The 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three was a cricket tournament that took place between 22–29 January 2011.[1] It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League. Hong Kong hosted the event and also ran out winners.[2]
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited-overs cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Hong Kong |
| Champions | Hong Kong |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 18 |
| Player of the series | Peter Petricola (Ita) |
| Most runs | Alessandro Bonora (Ita) |
| Most wickets | Rarva Dikana (PNG) |
| Official website | ICC World Cricket League |
Teams
editThe teams that took part in the tournament were decided according to the results of the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier, the 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Three and the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four.
| Team | Last outcome |
|---|---|
 Oman |
Relegated from 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier after finishing 11th |
 Denmark |
Relegated from 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier after finishing 12th |
 Papua New Guinea |
Still from 2009 World Cricket League Division Three after finishing 3rd |
| Hong Kong |
Still from 2009 World Cricket League Division Three after finishing 4th |
 United States |
Promoted from 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four after finishing 1st |
 Italy |
Promoted from 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four after finishing 2nd |
Squads
edit| Denmark
|
Hong Kong
|
Italy
|
Oman
|
Papua New Guinea
|
United States
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fixtures
editGroup stage
editPoints table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papua New Guinea
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.114 | Met in the final and promoted to Division Two for 2011 |
| 2 | Hong Kong
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.833 | |
| 3 | Oman
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.077 | Met in the 3rd place playoff and remained in Division Three for 2013 |
| 4 | Italy
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.004 | |
| 5 | United States
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.661 | Met in the 5th place playoff and relegated to Division Four for 2012 |
| 6 | Denmark
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.503 |
Source: [citation needed]
Matches
editPlayoffs
edit5th place playoff
edit3rd place playoff
editFinal
editStatistics
editMost runs
editThe top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | S/R | HS | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alessandro Bonora | Italy |
286 | 6 | 57.20 | 75.06 | 124* | 1 | 1 | 31 | 7 |
| Vaibhav Wategaonkar | Oman |
252 | 6 | 63.00 | 72.20 | 87* | 0 | 3 | 30 | 4 |
| Peter Petricola | Italy |
226 | 5 | 113.00 | 65.50 | 104* | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Hussain Butt | Hong Kong |
211 | 6 | 35.16 | 65.73 | 81 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 2 |
| Frederik Klokker | Denmark |
202 | 6 | 40.40 | 64.53 | 101* | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
Most wickets
editThe following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.
| Player | Team | Wkts | Mts | Ave | S/R | Econ | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rarva Dikana | Papua New Guinea |
16 | 6 | 10.43 | 17.8 | 3.50 | 4/1 |
| Rajesh Ranpura | Oman |
14 | 6 | 17.00 | 23.2 | 4.38 | 4/40 |
| Gayashan Munasinghe | Italy |
13 | 6 | 20.00 | 26.0 | 4.60 | 4/60 |
| Hitolo Areni | Papua New Guinea |
12 | 6 | 14.33 | 24.5 | 3.51 | 3/29 |
| Peter Petricola | Italy |
11 | 5 | 15.36 | 25.4 | 3.62 | 4/38 |
Final placings
editAfter the conclusion of the tournament the teams were distributed as follows:
| Pos | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hong Kong |
Promoted to Division Two for 2011 |
| 2nd | Papua New Guinea
| |
| 3rd | Oman |
Remained in Division Three for 2013 |
| 4th | Italy
| |
| 5th | Denmark |
Relegated to Division Four for 2012 |
| 6th | United States
|
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "International Cricket Council - News". Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
- ^ "Sixteen teams to contest 2012 World T20 qualifiers".