Scarborough Beckett Cricket League
The Scarborough Beckett Cricket League (SBL) is a Saturday League that administer's cricket clubs that participate in its League, Cup[1] and Trophy competitions.[2] The league headquarters is based in Scarborough, North Yorkshire.[3]




































The Scarborough Beckett Cricket League format is the result of an amalgamation with the Derwent Valley League in 2016.[4][5] The league consists of 5 Divisions. The Premier Division contains a maximum of 12 teams, Divisions 1 to 3 hold 10 teams and Division 4 contains the remaining teams.[6] Clubs participating in the league are mainly from eastern North Yorkshire, with some clubs from the northern border region of the East Riding of Yorkshire.
Since 2008, the Championship has fluctuated between four clubs, with Staithes Athletic winning 4 and Staxton 4 titles,[7] until the emergence of Filey, achieving a double championship win in 2018 and 2019.[8]
Winners
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Year Club League Champions, 2008–2021 2008 Forge Valley 2009 Staxton 2010 Staithes Athletic Club 2011 Heslerton 2012 Staxton 2013 Heslerton 2014 Staxton 2015 Staithes Athletic Club 2016 Staithes Athletic Club 2017 Staxton 2018 Filey 2019 Filey 2020 League suspended 2021 Staithes Athletic Club Performance by season from 2008
Key Gold Champions Red Relegated Blue Left League Performance by season, from 2008 Club 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Bridlington - 8 Brompton 7 - 6 Cayton 7 9 7 3 8 6 2 8 9 7 4 - 4 Cloughton 4 3 5 10 9 12 - 11 Ebberston 2 2 3 2 2 7 4 4 10 7 4 10 - 3 Filey 5 10 9 7 6 3 1 1 - 5 Flamborough 9 7 Flixton II 9 7 10 8 6 8 10 11 Foords 8 8 Forge Valley 1 6 4 8 6 3 3 8 7 5 12 Heslerton 1 4 1 2 5 9 4 9 12 Kirkbymoorside 5 6 9 5 7 Mulgrave 10 10 3 - 9 Nawton Grange 10 6 5 10 5 5 - Scalby 9 3 8 8 6 - 2 Seamer & Irton 7 6 9 10 4 6 6 9 - 7 Settrington 11 11 Sherburn 8 10 Staithes Athletic Club 5 4 1 4 5 4 5 1 1 2 3 2 - 1 Staxton 3 1 2 3 1 2 1 3 2 1 2 8 - 10 Thornton Dale 11 Whitby 6 References [9] [9] [9] [9] [9] [9] [9] [9] [9] [9] [10] [11] [12][lower-alpha 1] [14] - Due to the Coronavirus pandemic an ad-hoc interim league was set up during the late summer of 2020.[13]
References
- "Scarborough Beckett Cricket League Cup Winner". scarboroughbeckettlge.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- "Scarborough Beckett Cricket League website". scarboroughbeckettlge.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- "The Scarborough - Association of Cricket Officials". sacus.co.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- "New-look Beckett League format revealed at AGM". Whitby Gazatte. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- "Derwent Valley and Beckett Cricket Leagues set to merge". The Scarborough News. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- SBL 2017 League Handbook. Scarborough, North Yorkshire: Scarborough Beckett Cricket League. 2017. p. 11. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- "Staxton ready to begin the defence of their title". The Scarborough News. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- "Scarborough Beckett League holders Filey start season with dramatic win at Staxton". The Scarborough News. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- "Scarborough Beckett Cricket League Tables".
- "SBCL Premier Division – 2018".
- "SBCL Premier Division – 2019".
- "SBCL Premier Division – 2020".
- "Hopes for a return to full Scarborough Beckett League campaign". The Scarborough News. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- "SBCL Premier Division – 2021".
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