ICC World Cricket League Division Seven was the second-lowest division of the World Cricket League (WCL) system for its 2009–14 and 2012–18 cycles. Like all other divisions, WCL Division Seven was contested as a standalone tournament rather than as an actual league.
| Administrator | ICC |
|---|---|
| Format | 50 overs |
| First edition | 2009 |
| Latest edition | 2013 |
| Tournament format | Round robin, playoffs |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Most successful |  Bahrain Kuwait Nigeria |
The inaugural Division Seven tournament was held in 2009, hosted by Guernsey and won by Bahrain. The 2011 and 2013 tournaments were both held in Botswana, and won by Kuwait and Nigeria, respectively. Because the WCL operates on a system of promotion and relegation, teams generally only participated in one or two Division Seven tournaments before being either promoted to Division Six or relegated, either to Division Eight or to regional competitions. Overall, 13 teams played in at least one Division Seven tournament, with Nigeria the only team to feature in all three tournaments.
Results
edit| Year | Host(s) | Venue(s) | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Result | Runner-up | |||
| 2009 |  Guernsey
|
various | Bahrain 207/7 (46.1 overs) |
Bahrain won by 3 wickets scorecard |
Guernsey 204/9 (50 overs) |
| 2011 |  Botswana
|
Gaborone | Kuwait 219/9 (50 overs) |
Kuwait won by 72 runs scorecard |
Nigeria 147 (36.5 overs) |
| 2013 | Botswana
|
Gaborone | Nigeria 134/4 (32.1 overs) |
Nigeria won by 6 wickets (D/L) scorecard |
 Vanuatu133 (38.4 overs) |
Performance by team
edit- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- Q – Qualified
- — Hosts
| Team | 2009 |
2011 |
2013 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bahrain
|
1st | — | — | 1 |
 Botswana
|
— | 4th | 3rd | 2 |
 Fiji
|
— | — | 4th | 1 |
 Germany
|
— | 3rd | 6th | 2 |
 Ghana
|
— | — | 5th | 1 |
 Gibraltar
|
6th | — | — | 1 |
 Guernsey
|
2nd | — | — | 1 |
 Japan
|
4th | 6th | — | 2 |
 Kuwait
|
— | 1st | — | 1 |
 Nigeria
|
3rd | 2nd | 1st | 3 |
 Norway
|
— | 5th | — | 1 |
 Suriname
|
5th | — | — | 1 |
 Vanuatu
|
— | — | 2nd | 1 |
Player statistics
edit| Year | Most runs | Most wickets | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Jeremy Frith (364) |
Qamar Saeed (14) |
|
| 2011 | Faisal Rana (230) |
 Rana-Javed Iqbal (18) |
|
| 2013 | Dotun Olatunji (355) |
Joshua Ogunlola (17) Russel Withey (17) |
References
edit- ^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Seven 2009 - Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Seven 2011 - Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Seven 2013 - Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2024.