2022 European Cricket League
Dates | 7 February 2022 | – 19 March 2022
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Administrator(s) | European Cricket League |
Cricket format | T10 |
Tournament format(s) | Round robin and knockout |
Host(s) | ![]() |
Champions | Pak I Care Badalona (1st title) |
Runners-up | Tunbridge Wells |
Participants | 30 |
Player of the series | ![]() |
Most runs | ![]() |
Most wickets | ![]() |
The 2022 European Cricket League is a T10 cricket competition. It will be the second edition of the European Cricket League and held at the Cartama Oval in Málaga, Spain. It was postponed from 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.[1]
Background
The European Cricket League was founded in 2019 by German cricketer Daniel Weston intended as a way to develop cricket in emerging nations in Europe as a cricket equivalent to football's UEFA Champions League.[2][3] In 2020, it was announced the European Cricket League expanded from 8 teams to include the national club champions of 30 European countries.[2] This came after Weston signed agreements with several European cricket boards to ensure their domestic champions would be invited.[4]
The host for the 2021 and 2022 editions was announced as Spain.[5] The Cartama Oval in Málaga was chosen as the host city ahead of La Manga, Murcia, who were due to host in 2021.[3] It was announced the 2022 edition would run from 7 February 2022 to 25 March.[6]
Participants
The following teams were invited to take part as champions of their domestic leagues.[7] The draw was made according to International Cricket Council seedings with England's ECB National Club Twenty20 champions Tunbridge Wells entering as top seeds.[3] Jersey's Farmers expressed concern about the scheduling of the tournament due to the Jersey national cricket team's participation in the 2019–2022 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League and qualifiers for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, as well as their players needing to use leave from their jobs to play.[8] The reigning European Cricket League champions VOC Rotterdam were also invited back to participate.[9]
It was announced that, due to issues with getting visas, that Petersburg Sporting would not be taking part in their group. They would be replaced by the Calpe Giants of Gibraltar.[10]
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Group stage
The Group Stage is to be played across the first 5 weeks of the tournament, with each Group lasting a week. Each week starts with a 3-day round-robin tournament, from which the top 3 progress to a Super 3 playoff. The bottom two teams face off in an eliminator, with the winner going on to play the team who finished 4th. The winner of that game then plays the 3rd place team from the Super 3 playoff, while the Top 2 from that playoff play each other in the first Qualifier. The loser of that game and the winner of the third eliminator then play in the second qualifier. The winners of the Qualifiers then play in the group final to decide the overall Group Winner.
Group A
Round robin
Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | +2.699 | Advance to Super 3 |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | +1.656 | |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | +3.473 | |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -0.418 | Advance to Eliminator 2 |
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -0.615 | Advance to Eliminator 1 |
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -5.000 | |
Source: European Cricket Network |
Super Three
Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +2.550 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0.292 | |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2.891 | Advance to Eliminator 3 |
Source: European Cricket Network |
Eliminators
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Ahad Qureshi 50 (18)
Jatin Madan 3/20 (2 overs) |
Jatin Madan 49 (20)
Wahid Qureshi 3/12 (2 overs) |
- Star CC won the toss and elected to Bat
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Wahab Hashimi 23* (12)
Jatin Madan 0/15 (2 overs) |
Shiv Karan Gill 23 (16)
Zeeshan Khan 3/3 (2 overs) |
- Star CC won the toss and elected to Bat
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Kamran Ahmadzai 26 (9)
Toqeer Ahmad 2/15 (2 overs) |
Hamid Shah 21 (14)
Kamran Ahmadzai 3/18 (2 overs) |
- Svanholm won the toss and elected to Bowl
Qualifiers and Final
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Alex Williams 58 (25)
Imran Asif 2/19 (2 overs) |
Imran Asif 33 (19)
Dave Smith 3/15 (2 overs) |
- Austrian Cricket Tigers won the toss and elected to Bowl
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Ahsan Yousuf 21 (8)
Shahzeb Mohammad 3/14 (2 overs) |
Hamza Niaz 28 (11)
Adal Afzal 2/24 (1.4 overs) |
- Austrian Cricket Tigers won the toss and elected to Bat
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Dave Smith 28 (12)
Tabush Bhatti 2/20 (2 overs) |
Mohammad Nisar 48 (19)
Marcus O'Riordan 4/17 (2 overs) |
- Tunbridge Wells won the toss and elected to Bat
Group B
