2023 European Cricket Championship

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2023 European Cricket Championship
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket format10-over
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Host(s) Spain
Champions England
Participants31
Matches109
Official websiteEuropean Cricket Championship
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The 2023 European Cricket Championship was a cricket tournament that took place from September 25 to October 20, 2023.[1] It was at the Cártama Oval in Málaga, Spain, and featured a record 31 national teams, who played a total of 108[a] total games under the T10 format.

Teams[edit]

The following 31 national teams took part in the competition:[2]

Bye to Championship Week Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F
Netherlands Netherlands XI Spain Spain Jersey Jersey Italy Italy Ireland Ireland XI England England XI Scotland Scotland XI
Isle of Man Isle of Man Guernsey Guernsey Denmark Denmark Austria Austria Switzerland Switzerland Germany Germany
Czech Republic Czech Republic Belgium Belgium Sweden Sweden Finland Finland Romania Romania Portugal Portugal
France France Bulgaria Bulgaria Serbia Serbia Hungary Hungary Malta Malta Norway Norway
Greece Greece Croatia Croatia Estonia Estonia Turkey Turkey Cyprus Cyprus Luxembourg Luxembourg

Format[edit]

30 of the 31 teams are divided in 6 groups of 5. After a round-robin stage, the top 4 teams in each group will play a knockout round using the Page playoff system. The 6 group winners will be joined by the 2022 winner, Netherlands, in the Championship Week, which will culminate with the final, on October 20.[1]

Squads[edit]

Teams were able to submit rosters of up to 15 players. The 4 countries with ODI status (England, Scotland, Ireland and Netherlands) participated with their "XI" squads, instead of their premier or "A" players.[3]

Group stage[edit]

The Group Stage is played across the first 3 weeks of the tournament, with each group lasting 3 days.

Group A[edit]

Round robin[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Spain Spain 4 4 0 0 8 4.040
2 France France 4 3 1 0 6 5.541
3 Isle of Man Isle of Man 4 2 2 0 4 −2.027
4 Greece Greece 4 1 3 0 2 −2.581
5 Czech Republic Czech Republic 4 0 4 0 0 −3.867
Source: European Cricket Network[4]
  •   advance to the Qualifier
  •   advance to the Eliminator

Knockout rounds[edit]

Qualifier 1 and EliminatorQualifier 2Final
27 September 202327 September 2023
1Spain Spain147/7 (8.5 overs)1Spain Spain98/3 (7.5 overs)
2France France146/5 (10 overs)27 September 20232France France97/8 (10 overs)
2France France189/5 (10 overs)
27 September 20234Greece Greece118/7 (10 overs)
3Isle of Man Isle of Man90/8 (10 overs)
4Greece Greece91/5 (9.2 overs)

Group B[edit]

Round robin[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Jersey Jersey 4 4 0 0 8 8.555
2 Guernsey Guernsey 4 3 1 0 6 2.902
3 Belgium Belgium 4 2 2 0 4 3.832
4 Bulgaria Bulgaria 4 1 3 0 2 −6.162
5 Croatia Croatia 4 0 4 0 0 −8.681
Source: European Cricket Network[4]
  •   advance to the Qualifier
  •   advance to the Eliminator

Knockout rounds[edit]

Qualifier 1 and EliminatorQualifier 2Final
30 September 202330 September 2023
1Jersey Jersey164/4 (10 overs)1Jersey Jersey111/2 (6.4 overs)
2Guernsey Guernsey126/8 (10 overs)30 September 20233Belgium Belgium105/9 (10 overs)
2Guernsey Guernsey124/1 (10 overs)
30 September 20233Belgium Belgium167/3 (10 overs)
3Belgium Belgium202/2 (10 overs)
4Bulgaria Bulgaria69/4 (10 overs)

Group C[edit]

Round robin[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Italy Italy 4 3 1 0 6 4.967
2 Denmark Denmark 4 3 1 0 6 4.592
3 Sweden Sweden 4 3 1 0 6 3.107
4 Estonia Estonia 4 1 3 0 2 −3.879
5 Serbia Serbia 4 0 4 0 0 −8.683
Source: European Cricket Network[4]
  •   advance to the Qualifier
  •   advance to the Eliminator

Knockout rounds[edit]

Qualifier 1 and EliminatorQualifier 2Final
4 October 20234 October 2023
1Italy Italy132/8 (10 overs)1Italy Italy112/4 (7.4 overs)
2Denmark Denmark128/6 (10 overs)4 October 20232Denmark Denmark110/8 (10 overs)
2Denmark Denmark122/5 (9.2 overs)
4 October 20233Sweden Sweden119/4 (10 overs)
3Sweden Sweden97/1 (5.4 overs)
4Estonia Estonia94/6 (10 overs)

Group D[edit]

Round robin[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Ireland Ireland XI 4 4 0 0 8 7.975
2 Hungary Hungary 4 3 1 0 6 4.587
3 Austria Austria 4 2 2 0 4 0.687
4 Finland Finland 4 1 3 0 2 −3.800
5 Turkey Turkey 4 0 4 0 0 −9.167
Source: European Cricket Network[4]
  •   advance to the Qualifier
  •   advance to the Eliminator

