2017–19 ICC World Cricket League

The 2017–19 ICC World Cricket League (WCL) was the fourth and final season of the ICC World Cricket League, an international cricket tournament composed of five divisions.[1] It served as a qualification route for the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[2] The divisions were played in roughly consecutive order, with the lower divisions played first. The top two from each division will gain promotion to the following, higher division, meaning that some teams will play in more than one division during the tournament.[3]

2017–19 ICC World Cricket League
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatOne Day International
List A
Tournament format(s)League system
Host(s)Various
Champions Namibia

The first tournament, in September 2017, was the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five in South Africa.[4] Jersey beat Vanuatu by 120 runs in the final to win the tournament.[5] The second tournament, the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four, was held during April and May 2018.[6] There was no final for this tournament, after two of the final three matches finished as a no result.[7]

Following the conclusion of the 2019 Division Two tournament, the World Cricket League was replaced by the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 and the ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League.[8][9]

Tournaments summary
Details Host Nation(s) Final Venue Final
Winner Result Runner-up
2017
Division Five		  South Africa Willowmoore Park, Benoni  Jersey
255 (48 overs)		Jersey won by 120 runs

Scorecard

  Vanuatu
135 (36.5 overs)
2018
Division Four		  Malaysia n/a  Uganda
8 points		 Uganda won on points
 Denmark
6 points
2018
Division Three		  Oman n/a  Oman
10 points		 Oman won on points
 United States
8 points
2019
Division Two		  Namibia Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek  Namibia
226/7 (50 overs)		Namibia won by 145 runs

Scorecard

  Oman
81 (29 overs)

Tournament results
Global tournaments (chronological order)
2017 Division Five

1st – Jersey
2nd – Vanuatu
3rd – Qatar
4th – Italy
5th – Germany
6th – Guernsey
7th – Ghana
8th – Cayman Islands

Held in South Africa, 3–9 September 2017

 Jersey &  Vanuatu qualify for 2018 Division Four
 Qatar remains in Division Five[n 1]
All other teams relegated to regional tournaments

2018 Division Four

1st – Uganda
2nd – Denmark
3rd – Malaysia
4th – Jersey
5th – Vanuatu
6th – Bermuda

Held in Malaysia, 29 April–6 May 2018

 Uganda and  Denmark qualify for 2018 Division Three
 Malaysia and  Jersey remain in Division Four[n 1]
 Vanuatu and  Bermuda relegated to Division Five[n 1]

2018 Division Three

1st – Oman
2nd – United States
3rd – Singapore
4th – Kenya
5th – Denmark
6th – Uganda

Held in Oman, 9–19 November 2018

 Oman and  United States qualify for 2019 Division Two
All other teams relegated to the Cricket World Cup Challenge League

2019 Division Two

1st – Namibia
2nd – Oman
3rd – Papua New Guinea
4th – United States
5th – Canada
6th – Hong Kong

Was held in Namibia, 20–27 April 2019

 Oman,  Namibia,  United States and  Papua New Guinea qualify for World Cup League 2
 Canada and  Hong Kong relegated to the Cricket World Cup Challenge League

Notes
  1. These were the original placements following the conclusion of each group. However, in October 2018, the ICC replaced the WCL with the Cricket World Cup Challenge League, with these teams being relegated to that competition.

References
  1. "Qualification Pathway". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  2. "Thailand hosts World Cricket League event for first time". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  3. "ICC World Cricket League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  4. "South Africa to host World Cricket League Division 5". ITV. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  5. "Jersey roll over Vanuatu's batting to take title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  6. "Jersey to travel to Malaysia for World Cricket League 4". ITV News. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  7. "Sunday's matches at the ICC World Cricket League Division 4 will determine which teams qualify for Division 3". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  8. "New qualification pathway for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup approved". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  9. "Associates pathway to 2023 World Cup undergoes major revamp". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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