ICC World Cricket League Division Four

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WCL Division Four
Administrator ICC
Format 50 overs
First edition 2008
Latest edition 2018
Tournament format Round robin, playoffs
Number of teams6
Current championFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Most successfulFlag of the United States.svg  United States (2 titles)

ICC World Cricket League Division Four forms part of the World Cricket League (WCL) system. Like all other divisions, WCL Division Four is contested as a standalone tournament rather than as an actual league.

Contents

The inaugural Division Four tournament was held in 2008, hosted by Tanzania. Subsequent tournaments have been held in 2010 (in Italy), 2012 (in Malaysia), 2014 (in Singapore), and 2016 (in the United States). Both the number of teams (six) and tournament format (round-robin followed by playoffs) have remained unchanged between editions. Because the WCL operates on a system of promotion and relegation, teams generally only participate in one or two Division Four tournaments before being either promoted to Division Three or relegated to Division Five. In total, sixteen teams have played in at least one Division Four tournament. Afghanistan and Hong Kong, the inaugural Division Four finalists, have gone on to much greater success, both currently holding One Day International (ODI) status.

Results

YearHost(s)Venue(s)Final
WinnerResultRunner-up
2008 Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Dar es Salaam Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
179 (49.4 overs)
Afghanistan won by 57 runs
scorecard
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
122 (45 overs)
2010 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Bologna Flag of the United States.svg  United States
188/2 (21.4 overs)
United States won by 8 wickets
scorecard
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
185/9 (50 overs)
2012 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
147/2 (28 overs)
Nepal won by 8 wickets
scorecard
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
145 (48.1 overs)
2014 Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Singapore Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
235/7 (50 overs)
Malaysia won by 57 runs
scorecard
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
178 (46.1 overs)
2016 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Los Angeles Flag of the United States.svg  United States
208 (49.4 overs)
United States won by 13 runs
scorecard
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
195/9 (50 overs)
2018 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
Bandar Kinrara
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
8 points
Uganda won on points
table
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
6 points

Performance by team

Legend
Team Flag of Tanzania.svg
2008
Flag of Italy.svg
2010
Flag of Malaysia.svg
2012
Flag of Singapore.svg
2014
Flag of the United States.svg
2016
Flag of Malaysia.svg
2018
nextTotal
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 1st1
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 6th1
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 4th6th2
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands 5th1
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4th3rd3rd2nd4
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 5th1
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 2nd1
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3rd2nd4th6th4
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey 6th6th5th4thQ5
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 5th1st3rdQ4
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 3rd1st2
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 5th2nd2
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 3rd2nd2
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 4th4th6th3
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1st1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1st2nd1st3
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 5th1

Player statistics

YearMost runsMost wicketsRef
2008 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hussain Butt (267) Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Hamid Hassan (16)
[1]
2010 Flag of Italy.svg Peter Petricola (235) Flag of Nepal.svg Basanta Regmi (14)
[2]
2012 Flag of the United States.svg Sushil Nadkarni (238) Flag of Nepal.svg Basanta Regmi (21)
[3]
2014 Flag of Singapore.svg Chaminda Ruwan (343) Flag of Malaysia.svg Shahrulnizam Yusof (16)
[4]
2016 Flag of Jersey.svg Corey Bisson (242) Flag of Denmark.svg Aftab Ahmed (14)
Flag of the United States.svg Timil Patel (14)
[5]
2018 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ahmed Faiz (298) Flag of Uganda.svg Mohammed Irfan (15)
[6]

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