ICC World Cricket League Division Five

ICC World Cricket League Division Five is the lowest current division in the World Cricket League (WCL) system. Like all other divisions, Division Five is contested as a standalone tournament rather than as an actual league.

WCL Division Five
AdministratorICC
Format50 overs
First edition2008
Tournament formatRound robin, playoffs
Number of teams12 (2008)
6 (2010–2016)
8 (2017–)
Current champion Jersey
Most successful Jersey (3 titles)

The inaugural Division Five tournament was held in 2008, hosted by Jersey, and featured 12 teams. For the next four tournaments (2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016), the number of teams was fixed at six. The 2017 competition involved eight teams. Because the WCL operates on a system of promotion and relegation, teams have generally only participated in one or two Division Five tournaments before being either promoted to Division Four or relegated to Division Six. Overall, 25 teams have qualified for at least one Division Five tournament. Afghanistan and Nepal have progressed from Division Five to the World Cup Qualifier, the only teams to do so from such a low starting division.

Results

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Year Host(s) Venue(s) Final
Winner Result Runner-up
2008   Jersey various   Afghanistan
81/8 (37.4 overs)
Afghanistan won by 2 wickets
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  Jersey
80 (39.5 overs)
2010     Nepal Kathmandu Valley     Nepal
175/5 (46.5 overs)
Nepal won by 5 wickets
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  United States
172 (47.2 overs)
2012   Singapore Singapore   Singapore
164/1 (26.4 overs)
Singapore won by 9 wickets
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  Malaysia
159 (47 overs)
2014   Malaysia Kuala Lumpur   Jersey
247/8 (50 overs)
Jersey won by 71 runs
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  Malaysia
176 (44.4 overs)
2016   Jersey Saint Saviour   Jersey
194/7 (50 overs)
Jersey won by 44 runs
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  Oman
150 (45.3 overs)
2017   South Africa Benoni   Jersey
255 (48 overs)
Jersey won by 120 runs
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  Vanuatu
135 (36.5 overs)

Performance by team

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Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • Q – Qualified
  •     — Hosts
Team  
2008
 
2010
 
2012
 
2014
 
2016
 
2017
Total
  Afghanistan 1st 1
  Argentina 6th 1
  Bahamas 11th 1
  Bahrain 3rd 5th 2
  Botswana 6th 1
  Cayman Islands 4th 6th 8th 3
  Fiji 6th 1
  Germany 7th 5th 2
  Ghana 7th 1
  Guernsey 3rd 5th 3rd 6th 4
  Italy 4th 1
  Japan 10th 1
  Jersey 2nd 5th 1st 1st 1st 5
  Mozambique 8th 1
  Malaysia 2nd 2nd 2
    Nepal 3rd 1st 2
  Nigeria 4th 6th 2
  Norway 9th 1
  Oman 2nd 1
  Qatar 3rd 1
  Singapore 5th 4th 1st 3
  Tanzania 3rd 5th 2
  United States 4th 2nd 2
  Vanuatu 12th 4th 2nd 2
  • Note: at every edition of the tournament since 2010, the teams finishing first and second have been promoted to Division Four, and the teams finishing fifth and sixth have been relegated to Division Six. In 2008, the teams finishing first and second were promoted as usual, while every team finishing below fifth was relegated to regional tournaments.

Player statistics

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Year Most runs Most wickets Ref
2008   Shahid Ahmed (349)   Mehboob Alam (19)
2010   Steve Massiah (289)   Kevin Darlington (14)
2012   Adil Hanif (265)   David Hooper (17)
2014   Ben Stevens (403)   Khizar Hayat (15)
2016   Zeeshan Maqsood (350)   Ben Kynman (15)
2017   Damian Crowley (308)   Ben Stevens (14)
  David Hooper (14)

References

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  1. ^ ICC World Cricket League Division Four 2008 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  2. ^ ICC World Cricket League Division Five 2009/10 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ ICC World Cricket League Division Five 2011/12 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ ICC World Cricket League Division Five 2013/14 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  5. ^ ICC World Cricket League Division Five 2016 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 June 2016.