Birmingham and District Premier League

Birmingham & District Premier Cricket League
Countries England
FormatLimited Overs
First edition1888
Tournament formatLeague
Number of teams12 (Premier Division)
Current championMoseley CC
Most successfulMoseley CC and Walsall CC (22 titles each)
Websitehttps://birminghamleague.org

The Birmingham & District Premier Cricket League is the oldest club cricket league in the United Kingdom, formed in 1888.[1] It was the first ECB Premier League, being designated such in 1998, and is one of the strongest of the ECB Premier Leagues.


  1. ^ Davis, Alex E (1988). First in the field: the history of the world's first cricket league: the Birmingham and District Cricket League, formed 1888. Brewin Books. ISBN 0-947731-34-2.