2019 European Cricket League
european cricket league abbreviated ecl inaugural edition european cricket league held july eight european champion club team ecl domestic club champion denmark france germany italy netherlands romania russia spain competed chance become club cricket european champion player european nation well traditional cricketplaying nation took part league adopted format played three day la manga club cartagena murcia spain hosted tournament staged july july packing match format three day every match televised live europe asia north america australasia across combination broadcast digital social channel including newlylaunched european cricket network country worldwide broadcast coverage including uk australia india middle east uae france germany turkey spain united state canada caribbean team split two group four match played roundrobin basis la manga top two progressing contest semifinal final current ecl title holder voc rotterdam netherlands inaugural season beating sg findorff bremen germany final eight club across europe participated inaugural edition svanholm cricket club brøndby dreux cricket club dreux sportgemeinschaft findorff bremen janjua cricket club brescia volharding olympia combinatie rotterdam cluj cricket club clujnapoca st petersburg lion saint petersburg catalunya cricket club girona voc rotterdam toss elected bowl cluj cc toss elected bowl svanholm cc toss elected bowl svanholm cc toss elected bowl † lost point due player eligibility infringement tosscatalunya cc toss elected bat tosscatalunya cc toss elected bat † jcc brescia initially match later found breaching player eligibility criterion thus opponent declared winner tossjcc brescia toss elected bowl † jcc brescia initially match later found breaching player eligibility criterion thus opponent declared winner st petersburg lion toss elected bat st petersburg lion toss elected bowl † jcc brescia initially match later found breaching player eligibility criterion thus opponent declared winner sg findorff toss elected bowl cluj cc toss elected bat dreux cc toss elected bat semifinal catalunya cc toss elected bat nd semifinal sg findorff toss elected bowl sg findorff toss elected bowl max odowd voc rotterdam awarded “player tournament” european cricket league o’dowd scored run five inning out average strike rate including undefeated final sg findorff also took four wicket tournament legbreak bowling best catalunya cricket club semifinal o’dowd current netherlands international inaugural tournament gained significant worldwide prominence remarkable performance cluj allrounder pavel florin group stage florin yearold professional bodyguard president cluj cricket club romania caused stir bowling performance went viral social medium many sport famous figure including australian legend shane warne expressed support admiration florin pure unaffected love game florin since gone play australia hit headline winter florin take part secondstaging european cricket league ecl cluj cricket club romania