| Countries |  England |
|---|---|
| Format | Limited Overs |
| First edition | 1968 (founded) 2000 (ECB Premier League) |
| Tournament format | League |
| Number of teams | 10 (ECB Premier Division) |
| Current champion | Sunbury CC |
| Most successful | Wimbledon CC (11) |
| Website | https://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/ |
The Surrey Championship is a cricket organisation in Surrey running 6 divisions for 1st & 2nd XI cricket, 4 for 3rd XI and 4 for 4th XI. Since 2000 it has been a designated ECB Premier League. [1]
The competition was founded in 1968 by 17 clubs within Surrey, the idea to create a more competitive form of club cricket, rather than the friendly leagues that had previously been the formats for many clubs. The 17 founder member clubs were: Addiscombe, Banstead, Beddington, Cheam, Dulwich, East Molesey, Epsom, Guildford, Malden Wanderers, Mitcham, Old Emanuel, Old Whitgiftians, Purley, Spencer, Streatham, Sunbury and Sutton. Up until 1977, there were only 1st XI and 2nd XI sections within the organisation. The Eve Group became the first sponsors of the competition in 1982, and kept that role for 19 seasons, until Castle Lager became sponsors in 2001, Travelbag, were the sponsors up until 2016. The current sponsors are AJ Fordham Sports.
| Year | Club |
|---|---|
| 1968 | Sutton |
| 1969 | Epsom |
| 1970 | Mitcham |
| 1971 | Mitcham |
| 1972 | Guildford |
| 1973 | Mitcham |
| 1974 | Dulwich |
| 1975 | Dulwich |
| 1976 | Dulwich |
| 1977 | Malden Wanderers |
| 1978 | Mitcham |
| 1979 | Epsom |
| 1980 | East Molesey |
| 1981 | Wimbledon |
| 1982 | Epsom |
| 1983 | Esher |
| 1984 | Wimbledon |
| 1985 | Wimbledon |
| 1986 | Banstead |
| 1987 | Guildford |
| Year | Club |
|---|---|
| 1988 | Sunbury |
| 1989 | Malden Wanderers |
| 1990 | Cheam |
| 1991 | Sutton |
| 1992 | Wimbledon |
| 1993 | Esher |
| 1994 | Spencer |
| 1995 | Wimbledon |
| 1996 | Esher |
| 1997 | Wimbledon |
| 1998 | Sunbury |
| 1999 | Weybridge |
| 2000 | Wimbledon |
| 2001 | Guildford |
| 2002 | Wimbledon |
| 2003 | Weybridge |
| 2004 | Weybridge |
| 2005 | Reigate Priory |
| 2006 | Sutton |
| 2007 | Reigate Priory |
| Year | Club |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Reigate Priory |
| 2009 | Sutton |
| 2010 | Reigate Priory |
| 2011 | Wimbledon |
| 2012 | Wimbledon |
| 2013 | Wimbledon |
| 2014 | Reigate Priory |
| 2015 | Sunbury |
| 2016 | Sunbury |
| 2017 | Normandy |
| 2018 | Weybridge |
| 2019 | East Molesey |
| 2020 | no competition |
| 2021 | East Molesey |
| 2022 | Wimbledon |
| 2023 | Sunbury |
| 1968 - 2023 | |
| Wins | Club |
|---|---|
| 11 | Wimbledon |
| 5 | Reigate Priory |
| Sunbury | |
| 4 | Esher |
| Mitcham | |
| Weybridge | |
| 3 | Dulwich |
| East Molesey | |
| Epsom | |
| Guildford | |
| 2 | Malden Wanderers |
| 1 | Banstead |
| Cheam | |
| Normandy | |
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Gold | Champions |
| Red | Relegated |
| Club | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashtead | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Bank of England | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Banstead | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||
| Beddington | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Camberley | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cheam | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cobham Avorians [a] | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cranleigh | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dulwich | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| East Molesey | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Esher | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Farnham | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Guildford | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 2 | |||||
| Leatherhead | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malden Wanderers | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Normandy | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | |||||||||
| Reigate Priory | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |
| Spencer | 10 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sunbury | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | |||||
| Sutton | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | ||||||
| Valley End | 7 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weybridge | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | ||
| Wimbledon | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
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