National Elite League Twenty20

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National Elite League Twenty20
Countries Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Administrator Cricket Kenya
Format Twenty20
First edition2008
Current champion Flag of Kenya.svg Eastern Aces
(1st title)
Most successful Flag of Kenya.svg Eastern Aces (1 title)

National Elite League Twenty20 was a Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Kenya that was held by Cricket Kenya. It was a part of the Sahara Elite League programme. The Sahara Elite League (otherwise known as Zonal League) is a four team cricket competition created by Cricket Kenya featuring a Twenty20 tournament, a one day cricket tournament and finally a first class cricket tournament. [1] For the inaugural league four teams competed consisting of the 60 best players according to Cricket Kenya from Kenya. [2]

The only edition of the competition involved four franchises: The Northern Nomads captained by Thomas Odoyo, The Eastern Aces captained by Steve Tikolo, The Southern Stars captained by Kennedy Otieno, and The Western Chiefs captained by Peter Ongondo. [3] The inaugural T20 Competition, played in February 2008, was won by the Eastern Aces, [4]

The league was sponsored by South African Sahara Computers, African Cricket Association and other corporations in 2008. [5]

Teams

NameHome ground
The Northern Nomads (Central Province (Kenya)) Peponi School, Ruiru
The Southern Stars (Nairobi Province) Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi
The Eastern Aces (Coastal Province) Coast Gymkhana, Mombasa
The Western Chiefs (Rift Valley Province) Greensteds School, Nakuru

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References

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