2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five

2008 ICC WCL Division 5

Administrator(s)	International Cricket Council
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)	Jersey
Champions	Afghanistan (1st title)
Participants	12
Matches	51
Most runs	Shahid Ahmed (349)
Most wickets	Mehboob Alam (19)
Official website	Official site
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The 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five is a cricket tournament that took place between 23 and 31 May 2008 in Jersey. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualification for the 2011 World Cup tournament. Afghanistan won the competition. They went on to qualify for the 2015 Cricket World Cup and gain Test status in 2017. ^{[1] [2]}

Teams

Afghanistan   Bahamas   Botswana   Germany

Japan   Jersey   Mozambique     Nepal

Norway   Singapore   United States   Vanuatu

The top two teams from this tournament progressed to the Division Four.

Squads

Afghanistan Coach: Taj Malik	Bahamas Coach: John Welch	Botswana Coach: Solly Chothia	Germany Coach: Keith Thompson
Nowroz Mangal (c) Ahmed Shah Asghar Afghan Dawlat Ahmadzai Gulbadin Naib Hamid Hassan Hasti Gul Jalat Khan Karim Khan Mohammad Nabi Noor Ali Raees Ahmadzai Samiullah Shenwari Shapoor Zadran	Narendra Ekanayake (c) Gary Armstrong Whitcliff Atkinson Jonathan Barry Andrew Ford Mario Ford Lee Melville Roderick Mitchell Dannavan Morrison Himchan Rampersaud Wayne Patrick Ryan Tappin Gregory Taylor Dwight Weakley	Tshepo Mhozya (c) Omar Ali Manon Barot Dave Buchanan Akrum Chand Mosa Gaolekwe Karan Kapoor Shah Zaib Khan Karabo Modise Saad Mohiyuddin James Moses Abdul Patel Denzil Sequiera Nadeem Tajbhay	Graham Sommer (c) Farooq Ahmed Abdul Bhatti Anees Butt James Eggleston Milano Fernando Javed Iqbal Asif Khan Ehsan Latif Barkatullah Masaud Surya Narayanan Ayoub Pasha Srinivas Satyanarayana Rajeev Vohra
Japan Coach: Richard Laidler	Jersey Coach: Peter Kirsten	Mozambique Coach: Ismail Hassan	Nepal Coach: Roy Dias
Ko Irie (c) Gavin Beath Tatsuro Chino Takuro Hagihara Patrick Giles-Jones Courtney Jones Naoki Kamatani Kensuke Kobayashi Masaomi Kobayashi Yuta Matsubara Naoki Miyaji Ahmad Munir Kenji Murata Satoshi Nakano	Matthew Hague (c) James Brewster Steve Carlyon Tony Carlyon James Caunt Andrew Dewhurst Ryan Driver Jonathan Gough Peter Gough Christopher Jones Robert Minty Thomas Minty Sachin Patidar Mark Saralis Bradley Vowden	Shoaib Younis (c) Giovanni Fiorentino Imran Ismail Nadir Karim Jadesh Khorava Aasif Koliya Imtiyaz Lili Zainul Patel Chandra Puspussen Kamran Qadir Kaleem Shah Mahomad Sidat Wayne Smith	Binod Das (c) Mehboob Alam Amrit Bhattarai Dhirendra Chand Dipendra Chaudhary Mahesh Chhetri Shakti Gauchan Paras Khadka Paresh Lohani Gyanendra Malla Raj Pradhan Basanta Regmi Sanjam Regmi Sharad Vesawkar
Norway Coach: Ralph Dellor	Singapore Coach: M. Venkataramana	United States Coach: Clayton Lambert	Vanuatu Coach: Tim Curran
Shahid Ahmed (c) Munawar Ahmed Zeeshan Ali Zaheer Ashiq Mubasshar Bhatti Abdul Hadi Adeel Ibrar Waseem Gill Saqib Qayyum Sameer Sachdev Zeeshan Siddiqui Ehetsham Ul-Haq Aamir Waheed Majid Zia	Chaminda Ruwan (c) Syed Ali Mulewa Dharmichand Christopher Janik Chongwei Low Rizwan Madakia Buddhika Mendis James Muruthi Anish Paraam Narender Reddy Zeng Renchun Mohamed Shoib Chetan Suryawanshi Arun Vijayan	Steve Massiah (c) Imran Awan Orlando Baker Lennox Cush Rahul Kukreti Rashard Marshall Mohamed Masood Sushil Nadkarni Steve Pitter Gowkaran Roopnarine Niraj Shah Khawaja Shuja Wahab Syed Aditya Thyagarajan	Patrick Haines (c) Michael Avok Lazaro Carlot Pierre Chilia Selwyn Garae Aby John Trevor Langa Andrew Mansale Eddie Mansale Patrick Matautaava Kenneth Natapei Lenica Natapei Manu Nimoho Simpson Obed Richard Tatwin

