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European Cricket League
 European Cricket League Logo | |
| Administrator | European Cricket Network |
|---|---|
| Format | T10 |
| First edition | 2019 |
| Latest edition | 2024 |
| Next edition | 2025 |
| Tournament format | Group Stage and Knockout |
| Number of teams | 35 |
| Current champion |  Hornchurch |
| Most successful | Hornchurch VOC Rotterdam Pak I Care Badalona Dreux Ville Royale (1 title each) |
| Website | European Cricket Network |
 2025 | |
The European Cricket League (ECL) is a cricket league contested by the cricket clubs of European countries. ECL played in 10-overs format of cricket. It was formed with a goal to develop and popularise cricket in Europe.[1] The league was founded in 2018.
The league is played in the T-10 format among clubs all around Europe that are champions in domestic tournaments in their respective countries.[1] The inaugural tournament in 2019 took place in La Manga Club, Spain with 8 clubs participating.[2] VOC Rotterdam were crowned the champions who defeated SG Findorff by 101 runs in the final.[3] It was viewed on live TV & streamed around the world in over 120 countries in more than 140 million households by over 40 broadcasters.[4]
There have been four editions of the ECL, with each winner having only one title. The first edition took place in 2019, with Dutch club VOC Rotterdam winning the inaugural championship. In 2022, Spanish team Pak I Care Badalona emerged as the champions while Dreux Ville Royale from France claimed victory in 2023.[5] England's Hornchurch secured the title in 2024.[6][7][8]
- ^ a b "European Cricket League – About". ECL. Retrieved 11 February 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "First European Cricket League Set for Major Global Audience". Cricket World. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Dreux from France emerge victorious in ECL23, crowned champions of European Cricket". European Cricket Network. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ "Hornchurch Cricket Club Clinches European Victory in Stunning Fashion". The Havering Daily. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ "European Cricket League: Jersey's Old Victorians beaten in final by Hornchurch". BBC Sport. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ "Hornchurch are the European Cricket League 2024 champions". European Cricket Network. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
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