Southern Premier Cricket League

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Southern Premier Cricket League
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Southern Premier Cricket League
CountriesFlag of England.svg  England
Administrator Hampshire Cricket Board
FormatLimited Overs
First edition1969 (Originally Founded)
2000 (ECB Premier League)
Tournament formatLeague
Number of teams10 (ECB Premier Division)
Current championBurridge CC
Most successful Havant CC (14 titles)
Relegation toDivision One
Website https://www.southernpremierleague.co.uk/

The Southern Premier Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in central southern England. The League was founded in 1969 under the name Southern Cricket League, and in 2000 it adopted the name Southern Premier Cricket League when it became an ECB Premier League. [1]

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The league primarily covers Hampshire, but also has clubs from Dorset, Isle of Wight, Surrey, West Sussex, and Wiltshire. In the past there have also been clubs from Berkshire.

The league runs a Premier Division, Division One, Division Two and a Division Three. Relegated teams from Division Three are relegated into the Hampshire Cricket League. [2]


Champions

ECB Premier Division


    Championships won

    • ECB Premier Division Champions
      WinsClub
      14Havant
      7South Wilts
      6The Deanery
      4BAT Sports/Totton and Eling
      Old Tauntonians
      3Bournemouth
      2Hungerford
      Lymington
      St Cross Symondians
      South Hants Touring Club
      1Bashley (Rydal)
      Burridge
      Hursley Park
      Portsmouth
      Trojans
      United Services Portsmouth
      Winchester
      Winchester Krakatoa Simmarians

      Source: [3]

      ECB Premier Division Performance by season from 2000

      Key
      GoldChampions
      BlueLeft League
      RedRelegated
      Performance by season, from 2000
      Club200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192021202220232024
      Alton97967659386998109
      Andover [lower-alpha 1] 4887896101010
      Bashley (Rydal)73355526775923633271448
      Basingstoke and North Hants410
      Bournemouth55526354551210109377
      Burridge9710892626891
      Calmore Sports24910
      Cove10
      Hampshire Academy34772442595449835524
      Havant12142631118132221167656
      Hook & Newnham Basics710
      Hungerford810
      Hursley Park108910
      Liphook and Ripsley9689810
      Lymington89766755484965
      New Milton7710
      Old Tauntonians and Romsey10
      Portsmouth7974610
      St Cross Symondians5896448968512213
      Sarisbury Athletic10
      South Wilts66461248223311114353132
      Totton and Eling [lower-alpha 2] 3121311333487710810
      Ventnor10845710
      References [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26]
      1. Andover were relegated in 2005 because their ground failed to meet league requirements.
      2. Totton and Eling were called BAT Sports until after the 2006 season.

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