Group stage

Points Tables

Group A Team Pld W T L NR Pts NRR     Nepal 5 4 0 0 1 9 +3.04   United States 5 4 0 0 1 9 +2.10   Germany 5 3 0 2 0 6 −0.67   Mozambique 5 1 0 3 1 3 −2.15   Norway 5 1 0 4 0 2 −0.54   Vanuatu 5 0 0 4 1 1 −3.52	Group B Team Pld W T L NR Pts NRR   Jersey 5 4 0 0 1 9 +2.46   Afghanistan 5 3 0 1 1 7 +1.63   Singapore 5 3 0 1 1 7 +0.24   Botswana 5 1 0 3 1 3 −0.75   Japan 5 0 1 3 1 2 −1.35   Bahamas 5 0 1 3 1 2 −2.65

Fixtures and results

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23 May 2008 scorecard

Germany   69 (39.4 overs)	v	Nepal 70/3 (20.2 overs)
Asif Khan 22 (81) Sanjam Regmi 3/4 (5.5 overs)		Mahesh Chhetri 23* (56) Ehsan Latif 2/34 (7 overs)

Nepal won by 7 wickets Les Quennevais No. 1, St Brélade Umpires: C McElwee (Ireland) and BD Papworth (Scotland) Player of the match: Sanjam Regmi (Nepal)

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23 May 2008 scorecard

Mozambique   148/7 (50 overs)	v	United States 150/1 (27.4 overs)
Kaleem Shah 54 (124) Khawaja Shuja 2/8 (7 overs)		Sushil Nadkarni 68* (183) Chandra Puspussen 1/40 (7 overs)

United States won by 9 wickets The Farmers Field, St Martin Umpires: B Hartong (Netherlands) and M Hawthorne (Ireland) Player of the match: Sushil Nadkarni

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23 May 2008 scorecard

Norway   360/3 (50 overs)	v	Vanuatu 177 all out (39.5 overs)
Shahid Ahmed 133* (90) Ken Natapei 1/62 (10 overs)		Andrew Mansale 41 (37) Shahid Ahmed 3/11 (2.5 overs)

Norway won by 183 runs FB Fields, St Clement Umpires: T Magee (Ireland) and J Mountford (Guernsey) Player of the match: Shahid Ahmed (Norway)

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23 May 2008 scorecard

Afghanistan   179 all out (35.4 overs)	v	Japan 87 all out (40.2 overs)
Karim Sadiq 47 (46) Takuro Hagihara 5/25 (7.4 overs)		Naoki Miyaji 19* (54) Hasti Gul 3/22 (10 overs)

Afghanistan won by 92 runs Victoria College Ground, St Helier Umpires: PK Baldwin (Germany) and SK Kad (Finland) Player of the match: Karim Sadiq (Afghanistan)

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23 May 2008 scorecard

Botswana   205 all out (48.4 overs)	v	Bahamas 135 all out (36 overs)
James Moses 40 (49) Garfield Armstrong 3/43 (10 ov)		Narendra Ekanayake 24 (38) Karabo Modise 3/8 (2 overs)

Botswana won by 70 runs Les Quennevais No. 2, St Brélade Umpires: M Carpenter (Jersey) and S Tovey (Netherlands)

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23 May 2008 scorecard

Jersey   189 all out (49.4 overs)	v	Singapore 96 all out (41.4 overs)
Peter Gough 69 (121) Anish Param 3/21 (10 overs)		Christopher Janik 34 (79) Tony Carlyon 4/12 (10 overs)