Round robin
Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | +1.923 | Advance to Super 3 |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | +0.297 | |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | +2.103 | |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | +0.255 | Advance to Eliminator 2 |
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +0.648 | Advance to Eliminator 1 |
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -5.236 | |
Source: European Cricket Network |
Super Three
Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.644 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0.623 | |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1.381 | Advance to Eliminator 3 |
Source: European Cricket Network |
Eliminators
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Jamie Batten 54* (28)
Sam Houghton 1/37 (2 overs) |
Dan Lazarides 47* (29)
Chris Lakov 1/26 (2 overs) |
- Zagreb Sokol won the toss and elected to Bowl
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Chris Lakov 28* (21)
Waseem Abbas 2/10 (2 overs) |
Qamar Ejaz 33* (19)
Jamie Batten 0/11 (2 overs) |
- Indo-Bulgarian won the toss and elected to Bat
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Adam Martel 18 (10)
Muhammad Afzaal 4/6 (2 overs) |
Khurram Shahzad 27* (12)
Jordan Martel 2/12 (2 overs) |
- Bjørvika won the toss and elected to Bowl
Qualifiers and Final
Group C
Round robin
Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +2.301 | Advance to Super 3 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | +2.153 | |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | +0.760 | |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +3.296 | Advance to Eliminator 2 |
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +1.173 | Advance to Eliminator 1 |
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -11.41 | |
Source: European Cricket Network |
Super Three
Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +3.076 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2.634 | |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3.331 | Advance to Eliminator 3 |
Source: European Cricket Network |
Eliminators
Qualifiers and Final
Group D
Round robin
Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +2.402 | Advance to Super 3 |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | +1.636 | |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | +1.118 | |
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -0.754 | Advance to Eliminator 2 |
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -0.504 | Advance to Eliminator 1 |
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -4.177 | |
Source: European Cricket Network |
Super Three
Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0.957 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0.645 | |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.813 | Advance to Eliminator 3 |
Source: European Cricket Network |
Eliminators
Qualifiers and Final
Group E
Round robin
Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +3.906 | Advance to Super 3 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | +0.300 | |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | +0.022 | |
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -0.599 | Advance to Eliminator 2 |
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -1.382 | Advance to Eliminator 1 |
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1.836 | |
Source: European Cricket Network |
Super Three
Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.984 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -0.067 | |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1.960 | Advance to Eliminator 3 |
Source: European Cricket Network |
Eliminators
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Asa Tribe 44* (22)
Ilias Bardis 2/24 (2 overs) |
Tasos Manousis 27 (12)
Charles Perchard 2/12 (2 overs) |
- Farmers won the toss and elected to Bowl
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Najam Shahzad 49 (22)
Ben Kynman 4/12 (1 over) |
Zak Tribe 26 (11)
Adnan Gondal 1/19 (2 overs) |
- Farmers won the toss and elected to Bowl
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Tayo Walbrugh 47* (28)
Joel Richardson 2/5 (2 overs) |
Asa Tribe 46 (22)
Ferdi Vink 2/17 (2 overs) |
- Farmers won the toss and elected to bowl
Qualifiers and Final
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Sikandar Ali 28 (13)
Gurpartap Singh 2/13 (2 overs) |
Qasim Anwar 27* (11)
Muhammad Babar 2/7 (2 overs) |
- Pak I Care Badalona won the toss and elected to bowl
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Muhammad Babar 75 (35)
Charles Perchard 2/7 (2 overs) |
James Smith 12 (9)
Sheroz Ahmed 3/15 (2 overs) |
- Farmers won the toss and elected to bowl
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Gurpartap Singh 6 (5)
Muhammad Babar 3/5 (1 over) |
Muhammad Kamran 35 (15)
Sushil Kumar 2/7 (2 overs) |
- Pak I Care Badalona won the toss and elected to bat
- Rain reduced Punjab Lions Nicosia's innings to 3 overs. According to the Duckworth–Lewis method, their target was 33 runs.
