International cricket tournament
Cricket tournament
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.[ 1] WCL Division Four , and the first World Cricket League tournament played in the United States. All matches were played at the Leo Magnus Cricket Complex .[ 2]
The tournament was won by the United States , who defeated Oman in the final by 13 runs.[ 3] 2017 Division Three tournament.[ 4] Jersey and Italy , were relegated to Division Five .[ 5] Corey Bisson 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 , 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".[ 6] 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".[ 7]
Teams
The following teams qualified:
Venue
All matches were played at Leo Magnus Cricket Complex in Van Nuys , Los Angeles .
Preparation
Bermuda prepared for the tournament by playing four exhibition games in Toronto against club teams and a High Performance XI.[ 8] [ 9] United States held a five-day camp in Indianapolis between 17 and 21 September. This included two 50 over matches against a Marylebone Cricket Club side.[ 10] Auty Cup on 13, 14 and 16 October 2016 in Los Angeles.[ 11]
Squads
Srini Santhanam was originally named in the U.S. squad, but was replaced by Ravi Timbawala after suffering a pre-tournament injury.[ 17] Terryn Fray was originally named in Bermuda's squad, but was replaced by Janeiro Tucker after breaking a finger in a warm-up match.[ 18] 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.[ 19]
Due to several members of the squad suffering injuries during the tournament, Tony Carlyon , Jersey's 46-year-old team manager, was called into the team for the final match of the tournament.[ 20]
Round-robin
Points table
Fixtures
All times are given in Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
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Oman 204/4 (46.4 overs)
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Oman 174/6 (34 overs)
Oman 163 (49.2 overs)
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The match was reduced to 45 per side after time was lost due to wind that brought the sightscreens down during Bermuda's innings.[ 21]
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Oman 208/5 (40.3 overs)
Oman 189 (46.4 overs)
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Playoffs
Fifth-place playoff
Third-place playoff
First-place playoff
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Oman 195/9 (50 overs)
Statistics
Most runs
The top five run-scorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average .
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
^ "Next stop Los Angeles for the newly promoted Jersey and Oman in the World Cricket League Division 4" . ICC . Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016 .^ "USA to host WCL Division Four in LA" . ESPN Cricinfo . 25 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016 .^ "USA holds off Oman to claim WCL Division Four title" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 6 November 2016 .^ "Los Angeles gets ready to host ICC WCL Division 4 event" . International Cricket Council . Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016 .^ "Five teams target favourites USA" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 29 October 2016 .^ "USA, Oman elated after booking Division 3 berths" . International Cricket Council . Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016 .^ " . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 11 November 2016 .^ a b "BCB National Squad Toronto Tour" . Bermuda Cricket Board . 30 August 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016 .^ "Canada National Senior Team to Tour Bermuda" . Bermuda Cricket Board . 18 October 2016. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016 .^ "USA to hold five-day camp in Indianapolis ahead of WCL Division Four" . ESPN Cricinfo . 3 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016 .^ "Auty Cup to be contested as three-match 50-over series" . ESPN Cricinfo . 29 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016 .^ "Stærkt landshold med et par overraskelser udtaget" Archived 18 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine , Dansk Cricket Forbund, 16 September 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.^ "ICC World Cricket League - Division 4 - Los Angeles - Atleti convocati" Archived 19 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine , Federazione Cricket Italiana. Retrieved 15 October 2016.^ "Jersey Cricket Board squad for World Cricket League Division 4" Archived 30 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine , Jersey Cricket Board, 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.^ "Oman team train in Dubai ahead of ICC WCL Division 4 competition" , Times of Oman, 10 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.^ "USA pick three uncapped players for WCL, Auty Cup" , ESPNcricinfo, 30 September 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.^ "Timbawala replaces injured Santhanam in USA squad" . ESPN Cricinfo . 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016 .^ "Fray injury latest blow for poor Bermuda" , The Royal Gazette , 25 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.^ "Denmark motivated to win for absent captain Pedersen" . ESPN Cricinfo . 4 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016 .^ "World Cricket League Four: Relegated Jersey beat Italy as father and son make history" . BBC Sport . 6 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016 .^ Della Penna, Peter (3 November 2016). "Denmark topple USA to create three-way tie for first" . ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 18 November 2018 .
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