Essex Premier League
Encyclopedia
The Essex Premier League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket
in Essex
, England
. The league was founded in 1972, and since 1999 has been a designated ECB
Premier League
.
Club cricket
Club cricket is a mainly amateur, but still formal, form of the sport of cricket, usually involving teams playing in competitions at weekends or in the evening. There is a great deal of variation in game format although the Laws of Cricket are always observed...
in Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The league was founded in 1972, and since 1999 has been a designated ECB
England and Wales Cricket Board
The England and Wales Cricket Board is the governing body of cricket in England and Wales. It was created on 1 January 1997 combining the roles of the Test and County Cricket Board, the National Cricket Association and the Cricket Council...
Premier League
ECB Premier Leagues
In 1997 the ECB published "Raising the Standard", the ECB Management Board Blueprint for the Future Playing Structure of cricket. This introduced the concept of ECB Premier Leagues, designed to raise the playing standard of the top tier of club cricket and to bridge the gap between recreational...
.
Winners
| Year | Champions |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Brentwood Cricket Club |
| 2009 | Brentwood Cricket Club |
| 2008 | Wanstead Cricket Club |
| 2007 | Ardleigh Green Cricket Club |
| 2006 | Hainault and Clayhall Cricket Club |
| 2005 | Saffron Walden Cricket Club |
| 2004 | Saffron Walden Cricket Club |
| 2003 | Saffron Walden Cricket Club |
| 2002 | Gidea Park and Romford Cricket Club |
| 2001 | Saffron Walden Cricket Club |
| 2000 | Wanstead Cricket Club |
| 1999 | Fives and Heronians Cricket Club |
External links
- Essex Cricket League - official site
- Essex Premier League - Play-Cricket site