2015 ICC Europe Division One explained

2015 ICC Europe Division One
Fromdate:9
Todate:13 May 2015
Administrator:International Cricket Council
Cricket Format:20-over
Tournament Format:Round-robin
Count:1
Participants:6
Matches:15
Most Runs: Freddie Klokker (204)
Most Wickets: Carl Sandri (12)
Previous Year:2013
Next Year:2017

The 2015 ICC Europe Division One was a cricket tournament held in Jersey from 9–13 May 2015.[1] [2] The tournament was organised by ICC Europe, and featured the top six associate members in that region – Denmark, France, Guernsey, Italy, Jersey, and Norway. Ireland, the Netherlands, and Scotland had already qualified for the World Twenty20 Qualifier, while England qualify for the World Twenty20 automatically.

The host, Jersey, won the tournament on net run rate from Denmark, its first title. The leading runscorer at the tournament was Danish batsman Freddie Klokker, while the leading wicket taker was Italian bowler Carl Sandri. By winning the tournament, Jersey qualified for the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier in Ireland and Scotland. The top six teams at that tournament, where matches will have full Twenty20 status, will qualify for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in India.

Squads

Squads for the tournament were announced on 27 April 2015.[3]

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  • Arun Ayyavooraju (c)
  • Zika Ali
  • Waseem Bhatti
  • Chetan Chauhan
  • Rameez Ehsan
  • Arslan Khan
  • Usman Khan
  • Thomas Liddiard
  • Shahid Malik
  • Robin Murphy
  • Hamza Niaz
  • Williamdeep Singh
  • Kismatullah Surate
  • Atif Zahir
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Preparation

Jersey's preparation for the tournament consisted of three twenty-over fixtures against Dutch teams, all played at the VRA Ground in Amstelveen in late April. They defeated a Netherlands A side by 62 runs, and then played matches against the two Dutch sides in the North Sea Pro Series, defeating the Hurricanes by 68 runs and losing to the Seafarers by seven wickets.[4] Similarly, France's preparation included twenty-over fixtures against the Hurricanes and the Seafarers, both played on 2 May at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht. They defeated the Hurricanes by 14 runs, and lost to the Seafarers in a super over, necessitated after an initial tie.[5]

Denmark, coached by former Irish international Jeremy Bray, played several fixtures in Ireland in mid-April.[6] They lost to the Irish under-19 side by seven wickets and lost both games against Leinster Lightning, but did win a fixture against The Hills Cricket Club by seven runs.[7] Guernsey, coached by former South African international Nic Pothas, attended a training camp at the County Ground, Hove, and subsequently played fixtures against a Sussex County Cricket Club academy team and a Sussex Cricket League representative team.[8]

Points table

Matches

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Statistics

Most runs

The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.

Player Team Runs Inns Avg S/R Highest 100s 50s
204 4 51.00 128.30 82 0 2
182 5 36.40 134.81 70 0 2
167 5 33.40 122.79 87 0 2
160 5 32.00 177.78 81 0 1
153 5 38.25 98.08 54* 0 1
Source: CricHQ

Most wickets

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.

Player Team Overs Wkts Ave SR Econ BBI
20.0 12 9.92 10.00 5.95 3/28
18.0 10 10.00 10.80 5.56 4/18
20.0 9 12.89 13.33 5.80 3/22
17.0 8 13.25 12.75 6.24 2/16
16.0 8 18.88 12.00 9.44 3/30
Source: CricHQ

Final standings

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1 Qualified for 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
2
3
4
5
6

ICC Europe World Cricket League Division Six Qualifier

Along with the Twenty20 tournament, two teams, France and Norway played each other in one-off 50-over match for a qualification spot in 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six.----

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pepsi ICC Europe Tournament Schedule 2015 . 28 February 2015 . ICC Europe . https://web.archive.org/web/20150301034844/http://www.icc-europe.org/Tournaments/European-Tournaments . 1 March 2015 . dead .
  2. Web site: Europe's battle for the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier place takes place in Jersey. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518065644/http://www.icc-europe.org/news/newsdetails.php?newsId=23953_1430131920. dead. 18 May 2015. 28 April 2015. ICC Europe.
  3. (27 April 2015). "Europe’s battle for the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier place takes place in Jersey" – International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  4. [Ingrid van der Elst]
  5. http://www.cricketeurope4.net/NETHERLANDS/ CricketEurope Netherlands: Latest Scores
  6. (12 April 2015). "Lightning name squads for Danish clashes" – Cricket Europe. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  7. (18 April 2015). "Big wins for Ireland U19 & Leinster Lighting against Denmark" – Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  8. http://www.guernseycricket.com/news/BUTLERANDBUSHELLNAMEDINEUROSQUAD "Butler and Bushell named in Euro squad"