The 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four was an international

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tournament held in

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from 29 October – 5 November 2016. It was the fifth edition of WCL Division Four, and the first

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tournament played in the United States. All matches were played at the

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. The tournament was won by the

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, who defeated

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in the final by 13 runs. Both the finalists were promoted to the 2017 Division Three tournament. The bottom two teams,

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and

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, were relegated to Division Five. Jersey's

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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

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, 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

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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

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) * (6th in

) * (3rd in

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) * (4th in

) * (1st in

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) * (2nd in

)

Venue

All matches were played at

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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

held a five-day camp in

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between 17 and 21 September. This included two 50 over matches against a

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side. The United States also played Canada in the

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on 13, 14 and 16 October 2016 in Los Angeles.

Squads

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was originally named in the U.S. squad, but was replaced by

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after suffering a pre-tournament injury. * Terryn Fray was originally named in Bermuda's squad, but was replaced by

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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,

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, 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

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Most wickets

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

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References

External links

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