Five years worth of fluctuating fortunes in the World Cricket League Championship culminates in the 2014 ICC World Cup Qualifier, beginning in New Zealand on Monday. Teams as low as Division Seven of the ICC's 50-over round-robin tournament structure had the chance to climb the Associate and Affiliate ladder to get within striking distance of a spot at the 2015 ICC World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Two Associate berths remain available for next year's event after Ireland and Afghanistan snatched a pair of places by virtue of finishing first and second in the ICC World Cricket League. The bottom six teams in the WCL Championship are joined in New Zealand by the third and fourth place teams from WCL Division Two in 2011 - Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong - as well as the first and second place teams from last year's ICC WCL Division Three, Nepal and Uganda.
The 10 teams are split into two groups of five for the initial phase of round-robin play after which the top three from each group will advance to the Super Six stage and remain in the hunt for a World Cup berth. Points gained from the group stage against fellow Super Six participants will carry over while the three teams in Group A will each play three crossover games with the three that advance from Group B. The top two teams after the Super Six stage will advance to the final and gain entry to next year's World Cup.
Group-A: UAE, Scotland, Canada, Hong Kong, Nepal
Group-B: Netherlands, Kenya, Namibia, Papua New Guinea, Uganda
Source: espncricinfo.com
Two Associate berths remain available for next year's event after Ireland and Afghanistan snatched a pair of places by virtue of finishing first and second in the ICC World Cricket League. The bottom six teams in the WCL Championship are joined in New Zealand by the third and fourth place teams from WCL Division Two in 2011 - Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong - as well as the first and second place teams from last year's ICC WCL Division Three, Nepal and Uganda.
The 10 teams are split into two groups of five for the initial phase of round-robin play after which the top three from each group will advance to the Super Six stage and remain in the hunt for a World Cup berth. Points gained from the group stage against fellow Super Six participants will carry over while the three teams in Group A will each play three crossover games with the three that advance from Group B. The top two teams after the Super Six stage will advance to the final and gain entry to next year's World Cup.
Group-A: UAE, Scotland, Canada, Hong Kong, Nepal
Group-B: Netherlands, Kenya, Namibia, Papua New Guinea, Uganda
Source: espncricinfo.com
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