ICC European Championships, 1st Division 2008

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ICC European Division 1 Championship 2008

Dublin, Ireland,
25-31 July.

The Ireland team after winning the ICC European Championships by beating Scotland by 7 wickets in the decisive match. ©ICC/CricketEurope

Latest News

ECC Ireland overcome the rain - and Scotland ( )

William Porterfield's men retained their European title with a seven-wicket victory at Clontarf.

ECC Rain badly affects the final day of the Championships ( )

As Ireland and Scotland play at Clontarf, the weather frustrates the rest of the tournament

ECC Denmark too strong for plucky Norway ( )

Norway passed 200 for the first time, but the Danes lost only two wickets in knocking off the runs.

ECC Ireland make hard work of defeating Italy ( )

Set only 159 to win, Ireland lose six wickets at Malahide

ECC Scotland set up title decider against Ireland ( )

A comprehensive six-wicket victory over The Netherlands gives the Scots a crack at their first European title.

Latest Photos

Ireland v Scotland ODI
Presentation Ceremony
Denmark v Norway
Ireland v Italy
Netherlands v Scotland ODI
Denmark v Italy
Ireland v Netherlands ODI
Netherlands v Norway (Updated - new pics added)
Italy v Scotland
Denmark v Ireland

Latest Audio

European Development Manager Richard Holdsworth talks about the tournament.

About the Tournament

The 1st Division of the European Championship consists of Denmark, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway and Scotland who will play each other in a round-robin league format.

The fifteen matches will be played at six venues in the Dublin area. The matches involving Ireland, The Netherlands and Scotland are all full One Day Internationals and will be staged at Clontarf.

Awards

Winners: Ireland
Player of the Tournament: F Klokker (Denmark)
Spirit of Cricket: Scotland

Tournament Programme

The official Tournament Programme contains

profiles of the teams,
welcome messages,
feature articles, …

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Previous Championships

This is the seventh European 1st Division Championship, the first having been held in Denmark in 1996. Winners of the previous tournaments were Ireland, The Netherlands and ECB England who have all won the title twice. The current holders are Ireland, who won the 2006 tournament in Scotland.

Tournament Regulations

The ICC Europe Standard Playing Conditions are available by clicking here.