Championship Week
The Champions Week features a slightly modified version of the Group Stage model. The 5 group winners play in a double round-robin format from the Monday to Thursday. The top 2 teams after this progress to the 1st Qualifier, while 3rd and 4th go to the Eliminator. The loser of the Qualifier and the Winner of the Eliminator then face off for the right to play the Qualifier winner in the Championship Final. The teams moving on to the Finals week are:
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Due to adverse weather conditions in Malaga, the first 3 days of competition were suspended. The games were shortened to 5 overs a side, with 10 games on Day 1 (Thursday), and 10 games on Day 2 (Friday), with the Saturday now acting as the Final Day of the tournament
Round robin
Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
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8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | +1.492 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
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8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | +3.781 | |
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8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -0.414 | Advance to Eliminator |
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8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | -3.119 | |
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8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | -1.752 | |
Source: European Cricket Network |
Eliminator, Qualifiers and Final
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Ali Raza Islam 41 (21)
Ryan MacBeth 3/10 (2 overs) |
David Murdock 48 (26)
Ali Raza Islam 3/3 (2 overs) |
- Brigade won the toss and elected to bat
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Muhammad Babar 30 (10)
Bailey Wrightman 2/11 (2 overs) |
Ian McLean 35* (15)
Atif Muhammad 3/13 (2 overs) |
- Tunbridge Wells won the toss and elected to bowl
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Alex Williams 49 (18)
Bashar Khan 1/16 (2 overs) |
Ali Raza Islam 54 (23)
Matt Barker 2/6 (2 overs) |
- Brescia won the toss and elected to bowl
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Mohammad Yasin 24 (20)
Michael Waller 1/8 (1 over) |
Christian Davis 23 (18)
Muhammad Babar 3/14 (2 overs) |
- Pak I Care Badalona won the toss and elected to bowl
Statistics
Most Runs
Runs | Player | Team | Inns | HS | Ave | SR | 50 | 30 | 4s | 6s |
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477 | Chris Williams | ![]() |
19 | 61 | 29.81 | 248.43 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 54 |
445 | Alex Williams | ![]() |
19 | 58* | 40.45 | 223.61 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 37 |
433 | Muhammad Babar | ![]() |
20 | 75 | 25.47 | 220.91 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 53 |
384 | Babar Hussain | ![]() |
19 | 102* | 25.60 | 193.93 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 27 |
361 | Graeme McCarter | ![]() |
18 | 56* | 25.78 | 184.18 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 28 |
356 | Ali Raza Islam | ![]() |
16 | 54 | 25.42 | 215.75 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 37 |
310 | Yasir Dullu | ![]() |
19 | 66* | 20.66 | 174.15 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 21 |
282 | Azam Khalil | ![]() |
17 | 53* | 20.14 | 157.54 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 18 |
262 | Sudesh Wickramasekara | ![]() |
6 | 76* | 52.40 | 231.85 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 28 |
261 | Zeeshan Kukikhel | ![]() |
10 | 54 | 32.62 | 193.33 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 22 |
Source: European Cricket Network |
Most Wickets
Wkts | Player | Team | Mat | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR |
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23 | Muhammad Babar | ![]() |
20 | 10.43 | 8.00 | 3/4 | 7.82 |
21 | Dave Smith | ![]() |
18 | 9.38 | 8.20 | 3/6 | 6.85 |
Ryan MacBeth | ![]() |
18 | 11.66 | 9.07 | 3/10 | 7.71 | |
19 | Ali Raza Islam | ![]() |
17 | 7.57 | 7.51 | 3/0 | 6.05 |
18 | Iftikhar Hussain | ![]() |
17 | 13.50 | 9.34 | 3/10 | 8.66 |
17 | Muhammad Kamran | ![]() |
17 | 10.94 | 6.88 | 3/3 | 9.52 |
Shehroz Ahmed | ![]() |
20 | 11.35 | 8.90 | 4/8 | 7.64 | |
16 | Tas Qureshi | ![]() |
16 | 11.50 | 8.00 | 2/7 | 8.62 |
Matt Barker | ![]() |
18 | 14.00 | 8.90 | 3/8 | 9.43 | |
Neeraj Tiwari | ![]() |
9 | 10.50 | 9.33 | 3/11 | 6.75 | |
Source: European Cricket Network |
References
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- ^ Tunbridge Wells Cricket Club [@TWCricketClub] (9 November 2021). "We are off to the Euro's!! @EuropeanCricket will involve club teams that have won their domestic competition across the European countries. Our group stage is being played from Monday 7th to Friday 11th February and will be live on BT Sport from the @CartamaOval in Malaga!!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021 – via Twitter.
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