# 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Three

The 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Three was a cricket tournament that took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 24 to 31 January 2009. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
Afghanistan won the tournament, with Uganda coming in second. Both teams qualified for the 2011 World Cup qualification tournament. Afghanistan and Uganda each won four matches and lost one, as did Papua New Guinea; the rankings tie was broken by net run rate.
Papua New Guinea were the first to reach four wins, as Afghanistan and Uganda both had their fifth matches abandoned due to rain and had to replay them the next day. The rain also resulted in the cancellation of the finals round ranking matches (which would not affect promotion or relegation in any case), and the group round result table was the final standings.

## Teams

The teams for the tournament have been decided according to the results of Division Two and Division Three in 2007, and Division Four in 2008, and are as follows:
* Uganda (5th from 2007 Division Two)
* Argentina (6th from 2007 Division Two)
* Papua New Guinea (3rd from 2007 Division Three)
* Cayman Islands (4th from 2007 Division Three)
* Afghanistan (1st from 2008 Division Four)
* Hong Kong (2nd from 2008 Division Four)
The top two teams from this tournament qualified to play in the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier in South Africa.

## Squads

| Afghanistan | Argentina | Cayman Islands | Hong Kong | Papua New Guinea | Uganda |
| Nowroz Mangal (c) Ahmed Shah Asadullah Khan Asghar Afghan Hameed Hasan Hasti Gul Karim Sadiq (wk) Khaliq Dad Mirwais Naziri Mohammad Nabi Raees Ahmadzai Samiullah Shenwari Shafiqullah Shafiq | Esteban MacDermott (c) Alejandro Ferguson (wk) Hamish Barton Agustin Casime Pablo Ferguson Donald Forrester Diego Lord David Mauro Esteban Nino Lucas Paterlini Matias Paterlini Pablo Ryan Gary Savage Martin Siri | Pearson Best (c) Kevon Bazil Kevin Bazil Ryan Bovell Kervin Ebanks Steve Gordon Ainsley Hall (wk) Keneil Irving Saheed Mohamed Alessandro Morris Ricardo Roach Ramon Sealy Kenute Tulloch | Tabarak Dar (c) James Atkinson (wk) Manoj Cheruparambil Hussain Butt Ilyas Gull Irfan Ahmed Courtney Kruger Roy Lamsam Munir Dar Nadeem Ahmed Najeeb Amar Skhawat Ali Zain Abbas | Rarua Dikana (c) John Ovia (vc) Assad Vala Daniel Alu Chris Amini Ipi Morea (wk) Jacob Mado Jamie Brazier John Haoda Kila Pala Loa Nou Mahuru Dai Vani Vagi Morea Willie Gavera Peter Moide | Davis Arinaitwe Akbar Baig Kenneth Kamyuka Junior Kwebiha Arthur Kyobe Roger Mukasa Benjamin Musoke Emmanuel Nakaana Frank Nsubuga Joel Olwenyi Danniel Ruyange Ronald Ssemanda Charles Waiswa |

## Group stage
### Points table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Afghanistan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.971 | Team qualifies for 2009 World Cup Qualifier |
| 2 | Uganda | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.772 | Team qualifies for 2009 World Cup Qualifier |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.665 | Team remains in 2011 Division Three |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.005 | Team remains in 2011 Division Three |
| 5 | Cayman Islands | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.384 | Team is relegated to 2010 Division Four |
| 6 | Argentina | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.036 | Team is relegated to 2010 Division Four |

