Sussex Cricket League
| Countries |  England  Guernsey |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Sussex Cricket Board (Premier Division is accredited by the ECB) |
| Format | Limited overs cricket |
| First edition | 1971 |
| Latest edition | 2015 |
| Number of teams | 42 (2 leagues of 11, 2 leagues of 10) |
| Current champion | Roffey (2nd title) |
| Most successful | Preston Nomads (9 titles) |
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.[1] The league has eight divisions, four for 1st XI sides and four for 2nd XI sides. It formerly had a division for 3rd XI sides.
Guernsey Sarnians join Division 2 of the Sussex Cricket League in 2016 after Sussex clubs voted unanimously to allow the island team to join the competition.[2]
Teams
2016 Premier Division Teams
Bexhill, Billingshurst, Brighton and Hove, Cuckfield, East Grinstead, Hastings & St Leonards Priory, Horsham, Preston Nomads, Roffey and Worthing.
Sussex Cricket Board put up a development team to play each club once. This team cannot be the champions and cannot be relegated.
Two relegated each season.
2016 Division Two Teams
Ansty, Bognor Regis, Crawley Eagles, Eastbourne, Guernsey Sarnians, Ifield, Lindfield, Middleton, Pagham, St James's Montefiore and Three Bridges.
Two promoted and two relegated each season. Guernsey Sarnians are not eligible for promotion or relegation.
Other teams since 2014
- Division 3 (Two promoted and two relegated each season)
- Division 4 (Two promoted and two relegated each season)
- 2nd XI Division 1 (Two promoted and two relegated each season)
- 2nd XI Division 2 (Two promoted and two relegated each season)
- 2nd XI Division 3 East (One promoted each season)
- 2nd XI Division 3 West (One promoted each season)
Champions
Premier Division performance by season from 1999
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Gold | Champions |
| Red | Relegated |
| Club | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bexhill | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | x | ||||||||||||
| Billingshurst | 6 | x | ||||||||||||||||
| Brighton and Hove | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | x | |
| Chichester Priory Park | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | ||||||
| Crowborough 1 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cuckfield | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | x | |||||||||
| East Grinstead | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | x | |||
| Eastbourne | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | |||
| Hastings and St Leonards Priory | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | x | |
| Haywards Heath | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Horsham | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | x | |
| Lewes Priory | 10 | 10 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| Littlehampton, Clapham and Patching | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Middleton | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Preston Nomads | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | x | ||||||
| Pulborough | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Roffey | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | x | ||||||||||||
| St James's Montefiore | 9 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| Steyning | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Stirlands | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sussex Cricket Board 2 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 11 | x | ||||
| Three Bridges | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 10 | ||||
| Worthing | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 11 | x | ||||||||||||
| Sources: | [3] | [4] | [5] | [6] | [7] | [8] | [9] | [10] | [11] | [12] | [13] | [14] | [15] | [16] | ||||
Notes
- ^1 — Crowborough resigned from the league after the 2001 season.
- ^2 — Sussex Cricket Board development team. This team cannot be the champions and cannot be relegated.
References
- ^ List of ECB Premier Leagues
- ^ "Guernsey to Join Sussex Cricket League from 2016". BBC. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ "Premier League - 2002: Table".
- ^ "Premier League - 2003: Table".
- ^ "Premier League - 2004: Table".
- ^ "Premier League - 2005: Table".
- ^ "Premier League - 2006: Table".
- ^ "Premier League - 2007: Table".
- ^ "Premier League - 2008: Table".
- ^ "Premier League - 2009: Table".
- ^ "Premier League - 2010: Table".
- ^ "Premier League - 2011: Table".
- ^ "Premier League - 2012: Table".
- ^ "Premier League - 2013: Table".
- ^ "Premier League - 2014: Table".
- ^ "Premier League - 2015: Table".
External links
- Sussex Cricket League – Play-Cricket site