2012–2018 World Cricket League

2012–18 ICC World Cricket League

Administrator(s)	International Cricket Council
Cricket format	One Day International List A
Tournament format(s)	League system
Host(s)	Various
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A series of ICC World Cricket League tournaments and the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier were played between 2012 and 2018 and formed part of the Cricket World Cup qualification process for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. It was the third time the World Cricket League was used for World Cup qualification. At the conclusion of the previous cycle, the competition was composed of eight divisions ^[1] but in 2014, ICC reduced Division 7 and Division 8. In addition, a series of qualifying regional tournaments were played.

Background

On 28 January 2015, the ICC announced ^[2] that the leading two associate sides, Ireland and Afghanistan, would be promoted to the ICC ODI Championship for the period until the 2019 World Cup. This promotion guaranteed both associate sides entry to the final Cricket World Cup qualifier, and an opportunity to qualify directly through the ODI championship.

As a consequence, both teams were removed from the World Cricket League one-day programme, and Kenya and Nepal, who had missed out on promotion to World Cricket League Championship days before, were promoted to the Championship.

List of tournaments

Details	Dates	Host nation(s)	Final
			Venue	Winner	Result	Runner-up
2012 Division Eight	17–23 September 2012	Samoa	Faleata Oval No 1, Apia	Vanuatu 222/9 (50 overs)	Vanuatu won by 39 runs Scorecard	Ghana 183 (42.5 overs)
2013 Division Seven	6-13 April 2013	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	21–28 July 2013	Jersey	N/A	Jersey 10 points	Jersey topped points table	Nigeria 8 points
2014 Division Five	6–13 March 2014	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	21–28 June 2014	Singapore	Kallang, Singapore	Malaysia 235/7 (50 overs)	Malaysia won by 57 runs Scorecard	Singapore 178 (46.1 overs)
2014 Division Three	23–30 October 2014	Malaysia	Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur	Nepal 223 (49.5 overs)	Nepal won by 62 runs Scorecard	Uganda 161 (44.1 overs)
2015 Division Two	17–25 January 2015	Namibia	Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek	Netherlands 213-2 (41 overs)	Netherlands won by 8 wickets Scorecard	Namibia 212 (49.2 overs)
2015 Division Six	7–13 September 2015	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	21–28 May 2016	Jersey	Grainville Cricket Ground, Saint Saviour	Jersey 194/7 (50 overs)	Jersey won by 44 runs Scorecard	Oman 150 (45.3 overs)
2016 Division Four	29 October – 5 November 2016	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)
2017 Division Three	23–30 May 2017	Uganda	Lugogo Stadium, Kampala	Oman 50/2 (4.3 overs)	No result (Oman topped points table) Scorecard	Canada 176/3 (38 overs)
2015-17 Championship	15 May 2015 – 8 December 2017	Various	N/A	Netherlands 22 points	Points Table	Scotland 19 points
2018 Division Two	8–15 February 2018	Namibia	Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek	United Arab Emirates 277/4 (50 overs)	United Arab Emirates won by 7 runs Scorecard	Nepal 270/8 (50 overs)
2018 WC Qualifier	4–25 March 2018	Zimbabwe	Harare Sports Club, Harare	Afghanistan 206/3 (40.4 overs)	Afghanistan won by 7 wickets Scorecard	West Indies 204 (46.5 overs)

Tournament results

Team	Division at start	2012	2013		2014			2015		2016		2017		2018		Division at end
		Div 8	Div 7	Div 6	Div 5	Div 4	Div 3	Div 2	Div 6	Div 5	Div 4	Div 3	C'ship	Div 2	WCQ
Hong Kong	C												3		10	2
Papua New Guinea	C												4		9	2
Scotland	C												2		4	C
United Arab Emirates	C												6	1	6	C
Kenya	2							3					5	6		3
Namibia	2							2 †					8	4		2
Nepal	3						1	4					7	2	8	C
Netherlands	2							1 †					1 [n 1]		7	C
Argentina	6			4												R
Bahrain	6			5												R
Belgium	R	4														R
Bermuda	3						6				4					4
Bhutan	R	8														R
Botswana	7		3						6							R
Canada	2							6				2		3		2
Cayman Islands	5				6				7							R
Denmark	4					3					3					4
Fiji	7		4						5							R
Germany	7		6													R
Ghana	R	2	5													R
Guernsey	5				5				2	3						5
Italy	4					4					6					5
Japan	8	3														R
Jersey	6			1	1	6				1	5					5
Kuwait	6			6												R
Malaysia	5				2	1	3					6				4
Nigeria	7		1	2	4					6						R
Norway	8	5							4							R
Oman	4					5				2	2	1		5		3
Samoa	R	6														R
Saudi Arabia	R								8 [n 2]							R
Singapore	4					2	4					3				3
Suriname	R	7							1	[n 3]						R
Tanzania	5				3					5						R
Uganda	3						2	5				5				4
United States	3						5				1	4				3
Vanuatu	8	1	2	3					3	4 [n 3]						R

Key

	Team with ODI status
C	Team played in the ICC World Cricket League Championship
	Team promoted to higher division
	Team remained in the same division
	Team relegated to a lower division
R	Team played in a regional tournament
†	Team qualified for the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup

1. When the World Cricket League was replaced with a three-league system in 2019, the Netherlands were assigned to the top-tier Super League by virtue of winning the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship.
2. Saudi Arabia failed to complete their matches due to problems obtaining visas.
3. Suriname qualified for but withdrew from the Division Five tournament due to an ICC investigation about the eligibility of some of their players. Vanuatu was their replacement. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "World Cricket League Structure". Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
2. "BBC Sport - Ireland & Afghanistan get 2019 World Cup qualification boost". Bbc.co.uk. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
3. "Suriname pull out of WCL Division 5". ESPN Cricinfo. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
4. "World Cricket League: Suriname withdraw from Division Five tournament in Jersey". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 March 2016.