The Sussex Cricket League, founded in 1971, is the top level of competition for recreational
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 o ...
in
Sussex
Sussex (), from the Old English (), is a historic county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the Englis ...
, England, and since 1999 the Premier Division has been a designated
ECB Premier League
The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Fo ...
. The League Headquarters is based in Hove, East Sussex. Following a review of club cricket in Sussex the league now has thirty five divisions, and no longer are there separate competitions for 2nd and lower XIs.
Champions
Championships won
Source:
Premier Division performance by season from 1999
See also
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Cricket in Sussex
Cricket in Sussex refers to the sport of cricket in relation to its participation and history within Sussex, England. One of the most popular sports in Sussex, it is commonly believed that cricket was developed in Sussex and the neighbouring co ...
References
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External links
Sussex Cricket League– Play-Cricket site
English domestic cricket competitions
Cricket in East Sussex
Cricket in West Sussex
ECB Premier Leagues