Jersey won by 93 runs Grainville, St Saviour Umpires: L Goldsmith (Germany) and CG McAllister (Ireland) Player of the match: Peter Gough (Jersey)

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24 May 2008 scorecard

Vanuatu   75 all out (25.1 overs)	v	Germany 78/4 (9 overs)
Simpson Obed 19 Ehsan Latif 4/27		Anees Butt 32 Patrick Haines 3/54

Germany won by 6 wickets The Farmers Field, St Martin Umpires: M Gray (Guernsey) and CG McAllister (Ireland) Player of the match: Ehsan Latif (Germany)

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24 May 2008 scorecard

Mozambique   70 (28.5 overs)	v	Nepal 2/0 (0.1 overs)
Imran Ismail 13 (10) Basanta Regmi 5/8 (5.5 overs)		Paresh Lohani 2* (1) Aasif Koliya 0/2 (0.1 overs)

No result Grainville, St Saviour Umpires: M Carpenter (Jersey) and SK Kad (Finland)

• Rain ended play 1 over into the 2nd innings

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24 May 2008 scorecard

United States   108/1 (21 overs)	v	Norway
Sushil Nadkarni 47* (66) Mubasshar Bhatti 1/25 (5 overs)

No result Victoria College Ground, St Helier Umpires: PK Baldwin (Germany) and E Ruchtie (Netherlands)

• Rain ended play 21 overs into the 1st innings

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24 May 2008 scorecard

Afghanistan   105/5 (24.2 overs)	v	Bahamas
Mohammad Asghar 27 (40) Mario Ford 3/35 (9.2 overs)

No result Les Quennevais No. 1, St Brélade Umpires: L Goldsmith (Germany) and C McElwee (Ireland)

• Rain ended play 25 overs into the 1st innings

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24 May 2008 scorecard

Singapore   91/1 (23 overs)	v	Botswana
Chaminda Ruwan 47* Omar Ali 1/17 (4 overs)

No result FB Fields, St Clement Umpires: L Fourie (Ireland) and B Papworth (Scotland)

• Rain ended play 23 overs into the 1st innings.

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24 May 2008 scorecard

Jersey   141/0 (26 overs)	v	Japan
Peter Gough 75* (86) Takuro Hagihara 0/16 (4 overs)

No result Les Quennevais No. 2, St Brélade Umpires: M Hawthorne (Ireland) and T Magee (Ireland)

• Rain ended play 26 overs into the 1st innings.

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25 May 2008 scorecard

Bahamas   46 all out (24 overs)	v	Afghanistan 49/5 (6.3 overs)
Jonathan Barry 8 (39) Gulbadin Naib 5/7 (4 overs)		Nowroz Mangal 18 (10) Mario Ford 3/5 (2 overs)

Afghanistan won by 5 wickets Les Quennevais No. 1, St Brélade Umpires: L Goldsmith (Germany) and C McElwee (Ireland) Player of the match: Gulbadin Naib (Afghanistan)

• Replay of abandoned match from 24 May.

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25 May 2008 scorecard

Norway   85 all out (31.1 overs)	v	United States 87/0 (14.5 overs)
Shahid Ahmed 16 (37) Khawaja Shuja 5/15 (9 overs)		Sushil Nadkarni 41* (45) Saqib Qayyum 0/13 (4 overs)

United States won by 10 wickets The Farmers Field, St Martin Umpires: PK Baldwin (Germany) and E Ruchtie (Netherlands) Player of the match: Khawaja Shuja (USA)

• Replay of abandoned match from 24 May

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25 May 2008 scorecard

Nepal     238/7 (50 overs)	v	Mozambique 19 (14.5 overs)
Gyanendra Malla 71 (101) Aasif Koliya 3/49 (10 overs)		Kaleem Shah 9 (41) Mehboob Alam 10/12 (7.5 ov)

Nepal won by 219 runs Grainville, St Saviour Umpires: M Carpenter (Jersey) and SK Kad (Finland) Player of the match: Mehboob Alam (Nepal)

• Mehboob Alam becomes the first bowler to take all ten wickets in an innings in an Associate's or Affiliates ODI.
• Mozambique's total is the lowest in a World Cricket League match. ^[3]
• Replay of abandoned match from 24 May.

