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.[1] The competition is currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Vitality Club T20.[2] In 2023 Wimbledon,[3] won the title for the third time when they beat Sandiacre Town. The 2024 champions are Northern,[4] from Crosby on Merseyside.
Format
editThe 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 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.[5] 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 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.
Winners
editCockspur Club Twenty20
- 2008: South Northumberland
- 2009: Bournemouth
- 2010: Swardeston
Natwest Club Twenty20
- 2011: Ealing
- 2012: Wimbledon
- 2013: Wimbledon
- 2014: Chester Boughton Hall
- 2015: Ealing[6]
- 2016: Swardeston[7]
- 2017: South Northumberland[8]
Vitality Club T20
- 2018: Hanging Heaton[9]
- 2019: Swardeston
- 2021: Tunbridge Wells[10]
- 2022: Hornchurch[11]
- 2023: Wimbledon[12]
- 2024: Northern[13]
References
edit- ^ http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/non-first-class/cockspur-club-twenty20/cockspur-club-twenty20-roll-of-honour,1627,BP.html Archived 2010-08-11 at the Wayback Machine, ECB National Club Twenty20 Roll Of Honour.
- ^ "Vitality announced as new title partner for T20 cricket". Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Wimbledon are National T20 Champions". 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Northern are National T20 Champions". 22 September 2024.
- ^ ECB National Club Twenty20 Fixtures.
- ^ "Peploe and Wilkin lead Ealing to glory". ECB. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ "Swardeston take the honours on Club T20 finals day". ECB. Archived from the original on 7 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Club T20 honours for South Northumberland". England and Wales Cricket Board. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Hanging Heaton crowned Vitality Club T20 champions". Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Tunbridge Wells CC".
- ^ "Hornchurch CC".
- ^ "Vitality Club T20 Cup - National Final 2023".
- ^ "Northern CC".