Lincolnshire Premier League

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Lincolnshire Premier Cricket League
CountriesFlag of England.svg  England
Administrator ECB
FormatLimited Overs
First edition2000
Tournament formatECB Premier League
Number of teams11
Current championLindum CC
Most successful Bracebridge Heath Cricket Club (12 titles)
Website Play Cricket Site

The Lincolnshire Premier League (referred to in some sources as Lincolnshire County Board Premier League and Lincolnshire Cricket Board Premier League) is the top level of competition for club cricket in Lincolnshire, England.

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The league was created in the year 2000 as part of the full restructuring of club cricket by the ECB. [1] As part of the restructuring each county was given the chance to create a premier league for top clubs in that county and create a better bridge between club cricket and county cricket. The leagues all play 50 over games and have featured both overseas, county and test cricketers.

The league has just one division, and is fed by the Lincolnshire County Cricket League which covers the north of the county, and the South Lincolnshire and Border League which covers the south of the county. Clubs in the league are also eligible to play in the 2 premier national club cricket competitions, The ECB National Club Twenty20 with the local tournament known as the Winkworth Cup and the ECB National club cup (A 50 over competition)

The league adopted a new format in 2019, with the top four teams at the end of the league season qualifying for semi-finals and a final to decide the championship, in the first season Woodhall Spa won the playoff after Bracebridge Heath was unable to field a side for the final. [2]

The competing teams in 2020 were intended to be: Boston, Bourne, Bracebridge Heath, Grantham, Lindum, Louth, Market Deeping, Scunthorpe Town, Sleaford, and Woodhall Spa. The 2020 competition was cancelled because of 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.

Champions

  1. ↑ Woodhall Spa won the playoff after Bracebridge Heath was unable to field a side for the final. [2]

    Premier Division Performance by season from 2000

    Key
    GoldChampions
    BlueLeft League
    RedRelegated
    Performance by season, from 2000
    Club200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
    Alford and District1011
    Billingborough12
    Boston8111010101210312975108
    Bourne112245473101278146363114
    Bracebridge Heath11111114124311112389
    Caistor861099111111
    Grantham1031121192225243
    Grimsby Town3796633286868710101111126
    Hartsholme1210912
    Haxey12111
    Lindum79657423753853275686651
    Long Sutton91010911
    Louth663951098579109910
    Market Deeping625326884877115764877765
    Market Rasen5538121111
    Messingham447458710912
    Nettleham695961212911
    Owmby [lower-alpha 1] 787
    Scunthorpe Town985310
    Skegness [lower-alpha 2] 251136681012
    Sleaford284932541042441423534422
    Spalding1091212118
    Woodhall Spa527119625384411077
    References [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [lower-alpha 3] [24] [25] [26]
    1. ↑ Owmby resigned from the Premier League after the 2005 season.
    2. ↑ Skegness resigned from the Premier League after the 2016 season.
    3. ↑ Coronavirus pandemic forced a reduction in league activity.

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    2. 1 2 "Woodhall Spa CC handed". horncastlenews.co.uk. Lincolnshire World, JPIMedia Publishing Ltd. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
    3. ↑ Club Cricket Yearbook 2006
    4. ↑ Club Cricket Yearbook 2006
    5. ↑ "ECB Premier League - 2002".
    6. ↑ "ECB Premier League - 2003".
    7. ↑ "ECB Premier League - 2004".
    8. ↑ "ECB Premier League - 2005".
    9. ↑ "ECB Premier League - 2006".
    10. ↑ "ECB Premier League - 2007".
    11. ↑ "ECB Premier League - 2008".
    12. ↑ "ECB Premier League - 2009".
    13. ↑ "ECB Premier League - 2010".
    14. ↑ "ECB Premier League - 2011".
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    17. ↑ "ECB Premier League - 2014".
    18. ↑ "ECB Premier League - 2015".
    19. ↑ "ECB Premier League - 2016".
    20. ↑ "ECB Premier League - 2017".
    21. ↑ "ECB Premier League - 2018".
    22. ↑ "ECB Premier League - 2019".
    23. ↑ "ECB Premier League - 2020".
    24. ↑ "ECB Premier League - 2021".
    25. ↑ "ECB Premier League - 2022".
    26. ↑ "ECB Premier League - 2023".
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