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25 May 2008 scorecard

Botswana   183/9 (50 overs)	v	Singapore 184/7 (47.3 overs)
Shah Zaib Khan 41 (38) Anish Param 3/30 (10 overs)		Buddhika Mendis 79 (127) Abdul Patel 3/26 (6 overs)

Singapore won by 3 wickets FB Fields, St Clement Umpires: L Fourie (Ireland) and BD Papworth (Scotland)

• Replay of abandoned match from 24 May.

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25 May 2008 scorecard

Japan   124/8 (50 overs)	v	Jersey 125/2 (34.1 overs)
Gavin Beath 28 (86) Matt Hague 4/26 (10 overs)		Peter Gough 59* (104) Munir Ahmad 1/21 (5 overs)

Jersey won by 8 wickets Les Quennevais No. 2, St Brélade Umpires: M Hawthorne (Ireland) and T Magee (Ireland) Player of the match: Matt Hague (Jersey)

• Replay of abandoned match from 24 May.

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26 May 2008 scorecard

Mozambique   96 all out (38.2 overs)	v	Germany 97/3 (28.1 overs)
Wayne Smith 22 (48) Ehsan Latif 3/13 (7 overs)		Abdul Bhatti 32* Imtiyaz Lili 1/11 (7 overs)

Germany won by 7 wickets Victoria College Ground, St Helier Umpires: J Mountford (Guernsey) and E Ruchtie (Netherlands) Player of the match: Ehsan Latif (Germany)

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26 May 2008 scorecard

Nepal     204(49.4 overs)	v	Norway 96(46.4 overs)
Mehboob Alam 51 (73) Majid Butt 3/23 (10 overs)		Mubasshar Bhatti 15 (18) Mehboob Alam 2/10 (8 overs)

Nepal won by 108 runs The Farmers Field, St Martin Umpires: L Fourie (Ireland) and CA McElwee (Ireland) Player of the match: Mehboob Alam (Nepal)

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26 May 2008 scorecard

Vanuatu   88/9 (24 overs)	v	United States 89/3 (19.2 overs)
Andrew Mansale 26 (39) Khawaja Shuja 2/14 (5 overs)		Gowkaran Roopnarine 44 (59) Ken Natapei 1/1 (1.2 overs)

United States won by 7 wickets Grainville, St Saviour Umpires: S Tovey (Netherlands) and BD Papworth (Scotland) Player of the match: Gowkaran Roopnarine (USA)

• Match reduced to 24 overs a side due to rain.

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26 May 2008 scorecard

Botswana   128 all out (34.4 overs)	v	Afghanistan 129/3 (19.5 overs)
Saad Mohiyuddin 36 (77) Mohammad Nabi 4/20 (5.4 overs)		Karim Sadiq 62 (71) James Moses 1/12 (1.5 overs)

Afghanistan won by 7 wickets Les Quennevais No. 2, St Brélade Umpires: CG McAllister (Ireland) and B Hartong (Netherlands) Player of the match: Karim Sadiq (Afghanistan)

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26 May 2008 scorecard

Jersey   206/4 (32 overs)	v	Bahamas 78 all out (25.2 overs)
Ryan Driver 92* (85) Wayne Patrick 2/24 (5 overs)		Mario Ford 27 (35) Andy Dewhurst 6/20 (7 overs)

Jersey won by 128 runs FB Fields, St Clement Umpires: M Gray (Guernsey) and SK Kad (Finland)

• Match reduced to 32 overs a side due to rain.

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26 May 2008

Japan	v	Singapore

Match abandoned without a ball bowled Les Quennevais No. 1, St Brélade

• Match abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain.

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27 May 2008 scorecard

Germany   104 all out (32.5)	v	United States 107/4 (28.1)
James Eggleston 20 (44) Steve Massiah 2/11 (5 overs)		Orlando Baker 45* (81) Farooq Ahmed 2/12 (7 overs)

USA won by 6 wickets Grainville, St Saviour Umpires: M Carpenter and Sanjeev Kad (Finland)

• Match reduced to 33 overs a side due to rain.

