2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three explained

2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three
Fromdate:23 October
Todate:30 October 2014
Administrator:International Cricket Council
Cricket Format:Limited overs cricket
Tournament Format:Round-robin and playoffs
Host: Malaysia
Champions: (2nd title)
Participants:6
Matches:20
Player Of The Series: Roger Mukasa
Most Runs: Arjun Mutreja (282)
Most Wickets:Basanta Regmi (14)
Previous Year:2013
Previous Tournament:2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three
Next Year:2017
Next Tournament:2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three

The 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three was a cricket divisional tournament organised by International Cricket Council. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League (WCL) and qualification for the 2019 World Cup. The top two teams in the tournament Nepal and Uganda qualified for the 2015 WCL Division Two tournament, to be held in Namibia, while the bottom two teams United States and Bermuda were relegated to the 2016 WCL Division Four tournament,.

Malaysia hosted the event, from 23 to 30 October 2014.[1] It was originally to be held in Uganda, but in September 2014 the ICC shifted the tournament to Malaysia due to security concerns, at the suggestion of the Malaysian Cricket Association.[2] Players from Bermuda and the United States had indicated they would not take part in the tournament if it were held in Uganda.[3] [4]

Teams

The teams that took part in the tournament were decided according to the results of the 2014 World Cup Qualifier, the 2013 WCL Division Three, and the 2014 WCL Division Four.

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Team Last outcome
9th in 2014 World Cup Qualifier, New Zealand
10th in 2014 World Cup Qualifier, New Zealand
3rd in 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, Bermuda
4th in 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, Bermuda
1st in 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Four, Singapore
2nd in 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Four, Singapore

Venues

Following three venues were used for the tournament.

Squads

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Fixtures

All times are Malaysia Standard Time

Round robin

Points table

Matches

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Playoffs

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5th place playoff

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3rd place playoff

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Final

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Statistics

Most runs

Player Team Runs Inns Avg S/R HS 100s 50s
282 7 40.28 64.09 108 1 1
265 6 44.16 89.52 86 0 3
261 6 52.20 70.92 87 0 2
247 6 49.40 65.51 63* 0 2
241 6 48.20 72.59 114 1 1

Source: Cricinfo

Most wickets

Player Team Wkts Mts Ave S/R Econ BBI
14 7 14.85 26.9 3.31 4/6
13 6 9.61 12.8 4.49 6/27
13 6 16.00 25.3 3.79 5/32
11 6 16.81 27.6 3.65 4/23
11 7 17.00 21.7 4.69 4/53

Source: Cricinfo

Final placings

After the conclusion of the tournament the teams were distributed as follows:

PosTeamStatus
1st Promoted to Division Two for 2015
2nd
3rd Remained in Division Three for 2017
4th
5th Relegated to Division Four for 2016
6th

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Malaysia to host Pepsi ICC WCL Division 3. 24 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924044015/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/81996/malaysia-to-host-pepsi-icc-wcl-division-3. 24 September 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  2. — (23 September 2014). "WCL Division 3 moved out of Uganda" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  3. — (20 September 2014). "Bermuda's Cann refuses to travel to Uganda" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  4. Peter Della Penna (18 September 2014). "Eleven USA players unlikely to tour Uganda" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  5. Web site: Bermuda Squad . 24 October 2014 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  6. Web site: Malaysia Squad . 24 October 2014 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  7. Web site: Nepal Squad . 24 October 2014 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  8. Web site: Singapore Squad . 24 October 2014 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  9. Web site: Uganda Squad . 24 October 2014 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  10. Web site: United States of America Squad . 24 October 2014 . ESPN Cricinfo.