2009–2014 ICC World Cricket League explained

2009–14 ICC World Cricket League
Administrator:	International Cricket Council
Cricket Format:	One Day International List A
Tournament Format:	Round-robin and Knockout
Previous Year:	2007–09
Previous Tournament:	2007–09 ICC World Cricket League
Next Year:	2012–18
Next Tournament:	2012–18 ICC World Cricket League

A series of ICC World Cricket League tournaments and the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier were played between 2009 and 2014 which formed part of the Cricket World Cup qualification process for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. It was the second time the World Cricket League was used for World Cup qualification. Following the establishment of the various leagues during the preceding cycle, it was composed of eight divisions.^[1] In addition, a series of qualifying regional tournaments were played. The divisions were played in roughly consecutive order, with the lower divisions played first. The top two from each division gained promotion to the following, higher division, meaning that some teams played in more than one division during the tournament.^[2] The first tournament, in May 2009, was the 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven in Guernsey.^[3]

Tournaments summary

Details	Dates	Host nation(s)	Final
Details	Dates	Host nation(s)	Venue	Winner	Result	Runner-up
2009 Division Seven	17–24 May 2009^[4] ^[5]		King George V Sports Ground, Castel	207/7 (46.1 overs)	Bahrain won by 3 wickets Scorecard	204/9 (50.0 overs)
2009 Division Six	29 August – 5 September 2009^[6]	Singapore	Kallang Cricket Ground, Singapore	242/8 (50.0 overs)	Singapore won by 68 runs Scorecard	174 all out (48.4 overs)
2010 Division Five	20–27 February 2010^[7]	Nepal	Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur	175/5 (46.5 overs)	Nepal won by 5 wickets Scorecard	172 all out (47.2 overs)
2010 Division One	1–10 July 2010	Netherlands	VRA Ground, Amstelveen	233/4 (44.5 overs)	Ireland won by 6 wickets Scorecard	232 all out (48.5 overs)
2010 Division Four	14–21 August 2010	Italy	Ovale di Rastignano, Pianoro	188/2 (21.4 overs)	United States won by 8 wickets Scorecard	185/9 (50 overs)
2010 Division Eight	6–12 November 2010	Kuwait	Kuwait Oil Company Hubara Ground, Ahmadi City	164/4 (33.1 overs)	Kuwait won by 6 wickets Scorecard	163/8 (50 overs)
2011 Division Three	22–29 January 2011	Hong Kong	Kowloon Cricket Club	207/6 (47.1 overs)	Hong Kong won by 4 wickets Scorecard	202 (50 overs)
2011 Division Two	8–15 April 2011	United Arab Emirates	DSC Cricket Stadium, Dubai	201/5 (45.3 overs)	United Arab Emirates won by 5 wickets Scorecard	200 (49.3 overs)
2011 Division Seven	1–8 May 2011	Botswana	Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone	219/9 (50 overs)	Kuwait won by 72 runs Scorecard	147 (36.5 overs)
2011 Division Six	17–24 September 2011	Malaysia	Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur	211/8 (49.3 overs)	Guernsey won by 2 wickets Scorecard	208/9 (50 overs)
2012 Division Five	18–25 February 2012	Singapore	Kallang Ground, Singapore	164/1 (26.4 overs)	Singapore won by 9 wickets Scorecard	159 (47 overs)
2012 Division Four	3–10 September 2012	Malaysia	Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur	147/2 (28 overs)	Nepal won by 8 wickets Scorecard	145 (48.1 overs)
2013 Division Three	28 April – 5 May 2013	Bermuda	National Stadium, Hamilton	153/5 (39.2 overs)	Nepal won by 5 wickets Scorecard	151/8 (50.0 overs)
2011–13 Championship	28 June – 4 October 2013	Various	No final	24 points	League Table	19 points
2014 WC Qualifier	2014	New Zealand	Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln	285/5 (50.0 Overs)	Scotland won by 41 runs Scorecard	244/9 (50.0 overs)

