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World Cricket League
Series of niket international one-day cricket tournaments
Series of niket international one-day cricket tournaments
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Image-WCLeague.jpg |
| caption | Official logo |
| imagesize | 250px |
| administrator | International Cricket Council |
| cricket format | One-Day International |
| List A | |
| first | 2007 |
| last | 2019 |
| tournament format | League system |
| name | ICC World Cricket League |
| participants | 93 nations |
| most runs | Peter Gough (2006) |
| most wickets | Basanta Regmi (118) |
| website | ICC World Cricket League |
List A
The ICC World Cricket League (WCL) was a series of international one-day cricket tournaments for national teams without Test status (i.e., teams of Associate status) administered by the International Cricket Council. All Associate Members of the ICC were eligible to compete in the league system, which featured a promotion and relegation structure between divisions. The league system had two main aims: to provide a qualification system for the Cricket World Cup that could be accessed by all Associate Members and as an opportunity for these sides to play international one-day matches against teams of similar standards.
The league began in 2007, where 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 had qualified for the 2007 World Cup. At this stage, there were only five divisions. The WCL expanded to eight divisions at one point.
The WCL was a pathway to the Cricket World Cup until 2019. Following the conclusion of the 2019 Division Two tournament, the WCL was replaced by the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 and the ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League. The final rankings from the WCL were used to place teams into the two new leagues.
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 by 2010. 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 was regularised to six for each tournament, with the exception of the lowest division, Division 8, in which eight teams played. As from 2015, the number of divisions was again reduced to just five.
When most of the divisions are played, two teams will be promoted, two relegated and two remain for the next instalment (normally two years later). At the end of each cycle, a World Cup Qualifier is played. In 2018, this featured the four lowest teams of those holding 'Full' (senior) status, together with six 'Associate' nations namely the four who were still in Division One, plus the top two from Division Two. The two last-placed teams in that World Cup Qualifier lost their ODI status and were relegated into Division Two.
Regional tournaments, which act as qualifiers for the lowest division of the World League, are administered by the five development regions of the International Cricket Council: Africa, Americas, Asia, East Asia-Pacific, and Europe.
Results
Summary
| Cycle | Pre-qualification for | Divisions | World Cup qualification tournament(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–09 | 2011 Cricket World Cup | 5 | 2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier |
| 2009–14 | 2015 Cricket World Cup | 8 | 2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship, 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier |
| 2012–18 | 2019 Cricket World Cup | 8 | 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier |
| 2017–19 | League 2, Challenge League → 2023 Cricket World Cup | 5 | 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier |
Division results
| Details | Host nation(s) | Final venue | Final | Winner | Result | Runner-up | 2007–09 ICC World Cricket League – Pathway to the 2011 Cricket World Cup | 2009–14 ICC World Cricket League – Pathway to the 2015 Cricket World Cup | 2012–18 ICC World Cricket League – Pathway to the 2019 Cricket World Cup | 2017–19 ICC World Cricket League – Pathway to the 2023 Cricket World Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [2007 | ||||||||||
| Division Three](2007-icc-world-cricket-league-division-three) | Australia | Gardens Oval, Darwin | ||||||||
| 241/8 (50 overs) | Uganda won by 91 runs | |||||||||
| scorecard | ||||||||||
| 150 all out (46.3 overs) | ||||||||||
| [2007 | ||||||||||
| Division Two](2007-icc-world-cricket-league-division-two) | Namibia | Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek | ||||||||
