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European 3rd Division Championships 2007

Antwerp, Belgium
19-25 August

Croatia
Croatia's captain John Vujnovich after receiving the trophy from ICC Europe's Phillip Hudson ©ECC/CricketEurope
Play-offs
  • Final: Croatia beat Spain by 4 runs.
    Ohain, Brussels, 25 August. [Scorecard]
    Croatia 220-5 (50.0 overs, J Vujnovich 88, C Pivac 41, P Vujnovich 40)
    Spain 216 (49.2 overs, S Ali 67, F Afzal 42, LP Venus Valiente 39, C Pivac 3-52)
  • 3rd-4th Place: Isle of Man beat Malta by 6 wickets.
    Mechelen, 25 August. [Scorecard]
    Malta 164 (46.4 overs, F Spiteri 63, S Pearce 4-35)
    Isle of Man 166-4 (45.4 overs, P Richards 39)
  • 5th-6th Place: Belgium beat Portugal by 38 runs.
    Antwerp CC, Rumst, 25 August. [Scorecard]
    Belgium 196 (45.1 overs, S Butt 81, J Iqbal 38, M Mirza 5-30)
    Portugal 158 (48.4 overs, T Aziz 59)
  • 7th-8th Place: Cyprus beat Finland by 2 wickets.
    Gent, 25 August. [Scorecard]
    Finland 135 (49.3 overs, P Janaka 5-24)
    Cyprus 136-8 (48.0 overs, A Nair 45, P Moilanen 3-27)
  • Semi-Final: Spain beat Isle of Man by losing fewer wickets.
    Gent, 24 August. [Scorecard]
    Spain 179-8 (50.0 overs, S Ali 41, D Climent Yarwood 36*, G Roome 3-13)
    Isle of Man 179 (48.0 overs, P Beal 3-31)
  • Semi-Final: Croatia beat Malta by 9 wickets.
    Mechelen, 24 August. [Scorecard]
    Malta 66 (35.2 overs, P Siljeg 3-14, J Vujnovich 3-17)
    Croatia 67-1 (20.2 overs)
  • 5th-8th: Portugal beat Cyprus by 118 runs (42 over match).
    Gent, 23 August. [Scorecard]
    Portugal 234-6 (42.0 overs, N Butt 87, T Aziz 47)
    Cyprus 116 (33.4 overs, B Khan 5-20, M Shoaib 3-33)
  • 5th-8th: Belgium beat Finland by 69 runs (29 over match).
    Ohain, Brussels, 23 August. [Scorecard]
    Belgium 171 (28.4 overs, S Butt 44, S Viola 3-19)
    Finland 102-9 (29.0 overs, J Iqbal 4-20)

Croatia will play-off with Division 2 6th place in Aug-Oct 2007 away, while Cyprus and Finland are relegated to Division 4 for 2009 (no play-off).

Group Stage
Group A
                            P    W    T   NR    L  Pts
Croatia                     3    3    0    0    0    6
Spain                       3    1    0    1    1    3
Finland                     3    1    0    0    2    2
Portugal                    3    0    0    1    2    1
  • Portugal (0) lost to Finland (2) by 32 runs.
    Ohain, Brussels, 19 August. [Scorecard]
    Finland 171-9 (50.0 overs)
    Portugal 139 (46.2 overs, P Moilanen 5-17, A Bhatia 3-31)
  • Spain (0) lost to Croatia (2) by 16 runs.
    Antwerp Indians CC, 19 August. [Scorecard]
    Croatia 198-6 (50.0 overs, P Vujnovich 71)
    Spain 182 (48.2 overs, P Siljeg 3-36)
  • Spain (2) beat Finland (0) by 28 runs.
    Antwerp CC, Rumst, 20 August. [Scorecard]
    Spain 186-6 (43.0 overs, S Ali 68, LP Venus Valiente 35, P Moilanen 3-25)
    Finland 119 (31.0 overs, LP Venus Valiente 4-39)
  • Croatia (2) beat Portugal (0) by 8 wickets.
    Gent, 20 August. [Scorecard]
    Portugal 58-8 (10.0 overs)
    Croatia 59-2 (9.5 overs)
  • Spain (1) v Portugal (1) - no result.
    Antwerp CC, Rumst., 22 August.
  • Croatia (2) beat Finland (0) by 80 runs.
    Gent, 22 August. [Scorecard]
    Croatia 167 (48.1 overs, J Vujnovich 47, C Pivac 47, T Ilva 5-13)
    Finland 87 (36.3 overs, C Pivac 3-12, P Siljeg 3-13)
Group B
                            P    W    T   NR    L  Pts
Isle of Man                 3    2    0    1    0    5
Malta                       3    1    0    1    1    3
Cyprus                      3    1    0    1    1    3
Belgium                     3    0    0    1    2    1
  • Cyprus (0) lost to Malta (2) by 7 wickets.
    Gent, 19 August. [Scorecard]
    Cyprus 160 (46.1 overs, S Tsangarides 35, R Sacco 4-24)
    Malta 161-3 (36.0 overs, SP Dhandapani 36, J Callus 41)
  • Belgium (0) lost to Isle of Man (2) by 11 runs.
    Antwerp CC, Rumst, 19 August. [Scorecard]
    Isle of Man 162 (46.4 overs, G Garrett 60, G Morris 38, S Khan 4-28)
    Belgium 151 (42.5 overs, S Butt 58, S Pearce 4-17, G Morris 4-36)
  • Belgium (0) lost to Cyprus (2) by 23 runs.
    Mechelen, 20 August. [Scorecard]
    Cyprus 229-8 (42.4 overs, S Fernando 102)
    Belgium 190 (38.1 overs, J Iqbal 52, S Muhammad 47, S Arthanayake 4-38)
    Revised target: 213 to win in 40 overs
  • Malta (0) lost to Isle of Man (2) by 92 runs.
    Ohain, Brussels, 20 August. [Scorecard]
    Isle of Man 170-6 (25.0 overs, P Richards 79, G Morris 62, R Sacco 4-17)
    Malta 78-6 (25.0 overs)
  • Isle of Man (1) v Cyprus (1) - no result.
    Ohain, Brussels, 22 August.
  • Belgium (1) v Malta (1) - no result.
    Mechelen, 22 August.
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