Essex Cricket League

Essex Cricket League

Countries	United Kingdom
Administrator	Essex League Executive Committee
Format	Single Innings Declaration and Limited Overs
First edition	1972
Latest edition	2025
Next edition	2026
Tournament format	League
Number of teams	10 (Premier Division)
Current champion	Colchester & East Essex CC
Most successful	Chelmsford CC (7)
Website	https://www.essexcricket.com/

The Hamro Foundation Essex Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in Essex and East London, England. The league was founded in 1972. ^[1] Since 1999 it has been a designated ECB Premier League. ^[2]

Champions

• League Champions
  1972–1991

  Year	Club
  1972	Gidea Park and Romford
  1973	Gidea Park and Romford
  1974	Orsett and Thurrock
  1975	Chelmsford
  1976	South Woodford
  1977	Gidea Park and Romford
  1978	Wanstead
  1979	Wanstead
  1980	Orsett and Thurrock
  1981	Colchester and East Essex
  1982	Colchester and East Essex
  1983	Gidea Park and Romford
  1984	Colchester and East Essex and Westcliff on Sea [a]
  1985	Colchester and East Essex
  1986	Woodford Wells
  1987	Woodford Wells
  1988	Old Brentwoods
  1989	Woodford Wells
  1990	Ilford
  1991	Old Brentwoods

• League Champions
  1992–2011

  Year	Club
  1992	Chelmsford
  1993	Chelmsford
  1994	Woodford Wells
  1995	Saffron Walden
  1996	Saffron Walden
  1997	Wanstead
  1998	Fives and Heronians
  1999	Fives and Heronians
  2000	Wanstead
  2001	Saffron Walden
  2002	Gidea Park and Romford
  2003	Saffron Walden
  2004	Saffron Walden
  2005	Saffron Walden
  2006	Hainault and Clayhall
  2007	Ardleigh Green
  2008	Wanstead and Snaresbrook
  2009	Brentwood
  2010	Brentwood
  2011	Brentwood

• League Champions
  2012–2025

  Year	Club
  2012	Wanstead and Snaresbrook
  2013	Wanstead and Snaresbrook
  2014	Chingford
  2015	Chelmsford
  2016	Wanstead and Snaresbrook
  2017	Chelmsford
  2018	Hornchurch
  2019	Brentwood
  2020	no competition
  2021	Chelmsford
  2022	Wanstead and Snaresbrook
  2023	Hornchurch
  2024	Chelmsford
  2025	Colchester and East Essex

1. The Championship title was shared between Colchester and East Essex Cricket Club and Westcliff on Sea Cricket Club.

Source: ^[3]

Championships won

• League Championship
  Wins	Club
  7	Chelmsford
  6	Saffron Walden
  5	Gidea Park & Romford
  	Wanstead & Snaresbrook
  	Colchester & East Essex [a]
  4	Brentwood
  	Wanstead
  	Woodford Wells
  2	Fives & Heronians
  	Hornchurch
  	Old Brentwoods
  	Orsett & Thurrock
  1	Ardleigh Green
  	Chingford
  	Hainault & Clayhall
  	Ilford
  	South Woodford
  	Westcliff on Sea [b]