| 347/8 (50 overs) | United Arab Emirates won by 67 runs | |||||||||
| scorecard | ||||||||||
| 280 all out (43.2 overs) | ||||||||||
| [2007 | ||||||||||
| Division One](2007-icc-world-cricket-league-division-one) | Kenya | Nairobi Gymkhana Club, Nairobi | ||||||||
| 158/2 (37.5 overs) | Kenya won by 8 wickets | |||||||||
| Scorecard | ||||||||||
| 155 all out (47 overs) | ||||||||||
| [2008 | ||||||||||
| Division Five](2008-icc-world-cricket-league-division-five) | Jersey | Grainville, St Saviour | ||||||||
| 81/8 (37.4 overs) | Afghanistan won by 2 wickets | |||||||||
| Scorecard | ||||||||||
| 80 all out (39.5 overs) | ||||||||||
| [2008 | ||||||||||
| Division Four](2008-icc-world-cricket-league-division-four) | Tanzania | Kinondoni Ground, Dar es Salaam | ||||||||
| 179 all out (49.4 overs) | Afghanistan won by 57 runs | |||||||||
| Scorecard | ||||||||||
| 122 all out (45.0 overs) | ||||||||||
| [2009 | ||||||||||
| Division Three](2009-icc-world-cricket-league-division-three) | Argentina | Belgrano Athletic Club, Buenos Aires | ||||||||
| 8 points, +0.971(NRR) | League | |||||||||
| Table | ||||||||||
| 8 points, +0.768(NRR) | ||||||||||
| [2009 | ||||||||||
| WC Qualifier](2009-icc-world-cup-qualifier) | South Africa | SuperSport Park, Centurion, Gauteng | ||||||||
| 188/1 (42.3 overs) | Ireland won by 9 wickets | |||||||||
| (scorecard) | ||||||||||
| 185 all out (48 overs) | ||||||||||
| [2009 | ||||||||||
| Division Seven](2009-icc-world-cricket-league-division-seven) | Guernsey | King George V Sports Ground, Castel | ||||||||
| 207/7 (46.1 overs) | Bahrain won by 3 wickets | |||||||||
| (scorecard) | ||||||||||
| 204/9 (50.0 overs) | ||||||||||
| [2009 | ||||||||||
| Division Six](2009-icc-world-cricket-league-division-six) | Singapore | Kallang Cricket Ground, Singapore | ||||||||
| 242/8 (50.0 overs) | Singapore won by 68 runs | |||||||||
| (scorecard) | ||||||||||
| 174 all out (48.4 overs) | ||||||||||
| [2010 | ||||||||||
| Division Five](2010-icc-world-cricket-league-division-five) | Nepal | TU Cricket Ground, Kathmandu | ||||||||
| 173/5 (46.5 overs) | Nepal won by 5 wickets | |||||||||
| (Match report) | ||||||||||
| 172 (47.2 overs) | ||||||||||
| [2010 | ||||||||||
| Division Four](2010-icc-world-cricket-league-division-four) | Italy | Centro Sportivo Dozza, Pianoro | ||||||||
| 188/2 (21.4 overs) | United States won by 8 wickets | |||||||||
| (Match report) | ||||||||||
| 185/9 (50.0 overs) | ||||||||||
| [2010 | ||||||||||
| Division Eight](2010-icc-world-cricket-league-division-eight) | Kuwait | Kuwait Oil Company Hubara Ground, Ahmadi City | ||||||||
| 164/4 (33.1 overs) | Kuwait won by 6 wickets | |||||||||
| (Match report) | ||||||||||
| 163/8 (50.0 overs) | ||||||||||
| [2010 | ||||||||||
| Division One](2010-icc-world-cricket-league-division-one) | Netherlands | VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen | ||||||||
| 233/4 (44.5 overs) | Ireland won by 6 wickets | |||||||||
| (scorecard) | ||||||||||
| 232 (44.5 overs) | ||||||||||
| [2011 | ||||||||||
| Division Seven](2011-icc-world-cricket-league-division-seven) | Botswana | Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone | ||||||||
| 219/9 (50 overs) | Kuwait won by 72 runs | |||||||||
| (Match report) | ||||||||||
| 147 (36.5 overs) | ||||||||||
| [2011 | ||||||||||
| Division Six](2011-icc-world-cricket-league-division-six) | Malaysia | Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur | ||||||||
| 211/8 (49.3 overs) | Guernsey won by 2 wickets | |||||||||
| (Match report) | ||||||||||
| 208/9 (50 overs) | ||||||||||
| [2011 | ||||||||||
| Division Three](2011-icc-world-cricket-league-division-three) | Hong Kong | Kowloon Cricket Club, Hong Kong | ||||||||
| 207/6 (47.1 overs) | Hong Kong won by 4 wickets | |||||||||
| (Match report) | ||||||||||
| 202/9 (50 overs) | ||||||||||
| [2011 | ||||||||||
| Division Two](2011-icc-world-cricket-league-division-two) | UAE | DSC Cricket Stadium, Dubai | ||||||||
| 201/5 (45.3 overs) | United Arab Emirates won by 5 wickets | |||||||||
| (Match report) | ||||||||||
| 200 (49.3 overs) | ||||||||||
| [2012 | ||||||||||
| Division Five](2012-icc-world-cricket-league-division-five) | Singapore | Kallang Ground, Singapore | ||||||||
| 164/1 (26.4 overs) | Singapore won by 9 wickets | |||||||||
| (Match report) | ||||||||||
| 159 (47 overs) | ||||||||||
| [2012 | ||||||||||
| Division Four](2012-icc-world-cricket-league-division-four) | Malaysia | Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur | ||||||||
| 147/2 (28 overs) | Nepal won by 8 wickets | |||||||||
| (Match Report) | ||||||||||
| 145 (48.1 overs) | ||||||||||
| [2013 | ||||||||||
| Division Three](2013-icc-world-cricket-league-division-three) | Bermuda | National Stadium, Hamilton | ||||||||
| 153/5 (39.2 overs) | Nepal won by 5 wickets | |||||||||
| Scorecard | ||||||||||
| 151/8 (50.0 overs) | ||||||||||
| [2011–13 | ||||||||||
| Championship](2011-13-icc-world-cricket-league-championship) | Various | No final | ||||||||
| 24 points | League | |||||||||
| Table | ||||||||||
| 19 points | ||||||||||
| [2014 | ||||||||||
| WC Qualifier](2014-cricket-world-cup-qualifier) | New Zealand | Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln | ||||||||
| 285/5 (50 overs) | Scotland won by 41 runs | |||||||||
| Scorecard | ||||||||||
| [2012 | ||||||||||
| Division Eight](2012-icc-world-cricket-league-division-eight) | Samoa | Faleata Oval No 1, Apia | ||||||||
| 222/9 (50 overs) | Vanuatu won by 39 runs | |||||||||
| (Match report) | ||||||||||
| 183 (42.5 overs) | ||||||||||
| [2013 | ||||||||||
| Division Seven](2013-icc-world-cricket-league-division-seven) | Botswana | Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone | ||||||||
| 134/4 (32.1 overs) | Nigeria won by 6 wickets | |||||||||
| Scorecard | ||||||||||
| 133 (38.4 overs) | ||||||||||
| [2013 | ||||||||||
| Division Six](2013-icc-world-cricket-league-division-six) | Jersey | — | Playoffs cancelled http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2013/news/73361/rescheduling-of-wcl-division-6-matches-approved | |||||||
| [2014 | ||||||||||
| Division Five](2014-icc-world-cricket-league-division-five) | Malaysia | Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur | ||||||||
| 247/8 (50 overs) | Jersey won by 71 runs | |||||||||
| Scorecard | ||||||||||
| 176 (44.4 overs) | ||||||||||
| [2014 | ||||||||||
| Division Four](2014-icc-world-cricket-league-division-four) | Singapore | Kallang, Singapore | ||||||||
| 235/7 (50 overs) | Malaysia won by 57 runs | |||||||||
| Scorecard | ||||||||||
| 178 (46.1 overs) | ||||||||||
| [2014 | ||||||||||
| Division Three](2014-icc-world-cricket-league-division-three) | Malaysia | Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur | ||||||||
| 223/10 (49.5 overs) | Nepal won by 62 runs | |||||||||
| Scorecard | ||||||||||
| 161 (44.1 overs) | ||||||||||
| [2015 | ||||||||||
| Division Two](2015-icc-world-cricket-league-division-two) | Namibia | Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek | ||||||||
| 213/2 (41 overs) | Netherlands won by 8 wickets | |||||||||
| Scorecard | ||||||||||
| 212 (49.2 overs) | ||||||||||
| [2015 | ||||||||||
| Division Six](2015-icc-world-cricket-league-division-six) | England | County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford | ||||||||
| 239/4 (45.1 overs) | Suriname won by 6 wickets | |||||||||
| Scorecard | ||||||||||
| 237 (49.5 overs) | ||||||||||
| [2016 | ||||||||||
| Division Five](2016-icc-world-cricket-league-division-five) | Jersey | Grainville Cricket Ground, Saint Savior | ||||||||
| 194/7 (50 overs) | Jersey won by 44 runs | |||||||||
| Scorecard | ||||||||||
| 150 (45.3 overs) | ||||||||||
| [2016 | ||||||||||
| Division Four](2016-icc-world-cricket-league-division-four) | United States | Leo Magnus Cricket Complex, Los Angeles | ||||||||
| 208 (49.4 overs) | United States won by 13 runs | |||||||||
| Scorecard | ||||||||||
| 195/9 (50 overs) | ||||||||||
| [2017 | ||||||||||
| Division Three](2017-icc-world-cricket-league-division-three) | Uganda | Entebbe Cricket Oval | ||||||||
| 50/2 (4.3 overs) | No result | |||||||||
| Scorecard | ||||||||||
| (Oman declared winner by virtue of finishing league at top) | ||||||||||
| 176/3 (38 Overs) | ||||||||||
| [2015–17 | ||||||||||
| Championship](2015-17-icc-world-cricket-league-championship) | Various | No final | ||||||||
| 22 points | League | |||||||||
| Points Table | ||||||||||
| 19 points | ||||||||||
| [2018 | ||||||||||
| Division Two](2018-icc-world-cricket-league-division-two) | Namibia | Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek | ||||||||
| 277/4 (50 Overs) | United Arab Emirates won by 7 runs | |||||||||
