2011–2013 ICC World Cricket League Championship explained

2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship
Administrator:International Cricket Council
Cricket Format:List A and One Day International
Tournament Format:Round-robin
Participants:8
Matches:56
Previous Tournament:2010 ICC World Cricket League Division One
Previous Year:2010
Next Tournament:2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship
Next Year:2015–17

The 2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship (originally named the Intercontinental Cup One-Day) was the first edition of the ICC World Cricket League Championship, though the competition had been previously run under the name ICC World Cricket League Division One. It ran from June 2011 until October 2013, in parallel with the first-class 2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup, and was contested by the same eight associate and affiliate member teams.

Format

The eight qualifiers were the six teams from 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division One:

and the top two teams from 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two:

The tournament comprised a round robin format. Matches between teams from Division One had full One-Day International status, while matches featuring one or both of the Division Two teams had List A status.

The top two teams qualified for the 2015 Cricket World Cup, with the remaining six teams entering a further World Cup qualifying tournament to decide the final two World Cup places.[1]

Fixtures

The breakdown of fixtures was as follows:[2] During each round, each team played against their opponent twice.

RoundWindowHome teamAway teamMatch statusResult
1June – July 2011List A2–0
ODI2–0
List A1–1
ODI0–2
2September – October 2011ODI2–0
List A0–2
ODI2–0
List A0–2
3March – April 2012ODI1–1
List A2–0
ODI1–1
List A1–1
4June – July 2012ODI1–0
List A1–1
ODI1–0
List A2–0
5March – April 2013ODI2–0
List A0–2
List A0–2
ODI2–0
6July – August 2013List A0–2
ODI2–0
ODI0–1
List A0–2
7September – October 2013ODI2–0
ODI2–0
ODI0–1
List A2–0

Matches

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Round 6

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Round 7

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Statistics

Most runs

The top five highest run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.[3]

Player Team Runs Inns Avg S/R HS 100s 50s
625 14 52.08 69.59 1 5
595 11 59.50 81.84 133 1 5
475 13 36.53 74.68 79 0 5
462 11 51.33 73.10 0 4
423 11 52.87 101.92 0 3

Most wickets

The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers in the tournament.[4]

Player Team Wkts Mts Ave S/R Econ BBI
23 14 21.78 30.7 4.25 4/40
21 13 17.00 30.2 3.28 4/24
21 14 23.80 31.8 4.49 4/32
20 13 18.35 30.9 3.56 5/12
19 14 14.36 24.80 3.474/25

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ICC spells out 2015 WC qualification plan. ESPNcricinfo. 11 October 2011. 11 October 2011.
  2. Web site: ICC Intercontinental Cup 2011–13 fixtures and participating teams announced. ICC. 17 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120406115611/http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/newsdetails.php?newsId=14966_1305637140. 6 April 2012. dead.
  3. Web site: Most runs. EPSNcricinfo. 19 September 2011.
  4. Web site: Most wickets. ESPNcricinfo. 19 September 2011.