2008 ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Two
Encyclopedia
The 2008 ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Two was a cricket
tournament in Benoni
, South Africa
, taking place between 4 August and 9 October 2008. It gave six African Associate and Affiliate members of the International Cricket Council
experience of international one-day cricket and formed part of the global World Cricket League
structure.
Botswana, the top team, was promoted to Division 1 and the 2009 Global Division 6 while Nigeria qualified for the 2009 Global Division 7.
. The teams that played were:
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Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
tournament in Benoni
Benoni, Gauteng
Benoni is a city with 654,509 inhabitants on the East Rand in the South African province of Gauteng. Since 2000, it has been part of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.- History :...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, taking place between 4 August and 9 October 2008. It gave six African Associate and Affiliate members of the International Cricket Council
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
experience of international one-day cricket and formed part of the global World Cricket League
ICC World Cricket League 2009–13
The ICC World Cricket League 2009–13 is the ongoing second season of ICC World Cricket League. Following the establishment of the various leagues during the preceding tournament, it will be composed of eight divisions. In addition, a series of qualifying regional tournaments will be played. The...
structure.
Botswana, the top team, was promoted to Division 1 and the 2009 Global Division 6 while Nigeria qualified for the 2009 Global Division 7.
Teams
There were 6 teams that played in the tournament. These teams were non-test member nations of the African Cricket AssociationAfrican Cricket Association
The African Cricket Association is an international body which oversees cricket in African countries. The ACA was founded in 1997, and has 20 member countries...
. The teams that played were:
Squads
Taroesh Trivedi Shahzaib Khan Abdul Patel Sabir Elyas Gaolape Mokokwe James Moses Manan Barot Karabo Modise Denzil Sequeira Tshepo Mhozya Mosa Gaolekwe Omar Ali |
Obed Abgomadzie Matthew Bawa Lawrence Ateak Isaac Aboagye Peter Ananya Abdul-Karim Sumaila Mark Bawa James Vifah Simon Ateak Julius Mensah Bhupinder Brar Francis Dake Eric Apedo Prajul Pillai |
Khuram Javid Kaleem Shah Imran Ismail Iftikhar Ahmed Chandra Puspussen Aasif Koliya Imtiyaz Lili Qurban Ali Giovanni Florentino Mohammad Shahzad Shoaib Younis Musa Kazim |
Kunle Adegbola Endurance Ofem Olajide Bejide Temitope Olayinka Wale Adeoye Chimezie Onwuzulike Dolapo Gafar Joshua Ogunlola Akabogu Okwudili Uthe Ogbimi Segun Olayinka Olalekan Awololo Oluseye Olympio Thomas Haruna |
Wayan Sparham Stephen Uys Alexander Nicholas Idris Patel Mohamed Hansrod Abdul Patel U Gani Patel Joseph Wright Jason Wade Haris Rashid Ernestes Uys Marius Uys Shahzad Mahmood Saifullah Habib |
Majid Sarodi Sarfuddin Bangaliwala Ashraf Lulat Andrew Toms Sharif Yousuf Imran Patel Sarfraz Patel Godfrey Kandela Sameer Bagus Isaac Mwaba Shahid Mohamed Sabir Havaliwala Mohmed Mitha Gheesa Liuwa Liuwa |
Points Table
Group Table | |||||||
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Team | P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Points |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.365 | 10 | |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.764 | 8 | |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.448 | 6 | |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.241 | 4 | |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1.377 | 2 | |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -2.231 | 0 |
Team wins and gets promoted to Division 1 |
Fixtures
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Statistics
Most Runs | Most Wickets | ||
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Khuram Javid | 276 | Isaac Aboagye | 13 |
Endurance Ofem | 209 | Mosa Gaolekwe | 10 |
Shahzaib Khan | 208 | Chandra Puspussen | 10 |
Kunle Adegbola | 181 | Sharif Yousuf | 10 |
Olajide Bejide | 147 | Sabir Havaliwala | 10 |