Knockout rounds[edit]

Qualifier 1 and EliminatorQualifier 2Final
7 October 20237 October 2023
1Ireland Ireland XI168/2 (10 overs)1Ireland Ireland XI138/2 (8.4 overs)
2Hungary Hungary114/7 (10 overs)7 October 20232Hungary Hungary137/3 (10 overs)
2Hungary Hungary138/5 (10 overs)
7 October 20234Finland Finland125/5 (10 overs)
3Austria Austria100/6 (10 overs)
4Finland Finland104/1 (6.2 overs)

Group E[edit]

Round robin[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 England England XI 4 4 0 0 8 4.676
2 Switzerland Switzerland 4 3 1 0 6 1.689
3 Romania Romania 4 2 2 0 4 0.402
4 Malta Malta 4 1 3 0 2 −1.137
5 Cyprus Cyprus 4 0 4 0 0 −5.364
Source: European Cricket Network[4]
  •   advance to the Qualifier
  •   advance to the Eliminator

Knockout rounds[edit]

Qualifier 1 and EliminatorQualifier 2Final
11 October 202311 October 2023
1England England XI110/9 (10 overs)2Switzerland Switzerland75/8 (10 overs)
2Switzerland Switzerland111/2 (6.4 overs)11 October 20231England England XI138/5 (10 overs)
1England England XI109/2 (6.2 overs)
11 October 20234Malta Malta107/6 (10 overs)
3Romania Romania115/8 (10 overs)
4Malta Malta134 (9.5 overs)

Group F[edit]

Round robin[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Germany Germany 4 4 0 0 8 4.015
2 Portugal Portugal 4 3 1 0 6 1.114
3 Norway Norway 4 2 2 0 4 0.907
4 Scotland Scotland XI 4 1 3 0 2 −1.638
5 Luxembourg Luxembourg 4 0 4 0 0 −4.208
Source: European Cricket Network[4]
  •   advance to the Qualifier
  •   advance to the Eliminator

Knockout rounds[edit]

Qualifier 1 and EliminatorQualifier 2Final
14 October 202314 October 2023
1Germany Germany169/2 (10 overs)1Germany Germany115/3 (8.3 overs)
2Portugal Portugal123 (8.3 overs)14 October 20234Scotland Scotland XI113/7 (10 overs)
2Portugal Portugal103/9 (10 overs)
14 October 20234Scotland Scotland XI108/4 (6.5 overs)
3Norway Norway144/5 (10 overs)
4Scotland Scotland XI146/1 (10 overs)

Championship Week[edit]

The Championship Week features last year's champions, Netherlands, as well as the 6 group winners. It will be contested between October 16 and October 20. The top 4 teams will advance to the knockout rounds, at the end of which the European Champion will be crowned on October 20, 2023.

Round robin[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 England England XI 6 4 2 0 8 4.223
2 Netherlands Netherlands XI 6 4 2 0 8 0.802
3 Spain Spain 6 4 2 0 8 0.362
4 Ireland Ireland XI 6 3 3 0 6 0.866
5 Germany Germany 6 3 3 0 6 −1.697
6 Jersey Jersey 6 1 4 1 3 −2.685
7 Italy Italy 6 1 4 1 3 −3.179
Source: European Cricket Network[4]
  •   advance to the Qualifier
  •   advance to the Eliminator

Knockout rounds[edit]

Qualifier 1 and EliminatorQualifier 2Final
20 October 202320 October 2023
1England England XI158/6 (10 overs)1England England XI146/2 (8.1 overs)
2Netherlands Netherlands XI143/6 (10 overs)20 October 20232Netherlands Netherlands XI145/3 (10 overs)
2Netherlands Netherlands XI185/4 (9.5 overs)
20 October 20233Spain Spain182/4 (10 overs)
3Spain Spain143/3 (8.5 overs)
4Ireland Ireland XI139/6 (10 overs)

Broadcasting[edit]

European Cricket announced the following list of broadcasters for the 2023 tournament. In countries with no broadcaster listed below, all games were available live on YouTube.[5]

Region(s) Broadcaster(s)
India India FanCode
Australia Australia Fox Sports
Austria Austria Streamster
Cricket West Indies West Indies Sports Max
United States United States
Canada Canada 		Willow TV
Germany Germany Sport Deutschland
Switzerland Switzerland Swiss Sport TV
Sub-Saharan Africa StarTimes
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Middle East
North Africa 		SSC
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland Ireland 		Viaplay
France France Sport en France
Spain Spain
South America 		LaLiga+
Turkey Turkey sportstv

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ 109 planned; however Italy vs. Jersey was abandoned without a ball being bowled during championship week.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Dream 11 European Cricket Championship 2023: Fixtures Announced". ecn.cricket. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
  2. ^ "Dream11 European Cricket Championship, 2023 - Draw Announced". ecn.cricket. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
  3. ^ "2023 European Cricket Championship - Squads". ecn.cricket. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "European Cricket Championship 2023 standings". ecn.cricket. 23 September 2023.
  5. ^ "European Cricket announces broadcast partners for the upcoming Dream11 European Cricket Championship 2023". ecn.cricket. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-22.


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