ICC European Division 2 Championship 2011

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Belgium, winners of ICC Europe Division Two after beating Austria in the final by 73 runs. ©ICC/CricketEurope

Antwerp, Belgium.
20-25 June.

Latest News

Belgium prove too strong for Austria ( )

Hosts Belgium claimed the Division 2 title on Saturday, with the Isle of Man beating Portugal to finish third.

Malta win battle for 9th place ( )

Malta defeat Sweden in thriller, while Cyprus compound Swedish agony with convincing win.

Spain and Hellas win through to the fifth-place final ( )

Hellas fought out a tight match with Finland on Friday afternoon, but Spain had little trouble in beating Luxembourg by eight wickets.

Belgium overwhelm Portugal to claim their final place ( )

Shaheryar Butt's 27-ball 73 not out and a hat trick by Shahid Muhammad were the highlights of Belgium's 145-run victory in Ghent.

Austria shock Isle of Man to reach final ( )

Austria pull off stunning win to make the final by beating Isle of Man by six wickets.

Portugal and Austria make semi finals, after drama filled afternoon ( )

Tie enough for Austria to progress, while a superior NRR helps Portugal above Finland. Belgium win easily to make it five out of five.

Fixture Schedule

20-23 June: Group stage
24 June: Play-off semi-finals
25 June: Play-off finals

1. The first objective is to complete the group stage of the championship, if required, days 5 and 6 will be used to complete the group fixtures (the winner will be based on points and then NRR if required).

2. If day 5 is affected by rain then matches will be replayed on day 6 to decide the promotion and relegation positions.

The ICC World T20 Qualifiers

A global system of five regional T20 events (Europe, Africa, Americas, Asia and East Asia Pacific), with three countries qualifying from Asia, 1 from East Asia Pacific, and 2 from each of the other regions, leads into the ICC WT20 Qualifier to be played in 2012. Ireland, the Netherlands and Scotland have already qualified automatically.

About the Tournament

The ICC European Division 2 Championship consists of hosts Belgium, Austria, Cyprus, Finland, Hellas, Isle of Man, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Spain and Sweden playing each other in two Twenty20 round-robin leagues, followed by cross-over semi-finals and final play-offs. The top two will be promoted to take part with ten other countries in the ICC European Division 1 Championship in Jersey and Guernsey from 19-24 July. Switzerland has been demoted to Division 3.

The 36 matches will be played at four venues in Belgium.

Latest Photos

Presentation Ceremony
Belgium v Austria Final (Updated)
Isle of Man v Portugal
Cyprus v Sweden
Sweden v Malta
Belgium v Portugal
Finland v Hellas
Luxembourg v Spain
Isle of Man v Austria
Portugal v Cyprus

Tournament Programme

The official Tournament Programme contains

profiles of the teams,
welcome messages,
feature articles, &hellip

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Tournament Regulations

The ICC Europe Standard Playing Conditions are available by clicking here.
The ICC European Special Regulation SR4 will also apply in this tournament.

Most Valuable Player

J Morgan (SPA)	573
Amir Iqbal (BEL)	501
G Morris (IOM)	476
M Caruana (MLT)	455
Shaheryar Butt (BEL)	421
N Shah (BEL)	420
B Zaigham (SWE)	405
Zafar Ali (POR)	396
A Naudi (MLT)	396
T Desai (LUX)	391
S Subhash (AUT)	388
Shafique Ali (SPA)	383
Tanveer Iqbal (SPA)	342
Rizwan Khaliq (POR)	377
Syed Hussain (CYP)	352