# 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six

The 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six was a limited-overs international cricket tournament that took place in England from 7 to 13 September 2015. The majority of matches were played at grounds in Essex, although two matches took place in Bishop's Stortford, in the neighbouring county of Hertfordshire.
Three bids were received for the event, with Essex being named the host in February 2015, after defeating bids from Guernsey and Vanuatu. Eight teams participated in the tournament, which formed part of the 2012–18 World Cricket League and the qualification process for the 2019 World Cup. Three teams (the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, and Vanuatu) qualified based on their positions in earlier WCL tournaments, while the other five (Botswana, Fiji, Norway, Saudi Arabia, and Suriname) qualified after winning regional qualifiers.
Saudi Arabia failed to arrive for the tournament after they were unable to secure visas for their team. As a result the ICC decided to cancel all of their matches in the tournament, with Group B being reduced to three teams, Cayman Islands, Vanuatu and Norway.
The competition's final was played at the County Ground in Chelmsford, with Suriname defeating Guernsey by six wickets. Both teams were promoted to the 2016 Division Five tournament. However, in March 2016, Suriname withdrew from the Division Five tournament due to an ICC investigation about the eligibility of some of their players. Vanuatu, who finished third overall, were named as their replacement.

## Background
### Qualification

Teams that qualified from previous WCL tournaments are:
* Guernsey (5th in 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Five)
* Cayman Islands (6th in 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Five)
* Vanuatu (3rd in 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Six)
Further five teams qualified through regional competitions.
* Suriname (Americas)
* Saudi Arabia (Asia)
* Fiji (East Asia Pacific)
* Botswana (Africa)
* Norway (Europe)

### Preparation

Vanuatu prepared for the tournament by playing against teams in Australia and the Netherlands. In Australia, they played against the Penrith District Cricket Club, a team in the Sydney Grade Cricket competition, while in the Netherlands they played a three-game series against the Dutch national A-team (Netherlands A). They also played Botswana in a friendly at Bentley Cricket Club in Brentwood, Essex. Their previous major tournament was the Pacific Games cricket tournament in July 2015, which they won. Fiji did not field a side at the Pacific Games in favour of focusing on its WCL campaign, and played a series of warm-up games against English club sides.

## Squads

| Botswana Coach: Joseph Angara | Cayman Islands Coach: Pearson Best | Guernsey Coach: Nic Pothas | Fiji Coach: Shane Jurgensen |
| Karabo Motlhanka (c) Dhruv Maisura Inzimamul Master Nabil Master Karabo Modise Gaolape Mokokwe James Moses Rashaad Mosweu Reginald Nehonde Adithiya Rangaswamy Ameer Saiyed Waseem Tajbhay Thatayaone Tshose Russell Withey | Chris Palmer (c) Ryan Bovell Corey Cato Darren Cato Neil Coley Sacha DeAlwis Kervin Ebanks Alessandro Morris Ian Rotsey Ramon Sealy Troy Taylor Adrian Wright Conroy Wright Omar Willis | Jamie Nussbaumer (c) Lucas Barker Max Ellis Will Fazakerley Ben Ferbrache Dave Hooper Jordon Martel Jason Martin Oliver Newey Ollie Nightingale Tom Nightingale Tim Ravenscroft Matt Stokes James Wilkes-Green | Josefa Rika (c) Metuisela Beitaki Sakiusa Dokosobau Imran Khan Riyad Khan Jikoi Kida Karan Kumar Kunaal Kumar Rabici Lesuma Viliame Manakitoga Sekove Ravoka Giles Smith Jone Wesele Viliame Yabaki |
| Norway Coach: Muhammad Haroon | Saudi Arabia | Suriname | Vanuatu Coach: Shane Deitz |
| Raza Iqbal (c) Waqas Ahmed Damon Crawford Safir Hayat Suhail Iftikhar Wasif Jalal Sheraz Khalid Jawad Mir Ibrahim Mughal Vithyeswara Sarma Amad Sheikh Rahul Shinde Zeeshan Siddiqui Prateesh Thangavadivel | Shoaib Ali (c) Abdul Waheed Arslan Mushtaq Ibrar-ul-Haq Imran Azam Kamran Hadi Kashif Riaz Mazhar Abbasi Mohsin Rajput Muhammad Afzal Nadeem Javed Sajid Saeed Shahbaz Rasheed Waqas Ausaf | Mohindra Boodram (c) Wasim Akram Banerd Bailey Mohan Balkaran Hemradj Basropansingh Yuvraj Dayal Sauid Drepaul Arun Gokoel Vejai Hirlal Khemraj Jaikaran Muneshwar Patandin Shazam Ramjohn Vishwar Shaw Gavin Singh | Andrew Mansale (c) Callum Blake Jelany Chilia Jonathon Dunn Worford Kalworai Trevor Langa Patrick Matautaava Nalin Nipiko Simpson Obed Joshua Rasu Apolinaire Stephen Kenny Tari Ronald Tari Niko Unavalu |

