2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Eight

2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Eight

Administrator(s)	International Cricket Council
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)	Samoa
Champions	Vanuatu (1st title)
Participants	8
Matches	20
Player of the series	Nalin Nipiko (Van)
Most runs	(Jap)
Most wickets	Patrick Matautaava (Van)
← 2010

The 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Eight was a cricket tournament which took place on 15–22 September 2012 in Samoa.^[1] It formed part of the World Cricket League and 2019 Cricket World Cup qualifying.^[2]

Teams[]

The teams that took part in the tournament were decided according to the results of the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Eight, the 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven and regional tournaments.

Teams that qualified automatically were:

•  Norway (5th in 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven)
•  Japan (6th in 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven)
•  Vanuatu (3rd in 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Eight)

The remaining five teams were determined by the ICC Development Committee based on the most recent regional results and other factors.

•  Samoa
•  Bhutan
•  Ghana
•  Suriname
•  Belgium

Europe's qualifier was determined in a four-team tournament held in June in La Manga, Spain, between Austria, Belgium, France and Gibraltar.^[3]

Groups and squads[]

Group A

Ghana[4]	Norway[4]	Samoa[4]	Vanuatu[4]
Peter Ananya (C) Isaac Aboagye Moses Anafie Vincent Ateak Samson Awiah Kofi Bagabena (wk) Obed Harvey Julius Mensah (wk) James Vifah	Muhammad Butt (C) (vc) Shahid Ahmed Waqas Ahmed Tafseer Ali (wk) Safir Hayat (wk) Zeeshan Siddiqui	(C) (vc) (wk) (wk) Faasao Mulivai Murphy Su'a	Andrew Mansale (C) Jonathon Dunn (vc) Jelany Chilia Aby John Worford Kalworai Trevor Langa (wk) Patrick Matautaava Nalin Nipiko Simpson Obed Damian Smith Kenny Tari Niko Unavalu

Group B

Belgium[4]	Bhutan[5]	Japan[4]	Suriname[4]
(C) Ali Raza (wk)	(C) Tshering Dorji (vc) (wk) (wk) Sanjeevan Gurung Sonam Tobgay	Tatsuro Chino (C) (wk) Masaomi Kobayashi	Shazam Ramjohn (C) Mohindra Boodram Troy Dudnath Arun Gokoel (wk) Vishwar Shaw

Fixtures[]

