2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six

2015 World Cricket League Division Six

Dates	7 – 13 September 2015
Administrator(s)	International Cricket Council (ICC)
Cricket format	50-over
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin, playoffs
Host(s)	England
Champions	Suriname
Participants	8
Matches played	18
Player of the series	Gavin Singh
Most runs	Matthew Stokes (241)
Most wickets	Muneshwar Patandin (17)
← 2013

The 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six was a limited-overs international cricket tournament that took place in England from 7 to 13 September 2015. The majority of matches were played at grounds in Essex, although two matches took place in Bishop's Stortford, in the neighbouring county of Hertfordshire. ^[1]

Three bids were received for the event, with Essex being named the host in February 2015, after defeating bids from Guernsey and Vanuatu. ^{[2] [3]} Eight teams participated in the tournament, which formed part of the 2012–18 World Cricket League and the qualification process for the 2019 World Cup. Three teams (the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, and Vanuatu) qualified based on their positions in earlier WCL tournaments, while the other five (Botswana, Fiji, Norway, Saudi Arabia, and Suriname) qualified after winning regional qualifiers. ^[4]

Saudi Arabia failed to arrive for the tournament after they were unable to secure visas for their team. ^{[5] [6]} As a result the ICC decided to cancel all of their matches in the tournament, with Group B being reduced to three teams, Cayman Islands, Vanuatu and Norway. ^[7]

The competition's final was played at the County Ground in Chelmsford, with Suriname defeating Guernsey by six wickets. Both teams were promoted to the 2016 Division Five tournament. However, in March 2016, Suriname withdrew from the Division Five tournament due to an ICC investigation about the eligibility of some of their players. ^{[8] [9]} Vanuatu, who finished third overall, were named as their replacement. ^[10]

Background

Qualification

Teams that qualified from previous WCL tournaments are:

•   Guernsey (5th in 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Five)
•   Cayman Islands (6th in 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Five)
•   Vanuatu (3rd in 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Six)

Further five teams qualified through regional competitions.

•   Suriname (Americas)
•   Saudi Arabia (Asia)
•   Fiji (East Asia Pacific)
•   Botswana (Africa)
•   Norway (Europe)

Preparation

Vanuatu prepared for the tournament by playing against teams in Australia and the Netherlands. In Australia, they played against the Penrith District Cricket Club, a team in the Sydney Grade Cricket competition, while in the Netherlands they played a three-game series against the Dutch national A-team (Netherlands A). ^[11] Their previous major tournament was the Pacific Games cricket tournament in July 2015, which they won. Fiji did not field a side at the Pacific Games in favour of focusing on its WCL campaign, ^[12] and played a series of warm-up games against English club sides. ^[13]

Squads

Botswana [14] Coach: Joseph Angara	Cayman Islands [15] Coach: Pearson Best	Guernsey [16] Coach: Nic Pothas	Fiji [17] Coach: Shane Jurgensen
Karabo Motlhanka (c) Dhruv Maisura Inzimamul Master Nabil Master Karabo Modise Gaolape Mokokwe James Moses Rashaad Mosweu Reginald Nehonde Adithiya Rangaswamy Ameer Saiyed Waseem Tajbhay Thatayaone Tshose Russell Withey	Chris Palmer (c) Ryan Bovell Corey Cato Darren Cato Neil Coley Sacha DeAlwis Kervin Ebanks Alessandro Morris Ian Rotsey Ramon Sealy Troy Taylor Adrian Wright Conroy Wright Omar Willis	Jamie Nussbaumer (c) Lucas Barker Max Ellis Will Fazakerley Ben Ferbrache Dave Hooper Jordon Martel Jason Martin Oliver Newey Ollie Nightingale Tom Nightingale Tim Ravenscroft Matt Stokes James Wilkes-Green	Josefa Rika (c) Metuisela Beitaki Sakiusa Dokosobau Imran Khan Riyad Khan Jikoi Kida Karan Kumar Kunaal Kumar Rabici Lesuma Viliame Manakitoga Sekove Ravoka Giles Smith Jone Wesele Viliame Yabaki
Norway [15] Coach: Muhammad Haroon	Saudi Arabia [15]	Suriname [15]	Vanuatu [18] Coach: Shane Deitz
Raza Iqbal (c) Waqas Ahmed Damon Crawford Safir Hayat Suhail Iftikhar Wasif Jalal Sheraz Khalid Jawad Mir Ibrahim Mughal Vithyeswara Sarma Amad Sheikh Rahul Shinde Zeeshan Siddiqui Prateesh Thangavadivel	Shoaib Ali (c) Abdul Waheed Arslan Mushtaq Ibrar-ul-Haq Imran Azam Kamran Hadi Kashif Riaz Mazhar Abbasi Mohsin Rajput Muhammad Afzal Nadeem Javed Sajid Saeed Shahbaz Rasheed Waqas Ausaf	Mohindra Boodram (c) Wasim Akram Banerd Bailey Mohan Balkaran Hemradj Basropansingh Yuvraj Dayal Sauid Drepaul Arun Gokoel Vejai Hirlal Khemraj Jaikaran Muneshwar Patandin Shazam Ramjohn Vishwar Shaw Gavin Singh	Andrew Mansale (c) Callum Blake Jelany Chilia Jonathon Dunn Worford Kalworai Trevor Langa Patrick Matautaava Nalin Nipiko Simpson Obed Joshua Rasu Apolinaire Stephen Kenny Tari Ronald Tari Niko Unavalu

