2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five

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2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
Dates3 – 9 September 2017
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatLimited-overs (50 overs)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s) South Africa
Champions Jersey
Participants8
Matches20
Most runsItaly Damian Crowley (308)
Most wicketsJersey Ben Stevens (14)
Guernsey David Hooper (14)
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The 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five was an international cricket tournament that took place in Benoni, South Africa during September 2017.[1][2] It formed part of the 2017–19 cycle of the World Cricket League (WCL) which determines the qualification for the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[3][4] Jersey and the Netherlands were interested in hosting the tournament, but the International Cricket Council (ICC) awarded it to South Africa, due to the ease of securing visas for the teams involved.[1]

The teams were placed into two groups of four sides. Guernsey, Cayman Islands, Italy and Qatar are in Group A, and Germany, Ghana, Jersey and Vanuatu are in Group B.[5] The top two teams in each group progressed to the semi-finals, while the other two teams competed for placings.[5] The top two teams qualified for the World Cricket League Division Four tournament, scheduled to take place in the middle of 2018, and five teams were relegated to regional divisions.[5]

Both Jersey and Vanuatu won their semi-final matches, therefore progressing to the tournament final, with both teams being promoted to Division Four.[6][7] In the final, Jersey beat Vanuatu by 120 runs to win the tournament.[8] Qatar won the third-place playoff by 3 wickets to remain in Division Five, with all the other teams being relegated.[9][n 1]

Teams[]

Eight teams qualified for the tournament. Three teams qualified from previous WCL tournaments:

The remaining five teams qualified through regional competitions:

Squads[]

 Cayman Islands[16]
Coach: Pearson Best 		 Germany[5]
Coach: Steven Knox 		 Ghana[5]
Coach: R. P. Sharma 		 Guernsey[17]
Coach: Ashley Wright
 Italy[18]
Coach: Joe Scuderi 		 Jersey[19]
Coach: Neil MacRae 		 Qatar[5]  Vanuatu[20]
Coach: Shane Deitz

Fixtures[]

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 0 6 1.466
2  Qatar 3 2 1 0 0 4 0.431
3  Guernsey 3 1 2 0 0 2 0.048
4  Cayman Islands 3 0 3 0 0 0 −2.030
Source:[citation needed]
3 September 2017
Scorecard
Qatar 
343/7 (50 overs)
v
 Cayman Islands
250/8 (50 overs)
Qatar won by 93 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
  • Cayman Islands won the toss and elected to field.
3 September 2017
Scorecard
Italy 
277/7 (50 overs)
v
 Guernsey
229/8 (50 overs)
Italy won by 48 runs
Willowmoore A, Benoni
  • Italy won the toss and elected to bat.
4 September 2017
Scorecard
Cayman Islands 
214/9 (50 overs)
v
 Guernsey
216/4 (36.3 overs)
Guernsey won by 6 wickets
Willowmoore B, Benoni
  • Cayman Islands won the toss and elected to bat.
4 September 2017
Scorecard
Qatar 
209 (46.3 overs)
v
 Italy
212/4 (41.5 overs)
Italy won by 6 wickets
Willowmoore C, Benoni
  • Italy won the toss and elected to field.
6 September 2017
Scorecard
Guernsey 
231/9 (50 overs)
v
 Qatar
234/7 (47.5 overs)
Qatar won by 3 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
  • Qatar won the toss and elected to field.
6 September 2017
Scorecard
Italy 
326/6 (50 overs)
v
 Cayman Islands
204 (42.4 overs)
Italy won by 122 runs
Willowmoore A, Benoni
  • Italy won the toss and elected to bat.

