Hertfordshire_Cricket_League
Hertfordshire Cricket League
ECB Premier League
Hertfordshire Premier Cricket League is a league cricket competition based in the county of Hertfordshire, England. Since 2015 it has been a designated ECB Premier League, the highest level of recreational club cricket in England and Wales.
| Countries |  United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Hertfordshire Cricket Limited |
| Format | mixture of Limited Overs and Timed fixtures |
| First edition | 1974 |
| Tournament format | League |
| Number of teams | 290 teams over 29 Divisions (incl Premier Division) |
| Current champion | Potters Bar CC |
| Most successful | Radlett CC (8 titles) |
| Website | https://www.hertsleague.co.uk/ |
League cricket in Hertfordshire began in 1968 with the forming of the Hertfordshire Cricket Competition. In 1974 the leading clubs broke away from the Competition and formed the Hertfordshire Cricket League, and then in 1994 the two tournaments once again merged under the name Hertfordshire Cricket League.[1]
When the system of ECB Premier Leagues was introduced, it was decided that the Hertfordshire Cricket League together with the Cherwell Cricket League and Thames Valley Cricket League should become feeders to a newly formed Home Counties Premier Cricket League. Accordingly, between 2000 and 2013 the top Hertfordshire clubs played in that league and not in the Hertfordshire Cricket League.
Hertfordshire's relationship with the Home Counties Premier Cricket League was always uneasy, and in autumn 2013 the Hertfordshire clubs all resigned from the Home Counties Premier Cricket League (with the exception of Tring Park,[2] who had not played in the Hertfordshire Cricket League since 1981, when they switched to the Thames Valley Cricket League). The Hertfordshire clubs then returned to the Hertfordshire Cricket League, which was awarded ECB Premier League status in time for the 2015 season.
Until 2022, the league used a format where the championship was not decided on league performance alone; the top four in the league table then played semi finals and a final to decide the champions. This format was discontinued for the 2023 season.
Although most of the league's member clubs are located within the borders of the county, teams from North London and Bedfordshire are also members, and in the past there have been member clubs from Buckinghamshire and Essex as well. The league is sponsored by Saracens Rugby Football Club.
Hertfordshire Cricket Competition 1968 to 1973
| Year | Club |
|---|---|
| 1968 | Tring Park |
| 1969 | Berkhamsted |
| 1970 | Royston |
| 1971 | Berkhamsted |
| 1972 | Bishop's Stortford |
| 1973 | Old Finchleians |
Hertfordshire Cricket League 1974 to 1999
| Year | Club |
|---|---|
| 1974 | Berkhamsted |
| 1975 | Hertford |
| 1976 | Hertford |
| 1977 | Hertford |
| 1978 | Hertford |
| 1979 | Hertford |
| 1980 | Watford Town |
| 1981 | Bishop's Stortford |
| 1982 | Watford Town |
| 1983 | Cheshunt |
| 1984 | Sawbridgeworth |
| 1985 | Luton Town |
| 1986 | Bishop's Stortford |
| Year | Club |
|---|---|
| 1987 | Bishop's Stortford |
| 1988 | Bishop's Stortford |
| 1989 | Radlett |
| 1990 | North Mymms |
| 1991 | Radlett |
| 1992 | North Mymms |
| 1993 | Luton Town |
| 1994 | St Albans |
| 1995 | Radlett |
| 1996 | Radlett |
| 1997 | Radlett |
| 1998 | Langleybury |
| 1999 | Hemel Hempstead Town |
Between 2000 and 2013 the leading Hertfordshire clubs played in the Home Counties Premier Cricket League.
Hertfordshire Cricket League from 2014
| Year | Club |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Radlett |
| 2015 | Radlett |
| 2016 | Welwyn Garden City |
| 2017 | Welwyn Garden City |
| 2018 | Welwyn Garden City |
| 2019 | Potters Bar |
| 2020 | no competition |
| 2021 | Hertford |
| 2022 | Radlett |
| 2023 | Potters Bar |
Source:[1]
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Gold | Champions |
| Blue | Left League |
| Red | Relegated |
| Club | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop's Stortford | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | |||
| Botany Bay | 9 | |||||||||
| Harpenden | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Hemel Hempstead Town | 10 | |||||||||
| Hertford | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 6 | ||
| Hoddesdon | 6 | 10 | ||||||||
| Letchworth Garden City | 9 | 8 | 10 | |||||||
| Luton Town and Indians | 10 | 9 | ||||||||
| North Mymms | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | ||
| Old Owens | 8 | |||||||||
| Potters Bar | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Radlett | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Reed | 10 | |||||||||
| Sawbridgeworth | 7 | 10 | ||||||||
| Shenley Village | ||||||||||
| Totteridge Millhillians | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |||
| Welwyn Garden City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | ||
| West Herts | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | |||||
| References | [3] | [4] | [5] | [6] | [7] | [8] | [9] | [10] | [11] | |
- Hertfordshire Premier Cricket League Handbook 2021. Hertfordshire: Hertfordshire Premier Cricket League. 2021. p. 150.
- "Hertfordshire Cricket Clubs have voted to leave the Home Counties Premier League". watfordobserver.co.uk. Watford Observer, Newsquest Media Group Ltd. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2022.