The Quadrangular Series in Ireland was a

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cricket tournament, contested between three associate nations (

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Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

and

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) and one full member (

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), from 10 to 15 July 2007, following the conclusion of the West Indies' tour of England. The matches were played in both

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and the

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. The tournament came three months after the

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which saw Ireland beat the Test nations Pakistan and

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, and tie with

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, gaining themselves a right to be ranked on the official

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. Ranked two places below the West Indies, Ireland intended to justify their place in the table. Their match against the West Indies was abandoned due to rain, but they beat the two fellow Associates Scotland and the Netherlands. Scotland was looking to return to their pre-World Cup form, having lost all three World Cup matches (including one to the Netherlands), however they ended the Ireland tournament with two losses and a rained out match. The Netherlands, with no major accolades to their name since winning the

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suffered the same fate. The tournament was eventually won by the West Indies, thanks to a bonus point from their match against the Netherlands.

Points table

Matches

External links

Cricinfo – Series page
{{International cricket tours of Ireland International cricket competitions in 2007 2007 in Irish cricket