International cricket |
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in 2007–08 | in 2008–09 |
The International cricket in 2008 is defined as the season of international cricket between April and August 2008 in all cricket playing countries, as well as all international matches scheduled for the 2008 English Cricket Season. Matches between January and April are defined as belonging to the 2007–08 season, while matches between September and December will fall under the 2008–09 season.
Season overview
Pre-season rankings
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April
Bangladesh in Pakistan
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |
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ODI series | ||||||
ODI 2696 | 8 April | Shoaib Malik | Mohammad Ashraful | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | ![]() | |
ODI 2698 | 11 April | Shoaib Malik | Mohammad Ashraful | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | ![]() | |
ODI 2700 | 13 April | Shoaib Malik | Mohammad Ashraful | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | ![]() | |
ODI 2702 | 16 April | Shoaib Malik | Mohammad Ashraful | Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan | ![]() | |
ODI 2703 | 19 April | Shoaib Malik | Mohammad Ashraful | National Stadium, Karachi | ![]() | |
T20I | ||||||
T20I 55 | 20 April | Shoaib Malik | Mohammad Ashraful | National Stadium, Karachi | ![]() |
May
New Zealand in England
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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Test series | |||||
Test 1874 | 15–19 May | Michael Vaughan | Daniel Vettori | Lord's, London | Match drawn |
Test 1876 | 23–27 May | Michael Vaughan | Daniel Vettori | Old Trafford, Manchester | ![]() |
Test 1878 | 5–9 June | Michael Vaughan | Daniel Vettori | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | ![]() |
T20I | |||||
T20I 56 | 13 June | Paul Collingwood | Daniel Vettori | Old Trafford, Manchester | ![]() |
ODI series | |||||
ODI 2708 | 15 June | Paul Collingwood | Daniel Vettori | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | ![]() |
ODI 2709 | 18 June | Paul Collingwood | Daniel Vettori | Edgbaston, Birmingham | Match abandoned |
ODI 2710 | 21 June | Paul Collingwood | Daniel Vettori | Country Ground, Bristol | ![]() |
ODI 2714 | 25 June | Paul Collingwood | Daniel Vettori | The Oval, London | ![]() |
ODI 2720 | 28 June | Kevin Pietersen | Daniel Vettori | Lord's, London | ![]() |
Australia in West Indies
World Cricket League Division 5
The 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five took place in May 2008 in Jersey. 12 teams took part in the tournament, including Afghanistan, Bahamas, Botswana, Germany, Japan, Jersey, Mozambique, Nepal, Norway, Singapore, USA, Vanuatu.
Group stage
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*The ICC Event Technical Committee, as per 12.1.6 of the ICC World Cricket League Division 5 Playing Conditions, decided Archived 31 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine not to replay all of group B's abandoned games. The abandoned match between Japan and Singapore will be played on 29 May to ensure that all teams in Group ` are to be played on 29 May.
