World Cricket League
| World Cricket League | |
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Official logo | |
| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
| Format |
One Day International List A |
| First tournament | 2007–09 |
| Tournament format | League system |
| Number of teams | 95 nations |
| Current champion | Ireland |
| Most successful | Ireland (2 victories) |
| Most runs | Khurram Khan (1499) (UAE) |
| Most wickets | Basanta Regmi (103) (Nepal) |
| Website | ICC World Cricket League |
 2012–18 ICC World Cricket League | |
The ICC WCL (known as the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League for sponsorship reasons) is a series of international one-day cricket tournaments for national teams without Test status, administered by the International Cricket Council. All associate and affiliate members of the ICC are eligible to compete in the league system, which features a promotion and relegation structure between divisions. The league system has two main aims: to provide a qualification system for the World Cup that can be accessed by all associate and affiliate members, and as an opportunity for these sides to play international one-day matches against teams of similar standards.
In the inaugural ICC World Cricket League 2007–09, teams were allocated into divisions based on their performance in the qualification tournaments for the 2007 World Cup; the six initial teams in Division One were the teams that qualified for the 2007 World Cup. The initial series began with regional qualifiers and a First Division in 2007, and ended with the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier. At this stage, there were only five divisions.
The second cycle began in 2009 with three additional divisions.[1]
Structure
The initial league began in 2007 with seven tournaments over five global divisions, based upon previous world rankings.[2][3] This was expanded into eight separate divisions for the 2009–13 edition. In the first cycle, the number of teams in each tournament varied from six to twelve. With the advent of the second cycle, the number of teams has regularised to six for each tournament, with the exception of the lowest division, Division 8, in which eight teams play. The final of each cycle, the World Cup Qualifier, contains twelve teams as it is a combination of Divisions 1 (all 6 teams), 2 (top 4 teams) and 3 (top 2 teams).
When most of the divisions are played, two teams will be promoted, two relegated and two remain for the next instalment, two years later. There are some occasions when this is not the case. When Division 8 is played, though two teams are promoted, only one remains and the bottom five drop out of the system. They are replaced by the top five teams from recent regional events for the next instalment. At the end of each cycle, the World Cup Qualifier is played featuring the top twelve teams. According to the results, the top six qualify for Division 1 of the next cycle. The teams that finish seventh to tenth in this tournament proceed to Division 2 and the bottom two are relegated to Division 3. Teams in Division 1 gain ODI status and the top four qualify for the Cricket World Cup. In addition, there is no promotion or relegation so the teams remain until the next World Cup Qualifier is played.
Regional tournaments, which acted as qualifiers for the lower divisions of the first cycle of the World league, and continue to do so for Division 8 in subsequent cycles, are administered by the five Development Regions of the International Cricket Council: Africa, Americas, Asia, East Asia-Pacific, and Europe.[1][2]
Associate and Affiliate one-day rankings
In late 2005, the International Cricket Council ranked the top non-Test nations from 11–30 to complement the Test nations' rankings in the ICC ODI Championship. The ICC used the results from the 2005 ICC Trophy and WCQS Division 2 competition (i.e. the primary qualification mechanisms for the 2007 Cricket World Cup) to rank the nations.
These rankings were used to seed the initial stage of the global World Cricket League. Teams ranked 11–16 were placed into Division 1; teams 17–20 were placed into Division 2; teams 21–24 were placed into Division 3; the remaining teams were placed into the upper divisions of their respective regional qualifiers.
As of 19 April 2009 the top six associates/affiliates gained one day status. Kenya, Ireland and the Netherlands have qualified to appear on the main rating table, Kenya from its existing status, Ireland for its two victories in the 2007 World Cup and the Netherlands for its win over Bangladesh. Afghanistan, Canada and Scotland remain on the secondary table. In May 2009, the ICC added a rankings table for all associate and affiliate members containing both global and regional placings.
Rankings
The global rankings of associate and affiliate teams according to ICC are published in the table below.[4][5] Teams that have one day international status are ranked according to their placing in the ICC ODI Championship. The other teams in Division 1 are ranked by their win percentage against other associate and affiliate sides, then by their win percentage against full members. The teams in the other divisions are ranked by their finishing position in the respective tournaments.
