North Staffordshire and South Cheshire League

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North Staffs and South Cheshire League
CountriesFlag of England.svg  England
Administrator ECB
FormatLimited Overs
First edition1963 (Founded)
2001 (ECB Premier League)
Tournament formatLeague
Number of teams12 (Premier Division)
Current championHem Heath CC
Most successfulLongton CC (4) and
Porthill Park CC (4)
Website https://nssc.play-cricket.com/

The North Staffordshire and South Cheshire Premier Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in the North Staffordshire and South Cheshire area of England, and the league Headquarters is based in Stoke on Trent. [1] The league was founded in 1963 [2] [3] and since 2001 it has been a designated ECB Premier League. [4]

Contents

Champions

    Championships won

    • League Championship
      WinsClub
      4Longton
      Porthill Park
      3Leek
      Stone
      2J & G Meakin
      1Audley
      Hem Heath
      Little Stone
      Moddershall
      Norton in Hales
      Wood Lane

      Performance by season from 2001

      Key
      GoldChampions
      BlueLeft League
      RedRelegated
      Premier Division performance by season, from 2001
      Club20012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
      Ashcombe Park6107712
      Audley1010257415825711116
      Bagnall Norton578
      Barlaston8126712912
      Betley3311612712
      Blythe312
      Burslem6844747101012611612
      Caverswall66712
      Cheadle111137103
      Checkley995481193925746434
      Crewe512
      Eccleshall11
      Elworth11111212612
      Hem Heath1291038851099101151
      Knypersley8111042966610452411
      Leek1487956212211658381010910
      Leycett11
      Little Stoke12635128218121011
      Longton22111108315924884869249
      J & G Meakin462122111
      Meir Heath911911
      Moddershall [lower-alpha 1] 77482710110127125
      Moddershall and Oulton [lower-alpha 1] 582
      Newcastle and Hartshill12
      Norton in Hales [lower-alpha 2] 13
      Porthill Park4510910331047456791211312
      Sandyford11
      Stafford11
      Stone2312733662113454987
      Whitmore9331059811
      Wood Lane595813711
      References [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [lower-alpha 3] [25] [26] [27]
      1. 1 2 Moddershall entered into a merger after the 2016 season and became Moddershall and Oulton.
      2. ↑ Norton in Hales resigned from the Premier Division after the 2003 season.
      3. ↑ Coronavirus pandemic forced a reduction in league activity. 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.

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      References

      1. ↑ "The North Staffordshire and South Cheshire Premier Cricket League". nssc.play-cricket.com/home. North Staffordshire and South Cheshire League. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
      2. ↑ Loffill, Tony; Rowley, Derek; Williamson, Stuart; Forster, Glyn (2014). Fifty Years on and Counting...: History of North Staffordshire & South Cheshire Cricket League. United Kingdom: Acumen Books. p. 152. ISBN   978-0954871857.
      3. ↑ "League Honours". nsscpcl.org. North Staffs and South Cheshire League. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
      4. ↑ List of ECB Premier Leagues Archived 2008-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
      5. ↑ Club Cricket Yearbook 2006
      6. ↑ Club Cricket Yearbook 2006
      7. ↑ "Premier Division A - 2003".
      8. ↑ "Premier Division A - 2004".
      9. ↑ "Premier Division A - 2005".
      10. ↑ "Premier Division A - 2006".
      11. ↑ "Premier Division A - 2007".
      12. ↑ "Premier Division A - 2008".
      13. ↑ "Premier Division A - 2009".
      14. ↑ "Premier Division A - 2010".
      15. ↑ "Premier Division A - 2011".
      16. ↑ "Premier Division A - 2012".
      17. ↑ "Premier Division A - 2013".
      18. ↑ "Premier Division A - 2014".
      19. ↑ "Premier Division A - 2015".
      20. ↑ "Premier Division - 2016".
      21. ↑ "Premier Division - 2017".
      22. ↑ "Premier Division - 2018".
      23. ↑ "Premier Division - 2019".
      24. ↑ "Premier Division - 2020".
      25. ↑ "Premier Division - 2021".
      26. ↑ "Premier Division - 2022".
      27. ↑ "Premier Division - 2023".
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