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.Tanya Whitton (2015). "ICC World Cricket League" – Hertfordshire Cricket. Retrieved 7 August 2015.

Three bids were received for the event, with Essex being named the host in February 2015, after defeating bids from Guernsey and Vanuatu.Brent Pilnick (18 February 2015). "World Cricket League: Guernsey miss out on hosting 2015 event" – BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2015. 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.James Colasanti (2 July 2015). "Essex prepares to welcome eight nations for ICC tournament" - Essex Cricket. Retrieved 7 August 2015.

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:

(5th in 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Five) (6th in 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Five) (3rd in 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Six)

Further five teams qualified through regional competitions. (Americas) (Asia) (East Asia Pacific) (Africa) (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).(20 August 2015). "Vanuatu in buoyant mood ahead of World Cricket League tournament" – ABC News. Retrieved 21 August 2015. 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.(20 August 2015). "Fiji ready for the task of climbing the world cricket ladder" – ABC News. Retrieved 21 August 2015.

Squads Deepak Madangarli (19 August 2015). BCA Activities Update – Botswana Cricket Association. Retrieved 25 August 2015. (24 August 2015). "Squads and fixture schedule announced for ICC WCL Division 6" – ICC. Retrieved 26 August 2015. Brent Pilnick (7 August 2015). "World Cricket League: Guernsey name squad for Division Six" – BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 August 2015. (13 August 2015). Cricket Fiji – Facebook. Retrieved 21 August 2015. 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 (22 August 2015). "Vanuatu Cricket finalise Squad for WCL Division Six" – Vanuatu Daily Post. Retrieved 24 August 2015. 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 3 3 0 0 0 6 +2.553 3 2 1 0 0 4 –0.041 3 1 2 0 0 2 –1.224 3 0 3 0 0 0 –1.340

Group B

Team 2 2 0 0 0 4 +0.667 2 1 1 0 0 2 –0.140 2 0 2 0 0 0 –0.598 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Crossover matches

5th-place semi-finals

Main semi-finals

Playoffs 7th-place playoff

5th-place playoff

3rd-place playoff

Final

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 241 5 60.25 135* 1 0 Joshua Rasu 222 4 55.50 95 0 2 Oliver Newey 210 5 52.50 129* 1 0 Suhail Iftikhar 207 4 51.75 71 0 2 Gavin Singh 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 45.3 17 11.29 16.0 4.21 5/18 Gavin Singh 46.0 13 12.00 21.2 3.39 5/42 Raza Iqbal 37.4 10 15.30 22.6 4.06 5/48 Jikoi Kida 41.2 9 20.33 27.5 4.42 3/35 Imran Khan 29.0 8 15.12 21.7 4.17 2/14

Source: ESPNcricinfo

Final standings PositionTeamStatus 1 Promoted to 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 [c]

Notes . c. ^ Saudi Arabia failed to arrive in the country in time and withdrew.

References

External links Series home at ESPNCricinfo