# 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five

The 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five was an international cricket tournament that took place in Jersey during May 2016. It formed part of the 2012–18 cycle of the World Cricket League (WCL). The Jersey Cricket Board were awarded the hosting rights in October 2015, with the Nigeria Cricket Federation the only other bidder.
The competition's final was played at the Grainville Cricket Ground in Saint Saviour, with Jersey defeating Oman by 44 runs. Both teams were promoted to the 2016 Division Four tournament.

## Teams

Six teams qualified for the tournament:
* Oman (5th in 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Four)
* Jersey (6th in 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Four)
* Tanzania (3rd in 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Five)
* Nigeria (4th in 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Five)
* Suriname (1st in 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six)
* Guernsey (2nd in 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six)
* Vanuatu (3rd in 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six, invited in March 2016 to replace Suriname)
In March 2016 Suriname withdrew from the tournament due to an ICC investigation into the eligibility of some of their players. At least six players had doubts raised regarding their eligibility, including the Division Six tournament's man of the series, Gavin Singh and the leading wicket-taker, Muneshwar Patandin. Vanuatu were named as their replacement.

## Match officials

For the fixture between Oman and Nigeria on 22 May, Sue Redfern was one of the standing umpires, while Jacqueline Williams was the third umpire. It was the first time two female umpires had officiated in a men's match in an ICC tournament.

## Preparation

Vanuatu played warm-up matches against Denmark and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in London. After continuing on to Jersey, the team also played a final warm-up match against Oman, before the start of the tournament proper. Guernsey played a series of warm-up matches in Sussex, England, including two against a Netherlands A side.

## Squads

| Guernsey Coach: Ashley Wright | Jersey Coach: Neil MacRae | Nigeria Coach: Obruthe Ogbimi |
| Jamie Nussbaumer (c) Josh Butler Max Ellis Ben Ferbrache David Hooper Andrew Hutchinson Tom Kimber Tom Kirk Jason Martin Oliver Newey Oliver Nightingale Luke Nussbaumer G. H. Smit Matthew Stokes | Peter Gough (c) Corey Bisson Cornelis Bodenstein Jake Dunford Luke Gallichan Will Harris Anthony Hawkins-Kay Jonty Jenner Ben Kynman Robert McBey Rhys Palmer Charles Perchard Benjamin Stevens Nathaniel Watkins | Kunle Adegbola (c) Abioye Abiodun Sesan Adedeji Chima Akachukwu Joshua Ayannaike Salako Azeez Olajide Bejide Joshua Ogunlola Emmanuel Okwudili Segun Olayinka Oluseye Olympio Ademola Onikoyi Chimezie Onwuzulike Leke Oyede |
| Oman Coach: Duleep Mendis | Tanzania Coach: Zully Rehemtullah | Vanuatu Coach: Shane Deitz |
| Ajay Lalcheta (c) Aamir Kaleem Munis Ansari Bilal Khan Jatinder Singh Swapnil Khadye Khawar Ali Mehran Khan Rajesh Ranpura Noorul Riaz Sufyan Mehmood Vaibhav Wategaonkar Zeeshan Maqsood Zeeshan Siddiqui | Hamisi Abdallah (c) Arun Dagar Shaheed Dhanani Arshan Jasani Ashish Kamania Kishen Kamania Athumani Kassim Riziki Kiseto Nasibu Mapunda Ally Mpeka Kassim Nassoro Abhik Patwa Khalil Rehmtullah Jitin Singh | Andrew Mansale (c) Callum Blake Jelany Chilia Jonathon Dunn Worford Kalworai Patrick Matautaava Christian Mete Nalin Nipiko Simpson Obed Joshua Rasu Apolinaire Stephen Ronald Tari Clement Tommy Jamal Vira |

## Points table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | |
| 1 | Oman | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.978 | Promoted to 2016 Division Four |
| 2 | Jersey | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.431 | Promoted to 2016 Division Four |
| 3 | Guernsey | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.472 | |
| 4 | Vanuatu | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.347 | |
| 5 | Tanzania | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.328 | |
| 6 | Nigeria | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2.627 | |

