World Cricket League Division One Schedule Confirmed

World Cricket League Division One Schedule Confirmed

Ireland beat Canada in the 2009 final, which also served as the qualifying event for the 2011 World Cup.

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The schedule for the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division One, to be held in the Netherlands, has been confirmed and the tournament will run from the 1st to 10th July.

Hosts the Netherlands are joined by associate members Afghanistan, Canada, Ireland, Kenya and Scotland. Ireland are the reigning champions and the tournament will give them, Canada, Kenya and the Netherlands the opportunity to assess their progress ahead of the 2011 World Cup.

Kenya won the first Division One event in 2007 beating Ireland, who then beat Canada to win the 2009 event, which also served as the World Cup qualifying event.

18 matches will be played this year in a round-robin league format with the top two teams meeting in the final on 10th July.

ICC World Cricket League Division One 2010 Schedule:

1st July: Netherlands v Scotland, Canada v Afghanistan, Ireland v Kenya
3rd July: Canada v Scotland, Ireland v Afghanistan, Netherlands v Kenya
5th July: Kenya v Afghanistan, Netherlands v Canada, Ireland v Scotland
7th July: Ireland v Canada, Kenya v Scotland, Netherlands v Afghanistan
9th July: Netherlands v Ireland, Afghanistan v Scotland, Canada v Kenya
10th July: Final & positional play-offs

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