The ECB National Club Twenty20 is a knockout Twenty20 club cricket competition in England . It was established in 2008 and the inaugural winners were South Northumberland . The competition is currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Vitality Club T20 . In 2023 Wimbledon , won the title for the third time when they beat Sandiacre Town. The 2024 champions are Northern , from Crosby on Merseyside.
6-578: The tournament, along with the national club competition, is aligned with the ECB Premier Leagues and to enter the tournament you must be a part of an ECB Premier League or invited to take part by one. The early rounds are organised by each of the 32 ECB Premier leagues with a requirement to put a winner forward to the national rounds by the first week in June. All rounds are played in 3 or 4 team one-day competitions, where either 3 teams play in
12-584: A final, traditionally in September. In previous years the finals day has been a 4 team knockout but it has since been changed to a straight final. Cockspur Club Twenty20 Natwest Club Twenty20 Vitality Club T20 ECB Premier Leagues The ECB Premier Leagues are a series of regional cricket leagues organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) that form the top tier of club cricket in England and Wales . The ECB published "Raising
18-418: A round-robin to determine a winner or 4 teams play a knockout. Once the 32 Premier League winners are determines the competition hosts 8 regional finals, these are; South East Area, South West Area, South Area, East Midlands Area, West Midlands Area, North West Area, North Area and North East Area. The 8 winners of these knockouts go to a semi final played at 2 venues, where the 2 winners of this knock out play in
24-432: Is only one overseas player in any Premier League club team, which mirrors the arrangements for overseas players in the club cricket structures in countries such as Australia and South Africa . The Premier League clubs must show a strong commitment to junior cricket and the assessment criteria explicitly require strong junior sections that can provide cricket coaching and matches for the next generation of cricketers. There
30-737: The Standard" in 1997, the ECB Management Board Blueprint for the Future Playing Structure of cricket. This introduced the concept of ECB Premier Leagues, designed to raise the playing standard of the top tier of club cricket and to bridge the gap between recreational cricket and the First Class game. A national network of Premier Leagues was established, with funding from the ECB. The Leagues have to meet
36-439: The published ECB assessment criteria and they receive accreditation on an annual basis. Premier Leagues are expected to establish links to other leagues in order to allow ambitious clubs to aspire to Premier League status over time. Many were based on existing leagues although some new Regional Premier Leagues were created. The ECB decided that overseas players are allowed to play in this top tier of club cricket provided that there
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