2024 European Cricket League
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| Dates | 26 February – 22 March 2024 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | European Cricket League |
| Cricket format | T10 |
| Tournament format(s) | Single round-robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) |  Spain |
| Champions |  Hornchurch (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Old Victorians |
| Participants | 35 |
| Matches | 123 |
| Player of the series | Mohammad Irfan (HCH) |
| Most runs | Jonty Jenner (603) |
| Most wickets | Harry Hankins (HCH) (24) |
| Official website | European Cricket Network |
The 2024 European Cricket League (abbreviated as ECL24) was a T10 cricket competition organised by the European Cricket Network. It was the fourth edition of the European Cricket League and was held once again at the Cartama Oval in Málaga, Spain.[1]
Background[edit]
The tournament took place from February 26 to March 22, with the Championship Finals began on March 18. The 35 teams, divided into 7 groups, competed within their respective groups in which the matches were played consecutively. The victorious teams from each group progressed to the Championship Finals to play for the ultimate title.
Participants[edit]
The following teams were invited to take part as champions of their domestic leagues, or an ECN-related 'Super Series'.[2]
Group Stage[edit]
| Teams that participated in the 2024 European Cricket League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F | Group G |
 Jinnah Brescia
|
Wimbledon
|
Old Victorians
|
 Dreux
|
 Forfarshire
|
Pak I Care Badalona
|
 Cluj
|
 Cobra CC
|
 Mechelen Eagles
|
 Olten
|
 Byron
|
 V.O.C. Rotterdam
|
 Donaustadt
|
 CIYMS
|
 Skanderborg
|
 Huddinge
|
 Gamblers SC
|
Paris Universite Club
|
 BSC Rehberge
|
 Independents CC
|
 Oslo CK
|
 Zagreb Assasins
|
 Prague CC
|
 Afyonkarahisar SHS
|
 Empire CC
|
 Gozo Zalmi
|
 Tallinn Stallions
|
 Moufflons
|
 Heritage CC
|
Hornchurch
|
 CC Akademik-Sofia
|
 Ljubljana
|
 Stari Grad
|
 Crosby
|
 Calpe Giants
|
Championship Finals[edit]
| Groups | Winners |
|---|---|
| Group A | Jinnah Brescia
|
| Group B | Hornchurch
|
| Group C | Old Victorians
|
| Group D | Dreux
|
| Group E | Forfarshire
|
| Group F | Pak I Care Badalona
|
| Group G | CIYMS
|
Fixtures[edit]
The Group Stage was played across the first 3 weeks of the tournament, with each group lasting 4 days. Each group kicked off with a single-round robin stage, before entering a knockout, with seedings based on group standings.
Group A[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skanderborg
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3.537 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Jinnah Brescia (Q)
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2.411 | |
| 3 | Heritage CC
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0.845 | Advance to Eliminator |
| 4 | Cobra CC
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −2.559 | |
| 5 | Zagreb Assassins
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | −3.619 |
Knockout stage[edit]
Eliminator[edit]
Cobra CC
148/3 (10 overs) |
v
|
Heritage CC 149/4 (9.1 overs) |
Shiekh Rasik 95 (30)
Hari Chockalingam 1/20 (2 overs) |
Timothy Barker 56 (22)
Shiekh Rasik 1/20 (2 overs) |
- Heritage CC won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifier 1[edit]
Skanderborg
156/5 (10 overs) |
v
|
Jinnah Brescia 124/6 (10 overs) |
Rizwan Mahmood 79* (23)
Muhammad Imran 2/4 (2 overs) |
Sharukh Nawaz 50 (20)
Shangeev Thanikaithasan 2/15 (2 overs) |
- Jinnah Brescia won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifier 2[edit]
Heritage CC
122/8 (10 overs) |
v
|
Jinnah Brescia 125/4 (7.3 overs) |
Vikram Vijh 59 (24)
Waseem Ahmad 3/17 (2 overs) |
Hassan Ahmed 45* (20)
Amit Dhingra 2/20 (2 overs) |
- Jinnah Brescia won the toss and elected to field.
Final[edit]
Skanderborg
141/6 (10 overs) |
v
|
Jinnah Brescia 143/5 (9.1 overs) |
Shangeev Thanikaithasan 44 (15)
Waseem Ahmad 2/28 (2 overs) |
Sharukh Nawaz 45 (13)
Aqeel Amjad 2/25 (2 overs) |
- Jinnah Brescia won the toss and elected to field.