## Group stages
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Guernsey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2.553 |
| Suriname | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.041 |
| Botswana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.224 |
| Fiji | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.340 |
* 7 September 10:30 Scorecard
| Botswana 216 (50 overs) | v | Suriname 217/5 (42.2 overs) |
* Suriname won by 5 wickets Kelvedon and Feering Cricket Club, Kelvedon, Essex Player of the match: Gavin Singh (Sur)
* Botswana won the toss and elected to bat.
* 7 September 10:30 Scorecard
| Guernsey 287/7 (50 overs) | v | Fiji 99 (37.5 overs) |
* Guernsey won by 188 runs Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester, Essex Player of the match: Oliver Newey (Gue)
* Fiji won the toss and elected to field.
* 8 September 10:30 Scorecard
| Fiji 205 (48.4 overs) | v | Suriname 207/4 (49.4 overs) |
* Suriname won by 6 wickets Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester, Essex Player of the match: Gavin Singh (Sur)
* Fiji won the toss and elected to bat.
* 8 September 10:30 Scorecard
| Guernsey 313/3 (50 overs) | v | Botswana 162 (43.3 overs) |
* Guernsey won by 151 runs Frinton-on-Sea Cricket Club, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex Player of the match: Matthew Stokes (Gue)
* Guernsey won the toss and elected to bat.
* 10 September 10:30 Scorecard
| Fiji 211 (48.2 overs) | v | Botswana 214/8 (48.4 overs) |
* Botswana won by 2 wickets Coggeshall Cricket Club, Coggeshall, Essex
* Botswana won the toss and elected to field.
* 10 September 10:30 Scorecard
| Guernsey 239 (50 overs) | v | Suriname 195 (47 overs) |
* Guernsey won by 44 runs Halstead Cricket Club, Halstead, Essex Player of the match: Dave Hooper (Gue)
* Suriname won the toss and elected to field.

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Vanuatu | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.667 |
| Norway | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.140 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.598 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* 7 September 10:30 Scorecard
| Cayman Islands 154 (48.1 overs) | v | Vanuatu 160/6 (40 overs) |
* Vanuatu won by 4 wickets Frinton-on-Sea Cricket Club, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex Player of the match: Andrew Mansale (Van)
* Cayman Islands won the toss and elected to bat.
* 7 September 10:30 Scorecard
| Norway | v | Saudi Arabia |
* Match cancelled Coggeshall, Essex
* Saudi Arabia failed to arrive in the country in time for the match.
* 8 September 10:30 Scorecard
| Cayman Islands | v | Saudi Arabia |
* Match cancelled Kelvedon, Essex
* 8 September 10:30 Scorecard
| Norway 184/8 (50 overs) | v | Vanuatu 188/6 (46 overs) |
* Vanuatu won by 4 wickets West Mersea Cricket Club, West Mersea, Essex Player of the match: Joshua Rasu (Van)
* Norway won the toss and elected to bat.
* 10 September 10:30 Scorecard
| Norway 252/8 (50 overs) | v | Cayman Islands 244/9 (50 overs) |
* Norway won by 8 runs Kelvedon and Feering Cricket Club, Kelvedon, Essex Player of the match: Raza Iqbal (Nor)
* Norway won the toss and elected to bat.
* 10 September 10:30 Scorecard
| Vanuatu | v | Saudi Arabia |
* Match cancelled Colchester, Essex

## Crossover matches
### 5th-place semi-finals

* 11 September 10:30 Scorecard
| Botswana | v | Saudi Arabia |
* Match cancelled Feering, Essex
* Botswana qualified for the 5th-place playoff.
* 11 September 10:30 Scorecard
| Fiji 185 (47.4 overs) | v | Cayman Islands 95 (34.5 overs) |
* Fiji won by 90 runs Drapers Farm Sports Club, Maldon, Essex Player of the match: Kunaal Kumar (Fij)
* Cayman Islands won the toss and elected to field.
* Fiji qualified for the 5th-place playoff.

