ICC World Cricket League Division Five is the lowest current division in the World Cricket League (WCL) system. Like all other divisions, Division Five is contested as a standalone tournament rather than as an actual league.
The inaugural Division Five tournament was held in 2008, hosted by Jersey, and featured 12 teams. For the next four tournaments (2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016), the number of teams was fixed at six. The 2017 competition involved eight teams. Because the WCL operates on a system of promotion and relegation, teams have generally only participated in one or two Division Five tournaments before being either promoted to Division Four or relegated to Division Six. Overall, 25 teams have qualified for at least one Division Five tournament. Afghanistan and Nepal have progressed from Division Five to the World Cup Qualifier, the only teams to do so from such a low starting division.
Results YearHost(s)Venue(s)FinalWinnerResultRunner-up 2008 various 81/8 (37.4 overs) Afghanistan won by 2 wicketsscorecard 80 (39.5 overs) 2010 Kathmandu Valley 175/5 (46.5 overs) Nepal won by 5 wicketsscorecard 172 (47.2 overs) 2012 Singapore 164/1 (26.4 overs) Singapore won by 9 wicketsscorecard 159 (47 overs) 2014 Kuala Lumpur 247/8 (50 overs) Jersey won by 71 runsscorecard 176 (44.4 overs) 2016 Saint Saviour 194/7 (50 overs) Jersey won by 44 runsscorecard 150 (45.3 overs) 2017 Benoni 255 (48 overs) Jersey won by 120 runsscorecard 135 (36.5 overs)
Performance by team Legend – Champions – Runners-up – Third place Q – Qualified — Hosts
Team 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2017 Total 1st — — — — — 1 — — 6th — — — 1 11th — — — — — 1 — 3rd 5th — — — 2 6th — — — — — 1 — — 4th 6th — 8th 3 — 6th — — — — 1 7th — — — — 5th 2 — — — — — 7th 1 — — 3rd 5th 3rd 6th 4 — — — — — 4th 1 10th — — — — — 1 2nd 5th — 1st 1st 1st 5 8th — — — — — 1 — — 2nd 2nd — — 2 3rd 1st — — — — 2 — — — 4th 6th — 2 9th — — — — — 1 — — — — 2nd — 1 — — — — — 3rd 1 5th 4th 1st — — — 3 — — — 3rd 5th — 2 4th 2nd — — — — 2 12th — — — 4th 2nd 2 Note: at every edition of the tournament since 2010, the teams finishing first and second have been promoted to Division Four, and the teams finishing fifth and sixth have been relegated to Division Six. In 2008, the teams finishing first and second were promoted as usual, while every team finishing below fifth was relegated to regional tournaments.
Player statistics Year Most runs Most wickets Ref 2008 Shahid Ahmed (349) Mehboob Alam (19) 2010 Steve Massiah (289) Kevin Darlington (14) 2012 Adil Hanif (265) David Hooper (17) 2014 Ben Stevens (403) Khizar Hayat (15) 2016 Zeeshan Maqsood (350) Ben Kynman (15) 2017 Damian Crowley (308) Ben Stevens (14) David Hooper (14)
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