2016 World Cricket League Europe Division Two
Dates17 – 20 August 2016
Administrator(s)ICC Europe
Cricket format20-over
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Host(s) Sweden
Champions Germany
Participants6
Matches15
Most runsIsrael Josh Evans (92)
Most wicketsIsrael Srinath Arachichige (8)

The 2016 ICC World Cricket League Europe Division Two was an international 20-over cricket tournament played in Stockholm, Sweden, from 17 to 20 August 2016. It was the first official (ICC-approved) international cricket tournament to be played in Sweden.[1]

Six teams participated in the tournament – Germany, Gibraltar, the Isle of Man, Israel, Spain, and Sweden. The tournament was heavily affected by the weather, with five out of the fifteen games being abandoned. The top two teams, Germany and Sweden, qualified for the 2017 ICC Europe Division One event. Germany finished undefeated, while Sweden were level with Israel and Spain on points, but had a superior net run rate. The leading run-scorer was Israel's Josh Evans, while the leading wicket-taker was another Israeli player, Srinath Arachichige.

The tournament featured the first international cricket match between Gibraltar and Spain.[2] That match may also have been the first senior international between the two teams in any sport (Gibraltar being a disputed territory that is claimed by both Spain and the United Kingdom).[3]

Squads

 Germany[4]  Gibraltar[5]  Isle of Man[6]
  • Kieron Ferrary (c)
  • Karan Aswani
  • Mark Bacarese
  • Scott Chipolina
  • Julian Freyone
  • Gareth Gomez
  • John Hazell
  • Matthew Hunter
  • Iain Latin
  • Kabir Mirpuri
  • Adam Orfila
  • Balaji Pai
  • Chris Phillips
  • Sebastian Suarez
  • Philip Littlejohns (c)
  • Matthew Ansell
  • George Burrows
  • Kieran Cawte
  • Christopher Hawke
  • Daniel Hawke
  • Adam Killey
  • Nathan Knights
  • Daniel Kniveton
  • Adam McAuley
  • Sam Mills
  • Arnie van den Berg
  • Oliver Webster
  • Nicholas White
 Israel[7]  Spain[8]  Sweden[9]
  • Eshkol Solomon (c)
  • Srinath Arachichige
  • Shailesh Bangera
  • Nir Dokarker
  • Emanuel Solomon
  • Josh Evans
  • Matthew Hoffman
  • Eitamar Kahamker
  • David Massil
  • Shifron Nagaonkar
  • Yaniv Razpurker
  • Raphael Schachat
  • Ronen Waskar
  • Shifron Waskar
  • Christian Muñoz-Mills (c)
  • Farzan Afzal
  • Awais Ahmed
  • Nisar Ahmed
  • Zulqarnain Haider
  • Tanveer Iqbal
  • Armghan Khan
  • Kuldeep Lal
  • Farhat Mahmood
  • Atif Mehmood
  • Talat Nadeem
  • Ravi Panchal
  • Jamie Roper
  • Mukhtar Singh
  • Azam Khalil (c)
  • Khalid Ahmad
  • Usman Arif
  • Muhammad Asif
  • Shahzeb Choudhry
  • Wakil Jalali
  • Rahel Khan
  • Azam Mohammad
  • Mohammad Naveed
  • Salman Niazi
  • Sadat Sidiqi
  • Shahid Mustafa
  • Sweed Ullah
  • Afzal Virk
  • Bilal Zaigham

Points table

     Qualified for 2017 ICC World Cricket League Europe Region Division One
Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1  Germany 5 3 0 0 2 8 3.070
2  Sweden 5 2 1 0 2 6 2.126
3  Spain 5 2 1 0 2 6 0.540
4  Israel 5 2 1 0 2 6 0.284
5  Isle of Man 5 1 2 0 2 4 −1.891
6  Gibraltar 5 0 5 0 0 0 −2.060
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Matches

17 August
10:00
Scorecard
Germany 
166/8 (20 overs)
v
 Isle of Man
66 (15.5 overs)
Germany won by 100 runs
Skarpnäck Cricket Ground, Stockholm

17 August
10:00
Scorecard
Gibraltar 
104/6 (20 overs)
v
 Israel
106/5 (14 overs)
Israel won by 5 wickets
Skarpnäck Cricket Ground, Stockholm

17 August
10:00
Scorecard
Spain 
117 (19.4 overs)
v
 Sweden
121/4 (19.3 overs)
Sweden won by 6 wickets
Gärdet Cricket Ground, Stockholm

17 August
15:00
Scorecard
Germany 
69/6 (10 overs)
v
 Sweden
28/3 (5 overs)
Germany won by 7 runs (DLS method)
Gärdet Cricket Ground, Stockholm

17 August
15:00
Scorecard
Gibraltar 
61/3 (12 overs)
v
 Isle of Man
70/1 (9.5 overs)
Isle of Man won by 9 wickets (DLS method)
Skarpnäck Cricket Ground, Stockholm

17 August
15:00
Scorecard
Israel 
83/9 (18 overs)
v
 Spain
84/3 (12.4 overs)
Spain won by 7 wickets
Skarpnäck Cricket Ground, Stockholm

19 August
10:00
Scorecard
Gibraltar 
81/9 (20 overs)
v
 Germany
82/2 (15.4 overs)
Germany won by 8 wickets
Gärdet Cricket Ground, Stockholm

19 August
15:00
Scorecard
Israel 
119/8 (20 overs)
v
 Isle of Man
109/6 (20 overs)
Israel won by 10 runs
Gärdet Cricket Ground, Stockholm

19 August
15:00
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Skarpnäck Cricket Ground, Stockholm

19 August
15:00
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Skarpnäck Cricket Ground, Stockholm

20 August
10:00
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Skarpnäck Cricket Ground, Stockholm

20 August
10:00
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Skarpnäck Cricket Ground, Stockholm

20 August
10:00
Scorecard
Spain 
94 (19.5 overs)
v
 Gibraltar
87/4 (20 overs)
Spain won by 7 runs
Gärdet Cricket Ground, Stockholm

20 August
15:00
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Skarpnäck Cricket Ground, Stockholm

20 August
15:00
Scorecard
Sweden 
179/6 (20 overs)
v
 Gibraltar
84/9 (20 overs)
Sweden won by 95 runs
Gärdet Cricket Ground, Stockholm

Statistics

Most runs

The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.

PlayerTeamRunsInnsAvgS/RHighest100s50s
Josh Evans Israel92346.00119.485001
Bilal Zaigham Sweden88244.00122.225801
Iain Latin Gibraltar87517.4090.624100
Usman Arif Sweden84384.00164.705901
Adam McAuley Isle of Man66322.0083.544300

Source: ESPNcricinfo

Most wickets

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.

PlayerTeamOversWktsAveSREconBBI
Srinath Arichichige Israel9.084.506.74.004/13
Usman Arif Sweden10.066.3310.03.804/12
Arnie van den Berg Isle of Man11.0611.0011.06.003/21
Adam Orfila Gibraltar5.056.406.06.404/22
Kuldeep Lal Spain8.058.209.65.123/12

Source: ESPNcricinfo

See also

References

  1. Andrew Nixon, "Germany top after opening day in Stockholm" Archived 21 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine, CricketEurope, 17 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  2. Joe Duggan, "Gibraltar cricket team to take on Spanish side", The Gibraltar Olive Press, 5 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. Andrew Nixon, "Germany remain top as rain affects day three in Stockholm", CricketEurope, 19 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  4. Germany Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  5. Gibraltar Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  6. Isle of Man Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  7. Israel Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  8. Spain Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  9. Sweden Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
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