2008 ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Three

2008 ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Three
Administrator(s) African Cricket Association
Cricket format 50 overs per side
Tournament format(s) round robin with playoffs
Host(s)  South Africa
Champions  Ghana
Participants 8
Matches played 20
Most runs Ghana James Vifah 172
Most wickets Ghana Isaac Aboagye 14

The 2008 ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division Three was a cricket tournament in South Africa, taking place between 13 and 18 April 2008. It gave seven 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.

The top two teams, Malawi and Sierra Leone was promoted to Division 2.

Teams

There were 8 teams that played in the tournament, Morocco withdrew due to visa problems and was replaced by a South African Invitation XI. These teams were non-test member nations of the African Cricket Association. The teams that played were:

Pool 1

Pool 2

Squads

 Gambia  Ghana  Lesotho  Malawi

Zaccheus Akila
Moses Bahoum
Peter Campbell
Aniru Conteh
Bakary Darboe
Mbye Dumbuya
George Greywoode
Prince Johnson
Musa Sillah
Johnny Gomez
Alfred Crookes
Nicolas Cherry
Muhammad Camara
Wilfred Riley

Abdul-Karim Sumaila
Isaac Aboagye
Peter Ananya
Bhupinder Brar
Mark Bawa
James Vifah
Julius Mensah
Lawrence Ateak
Simon Ateak
Francis Dake
J Eyiah
Rufus Ntiamoah

Atanase Mohapi
Malebanye Nkoko
Irshad Patel
Rizuan Mulla
Faizal Hanslod
Osler Mohale
Sameer Patel
Tsepo Muso
Motsielo Nonyane
K Tau
Thabiso Mohape
S Abdulla
David Lechesa
Sajid Patel

Karamutallah Chaudry
Faraz Junejo
Muzakkir Khan
Altaf Panjwani
Jayendrasinh Kumar
Seraz Zaveri
Rupesh Patel
Henry Njoka
Alidi Bwanali
MS Chinoy
Aubrey Msosa
Obert Msosa
Kalpesh Patel

 Rwanda  Sierra Leone South African Invitation XI  Swaziland

Emmanuel Byiringiro
Eric Dusabemungu
Eric Dusingizimana
Andre Kayitera
Dennis Mukama
Evode Mutuyimana
Samal Subhasis
Srinath Vardineni
Mehboob Jasat
Mohamed Jasat
Julius Mbaraga
Hamza Nkuutu

Gabriel Anthony
Julius Brewah
Mustapha Kallon
Abubakarr Kamara
Emmanuel Kamara
Lansana Lamin
Jacob Mansaray
Mohamed Mansaray
Luseni Senesie
Ben Slater
George Kpundeh
Ibrahim Sesay
Mohamed Kamara

Malusi Dlamini
Buntu Ndlela
Phalini Kubeka
Clayton Ceronio
Andre Henning
M Mahlangu
Ruan du Plessis
T Steynburg
S Tshabalala
Bongani Rafedile
E Badana
Nelson Rubela
M Coetzee
D Mahoa
Welsh Mavumengwana
B Radebe

Joseph Wright
Abdul Patel
Marius Uys
Stephen Uys
Mangaliso Mhlabane
Haris Rashid
Syed Shahzad
Ernestes Uys
Sohail Khan
Alexander Nicholas
Adrisbhai Patel
A Haji
Mohamed Hansrod
M Khan
Stephen Nodder

Group stage

Points Table

Pool 1
TeamPWLTNRNRRPoints
 Sierra Leone 33000+2.2166
 Rwanda 32100+0.2494
 Lesotho 31200−1.3132
 Malawi 30300−1.0880
Pool 2
TeamPWLTNRNRRPoints
South African Invitation XI† 33000+2.3986
 Ghana 32100+0.5564
 Swaziland 31200−0.4512
 Gambia 30300−2.3600
     Team qualifies for Semifinals
     Team qualifies for 5th place playoff Semifinals

†Tournament rules did not allow them to participate in the semi finals and their place was taken by Swaziland (third in Pool 2).

