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]
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]
Vanuatu 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] 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]
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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 2015 World Cricket League Division SixDates7 13 September 2015Administrator s International Cricket Council ICC Cricket format50 overTournament format s Round robin playoffsHost s EnglandChampions SurinameParticipants8Matches18Player of the seriesGavin SinghMost runsMatthew Stokes 241 Most wicketsMuneshwar Patandin 17 2013 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 Contents 1 Background 1 1 Qualification 1 2 Preparation 2 Squads 3 Group stages 3 1 Group A 3 2 Group B 4 Crossover matches 4 1 5th place semi finals 4 2 Main semi finals 5 Playoffs 5 1 7th place playoff 5 2 5th place playoff 5 3 3rd place playoff 5 4 Final 6 Statistics 6 1 Most runs 6 2 Most wickets 7 Final standings 8 Notes 9 References 10 External linksBackground editQualification edit Teams that qualified from previous WCL tournaments are nbsp Guernsey 5th in 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Five nbsp Cayman Islands 6th in 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Five nbsp Vanuatu 3rd in 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Six Further five teams qualified through regional competitions nbsp Suriname Americas nbsp Saudi Arabia Asia nbsp Fiji East Asia Pacific nbsp Botswana Africa nbsp Norway Europe Preparation edit Vanuatu 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 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 nbsp Botswana 14 Coach Joseph Angara nbsp Cayman Islands 15 Coach Pearson Best nbsp Guernsey 16 Coach Nic Pothas nbsp Fiji 17 Coach Shane Jurgensen Karabo Motlhanka c Dhruv Maisura Inzimamul Master Nabil Master Karabo Modise Gaolape Mokokwe James Moses Rashaad Mosweu Reginald Nehonde Adithiya Rangaswamy Ameer Saiyed Waseem Tajbhay Thatayaone Tshose Russell Withey Chris Palmer c Ryan Bovell Corey Cato Darren Cato Neil Coley Sacha DeAlwis Kervin Ebanks Alessandro Morris Ian Rotsey Ramon Sealy Troy Taylor Adrian Wright Conroy Wright Omar Willis Jamie Nussbaumer c Lucas Barker Max Ellis Will Fazakerley Ben Ferbrache Dave Hooper Jordon Martel Jason Martin Oliver Newey Ollie Nightingale Tom Nightingale Tim Ravenscroft Matt Stokes James Wilkes Green Josefa Rika c Metuisela Beitaki Sakiusa Dokosobau Imran Khan Riyad Khan Jikoi Kida Karan Kumar Kunaal Kumar Rabici Lesuma Viliame Manakitoga Sekove Ravoka Giles Smith Jone Wesele Viliame Yabaki nbsp Norway 15 Coach Muhammad Haroon nbsp Saudi Arabia 15 nbsp Suriname 15 nbsp Vanuatu 18 Coach Shane Deitz Raza Iqbal c Waqas Ahmed Damon Crawford Safir Hayat Suhail Iftikhar Wasif Jalal Sheraz Khalid Jawad Mir Ibrahim Mughal Vithyeswara Sarma Amad Sheikh Rahul Shinde Zeeshan Siddiqui Prateesh Thangavadivel Shoaib Ali c Abdul Waheed Arslan Mushtaq Ibrar ul Haq Imran Azam Kamran Hadi Kashif Riaz Mazhar Abbasi Mohsin Rajput Muhammad Afzal Nadeem Javed Sajid Saeed Shahbaz Rasheed Waqas Ausaf Mohindra Boodram c Wasim Akram Banerd Bailey Mohan Balkaran Hemradj Basropansingh Yuvraj Dayal Sauid Drepaul Arun Gokoel Vejai Hirlal Khemraj Jaikaran Muneshwar Patandin Shazam Ramjohn Vishwar Shaw Gavin Singh Andrew Mansale c Callum Blake Jelany Chilia Jonathon Dunn Worford Kalworai Trevor Langa Patrick Matautaava Nalin Nipiko Simpson Obed Joshua Rasu Apolinaire Stephen Kenny Tari Ronald Tari Niko UnavaluGroup stages editGroup A edit Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR nbsp Guernsey 3 3 0 0 0 6 2 553 nbsp Suriname 3 2 1 0 0 4 0 041 nbsp Botswana 3 1 2 0 0 2 1 224 nbsp Fiji 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 340 7 September 10 30 Scorecard Botswana nbsp 216 50 overs v nbsp Suriname217 5 42 2 overs Suriname won by 5 wicketsKelvedon and Feering Cricket Club Kelvedon Essex Player of the match Gavin Singh Sur Botswana won the toss and elected to bat 7 September 10 30 Scorecard Guernsey nbsp 287 7 50 overs v nbsp Fiji99 37 5 overs Guernsey won by 188 runsCastle Park Cricket Ground Colchester Essex Player of the match Oliver Newey Gue Fiji won the toss and elected to field 8 September 10 30 Scorecard Fiji nbsp 205 48 4 overs v nbsp Suriname207 4 49 4 overs Suriname won by 6 wicketsCastle Park Cricket Ground Colchester Essex Player of the match Gavin Singh Sur Fiji won the toss and elected to bat 8 September 10 30 Scorecard Guernsey nbsp 313 3 50 overs v nbsp Botswana162 43 3 overs Guernsey won by 151 runsFrinton on Sea Cricket Club Frinton on Sea Essex Player of the match Matthew Stokes Gue Guernsey won the toss and elected to bat 10 September 10 30 Scorecard Fiji nbsp 211 48 2 overs v nbsp Botswana214 8 48 4 overs Botswana won by 2 wicketsCoggeshall Cricket Club Coggeshall Essex Botswana won the toss and elected to field 