The 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four was an international limited-overs cricket tournament held in

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from 29 October – 5 November 2016. It was the fifth edition of WCL Division Four, and the first World Cricket League tournament played in the United States. All matches were played at the Leo Magnus Cricket Complex. The tournament was won by the

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, who defeated

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in the final by 13 runs. Both the finalists were promoted to the 2017 Division Three tournament. The bottom two teams,

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and

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, were relegated to Division Five. Jersey's Corey Bisson was the leading run-scorer, while Denmark's Aftab Ahmed and American pace bowler Timil Patel were the equal leading wicket-takers. Oman's Khawar Ali, an

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, was named player of the tournament. After the conclusion of the tournament, the United States captain Steven Taylor said that "this victory means a lot to us, especially as it came with the home crowd behind us". The United States coach Pubudu Dassanayake said "I wouldn't have settled for runner-up in the final" and that he was "very happy how things went in the final".

Teams

The following teams qualified: * (5th in 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three) * (6th in 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Three) * (3rd in 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Four) * (4th in 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Four) * (1st in 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five) * (2nd in 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five)

Venue

All matches were played at Leo Magnus Cricket Complex in

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Preparation

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prepared for the tournament by playing four exhibition games in Toronto against club teams and a High Performance XI. Canada traveled to Bermuda to play three 50 over matches. The

held a five-day camp in

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between 17 and 21 September. This included two 50 over matches against a

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side. The United States also played Canada in the Auty Cup on 13, 14 and 16 October 2016 in Los Angeles.

Squads

* Srini Santhanam was originally named in the U.S. squad, but was replaced by Ravi Timbawala after suffering a pre-tournament injury. * Terryn Fray was originally named in Bermuda's squad, but was replaced by Janeiro Tucker after breaking a finger in a warm-up match."Fray injury latest blow for poor Bermuda"
''The Royal Gazette'', 25 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016. * Denmark's captain Michael Pedersen left the tournament on 1 November to attend to a family emergency, with Amjad Khan standing in as captain in his absence. * Due to several members of the squad suffering injuries during the tournament, Tony Carlyon, Jersey's 46-year-old team manager, was called into the team for the final match of the tournament.

Round-robin

Points table

Fixtures

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Playoffs

Fifth-place playoff

Third-place playoff

First-place playoff

Statistics

Most runs

The top five run-scorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by

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. Source
ESPNcricinfo

Most wickets

The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average. Source
ESPNcricinfo

References

External links

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