Group stage

13 April 2008
Scorecard
Swaziland 
197/9 (50 overs)
v
 Ghana
199/3 (34.2 overs)
Adrisbhai Patel 90 (135)
Bhupinder Brar 2/27 (5 overs)
James Vifah 109 (87)
Mangaliso Mhlabane 1/27 (5 overs)
 Ghana won by 7 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
Umpires: Unknown
Player of the match: James Vifah
13 April 2008
Scorecard
Sierra Leone 
201/6 (50 overs)
v
 Lesotho
122/7 (34 overs)
Abu Kamara 61 (79)
Motsielo Nonyane 3/43 (8 overs)
Faizal Hanslod 41* (44)
Abu Kamara 4/14 (10 overs)
 Sierra Leone won by 38 runs (D/L)
Willowmoore Park B Field, Benoni
Umpires: Subhash Modi (KEN) & T Molefe (RSA)
Player of the match: Abu Kamara
  • Rain stopped play during Lesotho's innings. Revised target is set at 161 runs off 34 overs.
13 April 2008
Scorecard
Malawi 
199/8 (50 overs)
v
 Rwanda
111/3 (30 overs)
Seraz Zaveri 48* (45)
Muzakkir Khan 48 (114)
Srinath Vardineni 3/58 (10 overs)
Srinath Vardineni 29* (43)
Jayendrasinh Kumar 2/18 (7 overs)
 Rwanda won by 10 (D/L)
Willowmoore Park C Field, Benoni
Umpires: A Gawe (RSA) & David Odhiambo (KEN)
Player of the match: Srinath Vardineni
  • Rain stopped play during Rwanda's innings. Revised target set at 102 runs off 30 overs.
  • Malawi innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
13 April 2008
Scorecard
South African Invitational XI
198 (46.2 overs)
v
 Gambia
72 (24.3 overs)
Buntu Ndlela 58 (79)
George Greywoode 4/39 (10 overs)
Johnny Gomez 16 (21)
Buntu Ndlela 4/3 (6 overs)
South African Invitational XI won by 126 runs
Willowmoore Park A Field, Benoni
Umpires: Kutub Abbas (KEN) & Rafiw Valimahomed (East and Central Africa)
Player of the match: Buntu Ndlela
14 April 2008
Scorecard
Gambia 
72 (30.3 overs)
v
 Ghana
74/5 (18 overs)
Alfred Crookes 21 (50 overs)
Isaac Aboagye 5/24 (10 overs)
Lawrence Ateak 21 (28)
Moses Bahoum 4/36 (9 overs)
 Ghana won by 5 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
Umpires: Subhash Modi (KEN) & T Molofo (RSA)
Player of the match: Isaac Aboagye
  • Ghana innings: bowlers' wickets do not balance
14 April 2008
Scorecard
Malawi 
206 (48.3 overs)
v
 Lesotho
161/6 (31 overs)
Jayendarsinh Kumar 45 (57)
Faizal Hanslod 2/25 (8 overs)
Irshad Patel 58 (50 overs)
Altaf Panjwani 3/27 (9 overs)
 Lesotho won by 4 wickets (D/L)
Willowmoore Park B Field, Benoni
Umpires: Kutub Abbas (KEN) & Rafiw Valimahomed (East and Central Africa)
Player of the match: Irshad Patel
  • Rain stopped play in Lesotho's innings. Lesotho set a revised target of 161 runs from 31 overs.
  • Malawi innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance .
14 April 2008
Scorecard
Sierra Leone 
182/5 (50 overs)
v
 Rwanda
76/8 (23.2 overs)
Abu Kamara 48 (80)
Srinath Vardineni 2/20 (10 overs)
Samal Subashish 40 (68)
Mustapha Kallon 4/23 (7 overs)
 Sierra Leone won by 74 runs (D/L)
Willowmoore Park C Field, Benoni
Umpires: Juan Bedford (RSA) & Rockie D'Mello (KEN)
Player of the match: Abu Kamara
  • Rain stopped play in Rwanda's innings. Rwanda set a revised target of 151 runs from 23.2 overs.
14 April 2008
Scorecard
South African Invitational XI
207 (44.3 overs)
v
 Swaziland
106/8 (23 overs)
T Steynburg 67 (92)
Joseph Wright 3/16 (7.3 overs)
Extras (b 5, lb 3, w 41) 49
Abdul Patel 31* (57)
Unknown 3/15 (4 overs)
South African Invitational XI won by 70 runs (D/L)
Willowmoore Park A Field, Benoni
Umpires: A Gawe (RSA) & David Odhiambo (KEN)
Player of the match: Unknown
  • Rain stopped play in Swaziland's innings. Swaziland set a revised target of 177 runs from 23 overs.
  • South African Invitation XI innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance.
15 April 2008
Scorecard
Swaziland 
226 (47.2 overs)
v
 Gambia
135 (43.1 overs)
M Khan 32 (43)
Mbye Dumbuya 3/36 (7.2 overs)
Moses Bahoum 39 (?)
Ernestes Uys 3/35 (10 overs)
 Swaziland by 91 runs
Willowmoore Park B Field, Benoni
Umpires: Juan Bedford (RSA) & Rockie D'Mello (KEN)
Player of the match: Ernenstes Uys
  • Swaziland innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance
  • Gambia innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance
  • Swaziland innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance
15 April 2008
Scorecard
Lesotho 
94 (28.5 overs)
v
 Rwanda
97/8 (25.5 overs)
Rizuan Mulla 27 (39)
Mehboob Jasat 6/10 (3.5 overs)
Samal Subashish 26 (31)
Irshad Patel 3/23 (10 overs)
 Rwanda won by 2 wickets
Willowmoore Park C Field, Benoni
Umpires: Kutub Abbas (KEN) & Rafiq Valimahomed (East and Central Africa)
Player of the match: Mehboob Jasat
  • Lesotho innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance
15 April 2008
Scorecard
Malawi 
82 (29.4 overs)
v
 Sierra Leone
88/4 (25.1 overs)
Extras (lb 2, w 26) 28
Altaf Panjwani 27* (62)
Gabriel Anthony 5/20 (7.4 overs)
Emmanuel Kamara 36* (67)
Rupesh Patel 1/13 (5.1 overs)
 Sierra Leone won by 6 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
Umpires: A Gawe (RSA) & David Odhiambo (KEN)
Player of the match: Gabriel Anthony
15 April 2008
Scorecard
South African Invitational XI
209/5 (50 overs)
v
 Ghana
110 (40.5 overs)
Ruan du Plessis 75 (92)
Abdul-Karim Sumaila 2/41 (10 overs)
Extras (b 4, lb 2, w 32) 38
Bhupinder Brar 16 (43)
Bongani Rafedile 3/22 (5 overs)
South African Invitational XI won by 99 runs
Willowmoore Park A Field, Benoni
Umpires: Subhash Modi (KEN) & T Molefe (RSA)
Player of the match: Ruan du Plessis

