The 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four was an international
limited-overs cricket
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tournament held in
Los Angeles
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from 29 October – 5 November 2016.
It was the fifth edition of
WCL Division Four, and the first
World Cricket League
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tournament played in the United States. All matches were played at the
Leo Magnus Cricket Complex
The Leo Magnus Cricket Complex (LMCC) is a group of four cricket grounds located in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. The facility is also called Woodley Cricket Field(s) or Woodley Cricket Complex due to its l ...
.
The tournament was won by the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
, who defeated
Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of ...
in the final by 13 runs.
Both the finalists were promoted to the
2017 Division Three tournament.
The bottom two teams,
Jersey
Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label= Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France. It is the l ...
and
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
, were relegated to
Division Five.
Jersey's
Corey Bisson
Corey Bisson (born 19 June 1993) is a cricketer who plays for Jersey. In 2014 he played in the 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Four. He was selected in the Jersey squad for the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament and the 2016 ICC ...
was the leading run-scorer, while Denmark's
Aftab Ahmed and American pace bowler
Timil Patel were the equal leading wicket-takers. Oman's
Khawar Ali, an
all-rounder
An all-rounder is a cricketer who regularly performs well at both batting and bowling. Although all bowlers must bat and quite a handful of batsmen do bowl occasionally, most players are skilled in only one of the two disciplines and are consi ...
, was named player of the tournament.
After the conclusion of the tournament, the United States captain
Steven Taylor said that "this victory means a lot to us, especially as it came with the home crowd behind us".
The United States coach
Pubudu Dassanayake said "I wouldn't have settled for runner-up in the final" and that he was "very happy how things went in the final".
Teams
The following teams qualified:
* (5th in
2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three
The 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three was a cricket divisional tournament organised by International Cricket Council. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League (WCL) and qualification for the 2019 World Cup. The top two teams in t ...
)
* (6th in
2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three
The 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three was a cricket divisional tournament organised by International Cricket Council. It formed part of the ICC World Cricket League (WCL) and qualification for the 2019 World Cup. The top two teams in t ...
)
* (3rd in
2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Four)
* (4th in
2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Four)
* (1st in
2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five)
* (2nd in
2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five)
Venue
All matches were played at
Leo Magnus Cricket Complex
The Leo Magnus Cricket Complex (LMCC) is a group of four cricket grounds located in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. The facility is also called Woodley Cricket Field(s) or Woodley Cricket Complex due to its l ...
in
Van Nuys,
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, largest city in the U.S. state, state of California and the List of United States cities by population, sec ...
.
Preparation
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prepared for the tournament by playing four exhibition games in Toronto against club teams and a High Performance XI.
Canada traveled to Bermuda to play three 50 over matches.
The
United States
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held a five-day camp in
Indianapolis between 17 and 21 September. This included two 50 over matches against a
Marylebone Cricket Club
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side.
The United States also played Canada in the
Auty Cup
The K.A. Auty Cup Trophy is an international cricket series played between Canada and the United States. It is reputed to be the first and longest running international sporting fixture of any type. It has been an annual series hosted alternately ...
on 13, 14 and 16 October 2016 in Los Angeles.
Squads
*
Srini Santhanam
Srini Santhanam (born 21 May 1984) is an American cricketer. He was named in the United States squad for the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament. He made his Twenty20 debut during the tournament, against Canada
Canada is a cou ...
was originally named in the U.S. squad, but was replaced by
Ravi Timbawala
The 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four was an international limited-overs cricket tournament held in Los Angeles from 29 October – 5 November 2016. It was the fifth edition of WCL Division Four, and the first World Cricket League tou ...
after suffering a pre-tournament injury.
*
Terryn Fray was originally named in Bermuda's squad, but was replaced by
Janeiro Tucker
Janeiro J Tucker (born 15 March 1975) is a Bermudian cricketer, who captained the Bermudian cricket team in their first ever One Day International when they played Canada on 17 May 2006; Tucker took 2/29 off nine overs and scored 17 as Bermuda w ...
after breaking a finger in a warm-up match.
"Fray injury latest blow for poor Bermuda"
''The Royal Gazette'', 25 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
* Denmark's captain Michael Pedersen left the tournament on 1 November to attend to a family emergency, with Amjad Khan standing in as captain in his absence.
* Due to several members of the squad suffering injuries during the tournament, Tony Carlyon
Tony Carlyon (16 April 1970) is a former professional cricketer who played for Jersey and is the current team coach.
In the final match for Jersey in the 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament, the fifth-place playoff against It ...
, Jersey's 46-year-old team manager, was called into the team for the final match of the tournament.
Round-robin
Points table
Fixtures
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Playoffs
Fifth-place playoff
Third-place playoff
First-place playoff
Statistics
Most runs
The top five run-scorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average
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Cricket
In cricket, a player's batting average is ...
.
Source
ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets
The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.
Source
ESPNcricinfo
References
External links
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International cricket competitions in 2016–17
2016 in Los Angeles
2016 in sports in California
International cricket competitions in the United States
2016 in American sports
Cricket in Los Angeles