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 eight teams that played in the tournament, but 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 1Pool 2
South African Invitation XI (replaced )
Squads 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 RileyAbdul-Karim Sumaila Isaac Aboagye Peter Ananya Bhupinder Brar Mark Bawa James Vifah Julius Mensah Lawrence Ateak Simon Ateak Francis Dake J Eyiah Rufus NtiamoahAtanase 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 PatelKaramutallah 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
South African Invitation XI Emmanuel Byiringiro Eric Dusabemungu Eric Dusingizimana Andre Kayitera Dennis Mukama Evode Mutuyimana Samal Subhasis Srinath Vardineni Mehboob Jasat Mohamed Jasat Julius Mbaraga Hamza NkuutuGabriel Anthony Julius Brewah Mustapha Kallon Abubakarr Kamara Emmanuel Kamara Lansana Lamin Jacob Mansaray Mohamed Mansaray Luseni Senesie Ben Slater George Kpundeh Ibrahim Sesay Mohamed KamaraMalusi 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 RadebeJoseph 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 Team P W L T NR NRR Points 3 3 0 0 0 +2.216 6 3 2 1 0 0 +0.249 4 3 1 2 0 0 −1.313 2 3 0 3 0 0 −1.088 0Pool 2 Team P W L T NR NRR Points South African Invitation XI† 3 3 0 0 0 +2.398 6 3 2 1 0 0 +0.556 4 3 1 2 0 0 −0.451 2 3 0 3 0 0 −2.360 0
Team qualifies for Semifinals Team qualifies for 5th place playoff semifinals †Tournament rules did not allow them to participate in the semifinals, and their place was taken by Eswatini (third in Pool 2).
Group stage
5th Place Playoff
Semifinals and Finals
Statistics
Most Runs Most Wickets James Vifah 172 Isaac Aboagye 14 Emannuel Kamara 162 Inv. XI Andre Henning 12 Inv. XI Buntu Ndlela 143 Beorge Greywoode 11 Altaf Panjwani 138 Joseph Wright 10 Abdul Patel 126 Motsielo Nonyane 10