2011 Indoor Cricket World Cup

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2011 Indoor Cricket World Cup
Indoor Cricket World Cup 2011 logo.png
Logo of the 2011 Indoor Cricket World Cup
Administrator(s) World Indoor Cricket Federation
Cricket format Indoor Cricket
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s) South Africa
Champions Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (men)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (women)
Participants7 (men)
5 (women)
Matches36 (men)
25 (women)
Player of the series Flag of New Zealand.svg Matthew Henderson (men)
Flag of South Africa.svg Hilda Nienaber (women)
Most runs Flag of England.svg Clinton McCabe (217) (men)
Flag of South Africa.svg Kirsten Blair (211) (women)
Most wickets Flag of South Africa.svg Marius Lubbe (22) (men)
Flag of South Africa.svg Hilda Nienaber (25) (women)
Official website Action Sports Website
2009
2014

The 2011 Indoor Cricket World Cup was the tenth edition of Indoor Cricket World Cup which took place between 9 and 15 October 2011 in Gauteng, South Africa. [1]

Contents

Some divisions comprising the Junior World Series of Indoor Cricket took place alongside this event. [1]

Host Selection

The World Cup was awarded to South Africa by the WICF at the conclusion of the previous World Cup. As a result, South Africa became the third nation to host the World Cup twice, having previously hosted the 2000 Indoor Cricket World Cup in Johannesburg. [2]

Venue

South African administrators determined that Fourways Action Sports Arena in Gauteng would host all World Cup matches and Johannesburg became the host city as a result.

Participants

Men's Open

Ladies Open

Men's Open

Format

In the initial phase, the 7 teams will play a round-robin tournament whereby each team plays each one of the other teams once. After 6 games, the table splits into two sections of four teams (Top 4) and three teams (Bottom 3), with each team playing each other in their section. After the second round-robin, a finals phase is played: single-elimination bracket for Bottom 3 teams, and Page playoff bracket for Top 4.

Group stage points are awarded as follows:
Win: 3 points + Bonus points.
Tied: 1.5 points + Bonus points.
Loss: Bonus points.
Bonus points: 1 point for each skin won, regardless of match result.

Group stage

TeamPldWTLDiff.SPts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia98014732953
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa97022412344
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand96031992240
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Development9306-1221322
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka8305-581423
Flag of England.svg England8107-3291114
Flag of India.svg India8206-404814
9 October 2011
Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
116 (2)
v
Flag of England.svg England
86 (2)
Sri Lanka won by 30 runs
 
 
09:00
Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Dilshan Vitharana
  • Points: Sri Lanka 5, England 2.
9 October 2011
South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
76 (2)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Development
57 (2)
South Africa won by 19 runs
 
 
09:00
Scoresheet
  • Points: South Africa 5, South Africa Development 2.
9 October 2011
India Flag of India.svg
46 (0)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
146 (4)
Australia won by 100 runs
 
 
11:15
Scoresheet
  • Points: Australia 7, India 0.
9 October 2011
South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
84 (4)
v
Flag of India.svg India
24 (0)
South Africa won by 60 runs
 
 
15:45
Scoresheet
  • Points: South Africa 7, India 0.
9 October 2011
Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
71 (0)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
139 (4)
New Zealand won by 68 runs
 
 
15:45
Scoresheet
  • Points: New Zealand 7, Sri Lanka 0.
9 October 2011
England Flag of England.svg
42 (0)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
134 (4)
Australia won by 92 runs
 
 
18:00
Scoresheet
  • Points: Australia 7, England 0.
9 October 2011
South Africa Development Flag of South Africa.svg
73 (0)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
114 (4)
New Zealand won by 41 runs
 
 
20:15
Scoresheet
  • Points: New Zealand 7, South Africa Development 0.
10 October 2011
Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
95 (2)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Development
96 (2)
South Africa Development won by 1 run
 
 
09:00
Scoresheet
  • Points: South Africa Development 5, Sri Lanka 2.
10 October 2011
Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
44 (1)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
111 (3)
South Africa won by 67 runs
 
 
13:30
Scoresheet
  • Points: South Africa 6, Sri Lanka 1.
10 October 2011
New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg
46 (1)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
116 (3)
Australia won by 70 runs
 
 
13:30
Scoresheet
  • Points: Australia 6, New Zealand 1.
10 October 2011
England Flag of England.svg
92 (1)
v
Flag of India.svg India
100 (3)
India won by 8 runs
 
