International cricket in 2007

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The 2007 international cricket season is defined as international matches and tours during the 2007 English cricket season, between April and September. However, due to the 2007 Cricket World Cup, there were no other international cricket matches being played during April, meaning the international season effectively started in May. The first cricketing event after the season finished was marked by the inaugural 2007 ICC World Twenty20, hosted by South Africa.

[edit] ICC Championship Tables In April 2007

ICC Test Championship Table at 28 January 2007
Rank	Team	Matches	Points	Rating
1	Australia	43	5807	135
2	England	47	5344	114
3	Pakistan	38	4092	108
4	India	38	4056	107
T-5	Sri Lanka	36	3686	102
T-5	South Africa	42	4274	102
7	New Zealand	28	2602	93
8	West Indies	33	2378	72
9	Zimbabwe	15	415	28
10	Bangladesh	22	48	2
Reference: ICC, January 28, 2007

ICC ODI Championship Table at April 29, 2007
Rank	Team	Matches	Points	Rating
1	India	54	7038	130
2	South Africa	43	5313	124
3	New Zealand	45	5103	113
4	Sri Lanka	53	5879	111
5	Pakistan	36	5450	110
6	Australia	50	5320	106
7	England	43	4457	104
8	West Indies	47	4666	99
9	Bangladesh	42	1892	45
10	Ireland	11	317	29
11	Zimbabwe	36	779	22
12	Kenya	11	0	0
Reference: ICC, April 29, 2007

[edit] May

[edit] Indians in Bangladesh

Main article: Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2007

No.	Date	Home Captain	Away Captain	Venue	Result
One-Day International series
ODI 2582	10 May	Habibul Bashar	Rahul Dravid	Shere Bangla National Stadium	India by 5 wickets
ODI 2583	12 May	Habibul Bashar	Rahul Dravid	Shere Bangla National Stadium	India by 46 runs
ODI 2583a	15 May	Habibul Bashar	Rahul Dravid	Bir Shrestha Shahid Ruhul Amin Stadium	Match Abandoned
Test Series
Test 1832	18-22 May	Habibul Bashar	Rahul Dravid	Bir Shrestha Shahid Ruhul Amin Stadium	Match Drawn
Test 1833	25-29 May	Habibul Bashar	Rahul Dravid	Shere Bangla National Stadium	India by an innings and 239 runs

[edit] West Indians in England

Main article: West Indian cricket team in England in 2007

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test Series
Test 1831	17-21 May	Andrew Strauss	Ramnaresh Sarwan	Lord's Cricket Ground	Match Drawn
Test 1834	25-29 May	Michael Vaughan	Ramnaresh Sarwan	Headingley Cricket Ground	England by an innings and 283 runs
Test 1835	7-11 June	Michael Vaughan	Daren Ganga	Old Trafford	England by 60 runs
Test 1836	15-19 June	Michael Vaughan	Daren Ganga	Riverside Ground	England by 7 wickets
Twenty20 International
T20I 15	28 June	Paul Collingwood	Chris Gayle	The Oval	West Indies by 15 runs
T20I 16	29 June	Paul Collingwood	Chris Gayle	The Oval	England by 5 wickets
One-Day International Series
ODI 2594	1 July	Paul Collingwood	Chris Gayle	Lord's Cricket Ground	England by 79 runs
ODI 2597	4 July	Paul Collingwood	Chris Gayle	Edgbaston Cricket Ground	West Indies by 61 runs
ODI 2598	7 July	Paul Collingwood	Chris Gayle	Trent Bridge	West Indies by 93 runs

[edit] Abu Dhabi Series - Pakistan v Sri Lanka

Main article: Abu Dhabi Series 2007

No.	Date	Captain 1	Captain 2	Venue	Result
ODI Series
ODI 2584	18 May	Mahela Jayawardene	Shoaib Malik	Sheikh Zayed Stadium	Pakistan by 5 wickets
ODI 2585	20 May	Mahela Jayawardene	Shoaib Malik	Sheikh Zayed Stadium	Pakistan by 98 runs
ODI 2586	22 May	Mahela Jayawardene	Shoaib Malik	Sheikh Zayed Stadium	Sri Lanka by 115 runs

[edit] World Cricket League Division Three

Main article: 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three

[edit] Group Stage

May 27 - 6 June in Darwin, Australia.

