The Yorkshire South Premier League was formed in early 2016, as part of the restructuring of club cricket in Yorkshire,
and is an
ECB Premier League
The ECB Premier Leagues are a series of regional cricket leagues organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) that form the top tier of club cricket in England and Wales. The ECB published "Raising the Standard" in 1997, the ECB Manageme ...
. Of the twelve initial teams competing, seven came from the now disbanded
Yorkshire ECB County Premier League
The Yorkshire ECB County Premier League was the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in Yorkshire, England, and between 1999 and 2015 was a designated ECB Premier League.
The competing teams in 2015, which was the league's l ...
(Appleby Frodingham, Barnsley, Cleethorpes, Doncaster Town, Rotherham Town, Sheffield and Phoenix United, and Sheffield Collegiate), four from the South Yorkshire Premier League (Aston Hall, Treeton, Whitley Hall and Wickersley Old Village) and one from the Central Yorkshire League (Wakefield Thornes). The League headquarters is based in
Bircotes
Bircotes is an area in the civil parish of Harworth Bircotes (with Harworth) in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England on the border with South Yorkshire. The population of the civil parish was 7,948. The local school in the area is ...
,
Doncaster
Doncaster (, ) is a city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, it is the administrative centre of the larger City of Doncaster. It is the second largest settlement in South Yorkshire after Sheffield. Doncaster is situated in ...
.
A process of promotion and relegation is in operation with the bottom two teams being replaced each season by the top two teams from the South Yorkshire Championship, as the South Yorkshire Premier League is now known.
The league winners qualify to take part in the
Yorkshire Championship
Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other English counties, functions have ...
, together with the winners of the
Bradford Premier League
The Bradford Premier League (currently known as the Gordon Rigg Bradford Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is an amateur cricket competition centred in Bradford, West Yorkshire. It has been described as "arguably England's strongest ama ...
and the
Yorkshire Premier League North
The Yorkshire Premier League North was formed in early 2016 following the re-structure of club cricket within Yorkshire, and is an ECB Premier League. Of the initial twelve competing teams, six were from the now disbanded Yorkshire ECB County ...
, and the leading Yorkshire club in the
North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League
The North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League, commonly abbreviated to NYSD, is the top level competition for recreational club cricket in the north of Yorkshire and south of Durham, England. The league was founded as long ago as 1892, th ...
.
2022 Premier Division Clubs
Premier Division
* Appleby Frodingham
*
Barnsley Woolley Miners
* Cawthorne
* Cleethorpes
* Doncaster Town
* Elsecar
* Sheffield Collegiate
* Tickhill
* Treeton
* Wakefield Thornes
* Whiston Parish Church
* Whitley Hall
Championship
* Aston Hall
* Barnsley Woolley Miners 2nd XI
* Conisbrough
* Green Moor Sports Club
* Hallam
* Houghton Main
* Rockingham Colliery
* Sheffield Collegiate 2nd XI
* Shiregreen
* Sprotborough
* Wath
* Wickersley Old Village
Winners
Overall Performance
References
External links
Official websitePlay-cricket website
Cricket competitions in Yorkshire
ECB Premier Leagues
English domestic cricket competitions
Cricket in South Yorkshire
Club cricket
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