Twelve "minnows" of world cricket played off in July for five places in 2007 World Cup. Scotland took out the title for the first time beating hosts Ireland in the final. Joining them at the World Cup will be Canada, Bermuda and the Netherlands. Scotland's win increased their rating by nearly 200 points, the biggest increase of any team during the quarter, and lifted them past Ireland and Namibia in the rankings. All five teams will receive substantial development money over the next 18 months or so and will play in officially sanctioned one-day internationals along with Kenya.
The test nations were relatively quiet. Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh and the West Indies in a triangular tournament while New Zealand beat India and Zimbabwe. Australia beat England in the Natwest Challenge but that was soon forgotten as England beat Australia in the Ashes. Because test match results aren't included in these rankings, England hasn't improved its position as much as many might expect it too.
Other minor trophies played during the quarter included the ECC Affiliates Trophy, won by Norway, and the EAP Cricket Cup, won by Japan. These tournaments introduced four new teams to these rankings: Cook Islands, Vanuatu, Isle of Man and Samoa.
Teams highlighted in yellow are those who played matches in this quarter.
Rank
Team
Points
Rk +/-
Pt +/-
1
Australia
5035
0
-66
2
Sri Lanka
3994
+1
+55
3
South Africa
3977
-1
0
4
Pakistan
3877
0
0
5
England
3804
+1
+66
6
New Zealand
3658
-1
-98
7
India
3033
+1
+168
8
West Indies
2924
-1
-67
9
Bangladesh
2039
0
-80
10
Zimbabwe
1714
0
-68
11
Kenya
1626
0
0
12
Netherlands
1534
0
-7
13
Scotland
1464
+2
+193
14
Ireland
1332
0
+45
15
Namibia
1227
+1
+34
16
UAE
1203
-3
-92
17
Canada
1131
0
+89
18
Bermuda
1074
0
+36
19
USA
860
0
-154
20
Denmark
852
0
-65
21
PNG
707
0
-137
22
Hong Kong
699
0
0
23
Fiji
536
0
0
24
Singapore
418
0
0
25
Uganda
401
+1
+69
26
Oman
382
+1
+79
27
Malaysia
365
-2
0
28
Argentina
302
0
0
29
Cayman I
292
0
0
30
Nepal
279
0
0
31
Italy
248
0
0
32
Qatar
242
0
0
33
Gibraltar
237
0
0
34
Germany
218
0
0
35
Kuwait
200
0
0
36
Botswana
200
0
0
37
Thailand
200
0
0
38
Japan
195
0
-5
39
France
189
1
0
40
Tanzania
185
1
0
41
Belgium
180
-2
-20
42
Zambia
177
0
0
43
Nigeria
169
0
0
44
Norway
164
+2
+18
45
Israel
158
-1
0
46
Bahamas
157
-1
0
47
Bahrain
132
0
0
48
Tonga
126
+2
+6
49
Afghanistan
123
-1
0
50
Greece
122
+3
+12
51
Maldives
122
-2
0
52
Sierra Leone
120
-1
0
53
Cook I
119
new
+19
54
Spain
112
+6
+10
55
Austria
110
-3
0
56
Vanuatu
109
new
+9
57
Mozambique
109
-3
0
58
Puerto Rico
109
-3
0
59
Panama
107
-3
0
60
Saudi Arabia
106
-3
0
61
Portugal
105
-3
+1
62
Belize
103
-3
0
63
Ghana
102
-2
0
64
Switzerland
100
-2
0
65
Isle of Man
98
new
-2
66
Chile
97
-1
0
67
Malawi
96
-1
0
68
Indonesia
94
-4
-3
69
Brazil
94
-2
0
70
Rwanda
90
-1
0
71
Bhutan
90
-1
0
72
Croatia
90
-1
+2
73
Turks & Caicos
88
-1
0
74
Iran
87
-1
0
75
Malta
85
-7
-8
76
Finland
85
-13
-13
77
Suriname
85
-3
0
78
Brunei
77
-3
0
79
Samoa
74
new
-26
80
Luxemborg
73
-4
0
81
Gambia
72
-4
0
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