ICC World Cricket League Division Five

ICC World Cricket League Division Five is the lowest current division in the World Cricket League (WCL) system. Like all other divisions, Division Five is contested as a standalone tournament rather than as an actual league.

WCL Division Five
AdministratorICC
Format50 overs
First edition2008
Tournament formatRound robin, playoffs
Number of teams12 (2008)
6 (2010–2016)
8 (2017–)
Current champion Jersey
Most successful Jersey (3 titles)

The inaugural Division Five tournament was held in 2008, hosted by Jersey, and featured 12 teams. For the next four tournaments (2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016), the number of teams was fixed at six. The 2017 competition involved eight teams. Because the WCL operates on a system of promotion and relegation, teams have generally only participated in one or two Division Five tournaments before being either promoted to Division Four or relegated to Division Six. Overall, 25 teams have qualified for at least one Division Five tournament. Afghanistan and Nepal have progressed from Division Five to the World Cup Qualifier, the only teams to do so from such a low starting division.

Results
Year Host(s) Venue(s) Final
Winner Result Runner-up
2008  Jersey various  Afghanistan
81/8 (37.4 overs)		 Afghanistan won by 2 wickets
scorecard		  Jersey
80 (39.5 overs)
2010    Nepal Kathmandu Valley    Nepal
175/7 (46.5 overs)		 Nepal won by 5 wickets
scorecard		  United States
172 (47.2 overs)
2012  Singapore Singapore  Singapore
164/1 (26.4 overs)		 Singapore won by 9 wickets
scorecard		  Malaysia
159 (47 overs)
2014  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur  Jersey
247/8 (50 overs)		 Jersey won by 71 runs
scorecard		  Malaysia
176 (44.4 overs)
2016  Jersey Saint Saviour  Jersey
194/7 (50 overs)		 Jersey won by 44 runs
scorecard		  Oman
150 (45.3 overs)
2017  South Africa Benoni  Jersey
255 (48 overs)		 Jersey won by 120 runs
scorecard		  Vanuatu
135 (36.5 overs)

Performance by team
Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • Q – Qualified
  •     — Hosts
Team
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2017		 Total
 Afghanistan 1st—————1
 Argentina ——6th———1
 Bahamas 11th—————1
 Bahrain —3rd5th———2
 Botswana 6th—————1
 Cayman Islands ——4th6th—8th3
 Fiji —6th————1
 Germany 7th————5th2
 Ghana —————7th1
 Guernsey ——3rd5th3rd6th4
 Italy —————4th1
 Japan 10th—————1
 Jersey 2nd5th—1st1st1st5
 Mozambique 8th—————1
 Malaysia ——2nd2nd——2
   Nepal 3rd1st————2
 Nigeria ———4th6th—2
 Norway 9th—————1
 Oman ————2nd—1
 Qatar —————3rd1
 Singapore 5th4th1st———3
 Tanzania ———3rd5th—2
 United States 4th2nd————2
 Vanuatu 12th———4th2nd2
  • Note: at every edition of the tournament since 2010, the teams finishing first and second have been promoted to Division Four, and the teams finishing fifth and sixth have been relegated to Division Six. In 2008, the teams finishing first and second were promoted as usual, while every team finishing below fifth was relegated to regional tournaments.

Player statistics
YearMost runsMost wicketsRef
2008 Shahid Ahmed (349) Mehboob Alam (19)
[1]
2010 Steve Massiah (289) Kevin Darlington (14)
[2]
2012 Adil Hanif (265) David Hooper (17)
[3]
2014 Ben Stevens (403) Khizar Hayat (15)
[4]
2016 Zeeshan Maqsood (350) Ben Kynman (15)
[5]
2017 Damian Crowley (308) Ben Stevens (14)
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References
  1. ICC World Cricket League Division Four 2008 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  2. ICC World Cricket League Division Five 2009/10 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ICC World Cricket League Division Five 2011/12 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ICC World Cricket League Division Five 2013/14 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  5. ICC World Cricket League Division Five 2016 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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