5th Place Playoff

17 April 2008
Scorecard
Malawi 
226/9 (50 overs)
v
 Gambia
141 (43.2 overs)
Faraz Junejo 59 (83)
George Greywoode 4/52 (10 overs)
Moses Bahoum 38 (63)
Altaf Panjwani 4/18 (10 overs)
 Malawi won by 85 runs
Willowmoore Park M Field, Benoni
Umpires: Kutubb abbas (KEN) & Rafiq Valimahomed (East and Central Africa)
Player of the match: Altaf Panjwani
  • 5th place playoff semifinal
17 April 2008
Scorecard
Lesotho 
121 (39 overs)
v
South African Invitational XI
122/3 (18.1 overs)
Extras (b 1, lb 11, w 23) 35
Rizuan Mulla 21 (22)
Andre Henning 6/20 (8 overs)
Clayton Ceronio 35* (29)
K Tau 1/12 (2 overs)
South African Invitational XI won by 7 wickets1
Willowmoore Park A Field, Benoni
Umpires: Juan Bedford (RSA) & Rockie D'Mello (KEN)
Player of the match: Ande Henning
  • 5th place playoff semifinal
1 Under the tournament rules, the South African Invitational XI were ineligible to participate in the 5th place playoff. Lesotho participated in the 5th place playoff, and the South African Invitational XI participated in the 7th place playoff.
18 April 2008
Scorecard
Lesotho 
105 (36.2 overs)
v
 Malawi
109/2 (23.3 overs)
Extras (b 1, lb 1, w 23, nb 1) 26
Faizal Hanslod 19 (23)
Faraz Junejo 5/21 (10 overs)
Muzakkir Khan 42 (75)
Motsielo Nonyane 2/19 (3.3 overs)
 Malawi won by 8 wickets
Willowmoore Park A Field, Benoni
Umpires: David Odhiambo (KEN) & Rafiq Valimahomed (East and Central Africa)
Player of the match: Faraz Junejp
  • 5th place playoff
18 April 2008
Scorecard
Gambia 
132 (31.4 overs)
v
South African Invitational XI
133/4 (21.5 overs)
Extras (b 12, lb 8, w 8, nb 2) 30
George Greywoode 30 (51)
T Steynburg 4/25 (7.4 overs)
S Tshabalala 34 (42)
George Greywoode 2/20 (5 overs)
South African Invitational XI won by 6 wickets
Willowmoore Park C Field, Benoni
Umpires: A Gawe & T Molefe (both RSA)
Player of the match: T Steynburg
  • 7th place playoff

