The

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is the continental

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championship for the Americas region, for Affiliate and Associate members of the

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in North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. Since 2006, the tournament is organized in three divisions. The division three was played in

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. This tournament was won by

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and won one spot in the division two (played in

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. The division two was won by the host. Suriname won one spot in the division one. The division one was played in

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, United States, and was won by the host.

Division One

Division One was held in

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, commencing on November 25. Six teams took part: United States (hosts), Bermuda (holders), Canada, Argentina, Cayman Islands, and Suriname (making their first appearance at this level after winning Division Two. The three venues was Brian Piccolo Park in

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, Lauderhill Cricket Stadium Turf Ground and Lauderhill Cricket Stadium Artificial Ground both in

United States won the tournament won all its games.

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(USA) was named the player of the series. Nadkarni was the leader in runs with 407 and

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(USA) and

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(Argentina) taken 9 wickets. Suriname finished bottom of the table, and were relegated back to Division Two.

Points table

Division two

The 2008 Division Three tournament, held in

, saw a very close contest, with three teams each finishing with two wins. The host nation defied the odds going into the last game, skittling the Bahamas for just 57 runs, allowing them to jump to the top of the table and qualify for Division One. Troy Dudnauth (Suriname) was named the player of the tournament.

Results

Points Table

Division three

The 2008 Division Three tournament was held in

and again saw an official international debut, this time that of

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. The tournament was won by the

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who thereby gained a place in the 2008 edition of Division Two in

. Simon Shalders (Chile) was named the player of the tournament

Results

Points Table

References

External links

Cricinfo

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