Playoffs
9th Place Playoffs | |||||||
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No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
9th Place Semifinal 1 Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine | 30 May | ![]() | Shahid Ahmed | ![]() | Narendra Ekanayake | Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin | ![]() |
9th Place Semifinal 2 Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine | 30 May | ![]() | Patrick Haines | ![]() | Ko Irie | Victoria College Ground, St Helier | ![]() |
9th Place Playoff Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine | 31 May | ![]() | Ko Irie | ![]() | Shahid Ahmed | Les Quennevais, St Brélade | ![]() |
11th Place Playoff Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine | 31 May | ![]() | Patrick Haines | ![]() | Narendra Ekanayake | Les Quennevais No 2 Ground, St Brélade | ![]() |
5th Place Playoffs | |||||||
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No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
5th Place Semifinal 1 Archived 17 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine | 30 May | ![]() | Shoaib Younus | ![]() | Chaminda Ruwan Kumarage | Les Quennevais No 2 Ground, St Brélade | ![]() |
5th Place Semifinal 2 Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine | 30 May | ![]() | Graham Sommer | ![]() | ARM Patel | Les Quennevais, St Brélade | Botswana by 9 runs |
5th Place Playoff Archived 4 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine | 31 May | ![]() | Chaminda Ruwan Kumarage | ![]() | ARM Patel | FB Fields, St Clement | ![]() |
7th Place Playoff Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine | 31 May | ![]() | Shoaib Younus | ![]() | Graham Sommer | Victoria College Ground, St Helier | ![]() |
1st Place Playoffs | |||||||
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No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
Semifinal 1 Archived 4 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine | 30 May | ![]() | Steve Massiah | ![]() | Mathew Hague | FB Fields, St Clement | ![]() |
Semifinal 2 Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine | 30 May | ![]() | Bonod Das | ![]() | Nowroz Mangal | Grainville Cricket Ground, St Saviour | Afghanistan by 37 runs |
Final Archived 11 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine | 31 May | ![]() | Mathew Hague | ![]() | Nowroz Mangal | Grainville, St Saviour | ![]() |
3rd Place Playoff Archived 4 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine | 31 May | ![]() | Steve Massiah | ![]() | Binod Das | Farmers Cricket Club Ground, St Martin | ![]() |
Final Placings
Pos | Team | Promotion/Relegation |
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1st | ![]() | Promoted to 2008 Division Four |
2nd | ![]() | |
3rd | ![]() | Remain in 2010 Division Five |
4th | ![]() | |
5th | ![]() | Relegated to regional competitions[1] |
6th | ![]() | |
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8th | ![]() | |
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10th | ![]() | |
11th | ![]() | |
12th | ![]() |
June
2008 Kitply Cup
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.373 |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | −0.778 |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.789 |
Group stage | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result | |
ODI 2704 | 8 June | ![]() | Mohammad Ashraful | ![]() | Shoaib Malik | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | ![]() | |
ODI 2705 | 10 June | ![]() | Shoaib Malik | ![]() | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | ![]() | |
ODI 2706 | 12 June | ![]() | Mohammad Ashraful | ![]() | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | ![]() |
Final | |||||||
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No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
ODI 2707 | 14 June | ![]() | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | ![]() | Shoaib Malik | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | ![]() |
Asia Cup
The 2008 Asia Cup took place in June 2008 in Pakistan. Six teams took part in the tournament, including Bangladesh, India, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and UAE.
Group stage
Source: ESPNCricinfo |
Source: ESPNCricinfo
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Group stage | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Group | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
1st Match | 24 June | A | ![]() | Mohammad Ashraful | ![]() | Saqib Ali | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan | ![]() |
2nd Match | 24 June | B | ![]() | Shoaib Malik | ![]() | Tabarak Dar | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | ![]() |
3rd Match | 25 June | A | ![]() | Mohammad Ashraful | ![]() | Mahela Jayawardene | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan | ![]() |
4th Match | 25 June | B | ![]() | Tabarak Dar | ![]() | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | ![]() |
5th Match | 26 June | A | ![]() | Mahela Jayawardene | ![]() | Saqib Ali | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan | ![]() |
6th Match | 26 June | B | ![]() | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | ![]() | Shoaib Malik | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | ![]() |
