2000 EUROCON European Championship

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The 2000 EUROCON European Championship, commonly stylized as Euro 2000 was the inaugural edition of the top-tier 50-over European cricket competition.
Greece played hosts to the inaugural EUROCON European Championship with the tournament having been played from June 2 to 18.​

 

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GROUP A



Fixtures

June 3 - Match 2, Denmark vs Spain @ Spianada Cricket Ground, Corfu - Denmark won by 6 wickets (with 40 deliveries remaining)
June 5 - Match 4, Finland vs France @ The Marina Gouvia, Corfu - Finland won by 3 wickets (with 41 deliveries remaining)

June 6 - Match 5, Finland vs Spain @ Hellenic Cricket Fields, Athens - Spain won by 97 runs
June 8 - Match 7, Denmark vs France @ The Marina Gouvia, Corfu - Denmark won by 120 runs

June 11 - Match 10, Denmark vs Finland @ Spianada Cricket Ground, Corfu - Denmark won by 9 wickets (with 88 deliveries remaining)
June 13 - Match 12, France vs Spain @ Hellenic Cricket Fields, Athens - Spain won by 54 runs

Standings

Q​

TEAM​

MAT​

WON​

LOST​

TIED​

N/R​

PTS​

NRR​

​

DENMARK

3​

3​

0​

0​

0​

9​

+1.732​

​

SPAIN

3​

2​

1​

0​

0​

6​

+0.733​

​

FINLAND

3​

1​

2​

0​

0​

3​

-1.005​

​

FRANCE

3​

0​

3​

0​

0​

0​

-1.437​

* Top-two teams advance to Euro 2000 knockouts.

Points

Win: 3 points / Tie: 2 points / N/R: 1 point / Loss: 0 points
* teams equal on points at the end of the group stage are ranked via following methods

Spoiler: Tie Breakers

- if equal on points, team with better head-to-head record is ranked higher
- if equal on head-to-head record, team with more wins is ranked higher
- if equal on wins, team with fewer losses is ranked higher
- if equal on losses, team with better net-run-rate is ranked higher

 

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GROUP B



Fixtures

June 2 - Match 1, Greece vs Netherlands @ Hellenic Cricket Fields, Athens - Netherlands won by 10 runs
June 4 - Match 3, Guernsey vs Italy @ Spianada Cricket Ground, Corfu - Guernsey won by 7 wickets (with 18 deliveries remaining)

June 7 - Match 6, Guernsey vs Netherlands @ The Marina Gouvia, Corfu - Netherlands won by 1 wicket (with 82 deliveries remaining)
June 9 - Match 8, Greece vs Italy @ Spianada Cricket Ground, Corfu - Greece won by 6 wickets (with 72 deliveries remaining)

June 10 - Match 9, Italy vs Netherlands @ Hellenic Cricket Fields, Athens - Italy won by 7 wickets (with 70 deliveries remaining)
June 12 - Match 11, Greece vs Guernsey @ The Marina Gouvia, Corfu - Greece won by 6 wickets (with 101 deliveries remaining)

Standings

Q​

TEAM​

MAT​

WON​

LOST​

TIED​

N/R​

PTS​

NRR​

​

NETHERLANDS

3​

2​

1​

0​

0​

6​

+0.118​

​

GREECE

3​

2​

1​

0​

0​

6​

+1.047​

​

GUERNSEY

3​

1​

2​

0​

0​

3​

-0.924​

​

ITALY

3​

1​

2​

0​

0​

3​

-0.109​

* Top-two teams advance to Euro 2000 knockouts.

Points

Win: 3 points / Tie: 2 points / N/R: 1 point / Loss: 0 points
* teams equal on points at the end of the group stage are ranked via following methods

Spoiler: Tie Breakers

- if equal on points, team with better head-to-head record is ranked higher
- if equal on head-to-head record, team with more wins is ranked higher
- if equal on wins, team with fewer losses is ranked higher
- if equal on losses, team with better net-run-rate is ranked higher

 

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KNOCKOUTS

Knockouts of the 2000 European Championship were played in all three venues hosting the tournament.
The top-two nations from Group A and Group B advanced to the semi-finals, leading to a grand finale.

Semi-Finals

June 15 - Match 13,

Denmark vs

Greece @ The Marina Gouvia, Corfu - Match tied (Denmark advance)
June 16 - Match 14,

Netherlands vs

Spain @ Spianada Cricket Ground, Corfu - Netherlands won by 4 wickets (with 4 deliveries remaining)

Final

June 18 - Match 15,

Denmark vs

Netherlands @ Hellenic Cricket Fields, Athens - Denmark won by 70 runs

* In case of a tied semi-final; team with better group ranking would have advance
* In case of a tied final; trophy would have been shared

 

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TOURNAMENT RULES
These were the rules set in place by the European Confederation of Nations for the European Championship.

Upgrades

	POSITION​		PRIZE​		TEAM​
	Champions		3 upgrades		DENMARK
	Runners-up		2 upgrades		NETHERLANDS
	Semi-finalist		1 upgrade		GREECE
	Semi-finalist		1 upgrade		SPAIN

Squads

Each participating member nation was required to name a 15-player squad at the start of the tournament.
No upgrades could've been spent to improve players mid-tournament; upgrades need to be made during squad announcement.