1. Colchester and East Essex Cricket Club have 1 shared title.
2. Shared title.

Performance by season from 1999

Key
Gold	Champions
Blue	Left League
Red	Relegated

Premier Division 1st XI 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	2021	2022	2023 [a]	2024	2025
Ardleigh Green [b]								5	1	2	10		8	10
Belhus																					8	6	9
Billericay	5	10																		6	6	10				10
Brentwood								4	4	8	1	1	1	4	2	3	2	2	3	3	1	3	2	3	2	4
Buckhurst Hill														7	10		7	9			9			9	6	8
Chelmsford		9									4	3	6	2	5	5	1	3	1	5	3	1	6	4	1	2
Chingford									7	10					6	1	5	8	6	4	7	8	8	10	9
Colchester & East Essex			5	5	9				5	7	6	6	5	5	9		4	6	9			7	3	2	5	1
Fives & Heronians	1	7	3	8	8	10																				6
Gidea Park & Romford	7	8	4	1	2	6	5	6	6	5	8	10
Hadleigh & Thundersley		3	9		10															7	4	4	4	6	8	9
Hainault & Clayhall [c]	4	5	6	6	4	3	2	1	8	6	5	5	9
Harold Wood																7	10					9
Hornchurch							9											4	5	1	5	5	7	1	4	7
Horndon on the Hill			10
Hutton																							5	7	7	5
Ilford					5	7	7	7	9			8	4	6	7	4	8	7	7	8	10
Loughton	8	4	7	4	3	4	8	10				4	10			8	9							8	10
Orsett & Thurrock				9
Saffron Walden [d]	2	2	1	3	1	1	1	2	3	3
Shenfield	6	6	8	10		9								3	3	9		5	4	9			10
South Woodford				7	6	5	6	9		9	9		3	8	4	6	6	10
Southend on Sea and EMT [e]																			8	10
Upminster										4	7	9			8	10			10
Wanstead [f]	3	1	2	2	7	2	3
Wanstead & Snaresbrook [f]								3	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	1	2	2	2	2	1	5	3	3
Westcliff on Sea						8	10
Wickford	10						4	8	10
Woodford Wells	9										3	7	7	9
References	[5]	[6]	[7]	[8]	[9]	[10]	[11]	[12]	[13]	[14]	[15]	[16]	[17]	[18]	[19]	[20]	[21]	[22]	[23]	[24]	[25]	[26]	[27]	[28]	[29]	[30]

1. No teams were relegated from the premier division at the end of the 2023 season due to the ineligibility of clubs from the division below to be promoted.
2. Ardleigh Green entered into a merger after the 2018 season and became Ardleigh Green and Havering-Atte-Bower. They subsequently left the Hamro Foundation Essex League after the conclusion of the 2023 season and joined the T-Rippon Mid-Essex League for the 2024 season.
3. Hainault and Clayhall changed its name to Frenford in 2019. ^[4]
4. Saffron Walden left the league after the 2008 season to join the East Anglian Premier Cricket League.
5. Left the Hamro Foundation Essex League after the conclusion of the 2024 season and joined the T-Rippon Mid-Essex League for the 2025 season.
6. Wanstead entered into a merger after the 2005 season and became Wanstead and Snaresbrook.

References

1. "The Essex League". essexcl.play-cricket.com/home. The Essex League. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
2. List of ECB Premier Leagues Archived 15 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Essex League Winners 1972 to Date". essexcricket.com. The Essex League. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
4. "Hainault to change name to Frenford in 2019". ilfordrecorder.co.uk. Ilford Recorder, Archant Community Media Ltd. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
5. Club Cricket Yearbook 2006
6. Club Cricket Yearbook 2006
7. Club Cricket Yearbook 2006
8. "1st XI Premier Division – 2002".
9. "1st XI Premier Division – 2003".
10. "1st XI Premier Division – 2004".
11. "1st XI Premier Division – 2005".
12. "1st XI Premier Division – 2006".
13. "1st XI Premier Division – 2007".
14. "1st XI Premier Division – 2008".
15. "1st XI Premier Division – 2009".
16. "1st XI Premier Division – 2010".
17. "1st XI Premier Division – 2011".
18. "1st XI Premier Division – 2012".
19. "1st XI Premier Division – 2013".
20. "1st XI Premier Division – 2014".
21. "1st XI Premier Division – 2015".
22. "1st XI Premier Division – 2016".
23. "1st XI Premier Division – 2017".
24. "1st XI Premier Division – 2018".
25. "1st XI Premier Division – 2019".
26. "Division 01 - 1st XI Premier Division - 2021".
27. "Division 01 - 1st XI Premier Division - 2022".
28. "Division 01 - 1st XI Premier Division - 2023".
29. "Division 01 - 1st XI Premier Division - 2024".
30. "Division 01 - 1st XI Premier Division - 2025".

External links

• Essex League – Official website
• Essex League – play-cricket website