The European Cricket League (ECL) is proud to announce that the Norwegian Cricket Federation has signed a long-term partnership ensuring that the Norwegian domestic T20 champion club will now be invited to the ECL - the Champions League of European cricket.

“Cricket in Norway has grown rapidly in recent years, thanks to the love of the game in the community and the support of the Government and the Federation,” said Daniel Weston, founder of the European Cricket League.

“It has been a pleasure to get to know Gry Bruaas and her team in recent months. Her tireless efforts towards growing cricket in her country have been phenomenal. The ECL will provide a new platform to push high performance cricket in the country even further.

“We look forward to seeing Norway’s domestic champion battle it out in the ECL to see if they can become the “Kings of European cricket.””

Gry Bruaas, General Secretary of the Norwegian Cricket Federation, said: “We are delighted to enter a partnership with the ECL which will help greatly in the ongoing development process of Norwegian cricket.

“The agreement will increase opportunities for clubs, players and umpires, and further boost the quality and awareness of Norwegian cricket. We very much look forward to working alongside the ECL family.”

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.