The 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six was a limited-overs international cricket tournament that took place in England from 7 to 13 September 2015. The majority of matches were played at grounds in Essex, although two matches took place in Bishop's Stortford, in the neighbouring county of Hertfordshire.[1]
| Dates | 7 – 13 September 2015 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council (ICC) |
| Cricket format | 50-over |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin, playoffs |
| Host(s) |  England |
| Champions |  Suriname |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 18 |
| Player of the series | Gavin Singh |
| Most runs |  Matthew Stokes (241) |
| Most wickets | Muneshwar Patandin (17) |
Three bids were received for the event, with Essex being named the host in February 2015, after defeating bids from Guernsey and Vanuatu.[2][3] Eight teams participated in the tournament, which formed part of the 2012–18 World Cricket League and the qualification process for the 2019 World Cup. Three teams (the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, and Vanuatu) qualified based on their positions in earlier WCL tournaments, while the other five (Botswana, Fiji, Norway, Saudi Arabia, and Suriname) qualified after winning regional qualifiers.[4]
Saudi Arabia failed to arrive for the tournament after they were unable to secure visas for their team.[5][6] As a result the ICC decided to cancel all of their matches in the tournament, with Group B being reduced to three teams, Cayman Islands, Vanuatu and Norway.[7]
The competition's final was played at the County Ground in Chelmsford, with Suriname defeating Guernsey by six wickets. Both teams were promoted to the 2016 Division Five tournament. However, in March 2016, Suriname withdrew from the Division Five tournament due to an ICC investigation about the eligibility of some of their players.[8][9] Vanuatu, who finished third overall, were named as their replacement.[10]
Background
editQualification
editTeams that qualified from previous WCL tournaments are:
Guernsey (5th in 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Five)
Cayman Islands (6th in 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Five)
Vanuatu (3rd in 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Six)
Further five teams qualified through regional competitions.
Preparation
editVanuatu prepared for the tournament by playing against teams in Australia and the Netherlands. In Australia, they played against the Penrith District Cricket Club, a team in the Sydney Grade Cricket competition, while in the Netherlands they played a three-game series against the Dutch national A-team (Netherlands A).[11] They also played Botswana in a friendly at Bentley Cricket Club in Brentwood, Essex. Their previous major tournament was the Pacific Games cricket tournament in July 2015, which they won. Fiji did not field a side at the Pacific Games in favour of focusing on its WCL campaign,[12] and played a series of warm-up games against English club sides.[13]
Squads
edit Botswana[14]Coach: Joseph Angara |
 Cayman Islands[15]Coach: Pearson Best |
Guernsey[16] Coach: Nic Pothas |
 Fiji[17]Coach: Shane Jurgensen |
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 Norway[15]Coach: Muhammad Haroon |
 Saudi Arabia[15]
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Suriname[15]
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 Vanuatu[18]Coach: Shane Deitz |
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Group stages
editGroup A
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| Guernsey |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2.553 |
| Suriname |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.041 |
| Botswana |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.224 |
| Fiji |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.340 |
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- Fiji won the toss and elected to field.
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- Guernsey won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Botswana won the toss and elected to field.
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- Suriname won the toss and elected to field.
Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| Vanuatu |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.667 |
| Norway |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.140 |
| Cayman Islands |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.598 |
| Saudi Arabia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- Cayman Islands won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Norway won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Norway won the toss and elected to bat.
Crossover matches
edit5th-place semi-finals
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- Cayman Islands won the toss and elected to field.
- Fiji qualified for the 5th-place playoff.
Main semi-finals
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- Guernsey won the toss and elected to bat.
- Guernsey qualified for the final, Norway for the 3rd-place playoff.
Playoffs
edit7th-place playoff
edit5th-place playoff
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- Botswana won the toss and elected to field.
3rd-place playoff
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- Norway won the toss and elected to field.
- Norway's target was 251 runs in 36 overs.
Final
editStatistics
editMost runs
editThe top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored, then by batting average, then alphabetically by surname.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stokes | Guernsey |
241 | 5 | 60.25 | 135* | 1 | 0 |
| Joshua Rasu | Vanuatu |
222 | 4 | 55.50 | 95 | 0 | 2 |
| Oliver Newey | Guernsey |
210 | 5 | 52.50 | 129* | 1 | 0 |
| Suhail Iftikhar | Norway |
207 | 4 | 51.75 | 71 | 0 | 2 |
| Gavin Singh | Suriname |
189 | 5 | 63.00 | 64 | 0 | 3 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets
editThe top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.
| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | SR | Econ | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muneshwar Patandin | Suriname |
45.3 | 17 | 11.29 | 16.0 | 4.21 | 5/18 |
| Gavin Singh | Suriname |
46.0 | 13 | 12.00 | 21.2 | 3.39 | 5/42 |
| Raza Iqbal | Norway |
37.4 | 10 | 15.30 | 22.6 | 4.06 | 5/48 |
| Jikoi Kida | Fiji |
41.2 | 9 | 20.33 | 27.5 | 4.42 | 3/35 |
| Imran Khan | Fiji |
29.0 | 8 | 15.12 | 21.7 | 4.17 | 2/14 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Final standings
edit| Position | Team | Status |
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| 1 | Suriname [a]
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Promoted to 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five |
| 2 | Guernsey
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| 3 | Vanuatu[b] |
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| 4 | Norway
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| 5 | Fiji
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| 6 | Botswana
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| 7 | Cayman Islands
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| 8 | Saudi Arabia
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Tanya Whitton (2015). "ICC World Cricket League" – Hertfordshire Cricket. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ Brent Pilnick (18 February 2015). "World Cricket League: Guernsey miss out on hosting 2015 event" – BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "Essex to host ICC World Cricket League Division Six 2015". Guernsey Press. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ James Colasanti (2 July 2015). "Essex prepares to welcome eight nations for ICC tournament" Archived 9 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine - Essex Cricket. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Guernsey, Vanuatu and Suriname win on the opening day of ICC World Cricket League Division 6 in Essex". ICC. 8 September 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "ICC World Cricket League: 'Even the Norwegians find it cold'". BBC Sport. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ "Rasu's big hitting takes Vanuatu to victory on day two of the ICC World Cricket League Division 6 in Essex". ICC. 8 September 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "Suriname pull out of WCL Division 5". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ "World Cricket League: Suriname withdraw from Division Five tournament in Jersey". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Suriname withdrawal was sparked by Vanuatu appeal". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ (20 August 2015). "Vanuatu in buoyant mood ahead of World Cricket League tournament" – ABC News. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ Shalveen Chand (13 February 2015). "Men's cricket team pulls out of Pacific Games meet". The Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ (20 August 2015). "Fiji ready for the task of climbing the world cricket ladder" – ABC News. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ Deepak Madangarli (19 August 2015). BCA Activities Update Archived 1 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine – Botswana Cricket Association. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d (24 August 2015). "Squads and fixture schedule announced for ICC WCL Division 6" Archived 9 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine – ICC. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ Brent Pilnick (7 August 2015). "World Cricket League: Guernsey name squad for Division Six" – BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ (13 August 2015). Cricket Fiji – Facebook. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ (22 August 2015). "Vanuatu Cricket finalise Squad for WCL Division Six" – Vanuatu Daily Post. Retrieved 24 August 2015.