2017–2019 ICC World Cricket League

2017–2019 ICC World Cricket League
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatOne Day International
List A
Tournament format(s)League system
Host(s)Various

A series of ICC World Cricket League tournaments were played between 2017 and 2019 and were the last tournaments of the World Cricket League. There were four divisions, numbered two to five.[1] The divisions were played in roughly consecutive order, with the lower divisions played first. The top two from each division will gain promotion to the following, higher division, meaning that some teams will play in more than one division during the tournament.[2]

Following the conclusion of these tournaments, the World Cricket League was replaced by the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 and the ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League.[3][4] This tournament was used to determine which teams qualified for which of these two competitions, which are a direct part of the 2023 Cricket World Cup qualification process.[5] It was the fourth and last time the World Cricket League was used for Cricket World Cup qualification.

Tournaments summary

Details Dates Host nation(s) Final
Venue Winner Result Runner-up
2017
Division Five[6] 		3–9 September 2017  South Africa Willowmoore Park, Benoni  Jersey
255 (48 overs)		 Jersey won by 120 runs[7]
Scorecard 		 Vanuatu
135 (36.5 overs)
2018
Division Four[8] 		29 April – 6 May 2018  Malaysia n/a  Uganda
8 points 		Uganda topped points table[9]  Denmark
6 points
2018
Division Three 		9–19 November 2018  Oman n/a  Oman
10 points 		Oman topped points table  United States
8 points
2019
Division Two 		20–27 April 2019  Namibia Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek  Namibia
226/7 (50 overs)		 Namibia won by 145 runs
Scorecard 		 Oman
81 (29 overs)

Tournament results

Key
Rise Qualified for next division
Fall Relegated to lower division or regional tournaments[n 1]
Team Division at start 2017 Div 5 2018 Div 4 2018 Div 3 2019 Div 2 Rank at end League at end
 Cayman Islands 5 8 Fall 36
 Germany 5 5 Fall 33
 Ghana 5 7 Fall 35
 Guernsey 5 6 Fall 34
 Italy 5 4 Fall 32 Challenge League
 Jersey 5 1 Rise 4 28 Challenge League
 Qatar 5 3 31 Challenge League
 Vanuatu 5 2 Rise 5 Fall 29 Challenge League
 Bermuda 4 6 Fall 30 Challenge League
 Denmark 4 2 Rise 5 25 Challenge League
 Malaysia 4 3 27 Challenge League
 Uganda 4 1 Rise 6 26 Challenge League
 Kenya 3 4 24 Challenge League
 Oman 3 1 Rise 2 18 League 2
 Singapore 3 3 23 Challenge League
 United States 3 2 Rise 4 20 League 2
 Canada 2 5 21 Challenge League
 Hong Kong 2 6 22 Challenge League
 Namibia 2 1 17 League 2
 Papua New Guinea 2 3 19 League 2
  1. ^ These were the original placements following the conclusion of each division. However, in October 2018, the ICC replaced WCL Divisions Three, Four and Five with the Cricket World Cup Challenge League, with teams ranked 21st to 32nd being assigned to that competition.

References

  1. ^ "Qualification Pathway". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  2. ^ "ICC World Cricket League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  3. ^ "New qualification pathway for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup approved". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Associates pathway to 2023 World Cup undergoes major revamp". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Thailand hosts World Cricket League event for first time". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  6. ^ "South Africa to host World Cricket League Division 5". ITV. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Jersey roll over Vanuatu's batting to take title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Jersey to travel to Malaysia for World Cricket League 4". ITV News. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Sunday's matches at the ICC World Cricket League Division 4 will determine which teams qualify for Division 3". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 May 2018.