The 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five was an international cricket tournament that took place in Jersey during May 2016.(29 October 2015). "Jersey target World Cricket League Division Five title" – BBC News. Retrieved 5 November 2015. 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.(28 October 2015). "Jersey to host the 2016 World League Five cricket tournament" – BBC News. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
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: (5th in 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Four) (6th in 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Four) (3rd in 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Five) (4th in 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Five)
(2nd in 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six) (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
Umpires Mark Hawthorne – Mentor umpire Alan Neill Alex Dowdalls Huub Jansen Issac Oyieko Jacqueline Williams Pim van Liemt Sue Redfern Tabarak Dar
Match referee David Jukes
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.(22 April 2016). "New Vanuatu Squad will play Denmark ahead of WCL Div 5 " – Cricket Pasifika. Retrieved 24 April 2016. Guernsey played a series of warm-up matches in Sussex, England, including two against a Netherlands A side.(21 April 2016). "International stars on hand to advise Guernsey cricketers" – Guernsey Press. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
Squads (12 April 2016). "Guernsey boss Ashley Wright picks first squad for World Cricket League" – BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 April 2016. (4 May 2016). Jersey name their World Cricket League 5 squad " – ITV. Retrieved 5 May 2016. (19 April 2016). "NCF ANNOUNCES FINAL 14 MAN LIST FOR ICC WORLD CRICKET LEAGUE DIVISION 5 IN JERSEY" – Nigeria Cricket Federation. Retrieved 19 April 2016. 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 (12 May 2016). "Tanzania national Cricket team off for ICC World Div 5 duel" – Daily News (Tanzania). Retrieved 12 May 2016. 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
Fixtures
Round robin
Playoffs 5th-place playoff
3rd-place playoff
Final
Final placings After the conclusion of the tournament the teams were distributed as follows:
PosTeamStatus 1st Promoted to 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four 2nd 3rd Remained in 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five 4th Relegated to regional tournaments 5th 6th
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 350 7 70.00 130* 1 2 Matthew Stokes 247 6 61.75 82 0 1 Ben Stevens 205 6 68.33 103* 1 1 Nalin Nipiko 189 6 37.80 93* 0 2 Nathaniel Watkins 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 40.3 15 8.80 3.25 16.2 6/18 Rajesh Ranpura 54.4 14 10.14 2.59 23.4 4/18 Aamir Kaleem 44.5 12 11.08 2.96 22.4 5/23 Ben Stevens 48.1 12 14.75 3.67 24.0 3/21 Nathaniel Watkins 51.3 11 17.54 3.74 28.0 3/23
Source: ESPNcricinfo
References
External links Series home at ESPN Cricinfo