Southern Premier Cricket League

Southern Premier Cricket League
Countries	England
Administrator	Hampshire Cricket Board
First edition	1969
Current champion	Bashley Rydal
Most successful	Havant (14 Titles)
Relegation to	Division One

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]

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

Premier Division

Alton
Bashley (Rydal)
Bournemouth
Burridge
Hampshire Academy
Havant
Hook and Newnham Basics
Lymington
St Cross Symondians
South Wilts

Division One

Andover
Basingstoke and North Hants
Calmore Sports
New Milton
Portsmouth
Rowledge
Sarisbury Athletic
Sparsholt
St Cross Symondians II
Totton and Eling

Division Two

Bashley Rydal II
Fair Oak
Fawley
Hartley Wintney
Liphook and Ripsley
Old Tauntonians and Romsey
Paultons
South Wilts II
Waterlooville
Ventnor

Division Three

Basingstoke and North Hants II
Gosport Borough
Hambledon
Hook and Newnham Basics II
Hythe and Dibden
Langley Manor
Portsmouth and Southsea
Purbrook
Tichborne Park
Trojans

Winners

Year	Premier Division	Division One	Division Two	Division Three
1969	Trojans
1970	Old Tauntonians
1971	The Deanery
1972	Old Tauntonians
1973	Old Tauntonians
1974	The Deanery
1975	Havant
1976	Havant
1977	The Deanery
1978	Havant
1979	The Deanery
1980	Havant
1981	The Deanery
1982	The Deanery
1983	Lymington
1984	Bournemouth
1985	Lymington
1986	South Hants Touring Club
1987	South Hants Touring Club
1988	Winchester
1989	Old Tauntonians
1990	South Wilts
1991	Havant
1992	Hursley Park
1993	Portsmouth
1994	United Services Portsmouth
1995	Winchester Krakatoa Simmarians
1996	Bournemouth
1997	Havant
1998	Hungerford
1999	Hungerford
2000	Havant	Liphook and Ripsley	Old Basing
2001	BAT Sports	Portsmouth	Winchester Krakatoa Simmarians
2002	Havant	Hampshire Academy	Purbrook
2003	BAT Sports	Old Tauntonians and Romsey	Alton
2004	South Wilts	Ventnor	Rowledge
2005	BAT Sports	Ventnor	Purbrook
2006	BAT Sports	Ventnor	Burridge
2007	Havant	Ventnor	Old Tauntonians and Romsey
2008	Havant	Ventnor	Hartley Wintney
2009	Havant	Rowledge	Paultons
2010	Bournemouth	Andover	Portsmouth
2011	Havant	Ventnor	Old Tauntonians and Romsey
2012	South Wilts	Sarisbury Athletic	Liphook and Ripsley
2013	South Wilts	Burridge	Basingstoke and North Hants	Portsmouth
2014	South Wilts	Sarisbury Athletic	Rowledge	Bashley (Rydal) II
2015	South Wilts	New Milton	Portsmouth	South Wilts II
2016	Havant	Andover	Calmore Sports	Langley Manor
2017	Havant	Calmore Sports	Old Tauntonians and Romsey	Waterlooville
2018	St Cross Symondians	Bournemouth	Sparsholt	Fair Oak
2019	Bashley Rydal	Hook and Newnham Basics	Totton and Eling	Bashley Rydal II
2020	No 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

External links

Official website
Southern Premier Cricket League at play-cricket.com

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[1] List of ECB Premier Leagues Archived 2008-10-15 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Southern League Champions 1969-1999".

[3] "Division One - 2000".

[4] "Division One - 2001".

[5] "Division One - 2002".

[6] "Division One - 2003".

[7] "Division One - 2004".

[8] "Division One - 2005".

[9] "Division One - 2006".

[10] "Division One - 2007".

[11] "Division One - 2008".

[12] "Division One - 2009".

[13] "Division One - 2010".

[14] "Division One - 2011".

[15] "Division One - 2012".

[16] "ECB Premier Division - 2013".

[17] "ECB Premier Division - 2014".

[18] "ECB Premier Division - 2015".

[19] "ECB Premier Division - 2016".

[20] "ECB Premier Division - 2017".

[21] "ECB Premier Division - 2018".

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