North East Premier League

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North East Premier League
CountriesFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Administrator ECB
FormatLimited Overs
First edition1999
Tournament formatLeague
Number of teams12 (Premier Division)
Current championSouth Northumberland CC
Most successfulSouth Northumberland CC (15 titles)
Website https://nepremierleague.play-cricket.com/

The North East Premier League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in the North East, serving the historic counties of Durham and Northumberland. Since 2000 it has been a designated ECB Premier League. [1] In 2013, the league expanded into two divisions (Premier and Division 1) following a restructure of the cricketing leagues in the North East of England. Subsequently, the Durham & Northeast Cricket League [2] and Northumberland and Tyneside Cricket League [3] began to feed into the NEPL in the revised pyramid structure for the purposes of promotion and relegation.

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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.

The most successful team has been South Northumberland who have been champions on fifteen occasions, including six consecutive championships between 2003 and 2008. [4]

Champions

    Performance by season from 2000

    Key
    GoldChampions
    BlueLeft League
    RedRelegated
    Premier Division performance by season, from 2000
    Club200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192021202220232024
    Ashington7
    Benwell Hill72195456114341175510477378
    Blaydon337631043525325412
    Burnmoor1222
    Burnopfield810104
    Castle Eden5
    Chester-le-Street61544225311236321323463
    Durham Academy258276646846510104559
    Eppleton11784712
    Felling111011849
    Gateshead Fell8116129389978121211111112
    Hetton Lyons12105732676355311
    Newcastle1141088111110121168104632251256
    Norton599101191011812
    Philadelphia471212
    Sacriston11912
    South Northumberland48211111132112114112111
    South Shields72511118129612
    Stockton971136591279710617109912
    Sunderland163527724697491211
    Tynedale
    Tynemouth10101211108381010129988738466910
    Washington11
    Whitburn988106109812
    References [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27]

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      2. ↑ "Durham & Northeast Cricket League". dnecl.play-cricket.com. Durham & Northeast Cricket League. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
      3. ↑ "Northumberland and Tyneside Cricket League". ntcl.play-cricket.com. Northumberland and Tyneside Cricket League. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
      4. ↑ "North East Premier League". nepremierleague.play-cricket.com. North East Premier League. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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      7. ↑ "First Division - 2002".
      8. ↑ "First Division - 2003".
      9. ↑ "First Division - 2004".
      10. ↑ "First Division - 2005".
      11. ↑ "First Division - 2006".
      12. ↑ "First Division - 2007".
      13. ↑ "First Division - 2008".
      14. ↑ "First Division - 2009".
      15. ↑ "First Division - 2010".
      16. ↑ "First Division - 2011".
      17. ↑ "First Division - 2012".
      18. ↑ "Premier Division - 2013".
      19. ↑ "Premier Division - 2014".
      20. ↑ "Premier Division - 2015".
      21. ↑ "Premier Division - 2016".
      22. ↑ "Premier Division - 2017".
      23. ↑ "Premier Division - 2018".
      24. ↑ "Premier Division - 2019".
      25. ↑ "Premier Division - 2021".
      26. ↑ "Premier Division - 2022".
      27. ↑ "Premier Division - 2023".
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