Devon Cricket League

Devon Cricket League

Logo of the Devon Cricket League
Countries	England
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.

Winners

• Year	Champions
  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
  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
  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
  2024	Bradninch & Kentisbeare

Source: Devon Cricket League ^[4]

Performance by season from 2000

Key
Gold	Champions
Blue	Left League
Red	Relegated

Premier Division performance by season, from 2000

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
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	9
Bradninch [a]										4	5	7	6	9				2	9			1
Bradninch and Kentisbeare																							2	1
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	4
Exeter	1	6	2	3	5	5	5	2	5	7	9			6	5	6	2	6	2	5	9			3
Exmouth	2	7	9		4	2	8	8	10			5	2	1	3	4	4	4	5	6	10		5	5
Hatherleigh																			10		8	9
Heathcoat												8	9		7	8	3	7	3	1	1	3	6	7
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	8
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	10
Sandford		1	7	1	1	7	3	6	4	10			10		10				8	7	2	2	1	2
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	6
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]	[27]

International Cricketers

The following international cricketers have featured in the league:-

England

• Bill Athey ^[28] (Paignton)
• Dom Bess ^[29] (Exeter & Sidmouth)
• John Childs ^[30] (Kingskerswell, Exeter & South Devon)
• Lewis Gregory (Plympton)
• Heather Knight (Plymstock)
• Mark Lathwell (Braunton)
• Craig Overton ^[31] (North Devon)
• Jamie Overton ^[32] (North Devon)
• Chris Read (Paignton)

Afghanistan

• Munir Ahmad ^[33] (Bovey Tracey)

Australia

• Hilton Cartwright ^[34] (Sidmouth)
• Marnus Labuschagne ^[35] (Plymouth)
• Stuart MacGill (Heathcoat)
• Chris Rogers (Exeter & North Devon)

Ireland

• Max Sorrenson ^[30] (South Devon)

New Zealand

• Adam Parore ^[34] (Barton)
• Andrew Mathieson ^[36] (Sidmouth)
• Roger Twose ^[34] (Paignton & Torquay)

Pakistan

• Naveed Anjum ^[37] (Barton)
• Aizaz Cheema ^[38] (Cornwood)
• Mohammad Salman ^[39] (Cornwood)
• Agha Zahid ^[40] (Barton)

South Africa

• Kyle Abbott (Lewdown)
• Fanie De Villiers ^[30] (Torquay)
• JP Duminy ^[34] (Exmouth)
• Zubayr Hamza ^[41] (Paignton)
• Vernon Philander ^[34] (Budleigh Salterton)
• Jacques Rudolph ^[34] (Paignton)
• Alfonso Thomas ^[42] (Exeter)
• Kyle Verreyne ^[43] (North Devon)

West Indies

• Omari Banks ^[44] (Budleigh Salterton)
• Akeal Hosein ^[45] (Exmouth)

Zimbabwe

• Jonathan Campbell ^[46] (Sandford)
• Brian Chari ^[47] (Bovey Tracey)
• Prince Masvaure ^[30] (Sandford & Plymstock)
• Tarisai Musakanda ^[48] (Budleigh Salterton & Barton)
• Tinotenda Mutombodzi ^[49] (Hatherleigh & Plympton)
• Cephas Zhuwao ^[50] (Barton)

See also

• Devon County Cricket Club

Notes

1. Bradninch entered into a merger after the 2022 season and became Bradninch and Kentisbeare.

References

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External links

• Devon Cricket website
• play-cricket website