Central Europe Cup Explained

Tournament Name:Central Europe Cup
Administrator:Czech Cricket Union
Cricket Format:Twenty20 (since 2019)
First:2014
Last:2023
Champions: (4th title)
Most Successful: (4 titles)

The Central Europe Cup is an international cricket tournament played annually in Prague, Czech Republic, between invited teams from across central Europe. Organized by the Czech Cricket Union, and played at the Vinoř Cricket Ground, the tournament was first held in 2014 as a 50-over tournament and retained this format until it was changed to Twenty20 in 2019.[1] [2]

Poland won the inaugural event in 2014, finishing ahead of Switzerland on the basis of their head-to-head record after the two teams ended the tournament level on points.[3] The Poles retained the title in 2015.[4] The 2016 tournament featured only three teams, with Poland not featuring, and was won by the hosts for the first time.[5] Poland returned in 2017 and won the tournament for a third time.[6] Switzerland claimed the title in 2018 winning all three of their matches.[7]

The Czechs won the 2019 edition, defeating Hungary in the final.[8] [9] The 2020 edition was scheduled to take place in September and would have been the first to have official Twenty20 International (T20I) status since the International Cricket Council granted this status to all eligible matches played between its Members from January 2019.[10] [11] The 2020 edition would also have included more teams that previous editions, with six national teams taking part – Austria, Belgium, Hungary, Luxembourg, Malta, and the hosts Czech Republic. However, the tournament was cancelled on 14 September 2020 due to a worsening of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region.[12] [13]

The 2021 edition was played in Prague between 21 and 23 May 2021.[14] The participating teams were the hosts Czech Republic, along with Austria and Luxembourg.[15] Malta were also due to take part, but were forced to withdraw due to COVID-19 restrictions.[16] This was the seventh edition of the Central Europe Cup[17] and the first to have T20I status. Austria won the tournament for the first time.[18]

Results

YearResultRefs
WinnerRunner-upThirdFourth
2014[19] [20]
2015[21] [22]
2016N/A[23] [24] [25]
2017[26]
2018 Czech Eagles[27] [28]
2019[29] [30]
2021N/A[31]
2022N/A[32]
2023N/AN/A[33]

Performance by team

Legend
Team201420152016201720182019202120222023Total
9
— — — — — — bgcolor=Gold1st bgcolor=Silver2nd — 2
3rd 4th bgcolor=Gold1st 3rd 3rd bgcolor=Gold1st 3rd bgcolor=Gold1st bgcolor=Gold1st 9
Czech Eagles— — — — bgcolor=Silver2nd — — — — 1
— — 3rd — — — — — — 1
— — — — — bgcolor=Silver2nd — — bgcolor=Silver2nd 2
— — — — — 4th — — — 1
4th — — bgcolor=Silver2nd 4th — bgcolor=Silver2nd 3rd — 5
— 3rd — — — — — — — 1
bgcolor=Gold1st bgcolor=Gold1st — bgcolor=Gold1st — — — — — 3
— bgcolor=Silver2nd — — — — — — — 1
bgcolor=Silver2nd — bgcolor=Silver2nd 4th bgcolor=Gold1st 3rd — — — 5

