Southern Premier Cricket League

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]

Southern Premier Cricket League
Countries England
AdministratorHampshire Cricket Board
First edition1969
Current championSouth Wilts Cricket Club
Most successfulHavant (13 Titles)
Relegation toDivision One

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]

2021 member clubs

Champions
  • YearClub
    League Champions
    1969–1988
    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
    1989–2008
    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 Hungerford
    2001 BAT Sports
    2002 Havant
    2003 BAT Sports
    2004 South Wilts
    2005 BAT Sports
    2006 BAT Sports
    2007 Havant
    2008 Havant
  • YearClub
    League Champions
    2009–2021
    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 League suspended
    2021 South Wilts
      • YearClub
        Division 2 Champions
        2000–2019
        2000 Old Basing
        2001 Winchester Krakatoa Simmarians
        2002 Purbrook
        2003 Alton
        2004 Rowledge
        2005 Purbrook
        2006 Burridge
        2007 Old Tauntonians and Romsey
        2008 Hartley Wintney
        2009 Paultons
        2010 Portsmouth
        2011 Old Tauntonians and Romsey
        2012 Liphook and Ripsley
        2013 Basingstoke and North Hants
        2014 Rowledge
        2015 Portsmouth
        2016 Calmore Sports
        2017 Old Tauntonians and Romsey
        2018 Sparsholt
        2019 Totton and Eling
      • YearClub
        Division 2 Champions
        2020–2021
        2020 League suspended
        2021 Liphook & Ripsley

          Championships won
          • League Champions
            WinsClub
            13Havant
            7South Wilts
            6Deanery
            4BAT Sports/Totton and Eling
            Old Tauntonians
            3Bournemouth
            Hungerford
            2Lymington
            South Hants Touring Club
            1Bashley (Rydal)
            Hursley Park
            Portsmouth
            St. Cross Symondians
            Trojans
            United Services Portsmouth
            Winchester
            Winchester Krakatoa Simmarians

            Source:[3]

            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 2020 2021
            Alton 9 7 9 6 7 6 5 9 3 8 6 9 9 8 10
            Andover[lower-alpha 1] 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
            Basingstoke and North Hants 4 10
            Bournemouth 5 5 5 2 6 3 5 4 5 5 1 2 10 10 2 3
            Burridge 9 7 10 8 9 2 6 2 6 8
            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
            Havant 1 2 1 4 2 6 3 1 1 1 8 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 6 7 6
            Hook & Newnham Basics 7
            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
            New Milton 7 7 10
            Old Tauntonians and Romsey 10
            Portsmouth 7 9 7 4 6 10
            St Cross Symondians 5 8 9 6 4 4 8 9 6 8 5 1 2 2
            Sarisbury Athletic 10
            South Wilts 6 6 4 6 1 2 4 8 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 4 3 5 3 1
            Totton and Eling[lower-alpha 2] 3 1 2 1 3 1 1 3 3 3 4 8 7 7 10
            Ventnor 10 8 4 5 7 10
            References [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24][lower-alpha 3] [25]
            1. Andover were relegated in 2005 because their ground failed to meet league requirements.
            2. Totton and Eling were called BAT Sports until after the 2006 season.
            3. Coronavirus pandemic forced a reduction in league activity - halving the number of matches played.

            References
            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.
            3. "Southern League Champions 1969-1999".
            4. "Division One - 2000".
            5. "Division One - 2001".
            6. "Division One - 2002".
            7. "Division One - 2003".
            8. "Division One - 2004".
            9. "Division One - 2005".
            10. "Division One - 2006".
            11. "Division One - 2007".
            12. "Division One - 2008".
            13. "Division One - 2009".
            14. "Division One - 2010".
            15. "Division One - 2011".
            16. "Division One - 2012".
            17. "ECB Premier Division - 2013".
            18. "ECB Premier Division - 2014".
            19. "ECB Premier Division - 2015".
            20. "ECB Premier Division - 2016".
            21. "ECB Premier Division - 2017".
            22. "ECB Premier Division - 2018".
            23. "ECB Premier Division - 2019".
            24. "ECB Premier Division - 2020".
            25. "ECB Premier Division - 2021".
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