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27 May 2008 scorecard

Norway   110 all out (33.2 overs)	v	Mozambique 111/7 (33.4 overs)
Waseem Gill 17 (14) Nadir Karim 3/17 (7 overs)		Nadir Karim 21 (26) Zeeshan Ali 2/18 (7 overs)

Mozambique won by 3 wickets Les Quennevais No. 1, St Brélade Umpires: CG McAllister (Ireland) and M Gray (Guernsey)

• Match reduced to 36 overs a side due to rain.

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27 May 2008 scorecard

Nepal     220/9 (46 overs)	v	Vanuatu 83(32.1 overs)
Mahesh Chhetri 65 (112) Manu Nimoho 3/53 (9 overs)		Richard Tatwin 23 (37) Paras Khadka 3/26 (7 overs)

Nepal won by 137 runs Victoria College Ground, St Helier Umpires: M Hawthorne (Ireland) and E Ruchtie (Netherlands)

• Match reduced to 46 overs a side due to rain.

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27 May 2008 scorecard

Singapore   145 all out (29.3)	v	Afghanistan 76 all out (20.2)
Chaminda Kumarage 32 (45) Mohammad Nabi 3/23 (4 overs)		Mohammad Nabi 24 (24) Christopher Janik 5/9 (3.2 overs)

Singapore won by 69 runs FB Fields, St Clement Umpires: J Mountford (Guernsey) and BD Papworth (Scotland) Player of the match: Christopher Janik (Singapore)

• Match reduced to 30 overs a side due to rain.

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27 May 2008 scorecard

Bahamas   115 all out (24.2 overs)	v	Japan 115/8 (26 overs)
Gregory Taylor 30 (34) Gavin Beath 4/18 (6 overs)		Gavin Beath 58 (51) Roderick Mitchell 3/16

Match tied Les Quennevais No. 2, St Brélade Umpires: B Hartong (Netherlands) and L Fourie (Ireland)

• Match reduced to 26 overs a side due to rain.

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27 May 2008 scorecard

Botswana   66 all out (39.3)	v	Jersey 67/3 (15.2)
Manan Barot 16 (37) Ryan Driver 3/10 (10 overs)		Peter Gough 39* (43) James Moses 1/15 (3 overs)

Jersey won by 7 wickets The Farmers Field, St Martin Umpires: PK Baldwin (Germany) and S Tovey (Netherlands) Player of the match: Ryan Driver (Jersey)

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28 May 2008

Germany	v	Norway

Match abandoned without a ball bowled Les Quennevais No. 2, St Brélade

• Match abandoned due to rain.

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28 May 2008

Mozambique	v	Vanuatu

Match abandoned without a ball bowled FB Fields, St Clement

• Match abandoned due to rain.

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28 May 2008

Nepal	v	United States

Match abandoned without a ball bowled Les Quennevais No. 1, St Brélade

• Match abandoned due to rain.

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28 May 2008

Afghanistan	v	Jersey

Match abandoned without a ball bowled Grainville, St Saviour

• Match abandoned due to rain.
• Due to a decision by the ICC Event Technical Committee, as per 12.1.6 of the ICC World Cricket League Division 5 Playing Conditions, this match was not replayed.

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28 May 2008

Bahamas	v	Singapore

Match abandoned without a ball bowled Victoria College Ground, St Helier

• Match abandoned due to rain.
• Due to a decision by the ICC Event Technical Committee, as per 12.1.6 of the ICC World Cricket League Division 5 Playing Conditions, this match was not replayed.

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28 May 2008

Botswana	v	Japan

Match abandoned without a ball bowled The Farmers Field, St Martin

• Match abandoned due to rain.
• Due to a decision by the ICC Event Technical Committee, as per 12.1.6 of the ICC World Cricket League Division 5 Playing Conditions, this match was not replayed.

