The 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six was a limited-overs international

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tournament that took place in England from 7 to 13 September 2015. The majority of matches were played at grounds in

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, although two matches took place in

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, in the neighbouring county of

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. Three bids were received for the event, with Essex being named the host in February 2015, after defeating bids from

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and

Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...

. 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

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, and

) qualified based on their positions in earlier WCL tournaments, while the other five (

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Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...

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Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...

, and

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

) 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

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, with

defeating

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

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) * (6th in

) * (3rd in

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) Further five teams qualified through regional competitions. * (Americas) * (

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) * (East Asia Pacific) * (

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) * (

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)

Preparation

prepared for the tournament by playing against teams in Australia and the Netherlands. In Australia, they played against the

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, 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. Their previous major tournament was the Pacific Games cricket tournament in July 2015, which they won.

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

Group stages

Group A

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Group B

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Crossover matches

5th-place semi-finals

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Main semi-finals

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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. Source
ESPNcricinfo

Most wickets

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by

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. Source
ESPNcricinfo

Final standings

Notes

References

External links

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