The Southern Premier Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in central southern England. The League was founded in 1969 under the name Southern Cricket League, and in 2000 it adopted the name Southern Premier Cricket League when it became an ECB Premier League.[1]
 Southern Premier Cricket League | |
| Countries |  England |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Hampshire Cricket Board |
| Format | Limited Overs |
| First edition | 1969 (Originally Founded) 2000 (ECB Premier League) |
| Tournament format | League |
| Number of teams | 10 (ECB Premier Division) |
| Current champion | Burridge CC |
| Most successful | Havant CC (14 titles) |
| Relegation to | Division One |
| Website | https://www.southernpremierleague.co.uk/ |
The league primarily covers Hampshire, but also has clubs from Dorset, Isle of Wight, Surrey, West Sussex, and Wiltshire. In the past there have also been clubs from Berkshire.
The league runs a Premier Division, Division One, Division Two and a Division Three. Relegated teams from Division Three are relegated into the Hampshire Cricket League.[2]
Champions
editECB Premier Division
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Year Club League Champions
1969–19881969 Trojans 1970 Old Tauntonians 1971 The Deanery 1972 Old Tauntonians 1973 Old Tauntonians 1974 The Deanery 1975 Havant 1976 Havant 1977 The Deanery 1978 Havant 1979 The Deanery 1980 Havant 1981 The Deanery 1982 The Deanery 1983 Lymington 1984 Bournemouth 1985 Lymington 1986 South Hants Touring Club 1987 South Hants Touring Club 1988 Winchester -
Year Club League Champions
1989–20081989 Old Tauntonians 1990 South Wilts 1991 Havant 1992 Hursley Park 1993 Portsmouth 1994 United Services Portsmouth 1995 Winchester Krakatoa Simmarians 1996 Bournemouth 1997 Havant 1998 Hungerford 1999 Hungerford 2000 Havant 2001 BAT Sports 2002 Havant 2003 BAT Sports 2004 South Wilts 2005 BAT Sports 2006 BAT Sports 2007 Havant 2008 Havant -
Year Club League Champions
2009–20232009 Havant 2010 Bournemouth 2011 Havant 2012 South Wilts 2013 South Wilts 2014 South Wilts 2015 South Wilts 2016 Havant 2017 Havant 2018 St Cross Symondians 2019 Bashley (Rydal) 2020 no competition 2021 South Wilts 2022 St Cross Symondians 2023 Burridge
Championships won
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ECB Premier Division Champions Wins Club 14 Havant 7 South Wilts 6 The Deanery 4 BAT Sports/Totton and Eling Old Tauntonians 3 Bournemouth 2 Hungerford Lymington St Cross Symondians South Hants Touring Club 1 Bashley (Rydal) Burridge Hursley Park Portsmouth Trojans United Services Portsmouth Winchester Winchester Krakatoa Simmarians
Source:[3]
ECB Premier Division Performance by season from 2000
edit| Key | |
|---|---|
| Gold | Champions |
| Blue | Left League |
| Red | Relegated |
| Club | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alton | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | ||||||||
| Andover [a] | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Bashley (Rydal) | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Basingstoke and North Hants | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bournemouth | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 7 | ||||||
| Burridge | 9 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Calmore Sports | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cove | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampshire Academy | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Havant | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
| Hook & Newnham Basics | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hungerford | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hursley Park | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Liphook and Ripsley | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lymington | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||
| New Milton | 7 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Tauntonians and Romsey | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portsmouth | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St Cross Symondians | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Sarisbury Athletic | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Wilts | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Totton and Eling [b] | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | |||||||
| Ventnor | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| References | [4] | [5] | [6] | [7] | [8] | [9] | [10] | [11] | [12] | [13] | [14] | [15] | [16] | [17] | [18] | [19] | [20] | [21] | [22] | [23] | [24] | [25] | [26] | |
References
edit- ^ List of ECB Premier Leagues Archived 2008-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Hampshire Cricket League". hantscl.play-cricket.com. Hampshire Cricket League. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Southern League Champions 1969-1999". southernpremierleague.com. SPCL. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ "Division One - 2000".
- ^ "Division One - 2001".
- ^ "Division One - 2002".
- ^ "Division One - 2003".
- ^ "Division One - 2004".
- ^ "Division One - 2005".
- ^ "Division One - 2006".
- ^ "Division One - 2007".
- ^ "Division One - 2008".
- ^ "Division One - 2009".
- ^ "Division One - 2010".
- ^ "Division One - 2011".
- ^ "Division One - 2012".
- ^ "ECB Premier Division - 2013".
- ^ "ECB Premier Division - 2014".
- ^ "ECB Premier Division - 2015".
- ^ "ECB Premier Division - 2016".
- ^ "ECB Premier Division - 2017".
- ^ "ECB Premier Division - 2018".
- ^ "ECB Premier Division - 2019".
- ^ "ECB Premier Division - 2021".
- ^ "ECB Premier Division - 2022".
- ^ "ECB Premier Division - 2023".
External links
edit- Southern Premier Cricket League website
- Southern Premier Cricket League at play-cricket.com