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.List of ECB Premier Leagues
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.
Champions ECB Premier Division YearClub+ League Champions 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
YearClub+ League Champions 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 2001 BAT Sports 2002 Havant 2003 BAT Sports 2004 South Wilts 2005 BAT Sports 2006 BAT Sports 2007 Havant 2008 Havant
YearClub+ League Champions 2009 Havant 2010 Bournemouth 2011 Havant 2012 South Wilts 2013 South Wilts 2014 South Wilts 2015 South Wilts 2016 Havant 2017 Havant 2018 St Cross Symondians 2019 Bashley (Rydal) 2020 no competition 2021 South Wilts 2022 St Cross Symondians 2023 Burridge 2024 Hampshire Academy 2025 St Cross Symondians 2026 St Cross Symondians
Championships won ECB Premier Division ChampionsWinsClub 14 Havant 7 South Wilts 6 The Deanery 4 BAT Sports/Totton and Eling Old Tauntonians St Cross Symondians 3 Bournemouth 2 Hungerford Lymington South Hants Touring Club 1 Bashley (Rydal) Burridge Hampshire Academy Hursley Park Portsmouth Trojans United Services Portsmouth Winchester Winchester Krakatoa Simmarians
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ECB Premier Division Performance by season from 2000 Key Gold Champions Blue Left League Red Relegated
+ Performance by season, from 2000 Club 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Alton 9 7 9 6 7 6 5 9 3 8 6 9 9 8 10 9 7 2 9 Andover 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 4 4 8 2 5 10 Basingstoke and North Hants 4 10 8 10 Bournemouth 5 5 5 2 6 3 5 4 5 5 1 2 10 10 9 3 7 7 6 9 3 Burridge 9 7 10 8 9 2 6 2 6 8 9 1 9 7 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 5 2 4 1 4 5 Havant 1 2 1 4 2 6 3 1 1 1 8 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 6 7 6 5 6 10 Hook & Newnham Basics 7 10 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 9 6 5 5 3 8 New Milton 7 7 10 Old Tauntonians and Romsey 10 Portsmouth 7 9 7 4 6 10 6 4 St Cross Symondians 5 8 9 6 4 4 8 9 6 8 5 1 2 2 1 3 4 1 1 Sarisbury Athletic 10 7 South Wilts 6 6 4 6 1 2 4 8 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 4 3 5 3 1 3 2 3 8 2 Totton and Eling 3 1 2 1 3 1 1 3 3 3 4 8 7 7 10 8 10 Ventnor 10 8 4 5 7 10 References
References
External links Southern Premier Cricket League website Southern Premier Cricket League at play-cricket.com