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.
| Administrator | ICC |
|---|---|
| Format | 50 overs |
| First edition | 2008 |
| Tournament format | Round robin, playoffs |
| Number of teams | 12 (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 edit
| Year | Host(s) | Venue(s) | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Result | Runner-up | |||
| 2008 | Jersey
|
various |  Afghanistan81/8 (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 States172 (47.2 overs) |
| 2012 |  Singapore
|
Singapore | Singapore 164/1 (26.4 overs) |
Singapore won by 9 wickets scorecard |
 Malaysia159 (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 edit
- 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
|
— | 3rd | 5th | — | — | — | 2 |
 Botswana
|
6th | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
 Cayman Islands
|
— | — | 4th | 6th | — | 8th | 3 |
 Fiji
|
— | 6th | — | — | — | — | 1 |
 Germany
|
7th | — | — | — | — | 5th | 2 |
 Ghana
|
— | — | — | — | — | 7th | 1 |
 Guernsey
|
— | — | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 4 |
 Italy
|
— | — | — | — | — | 4th | 1 |
 Japan
|
10th | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Jersey
|
2nd | 5th | — | 1st | 1st | 1st | 5 |
 Mozambique
|
8th | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Malaysia
|
— | — | 2nd | 2nd | — | — | 2 |
| Nepal
|
3rd | 1st | — | — | — | — | 2 |
 Nigeria
|
— | — | — | 4th | 6th | — | 2 |
 Norway
|
9th | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Oman
|
— | — | — | — | 2nd | — | 1 |
 Qatar
|
— | — | — | — | — | 3rd | 1 |
| Singapore
|
5th | 4th | 1st | — | — | — | 3 |
 Tanzania
|
— | — | — | 3rd | 5th | — | 2 |
| United States
|
4th | 2nd | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Vanuatu
|
12th | — | — | — | 4th | 2nd | 2 |
- 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 edit
| Year | Most runs | Most wickets | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Shahid Ahmed (349) |
Mehboob Alam (19) |
|
| 2010 | Steve Massiah (289) |
Kevin Darlington (14) |
|
| 2012 | Adil Hanif (265) |
David Hooper (17) |
|
| 2014 | Ben Stevens (403) |
Khizar Hayat (15) |
|
| 2016 | Zeeshan Maqsood (350) |
Ben Kynman (15) |
|
| 2017 | Damian Crowley (308) |
Ben Stevens (14) David Hooper (14) |
References edit
- ^ ICC World Cricket League Division Four 2008 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ ICC World Cricket League Division Five 2009/10 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ ICC World Cricket League Division Five 2011/12 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ ICC World Cricket League Division Five 2013/14 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ ICC World Cricket League Division Five 2016 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 June 2016.