# 2007–08 ICC Intercontinental Cup

The 2007–08 ICC Intercontinental Cup was the fourth ICC Intercontinental Cup tournament, an international first-class cricket tournament between nations who have not been awarded Test status by the International Cricket Council. The first fixtures were played in June 2007, and the final took place from 30 October to 2 November 2008 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The same eight countries as in the previous edition were participating. The eight teams played each other in a round robin format. Namibia won the round-robin, but lost the final against Ireland, making it Ireland's third consecutive title in this competition.

## Table

| Team | Points | P | W | L | D | FI | A |
| Namibia | 108 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ireland | 106 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Kenya | 96 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Scotland | 82 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 48 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| United Arab Emirates | 29 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Canada | 29 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bermuda | 26 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
* Win – 14 points
* Draw if more than 8 hours of play lost – 3 points (otherwise 0 points)
* First Innings leader – 6 points (independent of final result)
* Abandoned without a ball played – 10 points.

## Matches
### 2007 season

* 27 – 30 June Scorecard
* Match drawn Cambusdoon New Ground, Ayr, Scotland Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Ger) and Norman Malcolm (WI)
* Scotland won the toss & elected to field
* No play on days 2, 3 and 4 due to rain Points: Scotland 3, UAE 3
* 28 June – 1 July Scorecard
* Netherlands won by 45 runs Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, Canada Umpires: Roger Dill (Ber) and Darrell Hair (Aus) Player of the match: Peter Borren
* Canada won the toss & elected to field
* Points: Netherlands 14, Canada 6
* 7 – 10 July Scorecard
* Canada won by an innings and 228 runs Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, Canada Umpires: Roger Dill (Ber) and Courtney Young (Cay) Player of the match: Steven Welsh
* United Arab Emirates won the toss & elected to bat
* Points: Canada 20, UAE 0
* 2 – 5 August Scorecard
* Scotland won by an innings and 59 runs Mannofield Park, Aberdeen, Scotland Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Charlie McElwee (Ire)
* Scotland won the toss & elected to field
* Points: Scotland 20, Netherlands 0
* 9 – 12 August Scorecard
* Match drawn Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland Umpires: Niels Bagh (Den) and Billy Doctrove (WI)
* Scotland won the toss & elected to bat
* No play on day 3. Points: Ireland 9, Scotland 3
* 13 – 16 August Scorecard
* Netherlands won by an innings and 44 runs VRA Ground, Amstelveen, Netherlands Umpires: Charlie McElwee (IRE) and Ian Ramage (SCO)
* Netherlands won the toss & elected to field
* Points: Netherlands 20, Bermuda 0
* 23 – 26 August Scorecard
* Ireland won by an innings and 146 runs Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin, Ireland Umpires: Niels Bagh (DEN) and Charlie McElwee (IRE)
* Bermuda won the toss & elected to field
* Points: Ireland 20, Bermuda 0

### 2007–08 season

* 12 – 15 October Scorecard
* Kenya won by 9 wickets Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep)
* Canada won the toss & elected to bat
* Points: Kenya 20, Canada 0
* 25 – 28 October Scorecard
* Namibia won by 8 wickets Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek, Namibia Umpires: Brian Jerling (SA) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
* Namibia won the toss & elected to bat
* Points: Namibia 20, Canada 0
* 1 – 4 November Scorecard
* Kenya won by 8 wickets Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya Umpires: Ian Howell (SA) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep)
* Kenya won the toss & elected to field
* Points: Kenya 20, Bermuda 0
* 8 – 11 November Scorecard
* United Arab Emirates won by 138 runs Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep)
* United Arab Emirates won the toss & elected to bat
* Points: UAE 14, Bermuda 6
* 23 – 26 January Scorecard
* Namibia won by 40 runs Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Umpires: Niels Bagh (Den) and Darrell Hair (Aus) Player of the match: Jan-Berrie Burger
* Namibia won the toss & elected to bat
* Points: Namibia 14, UAE 6
* 29 January – 1 February Scorecard
* Namibia won by 101 runs Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Umpires: Niels Bagh (Den) and Darrell Hair (Aus) Player of the match: Gerrie Snyman
* Kenya won the toss & elected to field
* Points: Namibia 14, Kenya 6
* 4 – 7 February Scorecard
* Kenya won by 81 runs Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Ger) and Russell Tiffin (Zim) Player of the match: Thomas Odoyo
* Kenya won the toss & elected to bat
* Points: Kenya 20, UAE 0
* 6 – 9 March Scorecard
* Ireland won by 9 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Umpires: Shahul Hameed (Indonesia) and Zameer Haider (Pak) Player of the match: Saqib Ali
* United Arab Emirates won the toss & elected to bat
* Points: Ireland 20, United Arab Emirates 0
* 27 – 30 March Scorecard
* Namibia won by 7 wickets Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek, Namibia Umpires: Jeff Luck (Nam) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
* Namibia won the toss & elected to bat
* Points: Namibia 20, Netherlands 0

