World Cricket League

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caption = Official logo
size = 220px
administrator = International Cricket Council
cricket format = One Day International [Division One [http://acscricket.com/ListA/Detail.html] ] & List A [Division Two and 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier]
first = 2007
tournament format = League system
tournament name = ICC World Cricket League
participants = 87 nations
champions = cr|KEN
most successful =
most runs =
most wickets =The ICC World Cricket League is a series of international one-day cricket tournaments for national teams without Test status, administered by the International Cricket Council. All Associate and Affiliate members of the ICC are eligible to compete in the league system, which features a promotion and relegation structure between divisions. Teams were allocated to their respective divisions based on their performance in the qualification tournaments for the 2007 World Cup, the six initial teams in Division One being the teams that qualified for the 2007 World Cup. The series will complete its first cycle in 2007. The second cycle begins in 2008 and acts as qualification for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. It will contain two extra divisions being added to the Global World Cricket League.

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The current league structure is organised with the following divisions. [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES/articles/000031/003142.shtml Opportunities for Europe as WCL expands] , by Rod Lyall, published by CricketEurope, on 10 September 2006] The regional tournaments are administered by the five Development Regions of the International Cricket Council: Africa, Americas, Asia, East Asia-Pacific, and Europe.

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Notes:

‡ Test nation Zimbabwe is currently ranked eleventh, one place below Ireland, due to Ireland's performance at the 2007 ICC World Cup

+ USA demoted from WCL Div 2 to Div 5 (as current bottom Global Division) in March 2007 following ICC Board suspension / de-recognition of USA National Board

Results of global tournaments

References and notes

External links

* [http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-media/content/story/275833.html ICC World Cricket League is a vital part of cricket's development, says Sonn] - ICC website article