Super Fours
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | PCO | Pts | NRR |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1.363 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.250 |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.924 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.665 |
Super Fours | |||||||
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No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
7th Match | 28 June | ![]() | Mohammad Ashraful | ![]() | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | ![]() |
8th Match | 29 June | ![]() | Shoaib Malik | ![]() | Mahela Jayawardene | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | ![]() |
9th Match | 30 June | ![]() | Mohammad Ashraful | ![]() | Mahela Jayawardene | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | ![]() |
10th Match | 2 July | ![]() | Misbah-ul-Haq | ![]() | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | ![]() |
11th Match | 3 July | ![]() | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | ![]() | Mahela Jayawardene | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | ![]() |
12th Match | 4 July | ![]() | Mohammad Ashraful | ![]() | Shoaib Malik | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | ![]() |
Final
Final | |||||||
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No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
Final | 6 July | ![]() | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | ![]() | Mahela Jayawardene | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | ![]() |
Bermuda in Canada
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI series | |||||
ODI 2722 | 28 June | Zubin Surkari | Irving Romaine | Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City | ![]() |
ODI 2725 | 29 June | Qaiser Ali | Irving Romaine | Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City | ![]() |
ODI 2728 | 1 July | Qaiser Ali | Irving Romaine | Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City | ![]() |
July
Associates Tri-Series in Scotland
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
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Tri-Series | |||||||
ODI 2727 | 1 July | ![]() | Daniel Vettori | ![]() | Kyle McCallan | Mannofield Park, Aberdeen, | ![]() |
ODI 2729 | 2 July | ![]() | Kyle McCallan | ![]() | Ryan Watson | Mannofield Park, Aberdeen, | ![]() |
ODI 2731 | 3 July | ![]() | Daniel Vettori | ![]() | Ryan Watson | Mannofield Park, Aberdeen, | ![]() |
South Africa in England
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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Test series | |||||
Test 1880 | 10–14 July | Michael Vaughan | Graeme Smith | Lord's, London | Match drawn |
Test 1881 | 18–22 July | Michael Vaughan | Graeme Smith | Headingley, Leeds | ![]() |
Test 1883 | 30 July – 3 August | Michael Vaughan | Graeme Smith | Edgbaston, Birmingham | ![]() |
Test 1885 | 7–11 August | Kevin Pietersen | Graeme Smith | The Oval, London | ![]() |
Twenty20 International | |||||
T20I 68a | 20 August | Kevin Pietersen | Graeme Smith | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | Match abandoned |
ODI series | |||||
ODI 2748 | 22 August | Kevin Pietersen | Graeme Smith | Headingley, Leeds | ![]() |
ODI 2754 | 26 August | Kevin Pietersen | Graeme Smith | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | ![]() |
ODI 2757 | 29 August | Kevin Pietersen | Jacques Kallis | The Oval, London | ![]() |
ODI 2759 | 31 August | Kevin Pietersen | Jacques Kallis | Lord's, London | ![]() |
ODI 2761 | 3 September | Kevin Pietersen | Jacques Kallis | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | No result |
India in Sri Lanka
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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Test series | |||||
Test 1882 | 23–27 July | Mahela Jayawardene | Anil Kumble | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | ![]() |
Test 1884 | 31 July – 4 August | Mahela Jayawardene | Anil Kumble | Galle International Stadium, Galle | ![]() |
Test 1886 | 8–12 August | Mahela Jayawardene | Anil Kumble | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | ![]() |
ODI series | |||||
ODI 2742 | 18 August | Mahela Jayawardene | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla | ![]() |
ODI 2745 | 20 August | Mahela Jayawardene | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla | ![]() |
ODI 2750 | 24 August | Mahela Jayawardene | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | ![]() |
ODI 2755 | 26 August | Mahela Jayawardene | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | ![]() |
ODI 2756 | 29 August | Mahela Jayawardene | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | ![]() |
August
ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
Group stage
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Group stage | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Group | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
1st Match | 2 August | B | ![]() | Steve Tikolo | ![]() | Jeroen Smits | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | ![]() |
2nd Match | 2 August | A | ![]() | William Porterfield | ![]() | Ryan Watson | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | ![]() |
