ICC World Cricket League and Intercontinental Cup fixtures announced
The International Cricket Council today announced the schedule for both the ICC World Cricket League (WCL) Championship and the ICC Intercontinental Cup from 2015 to 2017.
The opening round of the ICC Intercontinental Cup will start in April and run until June with defending champion Ireland facing UAE at home.
The Intercontinental Cup is ICC’s four-day, first-class competition for the leading Associate and Affiliate Members (AMs). The event was first played in 2004, however, it now takes on much greater significance with the winner in 2017 challenging the 10th-ranked Full Member for the opportunity to play Test cricket.
The WCL Championship is ICC’s premier 50-over competition for the leading AMs. The top countries at the end of 2017 will earn direct passage into the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018, while the winner will also have the opportunity to challenge for a place on the ICC’s ODI Rankings from 2018 onwards.
Fixtures in both events are played over seven rounds on a home or away basis, however, in a change from previous events, round 7 (in late 2017) will this time be played simultaneously in a common venue that will be announced in due course.
ICC Intercontinental Cup 2015-2017
| Round / Date |
Home |
Away |
|
| Round 1 April – June 2015 |
Ireland Scotland Netherlands Namibia |
v v v v |
UAE Afghanistan PNG Hong Kong |
| Round 2 August – November 2015 |
Netherlands Afghanistan UAE Namibia |
v v v v |
Scotland PNG Hong Kong Ireland |
| Round 3 February – June 2016 |
Afghanistan UAE Hong Kong PNG |
v v v v |
Namibia Netherlands Scotland Ireland |
| Round 4 August – November 2016 |
Ireland Scotland Netherlands PNG |
v v v v |
Hong Kong UAE Afghanistan Namibia |
| Round 5 February – June 2017 |
Afghanistan UAE Hong Kong Scotland |
v v v v |
Ireland PNG Netherlands Namibia |
| Round 6 July – November 2017 |
Hong Kong PNG Ireland Namibia |
v v v v |
Afghanistan Scotland Netherlands UAE |
| Round 7 November – December 2017 (Simultaneous round in a common venue TBA) |
UAE Ireland Hong Kong Netherlands |
v v v v |
Afghanistan Scotland PNG Namibia |
ICC World Cricket League Championship 2015-2017
| Round / Date |
Home |
Away |
|
| Round 1 April – June 2015 |
Kenya Scotland Netherlands Namibia |
v v v v |
UAE Nepal PNG Hong Kong |
| Round 2 August – November 2015 |
Netherlands Nepal UAE Namibia |
v v v v |
Scotland PNG Hong Kong Kenya |
| Round 3 February – June 2016 |
Nepal UAE Hong Kong PNG |
v v v v |
Namibia Netherlands Scotland Kenya |
| Round 4 August – November 2016 |
Kenya Scotland Netherlands PNG |
v v v v |
Hong Kong UAE Nepal Namibia |
| Round 5 February – June 2017 |
Nepal UAE Hong Kong Scotland |
v v v v |
Kenya PNG Netherlands Namibia |
| Round 6 July – November 2017 |
Hong Kong PNG Kenya Namibia |
v v v v |
Nepal Scotland Netherlands UAE |
| Round 7 November – December 2017 (Simultaneous round in a common venue TBA) |
UAE Kenya Hong Kong Netherlands |
v v v v |
Nepal Scotland PNG Namibia |