Euro Trash League Postponed

Inaugural Euro T20 Slam postponed until 2020.

Press Association.

Thursday, 15 August 2019.

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The inaugural Euro T20 Slam has been postponed until 2020, just two weeks before it was due to start, tournament organisers have announced. The newest Twenty20 competition on the global cricket calendar was scheduled to see six teams from three countries - Ireland, Holland and Scotland - compete over 33 games between 30 August and 22 September. Prashant Mishra, speaking on behalf of the board of the Euro T20 Slam, said organisers had "reluctantly come to the decision that staging of the event will not be possible in 2019", but did not offer any specific reasons. 

Mishra added: "We want to ensure that the inaugural staging of the Euro T20 Slam provides the best springboard to making this a truly flagship event on the global cricket calendar. As such, we believe the right course of action is to postpone the Slam to a further date. This will give us the necessary breathing space to ensure we are ready to go. We will work with the three cricket boards, our principal investors, the franchise owners, players and other stakeholders within the game to ensure we fulfil any commitments we have made to the extent possible. We want to ensure the goodwill and integrity that we have built up rolls on into 2020”.

Warren Deutrom, the chief executive of Cricket Ireland, said he was "deeply disappointed" with the decision and would seek "increased comfort that the organisers will be able to avoid a repeat of this year's challenges in future editions”. Bombay Sports Limited, the owners of the Global T20 Canada which appears to have run into financial problems (PTG 2879-14296, 8 August 2019), are also the organisers of the Euro T20 Slam (PTG 2876-14283, 5 August 2019).