 
13:30
Scoresheet
  • Points: India 6, England 1.
10 October 2011
England Flag of England.svg
83 (1)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
167 (3)
New Zealand won by 84 runs
 
 
18:00
Scoresheet
  • Points: New Zealand 6, England 1.
10 October 2011
Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
104 (2)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
95 (2)
Australia won by 9 runs
 
 
20:15
Scoresheet
  • Points: Australia 5, South Africa 2.
10 October 2011
South Africa Development Flag of South Africa.svg
108 (3)
v
Flag of India.svg India
97 (1)
South Africa Development won by 11 runs
 
 
20:15
Scoresheet
  • Points: South Africa Development 6, India 1.
11 October 2011
India Flag of India.svg
44 (0)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
160 (4)
New Zealand won by 116 runs
 
 
09:00
Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of New Zealand.svg Tim Papps
  • Points: New Zealand 7, India 0.
11 October 2011
South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
94 (2)
v
Flag of England.svg England
76 (2)
South Africa won by 18 runs
 
 
11:15
Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of England.svg Clinton McCabe
  • Points: South Africa 5, England 2.
11 October 2011
Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
79 (1)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
143 (3)
Australia won by 64 runs
 
 
11:15
Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Wichura
  • Points: Australia 6, Sri Lanka 1.
11 October 2011
South Africa Development Flag of South Africa.svg
151 (3)
v
Flag of England.svg England
41 (1)
South Africa Development won by 110 runs
 
 
15:45
Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of South Africa.svg Vaughn van Berkel
  • Points: South Africa Development 6, England 1.
11 October 2011
Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
127 (3)
v
Flag of India.svg India
51 (1)
Sri Lanka won by 76 runs
 
 
18:00
Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Ruwan Chandrakumar
  • Points: Sri Lanka 6, India 1.
11 October 2011
South Africa Development Flag of South Africa.svg
55 (1)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
127 (3)
Australia won by 72 runs
 
 
20:15
Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jarred Leach
  • Points: Australia 6, South Africa Development 1.
11 October 2011
South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
85 (2)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
91 (2)
New Zealand won by 6 runs
 
 
20:15
Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of New Zealand.svg Marius Lubbe
  • Points: New Zealand 5, South Africa 2.
Bottom 3
12 October 2011
Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
99 (2)
v
Flag of India.svg India
100 (2)
India won by 1 run
 
 
15:45
Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Ruwan Chandrakumar
  • Points: India 5, Sri Lanka 2.
13 October 2011
Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
147 (3)
v
Flag of England.svg England
110 (1)
Sri Lanka won by 37 runs
 
 
11:15
Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Ruwan Chandrakumar
  • Points: Sri Lanka 6, England 1.
13 October 2011
England Flag of England.svg
175 (3)
v
Flag of India.svg India
125 (1)
England won by 50 runs
 
 
15:45
Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of England.svg Ian Leach
  • Points: England 6, India 1.
Top 4
12 October 2011
Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
110 (4)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
62 (0)
Australia won by 48 runs
 
 
18:00
Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vinesh Bennett
  • Points: Australia 7, New Zealand 0.
12 October 2011
South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
113 (3)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Development
62 (1)
South Africa won by 51 runs
 
 
20:15
Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of South Africa.svg Yergesh Naidoo (South Africa)
  • Points: South Africa 6, South Africa Development 1.
13 October 2011
South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
83 (2)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
70 (2)
South Africa won by 13 runs
 
 
09:00
Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Spargo
  • Points: South Africa 5, Australia 2.
13 October 2011
South Africa Development Flag of South Africa.svg
98 (1)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
128 (3)
New Zealand won by 30 runs
 
 
11:15
Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of New Zealand.svg Matthew Henderson
  • Points: New Zealand 6, South Africa Development 1.
13 October 2011
Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
92 (4)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Development
61 (0)
Australia won by 31 runs
 
 
18:00
Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Travis Baker
  • Points: Australia 7, South Africa Development 0.
13 October 2011
South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
81 (3)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
53 (1)
South Africa won by 28 runs
 
 
20:15
Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of South Africa.svg Stephan Le Roux
  • Points: South Africa 6, New Zealand 1.

Finals

Bottom 3

Bottom 3 Playoff Bottom 3 Plate Final
5 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka126 (2)
6 Flag of England.svg England115 (2)6 Flag of England.svg England 124 (2)
7 Flag of India.svg India 91 (2)
14 October 2011
England Flag of England.svg
115 (2)
v
Flag of India.svg India
91 (2)
England won by 24 runs
 
 
18:00
Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of England.svg Adam Breakspear
  • England advances to Plate Final.
15 October 2011
England Flag of England.svg
124 (2)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
126 (2)
Sri Lanka won by 2 runs
 
 
08:00
Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of England.svg Clinton McCabe
  • Sri Lanka wins the Plate.