Semifinals and Finals

17 April 2008
Scorecard
Rwanda 
23 (11.1 overs)
v
 Ghana
24/2 (6.4 overs)
Extras (lb 3, w 6) 9
Mehboob Jasat 6 (12)
Julius Mbaraga 5 (6)
Mohamed Jasat 2 (5)
Eric Dusingizimana 1 (11)
Isaac Aboagye 6/9 (5.1 overs)
Abdul-Karim Sumaila 4/11 (6 overs)
Extras (lb 1, w 7) 8
James Vifah 7 (11)
Francis Dake 6 (12)
Lawrence Ateak 3* (8)
Srinath Vardineni 1/8 (3 overs)
Eric Dusabemungu 1/15 (3.4 overs)
 Ghana won by 8 wickets
Willowmoore Park C Field, Benoni
Umpires: Subhash Modi (KEN) & T Molefe (RSA)
Player of the match: Isaac Aboagye
  • Semifinal
17 April 2008
Scorecard
Sierra Leone 
116 (37.2 overs)
v
 Swaziland
117/6 (30 overs)
Emmanuel Kamara 28 (47)
Joseph Wright 5/17 (10 overs)
Joseph Wright 48 (77)
Lansana Lamin 4/19 (6 overs)
 Swaziland won by 4 wickets
Willowmoore Park B Field, Benoni
Umpires: A Gawe (RSA) & David Odhiambo (KEN)
Player of the match: Joseph Wright
  • Semifinal
  • Swaziland innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance
  • Sierra Leone innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance
  • Swaziland innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance
  • Sierra Leone innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance
18 April 2008
Scorecard
Rwanda 
114 (44.4 overs)
v
 Sierra Leone
115/2 (31.3 overs)
Extras (lb 6, w 19, nb 1) 26
Mehboob Jasat 25 (78)
Ibrahim Sesay 5/22 (10 overs)
Emannuel Kamara 40 (53)
Mehboob Jasat 2/29 (9 overs)
 Sierra Leone won by 8 wickets
Willowmoore Park B Field, Benoni
Umpires: Kutub Abbas (KEN) & Juan Bedford (RSA)
Player of the match: Ibrahim Sesay
  • 3rd Place Playoff
  • Sierra Leone innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance
  • Rwanda innings: batsmen's runs scored do not balance
  • Sierra Leone innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance
  • Rwanda innings: bowlers' runs conceded do not balance
18 April 2008
Scorecard
Swaziland 
195 (45.4 overs)
v
 Ghana
199/5 (41.4 overs)
Abdul Patel 51 (59)
James Vifah 3/30 (3.4 overs)
Francis Dake 73 (117)
Stephen Uys 1/17 (4 overs)
 Ghana won by 5 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
Umpires: Rockie D'Mello & Subhash Modi (both KEN)
Player of the match: Francis Dake
  • Final

Statistics

Most Runs Most Wickets
Ghana James Vifah172 Ghana Isaac Aboagye14
Sierra Leone Emannuel Kamara162 Inv. XI Andre Henning12
Inv. XI Buntu Ndlela143 The Gambia Beorge Greywoode11
Malawi Altaf Panjwani138 Swaziland Joseph Wright10
Swaziland Abdul Patel126 Lesotho Motsielo Nonyane10
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