ICC World Cricket League Championship

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WCL Championship
ICC World Cricket League Championship.jpg
Administrator ICC
Format One Day International & List A
First edition 2007
Latest edition 2015-17
Number of teamsSix (2007 and 2010)
Eight (since 2011)
Current championFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (1st title)
Most successfulCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland (2 titles)
Most runs Flag of Scotland.svg Kyle Coetzer(ODI:663 & List-A:1169) [1] [2]
Most wicketsODI: Flag of Scotland.svg Alasdair Evans(15) [3] List-A: Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mudassar Bukhari(32) [4]

The ICC World Cricket League Championship was the top division of the World Cricket League (WCL). It formed the qualification process for the Cricket World Cup.

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The WCL Championship was originally known as World Cricket League Division One, and was played twice under that name (in 2007 and 2010). Those were hosted as standalone tournaments, but a new format was subsequently introduced in which competing teams play multiple games against each other over several years (mirroring the Intercontinental Cup, a first-class competition). All matches in the WCL Championship hold List A status, while matches between higher-ranking teams hold One Day International (ODI) status.

History

The first WCL Division One tournament in 2007 featured the top six teams from the 2005 ICC Trophy, while the 2010 tournament featured the top six teams from the 2009 World Cup Qualifier. Two teams from WCL Division Two were added for the 2011–13 WCL Championship, making eight teams in total. The top two teams from the 2011–13 competition (Ireland and Afghanistan) gained automatic qualification for the 2015 World Cup. They were subsequently promoted to the ICC ODI Championship, although the 2015–17 WCL Championship remained an eight-team competition as two additional teams were promoted from Division Two.

Results

EditionHostFinal
VenueWinnerResultRunner-up
2007 Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Nairobi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
158/2 (37.5 overs)
Kenya won by 8 wickets
scorecard
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
155 (47 overs)
2010 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Amsterdam Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
233/4 (44.5 overs)
Ireland won by 6 wickets
scorecard
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
232 (48.5 overs)
2011–13 no single hostno finalCricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
24 points
Ireland won on points
points table
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
19 points
2015–17 no single hostno finalFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
22 points
Netherlands won on points

points table

Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
19 points

Performance by team

Legend
Team 2007 2010 2011
–13
2015
–17
Total
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 3rd2ndODI2
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 6th1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4th5th8th3
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 3rd1
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 5th1st1stODI3
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1st6th6th5th4
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 7th8th2
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 7th1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3rd4th4th1st4
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 4th1
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2nd2nd5th2nd4
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 3rd6th2

Player statistics

EditionMost runsMost wicketsMVPRef
2007 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ashish Bagai (345) Flag of Kenya.svg Peter Ongondo (15) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ashish Bagai
[5]
2010 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Cooper (408) Cricket Ireland flag.svg Alex Cusack (10) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Cooper
[6]
2011–13 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Shaiman Anwar (625) Flag of Namibia.svg Christi Viljoen (23)
[7]
2015–17 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Anshuman Rath (678) Flag of Hong Kong.svg Nadeem Ahmed (24)
[8]

See also

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