Group B[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wimbledon
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3.826 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Hornchurch (Q)
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2.150 | |
| 3 | Prague CC
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −0.203 | Advance to Eliminator |
| 4 | Huddinge
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −0.700 | |
| 5 | Mechelen Eagles
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4.507 |
Knockout Stage[edit]
Eliminator[edit]
Prague CC
99/7 (10 overs) |
v
|
Huddinge 105/0 (6.3 overs) |
Sabawoon Davizi 40 (24)
Omran Zazai 3/10 (2 overs) |
Imal Zuwak 52* (21)
|
- Huddinge won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifier 1[edit]
Wimbledon
114/9 (10 overs) |
v
|
Hornchurch 120/2 (7.3 overs) |
Jonathon Webb 51(19)
Harry Hankins 4/11 (2 overs) |
George Hankins 57 (22)
Oliver Pike 2/22 (2 overs) |
- Hornchurch won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifier 2[edit]
Huddinge
137/9 (10 overs) |
v
|
Wimbledon 116/6 (10 overs) |
Omran Zazai 37 (17)
Jonathan Speller 3/26 (2 overs) |
James Weir 46* (18)
Saeed Ahmed 3/5 (2 overs) |
- Wimbledon won the toss and elected to field.
Final[edit]
Huddinge
138/9 (10 overs) |
v
|
Hornchurch 139/4 (9.2 overs) |
Share Ali 91 (28)
Lesbourne Edwards 2/21 (2 overs) |
George Hankins 47 (23)
Saeed Ahmed 1/16 (2 overs) |
- Hornchurch won the toss and elected to field.
Group C[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gamblers SC
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5.553 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Olten
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3.475 | |
| 3 | Old Victorians (Q)
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3.329 | Advance to Eliminator |
| 4 | CC Akademik-Sofia
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −2.265 | |
| 5 | Afyonkarahisar SHS
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −9.725 |
Knockout Stage[edit]
Eliminator[edit]
CC Akademik-Sofia
54 (10 overs) |
v
|
Old Victorians 55/0 (5.1 overs) |
Gagandeep Singh 22 (14)
Theo Pullman 3/9 (2 overs) |
Elliot Corbel 26* (14)
|
- CC Akademik-Sofia won the toss and elected to bat.
Qualifier 1[edit]
Olten
140/8 (10 overs) |
v
|
Gamblers SC 112 (9.4 overs) |
Yasotharan Thirunavukarasu 29 (7)
Danial Asghar 2/14 (2 overs) |
Ankush Kumar 25 (16)
Raihan Stanikzai 3/23 (1.4 overs) |
- Gamblers SC won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifier 2[edit]
Old Victorians
192/2 (10 overs) |
v
|
Gamblers SC 130/9 (10 overs) |
Jonty Jenner 101* (28)
Ranjit Narayan 1/16 (1 over) |
Simranjeet Singh 45 (18)
James Duckett 2/11 (2 overs) |
- Gamblers SC won the toss and elected to field.
Final[edit]
Old Victorians
175/2 (10 overs) |
v
|
Olten 160/5 (10 overs) |
Jonty Jenner 97 (31)
Jamal Stanikzai 1/31 (2 overs) |
Raihan Stanikzai 54 (22)
James Duckett 1/14 (1 over) |
- Old Victorians won the toss and elected to bat.
Group D[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dreux (Q)
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4.239 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Paris Université Club
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3.455 | |
| 3 | Empire CC
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0.132 | Advance to Eliminator |
| 4 | Ljubljana
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −2.704 | |
| 5 | Byron
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | −4.826 |
Knockout Stage[edit]
Eliminator[edit]
Ljubljana
119/5 (10 overs) |
v
|
Empire CC 120/3 (5.2 overs) |
Rasheed Mamadkhel 71* (25)
Muhammed Hasnat 3/23 (2 overs) |
Vanraaj Padhaal 71 (21)
Awais Ikram 1/18 (1 over) |
- Empire CC won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifier 1[edit]
Paris Université Club
120/7 (10 overs) |
v
|
Dreux 120/7 (10 overs) |
Waseem Bhatti 33 (15)
Kamran Ahmadzai 3/21 (2 overs) |
Mohammad Nisar 56 (27)
Manish Kapoor 3/29 (2 overs) |
- Paris Université Club won the toss and elected to bat.
Qualifier 2[edit]
Dreux
165/6 (10 overs) |
v
|
Empire CC 82/8 (10 overs) |
Mohammad Nisar 67 (22)
Amjad Sher 2/24 (2 overs) |
Mahesh Tambe 23* (13)
Tabish Bhatti 3/6 (2 overs) |
- Dreux won the toss and elected to bat.
Final[edit]
Dreux
124/6 (10 overs) |
v
|
Paris Université Club 83/6 (10 overs) |
Mohammad Nisar 72* (27)
Abdullah Anwari 3/11 (2 overs) |
Usman Shahid 41 (19)
wickets2 = Kamran Ahmadzai 3/17 (2 overs)
|
- Dreux won the toss and elected to bat.
