European Cricket League
 European Cricket League Logo | |
| Administrator | European Cricket Network |
|---|---|
| Format | T10 |
| First edition | 2019 |
| Latest edition | 2025 |
| Next edition | 2026 |
| Tournament format | Group Stage and Knockout |
| Number of teams | 35 |
| Current champion |  Farmers |
| Most successful |  Dreux Ville Royale Farmers Hornchurch VOC Rotterdam Pak I Care Badalona (1 title each) |
| Website | European Cricket Network |
The European Cricket League (ECL) is a T10 cricket league contested by the cricket clubs of European countries. It is organised by the European Cricket Network.
History
[edit]The league was founded in 2018 by Australian-born, German international cricketer Daniel Weston with eight official International Cricket Council member federations on board, namely Russia, Netherlands, France, Italy, Denmark, Romania, Spain and Germany for the first tournament in 2019.[1][2]
The inaugural tournament took place at La Manga Club in Spain with eight clubs participating.[3] VOC Rotterdam were crowned the champions after defeating SG Findorff of Germany by 101 runs in the final.[4] Organisers said the event was viewed on live TV and streamed around the world in over 120 countries in more than 140 million households by over 40 broadcasters.[5]
After cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020[6] and 2021,[7] the event resumed at a new venue, the Cártama Oval Cricket Ground in the Province of Málaga, Spain, in 2022 and was won by Spanish team Pak I Care Badalona.[8]
Dreux Ville Royale from France claimed victory in 2023[9] and England's Hornchurch secured the title in 2024.[10][11][12] Jersey club Farmers were champions in 2025.[13][14]
Seasons and winners
[edit]| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Win Margin | Most Runs | Most Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019
|
VOC Rotterdam 222/0 (10 overs) |
 SG Findorff121/9 (10 overs) |
101 Runs[4] | Scott Edwards (233)
|
Syed Siiwiherazi (9)
|
| 2022
|
Pak I Care Badalona 84/3 (9 overs) |
Tunbridge Wells 81/7 (10 overs) |
7 Wickets[8] | Chris Williams (477)
|
Muhammad Babar (23)
|
| 2023
|
Dreux 131/5 (10 overs) |
Hornchurch 69/8 (10 overs) |
62 Runs[9] |  Jason Van Der Merwe (641)
|
Tabish Bhatti (27)
|
| 2024
|
Hornchurch 95/3 (8.5 overs) |
Old Victorians 93/5 (10 overs) |
7 Wickets[10] | Jonty Jenner (603)
|
Harry Hankins (24)
|
| 2025
|
Farmers 146/8 (10 overs) |
 Roma 104/9 (10 overs) |
42 runs[13] |  Faheem Nazir (383)
|
William Perchard (14)
|
Performance by country
[edit]| Country | Titles | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| England
|
1 | 2 |
| Jersey
|
1 | 1 |
| France
|
1 | 0 |
| Netherlands
|
1 | 0 |
| Spain
|
1 | 0 |
| Germany
|
0 | 1 |
| Italy
|
0 | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "BBC World Service - Stumped, Can the 'Champions League' of club cricket compete with the IPL?". BBC. April 2019.
- ^ "Tinder, cigars and tears: The making of the inaugural European Cricket League". www.thecricketer.com.
- ^ "First European Cricket League Set for Major Global Audience". Cricket World. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ a b Daniel Beswick (31 July 2019). "VOC Rotterdam claim 1st ECL title". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "ecl.cricket". European Cricket League. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "CORONAVIRUS FORCES ECL MANAGEMENT TO DELAY ECL20 IN SPAIN". European Cricket Network. 2020-03-18. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
- ^ "ECL 2021 Postponed". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ^ a b "European Cricket League: Tunbridge Wells runners-up after Championship final defeat". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Dreux from France emerge victorious in ECL23, crowned champions of European Cricket". ECN. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ a b "European Cricket League: Jersey's Old Victorians beaten in final by Hornchurch". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "Hornchurch Cricket Club Clinches European Victory in Stunning Fashion". The Havering Daily. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ "Hornchurch are the European Cricket League 2024 champions". European Cricket Network. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ a b "Jersey's Farmers win European Cricket League final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "Farmers Harvest ECL25 Glory With an Emphatic Win". European Cricket Network. Retrieved 22 March 2025.