## Fixtures
### Round robin

* 21 May 11:00 Scorecard
| Oman 132/9 (23 overs) | v | Jersey 48/1 (9 overs) |
| Zeeshan Maqsood 29 (14) Charles Perchard 3/17 (4 overs) | | Jonty Jenner 25(23) Aamir Kaleem 1/6 (1 over) |
* No result Grainville Cricket Ground, Saint Saviour Umpires: Mark Hawthorne (Ireland) and Jacqueline Williams (West Indies)
* Jersey won the toss and elected to field.
* Rain reduced the match to 23 overs per side.
* With no result, the match was restarted on the reserve day, 23 May.
* 21 May 11:00 Scorecard
| Tanzania 115/8 (28 overs) | v | Nigeria 117/4 (24.5 overs) |
| Kassim Nassoro 30 (38) Sesan Adedeji 3/14 (5 overs) | | Ademola Onikoyi 68 (75) Kassim Nassoro 2/18 (6 overs) |
* Nigeria won by 6 wickets Farmers Cricket Club Ground, Saint Martin Umpires: Huub Jansen (Netherlands) and Isaac Oyieko (Kenya) Player of the match: Ademola Onikoyi (Nigeria)
* Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rain reduced the match to 28 overs per side.
* 21 May 11:00 Scorecard
| Vanuatu 127/7 (26 overs) | v | Guernsey 105/6 (21 overs) |
| Jonathon Dunn 42 (57) Thomas Kirk 2/17 (3 overs) | | Matthew Stokes 34 (34) Andrew Mansale 4/19 (6 overs) |
* Guernsey won by 5 runs (DLS method) FB Playing Fields, Saint Clement Umpires: Alan Neill (Ireland) and Sue Redfern (England) Player of the match: Andrew Mansale (Vanuatu)
* Guernsey won the toss and elected to field.
* Rain reduced the match to 26 overs per side.
* 22 May 11:00 Scorecard
| Jersey 200/9 (37 overs) | v | Vanuatu 98 (30.1 overs) |
| Nat Watkins 65 (98) Andrew Mansale 4/38 (7 overs) | | Joshua Rasu 43 (60) Ben Stevens 3/21 (5.1 overs) |
* Jersey won by 102 runs Grainville Cricket Ground, Saint Saviour Umpires: Huub Jansen (Netherlands) and Tabarak Dar (Hong Kong) Player of the match: Nathaniel Watkins (Jersey)
* Vanuatu won the toss and elected to field.
* Rain reduced the match to 37 overs per side.
* 22 May 11:00 Scorecard
| Tanzania 108/9 (41 overs) | v | Guernsey 109/2 (26.1 overs) |
| Arun Dagar 35(40) Max Ellis 3/10 (9 overs) | | Matthew Stokes 44 (79) Jitin Singh 1/10 (4 overs) |
* Guernsey won by 8 wickets Farmers Cricket Club Ground, Saint Martin Umpires: Mark Hawthorne (Ireland) and Pim van Liemt (Netherlands) Player of the match: Oliver Newey (Guernsey)
* Tanzania won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rain reduced the match to 42 overs per side.
* 22 May 11:00 Scorecard
| Oman 220/6 (50 overs) | v | Nigeria 39 (23.5 overs) |
| Aamir Kaleem 78 (80) Oluseye Olympio 1/19 (7 overs) | | Olajide Bejide 7 (7) Ajay Lalcheta 4/7 (6.5 overs) |
* Oman won by 181 runs FB Playing Fields, Saint Clement Umpires: Alex Dowdalls (Scotland) and Sue Redfern (England) Player of the match: Ajay Lalcheta (Oman)
* Nigeria won the toss and elected to field.
* Nigeria's total is the third-lowest in a World Cricket League match.
* 23 May 11:00 Scorecard
| Oman 205/9 (50 overs) | v | Jersey 147 (41.4 overs) |
| Zeeshan Maqsood 69 (103) Anthony Hawkins-Kay 2/18 (6 overs) | | Anthony Hawkins-Kay 45 (61) Munis Ansari 5/27 (10 overs) |
* Oman won by 58 runs Grainville Cricket Ground, Saint Saviour Umpires: Mark Hawthorne (Ireland) and Jacqueline Williams (West Indies) Player of the match: Munis Ansari (Oman)