Group stages

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
Guernsey	3	3	0	0	0	6	+2.553
Suriname	3	2	1	0	0	4	–0.041
Botswana	3	1	2	0	0	2	–1.224
Fiji	3	0	3	0	0	0	–1.340

7 September 10:30 Scorecard

Botswana   216 (50 overs)	v	Suriname 217/5 (42.2 overs)

Suriname won by 5 wickets Kelvedon and Feering Cricket Club, Kelvedon, Essex Player of the match: Gavin Singh (Sur)

• Botswana won the toss and elected to bat.

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7 September 10:30 Scorecard

Guernsey   287/7 (50 overs)	v	Fiji 99 (37.5 overs)

Guernsey won by 188 runs Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester, Essex Player of the match: Oliver Newey (Gue)

• Fiji won the toss and elected to field.

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8 September 10:30 Scorecard

Fiji   205 (48.4 overs)	v	Suriname 207/4 (49.4 overs)

Suriname won by 6 wickets Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester, Essex Player of the match: Gavin Singh (Sur)

• Fiji won the toss and elected to bat.

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8 September 10:30 Scorecard

Guernsey   313/3 (50 overs)	v	Botswana 162 (43.3 overs)

Guernsey won by 151 runs Frinton-on-Sea Cricket Club, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex Player of the match: Matthew Stokes (Gue)

• Guernsey won the toss and elected to bat.

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10 September 10:30 Scorecard

Fiji   211 (48.2 overs)	v	Botswana 214/8 (48.4 overs)

Botswana won by 2 wickets Coggeshall Cricket Club, Coggeshall, Essex

• Botswana won the toss and elected to field.

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10 September 10:30 Scorecard

Guernsey   239 (50 overs)	v	Suriname 195 (47 overs)

Guernsey won by 44 runs Halstead Cricket Club, Halstead, Essex Player of the match: Dave Hooper (Gue)

• Suriname won the toss and elected to field.

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
Vanuatu	2	2	0	0	0	4	+0.667
Norway	2	1	1	0	0	2	–0.140
Cayman Islands	2	0	2	0	0	0	–0.598
Saudi Arabia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

7 September 10:30 Scorecard

Cayman Islands   154 (48.1 overs)	v	Vanuatu 160/6 (40 overs)

Vanuatu won by 4 wickets Frinton-on-Sea Cricket Club, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex Player of the match: Andrew Mansale (Van)

• Cayman Islands won the toss and elected to bat.

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7 September 10:30 Scorecard

Norway	v	Saudi Arabia

Match cancelled Coggeshall, Essex

• Saudi Arabia failed to arrive in the country in time for the match. ^[5]

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8 September 10:30 Scorecard

Cayman Islands	v	Saudi Arabia

Match cancelled Kelvedon, Essex

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8 September 10:30 Scorecard

Norway   184/8 (50 overs)	v	Vanuatu 188/6 (46 overs)

Vanuatu won by 4 wickets West Mersea Cricket Club, West Mersea, Essex Player of the match: Joshua Rasu (Van)

• Norway won the toss and elected to bat.

