Devon Cricket League
Encyclopedia
The Devon Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket
in Devon
, England
, and since 2000 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 Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
, 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...
, and since 2000 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 |
|---|---|
| Sidmouth Cricket Club | |
| 2009 | Sidmouth Cricket Club |
| 2008 | Sidmouth Cricket Club |
| 2007 | North Devon Cricket Club |
| 2006 | Budleigh Salterton Cricket Club |
| 2005 | Paignton Cricket Club |
| 2004 | Sandford Cricket Club |
| 2003 | Sandford Cricket Club |
| 2002 | Bovey Tracey Cricket Club |
| 2001 | Sandford Cricket Club |
| 2000 | Exeter Cricket Club |