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29 May 2008 (scorecard)

Singapore   201 all out (35.4 overs)	v	Japan 67/5 (27 overs)
CR Suryawanshi 57 (37) Y Matsubara 5/59 (10 overs)		Tatsuro Chino 30 (73) Rizwan Madakia 2/7 (3 overs)

Singapore won by 52 runs(D/L) Victoria College Ground, St Helier Umpires: T Magee (Ireland) & L Goldsmith (Guernsey)

• Match replayed from 26 May.
• Rain shortened Japan's innings to 27 overs

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29 May 2008 (scorecard)

Norway   145 all out(47.1 overs)	v	Germany 151/4 (37.5 overs)
Zaheer Ashiq 47 (59) Farooq Ahmed 3/19 (8.1 overs)		MA Khan 47 (95) Waseem Gill 2/26 (10 overs)

Germany win by 6 wickets Les Quennevais No. 2, St Brélade Umpires: CG McAllister (Ireland) & B Hartong (Netherlands)

• Match replayed from 28 May.

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29 May 2008 (scorecard)

Mozambique   88/4 (22 overs)	v	Vanuatu
Giovanni Florentino 20 (44) P Chilia 2/16 (5 overs)

No result FB Fields, St Clement Umpires: BD Papworth (Scotland) & E Ruchtie (Netherlands)

• Match replayed from 28 May.
• Match abandoned due to rain.

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29 May 2008 (scorecard)

Nepal     182 (50 overs)	v	United States
Gyanendra Malla 75 (112) Lennox Cush 3/28 (10 overs)

No result Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin Umpires: PK Baldwin (Germany) & L Fourie (Ireland)

• Match replayed from 28 May.
• Match abandoned due to rain.

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Semifinals

30 May 2008 scorecard

Jersey   220/5 (50 overs)	v	United States 136 all out (38.2 overs)
Peter Gough 65 (110) Imran Awan 2/37 (10 overs)		Rashard Marshall 39 (66) Matt Hague 5/38 (9.2 overs)

Jersey won by 84 runs FB Fields, St Clement, Jersey Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Mark Hawthorne Player of the match: Matt Hague

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30 May 2008 scorecard

Afghanistan   142 all out (49.3 overs)	v	Nepal 105 all out (45.5 overs)
Mohammad Nabi 48 (64) Shakti Gauchan 3/12 (8 overs)		Mehboob Alam 17 (37) Dawlat Ahmadzai 3/18 (10 overs)

Afghanistan won by 37 runs Grainville, St Saviour Umpires: Brian Papworth and Trevor Magee

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3rd Place Playoff

31 May 2008 (scorecard)

Nepal     189 all out (46.3 overs)	v	United States 93 all out (43.4 overs)
Paras Khadka 48 (57) Khawaja Shuja 5/34 (9 overs)		A Thyagarajan 28 (80) Mehboob Alam 2/8 (6 overs)

Nepal won by 96 runs The Farmers Field, St Martin Umpires: BD Papworth (Greenock) & C McElwee (Ireland)

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Final

31 May 2008 (scorecard)

Jersey   80 all out (39.5 overs)	v	Afghanistan 81/8 (37.4 overs)
Jonny Gough 23 (56) Hamid Hassan 4/27 (9.5 overs)		Hasti Gul 29* (40) Ryan Driver 4/26 (10)

Afghanistan won by 2 wickets Grainville, St Saviour Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Mark Hawthorne Player of the match: Hasti Gul (Afghanistan)

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Plate

30 May 2008 scorecard

Singapore   203/8 (50 overs)	v	Mozambique 149 all out (46.4 overs)
Narender Reddy 44 (64) Aasif Koliya 3/26 (10 overs)		Zainulbidin Gulam 28 (85) Shoaib Razak 3/16 (10 overs)

Singapore won by 54 runs Les Quennevais No. 2, St Brélade Umpires: L Fourie (Ireland) and SK Kad (Finland)

• 5th Place Playoff Semifinal 1

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30 May 2008 scorecard

Botswana   126 all out (45.4 overs)	v	Germany 117 all out (38.5 overs)
Abdul Patel 46 (105) Farooq Ahmed 4/15 (8 overs)		Abdul Bhatti 18 (33) Karan Kapoor 4/37 (10 overs)

Botswana won by 9 runs Les Quennevais No. 1, St Brélade Umpires: S Tovey (Netherlands) and C McElwee (Ireland)