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Team P W L T NR Points NRR Status  Vanuatu 3 3 0 0 0 6 +0.767 Advanced to the semifinals  Ghana 3 2 1 0 0 4 +0.507  Samoa 3 1 2 0 0 2 -0.063 Parachuted to the Playoffs and automatically relegated to regional competitions  Norway 3 0 3 0 0 0 -1.202 Matches[] 15 September Scorecard Ghana  206 (48.3 overs) v  Samoa 156 (38.2 overs) 52 (61) 3/22 (6 overs) 61 (69) Kofi Bagabena 4/38 (8 overs) Ghana won by 50 runs , Apia Umpires: Gary Baxter (NZ) and (PNG) Player of the match: Kofi Bagabena (Gha) Samoa won the toss and elected to field. 15 September Scorecard Vanuatu  173 (41.2 overs) v  Norway 95 (38.1 overs) 60 (61) Muhammad Butt 4/27 (10 overs) 28 (54) Patrick Matautaava 6/10 (9.1 overs) Vanuatu won by 78 runs , Apia Umpires: Lakani Oala (PNG) and Shahul Hameed (Ina) Player of the match: Patrick Matautaava (Van) Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bat. 17 September Scorecard Ghana  197 (44.2 overs) v  Vanuatu 198/5 (42.1 overs) Obed Harvey 51* (100) Patrick Matautaava 3/23 (9 overs) Nalin Nipiko 58* (46) Kofi Bagabena 2/18 (3.1 overs) Vanuatu won by 5 wickets (D/L) , Apia Umpires: Gary Baxter (NZ) and Neil Harrison (Jap) Player of the match: Andrew Mansale (Van) Ghana won the toss and elected to bat. Rain stopped the Ghana innings after 9.2 overs, thus setting Vanuatu a target of 198 in 45 overs 17 September Scorecard Norway  188 (42.5 overs) v  Samoa 190/5 (30.4 overs) Zeeshan Siddiqui 57 (104) 4/15 (3.5 overs) 79* (76) 2/37 (6 overs) Samoa won by 5 wickets (D/L) , Apia Umpires: (Kuw) and (Sin) Player of the match: (Sam) Norway won the toss and elected to bat. Rain stopped the Norway innings after 11.5 overs, thus setting Samoa a target of 186 in 45 overs 19 September Scorecard Vanuatu  193 (49.4 overs) v  Samoa 172 (38.1 overs) Trevor Langa 36* (36) 4/21 (4.4 overs) Faasao Mulivai 33 (17) Nalin Nipiko 3/17 (6.1 overs) Vanuatu won by 21 runs , Apia Umpires: Gary Baxter (NZ) and (Kuw) Player of the match: Nalin Nipiko (Van) Samoa won the toss and elected to field. 19 September Scorecard Ghana  159 (39.3 overs) v  Norway 125 (42.4 overs) Samson Awiah 50 (76) Zeeshan Siddiqui 2/20 (6 overs) Zeeshan Siddiqui 27 (77) Obed Harvey 3/24 (9 overs) Ghana won by 34 runs , Apia Umpires: (PNG) and (Sin) Player of the match: Samson Awiah (Gha) Ghana won the toss and elected to bat. Group B[] Team P W L T NR Points NRR Status  Japan 3 3 0 0 0 6 +2.007 Advanced to the semifinals  Belgium 3 2 1 0 0 4 +1.339  Suriname 3 1 2 0 0 2 -1.951 Parachuted to the Playoffs and automatically relegated to regional competitions  Bhutan 3 0 3 0 0 0 -1.335 Matches[] 15 September Scorecard Bhutan  79 (35.4 overs) v  Belgium 81/1 (25.1 overs) Sonam Tobgay 17 (26) 3/4 (6 overs) 34* (60) 1/23 (6.1 overs) Belgium won by 9 wickets , Apia Umpires: Neil Harrison (Jap) and (Sin) Player of the match: (Bel) Bhutan won the toss and elected to bat. 15 September Scorecard Japan  229/8 (50 overs) v  Suriname 87 (36.2 overs) 59 (101) 4/50 (10 overs) 35 (76) 5/27 (10 overs) Japan won by 142 runs , Apia Umpires: (Van) and Nigel Morrison (Van) Player of the match: (Jap) Suriname won the toss and elected to field. 17 September Scorecard Japan  203/8 (42 overs) v  Bhutan 144 (36.1 overs) 91 (109) 3/36 (9 overs) 51 (86) 2/23 (6.1 overs) Japan won by 60 runs (D/L) , Apia Umpires: (Van) and Lakani Oala (PNG) Player of the match: (Jap) Japan won the toss and elected to bat. Rain stopped the Japan innings after 7.4 overs, thus setting Bhutan a target of 205 in 42 overs 17 September Scorecard Belgium  283/7 (42 overs) v  Suriname 115 (30.4 overs) 81 (34) Shazam Ramjohn 3/56 (6 overs) Mohindra Boodram 47 (64) 2/10 (5 overs) Belgium won by 170 runs (D/L) , Apia Umpires: (PNG) and Shahul Hameed (Ina) Player of the match: (Bel) Belgium won the toss and elected to bat. Rain stopped the Belgium innings after 9 overs, thus setting Suriname a target of 286 in 42 overs 19 September Scorecard Suriname  152(48.3 overs) v  Bhutan 117 (45.1 overs) 46 (82) 4/27 (10 overs) 18 (18) 2/7 (3 overs) Suriname won by 35 runs , Apia Umpires: (Van) and Neil Harrison (Jap) Player of the match: (Sur) Suriname won the toss and elected to bat. 19 September Scorecard Japan  194/9 (50 overs) v  Belgium 111 (35 overs) 59 (91) 3/43 (10 overs) 32 (41) 3/19 (8 overs) Japan won by 83 runs , Apia Umpires: Nigel