2023 European Cricket Championship
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | 10-over |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Spain |
| Champions |  England |
| Participants | 31 |
| Matches | 109 |
| Official website | European Cricket Championship |
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. England XI, made up of players from the National Counties Cricket Association, won the tournament, defeating defending champions Netherlands XI by eight wickets in the final.[2]
Teams
The following 31 national teams took part in the competition:[3]
| Bye to Championship Week | Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands XI
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Spain
|
 Jersey
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 Italy
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 Ireland XI
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England XI
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 Scotland XI
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 Isle of Man
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 Guernsey
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 Denmark
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 Austria
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.svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland
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 Germany
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 Czech Republic
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.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium
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 Sweden
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 Finland
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 Romania
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.svg.png){kind=small} Portugal
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 France
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 Bulgaria
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 Serbia
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 Hungary
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 Malta
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 Norway
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 Greece
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 Croatia
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 Estonia
|
 Turkey
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 Cyprus
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 Luxembourg
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Format
30 of the 31 teams were divided into six groups of five. After a round-robin stage, the top four teams in each group played a knockout round using the Page playoff system. The six group winners were joined by the 2022 winners, the Netherlands, in the Championship Week, which culminated with the final, on October 20.[1]
Squads
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.[4]
Group stage
The Group Stage is played across the first 3 weeks of the tournament, with each group lasting 3 days.
Group A
Round robin
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.040 |
| 2 | France
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5.541 |
| 3 | Isle of Man
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −2.027 |
| 4 | Greece
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −2.581 |
| 5 | Czech Republic
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −3.867 |
- advance to the Qualifier
- advance to the Eliminator
Knockout rounds
| Qualifier 1 and Eliminator | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 27 September 2023 | 27 September 2023 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Spain | 147/7 (8.5 overs) | 1 | Spain | 98/3 (7.5 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | France | 146/5 (10 overs) | 27 September 2023 | 2 | France | 97/8 (10 overs) | |||||||
| 2 | France | 189/5 (10 overs) | |||||||||||
| 27 September 2023 | 4 | Greece | 118/7 (10 overs) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Isle of Man | 90/8 (10 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Greece | 91/5 (9.2 overs) | |||||||||||
Group B
Round robin
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jersey
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8.555 |
| 2 | Guernsey
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2.902 |
| 3 | Belgium
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3.832 |
| 4 | Bulgaria
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −6.162 |
| 5 | Croatia
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −8.681 |
- advance to the Qualifier
- advance to the Eliminator
Knockout rounds
| Qualifier 1 and Eliminator | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 30 September 2023 | 30 September 2023 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Jersey | 164/4 (10 overs) | 1 | Jersey | 111/2 (6.4 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Guernsey | 126/8 (10 overs) | 30 September 2023 | 3 | Belgium | 105/9 (10 overs) | |||||||
| 2 | Guernsey | 124/1 (10 overs) | |||||||||||
| 30 September 2023 | 3 | Belgium | 167/3 (10 overs) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Belgium | 202/2 (10 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Bulgaria | 69/4 (10 overs) | |||||||||||
Group C
Round robin
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4.967 |
| 2 | Denmark
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4.592 |
| 3 | Sweden
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3.107 |
| 4 | Estonia
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −3.879 |
| 5 | Serbia
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −8.683 |
- advance to the Qualifier
- advance to the Eliminator
Knockout rounds
| Qualifier 1 and Eliminator | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 4 October 2023 | 4 October 2023 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Italy | 132/8 (10 overs) | 1 | Italy | 112/4 (7.4 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Denmark | 128/6 (10 overs) | 4 October 2023 | 2 | Denmark | 110/8 (10 overs) | |||||||
| 2 | Denmark | 122/5 (9.2 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 October 2023 | 3 | Sweden | 119/4 (10 overs) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Sweden | 97/1 (5.4 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Estonia | 94/6 (10 overs) | |||||||||||
Group D
Round robin
