North Wales Cricket League

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North Wales Cricket League
CountriesFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Administrator Cricket Wales
FormatLimited overs
First edition2001 (ECB Premier League)
Tournament formatLeague
Number of teams10 (Premier Division)
Current champion St Asaph
Most successfulLlandudno (9)
Website https://nwcl.play-cricket.com/

The North Wales Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in North Wales, and the league Headquarters is based at The Oval, Llandudno, Wales LL30 2TB . [1] Since 2001, the North Wales Cricket League has been an accredited ECB Premier League as part of the expansion of cricket at a grassroots level.

Contents

Champions

    Championships won

    League championship
    WinsClub
    9Llandudno
    4Bangor
    Menai Bridge
    2St Asaph
    1Connah's Quay
    Hawarden Park
    Mold

      Performance by season from 2001

      Key
      GoldChampions
      RedRelegated
      Premier Division performance by season, from 2001
      Club200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
      Bangor11234611742611493141378
      Bethesda1211912
      Brymbo4285574598810983106210733
      Chirk1211121012
      Connah's Quay912666414722471012
      Conwy11
      Denbigh781266494126
      Dolgellau12
      Gresford7977857
      Gwersyllt Park [lower-alpha 1] 9
      Halkyn69119
      Hawarden Park241281021010101151059811
      Llandudno83612111112117715359810
      Llanrwst1031211711812812
      Llay Welfare12121012
      Marchwiel and Wrexham1011511312
      Menai Bridge83486422112212214
      Mochdre11103974102295335451135105
      Mold357415885599611911
      Northop561066117111256442
      Pontblyddyn77489253333643101111612
      Pwllheli12981289611
      St Asaph897109712710510611368121
      References [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [lower-alpha 2] [22] [23] [24]
      1. Gwersyllt Park resigned from the Premier Division after the 2007 season.
      2. The COVID-19 pandemic forced a reduction in league activity. A replacement competition was organised for the latter part of the season when cricket became possible again, but with the winners not to be regarded as official league champions.

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      References

      1. "North Wales Cricket League". nwcl.play-cricket.com. North Wales Cricket League. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
      2. Club Cricket Yearbook 2006
      3. "Premier Division - 2002".
      4. "Premier Division - 2003".
      5. "Premier Division - 2004".
      6. "Premier Division - 2005".
      7. "Premier Division - 2006".
      8. "Premier Division - 2007".
      9. "Premier Division - 2008".
      10. "Premier Division - 2009".
      11. "Premier Division - 2010".
      12. "Premier Division - 2011".
      13. "Premier Division - 2012".
      14. "Premier Division - 2013".
      15. "Premier Division - 2014".
      16. "Premier Division - 2015".
      17. "Premier Division - 2016".
      18. "Premier Division - 2017".
      19. "Premier Division - 2018".
      20. "Premier Division - 2019".
      21. "Premier Division - 2020".
      22. "Premier Division - 2021".
      23. "Premier Division - 2022".
      24. "Premier Division - 2023".