Cricket series
| 2008 Associates Tri-Series in Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 1 July 2008 – 3 July 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result |  New Zealand win | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Points table
| 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 |
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) |
- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
- Andrew Poynter, Peter Connell, Paul Stirling and Ryan Haire (all Ire) made their ODI debut.
- Ryan Haire (Ire) made his List A debut.
- Phil Eaglestone (Ire) play his only ODI match.
- James Marshall (NZ) played his final ODI match.
- Brendon McCullum and James Marshall (both NZ) scored their maiden ODI centuries.
- New Zealand's 290 run win over Ireland is the ODI record for the biggest margin of victory by runs.
- Points: New Zealand 2, Ireland 0
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) |
- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Gordon Goudie, Qasim Sheikh and Richie Berrington (all Sco) made their ODI debut.
- Gavin Hamilton (Sco) scored is maiden ODI century.
- Points: Scotland 2, Ireland 0
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
- ^ "Ireland v New Zealand – ICC Associates Scotland Tri-Series 2008". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ Ward, John (1 July 2008). "New Zealand crush hapless Irish". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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