Southern Premier Cricket League

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]

Southern Premier Cricket League
Countries England
AdministratorHampshire Cricket Board
First edition1969
Current championBashley Rydal
Most successfulHavant (14 Titles)
Relegation toDivision One

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.

2021 member clubs

Winners

YearPremier DivisionDivision OneDivision TwoDivision Three
1969Trojans
1970Old Tauntonians
1971The Deanery
1972Old Tauntonians
1973Old Tauntonians
1974The Deanery
1975Havant
1976Havant
1977The Deanery
1978Havant
1979The Deanery
1980Havant
1981The Deanery
1982The Deanery
1983Lymington
1984Bournemouth
1985Lymington
1986South Hants Touring Club
1987South Hants Touring Club
1988Winchester
1989Old Tauntonians
1990South Wilts
1991Havant
1992Hursley Park
1993Portsmouth
1994United Services Portsmouth
1995Winchester Krakatoa Simmarians
1996Bournemouth
1997Havant
1998Hungerford
1999Hungerford
2000HavantLiphook and RipsleyOld Basing
2001BAT SportsPortsmouthWinchester Krakatoa Simmarians
2002HavantHampshire AcademyPurbrook
2003BAT SportsOld Tauntonians and RomseyAlton
2004South WiltsVentnorRowledge
2005BAT SportsVentnorPurbrook
2006BAT SportsVentnorBurridge
2007HavantVentnorOld Tauntonians and Romsey
2008HavantVentnorHartley Wintney
2009HavantRowledgePaultons
2010BournemouthAndoverPortsmouth
2011HavantVentnorOld Tauntonians and Romsey
2012South WiltsSarisbury AthleticLiphook and Ripsley
2013South WiltsBurridgeBasingstoke and North HantsPortsmouth
2014South WiltsSarisbury AthleticRowledgeBashley (Rydal) II
2015South WiltsNew MiltonPortsmouthSouth Wilts II
2016HavantAndoverCalmore SportsLangley Manor
2017HavantCalmore SportsOld Tauntonians and RomseyWaterlooville
2018St Cross SymondiansBournemouthSparsholtFair Oak
2019Bashley RydalHook and Newnham BasicsTotton and ElingBashley Rydal II
2020No League (Covid)No League (Covid)No League (Covid)No League (Covid)

Havant - 14 Deanery - 6 South Wilts - 6 BAT Sports - 4 Old Tauntonians - 4 Bournemouth - 3 Hungerford - 2 Lymington - 2 South Hants Touring Club -2 Bashley Rydal - 1 Hursley Park - 1 Portsmouth - 1 St. Cross Symondians - 1 Trojans - 1 United Services Portsmouth - 1

Source:[2]

Performance by season from 2000

Key
Gold Champions
Red Relegated
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Alton 9 7 9 6 7 6 5 9 3 8 6 9 9 8
Andover 1 4 8 8 7 8 9 6 10 10 10
Bashley (Rydal) 7 3 3 5 5 5 2 6 7 7 5 9 2 3 6 3 3 2 7 1
Basingstoke and North Hants 4 10
Bournemouth 5 5 5 2 6 3 5 4 5 5 1 2 10 10 2
Burridge 9 7 10 8 9 2 6 2 6
Calmore Sports 2 4 9 10
Cove 10
Hampshire Academy 3 4 7 7 2 4 4 2 5 9 5 4 4 9 8 3 5
Havant 1 2 1 4 2 6 3 1 1 1 8 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 6 7
Hungerford 8 10
Hursley Park 10 8 9 10
Liphook and Ripsley 9 6 8 9 8 10
Lymington 8 9 7 6 6 7 5 5 4 8 4
New Milton 7 7 10
Old Tauntonians and Romsey 10
Portsmouth 7 9 7 4 6 10
St Cross Symondians 5 8 9 6 4 4 8 9 6 8 5 1 2
Sarisbury Athletic 10
South Wilts 6 6 4 6 1 2 4 8 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 4 3 5 3
Totton and Eling 1 3 1 2 1 3 1 1 3 3 3 4 8 7 7 10
Ventnor 10 8 4 5 7 10
[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]
^1 — Andover were relegated in 2005 because their ground failed to meet requirements
^2 — Totton and Eling were called BAT Sports until after the 2006 season

References

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