Shane's Cricket Ratings (ICC associates and affiliates)

This page includes cricket rankings for the non-test playing countries. To be included, a country must be an ICC member that has played nine or more one-day matches with at least five of them in the last five years. Note that matches with a scheduled length of 20 overs or less are not included as one-day matches (they will be classed as Twenty20 matches).

The ratings are calculated using a variation on the Glicko system developed by Professor Mark Glickman.

The ranking system takes into account home ground advantage and the type of match. The list of match types are: World Cup, ODI, ICC Trophy/World Cricket League, regional tournaments, friendlies and warmups.

One day matches against and between test-playing nations are also included in the rankings to try to provide an estimate of the difference in playing strength between the weaker test-playing nations and the stronger Associates.

The home ground advantage used is 125 points for Associates and 169 points for Affiliates. This equates to a 67% winning percentage for an Associate nation at home against an equally matched opponent, or 72% for an Affiliate.

The following table shows the conversion from rating difference to expected winning chances. Click here to view the table.

You can also derive an expected winning margin from the difference in ratings. The expected winning margin in runs (i.e. if the team batting first wins) is the rating difference divided by 6.6. The expected winning margin in overs (i.e. if the team batting second wins) is the rating difference divided by 62.

World Cricket League

The World Cricket League (WCL) is an ODI competition organised by the International Cricket Council featuring the best Associate and Affiliate teams. The table below lists the WCL division for each team.

The 12 best performing teams from the World Cricket League will play in the 2009 World Cup Qualifier from which the top six teams will qualify for the 2011 World Cup to be played in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Each development zone (Africa, Americas, Asia, East Asia Pacific and Europe) runs qualifying tournaments split into divisions. High placing qualifiers in these tournaments may be promoted to the global World Cricket League competition.

Recent News

The next global WCL tournament will be Division 4 to be held from 4th to 11th October in Tanzania. Six teams will play in the tournament: Afghanistan, Jersey, Tanzania, Hong Kong, Italy and Fiji. The top two teams will be promoted to WCL Division 3.

Recent ranking changes

Scotiabank Series

West Indies won the Scotiabank Series in Canada. Canada were the runners-up and remain in 17th position with a gain of 23 points. Bermuda finished third and remain in 19th position with a loss of 22 points.

European Championship Division 2

Jersey won the Division 2 European Championship with a perfect five out of five result. They will play a play-off match against Norway for a chance to be promoted to Division 1. They gained one position to 27th with a gain of 58 points. Guernsey finished runners-up and gain three positions to 37th with a gain of 71 points.

Gibraltar finished third and gained 12 positions to 46th with a gain of 291 points. France finished fourth and gained 9 positions to 51st with a gain of 188 points.

Germany finished fifth and dropped 7 places to 43rd with a loss of 204 points. Croatia finished sixth and dropped 11 places to 59th with a loss of 238 points.

Kenya in the Netherlands

The Netherlands won the one-off ODI against Kenya. They remain in 14th position with a gain of 53 points. Kenya remain in 11th position with a loss of 46 points.

Jersey/Guernsey Inter-insular

Jersey won the annual match against Guernsey and remain in 28th position with a gain of 10 points. Guernsey remain in 40th position with a loss of 13 points.

Bermuda in Netherlands

Netherlands defeated Bermuda 1-0 with one no result in their ODI series. Netherlands remain in 14th position with a gain of 9 points and Bermuda remain in 19th position with a loss of 10 points.

ACC Trophy Elite

The United Arab Emirates won the ACC Trophy Elite tournament and remain in 15th position with a loss of 129 points. Hong Kong were runners-up and gained 7 places to 24th with a gain of 329 points.

Afghanistan finished third and dropped one position to 26th but with a gain of 29 points. Nepal finished fourth and dropped one position to 25th but with a gain of 4 points.

Singapore finished fifth and dropped three spots to 29th with a loss of 136 points. Malaysia finished sixth and gained four positions to 43rd with a gain of 147 points.

Bahrain finished seventh and dropped one position to 33rd with a loss of 36 points. Kuwait finished eigth and dropped three positions to 39th with a loss of 92 points.

Qatar finished ninth and jumped five positions to 37th with a gain of 191 points. Saudi Arabia finished tenth and rose four positions to 46th with a gain of 116 points.

European Championship Division 1

Ireland won the European Division 1 championship winning all five of their matches. They remain in 12th position with a gain of 22 points. Scotland were the runners-up and remain in 13th position with a gain of 20 points.

Denmark finished third and remain in 20th position with a loss of 6 points. Netherlands finished fourth and remain in 14th position with a loss of 85 points.

Italy finished fifth and jumped five positions to 29th with a gain of 224 points. Norway finished sixth and remain in 38th position with a loss of 2 points.

Kenya in Guernsey

Kenya won the one-off ODI against Guernsey. Kenya remained in 11th position and Guernsey remained in 39th position; the rating change was only a fraction of a point.

Iberian Cup

Spain won the Iberian Cup by defeating Gibraltar 2-0. Spain jumped 6 positions to 55th with a gain of 165 points. Gibraltar fell 11 positions to 58th with a loss of 210 points.

Columns in the ranking table

The first three columns in the table are the team's position, the team name and the number of ranking points. The fourth column is the team's global World Cricket League division. The fifth column is the team's regional World Cricket League division. The final column in the table is the ICC Membership status of the country - associate or affiliate membership.