3rd Match | 2 August | B | ![]() | Sanjayan Thuraisingam | ![]() | Jeroen Smits | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | ![]() |
4th Match | 3 August | A | ![]() | Irving Romaine | ![]() | Ryan Watson | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | ![]() |
5th Match | 3 August | B | ![]() | Sanjayan Thuraisingam | ![]() | Steve Tikolo | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | ![]() |
6th Match | 3 August | A | ![]() | Irving Romaine | ![]() | William Porterfield | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | ![]() |
Knockout stage
1st Place Playoffs | |||||||
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No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
Semifinal 1 | 4 August | ![]() | William Porterfield | ![]() | Steve Tikolo | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | ![]() |
Semifinal 2 | 4 August | ![]() | Ryan Watson | ![]() | Jeroen Smits | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | ![]() |
3rd Place Final | 4 August | ![]() | Steve Tikolo | ![]() | Ryan Watson | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | ![]() |
5th Place Final | 5 August | ![]() | Rodney Trott | ![]() | Sanjayan Thuraisingam | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | ![]() |
1st Place Final | 5 August | ![]() | William Porterfield | ![]() | Jeroen Smits | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | Match abandoned |
Bermuda in the Netherlands
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI series | |||||
ODI 2739a | 7 August | Jeroen Smits | Irving Romaine | VRA Ground, Amstelveen | Match abandoned |
ODI 2740 | 8 August | Jeroen Smits | Irving Romaine | VRA Ground, Amstelveen | ![]() |
Kenya in Scotland
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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First Class | |||||
First Class | 7–10 August | Ryan Watson | Steve Tikolo | Titwood, Glasgow | Match abandoned |
ODI series | |||||
ODI 2741 | 12 August | Ryan Watson | Steve Tikolo | Cambusdoon New Ground, Ayr | No result |
ODI 2741a | 13 August | Ryan Watson | Steve Tikolo | Cambusdoon New Ground, Ayr | Match abandoned |
Canada in Ireland
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI | |||||
ODI 2740a | 12 August | Kyle McCallan | Sanjayan Thuraisingam | Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin | Match abandoned |
Kenya in the Netherlands
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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First Class | |||||
First Class | 16–19 August | Peter Borren | Steve Tikolo | VRA Ground, Amstelveen | ![]() |
ODI series | |||||
ODI 2747 | 21 August | Jeroen Smits | Steve Tikolo | VRA Ground, Amstelveen | ![]() |
England in Scotland
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI | |||||
ODI 2743 | 18 August | Ryan Watson | Kevin Pietersen | Grange Cricket Club Ground, Edinburgh | No result |
Associates Tri-Series in Canada
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | T | Pts | NRR |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.526 |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.240 |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.190 |
Group stage | |||||||
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No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
ODI 2744 | 18 August | ![]() | Sunil Dhaniram | ![]() | Irving Romaine | Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City | ![]() |
ODI 2746 | 20 August | ![]() | Irving Romaine | ![]() | Ramnaresh Sarwan | Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City | ![]() |
ODI 2749 | 22 August | ![]() | Chris Gayle | ![]() | Sunil Dhaniram | Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City | ![]() |
Final | |||||||
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No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
ODI 2752 | 24 August | ![]() | Sunil Dhaniram | ![]() | Chris Gayle | Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City | ![]() |
Kenya in Ireland
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI series | |||||
ODI 2751 | 24 August | William Porterfield | Steve Tikolo | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | ![]() |
ODI 2753 | 25 August | William Porterfield | Steve Tikolo | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | No result |
ODI 2755 | 27 August | William Porterfield | Steve Tikolo | Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast | Match abandoned |
New Zealand in Pakistan
The New Zealand national cricket team was due to tour Pakistan during the northern summer of 2008. They would have played three One Day Internationals against Pakistan. The tour was cancelled due to the political situation in the country.
Bangladesh in Australia
No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
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ODI series | |||||
ODI 2758 | 30 August | Michael Clarke | Mohammad Ashraful | TIO Stadium, Darwin | ![]() |
ODI 2760 | 3 September | Michael Clarke | Mohammad Ashraful | TIO Stadium, Darwin | ![]() |
ODI 2762 | 6 September | Michael Clarke | Mohammad Ashraful | TIO Stadium, Darwin | ![]() |
References
- ↑ "Cricket Europe article on Divisions 6 to 8". Archived from the original on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2020.