South Australian Grade Cricket (previously known as South Australian District Cricket) is the semi-professional State league based in metropolitan Adelaide, South Australia. It is currently the highest level of cricket played in South Australia outside first-class cricket. The league is administered by the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA), which is the organisation responsible for promoting and developing the game of cricket in South Australia.
There are 13 clubs in the SACA Grade cricket competition.
All clubs field four senior teams and 12 of the clubs have four junior teams competing in regular weekend competitions. Clubs also have teams involved in various competitions including:
The A-Grade competition has been contested since the 1873–1874 season, and the "District", or electorate, club system since 1897–1898. The following list shows the premiership side for each season. [1]
Season | Club |
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1873–1874 | Norwood |
1874–1875 | Kensington |
1875–1876 | Norwood |
1876–1877 | Norwood |
1877–1878 | Norwood |
1878–1879 | Norwood |
1879–1880 | North Adelaide |
1880–1881 | Hindmarsh |
1881–1882 | Norwood |
1882–1883 | Norwood |
1883–1884 | Hindmarsh |
1884–1885 | Norwood |
1885–1886 | Norwood |
1886–1887 | Norwood |
1887–1888 | Norwood |
1888–1889 | Norwood |
1889–1890 | Norwood |
1890–1891 | Norwood |
1891–1892 | Norwood |
1892–1893 | South Adelaide |
1893–1894 | South Adelaide |
1894–1895 | North Adelaide |
1895–1896 | North Adelaide |
1896–1897 | Norwood |
1897–1898 | East Torrens |
1898–1899 | East Adelaide |
1899–1900 | East Adelaide |
1900–1901 | East Adelaide |
1901–1902 | North Adelaide |
1902–1903 | Sturt |
1903–1904 | North Adelaide |
1904–1905 | Sturt |
1905–1906 | Adelaide |
1906–1907 | Sturt |
1907–1908 | North Adelaide |
1908–1909 | East Torrens |
1909–1910 | East Torrens |
1910–1911 | North Adelaide |
1911–1912 | East Torrens |
1912–1913 | East Torrens |
1913–1914 | East Torrens |
1914–1915 | Adelaide |
1915–1916 | No Matches due to WWI |
1916–1917 | No Matches due to WWI |
1917–1918 | No Matches due to WWI |
1918–1919 | No Matches due to WWI |
1919–1920 | East Torrens |
1920–1921 | East Torrens |
1921–1922 | East Torrens |
1922–1923 | East Torrens |
1923–1924 | East Torrens |
1924–1925 | Sturt |
1925–1926 | University |
1926–1927 | Kensington |
1927–1928 | Port Adelaide |
1928–1929 | Port Adelaide |
1929–1930 | Port Adelaide |
1930–1931 | Glenelg |
1931–1932 | Sturt |
1932–1933 | West Torrens |
1933–1934 | East Torrens |
1934–1935 | East Torrens |
1935–1936 | West Torrens |
1936–1937 | West Torrens |
1937–1938 | Adelaide |
1938–1939 | West Torrens |
1939–1940 | West Torrens |
1940–1941 | West Torrens |
1941–1942 | West Torrens |
1942–1943 | Competition Not Held |
1943–1944 | Prospect |
1944–1945 | Prospect |
1945–1946 | Kensington |
1946–1947 | Sturt |
1947–1948 | Glenelg |
1948–1949 | Sturt |
1949–1950 | Sturt |
1950–1951 | Sturt |
1951–1952 | Glenelg |
1952–1953 | Kensington |
1953–1954 | Glenelg |
1954–1955 | West Torrens |
1955–1956 | Sturt |
1956–1957 | West Torrens |
1957–1958 | West Torrens |
1958–1959 | Adelaide |
1959–1960 | Kensington |
1960–1961 | Prospect |
1961–1962 | West Torrens |
1962–1963 | Prospect |
1963–1964 | Prospect |
1964–1965 | Kensington |
1965–1966 | Woodville |
1966–1967 | Prospect |
1967–1968 | Port Adelaide |
1968–1969 | Prospect |
1969–1970 | Prospect |
1970–1971 | Prospect |
1971–1972 | Kensington |
1972–1973 | Kensington |
1973–1974 | Glenelg |
1974–1975 | Adelaide |
1975–1976 | East Torrens |
1976–1977 | Salisbury |
1977–1978 | Woodville |
1978–1979 | Sturt |
1979–1980 | Kensington |
1980–1981 | Salisbury |
1981–1982 | Salisbury |
1982–1983 | Kensington |
1983–1984 | Salisbury |
1984–1985 | East Torrens |
1985–1986 | Kensington |
1986–1987 | Salisbury |
1987–1988 | Salisbury |
1988–1989 | Salisbury |
1989–1990 | Sturt |
1990–1991 | East Torrens |
1991–1992 | Salisbury |
1992–1993 | University |
1993–1994 | Salisbury |
1994–1995 | University |
1995–1996 | Tea Tree Gully |
1996–1997 | Kensington |
1997–1998 | University |
1998–1999 | Adelaide |
1999–2000 | Kensington |
2000–2001 | Prospect |
2001–2002 | Kensington |
2002–2003 | Kensington |
2003–2004 | Adelaide |
2004–2005 | Northern Districts |
2005–2006 | Sturt |
2006–2007 | West Torrens |
2007–2008 | Woodville |
2008–2009 | Woodville |
2009-2010 | Sturt |
2010-2011 | Kensington |
2011-2012 | Woodville |
2012-2013 | Glenelg |
2013-2014 | Port Adelaide |
2014-2015 | Tea Tree Gully |
2015-2016 | Southern District |
2016-2017 | West Torrens |
2017-2018 | Tea Tree Gully |
2018-2019 | Kensington |
2019-2020 | Kensington |
2020-2021 | University |
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