One day ranking list

Includes one day internationals up to Canada vs. West Indies, 24 August 2008.

WCL Regional ICC
Rank Team Points Division Division Membership
1. Australia 6169 Full
2. South Africa 6058 Full
3. New Zealand 6008 Full
4. Sri Lanka 5999 Full
5. India 5996 Full
6. Pakistan 5975 Full
7. England 5932 Full
8. West Indies 5881 Full
9. Bangladesh 5633 Full
10. Zimbabwe 5463 Full
11. Kenya 5305 1 Africa Div 1 Assoc
12. Ireland 5293 1 Europe Div 1 Assoc
13. Scotland 5052 1 Europe Div 1 Assoc
14. Netherlands 4963 1 Europe Div 1 Assoc
15. United Arab Emirates 4745 WCQ Asia Elite Assoc
16. Namibia 4736 WCQ Africa Div 1 Assoc
17. Canada 4687 1 Americas Div 1 Assoc
18. Oman 4657 WCQ Asia Challengers Affil
19. Bermuda 4621 1 Americas Div 1 Assoc
20. Denmark 4608 WCQ Europe Div 1 Assoc
21. Uganda 4404 3 Africa Div 1 Assoc
22. Papua New Guinea 4323 3 EAP Trophy Div Assoc
23. United States of America 4307 5 Americas Div 1 Assoc
24. Hong Kong 4196 4 Asia Elite Assoc
25. Nepal 4191 5 Asia Elite Assoc
26. Afghanistan 4179 4 Asia Elite Affil
27. Jersey 4105 4 Europe Div 2 Assoc
28. Cayman Islands 4058 3 Americas Div 1 Assoc
29. Singapore 3975 Asia Elite Assoc
30. Italy 3974 4 Europe Div 1 Assoc
31. Argentina 3923 3 Americas Div 1 Assoc
32. Tanzania 3806 4 Africa Div 1 Assoc
33. Bahrain 3803 Asia Elite Affil
34. Botswana 3764 Africa Div 2 Assoc
35. Fiji 3731 4 EAP Trophy Div Assoc
36. Qatar 3654 Asia Elite Affil
37. Guernsey 3635 Europe Div 2 Assoc
38. Norway 3620 Europe Div 1 Affil
39. Kuwait 3611 Asia Elite Assoc
40. Mozambique 3511 Africa Div 2 Affil
41. Nigeria 3509 Africa Div 2 Assoc
42. Malaysia 3487 Asia Elite Assoc
43. Germany 3486 Europe Div 2 Assoc
44. Japan 3444 EAP Trophy Div Assoc
45. Panama 3439 Americas Div 2 Affil
46. Gibraltar 3426 Europe Div 2 Assoc
47. Saudi Arabia 3416 Asia Elite Affil
48. Bahamas 3400 Americas Div 2 Affil
49. Greece 3326 Europe Div 4 Affil
50. Isle of Man 3315 Europe Div 3 Affil
51. France 3289 Europe Div 2 Assoc
52. Ghana 3269 Africa Div 2 Affil
53. Cook Islands 3265 EAP Cup Div Affil
54. Suriname 3264 Americas Div 1 Affil
55. Sierra Leone 3245 Africa Div 3 Affil
56. Spain 3243 Europe Div 3 Affil
57. Zambia 3227 Africa Div 2 Assoc
58. Maldives 3142 Asia Challengers Affil
59. Croatia 3113 Europe Div 2 Affil
60. Vanuatu 3109 EAP Trophy Div Affil
61. Chile 3088 Americas Div 3 Affil
62. Belgium 3074 Europe Div 3 Assoc
63. Austria 3017 Europe Div 4 Affil
64. Turks and Caicos Islands 2980 Americas Div 3 Affil
65. Israel 2961 Europe Div 3 Assoc
66. Tonga 2927 EAP Cup Div Affil
67. Portugal 2899 Europe Div 3 Affil
68. Samoa 2898 EAP Cup Div Affil
69. Malta 2888 Europe Div 3 Affil
70. Belize 2881 Americas Div 3 Affil
71. Malawi 2844 Africa Div 3 Affil
72. Switzerland 2836 Europe Div 4 Affil
73. Rwanda 2746 Africa Div 3 Affil
74. Finland 2724 Europe Div 4 Affil
75. Slovenia 2667 Europe Div 4 Affil
76. Peru 2664 Americas Div 3 Affil
77. Morocco 2661 Africa Div 3 Affil
78. Bhutan 2644 Asia Challengers Affil
79. Brazil 2567 Americas Div 3 Affil
80. Indonesia 2553 EAP Cup Div Affil
81. Thailand 2540 Asia Challengers Assoc
82. Gambia 2477 Africa Div 3 Affil
83. Luxembourg 2412 Europe Div 4 Affil
84. Lesotho 2287 Africa Div 3 Affil
85. Brunei 2190 Asia Challengers Affil

Recent Associates ODIs

Last 66 tournaments/series rated

Thanks

Thanks to Roland Ilube for providing the results of the 2007 North-West African Championships and Michael Meade for providing details for the 2008 WCL Americas Division 2 tournament.


Please email any comments or queries to Shane Booth.

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Last modified: August 25, 2008