Administrator | ICC |
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Format | One Day International & List A |
First edition | 2007 |
Latest edition | 2015-17 |
Number of teams | Six (2007 and 2010) Eight (since 2011) |
Current champion | Netherlands (1st title) |
Most successful | Ireland (2 titles) |
Most runs | Kyle Coetzer(ODI:663 & List-A:1169)[1][2] |
Most wickets | ODI: Alasdair Evans(15)[3] List-A:Mudassar Bukhari(32)[4] |
The ICC World Cricket League Championship was the top division of the World Cricket League (WCL). It formed the qualification process for the Cricket World Cup.
The WCL Championship was originally known as World Cricket League Division One, and was played twice under that name (in 2007 and 2010). Those were hosted as standalone tournaments, but a new format was subsequently introduced in which competing teams play multiple games against each other over several years (mirroring the Intercontinental Cup, a first-class competition). All matches in the WCL Championship hold List A status, while matches between higher-ranking teams hold One Day International (ODI) status.