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World Cricket League
Official logo
AdministratorInternational Cricket Council
FormatOne Day International
List A
First edition2007-09
Tournament formatLeague system
Number of teams87 nations
Current championIreland
Most successfulIreland (1 victory)
ICC World Cricket League 2009-13

The ICC World Cricket League 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 had regularised to six for each tournament. The exception is 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 installment, 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 installment. 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

Joel Olweny, Captain of the Uganda Cricket team

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 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 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. This contained both global and regional placings and can be seen below:

Rankings

Ranks as on 21st August 2010 according to ICC:[4]

Rank Nation Regional Rank
10*  Ireland Europe No.1 Associate/Affiliate member
12  Netherlands Europe 2
13  Kenya Africa No. 1 Associate/Affiliate member
14  Afghanistan Asia No. 1 Associate/Affiliate member
15  Canada Americas No.1 Associate/Affiliate member
16  Scotland Europe 3
17  United Arab Emirates Asia 2
18  Namibia Africa 2
19  Bermuda Americas 2
20  Uganda Africa 3
21  Oman Asia 3
22  Denmark Europe 4
23  Papua New Guinea East Asia - Pacific No.1 Associate/Affiliate member
24  Hong Kong Asia 4
25  United States Americas 3
26  Italy Europe 5
27    Nepal Asia 5
28  Tanzania Africa 4
29  Cayman Islands Americas 4
30  Argentina Americas 5
31  Bahrain Asia 6
32  Singapore Asia 7
33  Jersey Europe 6
34  Fiji EAP 2
35  Guernsey Europe 7
36  Malaysia Asia 8
37  Botswana Africa 5
38  Norway Europe 8
39  Nigeria Africa 6
40  Japan EAP 3
41  Kuwait Asia 9
42  Germany Europe 9
43  Vanuatu EAP 4
44  Zambia Africa 7
45  Suriname Americas 6
46  Gibraltar Europe 10
47  Bhutan Asia 10
48  Bahamas Americas 7

====Notes====

* Zimbabwe are currently 11th due to recent performance. They are not included in this table due to their status as a full member.

Regional rankings

Africa Americas Asia East-Asia Pacific Europe
8 - Ghana 8 - Panama 11 - Qatar 5 - Samoa 11 - France
9 - Swaziland 9 - Turks & Caicos 12 - Saudi Arabia 6 - Cook Islands 12 - Israel
10 - Sierra Leone 10 - Brazil 13 - Maldives 7 - Tonga 13 - Croatia
11 - Mozambique 11 - Belize 14 - Thailand 8 - Indonesia 14 - Isle of Man
12 - Malawi 12 - Chile 15 - Iran 9-10 - Philippines 15 - Spain
13 - Rwanda 13 - Peru 16 - Brunei 9-10 - South Korea 16 - Belgium
14 - Gambia 14 - Mexico 17 - China 17 - Portugal
15 - Lesotho 15 - Falkland Islands 18 - Myanmar 18 - Cyprus
16 - Morocco 16 - Costa Rica 19 - Malta
17-19 - Cameroon 17 - Cuba 20 - Switzerland
17-19 - Mali 21 - Austria
17-19 - St. Helena 22 - Luxembourg
23 - Finland
24 - Greece
25 - Slovenia
26 - Sweden
27 - Czech Republic
28 - Bulgaria
29 - Estonia
30 - Turkey

Results

Summary

Details Host Nation(s) Final Venue Final
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)
2009-13 Various Scotland

Division results

2007–2009
Details Host Nation(s) Final Venue Final
Winner Result Runner-up
2007
Division One
Kenya
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
Australia
Gardens Oval,
Darwin
 Uganda
241/8 (50 overs)
Uganda won by 91 runs
scorecard
 Argentina
150 all out (46.3 overs)
2007
Division Two
Namibia
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
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
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
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
South Africa
SuperSport Park
Centurion, Gauteng
 Ireland
188/1 (42.3 overs)
Ireland won by 9 wickets
(scorecard)
 Canada
185 all out (48 overs)
2009–2013
2009
Division Seven
Guernsey
Guernsey
King George V Sports Ground,
Castel
 Bahrain
207/7 (46.1 overs)
Bahrain won by 3 wickets
(scorecard)
 Guernsey
204/9 (50.0 overs)
2009
Division Six
Singapore
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
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
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
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
Kuwait Oil Company Hubara Ground,
Ahmadi City
 Kuwait
164/4 (33.1 overs)
Kuwait won by 6 wickets
(Match report)
 Germany
163/8 (50.0 overs)

Notes

  1. ^ a b "ICC World Cricket LEague Division 1-5 Structure for 2006-2009". ICC. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
  2. ^ a b "ICC World Cricket League - About the Event". ICC. Retrieved 2009-05-18. [dead link]
  3. ^ Lyall, Rob (September 10, 2006). "Opportunities for Europe as WCL expands". CricketEurope. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
  4. ^ "ICC World Cricket League Rankings". ICC. Retrieved 2010-8-1. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

See also