ICC World Cricket League Division Five

WCL Division Five

Administrator	ICC
Format	50 overs
First tournament	2008
Tournament format	Round robin, playoffs
Number of teams	12 (2008) 6 (2010–2016) 8 (2017–)
Current champion	Jersey
Most successful	Jersey (3 titles)

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.

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	next	Total
Afghanistan	1st	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Argentina	—	—	6th	—	—	—	—	1
Bahamas	11th	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Bahrain	—	3rd	5th	—	—	—	—	2
Bermuda	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q	1
Botswana	6th	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Cayman Islands	—	—	4th	5th	—	8th	—	3
Fiji	—	6th	—	—	—	—	—	1
Germany	7th	—	—	—	—	5th	—	2
Ghana	—	—	—	—	—	7th	—	1
Guernsey	—	—	3rd	6th	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	Q	2
Singapore	5th	4th	1st	—	—	—	—	3
Tanzania	—	—	—	3rd	5th	—	—	2
United States	4th	2nd	—	—	—	—	—	2
Vanuatu	12th	—	—	—	4th	2nd	Q	3

• 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

Year	Most runs	Most wickets	Ref
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) David Hooper (14)

References