Scarborough Beckett Cricket League

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Scarborough Beckett Cricket League
CountriesFlag of England.svg  England
Format Limited overs cricket
First edition1958 (Founded)
Tournament formatLeague
Number of teams12 (Premier Division)
Current championEbberston CC
Website https://scarboroughbeckettlge.play-cricket.com

The Scarborough Beckett Cricket League, founded in 1958, is a Saturday League that administer's cricket clubs that participate in its League, Cup [1] and Trophy competitions. [2] The league headquarters is based in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. [3]

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The Scarborough Beckett Cricket League format is the result of an amalgamation with the Derwent Valley League in 2016. [4] [5] The league consists of 5 Divisions. The Premier Division contains a maximum of 12 teams, Divisions 1 to 3 hold 10 teams and Division 4 contains the remaining teams. [6] Clubs participating in the league are mainly from eastern North Yorkshire, with some clubs from the northern border region of the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Since 2008, the Championship has fluctuated between four clubs, with Staithes Athletic winning 4 and Staxton 4 titles, [7] until the emergence of Filey, achieving a double championship win in 2018 and 2019. [8]

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Scarborough Beckett Cricket League 2021.

Winners

    Performance by season from 2008

    Key
    GoldChampions
    RedRelegated
    BlueLeft League
    Performance by season, from 2008
    Club2008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
    Bridlington812
    Brompton76107
    Cayton79738628974434
    Cloughton4351091211
    Ebberston22322744107410321
    Filey51097631156
    Flamborough97
    Flixton II97108681011
    Folkton & Flixton89
    Foords88
    Forge Valley164863387512
    Great Habton8
    Heslerton1412594912710
    Kirkbymoorside56957
    Mulgrave10103912
    Nawton Grange10651055
    Scalby93886255
    Seamer & Irton769104669711
    Settrington1111
    Sherburn810
    Staithes Athletic Club5414545112326146
    Staxton3123121321281093
    Thornton Dale11
    Whitby6
    References [9] [9] [9] [9] [9] [9] [9] [9] [9] [9] [10] [11] [12] [a] [14] [15] [16]
    1. ↑ Due to the Coronavirus pandemic an ad-hoc interim league was set up during the late summer of 2020. [13]

    References

    1. ↑ "Scarborough Beckett Cricket League Cup Winner". scarboroughbeckettlge.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
    2. ↑ "Scarborough Beckett Cricket League". scarboroughbeckettlge.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
    3. ↑ "The Scarborough - Association of Cricket Officials". sacus.co.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
    4. ↑ "New-look Beckett League format revealed at AGM". whitbygazette.co.uk. Whitby Gazatte. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
    5. ↑ "Derwent Valley and Beckett Cricket Leagues set to merge". thescarboroughnews.co.uk. The Scarborough News. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
    6. ↑ SBL 2017 League Handbook. Scarborough, North Yorkshire: Scarborough Beckett Cricket League. 2017. p. 11. Retrieved 26 April 2021– via yumpu.com.
    7. ↑ "Staxton ready to begin the defence of their title". thescarboroughnews.co.uk. The Scarborough News. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
    8. ↑ "Scarborough Beckett League holders Filey start season with dramatic win at Staxton". thescarboroughnews.co.uk. The Scarborough News. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
    9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Scarborough Beckett Cricket League Tables".
    10. ↑ "SBCL Premier Division: 2018".
    11. ↑ "SBCL Premier Division: 2019".
    12. ↑ "SBCL Premier Division: 2020".
    13. ↑ "Hopes for a return to full Scarborough Beckett League campaign". The Scarborough News. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
    14. ↑ "SBCL Premier Division: 2021".
    15. ↑ "SBCL Premier Division: 2022".
    16. ↑ "SBCL Premier Division: 2023".


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