2017 ICC World Cricket League Asia Region Division One

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2017 ICC World Cricket League Asia Region Division One
Dates22 April–1 May 2017
Administrator(s) International Cricket Council
Cricket format Limited-overs (50 overs)
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Participants7

The 2017 ICC World Cricket League Asia Region Division One was an international cricket tournament that took place in Chiang Mai, Thailand. [1] The teams competing in the tournament were hosts Thailand, Bhutan, Bahrain, China, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. The winner of the qualifier progressed to ICC WCL Division 5 which was staged in September 2017.

Cricket Team sport played with bats and balls

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a 20-metre (22-yard) pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striking the ball bowled at the wicket with the bat, while the bowling and fielding side tries to prevent this and dismiss each player. Means of dismissal include being bowled, when the ball hits the stumps and dislodges the bails, and by the fielding side catching the ball after it is hit by the bat, but before it hits the ground. When ten players have been dismissed, the innings ends and the teams swap roles. The game is adjudicated by two umpires, aided by a third umpire and match referee in international matches. They communicate with two off-field scorers who record the match's statistical information.

Chiang Mai City-municipality in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand

Chiang Mai sometimes written as "Chiengmai" or "Chiangmai" is the largest city in northern Thailand. It is the capital of Chiang Mai Province and was a former capital of the kingdom of Lan Na (1296–1768), which later became the Kingdom of Chiang Mai, a tributary state of Siam from 1774 to 1899, and finally the seat of princely rulers until 1939. It is 700 km (435 mi) north of Bangkok near the highest mountains in the country. The city sits astride the Ping River, a major tributary of the Chao Phraya River.

Thailand Constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia

Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and formerly known as Siam, is a country at the centre of the Southeast Asian Indochinese peninsula composed of 76 provinces. At 513,120 km2 (198,120 sq mi) and over 68 million people, Thailand is the world's 50th largest country by total area and the 21st-most-populous country. The capital and largest city is Bangkok, a special administrative area. Thailand is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the southern extremity of Myanmar. Its maritime boundaries include Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand to the southeast, and Indonesia and India on the Andaman Sea to the southwest. Although nominally a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy, the most recent coup in 2014 established a de facto military dictatorship.

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Teams

Seven teams invited by ICC for the tournament:

Saudi Arabia national cricket team

The Saudi Arabia national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Saudi Arabia in international cricket. The team is organised by the Saudi Cricket Centre, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2003 and associate member in 2016. Saudi Arabia made its international debut at the 2004 ACC Trophy in Malaysia, and has since played regularly in Asian Cricket Council (ACC) tournaments. After finishing second in the 2014 ACC Elite League, the team qualified for the World Cricket League for the first time. Saudi Arabia was due to compete in the 2015 Division Six event, but members of the team were denied visas by the host country, forcing the team to withdraw.

The Qatar national cricket team is the team that represents the State of Qatar in international cricket. The team is organised by the Qatar Cricket Association, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1999 and an associate member since 2017. Qatar made its international debut in 1979, at an invitational tournament that also included Bahrain, Kuwait, and Sharjah. The team's first Asian Cricket Council (ACC) event was the 2002 ACC Trophy in Singapore. For a period during the 2000s, Qatar was one of the top-ranked non-Test teams in Asia – at the 2004 ACC Trophy, the team placed fourth. However, Qatar has since been relegated to the lower divisions of the ACC system, and has failed to qualify for any World Cricket League events.

Kuwait national cricket team

The Kuwait national cricket team is the team that represents the State of Kuwait in international cricket. The team is organised by the Kuwait Cricket Association, which has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 2005, having previously been an affiliate member since 1998. Kuwait made its international debut in 1979, but has only played regularly at international level since the early 2000s, appearing regularly in Asian Cricket Council tournaments since then. Beginning in the early 2010s, the side appeared in several World Cricket League events, although it was relegated back to regional level after the 2013 Division Six tournament.

Points table

TeamPWLTNRPoints NRR Status
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 6510010+2.665Qualify for 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 6510010+2.472Did not Qualify for 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 642008+0.652
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 633006+0.676
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 633004+0.496
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 615002-1.943
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 606000–6.801

Source: Cricinfo [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Seven teams battle for top spot in 2017 ICC WCL - Asia". icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "ICC World Cricket League Asia Region Division One 2017 Scores, Fixtures, Tables & News - ESPNcricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
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