### Matches

* 24 January (scorecard)
| Uganda 216/8 (50 overs) | v | Afghanistan 202 (49.3 overs) |
| Frank Nsubuga 62 (44) Samiullah Shenwari 3/32 (8 overs) | | Raees Ahmadzai 78 (100) Kenneth Kamyuka 5/36 (9.3 overs) |
* Uganda won by 14 runs St Albans Club, Buenos Aires Umpires: Ashook Brijcoomar (CAN) & Tony Hill (NZL) Player of the match: Kenneth Kamyuka
* 24 January (scorecard)
| Cayman Islands 121 (37 overs) | v | Papua New Guinea 122/4 (20.5 overs) |
| Ainsley Hall 30 (76) Rarva Dikana 5/14 (8 overs) | | Vani Morea 64 (51) Ryan Bovell 4/35 (7.5 overs) |
* Papua New Guinea by 6 wickets Belgrano Athletic Club Ground, Buenos Aires Umpires: Karran Bayney (CAN) & Hubert Smythe (CAY) Player of the match: Vani Morea
* 24 January (scorecard)
| Argentina 107 (48.5 overs) | v | Hong Kong 109/3 (27.2 overs) |
| Gary Savage 26* (73) Nadeem Ahmed 3/25 (9.5 overs) | | Zain Abbas 34* (79) Pablo Ryan 2/30 (8 overs) |
* Hong Kong by 7 wickets Hurlingham Club Ground, Buenos Aires Umpires: Steven Douglas (BER) & Peter Hartley (ENG) Player of the match: James Atkinson
* 25 January (scorecard)
| Afghanistan 201 (49.5 overs) | v | Hong Kong 188 (48.2 overs) |
| Mohammad Nabi 40 (44) Roy Lamsam 3/33 (10 overs) | | Munir Dar 49 (38) Hasti Gul 2/31 (10 overs) |
* Afghanistan by 13 runs Buenos Aires Umpires: Ashook Brijcoomar (CAN) & Courtney Young (CAY) Player of the match: Mohammad Nabi
* 25 January (scorecard)
| Papua New Guinea 127 (33.5 overs) | v | Argentina 106 (44.4 overs) |
| Vani Morea 39 (35) Diego Lord 4/34 (10 overs) | | Gary Savage 21 (45) Rarva Dikana 5/5 (8.4 overs) |
* Papua New Guinea by 21 runs Buenos Aires Umpires: Karran Bayney (CAN) & Peter Hartley (ENG) Player of the match: Rarva Dikana
* 25 January (scorecard)
| Cayman Islands 104 (49.1 overs) | v | Uganda 105/1 (22.1 overs) |
| Saheed Mohamed 30 (80) Kenneth Kamyuka 3/10 (10 overs) | | Roger Mukasa 81* (75) Ryan Bovell 1/17 (6 overs) |
* Uganda by 9 wickets Buenos Aires Umpires: Tony Hill (NZL) & Hubert Smythe (CAY) Player of the match: Roger Mukasa
* 27 January (scorecard)
| Afghanistan 164 (47.4 overs) | v | Argentina 145 (46.4 overs) |
| Ahmed Shah 43 (93) Hamish Barton 3/12 (10 overs) | | Lucas Paterlini 35 (55) Ahmed Shah 2/21 (10 overs) |
* Afghanistan by 19 runs Buenos Aires Umpires: Peter Hartley (ENG) & Courtney Young (CAY)
* 27 January (scorecard)
| Hong Kong 210 (46.3 overs) | v | Cayman Islands 161 (48 overs) |
| Manoj Cheruparambil 85 (123) Ryan Bovell 3/48 (8.3 overs) | | Ainsley Hall 23 (43) Zain Abbas 4/28 (9 overs) |
* Hong Kong by 49 runs Buenos Aires Umpires: Ashook Brijcoomar (CAN) & Hubert Smythe (CAY) Player of the match: Manoj Cheruparambil
* 27 January (scorecard)
| Papua New Guinea 165 (49.5 overs) | v | Uganda 139 (44.2 overs) |
| Peter Moide 43* (83) Kenneth Kamyuka 3/21 (8.5 overs) | | Kenneth Kamyuka 34* (54) Jamie Brazier 4/16 (10 overs) |
