The ICC Intercontinental Cup has quickly grown in stature and profile since its inception three years ago and now ICC's premier first-class tournament is an integral part of the Associate Members' cricket schedule.
Having previously been designed around a two-group, three-day format, the event has evolved into an eight-team, round-robin and truly global tournament featuring four-day cricket which gives those teams who do not play Test cricket the chance to experience the longer form of the game.
The tournament is part of the continuing process of developing the countries recognised by the ICC as High Performance nations. As a multi-day tournament it aims to eventually establish a ranking for Associate Members in the longer form of the game to complement current rankings from the World Cricket League one-day tournaments. This will provide a more complete indication of the cricket development of the top Associate countries.
Scotland won the first ICC Intercontinental Cup in 2004, beating Canada in the final in Sharjah, while Ireland has been victorious in both events since then, beating Kenya in the 2005 decider in Namibia and Canada in the 2006/07 event, in Leicester, England.
The final of the ICC Intercontinental Cup 2007/08 will take place in November 2008 at a venue yet to be decided.
Points Table (as of 06 April)
| P | WO | WI | D | LI | LO | T | Points | |
| Namibia | 5 | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | 0 | - | 82 |
| Kenya | 4 | 3 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | 66 |
| Ireland | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 49 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | - | 48 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 32 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - | 29 |
| Canada | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | - | 26 |
| Bermuda | 4 | 0 | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | - | 6 |
WO - outright win - 14 pts
WI - lead on first innings (also retained if outright loss) - 6 pts
LI - behind on first innings - 0 pts
LO - outright loss - 0 pts
TO - outright tie - 7 pts each
TI - tie first innings - 3 pts each Abandoned - 10 pts each
D - draw - 3 pts each