2014 ICC Europe Division Two

The 2014 ICC Europe Division Two was an international 20-over cricket tournament hosted in Essex, England, from 23 to 26 June 2014. The first round of matches were held at the County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford, while all other games were split between Garon Park, Southend-on-Sea, and the Toby Howe Cricket Ground, Billericay.

2014 ICC Europe Division Two
Dates23 – 26 June 2014
Administrator(s)ICC Europe
Cricket format20-over
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Host(s) England
Champions Norway
Participants6
Matches15
Most runsNorway Ehtsham Ul-Haq (170)
Most wicketsNorway Safir Hayat (10)
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The tournament was contested by six teams, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Gibraltar, the Isle of Man, and Norway. The teams played each other once in a round-robin, with Norway finishing undefeated from their five matches to gain promotion to the 2015 ICC Europe Division One tournament. Belgium were the runner-up, while Germany were winless. Two Norwegian players, Ehtsham Ul-Haq and Safir Hayat, led the tournament in runs and wickets, respectively.

Squads

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  Austria   Belgium   Germany
  Gibraltar   Isle of Man   Norway

Points table

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     Qualified for 2015 Division One
Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
  Norway 5 5 0 0 0 10 +0.938
  Belgium 5 4 1 0 0 8 +0.655
  Austria 5 3 2 0 0 6 +0.600
  Gibraltar 5 2 3 0 0 4 –0.330
  Isle of Man 5 1 4 0 0 2 –1.273
  Germany 5 0 5 0 0 0 –0.735

Source: CricketArchive

Matches

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23 June
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Gibraltar  
148/7 (20 overs)
v
  Belgium
154/7 (19.3 overs)
Belgium won by 3 wickets
County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford

23 June
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Germany  
109/8 (20 overs)
v
  Austria
110/9 (19.4 overs)
Austria won by 1 wicket
County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford

23 June
Scorecard
Isle of Man  
116 (19 overs)
v
  Belgium
117/4 (19.2 overs)
Norway won by 6 wickets
County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford

24 June
Scorecard
Gibraltar  
104 (19.2 overs)
v
  Austria
105/4 (17.1 overs)
Austria won by 6 wickets
Garon Park, Southend-on-Sea

24 June
Scorecard
Belgium  
127 (19.4 overs)
v
  Norway
129/2 (18.4 overs)
Norway won by 8 wickets
Toby Howe Cricket Ground, Billericay

24 June
Scorecard
Isle of Man  
132/5 (20 overs)
v
  Germany
120 (19.5 overs)
Isle of Man won by 12 runs
Toby Howe Cricket Ground, Billericay

24 June
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Austria  
101/9 (20 overs)
v
  Norway
103/3 (19.2 overs)
Norway won by 7 wickets
Toby Howe Cricket Ground, Billericay

24 June
Scorecard
Belgium  
186/4 (20 overs)
v
  Isle of Man
140/9 (20 overs)
Belgium won by 46 runs
Toby Howe Cricket Ground, Billericay

24 June
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Germany  
133/6 (20 overs)
v
  Gibraltar
134/4 (18 overs)
Gibraltar won by 6 wickets
Garon Park, Southend-on-Sea

26 June
Scorecard
Isle of Man  
80 (17.3 overs)
v
  Austria
81/0 (10.3 overs)
Austria won by 10 wickets
Garon Park, Southend-on-Sea

26 June
Scorecard
Belgium  
126/9 (20 overs)
v
  Germany
122 (19.5 overs)
Belgium won by 4 runs
Toby Howe Cricket Ground, Billericay

26 June
Scorecard
Gibraltar  
113/9 (20 overs)
v
  Norway
116/1 (15.4 overs)
Norway won by 9 wickets
Toby Howe Cricket Ground, Billericay

26 June
Scorecard
Austria  
122/8 (20 overs)
v
  Belgium
124/5 (18 overs)
Belgium won by 6 wickets
Garon Park, Southend-on-Sea

26 June
Scorecard
Germany  
110 (19.4 overs)
v
  Norway
111/2 (14.1 overs)
Norway won by 8 wickets
Toby Howe Cricket Ground, Billericay

26 June
Scorecard
Isle of Man  
134/7 (20 overs)
v
  Gibraltar
139/3 (18 overs)
Gibraltar won by 7 wickets
Toby Howe Cricket Ground, Billericay

Statistics

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Most runs

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The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.

Player Team Runs Inns Avg S/R Highest 100s 50s
Ehtsham Ul-Haq   Norway 170 5 85.00 95.50 54* 0 2
Kayron Stagno   Gibraltar 165 5 55.00 125.95 74* 0 1
Shahbaz Butt   Norway 154 5 77.00 90.05 47 0 0
Mark Bacarese   Gibraltar 146 5 29.20 99.31 59 0 1
Syed Jamil   Belgium 125 4 31.25 96.89 55 0 1

Source: CricketArchive

Most wickets

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The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.

Player Team Overs Wkts Ave SR Econ BBI
Safir Hayat   Norway 15.4 10 11.10 9.40 7.08 4/13
Luke Lacey   Isle of Man 15.2 9 13.00 10.22 7.63 6/34
Shahzad Umran   Norway 19.0 8 9.62 14.25 4.05 2/11
Munir Ahmed   Austria 18.0 8 10.50 13.50 4.66 3/7
Hamid Mahmood   Germany 18.1 8 12.50 13.62 5.50 3/21

Source: CricketArchive

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