Group E[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BSC Rehberge
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1.931 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | V.O.C. Rotterdam
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2.092 | |
| 3 | Gozo Zalmi
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1.724 | Advance to Eliminator |
| 4 | Forfarshire (Q)
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1.406 | |
| 5 | Stari Grad
|
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −6.267 |
Knockout Stage[edit]
Eliminator[edit]
Gozo Zalmi
131/8 (10 overs) |
v
|
Forfarshire 136/4 (9.4 overs) |
Mehboob Ali 68 (23)
Jamie King 2/14 (2 overs) |
Craig Wallace 89* (34)
Mehboob Ali 2/13 (2 overs) |
- Forfarshire won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifier 1[edit]
BSC Rehberge
137/8 (10 overs) |
v
|
V.O.C. Rotterdam 142/2 (9.4 overs) |
Nooruddin Mujadady 43 (11)
Aaditt Jain 4/22 (2 overs) |
Peter Recordon 70* (24)
Farid Shah 1/18 (2 overs) |
- V.O.C. Rotterdam won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifier 2[edit]
Forfarshire
137/2 (10 overs) |
v
|
BSC Rehberge 120/7 (10 overs) |
Callum Garden 71* (22)
Imran Chaudhry 1/20 (2 overs) |
Nadjibullah Yasser 50 (15)
Lewis James 2/13 (2 overs) |
- BSC Rehberge won the toss and elected to field.
Final[edit]
V.O.C. Rotterdam
111/4 (10 overs) |
v
|
Forfarshire 114/4 (9.5 overs) |
Tim de Kok 53 (35)
Scott Cameron 2/18 (2 overs) |
Callum Garden 58 (25)
Ramdas Upadhyaya 2/24 (1.5 overs) |
- Forfarshire won the toss and elected to field.
Group F[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donaustadt
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4.250 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Pak I Care Badalona (Q)
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2.874 | |
| 3 | Independents CC
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0.190 | Advance to Eliminator |
| 4 | Tallinn Stallions
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −3.444 | |
| 5 | Crosby
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4.290 |
Knockout Stage[edit]
Eliminator[edit]
Tallinn Stallions
162/7 (10 overs) |
v
|
Independents CC 166/4 (8.4 overs) |
Ghulam Abbas Butt 76 (24)
Archie Fairfax Ross 2/19 (2 overs) |
Tom Cheater 110 (33)
Nadeesha Wickramanayaka 2/20 (2 overs) |
- Tallinn Stallions won the toss and elected to bat.
Qualifier 1[edit]
Pak I Care Badalona
171/3 (10 overs) |
v
|
Donaustadt 131/6 (10 overs) |
Sikandar Ali 56* (22)
Sahel Zadran 2/23 (2 overs) |
Iqbal Hossain 29 (14)
Asad Rabbani 3/1 (2 overs) |
- Pak I Care Badalona won the toss and elected to bat.
Qualifier 2[edit]
Donaustadt
147/4 (10 overs) |
v
|
Independents CC 133/5 (10 overs) |
Baseer Khan 70 (29)
Nathan Le Tissier 1/18 (2 overs) |
Tom Cheater 67 (29)
Itibarshah Deedar 2/31 (2 overs) |
- Donaustadt won the toss and elected to bat.
Final[edit]
Donaustadt
118/5 (10 overs) |
v
|
Pak I Care Badalona 123/4 (10 overs) |
Razmal Shigiwal 39 (18)
Muhammad Babar 2/12 (2 overs) |
Muhammad Babar 50 (20)
Hakim Peruzi 3/32 (2 overs) |
- Pak I Care Badalona won the toss and elected to field.
Group G[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIYMS (Q)
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5.904 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Cluj
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1.817 | |
| 3 | Oslo CK
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −2.115 | Advance to Eliminator |
| 4 | Calpe Giants
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −1.651 | |
| 5 | Moufflons
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | −3.897 |
Knockout Stage[edit]
Eliminator[edit]
Oslo CK
161/8 (10 overs) |
v
|
Calpe Giants 162/3 (10 overs) |
Adeel Azam 54 (15)
Marc Gouws 4/20 (2 overs) |
Lorne Burns (75 (28)
Raza Iqbal 1/20 (2 overs) |
- Calpe Giants won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifier 1[edit]
CIYMS
126/5 (10 overs) |
v
|
Cluj 114/9 (10 overs) |
Allen Coulter 39* (14)
Allen Coulter 2/16 (2 overs) |
Taranjeet Singh 26 (8)
Jacob Mulder 2/10 (2 overs) |
- CIYMS won the toss and elected to bat.
