EKL NEWS
January 2024
BOARD
The current Eesti Kriketi Liit Board of directors is made up of five members, elected at the AGM. Board members serve for a period of three years.
Tim Cross
PRESIDENT
Liis Bolton
SECRETARY
Zahaan Khan
MARKETING
Travis Beswick
FACILITIES
Mart Tammoja
TREASURER
January Board Meeting Minutes
The latest EKL Board Meeting Minutes are now available in the Board section of the website here
EKL + Nord Spordiklubi Cooperation
EKL have entered into a partnership with Nord Spordiklubi. As part of this partnership Nord will be offering cricket as part of their Multisport program.
Click here for more information about Nord
OPERATIONS
ECS Tallinn
ECS will bring their cameras and commentators to Tallinn for 2 weeks of T10 action from May 13-24
Click here for more information bout ECN
2024 Outdoor League Application Deadlines
EPL – Men’s T20 League – 5pm 23rd February
Naiste Esiliiga – Women’s T10 League – 5pm 23rd February
Eesti Eliitliiga – Women’s T20 League – 5pm 23rd February
Naiste Super 8 Liiga – Women’s Super 8 League – 5pm 23rd February
Super 8 Liiga – Mixed Super 8 League – 5pm 23rd February
Pro40 Liiga – 5pm 26th April
League Application forms can be found here
MCC Tour
The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) will tour Estonia in late July, early August 2024. They will participate in the Baltic Cup as well as play some friendly games.
Click here for more information about MCC
Clothing and Equipment Rules and Regulations
Starting May 1 our new Clothing and Equipment Rules and Regulations come into effect. Please ensure you are familiar with these as there are penalties for not complying with the regulations for both teams and individuals.
Clothing and Equipment Rules and Regulations can be found here
DEVELOPMENT
Introduction to Cricket Program – Juniors + Women
We will be running a 4 week program both in Tallinn and Tartu to introduce new players to cricket. We will have one session per day for Juniors aged 7-12, and one session per day for Women and Juniors aged 13-17. The sessions will be run in Estonian and English.
Tallinn – Nord Spordiklubi:
Feb 24, Mar 9, Mar 23, Apr 6
Tartu – Kristjan Jaak Petersoni Gümnaasium:
Mar 2, Mar 16, Mar 30, Apr 13
Click here for more information and to register
ECB Introduction to Scoring
Terry O’Connor will be presenting ECB Introduction to Scoring Courses in Tallinn and Tartu.
Tartu March 23 at UT Library 10:00-17:00 – Click here to register
Tallinn April 6 at Yolo 10:00-17:00 – Click here to register
EKL App Scoring Course
Dave Robson will be presenting EKL App Scoring Courses in Tallinn and Tartu
Tallinn March 23 at Yolo 17:00-18:00 – Click here to register
Tartu March 30 at UT Library 16:00-17:00 – Click here to register
Tallinn April 20 at Yolo 17:00-18:00 – Click here to register
Nord Spordiklubi Coaches
EKL has trained 9 coaches from Nord Spordiklubi as Criiio Facilitators. They will teach groups of kids cricket as part of their sports program.
HIGH PERFORMANCE
Men’s National Team Schedule 2024
ECI Tallinn – T10 series 24 + 25 May
ECI Cyprus – T10 series 15 + 16 June
T20i series vs Cyprus 17 – 19 June
Baltic Cup – 3 + 4 August
ICC T20 World Cup European Sub-regional Qualifiers, Guernsey – 20 – 28 August
ECC – T10 European Championships, Spain – September
Women’s National Team Schedule 2024
T20i series v Gibraltar – 20 + 21 April
ECI Tallinn – T10 series 24 + 25 May
ECI Cyprus – T10 series 15 + 16 June
T20i series vs Cyprus – 17 – 19 June
Women’s Nordic Cup, Norway – 9 – 11 August
Coaching and Support staff updates
Congratulations to Women’s NT Head coach, Terry O’Connor on becoming one of the first in the world to successfully complete the ICC level 2 Advanced Coach course in December 2023.
Annemari Vessik has stepped down as Manager of the Women’s National Team as she is returning to playing. We are pleased to announce that the new manager is Medha Gooch. She was chosen by the selection panel based on her years of experience in similar roles.
