Cheshire County Cricket League
Countries England
AdministratorCheshire Cricket Board
FormatLimited Overs
First edition1975
Tournament formatLeague
Number of teams12 (Premier Division)
Current championAlderley Edge CC
Most successfulBowdon CC (10)
Websitehttps://www.cheshirecountycl.org.uk/

The Cheshire County Cricket League is a cricket league based in England. It is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in the Cheshire area and is a designated ECB Premier League.[1]

The league was founded in 1975, and the twelve founder member clubs were Alderley Edge, Bowdon, Bramhall, Brooklands, Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Heaton Mersey, Macclesfield, Marple, Northwich, Warrington, and Winnington Park. The clubs were divided into two divisions in 1995, by which time there were 24 clubs in membership, and since 1999 they have been divided into three divisions. The league became an ECB Premier League in 1999.

The clubs competing in the 1st XI Premier Division for 2020 were intended to be: Alderley Edge, Cheadle, Chester Boughton Hall, Didsbury, Hyde, Nantwich, Neston, Oulton Park, Oxton, Timperley, Toft, and Widnes.[2] The 2020 competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A replacement competition was organised for the later part of the season when cricket again became possible, but with the winners not to be regarded as official league champions.

League structure

The Cheshire County Cricket League covers the historic county of Cheshire, which includes the unitary authorities of Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire East, Warrington Borough Council and the Borough of Halton, and the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. It is the top tier of the pyramid structure of leagues in the area.

The league for 1st XI teams has a Premier and three lower divisions. There are currently 12 teams in each division. Along with the 1st XI divisions, the Cheshire County Cricket League runs concurrent leagues for 2nd and 3rd XIs. The 2nd league is a duplicate 1st XI league with 12 teams per division. The 3rd XI league has a premier division, and divisions 1 and 2, but below that the teams play within the geographical county areas of 3rd XI Division 3 West and 3rd XI Division 3 East. A 3rd XI Division 4 is also offered for XIs in the Greater Manchester region.

1st XI ECB Premier League
1st XI Division 1
1st XI Division 2
1st XI Division 3
1st XI Division 1 Cheshire Cricket league

Clubs are promoted and relegated from the Cheshire County Cricket League based on the performances of their 1st XIs. Two clubs are promoted and relegated to and from the Premier Division every season. This format is replicated in Divisions 1, 2 and 3. The bottom two clubs in Division 3 are relegated to Division 1 of the Cheshire Cricket League, and the two top clubs from this feeder league are promoted into the Division 3 of the county league.

Champions

Premier seasons since 1999

Key
Gold Champions
Red Relegated
Performance by season, from 1999
Club 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Alderley Edge 5 7 4 10 9 7 6 1 4 4 10 7 4 6 4 1 3 6 5 5 3 1
Alsager ? 11
Birkenhead Park 12 11
Bowdon ? 1 2 1 1 1 2 5 5 2 2 11 7 10 6 2 12 12
Bramhall 5 12 10 12 12 4 9 7 8 11
Brooklands ? 12
Cheadle 8 6 10 7 8 12 11
Cheadle Hulme ? 10 10 12
Chester Boughton Hall ? 5 6 8 5 4 12 9 6 8 7 2 3 1 2 5 4 1 2 1 3 5 4
Christleton 3 4 11
Didsbury ? 8 1 6 10 12 7 10 8 8 11 7 12 2 1 2
Grappenhall 11 11 6 7 12 9 10 12 9
Heaton Mersey 12
Hyde ? 7 7 3 7 3 6 2 3 4 6 2 3 2 3 1 1 3 11 6 8 2 3
Macclesfield 1 2 9 2 9 11 10 12 5 4 12 7 11
Marple 5 10 9 11 9 11
Nantwich 6 8 9 2 9 7 6 8 3 3 1 1 1 9 8 2 10 2 1 4 1 4 6
Neston ? 9 3 10 6 8 5 8 2 7 5 3 9 9 2 5 10 5 5 4 2 9 7 8
Oulton Park 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 5 1 5 12 8 9 4 11
Oxton ? 4 12 8 5 8 12 9 6 4 6 5 12 7 6 7
Poynton 7 11
Timperley 9 6 3 3 11
Toft ? 3 11 10 9 7 9 10 9 7 10 8 3 3 8 4 5 10 10 10 10
Urmston 11 4 11 8 6 11 11 12
Widnes ? 6 4 3 10 8 11 12 7 6 8 5
References [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23][a] [24] [25] [26]
  1. ^ Coronavirus pandemic forced a reduction in league activity.

References

  1. ^ List of ECB Premier Leagues Archived 2008-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Cheshire County Cricket League". cheshirecountycl.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  3. ^ Club Cricket Yearbook 2006
  4. ^ Club Cricket Yearbook 2006
  5. ^ "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2002: Table".
  6. ^ "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2003: Table".
  7. ^ "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2004: Table".
  8. ^ "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2005: Table".
  9. ^ "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2006: Table".
  10. ^ "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2007: Table".
  11. ^ "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2008: Table".
  12. ^ "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2009: Table".
  13. ^ "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2010: Table".
  14. ^ "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2011: Table".
  15. ^ "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2012: Table".
  16. ^ "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2013: Table".
  17. ^ "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2014: Table".
  18. ^ "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2015: Table".
  19. ^ "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2016: Table".
  20. ^ "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2017: Table".
  21. ^ "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2018: Table".
  22. ^ "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2019: Table".
  23. ^ "Season 2020 competitions".
  24. ^ "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2021: Table".
  25. ^ "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2022: Table".
  26. ^ "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2023: Table".

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