No.	Group	Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Result
1st Match	A	May 27	Papua New Guinea	Fiji	Power Park	Papua New Guinea by 1 wicket
2nd Match	A	May 27	Italy	Argentina	Gardens Oval	Italy by 1 run
3rd Match	B	May 27	Uganda	Hong Kong	Kahlin Oval	Uganda by 90 runs
4th Match	B	May 27	Cayman Islands	Tanzania	Tracy Village	Cayman Islands by 10 wickets
5th Match	A	May 28	Papua New Guinea	Argentina	Gardens Oval	Argentina by 5 wickets
6th Match	A	May 28	Fiji	Italy	Marrara Oval No 1	Italy by 37 runs
7th Match	B	May 28	Uganda	Tanzania	Nightcliff Oval	Uganda by 4 wickets
8th Match	B	May 28	Hong Kong	Cayman Islands	Power Park	Cayman Islands by 8 wickets
9th Match	A	May 30	Papua New Guinea	Italy	Nightcliff Oval	Papua New Guinea by 8 wickets
10th Match	A	May 30	Fiji	Argentina	Kahlin Oval	Argentina by 10 wickets
11th Match	B	May 30	Uganda	Cayman Islands	Marrara Oval No 1	Uganda by 26 runs
12th Match	B	May 30	Hong Kong	Tanzania	Tracy Village	Tanzania by 5 wickets

Group A Table
Team	M	W	L	NR	T	Pts	NRR
Argentina	3	2	1	0	0	4	+1.200
Papua New Guinea	3	2	1	0	0	4	+0.176
Italy	3	2	1	0	0	4	-0.139
Fiji	3	0	3	0	0	0	-1.361

Group B Table
Team	M	W	L	NR	T	Pts	NRR
Uganda	3	3	0	0	0	6	+1.493
Cayman Islands	3	2	1	0	0	4	+1.030
Tanzania	3	1	2	0	0	2	-0.767
Hong Kong	3	0	3	0	0	0	-1.926

[edit] WCL Div 3 Plate Championship

The winner of the plate championship finishes in 5th place, whilst the runner up finishes sixth. The winner of the seventh place playoff place comes 7th, and the loser places 8th.

No.	Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Result
Plate Semi–Finals
P SF1	May 31	Italy	Hong Kong	Tracy Village	Hong Kong by 49 runs
P SF2	May 31	Fiji	Tanzania	Marrara Oval No 1	Tanzania by 3 wickets
Plate seventh place playoff
P 7th Place	June 2	Italy	Fiji	Nightcliff Oval	Italy by 6 wickets
Plate Final
P Final	June 2	Hong Kong	Tanzania	Power Park	Hong Kong by 129 runs

Semi finals			Final

May 31-Marrara Cricket Ground No. 2, Darwin, Australia
Hong Kong	195
Italy	146

			June 2-Power Park, Darwin, Australia
			Hong Kong	242/6
			Tanzania	113


			Third place
May 31-Tracy Village Oval, Darwin, Australia		June 2-Nightcliff Oval, Darwin, Australia
Fiji	173	Italy	124/4
Tanzania	174/7		Fiji	123

[edit] WCL Div 3 Championship

No.	Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Result
Semi-Finals
SF1	May 31	Argentina	Cayman Islands	Gardens Oval	Argentina by 4 wickets
SF2	May 31	Papua New Guinea	Uganda	Kahlin Oval	Uganda by 1 wicket
Third place playoff
3rd Place	June 2	Papua New Guinea	Cayman Islands	Marrara Oval No 1	Papua New Guinea by 23 runs
Final
Final	June 2	Argentina	Uganda	Gardens Oval	Uganda by 91 runs

Semi finals			Final

May 31-Gardens Oval, Darwin, Australia
Argentina	103/6
Cayman Islands	102

			June 2-Gardens Oval, Darwin, Australia
			Argentina	150
			Uganda	241/8


			Third place
May 31-Kahlin Oval, Darwin, Australia		June 2-Marrara Oval No 1, Darwin, Australia
Uganda	204/9	Papua New Guinea	263/6
Papua New Guinea	203/6		Cayman Islands	240/9