### Main semi-finals

* 11 September 10:30 Scorecard
| Guernsey 173 (48.4 overs) | v | Norway 151 (49.1 overs) |
* Guernsey won by 22 runs Frinton-on-Sea Cricket Club, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex Player of the match: Dave Hooper (Gue)
* Guernsey won the toss and elected to bat.
* Guernsey qualified for the final, Norway for the 3rd-place playoff.
* 11 September 10:30 Scorecard
| Vanuatu 140 (36.4 overs) | v | Suriname 141/6 (46.3 overs) |
* Suriname won by 4 wickets Coggeshall Cricket Club, Coggeshall, Essex Player of the match: Muneshwar Patandin (Sur)
* Suriname won the toss and elected to field.
* Suriname qualified for the final, Vanuatu for the 3rd-place playoff.

## Playoffs
### 7th-place playoff

* 13 September 10:30 Scorecard
| Saudi Arabia | v | Cayman Islands |
* Match cancelled Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
* No toss
* Cayman Islands get 7th place as a result

### 5th-place playoff

* 13 September 10:30 Scorecard
| Fiji 235/9 (50 overs) | v | Botswana 102 (27.3 overs) |
* Fiji won by 133 runs Cricket Field Lane, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire Player of the match: Jone Wesele (Fij)
* Botswana won the toss and elected to field.

### 3rd-place playoff

* 13 September 10:30 Scorecard
| Vanuatu 309/3 (50 overs) | v | Norway 159/8 (36 overs) |
* Vanuatu won by 91 runs (DLS method) Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester, Essex Player of the match: Jonathon Dunn (Van)
* Norway won the toss and elected to field.
* Norway's target was 251 runs in 36 overs.

### Final

* 13 September 10:30 Scorecard
| Guernsey 237 (49.5 overs) | v | Suriname 239/4 (45.1 overs) |
* Suriname won by 6 wickets County Ground, Chelmsford, Essex Player of the match: Gavin Singh (Sur)
* Suriname won the toss and elected to field.

## Statistics
### Most runs

The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored, then by batting average, then alphabetically by surname.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
| Matthew Stokes | Guernsey | 241 | 5 | 60.25 | 135* | 1 | 0 |
| Joshua Rasu | Vanuatu | 222 | 4 | 55.50 | 95 | 0 | 2 |
| Oliver Newey | Guernsey | 210 | 5 | 52.50 | 129* | 1 | 0 |
| Suhail Iftikhar | Norway | 207 | 4 | 51.75 | 71 | 0 | 2 |
| Gavin Singh | Suriname | 189 | 5 | 63.00 | 64 | 0 | 3 |
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 | SR | Econ | BBI |
| Muneshwar Patandin | Suriname | 45.3 | 17 | 11.29 | 16.0 | 4.21 | 5/18 |
| Gavin Singh | Suriname | 46.0 | 13 | 12.00 | 21.2 | 3.39 | 5/42 |
| Raza Iqbal | Norway | 37.4 | 10 | 15.30 | 22.6 | 4.06 | 5/48 |
| Jikoi Kida | Fiji | 41.2 | 9 | 20.33 | 27.5 | 4.42 | 3/35 |
| Imran Khan | Fiji | 29.0 | 8 | 15.12 | 21.7 | 4.17 | 2/14 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo

## Final standings

| Position | Team | Status |
| 1 | Suriname | Promoted to 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five |
| 2 | Guernsey | Promoted to 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five |
| 3 | Vanuatu | |
| 4 | Norway | |
| 5 | Fiji | |
| 6 | Botswana | |
| 7 | Cayman Islands | |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia [c] | |