2015 ICC Europe Division One

The 2015 ICC Europe Division One was a cricket tournament held in Jersey from 9–13 May 2015.[1][2] The tournament was organised by ICC Europe, and featured the top six associate members in that region – Denmark, France, Guernsey, Italy, Jersey, and Norway. Ireland, the Netherlands, and Scotland had already qualified for the World Twenty20 Qualifier, while England qualify for the World Twenty20 automatically.

2015 ICC Europe Division One
Dates9 – 13 May 2015
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket format20-over
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Host(s) Jersey
Champions Jersey (1st title)
Runners-up Denmark
Participants6
Matches15
Most runsDenmark Freddie Klokker (204)
Most wicketsItaly Carl Sandri (12)
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The host, Jersey, won the tournament on net run rate from Denmark, its first title. The leading runscorer at the tournament was Danish batsman Freddie Klokker, while the leading wicket taker was Italian bowler Carl Sandri. By winning the tournament, Jersey qualified for the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier in Ireland and Scotland. The top six teams at that tournament, where matches will have full Twenty20 status, will qualify for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in India.

Squads

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Squads for the tournament were announced on 27 April 2015.[3]

  Denmark
Coach: Jeremy Bray
  France
Coach: Tim de Leede
  Guernsey
Coach: Nic Pothas
  • Arun Ayyavooraju (c)
  • Zika Ali
  • Waseem Bhatti
  • Chetan Chauhan
  • Rameez Ehsan
  • Arslan Khan
  • Usman Khan
  • Thomas Liddiard
  • Shahid Malik
  • Robin Murphy
  • Hamza Niaz
  • Williamdeep Singh
  • Kismatullah Surate
  • Atif Zahir
  Italy
Coach: Joe Scuderi
  Jersey
Coach: Neil MacRae
  Norway
Coach: Muhammad Haroon

Preparation

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Jersey's preparation for the tournament consisted of three twenty-over fixtures against Dutch teams, all played at the VRA Ground in Amstelveen in late April. They defeated a Netherlands A side by 62 runs, and then played matches against the two Dutch sides in the North Sea Pro Series, defeating the Hurricanes by 68 runs and losing to the Seafarers by seven wickets.[4] Similarly, France's preparation included twenty-over fixtures against the Hurricanes and the Seafarers, both played on 2 May at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht. They defeated the Hurricanes by 14 runs, and lost to the Seafarers in a super over, necessitated after an initial tie.[5]

Denmark, coached by former Irish international Jeremy Bray, played several fixtures in Ireland in mid-April.[6] They lost to the Irish under-19 side by seven wickets and lost both games against Leinster Lightning, but did win a fixture against The Hills Cricket Club by seven runs.[7] Guernsey, coached by former South African international Nic Pothas, attended a training camp at the County Ground, Hove, and subsequently played fixtures against a Sussex County Cricket Club academy team and a Sussex Cricket League representative team.[8]

Points table

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Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1   Jersey 5 4 1 0 0 8 1.556
2   Denmark 5 4 1 0 0 8 0.779
3   Italy 5 3 2 0 0 6 1.502
4   Guernsey 5 3 2 0 0 6 −0.040
5   Norway 5 1 4 0 0 2 −2.599
6   France 5 0 5 0 0 0 −1.090
Source: Cricket Europe at the Wayback Machine (archived 23 September 2015)

Matches

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9 May
10:30
Scorecard
Jersey  
236/5 (20 overs)
v
  Norway
128/9 (20 overs)
Jersey won by 108 runs
Farmers Cricket Ground

9 May
10:30
Scorecard
Denmark  
110 (19.1 overs)
v
  Guernsey
131/7 (20 overs)
Guernsey won by 21 runs
Grainville Cricket Ground

9 May
10:30
Scorecard
France  
150/8 (20 overs)
v
  Italy
151/4 (19 overs)
Italy won by 6 wickets
FB Playing Fields

9 May
15:30
Scorecard
Jersey  
159/6 (19.5 overs)
v
  Italy
155/4 (20 overs)
Jersey won by 4 wickets
Farmers Cricket Ground

