 2/29		Steve Gordon 74 Rarua Dikana 5/37

Papua New Guinea won by 23 runs Marrara Oval No 1, Darwin Umpires: SD Fry and SS Prasad Player of the match: Mahuru Dai

• Playoff 3rd/4th

2 June 2007 scorecard

Hong Kong  242/6 (50 overs)	v	Tanzania 113 all out (33.1 overs)
Rahul Sharma 85 Hamisi Abdallah 2/47		Kassim Nassoro 37 Nadeem Ahmed 3/12

Hong Kong won by 129 runs Power Park, Darwin Umpires: JK Brookes and Shahul Hameed Player of the match: Rahul Sharma

• Playoff 5th/6th

2 June 2007 scorecard

Fiji  123 all out (47.4 overs)	v	Italy 124/4 (31.2 overs)
Iniasi Cakacaka 30 Thusahara Kurukulasuriya 4/16		Thusahara Kurukulasuriya 51 Taione Batina 1/6 (5 overs)

Italy won by 6 wickets Nightcliff Oval, Darwin Umpires: ND Harrison and TP Laycock Player of the match: Thusahara Kurukulasuriya (Italy)

• Playoff 7th/8th

Pos	Team	Promotion or relegation
1st	Uganda	Promoted to 2007 Global Division Two
2nd	Argentina
3rd	Papua New Guinea	Remain in 2009 Global Division Three
4th	Cayman Islands
5th	Hong Kong	Relegated to 2008 Global Division Four
6th	Tanzania
7th	Italy
8th	Fiji

Most runs		Most wickets
Steve Gordon	253	Estaban MacDermott	12
Mahuru Dai	203	Charles Waiswa	11
Athumani Kakonzi	158	Jamie Brazier	11
Irfan Ahmed	153	Gary Savage	10
Donald Forrester	148	Franklin Hinds	10
Rahul Sharma	131	Benson Mwita	10

• ICC World Cricket League Division 3 - Official Site
• ICC World Cricket League Divisions 1—5 Structure for 2006-2009 from ICC
• CricketEurope
• ICC World Cricket League Division 3 (Hong Kong Cricket Association)
• ICC World Cricket League Division 3 - Full Match Schedule (Hong Kong Cricket Association)