2023 European Cricket Championship Explained

2023 European Cricket Championship
Administrator:International Cricket Council
Cricket Format:10-over
Tournament Format:Round-robin
Participants:31
Matches:109
Website:European Cricket Championship
Previous Year:2022
Previous Tournament:2022 European Cricket Championship
Next Year:2024
Next Tournament:2024 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 total games under the T10 format.

Teams

The following 31 national teams took part in the competition:[2]

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Netherlands XI Spain Jersey Italy Ireland XI England XI Scotland XI
Isle of Man Guernsey Denmark Austria Switzerland Germany
Czech Republic Belgium Sweden Finland Romania Portugal
France Bulgaria Serbia Hungary Malta Norway
Greece Croatia Estonia Turkey Cyprus Luxembourg

Format

30 of the 31 teams are divided in 6 groups of 5. After a round-robin stage, the top 4 teams in each group will play a knockout round using the Page playoff system. The 6 group winners will be joined by the 2022 winner, Netherlands, in the Championship Week, which will culminate 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.[3]

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

Knockout rounds

Group B

Round robin

Knockout rounds

Group C

Round robin

Knockout rounds

Group D

Round robin

Knockout rounds

Group E

Round robin

Knockout rounds

Group F

Round robin

Knockout rounds

Championship Week

The Championship Week features last year's champions, Netherlands, as well as the 6 group winners. It will be contested between October 16 and October 20. The top 4 teams will advance to the knockout rounds, at the end of which the European Champion will be crowned on October 20, 2023.

Round robin

Knockout rounds

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.[4]

Region(s)Broadcaster(s)
IndiaFanCode
AustraliaFox Sports
AustriaStreamster
West IndiesSports Max
United States
Canada
Willow TV
GermanySport Deutschland
SwitzerlandSwiss Sport TV
Sub-Saharan AfricaStarTimes
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
North Africa
SSC
United Kingdom
Ireland
Viaplay
FranceSport en France
Spain
South America
LaLiga+
Turkeysportstv

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dream 11 European Cricket Championship 2023: Fixtures Announced. ecn.cricket. 18 September 2023. 2023-09-22.
  2. Web site: Dream11 European Cricket Championship, 2023 - Draw Announced. ecn.cricket. 5 July 2023. 2023-09-22.
  3. Web site: 2023 European Cricket Championship - Squads. ecn.cricket. 24 May 2021. 2023-09-22.
  4. Web site: European Cricket announces broadcast partners for the upcoming Dream11 European Cricket Championship 2023. ecn.cricket. 20 September 2023. 2023-09-22.