Masters World Series of Indoor Cricket explained

Masters World Series of Indoor Cricket
Administrator:World Indoor Cricket Federation
Cricket Format:Indoor Cricket
Tournament Format:Round-robin and Knockout
First:2001
Champions: N. Zealand (O30 Men)
S. Africa (O30 Women)
Australia (O35 Men)
S. Africa (O35 Women)
Australia (O40 Men)
Australia (O45 Men)
Australia (O50 Men)
Most Successful: Australia
20 collective titles

The Masters World Series of Indoor Cricket is the premier international championship of both men's and women's masters Indoor Cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the World Indoor Cricket Federation (WICF) and is held at varying intervals. The first Masters World Series contest was organised in Australia in 2001. Separate world championships are held for both junior and open age groups with the Junior World Series of Indoor Cricket and the Indoor Cricket World Cup held at similar intervals.

The World Series is contested by the members of the WICF (though member nations have not always entered teams) and beyond being an affiliated member of that body there are no formal qualifications for entry. Australia have been the most successful side with 20 collective titles.

Tournament Format

Whilst the precise nature of the tournament has varied slightly over the years, each tournament usually follows a simple round robin format followed by finals contested by the highest placed sides. The semi finals are contested by the top four sides and more often than not the winner of each semi final progresses to the World Series final.

The tournament usually takes place over the course of 7 to 10 days and is sometimes run in conjunction with the Junior World Series or other international contests.

On occasions where insufficient nations enter sides a test series is played in place of a World Series. This occurred in 2005 and 2013 where the only entrants in the Over 30 Women division were Australia and South Africa. Whilst Australia earned the title of World Champions as a result of winning this series the tournament itself was not classified as a World Series and is therefore not included as such.

Results

YearHost Nation(s)VenueFinal
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2001
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Australia
PerthNot contestedNot contested Australia def. England
125 to 76
Not contestedNot contestedNot contestedNot contested
2003
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New Zealand
ChristchurchNot contested Australia def. New Zealand
146 to 54
Australia def. New Zealand
122 to 53
Not contestedNot contestedNot contestedNot contested
2005
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South Africa
Port ElizabethNot contestedNot contested Australia def. South Africa
74 to 51
Not contestedNot contestedNot contestedNot contested
2008
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New Zealand
Christchurch Australia def. New Zealand
129 to 108
New Zealand def. Australia
142 to 139
Australia def. South Africa
133 to 122
Not contested Australia def. New Zealand
117 to 94
Australia def. South Africa
187 to 136
Not contested
2010
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Australia
Gold Coast Australia def. New Zealand
133 to 126
Australia def. New Zealand
153 to 71
Australia def. New Zealand
141 to 31
Not contested Australia def. New Zealand
126 to 75
Australia def. South Africa
121 to 98
Not contested
2013
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South Africa
Johannesburg New Zealand def. Australia
93 to 89
Australia def. South Africa
147 to 48
South Africa def. Australia
115 to 99
Not contested Australia def. South Africa
92 to 67
Australia def. New Zealand
76 to 61
Not contested
2016
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England
BirminghamNot contestedNot contested Australia def. New Zealand
124 to 98
South Africa def. Australia
107 to 99
Australia def. South Africa
158 to 55
Australia def. South Africa
91 to 58
Australia def. South Africa
155 to 59

See also