Morrison (Van) and Lakani Oala (PNG) Player of the match: (Jap) Japan won the toss and elected to bat. Play-offs[] Plate[] 5th place semifinals[] 20 September Scorecard Bhutan  129 (46.4 overs) v  Samoa 130/4 (25.1 overs) Sonam Tobgay 31 (46) 3/27 (10 overs) 49 (44) 2/36 (10 overs) Samoa won by 6 wickets , Apia Umpires: Gary Baxter (NZ) and (Kuw) Player of the match: (Sam) Bhutan won the toss and elected to bat 20 September Scorecard Suriname  235/6 (50 overs) v  Norway 238/6 (47.4 overs) Mohindra Boodram 103* (104) Zeeshan Siddiqui 1/25 (7 overs) Muhammad Butt 77 (73) Vishwar Shaw 2/16 (3 overs) Norway won by 4 wickets , Apia Umpires: (Van) and (PNG) Player of the match: Mohindra Boodram (Sur) Suriname won the toss and elected to bat. 7th Place Playoff[] 22 September (scorecard) Suriname  206 (48.2 overs) v  Bhutan 203 (48.1 overs) Troy Dudnath 54 (55) 3/27 (9 overs) 82 (104) 4/34 (10 overs) Suriname won by 3 runs , Apia Umpires: (Kuw) and Lakani Oala (PNG) Player of the match: Shazam Ramjohn (Sur) Suriname won the toss and elected to bat. 5th Place Playoff[] 22 September (scorecard) Norway  271/7 (50 overs) v  Samoa 137 (38 overs) 89 (88) 3/51 (8 overs) 30 (49) Tafseer Ali 5/30 (9 overs) Norway won by 134 runs , Apia Umpires: (PNG) and Nigel Morrison (Van) Player of the match: Tafseer Ali (Nor) Samoa won the toss and elected to field. Semifinals and Final[] Semifinals[] 20 September Scorecard Vanuatu  227/9 (50 overs) v  Belgium 144 all out (44.1 overs) Patrick Matautaava 48 (48) 4/66 (10 overs) 34 (52) Jelany Chilia 2/12 (10 overs) Vanuatu won by 83 runs , Apia Umpires: Neil Harrison (Jap) and (Sin) Player of the match: Patrick Matautaava (Van) Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bat 20 September Scorecard Ghana  198 (48.1 overs) v  Japan 136 (46.2 overs) Samson Awiah 28 (64) 3/21 (6 overs) Tatsuro Chino 24 (69) Kofi Bagabena 2/25 (9 overs) Ghana won by 62 runs , Apia Umpires: Nigel Morrison (Van) and Shahul Hameed (Ina) Player of the match: Isaac Aboagye (Gha) Ghana won the toss and elected to bat. 3rd Place Playoff[] 22 September (scorecard) Japan  180 (47.5 overs) v  Belgium 170 (47.2 overs) 101 (155) 5/20 (8.5 overs) 27* (33) 5/55 (10 overs) Japan won by 10 runs , Apia Umpires: (Van) and (Sin) Player of the match: (Jap) Japan won the toss and elected to bat. Final[] 22 September (scorecard) Vanuatu  222/9 (50 overs) v  Ghana 183 (42.5 overs) Jonathon Dunn 78 (139) 4/39 (10 overs) Obed Harvey 33 (35) Simpson Obed 3/17 (4 overs) Vanuatu won by 39 runs , Apia Umpires: Neil Harrison (Jap) and Shahul Hameed (Ina) Player of the match: Jonathon Dunn (Van) Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bat first. Statistics[] Most runs[] The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table. Player Team Runs Inns Avg S/R HS 100s 50s  Japan 237 5 47.40 66.20 101 1 1 Nalin Nipiko  Vanuatu 213 5 53.25 77.17 59 0 2  Samoa 200 5 50.00 86.58 79* 0 2 Mohindra Boodram  Suriname 189 5 47.25 73.82 103* 1 0 Samson Awiah  Ghana 147 5 29.40 57.19 50 0 1 Most wickets[] The top five wicket takers (total wickets) are listed in this table. Player Team Wkts Mts Ave S/R Econ BBI Patrick Matautaava  Vanuatu 14 5 8.71 18.5 2.82 6/10  Belgium 11 4 7.18 17.7 2.43 5/20  Belgium 11 5 12.09 19.0 3.80 3/32 Kofi Bagabena  Ghana 11 5 12.81 19.6 3.91 4/38  Bhutan 10 5 11.70 21.0 3.34 4/27 Final Placings[] After the conclusion of the tournament the teams were distributed as follows: Pos Team Status 1st  Vanuatu Promoted to Division Seven for 2013 2nd  Ghana 3rd  Japan Relegated to regional competitions 4th  Belgium 5th  Norway 6th  Samoa 7th  Suriname 8th  Bhutan References[] ^ "Vanuatu win World Cricket League Division 8". ICC. 22 September 2012. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. ^ ICC announce Pepsi World Cricket League Division 8 host[permanent dead link] ICC Official Website. Retrieved 29 January 2012 ^ "Belgium Qualify For World Cricket League Division Eight". CricketWorld. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2021. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Squads and fixtures announced for Pepsi ICC WCL Division 8". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2012. ^ ICC World Cricket League Division Eight Samoa- BCCB has confirmed squad for Samoa Archived 2012-09-23 at the Wayback Machine Bhutan Cricket. Retrieved 13 August 2012