Dates 7 – 13 September 2015 End date September 13, 2015 Matches played 18 | Cricket format 50-over Participants 8 | |
Similar 2015 ICC World Twenty20, 2014 Cricket World Cu, 2019 Cricket World Cup, 2014 ICC World Twenty20 | ||
The 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six was a limited-overs international cricket tournament that took place in England from 7 to 13 September 2015. The majority of matches were played at grounds in Essex, although two matches took place in Bishop's Stortford, in the neighbouring county of Hertfordshire.
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Three bids were received for the event, with Essex being named the host in February 2015, after defeating bids from Guernsey and Vanuatu. 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 Cayman Islands, Guernsey, and Vanuatu) qualified based on their positions in earlier WCL tournaments, while the other five (Botswana, Fiji, Norway, Saudi Arabia, and Suriname) 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 Chelmsford, with Suriname defeating Guernsey 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.
Qualification
Teams that qualified from previous WCL tournaments are:
Further five teams qualified through regional competitions.
Preparation
Vanuatu prepared for the tournament by playing against teams in Australia and the Netherlands. In Australia, they played against the Penrith District Cricket Club, 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). Their previous major tournament was the Pacific Games cricket tournament in July 2015, which they won. Fiji 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.
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 wickettakers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.
Source: ESPNcricinfo