Sussex Cricket League
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The Sussex Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket
in Sussex, England, and since 1999 the Premier Division has been a designated ECB
Premier League
. The league has nine divisions, four for 1st XI sides, four for 2nd XI sides and one for 3rd XI sides.
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 Sussex, England, and since 1999 the Premier Division 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...
. The league has nine divisions, four for 1st XI sides, four for 2nd XI sides and one for 3rd XI sides.
1st XI divisions 2011
| 1st XI Premier League | 1st XI Division 2 | 1st XI Division 3 (East) | 1st XI Division 3 (West) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton & Hove CC Brighton and Hove Cricket Club Brighton and Hove Cricket Club, nicknamed The Mighty Bensons, is an amateur cricket club based in East Sussex, in southern England. Their top team secured the Sussex Cricket League championship in 2000 and in 2007... |
Bexhill CC | Ansty CC | Arundel CC |
| Chichester Priory Park CC | Cuckfield CC | Burgess Hill CC | Billingshurst CC |
| East Grinstead CC | Glynde & Beddingham CC | Crowhurst Park CC | Bognor Regis CC |
| Eastbourne CC | Ifield CC | Crawley CC | Findon CC |
| Hastings & St Leonards Priory CC | Goring By Sea CC | Hellingly CC Hellingly Cricket Club Hellingly Cricket Club is a cricket club based in Hellingly, East Sussex, England. The club was formed in 1758, and 2008 marked the 250th anniversary.-History:... |
Middleton CC |
| Pulborough CC | Haywards Heath CC | Keymer & Hassocks CC | Henfield CC |
| Horsham CC Horsham Cricket Club Horsham Cricket Club is one of the oldest cricket clubs in the world and represents the Sussex market town of Horsham.Although cricket was played in Horsham before 1768, the first recorded game of a town side was on 8 August 1771, and Horsham Cricket Club was created soon after 1806... |
Lewes Priory CC Lewes Priory Cricket Club Lewes Priory is a cricket club based in Lewes, England. The club is based at the Stanley Turner Ground, although the Saturday 3rd XI plays at the Convent Field, which is situated behind Lewes F.C.'s The Dripping Pan ground. The Saturday 1st XI plays in the 2nd division of the Sussex Cricket League.... |
Lindfield CC | Littlehampton, Clapham & Patching CC Littlehampton, Clapham and Patching Cricket Club The Littlehampton, Clapham and Patching Cricket Club is a cricket club in Littlehampton, West Sussex, England.The earliest record of cricket in Littlehampton was of a game on 2 July 1802 on the Littlehampton Green when a match between the Gentlemen of Sussex and the Storrington Club was played... |
| Roffey CC | St James Montefiore CC | Seaford CC | Pagham CC |
| Preston Nomads CC | Stirlands CC | Sidley CC | Slinfold CC |
| Three Bridges CC | Worthing CC Worthing Cricket Club Worthing Cricket Club is a cricket club in the coastal town of Worthing in West Sussex, England. Founded in 1855, the club's first XI plays in the Premier League of the Sussex Cricket League which is the accredited ECB Premier League for Sussex and is the highest level for recreational club... |
Uckfield Anderida CC | Steying CC |
| Sussex Cricket Board – Development XI |
2nd XI divisions 2010
| 2nd XI Premier League | 2nd XI Division 2 | 2nd XI Division 3 (East) | 2nd XI Division 3 (West) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bexhill CC | Chichester Priory Park CC | Ansty CC | Arundel CC |
| Brighton & Hove CC | Glynde & Beddingham CC | Burgess Hill CC | Billingshurst CC |
| Cuckfield CC | Haywards Heath CC | Crowhurst Park CC | Bognor Regis CC |
| Eastbourne CC | Lewes Priory CC | Crawley CC | Findon CC |
| East Grinstead CC | Littlehampton, Clapham & Patching CC | Hellingly CC | Goring by Sea CC |
| Hastings & St Leonards Priory CC | Middleton CC | Keymer & Hassocks CC | Henfield CC |
| Horsham CC | Pulborough CC | Lindfield CC | Ifield CC |
| Preston Nomads CC | Roffey CC | Seaford CC | Pagham CC |
| St James Montefiore CC | Stirlands CC | Sidley CC | Slinfold CC |
| Three Bridges CC | Worthing CC | Uckfield Anderida CC | Steyning CC |
3rd XI division 2010
| 3rd XI Competition |
|---|
| Brighton & Hove CC |
| Chichester Priory Park CC |
| Haywards Heath CC |
| Horsham CC |
| Ifield CC |
| Littlehampton, Clapham & Patching CC |
| Middleton CC |
| Steyning CC |
| [{Three Bridges CC}] |
| Worthing CC |
Previous winners
| Year | Premier League Champions |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Preston Nomads Cricket Club |
| 2009 | Preston Nomads Cricket Club |
| 2008 | Preston Nomads Cricket Club |
| 2007 | Brighton and Hove Cricket Club Brighton and Hove Cricket Club Brighton and Hove Cricket Club, nicknamed The Mighty Bensons, is an amateur cricket club based in East Sussex, in southern England. Their top team secured the Sussex Cricket League championship in 2000 and in 2007... |
| 2006 | Preston Nomads Cricket Club |
| 2005 | Chichester Priory Park Cricket Club |
| 2004 | Horsham Cricket Club Horsham Cricket Club Horsham Cricket Club is one of the oldest cricket clubs in the world and represents the Sussex market town of Horsham.Although cricket was played in Horsham before 1768, the first recorded game of a town side was on 8 August 1771, and Horsham Cricket Club was created soon after 1806... |
| 2003 | Hastings and St Leonards Priory Cricket Club |
| 2002 | Hastings and St Leonards Priory Cricket Club |
| 2001 | Horsham Cricket Club Horsham Cricket Club Horsham Cricket Club is one of the oldest cricket clubs in the world and represents the Sussex market town of Horsham.Although cricket was played in Horsham before 1768, the first recorded game of a town side was on 8 August 1771, and Horsham Cricket Club was created soon after 1806... |
| 2000 | Brighton and Hove Cricket Club Brighton and Hove Cricket Club Brighton and Hove Cricket Club, nicknamed The Mighty Bensons, is an amateur cricket club based in East Sussex, in southern England. Their top team secured the Sussex Cricket League championship in 2000 and in 2007... |
| 1999 | Hastings Priory Cricket Club |