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Eight emerging cricket nations will be chasing the final qualifying
place for the ICC Trophy 2005 in the ICC World Cup
Qualifying Series Division 2 tournament in
Malaysia starting on
21 February.
The Cayman Islands, Fiji,
Italy, Kuwait, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Qatar and Zambia will gather
in Malaysia from 21-27 February with the winner traveling to Ireland
five months later for the ICC Trophy.
With the five highest ranked teams from the ICC Trophy gaining
automatic qualification for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 in the West
Indies, the stakes are high for the eight hopefuls contesting the WCQS
Division 2 tournament.
Matthew Kennedy, the ICC’s Global
Development Manager, said that the ICC WCQS Division 2 tournament was
part of a clear qualifying pathway to the ICC Cricket World Cup.
“The WCQS has really opened up participation opportunities for
Associate and Affiliate nations,” said Mr Kennedy.
“The structure not only provides more competition for these nations,
but gives them a clear path to follow and a realistic chance to
qualify for cricket’s pinnacle One-Day International tournament.”
Teams competing in the ICC WCQS Division 2 tournament in Malaysia
qualified either by winning their own regional qualifying series, or
by narrowly missing out on direct qualification for the ICC Trophy.
Twelve teams will contest the ICC Trophy in Ireland (1-13 July 2005),
while a record 16 teams will compete in the ICC CWC 2007 in the West
Indies – an increase of two nations from the 14 that played in the ICC
CWC 2003.
To see how the ICC WCQS structure works, visit the
ICC’s official website at
www.icc-cricket.com/development/wcqs.
The official WCQS Division 2 website can be found at:
www.iccwcqmalaysia.com.
Full Match Schedule for WCQS Division
2,
Malaysia
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Date |
Royal Selangor Club |
Selangor Turf Club |
Kelab Aman |
Bayuemas Oval |
Kila |
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21/02/2005 |
Italy
V/s
Kuwait |
Cayman Islands
V/s
Fiji |
Nepal
V/s
PNG |
Qatar
V/s
Zambia |
- |
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22/02/2005 |
Cayman V/s Qatar |
Kuwait V/s Nepal |
Fiji
V/s Zambia |
Italy
V/s PNG |
- |
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23/02/2005 |
REST DAY |
|
24/02/2005 |
Italy
V/s Nepal |
Fiji
V/s Qatar |
Kuwait V/s PNG |
Cayman Island V/s Zambia |
- |
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25/02/2005 |
- |
Semi
Final 1
(A1 V/s B2) |
Play
off
(A3 V/s B4) |
Semi
Final 2
(A2 V/s B1) |
Play
off
(A4 V/s B3) |
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26/02/2005 |
Reserve Day for Friday 25th Feb. |
|
27/02/2005 |
FINAL |
5th
V/s 6th |
7th
V/s 8th |
3rd
V/s 4th |
- |
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28/02/2005 |
Reserve Day for Sunday 27th Feb. |
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