World Cricket League

World Cricket League

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	Peter Gough (2006) (Jersey)
Most wickets	Basanta Regmi (118) (Nepal)
Website	ICC World Cricket League
2012–18 ICC World Cricket League

The ICC World Cricket League is a series of international one-day cricket tournaments for national teams without Test status (of Associate or Affiliate 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.

Nepal national cricket team during 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three

The second cycle began in 2009 with three additional divisions.

Structure

The initial league began in 2007 with seven tournaments over five global divisions, based upon previous world rankings. 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.

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.

Since 2005 six associates have held One Day International status, based on their performance at the most recent World Cup Qualifier. Afghanistan and Ireland both appear on the main rating table and Scotland, UAE, Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea appear on the secondary table. The winner of the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship will play-off against the lowest associate in the ODI Championship for a place there for the next 4-year cycle. In May 2009, the ICC added a rankings table for the associate and affiliate members containing both global and regional placings. In 2016 this changed to maintain a global list only for the top teams and a set of regional lists for the remaining teams.

Rankings

The global rankings of associate and affiliate teams according to ICC are published in the table below. Teams that have One Day International status are ranked by their win percentage against other Associates with ODI status. The other teams are ranked by their finishing position in the most recent qualifying tournament.

The rankings as of the end of 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three are:

Division	Rank	Nation	Region
Championship	13	Netherlands	Europe
	14	Papua New Guinea	EAP
	15	Hong Kong	Asia
	16	Scotland	Europe
	17	Kenya	Africa
	18	Nepal	Asia
	19	United Arab Emirates	Asia
	20	Namibia	Africa
Division 2	21	Oman	Asia
	22	Canada	Americas
Division 3	23	Singapore	Asia
	24	United States	Americas
Division 4	25	Uganda	Africa
	26	Malaysia	Asia
	27	Denmark	Europe
	28	Bermuda	Americas
Division 5	29	Jersey	Europe
	30	Italy	Europe
	31	Guernsey	Europe
	=32	Cayman Islands	Americas
	=32	Vanuatu	EAP
	=32	Ghana	Africa
	=32	Qatar	Asia
	=32	Germany	Europe

Regional rankings

Teams that do not participate in (or have been relegated from) the World Cricket League are ranked by their finishing positions in their respective regional leagues:

Africa
Rank	Country
1	Botswana
2	Tanzania
3	Nigeria
4	Zambia
5	Sierra Leone
N/A	Seychelles
	Mozambique
	Swaziland
	Rwanda
	Gambia
	Lesotho
	Malawi
	Saint Helena
	Morocco
	Cameroon
	Mali

Americas
Rank	Country
1	Argentina
N/A	Suriname
	Bahamas
	Panama
	Belize
	Turks and Caicos Islands
	Brazil
	Peru
	Chile
	Mexico
	Costa Rica
	Falkland Islands

Asia
Rank	Country
1	Saudi Arabia
2	Bahrain
3	Kuwait
4	Thailand
5	Bhutan
6	China
N/A	Maldives
	Iran
	Myanmar
	Tajikistan **
	Cambodia **
	Chinese Taipei **

East-Asia Pacific
Rank	Country
1	Fiji
2	Samoa
3	Philippines
4	Indonesia
5	Japan
N/A	Cook Islands
	South Korea
	Tonga

Europe
Rank	Country
1	Sweden
2	Norway
3	Austria
4	Belgium
5	France
6	Spain
7	Israel
8	Isle of Man
9	Gibraltar
N/A	Bulgaria
	Croatia
	Cyprus
	Czech Republic
	Estonia
	Finland
	Greece
	Hungary
	Luxembourg
	Malta
	Portugal
	Romania
	Russia
	Serbia
	Slovenia
	Turkey

** - Not member of ICC, but member of Asian Cricket Council.

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)
2009–14	Various	New Zealand	Scotland 285/5 (50 overs)	Scotland won by 41 runs Scorecard	United Arab Emirates 244/9 (50 overs)
2012–18	Various
2017–22	Various

Division results

Details	Host Nation(s)	Final Venue	Final
			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	Argentina 150 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)
2009–14 ICC World Cricket League
2009 Division Seven	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	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)	Germany 163/8 (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, Lincoln	Scotland 285/5 (50 overs)	Scotland won by 41 runs Scorecard	United Arab Emirates 244/9 (50.0 overs)
2012–18 ICC World Cricket League
2012 Division Eight	Samoa	Faleata Oval No 1, Apia	Vanuatu 222/9 (50 overs)	Vanuatu won by 39 runs (Match report)	Ghana 183 (42.5 overs)
2013 Division Seven	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	Jersey	Jersey	Jersey	Playoffs cancelled [1]	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	County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford	Suriname 239/4 (45.1 overs)	Suriname won by 6 wickets Scorecard	Guernsey 237 (49.5 overs)
2016 Division Five	Jersey	Grainville Cricket Ground, Saint Savior	Jersey 194/7 (50 overs)	Jersey won by 44 runs Scorecard	Oman 150 (45.3 overs)
2016 Division Four	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)

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

• ICC World Cricket League