Southern Premier Cricket League

Southern Premier Cricket League
Southern Premier Cricket League
Countries England
AdministratorHampshire Cricket Board
FormatLimited Overs
First edition1969 (Originally Founded)
2000 (ECB Premier League)
Tournament formatLeague
Number of teams10 (ECB Premier Division)
Current championBurridge CC
Most successfulHavant CC (14 titles)
Relegation toDivision One
Websitehttps://www.southernpremierleague.co.uk/

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.[2]

  1. ^ List of ECB Premier Leagues Archived 2008-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Hampshire Cricket League". hantscl.play-cricket.com. Hampshire Cricket League. Retrieved 8 January 2022.