Teams

Team	Division at start	2009		2010				2011				2012		2013		2014	Division at end
Team	Division at start	Div Seven	Div Six	Div Five	Div One	Div Four	Div Eight	Div Three	Div Two	Div Seven	Div Six	Div Five	Div Four	Div Three	C'ship	WCQ	Division at end
	1				bgcolor=ffffcc	3										bgcolor=orange	2
	1				bgcolor=ffffcc	5										8†	bgcolor=ffcccc	8	2
	1				bgcolor=ffffcc	1										bgcolor=orange	1
	1				bgcolor=ffffcc	6										6†	bgcolor=ffcccc	5	2
	1				bgcolor=ffffcc	4										4†	bgcolor=ffcccc	7	2
	1				bgcolor=ffffcc	2										5†	bgcolor=orange	1
	4					bgcolor=ffcccc	6						bgcolor=ffcccc	6					6
	R						bgcolor=ffcccc	8										R
	7	bgcolor=ccffcc	1	bgcolor=ccffcc	2	3								bgcolor=ffcccc	5					6
	2								bgcolor=ffcccc	6					4			3
	R						bgcolor=ffcccc	7										R
	6		bgcolor=ffcccc	5							4							7
	4					bgcolor=ffcccc	5						4					5
	3							bgcolor=ffcccc	5					4				4
	5			bgcolor=ffcccc	6							bgcolor=ffcccc	6						7
	R						bgcolor=ccffcc	2			3							7
	7	bgcolor=ffcccc	6					bgcolor=ffcccc	6										R
	7	bgcolor=ccffcc	2	3								bgcolor=ccffcc	1	3					5
	3							bgcolor=ccffcc	1	bgcolor=ffffcc	4 †							bgcolor=ccffcc	3
	4					bgcolor=ccffcc	2		bgcolor=ffffcc	4						bgcolor=ffcccc	6			4
	7	4								bgcolor=ffcccc	6							8
	5			bgcolor=ffcccc	5							4						6
	R						bgcolor=ccffcc	1			bgcolor=ccffcc	1	3						6
	6		4								bgcolor=ccffcc	2	bgcolor=ccffcc	2	bgcolor=ffcccc	5				5
	2								bgcolor=ccffcc	2						7†	bgcolor=ffcccc	6	2
	5			bgcolor=ccffcc	1		bgcolor=ffffcc	3							bgcolor=ccffcc	1	bgcolor=ffffcc	1 †		bgcolor=ffffcc	9	3
	7	3								bgcolor=ccffcc	2	bgcolor=ffcccc	5						7
	6		bgcolor=ffcccc	6							bgcolor=ffcccc	5							8
	3							bgcolor=ffffcc	3						bgcolor=ffcccc	5			4
	3							bgcolor=ccffcc	2	bgcolor=ffffcc	3 †							bgcolor=ccffcc	4
	6		bgcolor=ccffcc	1	4								bgcolor=ccffcc	1	3				4
	7	bgcolor=ffcccc	5					bgcolor=ffcccc	5										R
	4					bgcolor=ffffcc	4							bgcolor=ffcccc	6				5
	2								bgcolor=ffcccc	5					bgcolor=ffffcc	2 †		bgcolor=ffffcc	10	3
	2								bgcolor=ccffcc	1						3†	bgcolor=orange	2
	5			bgcolor=ccffcc	2		bgcolor=ccffcc	1		bgcolor=ffcccc	6					bgcolor=ccffcc	2	3			3
	R						3										8
	R						bgcolor=ffcccc	4										R

Key
	Team with ODI status
	Team qualifies for 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup
C	Team qualifies for 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship
	Team promoted to a higher division
	Team remains in the division
	Team relegated to a lower division
R	Team qualified from or relegated to regional tournament
ODI	Team enters the main ODI rankings.
†	Team qualifies for 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier

Regional tournaments

2009–10

Regional tournaments
Africa	Americas	Asia	East Asia-Pacific	Europe
2010 Division Two 1st. 2nd. 3rd. 4th. 5th. 6th. qualify for 2010 Global Division Eight	2010 Division One 1st. 2nd. 3rd. 4th. 5th. 6th. relegated to 2012 Americas Division Two	2010 ACC Trophy Elite 1st. 2nd. 3rd. 4th. 5th. 6th. 7th. 8th. 9th. 10th.* and relegated to 2012 ACC Trophy Challenge withdrew due to visa problems	2009 EAP Division One 1st. 2nd. 3rd.	2010 Division One 1st. 2nd. 3rd. 4th. 5th. 6th.
2009 Division Three 1st. 2nd. 3rd. 4th. 5th. and promoted to 2010 Africa Division Two withdrew due to visa problems^[8]	2010 Division Two 1st. 2nd. 3rd. 4th. 5th. promoted to 2010 Americas Division One and qualify for 2010 Global Division Eight relegated to 2011 Americas Division Three	2010 ACC Trophy Challenge 1st. 2nd. 3rd. 4th. 5th. 6th. 7th. 8th. and qualify for 2012 ACC Trophy Elite	2009 EAP Division Two 1st. 2nd. 3rd. 4th. 5th. qualify for 2010 Global Division Eight	2010 Division Two 1st. 2nd. 3rd. 4th. 5th. 6th. qualify for 2010 Global Division Eight
	2009 Division Three 1st. 2nd. 3rd. 4th. promoted to 2010 Americas Division Two			2009 Division Three 1st. 2nd. 3rd. 4th. 5th. 6th. beat to qualify for 2010 Europe Division Two.^[9]
	2010 Division Four 1st. 2nd. 3rd.
				2009 Division Four 1st. 2nd. 3rd. 4th. 5th. 6th.
				2009 Division Five 1st. 2nd. 3rd. 4th. 5th. 6th.

Notes and References

Web site: World Cricket League Structure . https://web.archive.org/web/20120921043421/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/WCL7/DATABASE/ABOUT/structure.shtml . 21 September 2012 .
Web site: ICC World Cricket League . Williamson . Marc . Cricinfo . 28 April 2009 .
Web site: World Cup 2015 qualification starts now . 22 April 2009 . ESPNcricinfo .
Web site: New WCL division line-ups announced . Beyond the Boundary! . 16 November 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090209050914/http://caughtbehind.com/btb/new-wcl-division-line-ups-announced . 9 February 2009 . 28 April 2009 . live .
Web site: ICC expands World Cricket League . cricinfo.com . 17 November 2008 .
Web site: Important dates for Associate cricket. ESPNcricinfo. 11 August 2009.
Web site: Singapore and Bahrain score promotion to Division 5 . 4 September 2009 . International Cricket Council . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724140927/http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/newsdetails.php?newsId=1037 . 24 July 2011 .
Web site: Africa Division 3 Championship 2009 . cricketeurope4.net . https://web.archive.org/web/20120925065855/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2009/TOURNAMENTS/AFRICADIV3/about.shtml . 25 September 2012 .
Web site: Israel promoted to Europe Division 2 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111006212145/http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/the-icc/icc_members/europe/newsdetails.php?newsId=1575_1257140580 . 6 October 2011 . icc-cricket.yahoo.com .