[edit] June

[edit] Australians in Zimbabwe

The Australian team were due to play 3 ODIs in Zimbabwe, but the tour was cancelled in mid-May by their government following John Howard's order. Howard proclaimed the tour going ahead would be an "enormous propaganda boost" to Robert Mugabe.^[1] Cricket Australia was considering the option of holding the planned matches in a neutral location,^[2] but the Zimbabwean government quickly ruled out the possibility of the matches being played outside of Zimbabwe. On May 15, the tour was officially cancelled.^[3]

[edit] Afro-Asia Cup

Main article: 2007 Afro-Asia Cup

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Twenty20 Series
Only T20	5 June	Shoaib Malik	Tanmay Mishra	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India	Asia by 6 wickets
One-Day International Series
ODI 2587	6 June	Mahela Jayawardene	Justin Kemp	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India	Asia by 34 runs
ODI 2588	9 June	Mahela Jayawardene	Justin Kemp	M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai	Asia by 31 runs
ODI 2589	10 June	Mahela Jayawardene	Justin Kemp	M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai	Asia by 13 runs

[edit] Indians and South Africans in Ireland

Main article: 2007 Future Cup

No.	Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Result
One-Day International Series
ODI 2590	June 23	Ireland	India	Civil Service Cricket Club	India by 9 wickets
ODI 2591	June 24	Ireland	South Africa	Civil Service Cricket Club	South Africa by 42 runs
ODI 2592	June 26	India	South Africa	Civil Service Cricket Club	South Africa by 4 wickets
ODI 2593	June 29	India	South Africa	Civil Service Cricket Club	India by 6 wickets
ODI 2595	July 1	India	South Africa	Civil Service Cricket Club	India by 6 wickets

[edit] Bangladeshis in Sri Lanka

Main article: Bangladesh cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2007

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test Series
Test 1837	25-29 June	Mahela Jayawardene	Mohammad Ashraful	R. Premadasa Stadium	Sri Lanka by an innings and 234 runs
Test 1838	3-7 July	Mahela Jayawardene	Mohammad Ashraful	Pakiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium	Sri Lanka by an innings and 90 runs
Test 1839	11-15 July	Mahela Jayawardene	Mohammad Ashraful	Asgiriya Stadium	Sri Lanka by an innings and 193 runs
One-Day International Series
ODI 2605	20 July	Mahela Jayawardene	Mohammad Ashraful	Pakiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium	Sri Lanka by 70 runs
ODI 2606	22 July	Mahela Jayawardene	Mohammad Ashraful	R. Premadasa Stadium	Sri Lanka by 5 wickets
ODI 2607	24 July	Mahela Jayawardene	Mohammad Ashraful	R. Premadasa Stadium	Sri Lanka by 39 runs

[edit] July

[edit] Pakistanis in Scotland

The Pakistan were due to have a one-off ODI match against Scotland, to be played at The Grange, Edinburgh on July 1, but periods of rain over the entire day ended up with the match (ODI number 2595a) being abandoned without a ball bowled.^[4]

[edit] Friendship Cup - India v Pakistan

Pakistan were to play a one off ODI with India (to be played at Titwood, Glasgow on July 3) for charity, following Charles, Prince of Wales's invitation;^[5] to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the independence of both countries from the British Empire. Heavy rain resulted in Pakistan's second match in three days (ODI number 2595b) being abandoned without a ball bowled.^[6]

[edit] Dutchmen in Canada

Main article: Dutch cricket team in Canada in 2007

The Netherlands played a 2 ODI series in Canada, as well as a First-class match as a part of the 2007-08 ICC Intercontinental Cup.

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
One-Day International Series
ODI 2596	July 3	Ashish Bagai	Jeroen Smits	Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club	Netherlands by 117 runs
ODI 2597a	July 4	Ashish Bagai	Jeroen Smits	Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club	Match Abandoned

[edit] Quad-Series in Ireland

Main article: Quadrangular Series in Ireland in 2007

After touring England earlier in the Summer, West Indies will travel to Ireland who will be hosting a four nations tournament between the ranked one-day teams West Indies and Ireland, and the two associate nations Netherlands and Scotland.

