# 2015 ICC Europe Division One

The 2015 ICC Europe Division One was a cricket tournament held in Jersey from 9–13 May 2015. 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.
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

Squads for the tournament were announced on 27 April 2015.
| Denmark Coach: Jeremy Bray | France Coach: Tim de Leede | Guernsey Coach: Nic Pothas |
| Michael Pedersen (c) Saif Ahmad Aftab Ahmed Mads Henriksen Yasir Iqbal Zahmeer Khan Frederik Klokker Amjad Khan Kamran Mahmood Basit Raja Hamid Shah Syed Shah Zishan Shah Anique Uddin | 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 | Jamie Nussbaumer (c) Alex Bushell Josh Butler Isaac Damarell Max Ellis Ben Ferbrache David Hooper Thomas Kimber Jordon Martel Jason Martin Oliver Newey Oliver Nightingale Tim Ravenscroft Matthew Stokes |
| Italy Coach: Joe Scuderi | Jersey Coach: Neil MacRae | Norway Coach: Muhammad Haroon |
| Damian Crowley (c) Roshendra Abeywickrama Damian Fernando Dilan Fernando Luis di Giglio Tharindu Fernando Fida Hussain Dinidu Marage Andrew Northcote Joy Perera Peter Petricola Michael Raso Carl Sandri Rizwan Tanweer | Peter Gough (c) Corey Bisson Dominic Blampied Cornelis Bodenstein Edward Farley Anthony Hawkins-Kay Jonty Jenner Ben Kynman Thomas Minty Charles Perchard Rhys Palmer Benjamin Rive Ben Stevens Nathaniel Watkins | Sufyan Saleem (c) Shahid Ahmad Sheheryar Akbar Shahbaz Butt Damon Crawford Safir Hayat Suhail Iftikhar Ansar Iqbal Shehraz Khalid Mofassar Saeed Ali Tafseer Pratheesh Thangavadivel Ehtsham-ul-Haq Shahzad Umran |

## Preparation

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. 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.
Denmark, coached by former Irish international Jeremy Bray, played several fixtures in Ireland in mid-April. 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. 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.

## Points table

| 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 |

## Matches

* 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
### Most runs

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

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

| 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

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