2008 Associates Tri-Series in Scotland

A tri-series in Scotland took place between 1 July and 3 July involving New Zealand, Ireland and Scotland. On 1 July, New Zealand beat Ireland by 290 runs. This became a new world record for the biggest margin of victory by runs. The previous world record was India's 257 run drubbing of Bermuda in the 2007 Cricket World Cup.

2008 Associates Tri-Series in Scotland
Date1 July 2008 – 3 July 2008
LocationScotland
Result New Zealand win
Teams
 Ireland  New Zealand  Scotland
Captains
Kyle McCallan Daniel Vettori Ryan Watson
Most runs
Gary Wilson 60
Ryan Haire 56
Kyle McCallan 49		 Brendon McCullum 188
Hamish Marshall 161
Ross Taylor 120		 Gavin Hamilton 121
Colin Smith 70
Qasim Sheikh 41
Most wickets
Andrew White 2
Thinus Fourie &
Phil Eaglestone &
Reinhardt Strydom &
Kyle McCallan &
Andre Botha 1		 Jacob Oram &
Grant Elliott 4
Tim Southee &
Michael Mason 3		 Dewald Nel 5
John Blain 3
Gordon Goudie 2

Points table
Group Stage
Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts
1  New Zealand 2 2 0 0 0 4
2  Scotland 2 1 1 0 0 2
3  Ireland 2 0 2 0 0 0
Source: Cricinfo

Tri-Series

1st match
1 July 2008
10:45
Scorecard
New Zealand 
402/2 (50 overs)
v
 Ireland
112 (28.4 overs)
Brendon McCullum 166 (135)
Phil Eaglestone 1/60 (7 overs)
Peter Connell 22* (26)
Tim Southee 3/23 (6 overs)
New Zealand won by 290 runs
Mannofield Park, Aberdeen, Scotland
Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Ger) and Steve Davis (Aus)

2nd match
2 July 2008
10:45
Scorecard
Ireland 
210/8 (50 overs)
v
 Scotland
211/5 (47.3 overs)
Ryan Haire 54 (63)
Dewald Nel 4/25 (9 overs)
Gavin Hamilton 115 (150)
Andrew White 2/17 (4.3 overs)
Scotland won by 5 wickets
Mannofield Park, Aberdeen, Scotland
Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Ger) and Steve Davis (Aus)

3rd match
3 July 2008
10:45
Scorecard
Scotland 
101 (33.2 overs)
v
 New Zealand
102/2 (14.4 overs)
Qasim Sheikh 18 (43)
Jacob Oram 3/13 (6 overs)
Ross Taylor 61* (41)
Dewald Nel 1/34 (6 overs)
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
Mannofield Park, Aberdeen, Scotland
Umpires: Paul Baldwin (Ger) and Steve Davis (Aus)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: New Zealand 2, Scotland 0

References
  1. "Ireland v New Zealand – ICC Associates Scotland Tri-Series 2008". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. Ward, John (1 July 2008). "New Zealand crush hapless Irish". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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