North East Premier League
Encyclopedia
The North East Premier League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket
in the North East of England, serving the counties of Durham
, Northumberland
and Tyne and Wear
. Since 2000 it has been a designated ECB
Premier League
.
The most successful team has been South Northumberland Cricket Club who have been champions on six consecutive occasions since in 2002.
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 East of England, serving the counties of Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
, Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
and Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in north east England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972...
. Since 2000 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...
.
The most successful team has been South Northumberland Cricket Club who have been champions on six consecutive occasions since in 2002.
Winners
| 2009 | Chester le Street Cricket Club |
| 2008 | South Northumberland Cricket Club |
| 2007 | South Northumberland Cricket Club |
| 2006 | South Northumberland Cricket Club |
| 2005 | South Northumberland Cricket Club |
| 2004 | South Northumberland Cricket Club |
| 2003 | South Northumberland Cricket Club |
| 2002 | Benwell Hill Cricket Club |
| 2001 | Chester-le-Street Cricket Club |
| 2000 | Sunderland Cricket Club |
External links
- North East Premier League - official site
- North East Premier League - Play-Cricket site