Qualifier 2[edit]
Cluj
128/6 (10 overs) |
v
|
Calpe Giants 88 (9.2 overs) |
Taranjeet Singh 72 (22)
Richard Hatchman 2/14 (2 overs) |
Paddy Hatchman 22 (11)
Manmeet Koli 3/15 (2 overs) |
- Calpe Giants won the toss and elected to field.
Final[edit]
Cluj
121/6 (10 overs) |
v
|
CIYMS 122/3 (9 overs) |
Taranjeet Singh 36 (20)
Cian Nulty 1/15 (2 overs) |
Jason van der Merwe 61* (26)
Dilum Fernando 2/33 (2 overs) |
- Cluj won the toss and elected to bat.
Championship Week[edit]
Points table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hornchurch (C)
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4.374 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Old Victorians (R)
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1.009 | |
| 3 | Pak I Care Badalona
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −0.246 | Advance to Eliminator |
| 4 | Jinnah Brescia
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0.000 | |
| 5 | Dreux
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −1.038 | |
| 6 | CIYMS
|
6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | −1.527 | |
| 7 | Forfarshire
|
6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | −2.747 |
Knockout Stage[edit]
Eliminator[edit]
Jinnah Brescia
157/6 (10 overs) |
v
|
Pak I Care Badalona 118/6 (10 overs) |
Sharukh Nawaz 48 (20)
Saquib Ali 2/26 (2 overs) |
Saquib Ali 30* (22)
Hasan Ali 2/25 (2 overs) |
- Pak I Care Badalona won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifier 1[edit]
Old Victorians
82/6 (10 overs) |
v
|
Hornchurch 84/5 (7.4 overs) |
James Duckett 25 (9)
Mohammad Irfan 3/7 (2 overs) |
Adeel Malik 23 (8)
Scott Simpson 2/17 (2 overs) |
- Hornchurch won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifier 2[edit]
Old Victorians
209/1 (10 overs) |
v
|
Jinnah Brescia 126/9 (10 overs) |
Jonty Jenner 106 (29)
Hasan Ali 1/46 (2 overs) |
Ghulam Farid 29 (8)
Theo Pullman 2/15 (2 overs) |
- Jinnah Brescia won the toss and elected to field.
Final[edit]
Old Victorians
93/5 (10 overs) |
v
|
Hornchurch 95/3 (8.5 overs) |
Scott Simpson 33 (15)
Mohammad Irfan 2/8 (2 overs) |
George Hankins 48* (22)
Matthew Webb 2/18 (1.5 overs) |
- Old Victorians won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics[edit]
Most Runs[edit]
| Player | Team | Mat | Inn | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 50 | 30 | 4s | 6s | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonty Jenner | Old Victorians | 15 | 14 | 603 | 120* | 54.81 | 303.01 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 68 | 2 |
| Mohammad Nisar | Dreux | 13 | 12 | 550 | 81 | 55.00 | 246.63 | 7 | 1 | 37 | 56 | 0 |
| Daniel Doyle-Calle | Pak I Care Badalona | 11 | 11 | 526 | 115 | 65.75 | 269.74 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 60 | 2 |
| George Hankins | Hornchurch | 14 | 14 | 486 | 84 | 44.18 | 240.59 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 48 | 1 |
| Sharukh Nawaz | Jinnah Brescia | 15 | 15 | 465 | 72 | 31.00 | 259.77 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 52 | 3 |
| Last updated on 30 March 2024. Source: European Cricket Network | ||||||||||||
Most Wickets[edit]
| Player | Team | Mat | Ovs | Wkt | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Hankins | Hornchurch | 14 | 25 | 24 | 4/11 | 9.87 | 9.48 | 6.25 |
| Matthew Webb | Old Victorians | 13 | 22.3 | 18 | 3/13 | 17.61 | 14.08 | 7.50 |
| Carson McCullough | CIYMS | 12 | 23.5 | 16 | 4/13 | 18.81 | 12.62 | 8.93 |
| Scott Simpson | Old Victorians | 16 | 28 | 15 | 2/13 | 23.26 | 12.46 | 11.20 |
| Rukhsar Ahmed | Jinnah Brescia | 15 | 29 | 15 | 2/19 | 27.66 | 14.31 | 11.60 |
| Last updated on 30 March 2024. Source: European Cricket Network | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "European Cricket League – ECL 2024 – Teams, Fixtures, Venue, Player Squads – All you need to Know - February 26 – March 22". www.cricketworld.com. 26 February 2024.
- ^ "European Cricket League (ECL2024) - DRAW". European Cricket Network. 26 February 2024. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.