2008 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier
The 2008 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier was an eight-team tournament held in South Africa in February 2008 to decide the final two qualifiers for the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup. South Africa and Pakistan qualified, with the hosts beating Pakistan in the final.
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs (50 overs) |
| Host(s) | South Africa |
| Champions | South Africa (1st title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Player of the series |  Caroline de Fouw Sana Mir |
| Most runs |  Cecelia Joyce (172) |
| Most wickets |  Sunette Loubser (12) |
Pre-tournament
The 2007 tournament was due to be played in Lahore, Pakistan in November 2007 but was postponed owing to the state of emergency in Pakistan, and subsequently shifted to South Africa, where was played in February 2008. The eight participating teams were divided into two groups. Group A featured South Africa, Bermuda, Papua New Guinea, Netherlands and Group B featured Ireland, Pakistan, Zimbabwe and Scotland.
Regional qualification
Unlike in 2003, four teams had to qualify for the tournament. Ireland and South Africa qualified automatically as they played in the previous World Cup, the Netherlands and Scotland qualified automatically as the only remaining European teams.[1]
Africa
The African leg of qualifying was a four team round-robin tournament played in Nairobi, Kenya in December 2006. Participating teams were Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe won all three of their games and qualified for the main tournament.[1]
Americas
The Americas leg of qualifying was a three match series between Bermuda and Canada, played at Beacon Hill Park in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada in September 2006. Canada won the first match, but Bermuda came back to win the remaining two and thus qualify for the main tournament.[1]
Asia
The Asian leg of qualifying was a three match series between Pakistan and Hong Kong, played in Lahore, Pakistan in September 2006. Pakistan won all three matches, two by over 200 runs, thus qualifying for the main tournament.[1]
East-Asia/Pacific
The East-Asia/Pacific leg of qualifying was a three match series between Japan and Papua New Guinea, played in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea in September 2006. Papua New Guinea won all three matches, thus qualifying for the main tournament.[1]
Europe
Whilst Ireland, the Netherlands and Scotland are all already in the main tournament, all three teams will play against an England Development XI in the Women's European Championship in 2007, with the final group of the Netherlands and Scotland dependent on their position in this tournament.[1]
Teams
 Bermuda[2] |
Ireland[3] |
Netherlands[4] |
Pakistan[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
 Papua New Guinea[6] |
 Scotland[7] |
South Africa[8] |
 Zimbabwe[9] |
First round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bermuda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs
3rd place
5th Place
7th Place
Final
References
- 2007 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier Archived 19 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
- Bermuda Women Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- Ireland Women Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- Netherlands Women Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- Pakistan Women Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- Papua New Guinea Women Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- Scotland Women Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- South Africa Women Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- Zimbabwe Women Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2015.