| Scorecard | ||||||||||
| 270/8 (50 Overs) | ||||||||||
| [2018 | ||||||||||
| WC Qualifier](2018-cricket-world-cup-qualifier) | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club, Harare | ||||||||
| 206/3 (40.4 overs) | Afghanistan won by 7 wickets | |||||||||
| Scorecard | ||||||||||
| 204 (46.5 overs) | ||||||||||
| [2017 | ||||||||||
| Division Five](2017-icc-world-cricket-league-division-five) | South Africa | Willowmoore Park, Benoni | ||||||||
| 255 (48 Overs) | Jersey won by 120 runs | |||||||||
| Scorecard | ||||||||||
| 135 (36.5 Overs) | ||||||||||
| [2018 | ||||||||||
| Division Four](2018-icc-world-cricket-league-division-four) | Malaysia | No final | ||||||||
| 8 points | League | |||||||||
| Points Table | ||||||||||
| 6 points | ||||||||||
| [2018 | ||||||||||
| Division Three](2018-icc-world-cricket-league-division-three) | Oman | No final | ||||||||
| 10 points | League | |||||||||
| Points Table | ||||||||||
| 8 points | ||||||||||
| [2019 | ||||||||||
| Division Two](2019-icc-world-cricket-league-division-two) | Namibia | Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek | ||||||||
| 226/7 (50 overs) | Namibia won by 145 runs | |||||||||
| Scorecard | ||||||||||
| 81 (29 overs) |
Associate 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.
In 2005, six associates were assigned One Day International status, based on their performance at the preceding World Cup Qualifier. In 2017, Afghanistan and Ireland were both promoted to "Full" (test-match) status, leaving only four associate nations with ODI-status: after mid-March 2018 these were Scotland, Netherlands, UAE, and Nepal. Netherlands, as winners of the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship, have qualified for a place in the 2020–22 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. 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 teams according to ICC are published in the table below. Teams that have One Day International status are now included on the main ICC ODI Championship and are listed in the order they appear on that table. The other teams are ranked by their finishing position in the most recent qualifying tournament.
The rankings at the end of the WCL (27 April 2019):
| Division | Rank | Nation | Region | Regional rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI Status | 13 | Europe | 1 | |
| 14 | Europe | 2 | ||
| 15 | Asia | 1 | ||
| 16 | Asia | 2 | ||
| 17 | Africa | 1 | ||
| 18 | Asia | 3 | ||
| 19 | EAP | 1 | ||
| 20 | Americas | 1 | ||
| Division 2 | 21 | Americas | 2 | |
| 22 | Asia | 4 | ||
| Division 3 | 23 | Asia | 5 | |
| 24 | Africa | 2 | ||
| 25 | Europe | 3 | ||
| 26 | Africa | 3 | ||
| Division 4 | 27 | Asia | 6 | |
| 28 | Europe | 4 | ||
| 29 | EAP | 2 | ||
| 30 | Americas | 3 | ||
| Division 5 | 31 | Asia | 7 | |
| 32 | Europe | 5 | ||
| 33 | Europe | 6 | ||
| 34 | Europe | 7 | ||
| 35 | Africa | 4 | ||
| 36 | Americas | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | ||
| 6 | ||
| 7 | ||
| 8 | ||
| 9 | ||
| N/A |
| Americas | Rank | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | ||
| N/A |
| Asia | Rank | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | ||
| 9 | ||
| 10 | ||
| 11 | ||
| 12 | ||
| 13 | ||
| N/A | ||
| ** | ||
| ** |
| East-Asia Pacific | Rank | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | ||
| 4 | ||
| 5 | ||
| 6 | ||
| 7 | ||
| N/A |
| Europe | Rank | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | ||
| 9 | ||
| 10 | ||
| 11 | ||
| 12 | ||
| 13 | ||
| 14 | ||
| 15 | ||
| 16 | ||
| N/A |
** Not member of ICC, but member of Asian Cricket Council.
References
References
- "New qualification pathway for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup approved". International Cricket Council.
- "Associates pathway to 2023 World Cup undergoes major revamp". ESPNcricinfo.
- "ICC World Cricket League – About the Event". ICC.
- Lyall, Rob. (10 September 2006). "Opportunities for Europe as WCL expands". CricketEurope.
- "ICC World Cricket League Division 1–5 Structure for 2006–2009". ICC.
- "Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Structure for 2006-2009". CricketEurope.
- "Pepsi ICC World Cricket League – Structure for 2009 – 2013". CricketEurope.
- "Associate ODI Ranking Table".
- (15 November 2016). "ICC AM RANKINGS". ICC.
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