* Papua New Guinea by 26 runs Buenos Aires Umpires: Steven Douglas (BER) & Tony Hill (NZL) Player of the match: Jamie Brazier
* 28 January (scorecard)
| Papua New Guinea 93 (31 overs) | v | Afghanistan 94/2 (15.4 overs) |
| Jamie Brazier 22 (18) Hameed Hasan 3/26 (7 overs) | | Karim Sadiq 50* (43) Jamie Brazier 1/38 (5 overs) |
* Afghanistan won by 8 wickets Buenos Aires Umpires: Karran Bayney (CAN) & Tony Hill (NZL) Player of the match: Karim Sadiq
* 28 January (scorecard)
| Argentina 165 (47.2 overs) | v | Cayman Islands 166/4 (39.1 overs) |
| Lucas Paterlini 70 (50) Alessandro Morris 3/17 (10 overs) | | Ramon Sealy 66* (118) Lucas Paterlini 2/41 (9.1 overs) |
* Cayman Islands won by 6 wickets Buenos Aires Umpires: Peter Hartley (ENG) & Hubert Smythe (CAY) Player of the match: Ramon Sealy
* 28 January (scorecard)
| Uganda 180 (50 overs) | v | Hong Kong 179 (49.4 overs) |
| Roger Mukasa 67 (82) Munir Dar 4/30 (10 overs) | | Hussain Butt 52 (108) Kenneth Kamyuka 4/21 (10 overs) |
* Uganda won by 1 run Buenos Aires Umpires: Steven Douglas (BER) & Courtney Young (CAY) Player of the match: Kenneth Kamyuka
* 30 January Scorecard
| Afghanistan 68/5 (31 overs) | v | Cayman Islands 35/2 (7 overs) |
| Nowroz Mangal 26* (73) Saheed Mohamed 2/10 (7 overs) | | Keneil Irving 18* (16) Dawlat Ahmadzai 2/8 (4 overs) |
* No result Buenos Aires Umpires: Peter Hartley (ENG) & Courtney Young (CAY)
* Match abandoned due to rain. Match replayed on 31 January
* 30 January Scorecard
| Uganda 69/4 (30 overs) | v | Argentina 0/0 (0 overs) |
| Roger Mukasa 17 (26) Lucas Paterlini 2/23 (7 overs) | | |
* No result Buenos Aires Umpires: Karran Bayney & Ashook Brijcoomar
* Match abandoned due to rain. Match replayed on 31 January
* 30 January (scorecard)
| Hong Kong 91 (42.3 overs) | v | Papua New Guinea 90/1 (12.3 overs) |
| Ilyas Gull 25 (61 balls) Loa Nou 3/14 (7.3 overs) | | Vani Morea 42* (31 balls) Najeeb Amar 1/19 (3 overs) |
* Papua New Guinea won by 9 wickets (D/L method) Buenos Aires Umpires: Steven Douglas (BER) & Tony Hill (NZL)
* 31 January Scorecard
| Afghanistan 230/8 (50 overs) | v | Cayman Islands 148 (45 overs) |
| Nowroz Mangal 70 (89 balls) Ryan Bovell 3/55 (10 overs) | | Ryan Bovell 29 (37 balls) Mohammad Nabi 4/23 (9 overs) |
* Afghanistan won by 82 runs Buenos Aires Umpires: Peter Hartley (ENG) & Courtney Young (CAY)
* 31 January Scorecard
| Uganda 183 (47.4 overs) | v | Argentina 83 (33.2 overs) |
| AS Kyobe 41 (48 balls) Lucas Paterlini 3/37 (8.4 overs) | | MJ Paterlini 26 (64 balls) Kenneth Kamyuka 3/26 (9.2 overs) |
* Uganda won by 100 runs Buenos Aires Umpires: Karran Bayney & Ashook Brijcoomar Player of the match: Kenneth Kamyuka

## Final and Playoffs

The playoff matches were cancelled after the abandonment of fifth-round group matches led to replays on the day the playoff matches were scheduled.