The Rutland and District Cricket League (RDCL) is a Sunday League that administer's

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that participate in the League, Cup and trophy competitions. Albeit a Rutland centric Sunday cricket league, the headquarters for the RDCL is based in Swineshead, Lincolnshire. The Rutland & District Cricket League operates mainly in the county of

Rutland Rutland () is a ceremonial county and unitary authority in the East Midlands, England. The county is bounded to the west and north by Leicestershire, to the northeast by Lincolnshire and the southeast by Northamptonshire. Its greatest len ...

, but many clubs participate from beyond the county boundary, with representatives from

Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, England. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire t ...

Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-west, Leicestershire ...

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and

Northamptonshire Northamptonshire (; abbreviated Northants.) is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2015, it had a population of 723,000. The county is administered by two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is ...

. For the 2021 season the RDCL held 42 teams from 32 clubs in its divisions. The League is divided into 5 Divisions with, wherever possible, a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 10 teams in each division.

Past winners

Performance by season from 2004

References

External links

* {{official website, https://rutland.play-cricket.com/ English domestic cricket competitions Cricket in Rutland Cricket in Lincolnshire Cricket in Cambridgeshire Cricket in Leicestershire Cricket in Huntingdonshire Cricket in Northamptonshire Club cricket