10 September 10 30 Scorecard Guernsey nbsp 239 50 overs v nbsp Suriname195 47 overs Guernsey won by 44 runsHalstead Cricket Club Halstead Essex Player of the match Dave Hooper Gue Suriname won the toss and elected to field Group B edit Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR nbsp Vanuatu 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 667 nbsp Norway 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 140 nbsp Cayman Islands 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 598 nbsp Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 September 10 30 Scorecard Cayman Islands nbsp 154 48 1 overs v nbsp Vanuatu160 6 40 overs Vanuatu won by 4 wicketsFrinton on Sea Cricket Club Frinton on Sea Essex Player of the match Andrew Mansale Van Cayman Islands won the toss and elected to bat 7 September 10 30 Scorecard Norway nbsp v nbsp Saudi Arabia Match cancelledCoggeshall Essex Saudi Arabia failed to arrive in the country in time for the match 5 8 September 10 30 Scorecard Cayman Islands nbsp v nbsp Saudi Arabia Match cancelledKelvedon Essex 8 September 10 30 Scorecard Norway nbsp 184 8 50 overs v nbsp Vanuatu188 6 46 overs Vanuatu won by 4 wicketsWest Mersea Cricket Club West Mersea Essex Player of the match Joshua Rasu Van Norway won the toss and elected to bat 10 September 10 30 Scorecard Norway nbsp 252 8 50 overs v nbsp Cayman Islands244 9 50 overs Norway won by 8 runsKelvedon and Feering Cricket Club Kelvedon Essex Player of the match Raza Iqbal Nor Norway won the toss and elected to bat 10 September 10 30 Scorecard Vanuatu nbsp v nbsp Saudi Arabia Match cancelledColchester EssexCrossover matches edit5th place semi finals edit 11 September 10 30 Scorecard Botswana nbsp v nbsp Saudi Arabia Match cancelledFeering Essex Botswana qualified for the 5th place playoff 11 September 10 30 Scorecard Fiji nbsp 185 47 4 overs v nbsp Cayman Islands95 34 5 overs Fiji won by 90 runsDrapers Farm Sports Club Maldon Essex Player of the match Kunaal Kumar Fij Cayman Islands won the toss and elected to field Fiji qualified for the 5th place playoff Main semi finals edit 11 September 10 30 Scorecard Guernsey nbsp 173 48 4 overs v nbsp Norway151 49 1 overs Guernsey won by 22 runsFrinton on Sea Cricket Club Frinton on Sea Essex Player of the match Dave Hooper Gue Guernsey won the toss and elected to bat Guernsey qualified for the final Norway for the 3rd place playoff 11 September 10 30 Scorecard Vanuatu nbsp 140 36 4 overs v nbsp Suriname141 6 46 3 overs Suriname won by 4 wicketsCoggeshall Cricket Club Coggeshall Essex Player of the match Muneshwar Patandin Sur Suriname won the toss and elected to field Suriname qualified for the final Vanuatu for the 3rd place playoff Playoffs edit7th place playoff edit 13 September 10 30 Scorecard Saudi Arabia nbsp v nbsp Cayman Islands Match cancelledBishop s Stortford Hertfordshire 5th place playoff edit 13 September 10 30 Scorecard Fiji nbsp 235 9 50 overs v nbsp Botswana102 27 3 overs Fiji won by 133 runsCricket Field Lane Bishop s Stortford Hertfordshire Player of the match Jone Wesele Fij Botswana won the toss and elected to field 3rd place playoff edit 13 September 10 30 Scorecard Vanuatu nbsp 309 3 50 overs v nbsp Norway159 8 36 overs Vanuatu won by 91 runs DLS method Castle Park Cricket Ground Colchester Essex Player of the match Jonathon Dunn Van Norway won the toss and elected to field Norway s target was 251 runs in 36 overs Final edit 13 September 10 30 Scorecard Guernsey nbsp 237 49 5 overs v nbsp Suriname239 4 45 1 overs Suriname won by 6 wicketsCounty Ground Chelmsford Essex Player of the match Gavin Singh Sur Suriname won the toss and elected to field Statistics editMost runs edit The 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 nbsp Guernsey 241 5 60 25 135 1 0 Joshua Rasu nbsp Vanuatu 222 4 55 50 95 0 2 Oliver Newey nbsp Guernsey 210 5 52 50 129 1 0 Suhail Iftikhar nbsp Norway 207 4 51 75 71 0 2 Gavin Singh nbsp Suriname 189 5 63 00 64 0 3 Source ESPNcricinfo Most wickets edit The 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 nbsp Suriname 45 3 17 11 29 16 0 4 21 5 18 Gavin Singh nbsp Suriname 46 0 13 12 00 21 2 3 39 5 42 Raza Iqbal nbsp Norway 37 4 10 15 30 22 6 4 06 5 48 Jikoi Kida nbsp Fiji 41 2 9 20 33 27 5 4 42 3 35 Imran Khan nbsp Fiji 29 0 8 15 12 21 7 4 17 2 14 Source ESPNcricinfoFinal standings editPosition Team Status 1 nbsp Suriname a Promoted to 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five 2 nbsp Guernsey 3 nbsp Vanuatu b 4 nbsp Norway 5 nbsp Fiji 6 nbsp Botswana 7 nbsp Cayman Islands 8 nbsp Saudi ArabiaNotes edit Suriname withdrew from Division Five and Vanuatu was invited to replace them Invited to Division FiveReferences 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 External links editSeries home at ESPNCricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six amp oldid 1001379583, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