One Day International Tournament
No.	Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Result
ODI 2599	July 10	Netherlands	West Indies	Dublin	West Indies by 10 wickets
ODI 2600	July 11	Ireland	Netherlands	Belfast	Ireland by 1 run
ODI 2601	July 12	West Indies	Scotland	Dublin	West Indies by 4 wickets
ODI 2602	July 13	Scotland	Netherlands	Belfast	Match Abandoned
ODI 2603	July 14	Ireland	West Indies	Dublin	Match Abandoned
ODI 2604	July 15	Ireland	Scotland	Belfast	Ireland by 23 runs

Team	Points	Played	W	T/NR	L	BP	NRR
West Indies	11	3	2	1	0	1	+2.521
Ireland	10	3	2	1	0	0	+0.24
Scotland	2	3	0	1	2	0	-0.31
Netherlands	2	3	0	1	2	0	-1.637

[edit] Indians in England

Main article: Indian cricket team in England in 2007

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
Test Series (Pataudi Trophy)
Test 1840	19-23 July	Michael Vaughan	Rahul Dravid	Lord's Cricket Ground	Match Drawn
Test 1841	27-31 July	Michael Vaughan	Rahul Dravid	Trent Bridge	India by 7 wickets
Test 1842	9-13 August	Michael Vaughan	Rahul Dravid	The Oval	Match Drawn
One-Day International Series
ODI 2611	21 August	Paul Collingwood	Rahul Dravid	The Rose Bowl	England by 104 runs
ODI 2613	24 August	Paul Collingwood	Rahul Dravid	Bristol County Cricket Ground	India by 9 runs
ODI 2616	27 August	Paul Collingwood	Rahul Dravid	Edgbaston Cricket Ground	England by 42 runs
ODI 2617	30 August	Paul Collingwood	Rahul Dravid	Old Trafford	England by 3 wickets
ODI 2618	2 September	Paul Collingwood	Rahul Dravid	Headingley Stadium	India by 38 runs (D/L)
ODI 2619	5 September	Paul Collingwood	Rahul Dravid	The Oval	India by 2 wickets
ODI 2620	8 September	Paul Collingwood	Rahul Dravid	Lord's Cricket Ground	England by 7 wickets

[edit] August

[edit] Indians in Scotland

Main article: Indian cricket team in Scotland in 2007

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
One-Day International
ODI 2608	August 16	Ryan Watson	Rahul Dravid	The Grange	India by 7 wickets

[edit] Bermudians in the Netherlands

Main article: Bermudian cricket team in the Netherlands in 2007

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
One-Day Internationals
ODI 2609	August 18	Jeroen Smits	Irving Romaine	Hazelaarweg	Netherlands by 172 runs
ODI 2610	August 20	Jeroen Smits	Irving Romaine	Hazelaarweg	Netherlands by 8 wickets

[edit] South Africans in Zimbabwe

Main article: South African cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2007

No.	Date	Home captain	Away captain	Venue	Result
One-Day International Series
ODI 2612	August 22	Prosper Utseya	Graeme Smith	Queens Sports Club	South Africa by 5 wkts
ODI 2614	August 25	Prosper Utseya	Graeme Smith	Harare Sports Club	South Africa by 8 wkts
ODI 2615	August 26	Prosper Utseya	Graeme Smith	Harare Sports Club	South Africa by 28 runs

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

^ Aussies pull out of Zimbabwe tour. BBC (2007-05-13). Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
^ Government stops Zimbabwe tour. Cricinfo (2007-05-13). Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
^ Zimbabwe-Australia series cancelled. Cricinfo (2007-05-15). Retrieved on 2007-05-16.
^ Play abandoned after intermittent rain. Cricinfo (2007-07-01). Retrieved on 2007-07-10.
^ India and Pakistan to meet in Glasgow. Cricinfo (2007-05-17). Retrieved on 2007-06-18.
^ Rain washes out much-awaited clash. Cricinfo (2007-07-03). Retrieved on 2007-07-10.

[edit] References

Cricinfo: 2007 tours programme

v • d • e International cricket in 2007

Preceding season: International cricket in 2006-07

May 2007	England v West Indies · Bangladesh v India · Abu Dhabi Series · 2007 ICC WCL Div Three

June 2007	2007 Afro-Asia Cup · Sri Lanka v Bangladesh · Canada v Netherlands · South Africa v India (in Ireland)

July 2007	England v India · Quadrangular Series in Ireland · Intercontinental Cup

August 2007	Scotland v India · Netherlands v Bermuda · Zimbabwe v South Africa

Following season: International cricket in 2007-08