ICC World Cricket League Division Eight

ICC World Cricket League Division Eight was the lowest division of the World Cricket League (WCL) system for its 2009–14 and 2012–18 cycles. Like all other divisions, WCL Division Eight was contested as a standalone tournament rather than as an actual league.

WCL Division Eight
AdministratorICC
Format50 overs
First edition2010
Latest edition2012
Tournament formatRound robin, playoffs
Number of teams8
Current champion Vanuatu
Most successful Kuwait
 Vanuatu

The inaugural Division Eight tournament was held in 2010, hosted and won by Kuwait. The 2012 tournament was hosted by Samoa and won by Vanuatu. The 2010 and 2012 were the only editions to be held before the WCL was downsized to five divisions, with both featuring eight teams who qualified via regional events. Vanuatu, Bhutan, and Suriname were the only teams to participate in both tournaments. Vanuatu is the only team to progress from Division Eight to Division Five.

Results

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Year Host(s) Venue(s) Final
Winner Result Runner-up
2010   Kuwait Ahmadi City
Kuwait City
  Kuwait
164/4 (33.1 overs)
Kuwait won by 6 wickets
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  Germany
163/8 (50 overs)
2012   Samoa Apia   Vanuatu
222/9 (50 overs)
Vanuatu won by 39 runs
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  Ghana
183 (42.5 overs)

Performance by team

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Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • Q – Qualified
  •     — Hosts
Team  
2010
 
2012
Total
  Bahamas 8th 1
  Belgium 4th 1
  Bhutan 7th 8th 2
  Germany 2nd 1
  Ghana 2nd 1
  Gibraltar 6th 1
  Japan 3rd 1
  Kuwait 1st 1
  Norway 5th 1
  Samoa 6th 1
  Suriname 5th 7th 2
  Vanuatu 3rd 1st 2
  Zambia 4th 1
  • Note: the teams placing first and second at each tournament were promoted to Division Seven, while all other teams were relegated to regional qualifiers.

Player statistics

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Year Most runs Most wickets Ref
2010   Andrew Mansale (288)   Kashif Haider (17)
2012   Alexander Patmore (237)   Patrick Matautaava (14)

References

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  1. ^ ICC World Cricket League Division Eight 2010/11 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  2. ^ ICC World Cricket League Division Eight 2012/13 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 September 2015.