9 May
15:30
Scorecard
Guernsey  
172/8 (20 overs)
v
  Norway
149/6 (20 overs)
Guernsey won by 23 runs
Grainville Cricket Ground

9 May
15:30
Scorecard
Denmark  
118/2 (12.5 overs)
v
  France
117/7 (20 overs)
Denmark won by 8 wickets
FB Playing Fields

11 May
10:30
Scorecard
Italy  
214/5 (20 overs)
v
  Norway
74/9 (20 overs)
Italy won by 140 runs
Farmers Cricket Ground

11 May
10:30
Scorecard
Jersey  
119/7 (20 overs)
v
  Denmark
123/3 (16.4 overs)
Denmark won by 7 wickets
Grainville Cricket Ground

11 May
10:30
Scorecard
France  
124/7 (20 overs)
v
  Guernsey
128/5 (18.4 overs)
Guernsey won by 5 wickets
FB Playing Fields

11 May
15:30
Scorecard
Guernsey  
122 (19.4 overs)
v
  Italy
123/5 (17.2 overs)
Italy won by 5 wickets
Farmers Cricket Ground

11 May
15:30
Scorecard
Jersey  
144/8 (20 overs)
v
  France
125/6 (20 overs)
Jersey won by 19 runs
Grainville Cricket Ground

11 May
15:30
Scorecard
Norway  
139/9 (20 overs)
v
  Denmark
140/7 (19.4 overs)
Denmark won by 3 wickets
FB Playing Fields

13 May
10:30
Scorecard
Jersey  
125/6 (14.3 overs)
v
  Guernsey
121/9 (20 overs)
Jersey won by 4 wickets
Farmers Cricket Ground

13 May
10:30
Scorecard
Denmark  
142/6 (20 overs)
v
  Italy
126/9 (20 overs)
Denmark won by 16 runs
Grainville Cricket Ground

13 May
10:30
Scorecard
France  
101 (18.4 overs)
v
  Norway
116/9 (20 overs)
Norway won by 15 runs
FB Playing Fields

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
Frederik Klokker   Denmark 204 4 51.00 128.30 82 0 2
Peter Petricola   Italy 182 5 36.40 134.81 70 0 2
Thomas Kimber   Guernsey 167 5 33.40 122.79 87 0 2
Jonty Jenner   Jersey 160 5 32.00 177.78 81 0 1
Damian Crowley   Italy 153 5 38.25 98.08 54* 0 1

Source: CricHQ

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
Carl Sandri   Italy 20.0 12 9.92 10.00 5.95 3/28
Nat Watkins   Jersey 18.0 10 10.00 10.80 5.56 4/18
Bashir Shah   Denmark 20.0 9 12.89 13.33 5.80 3/22
David Hooper   Guernsey 17.0 8 13.25 12.75 6.24 2/16
Safir Hayat   Norway 16.0 8 18.88 12.00 9.44 3/30

Source: CricHQ

Final standings

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Position Team Status
1   Jersey Qualified for 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
2   Denmark
3   Italy
4   Guernsey
5   Norway
6   France

ICC Europe World Cricket League Division Six Qualifier

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Along with the Twenty20 tournament, two teams, France and Norway played each other in one-off 50-over match for a qualification spot in 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six.


15 May 2015
Scorecard
Norway  
236 (50 overs)
v
  France
139 (33 overs)
Norway won by 97 runs
FB Playing Fields, Jersey

References

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  1. ^ "Pepsi ICC Europe Tournament Schedule 2015". ICC Europe. Archived from the original on 1 March 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Europe's battle for the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier place takes place in Jersey". ICC Europe. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  3. ^ (27 April 2015). "Europe’s battle for the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier place takes place in Jersey" Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine – International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  4. ^ Ingrid van der Elst (29 April 2015). "Uitslagen duels met Jersey"KNCB (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  5. ^ CricketEurope Netherlands: Latest Scores – CricketEurope. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  6. ^ (12 April 2015). "Lightning name squads for Danish clashes" – Cricket Europe. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  7. ^ (18 April 2015). "Big wins for Ireland U19 & Leinster Lighting against Denmark" – Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Butler and Bushell named in Euro squad" – Guernsey Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
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