North Staffordshire and South Cheshire League
Encyclopedia
The North Staffordshire and South Cheshire League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket
in the North Staffordshire
and South Cheshire
area of England
. Since 2001 it has been a designated ECB
Premier League
.
Club cricket
Club cricket is a mainly amateur, but still formal, form of the sport of cricket, usually involving teams playing in competitions at weekends or in the evening. There is a great deal of variation in game format although the Laws of Cricket are always observed...
in the North Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
and South Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
area of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Since 2001 it has been a designated ECB
England and Wales Cricket Board
The England and Wales Cricket Board is the governing body of cricket in England and Wales. It was created on 1 January 1997 combining the roles of the Test and County Cricket Board, the National Cricket Association and the Cricket Council...
Premier League
ECB Premier Leagues
In 1997 the ECB published "Raising the Standard", the ECB Management Board Blueprint for the Future Playing Structure of cricket. This introduced the concept of ECB Premier Leagues, designed to raise the playing standard of the top tier of club cricket and to bridge the gap between recreational...
.
Winners
| Year | Champions |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Moddershall Cricket Club |
| 2007 | Audley Cricket Club |
| 2006 | Stone Cricket Club |
| 2005 | Longton Cricket Club |
| 2004 | Longton Cricket Club |
| 2003 | Longton Cricket Club |
| 2002 | Norton in Hales Cricket Club |
| 2001 | Leek Cricket Club |
External links
- North Staffordshire and South Cheshire League - Play-Cricket site