* Jersey won the toss and elected to field.
* This was a replay of the fixture from 21 May which ended as a no result.
* Oman's Munis Ansari took career-best figures of 5 for 27.
* 24 May 11:00 Scorecard
| Jersey 273/5 (50 overs) | v | Tanzania 188/8 (50 overs) |
| Ben Stevens 103 (88) Athumani Cassim 2/53 (10 overs) Arun Dagar 2/53 (10 overs) | | Shaheed Dhanani 42 (71) Charles Perchard 2/24 (4 overs) |
* Jersey won by 85 runs FB Playing Fields, Saint Clement Umpires: Alex Dowdalls (Scotland) and Huub Jansen (Netherlands) Player of the match: Ben Stevens (Jersey)
* Jersey won the toss and elected to bat.
* 24 May 11:00 Scorecard
| Nigeria 99 (34 overs) | v | Guernsey 100/0 (18.5 overs) |
| Joshua Ayannaike 26 (44) Max Ellis 4/9 (9 overs) | | Matthew Stokes 48 (58) Leke Oyede 0/7 (1 over) |
* Guernsey won by 10 wickets Grainville Cricket Ground, Saint Saviour Umpires: Alan Neill (Ireland) and Jacqueline Williams (West Indies) Player of the match: Max Ellis (Guernsey)
* Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
* 24 May 11:00 Scorecard
| Vanuatu 204/7 (50 overs) | v | Oman 208/1 (40.4 overs) |
* Oman won by 9 wickets Farmers Cricket Club Ground, Saint Martin Umpires: Mark Hawthorne (Ireland) and Issac Oyieko (Kenya) Player of the match: Zeeshan Maqsood (Oman)
* Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bat.
* 25 May 11:00 Scorecard
| Tanzania 94 (32.5 overs) | v | Oman 96/1 (17.3 overs) |
* Oman won by 9 wickets Grainville Cricket Ground, Saint Saviour Umpires: Huub Jansen (Netherlands) and Alan Neill (Ireland) Player of the match: Aamir Kaleem (Oman)
* Oman won the toss and elected to field.
* 25 May 11:00 Scorecard
| Guernsey 149 (42.2 overs) | v | Jersey 150/3 (39.5 overs) |
* Jersey won by 7 wickets Farmers Cricket Club Ground, Saint Martin Umpires: Mark Hawthorne (Ireland) and Sue Redfern (England) Player of the match: Ben Stevens (Jersey)
* Jersey won the toss and elected to field.
* 25 May 11:00 Scorecard
| Vanuatu 227/9 (50 overs) | v | Nigeria 117 (38 overs) |
* Vanuatu won by 110 runs FB Playing Fields, Saint Clement Umpires: Alex Dowdalls (Scotland) and Issac Oyieko (Kenya)
* Nigeria won the toss and elected to field.
* 27 May 11:00 Scorecard
| Vanuatu 149 (48.5 overs) | v | Tanzania 150/3 (42.1 overs) |
* Tanzania won by 7 wickets Grainville Cricket Ground, Saint Saviour Umpires: Mark Hawthorne (Ireland) and Tabarak Dar (Hong Kong)
* Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bat.
* 27 May 11:00 Scorecard
| Nigeria 93 (26.3 overs) | v | Jersey 94/0 (14.1 overs) |
* Jersey won by 10 wickets Farmers Cricket Club Ground, Saint Martin Umpires: Huub Jansen (Netherlands) and Jacqueline Williams (West Indies) Player of the match: Ben Kynman (Jersey)
* Jersey won the toss and elected to field.
* 27 May 11:00 Scorecard
| Guernsey 141/8 (50 overs) | v | Oman 142/8 (36.2 overs) |
* Oman won by 2 wickets FB Playing Fields, Saint Clement Umpires: Issac Oyieko (Kenya) and Pim van Liemt (Netherlands) Player of the match: Aamir Kaleem (Oman)
* Oman won the toss and elected to field.

