2007–2009 World Cricket League

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2007–09 ICC World Cricket League
2007-09 ICC World Cricket League logo.svg
Official logo
Administrator(s) International Cricket Council
Cricket format One Day International
List A
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and knockout
Participants30 (from 87 nations)
Most runs Flag of Guernsey.svg Jeremy Frith (381)[ citation needed ]
Most wickets Flag of Bahrain.svg Qamar Saeed (19)[ citation needed ]

A series of six ICC World Cricket League (WCL) tournaments, as well as a series of pre-qualifying regional tournaments, and the 2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier were played between January 2007 and April 2009. It was the first use of the World Cricket League structure. Through the WCL tournaments, teams could advance to the World Cup Qualifier, which could lead to qualification for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. 30 Associate and Affiliate members of the ICC participated in the events.

Contents

The Afghanistan national cricket team ascended from Division Five to Division One by winning three of these tournaments and performing well in the World Cup Qualifier. [1]

Structure

The league structure was organised with the five global divisions. [2] The regional tournaments were administered by the five Development Regions of the International Cricket Council: Africa, Americas, Asia, East Asia-Pacific, and Europe.

Summary

The following is the summary of World Cricket League and its structure. This was followed by the International Cricket Council.

World Cricket League tournaments leading to the 2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier World Cricket League 2006-09 Schematic.jpg
World Cricket League tournaments leading to the 2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier

The above diagram shows the chronological order and structure of the divisions within the World Cricket League. From left to right the chronology of the divisions is indicated; from top to bottom the hierarchy within the competition. The arrows indicate the number of teams promoted and relegated between leagues

Tournaments summary

DetailsDatesHost nation(s)Final
VenueWinnerResultRunner-up
2007
Division One 		29 January – 7 February 2007Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Nairobi Gymkhana Club, Nairobi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
158/2 (37.5 overs)		Kenya won by 8 wickets
Scorecard 		Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
155 all out (47 overs)
2007
Division Three 		27 May – 2 June 2007Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Gardens Oval, Darwin Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
241/8 (50 overs)		Uganda won by 91 runs
scorecard 		Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
150 all out (46.3 overs)
2007
Division Two 		24 November – 1 December 2007Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
347/8 (50 overs)		United Arab Emirates won by 67 runs
scorecard 		Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
280 all out (43.2 overs)
2008
Division Five 		23–31 May 2008Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey Grainville, St Saviour Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2013).svg  Afghanistan
81/8 (37.4 overs)		Afghanistan won by 2 wickets
Scorecard 		Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
80 all out (39.5 overs)
2008
Division Four [3] [4] 		4–11 October 2008Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Kinondoni Ground, Dar es Salaam Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2013).svg  Afghanistan
179 all out (49.4 overs)		Afghanistan won by 57 runs
Scorecard 		Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
122 all out (45.0 overs)
2009
Division Three [5] [6] 		24–31 January 2009Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Belgrano Athletic Club, Buenos Aires Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2013).svg  Afghanistan
8 points, +0.971(NRR)		Afghanistan topped points table
Table 		Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
8 points, +0.768(NRR)
2009
WC Qualifier 		1–19 April 2009Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa SuperSport Park, Centurion Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
188/1 (42.3 overs)		Ireland won by 9 wickets
Scorecard 		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
185 all out (48 overs)

Teams

TeamDivision
at start		200720082009Division
at end
Div One Div Three Div Two [n 1] Div Five [n 2] Div Four Div Three WCQ [n 3]
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 16th9th Red Arrow Down.svg2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 14th2nd Steady3.svg‡1
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 15th1st Steady3.svg‡1
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 11st4th Steady3.svg‡1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 13rd3rd Steady3.svg‡1
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 12nd6th Steady3.svg1
Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2013).svg  Afghanistan 51st Green Arrow Up Darker.svg1st Green Arrow Up Darker.svg1st5th Green Arrow Up Darker.svg1
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina [n 4] 52nd Green Arrow Up Darker.svg†6th Red Arrow Down.svg6th Red Arrow Down.svg4
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 511th Red Arrow Down.svgR
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 56th Red Arrow Down.svg6
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands 34th Steady3.svg5th Red Arrow Down.svg4
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 24th12th Red Arrow Down.svg3
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 38th Red Arrow Down.svg5th Red Arrow Down.svg5
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 57th Red Arrow Down.svgR
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 35th Red Arrow Down.svg2nd Green Arrow Up Darker.svg4th Steady3.svg3
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 37th Red Arrow Down.svg3rd Steady3.svg4
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 510th Red Arrow Down.svg7
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey 52nd Green Arrow Up Darker.svg6th Red Arrow Down.svg5
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 58th Red Arrow Down.svgR
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 23rd8th Steady3.svg2
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 53rd Steady3.svg5
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 59th Red Arrow Down.svg6
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 22nd11th Red Arrow Down.svg3
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 33rd Steady3.svg3rd Steady3.svg3
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 55th Red Arrow Down.svg6
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 36th Red Arrow Down.svg4th Steady3.svg4
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 31st Green Arrow Up Darker.svg†5th Red Arrow Down.svg2nd10th Green Arrow Up Darker.svg2
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 21st7th Steady3.svg2
Flag of the United States.svg  United States [n 4] 34th Steady3.svg5
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 512th Red Arrow Down.svgR
    Team with ODI status
    Team qualifies for 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier
Green Arrow Up Darker.svgTeam promoted to next division
Steady3.svgTeam remains in the division
Red Arrow Down.svgTeam relegated to a lower division
RRegional tournament
†Qualified for the High Performance Program (HPP)
‡Qualified for the 2011 Cricket World Cup
  1. ↑ Due to the Asian Cricket Council's decision to handle development of their member nations themselves, both Namibia and Denmark joined the HPP as of 1 April 2007
  2. ↑ Japan were relegated to 2009 Global Division Seven. All other teams 7th or lower were distributed into lower divisions.
  3. ↑ 1st to 6th received official One Day International status for the following four years. 1st to 8th qualified for the ICC Intercontinental Cup.
  4. 1 2 The United States had their membership suspended and were replaced by Argentina in Division Three in 2007. [7] Upon reinstatement, they were assigned to Division Five in 2008.

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References

  1. ↑ Williamson, Martin (10 January 2011). "ICC World Cricket League". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  2. ↑ Opportunities for Europe as WCL expands Archived 6 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine , by Rod Lyall, published by CricketEurope, on 10 September 2006
  3. ↑ World Cup dream for twelve nations cricinfo.com 1 May 2008
  4. ↑ Afghanistan claim another title cricinfo.com 11 October 2008
  5. ↑ USA return to the fold cricinfo.com 18 May 2008
  6. ↑ Match schedule cricinfo.com 21 January 2009
  7. ↑ "ICC Board suspends USA Cricket Association". Archived from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2007.
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