Top 4

QuarterfinalsSemifinalFinal
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia81 (2)1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia94 (2)
2 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa33 (2)2 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa55 (2)
2 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa70 (2)
4 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Dev.65 (2)
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand104 (1)
4 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Dev.105 (3)
14 October 2011
Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
81 (2)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
33 (2)
Australia won by 48 runs
 
 
13:30

Quarterfinal

Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of South Africa.svg Neil Burger
  • Australia advances to Grand Final. South Africa drops to Semifinal.
14 October 2011
South Africa Development Flag of South Africa.svg
105 (3)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
104 (1)
South Africa Development won by 1 run
 
 
13:30

Quarterfinal

Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of South Africa.svg Morne Swart
  • South Africa Development advances to Semifinal. New Zealand is eliminated.
14 October 2011
South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
70 (2)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Development
65 (2)
South Africa won by 5 runs
 
 
18:00

Semifinal

Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of South Africa.svg Andre Venter (South Africa Development)
  • South Africa advances to Grand Final. South Africa Development is eliminated.
15 October 2011
Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
94 (2)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
55 (2)
Australia won by 39 runs
 
 
14:45

Grand Final

Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jarred Leach
  • Australia wins 2014 Indoor Cricket World Cup Men's Open.

Ladies Open

Format

In the initial phase, the 5 teams will play a round-robin tournament whereby each team plays each one of the other teams twice. After 8 games, a play-off system resembling 2002-08 Super League Top Six format is played.

Group stage points are awarded as follows:
Win: 3 points + Bonus points.
Tied: 1.5 points + Bonus points.
Loss: Bonus points.
Bonus points: 1 point for each skin won, regardless of match result.

Group stage

TeamPldWTLDiff.SPts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia88008072852
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa86026822442
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Development8305-2411322
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales8305-473918
Flag of England.svg England8008-77566
9 October 2011
Wales Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
4 (0)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
136 (4)
Australia won by 132 runs
 
 
11:15
Scoresheet
  • Points: Australia 7, Wales 0.
9 October 2011
South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
130 (3)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Development
92 (1)
South Africa won by 38 runs
 
 
13:30
Scoresheet
  • Points: South Africa 6, South Africa Development 1.
9 October 2011
South Africa Development Flag of South Africa.svg
148 (3)
v
Flag of England.svg England
76 (1)
South Africa Development won by 72 runs
 
 
18:00
Scoresheet
  • Points: South Africa Development 6, England 1.
9 October 2011
Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
108 (2)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
101 (2)
Australia won by 7 runs
 
 
20:15
Scoresheet
  • Points: Australia 5, South Africa 2.
10 October 2011
South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
149 (4)
v
Flag of England.svg England
50 (0)
South Africa won by 99 runs
 
 
11:15
Scoresheet
  • Points: South Africa 7, England 0.
10 October 2011
South Africa Development Flag of South Africa.svg
125 (3)
v
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
140 (1)
Wales won by 15 runs
 
 
11:15
Scoresheet
  • Points: Wales 4, South Africa Development 3.
10 October 2011
South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
160 (3)
v
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
3 (1)
South Africa won by 157 runs
 
 
15:45
Scoresheet
  • Points: South Africa 6, Wales 1
10 October 2011
Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
160 (4)
v
Flag of England.svg England
-23 (0)
Australia won by 183 runs
 
 
18:00
Scoresheet
  • Points: Australia 7, England 0.
11 October 2011
South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
122 (3)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Development
47 (1)
South Africa won by 75 runs
 
 
13:30
Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of South Africa.svg Bennita van der Merwe (South Africa)
  • Points: South Africa 6, South Africa Development 1.
11 October 2011
Wales Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
62 (0)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
166 (4)
Australia won by 104 runs
 
 
13:30
Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rikki-Lee Rimmington
  • Points: Australia 7, Wales 0.
11 October 2011
Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
150 (4)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Development
-2 (0)
Australia won by 152 runs
 
 
18:00
Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rebecca Cook
  • Points: Australia 7, South Africa Development 0.
11 October 2011
England Flag of England.svg
90 (1)
v
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
102 (3)
Wales won by 12 runs
 