• 5th Place Playoff Semifinal 2

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30 May 2008 scorecard

Norway   202/5 (50 overs)	v	Bahamas 150 all out (39.5 overs)
Shahid Ahmed 77* (105) Lee Melville 2/23 (10 overs)		Ryan Tappin 51 (51) Mubasshar Bhatti 3/21 (8 overs)

Norway won by 52 runs The Farmers Field, St Martin Umpires: M Gray (Guernsey) and E Ruchtie (Netherlands)

• 9th Place Playoff Semifinal 1

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30 May 2008 scorecard

Japan   238/6 (50 overs)	v	Vanuatu 139 all out (39.3 overs)
Gavin Beath 68 (97) Pierre Chilia 3/34 (10 overs)		Andrew Mansale 47 (85) Kenji Murata 2/12 (4 overs)

Japan won by 99 runs Victoria College Ground, St Helier Umpires: B Hartong (Netherlands) and J Mountford (Guernsey)

• 9th Place Playoff Semifinal 2

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31 May 2008 scorecard

Singapore   119 (42.1 overs)	v	Botswana 104 (37 overs)
Narender Reddy 31 (49) James Moses 3/22 (9 overs)		James Moses 30 (71) Shoaib Razak 4/24 (9 overs)

Singapore won by 15 runs FB Fields, St Clement Umpires: L Goldsmith (Germany) & T Magee (Ireland)

• 5th Place Playoff

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31 May 2008 (scorecard)

Mozambique   153 all out (45.5 overs)	v	Germany 157/8 (46.1 overs)
Kaleem Shah 46* (95) Ehsan Latif 3/36 (10 overs)		Abdul Bhatti 36 (63) Shoaib Younus 2/29 (7 overs)

Germany won by 2 wickets Les Quennevais No. 1, St Brélade Umpires: S Tovey (Netherlands) & Sanjeev Kad (Finland)

• 7th Place Playoff

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31 May 2008 (scorecard)

Japan   181 all out (48.2 overs)	v	Norway 182/3 (43.2 overs)
GB Beath 27 (48) Munawar Ahmed 3/28 (10 overs)		Shahid Ahmed 81* (113) PJ Giles-Jones 2/30 (8 overs)

Norway by 7 wickets Les Quennevais No. 1, St Brélade Umpires: E Ruchtie (Netherlands) & B Hartong (Netherlands)

• 9th Place Playoff

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31 May 2008 (scorecard)

Vanuatu   113 all out (29.3 overs)	v	Bahamas 116/4 (35.2 overs)
extras (b6 lb3 w29 nb0) 38 T Langa 25 (31) Narendra Ekanayake 4/15 (4.3 overs)		JR Barry 26* (71) extras (b1 lb2 w21 nb2) 26 A Mansale 2/26 (10 overs)

Bahamas won by 6 wickets Les Quennevais No. 2, St Brélade Umpires: M Carpenter (Jersey) & CG McAllister (Ireland)

• 11th Place Playoff

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Final Placings

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 [4]
6th	Botswana
7th	Germany
8th	Mozambique
9th	Norway
10th	Japan
11th	Bahamas
12th	Vanuatu

Statistics

Most Runs		Most Wickets
Shahid Ahmed(cricketer)	349	Mehboob Alam	19
Peter Gough	312	Khawaja Shuja	17
Gavin Beath	201	Anish Param	16
Gyanendra Malla	185	Hamid Hassan	15
Sushil Nadkarni	180	Ehsan Latif	15
Kaleem Shah	170	Basanta Regmi	14
Zaheer Ashiq	167	Farooq Ahmed	14
Steve Carlyon	164	Ryan Driver	12
Karim Khan	164	Javed Iqbal	12
Buddhika Mendis	162	Mubasshar Bhatti	11

See also

• World Cricket League

References and notes

1. "Afghanistan qualify for 2015 Cricket World Cup with win over Kenya". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
2. "Afghanistan's 17-year journey to Test cricket". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
3. "Oman demolish Nigeria; Jersey and Guernsey win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
4. "Cricket Europe article on Divisions 6 to 8". Archived from the original on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2008.

External links

• World Cricket League structure
• Official site Archived 17 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
• Jersey to host ICC World Cricket League Division 5 tournament
• Cricinfo article on tournament