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
Date	1 July 2008 – 3 July 2008
Location	Scotland
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)

• 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