The European Cricket League (ECL) is proud to announce that Cricket Belgium has signed a long-term partnership ensuring that the Belgian domestic champion club will now be invited to the ECL - the Champions League of European cricket.
The European Cricket League (ECL) is proud to announce that Cricket Belgium has signed a long-term partnership ensuring that the Belgian domestic champion club will now be invited to the ECL - the Champions League of European cricket.
“The passion and professionalism Hassan Shah and his team at Cricket Belgium have brought to European cricket in recent years has been phenomenal,” said Daniel Weston, founder of the European Cricket League.
“I strongly believe that by inviting the Champion club from Belgium to compete in the ECL, it will rapidly elevate the sport at domestic level and encourage more clubs, teams, administrators, fans and children to the sport to further grow the country’s cricketing community.
“From now on, every club in Belgium has a pathway to compete to become the “Kings of European cricket.”
Chairman of Cricket Belgium, Hassan Shah, said: "Cricket Belgium is extremely excited to become part of the ECL family. All Belgian clubs and fans are pumped at the news and are looking forward to the second edition of this mega cricket happening in Europe.
“We will continue to lobby with the European Union in Brussels to obtain more recognition for cricket in Europe. We firmly believe that the ECL will be instrumental in promoting and developing cricket on the European sports landscape."
The signing follows closely on the back of the dates announcement for the second staging of the European Cricket League (ECL20) from May 31 to June 7, 2020. ECL20 promises to be even bigger and better. Due to huge interest and demand for the competition, ECL20 will expand its number of champion teams - spread over eight days of exciting fast-paced T10 action.