Ranking as of 15 March 2015:
| Division | Rank | Nation | Africa | Americas | Asia | EAP | Europe |
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| ICC ODI Championship | 11 |  Ireland | 1 | ||||
| 12 |  Afghanistan | 1 | |||||
| Championship | 13 |  Scotland | 2 | ||||
| 14 |  United Arab Emirates | 2 | |||||
| 15 |  Hong Kong | 3 | |||||
| 16 |  Papua New Guinea | 1 | |||||
| 17 |  Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| 18 |  Namibia | 1 | |||||
| 19 |  Kenya | 2 | |||||
| 20 |  Nepal | 4 | |||||
| Division 3 | 21 |  Uganda | 3 | ||||
| 22 |  Canada | 1 | |||||
| 23 |  Malaysia | 5 | |||||
| 24 |  Singapore | 6 | |||||
| Division 4 | 25 |  United States | 2 | ||||
| 26 |  Bermuda | 3 | |||||
| 27 |  Denmark | 4 | |||||
| 28 |  Italy | 5 | |||||
| Division 5 | 29 |  Oman | 7 | ||||
| 30 |  Jersey | 6 | |||||
| 31 |  Tanzania | 4 | |||||
| 32 |  Nigeria | 5 | |||||
| Division 6 | 33 |  Guernsey | 7 | ||||
| 34 |  Cayman Islands | 4 | |||||
| 35 |  Vanuatu | 2 | |||||
| N/A |  Botswana | 6 | |||||
| N/A |  Suriname | 5 | |||||
| N/A |  Saudi Arabia | 8 | |||||
| N/A |  Fiji | 3 | |||||
| N/A |  France/ Norway | 8 |
Regional rankings
Teams that do not participate in the World Cricket League are ranked by their finishing positions in their respective regional leagues:
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Results
Summary
| Details | Host Nation(s) | Final Venue | Final | ||
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| Winner | Result | Runner-up | |||
| 2007–09 | Various | South Africa | Ireland 188/1 (42.3 overs) | Ireland won by 9 wickets Scorecard | Canada 185 all out (48 overs) |
| 2009–14 | Various | New Zealand | Scotland 285/5 (50 overs) | Scotland won by 41 runs Scorecard | United Arab Emirates 244/9 (50 overs) |
| 2012–18 | Various | ||||
Division results
| Details | Host Nation(s) | Final Venue | Final | ||
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| Winner | Result | Runner-up | |||
| 2007–09 ICC World Cricket League | |||||
| 2007 Division One |
Kenya |
Nairobi Gymkhana Club, Nairobi |
Kenya 158/2 (37.5 overs) | Kenya won by 8 wickets Scorecard | Scotland 155 all out (47 overs) |
| 2007 Division Three |
 Australia |
Gardens Oval, Darwin |
Uganda 241/8 (50 overs) | Uganda won by 91 runs scorecard |  Argentina150 all out (46.3 overs) |
| 2007 Division Two |
Namibia |
Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek |
United Arab Emirates 347/8 (50 overs) | United Arab Emirates won by 67 runs scorecard | Oman 280 all out (43.2 overs) |
| 2008 Division Five |
Jersey |
Grainville, St Saviour |
Afghanistan 81/8 (37.4 overs) | Afghanistan won by 2 wickets Scorecard | Jersey 80 all out (39.5 overs) |
| 2008 Division Four |
Tanzania |
Kinondoni Ground, Dar es Salaam |
Afghanistan 179 all out (49.4 overs) | Afghanistan won by 57 runs Scorecard | Hong Kong 122 all out (45.0 overs) |
| 2009 Division Three |
Argentina |
Belgrano Athletic Club Buenos Aires |
Afghanistan +0.971(NRR) | Afghanistan won on net run rate Table | Uganda +0.768(NRR) |
| 2009 WC Qualifier |
 South Africa |
SuperSport Park Centurion, Gauteng |
Ireland 188/1 (42.3 overs) | Ireland won by 9 wickets (scorecard) | Canada 185 all out (48 overs) |
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| 2009 Division Seven |
Guernsey |
King George V Sports Ground, Castel |
 Bahrain207/7 (46.1 overs) | Bahrain won by 3 wickets (scorecard) | Guernsey 204/9 (50.0 overs) |
| 2009 Division Six |
Singapore |
Kallang Cricket Ground, Singapore |
Singapore 242/8 (50.0 overs) | Singapore won by 68 runs (scorecard) | Bahrain 174 all out (48.4 overs) |
| 2010 Division Five |
Nepal |
TU Cricket Ground, Kathmandu |
Nepal 173/5 (46.5 overs) | Nepal won by 5 wickets (Match report) | United States 172 (47.2 overs) |
| 2010 Division One |
Netherlands |
VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen |
Ireland 233/4 (44.5 overs) | Ireland won by 6 wickets (scorecard) | Scotland 232 (44.5 overs) |
| 2010 Division Four |
Italy |
Centro Sportivo Dozza, Pianoro |
United States 188/2 (21.4 overs) | United States won by 8 wickets (Match report) | Italy 185/9 (50.0 overs) |
| 2010 Division Eight |
 Kuwait |
Kuwait Oil Company Hubara Ground, Ahmadi City |
Kuwait 164/4 (33.1 overs) | Kuwait won by 6 wickets (Match report) |  Germany163/8 (50.0 overs) |
| 2011 Division Three |
Hong Kong |
Kowloon Cricket Club, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong 207/6 (47.1 overs) | Hong Kong won by 4 wickets (Match report) | Papua New Guinea 202/9 (50 overs) |
| 2011 Division Two |
UAE |
DSC Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
United Arab Emirates 201/5 (45.3 overs) | United Arab Emirates won by 5 wickets (Match report) | Namibia 200 (49.3 overs) |
| 2011 Division Seven |
Botswana |
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone | Kuwait 219/9 (50 overs) | Kuwait won by 72 runs (Match report) | Nigeria 147 (36.5 overs) |
| 2011 Division Six |
Malaysia |
Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur |
Guernsey 211/8 (49.3 overs) | Guernsey won by 2 wickets (Match report) | Malaysia 208/9 (50 overs) |
| 2012 Division Five |
Singapore |
Kallang Ground, Singapore |
Singapore 164/1 (26.4 overs) | Singapore won by 9 wickets (Match report) | Malaysia 159 (47 overs) |
| 2012 Division Four |
Malaysia |
Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur |
Nepal 147/2 (28 overs) | Nepal won by 8 wickets (Match Report) | United States 145 (48.1 overs) |
| 2013 Division Three |
Bermuda |
National Stadium, Hamilton | Nepal 153/5 (39.2 overs) | Nepal won by 5 wickets Scorecard | Uganda 151/8 (50.0 overs) |
| 2014 ICC World Cup Qualifier |
 New Zealand |
Bert Sutcliffe Oval, New Zealand |
Scotland 285/5 (50 overs) | Scotland won by 41 runs Scorecard |
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| 2012 Division Eight |
 Samoa |
Faleata Oval No 1, Apia |
Vanuatu 222/9 (50 overs) | Vanuatu won by 39 runs (Match report) |  Ghana183 (42.5 overs) |
| 2013 Division Seven |
Botswana |
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone | Nigeria 134/4 (32.1 overs) | Nigeria won by 6 wickets |
Vanuatu 133 (38.4 overs) |
| 2013 Division Six |
Jersey |
Jersey |
Jersey | Playoffs cancelled | Nigeria |
| 2014 Division Five |
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 |
Singapore |
Kallang, Singapore | Malaysia 235/7 (50 overs) | Malaysia won by 57 runs Scorecard |
Singapore 178 (46.1 overs) |
| 2014 Division Three |
Malaysia |
Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur |
Nepal 223/10 (49.5 overs) | Nepal won by 62 runs Scorecard |
Uganda 161 (44.1 overs) |
| 2015 Division Two |
Namibia |
Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek | Netherlands 213/2 (41 overs) | Netherlands won by 8 wickets Scorecard |
Namibia 212 (49.2 overs) |
| 2015 Division Six |
 England | ||||
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "ICC World Cricket LEague Division 1–5 Structure for 2006–2009". ICC. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "ICC World Cricket League – About the Event". ICC. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- ↑ Lyall, Rob (10 September 2006). "Opportunities for Europe as WCL expands". CricketEurope. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- ↑ "Associate and Affiliate Rankings". ICC. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ↑ "ICC GLOBAL RANKINGS (as at 29 June 2014)" (PDF). ICC. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
See also
- ICC Intercontinental Cup – the equivalent first class competition
- ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier - a competition between associate and affiliate teams for entry into the Twenty20 World Cup
External links
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