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Quiz about 2007 ICC WC League Division III

2007 ICC WC League: Division III Quiz

The long qualification process for the 2011 ICC World Cup got underway in May 2007, when eight teams came together for the World Cricket League Division III. Do you know what happened in this tournament?

A multiple-choice quiz by hews. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
hews

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
278,540

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where was the ICC 2007 World Cricket League Division III held? Hint

Paris, France

Toronto, Canada

Darwin, Australia

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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Question 2 of 10

2. Of the eight teams taking part in the ICC 2007 World Cricket League Division III, which two nations won through to qualify for the next round? Hint

Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong

Tanzania and The Cayman Islands

Italy and Fiji

Argentina and Uganda

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which former Australian first-class player opened the batting for Italy in the ICC 2007 World Cricket League Division III? Hint

Michael DiVenuto

Robert de Castella

Mike Veletta

Joe Scuderi

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Question 4 of 10

4. In terms of runs, what was the most lopsided margin of victory in the ICC 2007 World Cricket League? Hint

Argentina over Papua New Guinea

Italy over Uganda

Hong Kong over Tanzania

Fiji over the Cayman Islands

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which team was called up to the ICC 2007 World Cricket League Division III after the U.S.A. was suspended? Hint

Argentina

Fiji

The Cayman Islands

Italy

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who scored the most runs in the ICC 2007 World Cricket League Division III? Hint

Alessandro Bonora, Italy

Mahuru Dai, Papua New Guinea

Steve Gordon, Cayman Islands

Athumani Kakonzi, Tanzania

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who took the most wickets during the ICC 2007 World Cricket League Division III? Hint

Jamie Brazier (Papua New Guinea)

Franklin Hinds (Argentina)

Estaban MacDermott (Argentina)

Charles Waiswa (Uganda)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which team failed to win a game during ICC 2007 World Cricket League Division III? Hint

Tanzania

Papua New Guinea

The Cayman Islands

Fiji

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following Argentinian cricket players was not actually born in Argentina? Hint

Donald Forrester

Gary Savage

Alejandro Ferguson

Carlos Gibson

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Question 10 of 10

10. The bottom four teams in the ICC 2007 World Cricket League Division III were eliminated from qualifying for the 2011 ICC World Cup.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where was the ICC 2007 World Cricket League Division III held?

Answer: Darwin, Australia

The event was hosted by Darwin and took place between May 27th and June 2nd, 2007.

2. Of the eight teams taking part in the ICC 2007 World Cricket League Division III, which two nations won through to qualify for the next round?

Answer: Argentina and Uganda

Uganda went through the tournament undefeated and overcame Argentina in the final by 91 runs.

3. Which former Australian first-class player opened the batting for Italy in the ICC 2007 World Cricket League Division III?

Answer: Joe Scuderi

Joe Scuderi was born and raised in Queensland and later played 82 first-class games for South Australia and Lancashire. It was a modest tournament in Darwin for Scuderi, whose highest score came against Argentina when he racked up 35 runs.

4. In terms of runs, what was the most lopsided margin of victory in the ICC 2007 World Cricket League?

Answer: Hong Kong over Tanzania

Having lost every group game, Hong Kong found form a little too late in the tournament, thrashing Tanzania by 129 runs in the play-off for fifth spot.

5. Which team was called up to the ICC 2007 World Cricket League Division III after the U.S.A. was suspended?

Answer: Argentina

The United States of America Cricket Association was suspended by the ICC and demoted to division five prior to the tournament for failing to agree on and submit a constitution to the governing body. Argentina were expected to struggle but turned out to be the surprise team of the tournament.

6. Who scored the most runs in the ICC 2007 World Cricket League Division III?

Answer: Steve Gordon, Cayman Islands

Steve Gordon scored 253 runs in the tournament, 50 more than his nearest rival. He also top-scored for the Cayman Islands in four out of the five matches they played. Despite winning the tournament undefeated, none of the top six run scorers came from Uganda.

7. Who took the most wickets during the ICC 2007 World Cricket League Division III?

Answer: Estaban MacDermott (Argentina)

MacDermott (no relation to former test player Craig) took 12 wickets and was subsequently named player of the tournament.

8. Which team failed to win a game during ICC 2007 World Cricket League Division III?

Answer: Fiji

Fiji were tipped to perform well in the tournament and were seeded third for the draw. After a narrow loss to Papua New Guinea in the first game, Fiji proceeded to lose their remaining four games handily, including a ten-wicket thrashing at the hands of Argentina in which they batted first and were all out for just 44.

9. Which of the following Argentinian cricket players was not actually born in Argentina?

Answer: Gary Savage

Gary Savage was born in South Africa but had been residing in Argentina for eight years prior to the tournament. Ferguson, Forrester and Gibson were all born in Buenos Aires. Savage opened the bowling for Argentina and took ten wickets in the tournament.

10. The bottom four teams in the ICC 2007 World Cricket League Division III were eliminated from qualifying for the 2011 ICC World Cup.

Answer: False

The qualification process for the 2011 World Cup is long and complicated. The bottom four teams from this tournament (Hong Kong, Tanzania, Italy and Fiji) were demoted to Global Division IV, where they would have one more chance to progress.

Source: Author hews

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