European Affiliates Championship
Encyclopedia
The European Affiliates Championship, formerly the ECC Trophy was a cricket
tournament administered by the European Cricket Council
for teams representing Europe
an countries. It was first played in 1999 and was last played in 2005. It has since been replaced by Division Three of the European Cricket Championship
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, Greece
and was won by the hosts, who beat Portugal in the final.
) and Velden
in Austria
. Ten teams featured this time, with Croatia, Finland and Spain playing for the first time. The tournament was won by Portugal, who beat Austria in the final.
. The tournament was cut back to nine teams for this event. Austria, Luxembourg and Switzerland were missing from the previous tournament, with the Isle of Man
featuring for the first time. The tournament was won by Norway, who qualified for Division Two of the European Championship along with Greece.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
tournament administered by the European Cricket Council
European Cricket Council
The European Cricket Council is an international body which oversees cricket in European countries other than the Test-playing cricketing nation of England and Wales.-Activities:...
for teams representing Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an countries. It was first played in 1999 and was last played in 2005. It has since been replaced by Division Three of the European Cricket Championship
European Cricket Championship
The European Cricket Championship is a group of various tournaments in which national cricket sides throughout Europe compete. The tournament is designed to encourage and develop the best players in countries where cricket is not a major sport and Europe's only Test cricket playing country,...
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1999 tournament
The 1999 tournament was played in CorfuCorfu
Corfu is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the edge of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The island is part of the Corfu regional unit, and is administered as a single municipality. The...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
and was won by the hosts, who beat Portugal in the final.
Final placings
2001 tournament
The 2001 tournament was played in Seebarn (25 km from ViennaVienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
) and Velden
Velden am Wörther See
Velden am Wörthersee is a market town in the district of Villach-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia. Situated at the western shore of the Wörthersee lake it is one of the most popular holiday resorts of Austria....
in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. Ten teams featured this time, with Croatia, Finland and Spain playing for the first time. The tournament was won by Portugal, who beat Austria in the final.
Final placings
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2003 tournament
The 2003 tournament was played in Seebarn and Vienna, Austria. Eleven teams played this time, with Sweden missing from the 2001 event, and with Luxembourg and Norway playing for the first time. Norway eventually won the tournament.Final standings
2005 tournament
The 2005 tournament was played in Antwerp, BelgiumBelgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. The tournament was cut back to nine teams for this event. Austria, Luxembourg and Switzerland were missing from the previous tournament, with the Isle of Man
Isle of Man cricket team
The Isle of Man cricket team is the team that represents the Crown dependency of the Isle of Man in international cricket matches. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 2004. -International Competition:...
featuring for the first time. The tournament was won by Norway, who qualified for Division Two of the European Championship along with Greece.
Final standings
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Isle of ManIsle of Man cricket teamThe Isle of Man cricket team is the team that represents the Crown dependency of the Isle of Man in international cricket matches. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 2004. -International Competition:...