 
20:15
Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of England.svg Lisa Pagett
  • Points: Wales 6, England 1.
12 October 2011
Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
141 (3)
v
Flag of England.svg England
65 (1)
Australia won by 76 runs
 
 
13:30
Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melissa Mayers
  • Points: Australia 6, England 1.
12 October 2011
South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
195 (4)
v
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
49 (0)
South Africa won by 146 runs
 
 
13:30
Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of South Africa.svg Mari Taljaard
  • Points: South Africa 7, Wales 0.
12 October 2011
South Africa Development Flag of South Africa.svg
133 (3)
v
Flag of England.svg England
69 (1)
South Africa Development won by 64 runs
 
 
18:00
Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Homann
  • Points: South Africa Development 6, England 1.
12 October 2011
South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
101 (1)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
120 (3)
Australia won by 19 runs
 
 
20:15
Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neisha Iles
  • Points: Australia 6, South Africa 1.
13 October 2011
England Flag of England.svg
36 (2)
v
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
112 (2)
Wales won by 76 runs
 
 
09:00
Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rebecca Williams
  • Points: Wales 5, England 2.
13 October 2011
Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
145 (4)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Development
11 (0)
Australia won by 134 runs
 
 
11:15
Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rebecca Cook
  • Points: Australia 7, South Africa Development 0.
13 October 2011
Wales Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
67 (2)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Development
104 (2)
South Africa Development won by 37 runs
 
 
15:45
Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of South Africa.svg Amy Bathgate
  • Points: South Africa Development 5, Wales 2.
13 October 2011
England Flag of England.svg
-11 (0)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
182 (4)
South Africa won by 193 runs
 
 
20:15
Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of South Africa.svg Hilda Nienaber
  • Points: South Africa 7, England 0.

Finals

EliminatorSemi-finalsPreliminary finalGrand final
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia107 (2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia66 (2)
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa91 (2) Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa33 (2)
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa106 (3)
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Dev.35 (1)
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Dev.105 (2)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales87 (2)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales99 (4)
Flag of England.svg England63 (0)
14 October 2011
England Flag of England.svg
63 (0)
v
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
99 (4)
Wales won by 36 runs
 
 
11:15

Play-off

Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rebecca Williams
  • Wales advances to Quarterfinal.
14 October 2011
Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
107 (2)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
91 (2)
Australia won by 16 runs
 
 
11:15

Quarterfinal

Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of South Africa.svg Hanri Strydom
  • Australia advances to Grand Final. South Africa drops to Semifinal.
14 October 2011
South Africa Development Flag of South Africa.svg
105 (2)
v
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
87 (2)
South Africa Development won by 18 runs
 
 
15:45

Quarterfinal

Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rebecca Williams
  • South Africa Development advances to Semifinal.
14 October 2011
South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
106 (3)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Development
35 (1)
South Africa won by 71 runs
 
 
20:15

Semifinal

Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of South Africa.svg Celeste Rennie (South Africa)
  • South Africa advances to Grand Final.
15 October 2011
South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
33 (2)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
66 (2)
Australia won by 33 runs
 
 
12:30

Grand Final

Scoresheet
Player of the match: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Amy Wills
  • Australia wins 2011 Indoor Cricket World Cup Ladies Open

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Indoor Cricket World Cup Draw", last accessed 29 October 2014.
  2. "Indoor Cricket World", last accessed 29 October 2014.
  3. "Indoor Cricket World Cup Men's Results". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  4. "Indoor Cricket World Cup Women's Results". Retrieved 29 October 2014.

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The 2022 ACA Africa T20 Cup was a cricket tournament played in Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa. The finals tournament were originally scheduled to be held in September 2019, but were moved to March 2020, with the original host city being Nairobi, Kenya. On 9 March 2020, the tournament was postponed again due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in line with the Kenyan government's 30-day ban on international gatherings. The tournament was eventually rescheduled for September 2022.

The 2017–18 CSA Women's Provincial League was the 23rd edition of South Africa's provincial one-day cricket tournament. It ran from October 2017 to April 2018, with 16 provincial teams taking part. Western Province beat Gauteng in the final to win their eighth one-day title.

The 2023–24 CSA Women's T20 Challenge is the ongoing 11th edition of South Africa's provincial Twenty20 cricket tournament. The tournament is taking place from October 2023 to April 2024, with 16 teams competing in three divisions. Central Gauteng are the defending champions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup qualification</span> Qualification process for 2026 T20WC

The 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup qualification is the process by which teams will qualify for the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. A series of regional qualification tournaments will determine the teams which will take part in the tournament.