### 2008 season

* 3 – 6 April Scorecard
* Netherlands won by 64 runs Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Umpires: Enamul Haque (Ban) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep) Player of the match: Bas Zuiderent
* United Arab Emirates won the toss & elected to field
* Points: Netherlands 14, UAE 6
* 4 – 7 April Scorecard
* Namibia won by 1 wicket Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek, Namibia Umpires: Jeff Luck (Nam) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
* Scotland won the toss & elected to bat
* Points: Namibia 14, Scotland 6
* 4 – 7 July Scorecard
* Bermuda won by 106 runs Maple Leaf Cricket Club North-East Ground, King City, Ontario, Canada Umpires: Gary Baxter (NZ) and Roger Dill (Ber) Player of the match: Dwayne Leverock
* Bermuda won the toss & elected to bat
* Points: Bermuda 20, Canada 0
* 9 – 12 July Scorecard
* Ireland won by an innings and 67 runs Hazelaarweg, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Ger) and Steve Davis (Aus) Player of the match: Andre Botha
* Netherlands won the toss & elected to field
* Points: Ireland 20, Netherlands 0
* 10 – 13 July Scorecard
* Scotland won by 107 runs National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda Umpires: Roger Dill (Ber) and Shahul Hameed (Indonesia)
* Scotland won the toss & elected to bat
* Points: Scotland 20, Bermuda 0
* 16 – 19 July Scorecard
* Scotland won by an innings and 165 runs Maple Leaf Cricket Club North-East Ground, King City, Ontario, Canada Umpires: Gary Baxter (NZ) and Shahul Hameed (Indonesia) Player of the match: Douglas Lockhart
* Scotland won the toss & elected to bat
* Points: Scotland 20, Canada 0
* 7 – 10 August Scorecard
* Match drawn Malahide, Dublin, Ireland Umpires: Charlie McElwee (Ire) and Sarika Prasad (Sng)
* Ireland won the toss & elected to bat
* No play on days 1&4 due to rain Points: Ireland 3, Canada 3
* 7 – 10 August Scorecard
* Match abandoned Titwood, Glasgow, Scotland Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Ger) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
* No play possible due to rain Points: Scotland 10, Kenya 10
* 16 – 19 August Scorecard
* Kenya won by an innings and 6 runs VRA Ground, Amstelveen, The Netherlands Umpires: Niels Bagh (Den) and Mark Benson (Eng) Player of the match: Morris Ouma
* Kenya won the toss & elected to field
* Points: Kenya 20, Netherlands 0

### 2008–09 season

* 3 – 6 September Scorecard
* Namibia won by 103 runs National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda Umpires: Karran Bayney (Can) and Roger Dill (Ber)
* Namibia won the toss & elected to bat
* Points: Namibia 20, Bermuda 0
* 3 – 4 October Scorecard
* Ireland won by 8 runs Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek, Namibia Umpires: Kevan Barbour (Zim) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
* Namibia won the toss & elected to field
* Points: Ireland 14, Namibia 6
* 11 – 14 October Scorecard
* Ireland won by an innings and 65 runs Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) & Russell Tiffin (Zim)
* Points: Ireland 20, Kenya 0

## Final

* 30 October – 2 November Scorecard
* Ireland won by 9 wickets St. George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Germany) and Ian Howell (SA) Player of the match: Alex Cusack

## Statistics and Records

Statistics and records for the 2007–08 Intercontinental Cup after the final.
| Player | Matches | Runs | Average |
| Saqib Ali | 7 | 690 | 57.50 |
| Andre Botha | 8 | 643 | 80.37 |
| Gerrie Snyman | 8 | 603 | 43.07 |
| Niall O'Brien | 6 | 577 | 79.57 |
| Sunil Dhaniram | 7 | 542 | 67.75 |
| Player | Matches | Wickets | Average |
| Kola Burger | 8 | 37 | 15.00 |
| Dwayne Leverock | 7 | 34 | 27.17 |
| Hiren Varaiya | 6 | 30 | 19.80 |
| Peter Connell | 5 | 28 | 11.67 |
| Louis Klazinga | 8 | 27 | 19.55 |