The Scarborough Beckett Cricket League, founded in 1958, is a Saturday League that administer's
cricket clubs that participate in its League, Cup
and Trophy competitions.
The league headquarters is based in
Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to:
People
* Scarborough (surname)
* Earl of Scarbrough
Places Australia
* Scarborough, Western Australia, suburb of Perth
* Scarborough, New South Wales, suburb of Wollongong
* Scarborough, Queensland, su ...
,
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ...
.
The Scarborough Beckett Cricket League format is the result of an amalgamation with the Derwent Valley League in 2016.
The league consists of 5 Divisions. The Premier Division contains a maximum of 12 teams, Divisions 1 to 3 hold 10 teams and Division 4 contains the remaining teams.
Clubs participating in the league are mainly from eastern
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ...
, with some clubs from the northern border region of the
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a ceremonial county and unitary authority area in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, South Yorkshire to t ...
.
Since 2008, the Championship has fluctuated between four clubs, with Staithes Athletic winning 4 and Staxton 4 titles,
until the emergence of Filey, achieving a double championship win in 2018 and 2019.
Winners
Performance by season from 2008
References
External links
Official SCL websiteOfficial Twitter page
English domestic cricket competitions
Cricket in North Yorkshire
Cricket in the East Riding of Yorkshire
Cricket in Yorkshire
Cricket competitions in Yorkshire
Club cricket
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