Countries | England |
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Administrator | Devon Cricket Foundation |
Format | Limited Overs |
First edition | 1972 |
Tournament format | League |
Number of teams | 10 (Premier Division) |
Current champion | Sandford CC |
Most successful | Exmouth CC (11) |
Website | http://www.devoncricket.co.uk/ |
The Tolchards Devon Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in Devon, England, and the League Headquarters is in Little Torrington, Devon. [1] The league was founded in 1972, and since 2000 it has been a designated ECB Premier League. [2]
The league consists of a Premier division of 10 teams, and 14 feeder divisions lettered A-H, regionalised to East and West in the C-H divisions. [3] Prior to the 2013 season, it was possible to obtain a draw in a game if the side batting second was not bowled out, but since then each innings in a match is limited to a number of overs (which varies depending on the division) and the team with the higher total from their allotted overs wins.
Year | Champions |
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1972 | Torquay |
1973 | Plymstock |
1974 | Torquay |
1975 | Exeter |
1976 | Torquay |
1977 | Exeter |
1978 | Torquay |
1979 | Exeter |
1980 | Exeter |
1981 | Exmouth |
1982 | Torquay |
1983 | Barton |
1984 | Barton |
1985 | Paignton |
1986 | Exmouth |
1987 | Barton |
1988 | Sidmouth |
1989 | Barton |
1990 | Exmouth |
1991 | Exmouth |
Year | Champions |
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1992 | Exmouth |
1993 | Exmouth |
1994 | Exmouth |
1995 | Exmouth |
1996 | Torquay |
1997 | Torquay |
1998 | Exmouth |
1999 | Exmouth |
2000 | Exeter |
2001 | Sandford |
2002 | Bovey Tracey |
2003 | Sandford |
2004 | Sandford |
2005 | Paignton |
2006 | Budleigh Salterton |
2007 | North Devon |
2008 | Sidmouth |
2009 | Sidmouth |
2010 | Sidmouth |
2011 | North Devon |
Year | Champions |
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2012 | Sidmouth |
2013 | Exmouth |
2014 | Sidmouth |
2015 | Torquay |
2016 | Sidmouth |
2017 | Bovey Tracey |
2018 | Sidmouth |
2019 | Heathcoat |
2020 | no competition |
2021 | Heathcoat |
2022 | Bradninch |
2023 | Sandford |
Source: Devon Cricket League [4]
Key | |
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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 |
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Abbotskerswell | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Barton | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
Bovey Tracey | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 9 | ||||||
Bradninch [lower-alpha 1] | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Bradninch and Kentisbeare | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Braunton | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Brixham | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Budleigh Salterton | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
Chudleigh | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornwood | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Exeter | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |||||
Exmouth | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | |||||
Hatherleigh | 10 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Heathcoat | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Kilmington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Devon | 9 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 10 | ||||||
Paignton | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | |||||||
Plymouth | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||
Plympton | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | ||||||||||
Sandford | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
Seaton | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sidmouth | 7 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | |||
Tavistock | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Torquay | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | |||||||
References | [5] | [5] | [6] | [7] | [8] | [9] | [10] | [11] | [12] | [13] | [14] | [15] | [16] | [17] | [18] | [19] | [20] | [21] | [22] | [23] | [24] | [25] | [26] |
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