PLAYER REGISTRATION for the European T20 Premier League (ETPL) draft is now open, providing an opportunity for cricketers across Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands to participate in franchise cricket.
The official opening of player registration marks the first formal step towards assembling the local cricketers the franchises want to acquire. This will help the teams firm-up their playing rosters via the player draft and finalise their squad lists. These will be the team squads that compete when the inaugural season begins in August 2026.
Registration is open to male cricketers from Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands who are affiliated with any of the three governing bodies: Cricket Ireland, Cricket Scotland and the KNCB (Royal Dutch Cricket Association).
Player Registration will be followed by the player draft, with squad announcements to come thereafter, before the season begins in August. Players affiliated with Cricket Ireland, Cricket Scotland or KNCB can register now.
The ETPL is a six-franchise, ICC-approved T20 competition, the first of its kind to span multiple cricket boards and bring franchise cricket to Europe. Built across Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands, it features six city-based sides in Dublin, Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Rotterdam and Amsterdam. The league is backed by some of the most decorated names in world cricket. The franchise-ownership group includes the likes of Rahul Dravid, Steve Waugh, Faf du Plessis, Jonty Rhodes, Heinrich Klaasen, Matthew Hayden and others. The ETPL is a fully structured, professionally run league built to develop and showcase European talent on a global stage.
