2012–18 ICC World Cricket League

A series of ICC World Cricket League tournaments and the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier were played between 2012 and 2018 and formed part of the Cricket World Cup qualification process for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. It was the third time the World Cricket League was used for World Cup qualification. At the conclusion of the previous cycle, the competition was composed of eight divisions[1] but in 2014, ICC reduced Division 7 and Division 8. In addition, a series of qualifying regional tournaments were played.

2012–18 ICC World Cricket League
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatOne Day International
List A
Tournament format(s)League system
Host(s)Various

Background

On 28 January 2015, the ICC announced[2] that the leading two associate sides, Ireland and Afghanistan, would be promoted to the ICC ODI Championship for the period until the 2019 World Cup. This promotion guaranteed both associate sides entry to the final Cricket World Cup qualifier, and an opportunity to qualify directly through the ODI championship.

As a consequence, both teams were removed from the World Cricket League one-day programme, and Kenya and Nepal, who had missed out on promotion to World Cricket League Championship days before, were promoted to the Championship.

List of tournaments

Details Dates Host nation(s) Final
Venue Winner Result Runner-up
2012
Division Eight
17–23 September 2012  Samoa Faleata Oval No 1, Apia  Vanuatu
222/9 (50 overs)
Vanuatu won by 39 runs
Scorecard
 Ghana
183 (42.5 overs)
2013
Division Seven
6-13 April 2013  Botswana Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone  Nigeria
134/4 (32.1 overs)
Nigeria won by 6 wickets
Scorecard
 Vanuatu
133 (38.4 overs)
2013
Division Six
21–28 July 2013  Jersey N/A  Jersey
10 points
Jersey topped points table  Nigeria
8 points
2014
Division Five
6–13 March 2014  Malaysia Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur  Jersey
247/8 (50 overs)
Jersey won by 71 runs
Scorecard
 Malaysia
176 (44.4 overs)
2014
Division Four
21–28 June 2014  Singapore Kallang, Singapore  Malaysia
235/7 (50 overs)
Malaysia won by 57 runs
Scorecard
 Singapore
178 (46.1 overs)
2014
Division Three
23–30 October 2014  Malaysia Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur    Nepal
223 (49.5 overs)
Nepal won by 62 runs
Scorecard
 Uganda
161 (44.1 overs)
2015
Division Two
17–25 January 2015  Namibia Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek  Netherlands
213-2 (41 overs)
Netherlands won by 8 wickets
Scorecard
 Namibia
212 (49.2 overs)
2015
Division Six
7–13 September 2015  England County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford  Suriname
239/4 (45.1 overs)
Suriname won by 6 wickets
Scorecard
 Guernsey
237 (49.5 overs)
2016
Division Five
21–28 May 2016  Jersey Grainville Cricket Ground, Saint Saviour  Jersey
194/7 (50 overs)
Jersey won by 44 runs
Scorecard
 Oman
150 (45.3 overs)
2016
Division Four
29 October – 5 November 2016  United States Leo Magnus Cricket Complex, Los Angeles  United States
208 (49.4 overs)
United States won by 13 runs
Scorecard
 Oman
195/9 (50 overs)
2017
Division Three
23–30 May 2017  Uganda Lugogo Stadium, Kampala  Oman
50/2 (4.3 overs)
No result (Oman topped points table)
Scorecard
 Canada
176/3 (38 overs)
2015-17
Championship
15 May 2015 – 8 December 2017 Various N/A  Netherlands
22 points
Points Table  Scotland
19 points
2018
Division Two
8–15 February 2018  Namibia Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek  United Arab Emirates
277/4 (50 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 7 runs
Scorecard
   Nepal
270/8 (50 overs)
2018
WC Qualifier
4–25 March 2018  Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare  Afghanistan
206/3 (40.4 overs)
Afghanistan won by 7 wickets
Scorecard
 West Indies
204 (46.5 overs)

Tournament results

TeamDivision
at start
2012201320142015201620172018Division
at end
Div 8 Div 7 Div 6 Div 5 Div 4 Div 3 Div 2 Div 6 Div 5 Div 4 Div 3 C'ship Div 2 WCQ
 Hong KongC3 10 2
 Papua New GuineaC4 9 2
 ScotlandC2 4 C
 United Arab EmiratesC6 1 6 C
 Kenya23 5 6 3
 Namibia22 8 4 2
   Nepal31 4 7 2 8 C
 Netherlands21 1 [n 1]7 C
 Argentina64 R
 Bahrain65 R
 BelgiumR4 R
 Bermuda36 4 4
 BhutanR8 R
 Botswana73 6 R
 Canada26 2 3 2
 Cayman Islands56 7 R
 Denmark43 3 4
 Fiji74 5 R
 Germany76 R
 GhanaR2 5 R
 Guernsey55 2 3 5
 Italy44 6 5
 Japan83 R
 Jersey61 1 6 1 5 5
 Kuwait66 R
 Malaysia52 1 3 6 4
 Nigeria71 2 4 6 R
 Norway85 4 R
 Oman45 2 2 1 5 3
 SamoaR6 R
 Saudi ArabiaR8 [n 2]R
 Singapore42 4 3 3
 SurinameR7 1 [n 3]R
 Tanzania53 5 R
 Uganda32 5 5 4
 United States35 1 4 3
 Vanuatu81 2 3 3 4 [n 3]R
Key
Team with ODI status
C Team played in the ICC World Cricket League Championship
Team promoted to higher division
Team remained in the same division
Team relegated to a lower division
R Team played in a regional tournament
Team qualified for the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup
  1. When the World Cricket League was replaced with a three-league system in 2019, the Netherlands were assigned to the top-tier Super League by virtue of winning the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship.
  2. Saudi Arabia failed to complete their matches due to problems obtaining visas.
  3. Suriname qualified for but withdrew from the Division Five tournament due to an ICC investigation about the eligibility of some of their players. Vanuatu was their replacement.[3][4]

References

  1. "World Cricket League Structure". Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  2. "BBC Sport - Ireland & Afghanistan get 2019 World Cup qualification boost". Bbc.co.uk. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  3. "Suriname pull out of WCL Division 5". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  4. "World Cricket League: Suriname withdraw from Division Five tournament in Jersey". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
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