Lineups

Playing XIs were required to contain at least one capable wicket-keeper (//) and six bowling (//) options.

Format

The eight participants were split into two groups of four where they played each nation in their group - once.
Top-two nations from Group A and Group B advanced to the semi-finals with the winners of each game playing the final.

Knockouts of Euro 2000 were scheduled to be played in all three venues hosting the tournament.

Points System

Points were awarded using the following system during the group stage:

Win: 3 points / Tie: 2 points / N/R: 1 point / Loss: 0 points

Player Injuries

Injuries were randomly simulated to give this league somewhat of a realistic edge.
Players that play without a rest were more likely to get injured.

Following were the types of injuries:

Spoiler: Player Injuries

Degree 1

* Can play with a 25% ratings decrease; 50% chance of developing a Degree 2 injury
- Heals fully after a one-game rest

Degree 2

* Can play with a 50% ratings decrease; 75% chance of developing a Degree 3 injury
- Heals fully after a two-game rest

Degree 3

* Out for one game; instantly made unavailable
- Can play one game early with a 50% ratings decrease upon return. Heals fully after a two-game rest.

Degree 4

* Out for two to three games; instantly made unavailable
- Can play one game early with a 25% ratings decrease upon return. Heals fully after a three-game rest

Degree 5

* Out for four to five games; instantly made unavailable
- Can play one game early with a 10% ratings decrease upon return. Heals fully after a five-game rest

Degree 6

* Out for six to ten games; instantly made unavailable
- Heals fully after recovering from injury

Degree 7

Ruled out for the remainder of the series/tournament
- You can call-up a replacement if your player pool can support it​

 

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GREECE European Championship: zero wins --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Squad Thomas Thanidis Georgios Pepellis Valentinos Fotas Evangelos Xenallis Daemon Moropoulos Antonis Vallakos Elias Simallis Stefanos Anastellis Achilleas Paterakos Nikolas Anthopoulos Dimitris Perropoulos Adonis Papotis Michail Mulallis Yanni Chronas Alex Constantinakos --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spoiler: Career Statistics

 

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DENMARK European Championship: 2000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Squad Chris Mattsson Aksel Johansson Arman Ali Niels Hjort Søren Berglund William Gunnarsson Paul Boesen Jørn Storgaard August Eklund Oliver Johansson Hugo Ali Felix Nørregaard Martin Lundgren Noah Bendtsen Chris Fredriksson --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spoiler: Career Statistics

 

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FINLAND European Championship: zero wins --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Squad Risto Okkonen Hannes Rajamäki Marcus Soininen Kauko Hossi Erno Ollanketo Juhani Viljanen Emppu Lenho Arto Hentunen Eemeli Sundqvist Seppo Kasslin Erkki Uotila Sami Kangas Manne Rautiainen Taneli Kortesmäki Mauri Narjus --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spoiler: Career Statistics

 

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FRANCE European Championship: zero wins --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Squad Clément Bousquet René Chéreau Oscar Clement Arthur Dupont Richard Boudier Arnaud Favre Edouard Roux Charles Roussel Tim Bonnet Leonard Vilain Xavier Lefranc Guillaume Caillaud Renaud Trémaux Léon Carpentier Matthieu Duchemin --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spoiler: Career Statistics

 

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GUERNSEY European Championship: zero wins --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Squad Tom Nightingale Phillip Austin Otto Harper William Clark Harry Wroetoshaw Laurence Hall Dom Nightingale Thomas Wilson Finlay Wilson Charlie Hunter Alistair Davis Sidney Lewis Patrick Duncan William King Harrison Willis --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spoiler: Career Statistics

 

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ITALY European Championship: zero wins --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Squad Gian Marco Cascio Cristian D'Alessandro Emanuele Garzelli Antonio Minuzzi Riccardo Mastromonaco Gianni Ralli Gennaro Scaglia Samuele Trainotti Antonio Sturzo Umberto D'Addario Natale Branceleone Davide Caruso Vitale Dossena Samuel Palesi Enrico Basso --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spoiler: Career Statistics

No statistics available.

 

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NETHERLANDS European Championship: zero wins --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Squad Huib Nickson Gerrit van Loon Arnout Lauman Bert Rood Faas Vermeulen Jan Jansen Hermanus Visscher Senn Smit Rick de Graaf Rens de Wit Paulus Flipse Tyler de Lange Arie Rosencrans Matthijs de Bruijn Martijn van Gorder --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spoiler: Career Statistics

 

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SPAIN European Championship: zero wins --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Squad Eduardo Alvarez Roberto Ruiz Moises Costa Fredrick Sanchez Riley Delgado Umberto Trujillo Fernando Reyes Heinrich Silva Cristiano Rivero Ian Morales Johannes Torres Titus Fernandez Abraham Bolívar Ivan Soldo Vasil Perez --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spoiler: Career Statistics

 

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EURO 2000 has commenced!
Please announce your squad for the tournament.

Rules

Your squad for the tournament must consist of EXACTLY fifteen players
You must mark your captain () for the tournament; marked captain can not be dropped unless injured
You must have at least one wicket-keeper () in your squad; but you are advised to have two
Upgrades must be confirmed before the squad is announced; mid-tourney upgrades are not allowed

Deadline

48 hours.

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