Independents knocked out of European Cricket League
Mixed fortunes in group games
Independents made the knockout stages having finished fourth in the group stage.With the first day washed out all 10 games were reduced to five overs per side and played on Saturday.They began with an eight-wicket loss to Italian side Roma as their score of 52-3 was chased down in under three overs.They recovered to beat Portuguese side Malo by 24 runs as Nightingale hit 42 off just 10 balls as they made 80-4.Beveren crushed Independents by 10 wickets in their third game before beating Gibraltar's Mediterranean Vikings by 14 runs in their final game.
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