Road to Australia/NZ

The 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup is going to be played in Australia/New Zealand in February - April 2015. It will feature 14 teams, with the ten full members automatically qualifying. Meanwhile the associates and affiliates have the chance through the World Cricket League to progress to the prestigious tournament. The structure is as follows:

ICC World Cricket League Championship
(Tournament is ongoing, rankings up to date as of 10th July 2013)
1st - Ireland                     12 matches         20 points       +1.011
2nd - Netherlands            12 matches         15 points       +0.345
3rd - Scotland                  12 matches         15 points       +0.025
4th - Afghanistan             10 matches         11 points       -0.313
5th - Kenya                      12 matches         10 points       -0.029
6th - UAE                        10 matches         10 points        -0.249
7th - Namibia                   10 matches         4 points         -0.398
8th - Canada                     10 matches         3 points         -0.710

The top two teams from this championship directly qualify for the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup. The other six teams have to play in the 2014 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier to be played in New Zealand.

The other two qualifiers come from the lower divisions of the World Cricket League. The structure and results from the respective divisions are below.

 First Stage

World Cricket League Division 7 (May 2009)

1^st – Bahrain

2^nd – Guernsey

3^rd – Nigeria

4^th – Japan

5^th – Suriname

6^th – Gibraltar

·         Bahrain and Guernsey are promoted to WCL Division 6

·         Nigeria and Japan remain in WCL Division 7

·         Suriname and Gibraltar are relegated to WCL Division 8

World Cricket League Division 6 (August/September 2009)

1^st – Singapore

2^nd – Bahrain

3^rd – Guernsey

4^th – Malaysia

5^th – Botswana

6^th – Norway

·         Singapore and Bahrain are promoted to WCL Division 5

·         Guernsey and Malaysia remain in WCL Division 6

·         Botswana and Norway are relegated to WCL Division 7

World Cricket League Division 5 (February 2010)

1^st – Nepal

2^nd – United States of America (USA)

3^rd – Bahrain

4^th –Singapore

5^th – Jersey

6^th – Fiji

·         Nepal and United States of America (USA) are promoted to WCL Division 4

·         Bahrain and Singapore remain in WCL Division 5

·         Jersey and Fiji are relegated to WCL Division 6

World Cricket League Division 4 (August 2010)

1^st – United States of America (USA)

2^nd – Italy

3^rd – Nepal

4^th – Tanzania

5^th – Cayman Islands

6^th – Argentina

·         United States of America (USA) and Italy are promoted to WCL Division 3

·         Nepal and Tanzania remain in WCL Division 4

·         Cayman Islands and Argentina are relegated to WCL Division 5

World Cricket League Division 3 (January 2011)

1^st – Hong Kong

2^nd – Papua New Guinea

3^rd – Oman

4^th – Italy

5^th – Denmark

6^th – United States of America (USA)

·         Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea are promoted to WCL Division 2

·         Oman and Italy remain in WCL Division 3

·         Denmark and United States of America (USA) are relegated to WCL Division 4

World Cricket League Division 2 (April 2011)

1^st – United Arab Emirates (UAE)

2^nd – Namibia

3^rd – Papua New Guinea

4^th – Hong Kong

5^th – Uganda

6^th – Bermuda

·         United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Namibia are promoted to ICC WCL Championship

·         Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong are promoted to 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier

·         Uganda and Bermuda are relegated to WCL Division 3

Repechage (Second Stage)

World Cricket League Division 8 (November 2010)

1^st – Kuwait

2^nd – Germany

3^rd – Vanuatu

4^th – Zambia

5^th – Suriname

6^th – Gibraltar

7^th – Bhutan

8^th – Bahamas

·         Kuwait and Germany are promoted to WCL Division 7

·         Vanuatu remains in WCL Division 8

·         Zambia, Suriname, Gibraltar, Bhutan and the Bahamas are relegated to Regional competitions

World Cricket League Division 7 (May 2011)

1^st – Kuwait

2^nd – Nigeria

3^rd – Botswana

4^th – Germany

5^th – Norway

6^th – Japan

·         Kuwait and Nigeria are promoted to WCL Division 6

·         Botswana and Germany remain in WCL Division 7

·         Norway and Japan are relegated to WCL Division 8

World Cricket League Division 6 (September 2011)

1^st – Guernsey

2^nd – Malaysia

3^rd – Kuwait

4^th – Jersey

5^th – Nigeria

6^th – Fiji

·         Guernsey and Malaysia are promoted to WCL Division 5

·         Kuwait and Jersey remain in WCL Division 6

·         Nigeria and Fiji are relegated to WCL Division 7

World Cricket League Division 5 (February 2012)

1^st – Singapore

2^nd – Malaysia

3^rd – Guernsey

4^th – Cayman Islands

5^th – Bahrain

6^th – Argentina

·         Singapore and Malaysia are promoted to WCL Division 4

·         Guernsey and Cayman Islands remain in WCL Division 5

·         Bahrain and Argentina are relegated to WCL Division 6

World Cricket League Division 4 (September 2012)

1^st – Nepal

2^nd – United States of America (USA)

3^rd – Singapore

4^th – Denmark

5^th – Malaysia

6^th – Tanzania

·         Nepal and United States of America (USA) are promoted to WCL Division 3

·         Singapore and Denmark remain in WCL Division 4

·         Malaysia and Tanzania are relegated to WCL Division 5

World Cricket League Division 3 (April/May 2013)

1^st – Nepal

2^nd – Uganda

3^rd – United States of America (USA)

4^th – Bermuda

5^th – Oman

6^th – Italy

·         Nepal and Uganda are promoted to the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier

·         USA and Bermuda remain in WCL Division 3

·         Oman and Italy are relegated to WCL Division 4

2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier (early 2014)

(1) – 3^rd from ICC WCL Championship (TBD)

(2) –4^th from ICC WCL Championship (TBD)

(3) – 5^th from ICC WCL Championship (TBD)

(4) – 6^th from ICC WCL Championship (TBD)

(5) – 7^th from ICC WCL Championship (TBD)

(6) – 8^th from ICC WCL Championship (TBD)

(7) – Papua New Guinea

(8) – Hong Kong

(9) – Nepal

(10) – Uganda

The top two teams from this tournament will join the two direct qualifiers from the ICC World Cricket League Championship. These four associate/affiliate nations will compete with the ten full members at the 2015 Cricket World Cup.