ICC World Cricket League
The ICC World Cricket League (ICC WCL) was created in 2007 to provide
regular playing opportunities for similar standard ICC Associate and
Affiliate Members (AMs) in an international 50-over
competition structure. The ICC World Cricket League currently includes
six divisions. Each division has six teams, except for ICC WCL Division 6
which has eight teams. Each divisional event is played approximately
every 12 - 18 months and lasts 8 to 10 days in a round robin format.
Promotion and relegation takes place between divisions.
Top four teams from ICC WCL Division 2 held in Namibia in 2015 earned a
spot in the ICC World Cricket League Championship 2015-17 and top two
qualified for the ICC Intercontinental Cup 2015-17, which is the ICC’s
four-day, first class competition for AMs. Following the recent decision
of the ICC Board to “break the glass ceiling” and allow the winner of
the ICC Intercontinental Cup the opportunity to qualify to play Test
cricket, the WCL has taken on even greater significance. ICC World Cricket League Championship
The ICC World Cricket League Championship (ICC WCLC) is an elite 50 over
competition played between leading Associate and Affiliate members. The
ICC WCLC is the pathway for participating teams to play in the ICC
Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 (ICC CWCQ) and subsequently have a
chance to qualify for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.
The ICC WCL Championship will run from 2015-2017. Four of the eight
participating teams in ICC WCLC have ODI status while the other four
teams have been promoted from ICC WCL Division 2 which was held in
Namibia in January 2015.