2015 ICC Europe Division One
| Dates | 9 – 13 May 2015 |
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| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | 20-over |
| Tournament format | Round-robin |
| Host | File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey |
| Champions | File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey (1st title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 15 |
| Most runs | Denmark Freddie Klokker (204) |
| Most wickets | Italy Carl Sandri (12) |
The 2015 ICC Europe Division One was a cricket tournament held in Jersey from 9–13 May 2015.[1][2] The tournament was organised by ICC Europe, and featured the top six associate members in that region – Denmark, France, Guernsey, Italy, Jersey, and Norway. Ireland, the Netherlands, and Scotland had already qualified for the World Twenty20 Qualifier, while England qualify for the World Twenty20 automatically.
The host, Jersey, won the tournament on net run rate from Denmark, its first title. The leading runscorer at the tournament was Danish batsman Freddie Klokker, while the leading wicket taker was Italian bowler Carl Sandri. By winning the tournament, Jersey qualified for the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier in Ireland and Scotland. The top six teams at that tournament, where matches will have full Twenty20 status, will qualify for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in India.
Squads
[edit | edit source]Squads for the tournament were announced on 27 April 2015.[3]
| File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Coach: Jeremy Bray |
File:Flag of France.svg France Coach: Tim de Leede |
File:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey Coach: Nic Pothas |
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| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Coach: Joe Scuderi |
File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey Coach: Neil MacRae |
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Coach: Muhammad Haroon |
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Preparation
[edit | edit source]Jersey's preparation for the tournament consisted of three twenty-over fixtures against Dutch teams, all played at the VRA Ground in Amstelveen in late April. They defeated a Netherlands A side by 62 runs, and then played matches against the two Dutch sides in the North Sea Pro Series, defeating the Hurricanes by 68 runs and losing to the Seafarers by seven wickets.[4] Similarly, France's preparation included twenty-over fixtures against the Hurricanes and the Seafarers, both played on 2 May at Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht. They defeated the Hurricanes by 14 runs, and lost to the Seafarers in a super over, necessitated after an initial tie.[5]
Denmark, coached by former Irish international Jeremy Bray, played several fixtures in Ireland in mid-April.[6] They lost to the Irish under-19 side by seven wickets and lost both games against Leinster Lightning, but did win a fixture against The Hills Cricket Club by seven runs.[7] Guernsey, coached by former South African international Nic Pothas, attended a training camp at the County Ground, Hove, and subsequently played fixtures against a Sussex County Cricket Club academy team and a Sussex Cricket League representative team.[8]
Points table
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.556 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.779 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.502 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.040 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2.599 |
| 6 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.090 |
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Statistics
[edit | edit source]Most runs
[edit | edit source]The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | S/R | Highest | 100s | 50s |
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| Frederik Klokker | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 204 | 4 | 51.00 | 128.30 | 82 | 0 | 2 |
| Peter Petricola | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 182 | 5 | 36.40 | 134.81 | 70 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Kimber | File:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey | 167 | 5 | 33.40 | 122.79 | 87 | 0 | 2 |
| Jonty Jenner | File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | 160 | 5 | 32.00 | 177.78 | 81 | 0 | 1 |
| Damian Crowley | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 153 | 5 | 38.25 | 98.08 | 54* | 0 | 1 |
Source: CricHQ
Most wickets
[edit | edit source]The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.
| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | SR | Econ | BBI |
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| Carl Sandri | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 20.0 | 12 | 9.92 | 10.00 | 5.95 | 3/28 |
| Nat Watkins | File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | 18.0 | 10 | 10.00 | 10.80 | 5.56 | 4/18 |
| Bashir Shah | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 20.0 | 9 | 12.89 | 13.33 | 5.80 | 3/22 |
| David Hooper | File:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey | 17.0 | 8 | 13.25 | 12.75 | 6.24 | 2/16 |
| Safir Hayat | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 16.0 | 8 | 18.88 | 12.00 | 9.44 | 3/30 |
Source: CricHQ
Final standings
[edit | edit source]| Position | Team | Status |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | Qualified for 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier |
| 2 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | |
| 4 | File:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey | |
| 5 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | |
| 6 | File:Flag of France.svg France |
ICC Europe World Cricket League Division Six Qualifier
[edit | edit source]Along with the Twenty20 tournament, two teams, France and Norway played each other in one-off 50-over match for a qualification spot in 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six.
References
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- ^ (27 April 2015). "Europe’s battle for the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier place takes place in Jersey" Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine – International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Ingrid van der Elst (29 April 2015). "Uitslagen duels met Jersey" – KNCB (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ CricketEurope Netherlands: Latest Scores – CricketEurope. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ (12 April 2015). "Lightning name squads for Danish clashes" – Cricket Europe. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ (18 April 2015). "Big wins for Ireland U19 & Leinster Lighting against Denmark" – Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "Butler and Bushell named in Euro squad" – Guernsey Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 May 2015.