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Europe Cup. Czech Cricket. 2 September 2020. 12 September 2020.
  2. Web site: Czech Republic announces Central European Cup. Emerging Cricket. 3 September 2020. 12 September 2020.
  3. Web site: Poland win Central Europe Cup. Cricket Europe. 8 September 2014. 3 September 2020. 18 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220118182908/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES7/articles/000050/005003.shtml. dead.
  4. Web site: Poland retain Central Europe Cup title. Cricket Europe. 29 June 2015. 3 September 2020. 18 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220118183009/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2015/articles/000039/003966.shtml. dead.
  5. Web site: Tri-nation ODI report. Cricket Switzerland. 12 September 2020. 24 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210124132207/https://www.cricketswitzerland.ch/news/2016/tri-nation-odi-report/. dead.
  6. Web site: Central European 4-nation ODI series. Cricket Switzerland. 12 September 2020. 24 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210124132207/https://www.cricketswitzerland.ch/news/2016/tri-nation-odi-report/. dead.
  7. Web site: Central European ODI series update. Cricket Switzerland. 12 September 2020. 22 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200922071027/https://www.cricketswitzerland.ch/news/2018/odi-tour-update/. dead.
  8. Web site: Central Europe Cup 2019. Hungarian Cricket Association. 2 July 2019. 12 September 2020. 27 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200927043225/http://hungary4cricket.com/en/central-europe-cup-2019. dead.
  9. Web site: 4-nation T20 tournament report. Cricket Switzerland. 12 September 2020. 25 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200925194238/https://www.cricketswitzerland.ch/news/2019/4-nation-t20-tournament-report/. dead.
  10. Web site: All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status. International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. 12 September 2020.
  11. Web site: Central European Cup set for late September. Cricket Europe. 3 September 2020. 3 September 2020. 25 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210225045756/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2020/articles/000010/001088.shtml. dead.
  12. Web site: Central European Cup Cancelled due to Prague Covid-19 flare-up. Emerging Cricket. 15 September 2020. 15 September 2020.
  13. Web site: Central Europe Cup cancelled. CricketEurope. 5 September 2020. 18 September 2020. 27 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201027143156/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2020/articles/000011/001161.shtml. dead.
  14. Web site: Central European Cup announced for 2021 . Emerging Cricket . 25 April 2021.
  15. Web site: Central Europe Cup squads announced. Emerging Cricket . 15 May 2021.
  16. Web site: Malta withdraw from Central Europe Cup . Cricket Europe . 6 May 2021 . 6 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210506060202/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2021/articles/000005/000569-p.shtml . dead .
  17. Web site: Central Europe Cup . Czech Cricket Union . 21 April 2021.
  18. Web site: Austria lift cup on final day. Cricket Europe. 23 May 2021. 23 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210523180608/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2021/articles/000007/000702-p.shtml. dead.
  19. Web site: Central Europe Cup - 2014. Czech Cricket Union (Play Cricket). 12 September 2020.
  20. Web site: Central Europe Cup - 2014. Czech Cricket Union (Play Cricket). 12 September 2020.
  21. Web site: Central Europe Cup - 2015. Czech Cricket Union (Play Cricket). 12 September 2020.
  22. Web site: Central Europe Cup - 2015. Czech Cricket Union (Play Cricket). 12 September 2020.
  23. Web site: Fight for Central European cricketing glory . Prague.TV . 17 May 2016 . 12 September 2020 . 1 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201001035252/https://prague.tv/en/s72/Directory/c210-Sports-Recreation/n5927-Fight-for-Central-European-Cricketing-Glory . dead .
  24. Web site: Central Europe Cup - 2016. Czech Cricket Union (Play Cricket). 12 September 2020.
  25. Web site: Central Europe Cup - 2016. Czech Cricket Union (Play Cricket). 12 September 2020.
  26. Web site: Previous national team results. Luxembourg Cricket. 12 September 2020.
  27. Web site: Central Europe Cup - 2018. Czech Cricket Union (Play Cricket). 12 September 2020.
  28. Web site: Central Europe Cup - 2018. Czech National Team (Play Cricket). 12 September 2020.
  29. Web site: Central Europe Cup - 2019. Czech Cricket Union (Play Cricket). 12 September 2020.
  30. Web site: Central Europe Cup - 2019. Czech Cricket Union (Play Cricket). 12 September 2020.
  31. Web site: Central Europe Cup - 2021. Czech Cricket Union (Play Cricket). 23 May 2021.
  32. Web site: Central Europe Cup - 2022. Czech Cricket Union (Play Cricket). 10 July 2022.
  33. Web site: Central Europe Cup 2023 . ESPNcricinfo . 11 June 2023.

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