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1  Jersey 3 3 0 0 0 6 1.473
2  Vanuatu 3 1 2 0 0 2 −0.384
3  Germany 3 1 2 0 0 2 −0.612
4  Ghana 3 1 2 0 0 2 −0.670
Source:[citation needed]
3 September 2017
Scorecard
Vanuatu 
170 (48 overs)
v
 Jersey
174/4 (34.2 overs)
Jersey won by 6 wickets
Willowmoore B, Benoni
  • Jersey won the toss and elected to field.
3 September 2017
Scorecard
Ghana 
158 (42 overs)
v
 Germany
159/9 (39.5 overs)
Germany won by 1 wicket
Willowmoore C, Benoni
  • Germany won the toss and elected to field.
4 September 2017
Scorecard
Germany 
248 (49.2 overs)
v
 Jersey
251/5 (44.4 overs)
Jersey won by 5 wickets
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
  • Jersey won the toss and elected to field.
4 September 2017
Scorecard
Vanuatu 
124 (47.2 overs)
v
 Ghana
125/8 (33.5 overs)
Ghana won by 2 wickets
Willowmoore A, Benoni
  • Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bat.
6 September 2017
Scorecard
Jersey 
226/8 (50 overs)
v
 Ghana
118 (36.4 overs)
Jersey won by 108 runs
Willowmoore B, Benoni
  • Ghana won the toss and elected to field.
6 September 2017
Scorecard
Germany 
227 (49.3 overs)
v
 Vanuatu
228/6 (28.2 overs)
Vanuatu won by 4 wickets
Willowmoore C, Benoni
  • Vanuatu won the toss and elected to field.

Semi-finals[]

7 September 2017
Scorecard
Guernsey 
213 (47.3 overs)
v
 Ghana
190 (47.3 overs)
Guernsey won by 23 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
  • Ghana won the toss and elected to field.
7 September 2017
Scorecard
Cayman Islands 
268/6 (50 overs)
v
 Germany
271/5 (41.5 overs)
Germany won by 5 wickets
Willowmoore A, Benoni
  • Cayman Islands won the toss and elected to bat.
7 September 2017
Scorecard
Italy 
183 (46.4 overs)
v
 Vanuatu
186/4 (34.5 overs)
Vanuatu won by 6 wickets
Willowmoore B, Benoni
  • Vanuatu won the toss and elected to field.
7 September 2017
Scorecard
Qatar 
152 (46.3 overs)
v
 Jersey
155/3 (27.5 overs)
Jersey won by 7 wickets
Willowmoore C, Benoni
  • Jersey won the toss and elected to field.

Playoffs[]

Seventh-place playoff[]

9 September 2017
Scorecard
Cayman Islands 
136 (42.5 overs)
v
 Ghana
140/4 (19.3 overs)
Ghana won by 6 wickets
Willowmoore C, Benoni
  • Cayman Islands won the toss and elected to bat.

Fifth-place playoff[]

9 September 2017
Scorecard
Guernsey 
269/7 (50 overs)
v
 Germany
273/6 (45.2 overs)
Germany won by 4 wickets
Willowmoore B, Benoni
  • Guernsey won the toss and elected to bat.

Third-place playoff[]

9 September 2017
Scorecard
Italy 
225/7 (50 overs)
v
 Qatar
229/7 (47.5 overs)
Qatar won by 3 wickets
Willowmoore A, Benoni
  • Italy won the toss and elected to bat.

Final[]

9 September 2017
Scorecard
Jersey 
255 (48 overs)
v
 Vanuatu
135 (36.5 overs)
Jersey won by 120 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
  • Vanuatu won the toss and elected to field.

Final standings[]

Pos. Team Status
1st  Jersey Promoted to Division Four for 2018
2nd  Vanuatu
3rd  Qatar Remained in Division Five[n 1]
4th  Italy Relegated to regional competitions[n 1]
5th  Germany
6th  Guernsey
7th  Ghana
8th  Cayman Islands

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c These were the original placements following the conclusion of the group. However, in October 2018, the ICC replaced WCL Divisions Three, Four and Five with the Cricket World Cup Challenge League, with Qatar and Italy being assigned to that competition.[10]

References[]

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  10. ^ Penna, Peter Della (21 October 2018). "Associates pathway to 2023 World Cup undergoes major revamp". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
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