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10 September 10:30 Scorecard

Norway   252/8 (50 overs)	v	Cayman Islands 244/9 (50 overs)

Norway won by 8 runs Kelvedon and Feering Cricket Club, Kelvedon, Essex Player of the match: Raza Iqbal (Nor)

• Norway won the toss and elected to bat.

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10 September 10:30 Scorecard

Vanuatu	v	Saudi Arabia

Match cancelled Colchester, Essex

Crossover matches

5th-place semi-finals

11 September 10:30 Scorecard

Botswana	v	Saudi Arabia

Match cancelled Feering, Essex

• Botswana qualified for the 5th-place playoff.

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11 September 10:30 Scorecard

Fiji   185 (47.4 overs)	v	Cayman Islands 95 (34.5 overs)

Fiji won by 90 runs Drapers Farm Sports Club, Maldon, Essex Player of the match: Kunaal Kumar (Fij)

• Cayman Islands won the toss and elected to field.
• Fiji qualified for the 5th-place playoff.

Main semi-finals

11 September 10:30 Scorecard

Guernsey   173 (48.4 overs)	v	Norway 151 (49.1 overs)

Guernsey won by 22 runs Frinton-on-Sea Cricket Club, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex Player of the match: Dave Hooper (Gue)

• Guernsey won the toss and elected to bat.
• Guernsey qualified for the final, Norway for the 3rd-place playoff.

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11 September 10:30 Scorecard

Vanuatu   140 (36.4 overs)	v	Suriname 141/6 (46.3 overs)

Suriname won by 4 wickets Coggeshall Cricket Club, Coggeshall, Essex Player of the match: Muneshwar Patandin (Sur)

• Suriname won the toss and elected to field.
• Suriname qualified for the final, Vanuatu for the 3rd-place playoff.

Playoffs

7th-place playoff

13 September 10:30 Scorecard

Saudi Arabia	v	Cayman Islands

Match cancelled Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

5th-place playoff

13 September 10:30 Scorecard

Fiji   235/9 (50 overs)	v	Botswana 102 (27.3 overs)

Fiji won by 133 runs Cricket Field Lane, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire Player of the match: Jone Wesele (Fij)

• Botswana won the toss and elected to field.

3rd-place playoff

13 September 10:30 Scorecard

Vanuatu   309/3 (50 overs)	v	Norway 159/8 (36 overs)

Vanuatu won by 91 runs (DLS method) Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester, Essex Player of the match: Jonathon Dunn (Van)

• Norway won the toss and elected to field.
• Norway's target was 251 runs in 36 overs.

Final

13 September 10:30 Scorecard

Guernsey   237 (49.5 overs)	v	Suriname 239/4 (45.1 overs)

Suriname won by 6 wickets County Ground, Chelmsford, Essex Player of the match: Gavin Singh (Sur)

• Suriname won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

Most runs

The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored, then by batting average, then alphabetically by surname.

Player	Team	Runs	Inns	Avg	Highest	100s	50s
Matthew Stokes	Guernsey	241	5	60.25	135*	1	0
Joshua Rasu	Vanuatu	222	4	55.50	95	0	2
Oliver Newey	Guernsey	210	5	52.50	129*	1	0
Suhail Iftikhar	Norway	207	4	51.75	71	0	2
Gavin Singh	Suriname	189	5	63.00	64	0	3

Source: ESPNcricinfo

Most wickets

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.

Player	Team	Overs	Wkts	Ave	SR	Econ	BBI
Muneshwar Patandin	Suriname	45.3	17	11.29	16.0	4.21	5/18
Gavin Singh	Suriname	46.0	13	12.00	21.2	3.39	5/42
Raza Iqbal	Norway	37.4	10	15.30	22.6	4.06	5/48
Jikoi Kida	Fiji	41.2	9	20.33	27.5	4.42	3/35
Imran Khan	Fiji	29.0	8	15.12	21.7	4.17	2/14

Source: ESPNcricinfo

Final standings

Position	Team	Status
1	Suriname [lower-alpha 1]	Promoted to 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
2	Guernsey
3	Vanuatu [lower-alpha 2]
4	Norway
5	Fiji
6	Botswana
7	Cayman Islands
8	Saudi Arabia

Notes

1. Suriname withdrew from Division Five and Vanuatu was invited to replace them.
2. Invited to Division Five

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External links

• Series home at ESPNCricinfo