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland XI
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7.975 |
| 2 | Hungary
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4.587 |
| 3 | Austria
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.687 |
| 4 | Finland
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −3.800 |
| 5 | Turkey
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −9.167 |
- advance to the Qualifier
- advance to the Eliminator
Knockout rounds
| Qualifier 1 and Eliminator | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 7 October 2023 | 7 October 2023 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ireland XI | 168/2 (10 overs) | 1 | Ireland XI | 138/2 (8.4 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Hungary | 114/7 (10 overs) | 7 October 2023 | 2 | Hungary | 137/3 (10 overs) | |||||||
| 2 | Hungary | 138/5 (10 overs) | |||||||||||
| 7 October 2023 | 4 | Finland | 125/5 (10 overs) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Austria | 100/6 (10 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Finland | 104/1 (6.2 overs) | |||||||||||
Group E
Round robin
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England XI
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.676 |
| 2 | Switzerland
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.689 |
| 3 | Romania
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.402 |
| 4 | Malta
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −1.137 |
| 5 | Cyprus
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −5.364 |
- advance to the Qualifier
- advance to the Eliminator
Knockout rounds
| Qualifier 1 and Eliminator | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 11 October 2023 | 11 October 2023 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | England XI | 110/9 (10 overs) | 2 | Switzerland | 75/8 (10 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Switzerland | 111/2 (6.4 overs) | 11 October 2023 | 1 | England XI | 138/5 (10 overs) | |||||||
| 1 | England XI | 109/2 (6.2 overs) | |||||||||||
| 11 October 2023 | 4 | Malta | 107/6 (10 overs) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Romania | 115/8 (10 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Malta | 134 (9.5 overs) | |||||||||||
Group F
Round robin
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.015 |
| 2 | Portugal
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.114 |
| 3 | Norway
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.907 |
| 4 | Scotland XI
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −1.638 |
| 5 | Luxembourg
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −4.208 |
- advance to the Qualifier
- advance to the Eliminator
Knockout rounds
| Qualifier 1 and Eliminator | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 14 October 2023 | 14 October 2023 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Germany | 169/2 (10 overs) | 1 | Germany | 115/3 (8.3 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Portugal | 123 (8.3 overs) | 14 October 2023 | 4 | Scotland XI | 113/7 (10 overs) | |||||||
| 2 | Portugal | 103/9 (10 overs) | |||||||||||
| 14 October 2023 | 4 | Scotland XI | 108/4 (6.5 overs) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Norway | 144/5 (10 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Scotland XI | 146/1 (10 overs) | |||||||||||
Championship Week
The Championship Week featured the 2022 champions, the Netherlands, as well as the six group winners. It was contested between October 16 and October 20. The top four teams advanced to the knockout rounds with the final played on October 20, 2023.
Round robin
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England XI
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4.223 |
| 2 | Netherlands XI
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0.802 |
| 3 | Spain
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0.362 |
| 4 | Ireland XI
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.866 |
| 5 | Germany
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −1.697 |
| 6 | Jersey
|
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | −2.685 |
| 7 | Italy
|
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | −3.179 |
- advance to the Qualifier
- advance to the Eliminator
Knockout rounds
| Qualifier 1 and Eliminator | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 20 October 2023 | 20 October 2023 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | England XI | 158/6 (10 overs) | 1 | England XI | 146/2 (8.1 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Netherlands XI | 143/6 (10 overs) | 20 October 2023 | 2 | Netherlands XI | 145/3 (10 overs) | |||||||
| 2 | Netherlands XI | 185/4 (9.5 overs) | |||||||||||
| 20 October 2023 | 3 | Spain | 182/4 (10 overs) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Spain | 143/3 (8.5 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Ireland XI | 139/6 (10 overs) | |||||||||||
Broadcasting
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.[6]
| Region(s) | Broadcaster(s) |
|---|---|
 India
|
FanCode |
.svg.png){kind=small} Australia
|
Fox Sports |
| Austria
|
Streamster |
 West Indies
|
Sports Max |
 United States.svg.png){kind=small} Canada
|
Willow TV |
| Germany
|
Sport Deutschland |
| Switzerland
|
Swiss Sport TV |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | StarTimes |
 Saudi ArabiaMiddle East North Africa |
SSC |
 United Kingdom Ireland
|
Viaplay |
| France
|
Sport en France |
| Spain South America |
LaLiga+ |
| Turkey
|
sportstv |
Notes
- ^ 109 planned; however Italy vs. Jersey was abandoned without a ball being bowled during championship week.
References
- ^ a b "Dream 11 European Cricket Championship 2023: Fixtures Announced". ecn.cricket. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
- ^ "England XI triumph in Dream 11 European Cricket Championship". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Dream11 European Cricket Championship, 2023 - Draw Announced". ecn.cricket. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
- ^ "2023 European Cricket Championship - Squads". ecn.cricket. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
- ^ a b c d e f g "European Cricket Championship 2023 standings". ecn.cricket. 23 September 2023.
- ^ "European Cricket announces broadcast partners for the upcoming Dream11 European Cricket Championship 2023". ecn.cricket. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-22.