2020 European Cricket League


The 2020 European Cricket League – abbreviated ECL20 is the second edition of the European Cricket League which was initially scheduled be held from May 31 to June 7, 2020 at La Manga Club in Spain. Event organisers increased the number of eligible teams to sixteen this year.[1] On 18 March 2020, it was announced that the tournament was postponed until 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

2020 European Cricket League
Administrator(s)European Cricket Network
Cricket format10 overs
Tournament format(s)Group stage and knock-outs
Host(s) Spain
Participants16
Official websiteWebsite

List of participating teams and cricket federations at ECL20

ECL20 will feature 16 teams from 15 different countries, contesting 32 games spread over eight days of T10 action, adding from the inaugural tournament (ECL19) champion teams from Sweden[3], Norway[4], Belgium[5], Finland[6] plus champion clubs representing Cricket Scotland[7] and ICC full members Cricket Ireland[8] and the England and Wales Cricket Board[9].

  1. Swardeston Cricket Club, Swardeston
  2. FCA 04 United Stars Darmstadt[10], Darmstadt
  3. Lund Cricket Club[11], Lund
  4. Helsinki Cricket Club[12], Helsinki
  5. Forfarshire Cricket Club[13], Dundee
  6. HBS Craeyenhout[14], The Hague
  7. Cluj Cricket Club[15], Cluj-Napoca
  8. Moscow Foxes[16], Moscow
  9. Volharding Olympia Combinatie[17], Rotterdam
  10. Latina Cricket Club[18], Latina
  11. Bjørvika Cricket Club[19], Oslo
  12. Ostend Exiles[20], Ostend
  13. C.I.Y.M.S. Cricket Club[21], Belfast
  14. Skanderborg Stingrays[22], Skanderborg
  15. Minhaj Cricket Club[23], Barcelona
  16. Dreux Cricket Club[24], Dreux

References
  1. Cronin, Ben (6 November 2019). "European Cricket League adds five new teams". SportBusiness. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  2. Mark Lovell (18 March 2020). "Coronavirus forces ECL management to postpone ECL20 in Spain". European Cricket Network. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  3. "The winner takes it all – Cricket Sweden joins ECL". European Cricket League. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  4. "Norway next to join ECL". European Cricket League. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  5. "BOOM! Cricket Belgium comes to the ECL party". European Cricket League. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  6. "Just the beginning for Finnish cricket as Finland become the latest to join ECL". European Cricket League. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  7. "Cricket Scotland the brave new ECL addition". European Cricket League. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  8. "Cricket Ireland become ECL partner". European Cricket League. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  9. "England expects European Cricket League glory". European Cricket League. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  10. "German champions Darmstadt designed for ECL success". European Cricket League. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  11. "Lund primed for success for Sweden at ECL20". European Cricket League. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  12. "Just the start for Finnish cricket as Helsinki chase ECL glory". European Cricket League. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  13. "Forfarshire for Scotland the brave new ECL addition". European Cricket League. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  14. "Double Dutch at ECL20". European Cricket League. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  15. "Pavel Florin back to break the internet at ECL20". European Cricket League. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  16. Tom Grunshaw (10 February 2020). "Reaction to the European Cricket League draw". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  17. "V.O.C Rotterdam return as kings of Europe to ECL20". European Cricket League. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  18. "Latina loving life at ECL for Italy". European Cricket League. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  19. "Norway's Bjørvika newbies at ECL". European Cricket League. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  20. "Ostend Exiles out to impress for Belgium at ECL20". European Cricket League. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  21. "CIYMS – Champions Ireland yearn more success at European Cricket League". European Cricket League. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  22. "Skanderborg new kings of Denmark at ECL20". European Cricket League. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  23. "Minhaj Barcelona eyeing ECL glory". European Cricket League. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  24. "Dreux delight for France at ECL20". European Cricket League. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
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