## Playoffs
### 5th-place playoff

* 28 May 11:00 Scorecard
| Nigeria 213/8 (50 overs) | v | Tanzania 214/9 (49.5 overs) |
| Olajide Bejide 56* (50) Khalil Rehmtullah 5/51 (10 overs) | | Arshan Jasani 53 (93) Leke Oyede 5/51 (10 overs) |
* Tanzania won by 1 wicket FB Playing Fields, Saint Clement Umpires: Sue Redfern (England) and Jacqueline Williams (West Indies)
* Tanzania won the toss and elected to field.

### 3rd-place playoff

* 28 May 11:00 Scorecard
| Guernsey 230/6 (50 overs) | v | Vanuatu 211 (50 overs) |
| Matthew Stokes 82 (106) Patrick Matautaava 2/31 (10 overs) | | Nalin Nipiko 68 (101) Luke Nussbaumer 4/43 (10 overs) |
* Guernsey won by 19 runs Farmers Cricket Club Ground, Saint Martin Umpires: Alex Dowdalls (Scotland) and Mark Hawthorne (Ireland)
* Vanuatu won the toss and elected to field.

### Final

* 28 May 11:00 Scorecard
| Jersey 194/7 (50 overs) | v | Oman 150 (45.3 overs) |
| Anthony Hawkins-Kay 60* (82) Rajeshkumar Ranpura 3/21 (10 overs) | | Zeeshan Maqsood 43 (22) Ben Kynman 4/10 (8 overs) |
* Jersey won by 44 runs Grainville Cricket Ground, Saint Saviour Umpires: Alan Neill (Ireland) and Tabarak Dar (Hong Kong) Player of the match: Anthony Hawkins-Kay (Jersey)
* Oman won the toss and elected to field.

## Final placings

After the conclusion of the tournament the teams were distributed as follows:
| Pos | Team | Status |
| 1st | Jersey | Promoted to 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four |
| 2nd | Oman | Promoted to 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four |
| 3rd | Guernsey | Remained in 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five |
| 4th | Vanuatu | Relegated to regional tournaments |
| 5th | Tanzania | Relegated to regional tournaments |
| 6th | Nigeria | Relegated to regional tournaments |

## Statistics
### Most runs

The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
| Zeeshan Maqsood | Oman | 350 | 7 | 70.00 | 130* | 1 | 2 |
| Matthew Stokes | Jersey | 247 | 6 | 61.75 | 82 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Stevens | Jersey | 205 | 6 | 68.33 | 103* | 1 | 1 |
| Nalin Nipiko | Vanuatu | 189 | 6 | 37.80 | 93* | 0 | 2 |
| Nathaniel Watkins | Jersey | 183 | 6 | 36.60 | 65 | 0 | 2 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo

### Most wickets

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.
| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | Econ | SR | BBI |
| Ben Kynman | Jersey | 40.3 | 15 | 8.80 | 3.25 | 16.2 | 6/18 |
| Rajesh Ranpura | Oman | 54.4 | 14 | 10.14 | 2.59 | 23.4 | 4/18 |
| Aamir Kaleem | Oman | 44.5 | 12 | 11.08 | 2.96 | 22.4 | 5/23 |
| Ben Stevens | Jersey | 48.1 | 12 | 14.75 | 3.67 | 24.0 | 3/21 |
| Nathaniel Watkins | Jersey | 51.3 | 11 | 17.54 | 3.74 | 28.0 | 3/23 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo