History
The Worcestershire County Cricket League was created in 1999 as part of the new 'pyramid system' in English club cricket, and acts as a feeder league to theDivision 1/Premier Division Championships
*3: Pershore (''& shortened 2020 season'') *2: Astwood Bank, Kington, Redditch, Stourbridge, Worcester Nomads *1: Barnards Green, Bewdley, Brockhampton, Eastnor, Evesham, Hagley, Old Elizabethans, Ombersley, Stourport, WorcesterDivisional structure
From 1999 until 2018 from Division 1 down to Division 4 there were separate 2nd XI Divisions, with the 4th XI of those sides whose 3rd XIs played in the league competing against other clubs' 2nd XIs. From 2006, Division 1 and 2 2nd XIs were promoted and relegated independently of their 1st XIs (and 4th XIs could be promoted or relegated independently of their 3rd XIs), from 2007 the same applied to Division 3, and from 2014 this also applied to Division 4. Clubs could only be promoted from Division 5 if they were able to field two XIs in the following season, and there was a space available in Division 4. At the end of the 2018 season the league absorbed six 1st XIs that were relegated out of the Birmingham and District Premier League due to the league downsizing from 48 to 24 clubs, as well as 14 2nd XIs, due to the B&DPCL no longer holding a 2nd XI competition from 2019 onwards. The 1st XIs to be relegated werePremier Division
*Astwood Bank 1st XI *Brockhampton 1st XI * Bromyard 1st XI *Chaddesley Corbett 1st XI *Droitwich Spa 1st XI *Old Elizabethans 1st XI * Old Hill 1st XI *Pershore 1st XI *Redditch Entaco 1st XI * Stourbridge 1st XI *Stourport-on-Severn 1st XI *Worcester Nomads 1st XIDivision 1
* Barnt Green 2nd XI *Bewdley 1st XI * Bromsgrove 2nd XI *Burghill, Tillington & Weobley 1st XI *Colwall 1st XI *Coombs Wood 1st XI *Hagley 1st XI * Halesowen 2nd XI *Lye 1st XI *Ombersley 2nd XI *Pedmore 1st XI *Worcester 1st XIDivision 2
*Alvechurch & Hopwood 1st XI *Astwood Bank 2nd XI *Bartestree & Lugwardine 1st XI *Bredon 1st XI *Cookley 1st XI *Enville 1st XI *Harborne 3rd XI * Himley 2nd XI * Kidderminster 2nd XI * Netherton 1st XI *Oldswinford 1st XI *Redditch Entaco 2nd XIDivision 3
*Avoncroft 1st XI *Barnards Green 2nd XI *Belbroughton 1st XI *Brockhampton 2nd XI *Feckenham 1st XI *Himbleton 1st XI *Lye 2nd XI *Martley 1st XI * Netherton 2nd XI *Old Elizabethans 2nd XI *Old Vigornians 1st XI * Stourbridge 2nd XIDivision 4
* Bromsgrove 3rd XI *Chaddesley Corbett 2nd XI *Claverley 1st XI *Coombs Wood 2nd XI *Five Ways Old Edwardians 1st XI *Harborne 4th XI * Old Hill 2nd XI *Romsley & Hunnington 1st XI *Rushwick 1st XI *Stourport-on-Severn 2nd XI *West Malvern 1st XI *Worcester Nomads 2nd XIDivision 5
*Astwood Bank 3rd XI * Barnt Green 3rd XI *Bewdley 2nd XI *Colwall 2nd XI *Droitwich Spa 2nd XI *Eastnor 1st XI *Hagley 2nd XI *Malvern 1st XI *Pedmore 2nd XI *Pershore 2nd XI * Stourbridge 3rd XI *Worcester 2nd XIDivision 6
*Alveley 1st XI *Belbroughton 2nd XI *Bromyard 2nd XI *Claverley 2nd XI *Cutnall Green *Enville 2nd XI * Halesowen 3rd XI *Hanley Castle & Upton 1st XI *Kempsey * Kidderminster 3rd XI *Old Vigornians 2nd XI *Tenbury Wells 1st XIDivision 7 (North)
*Alvechurch & Hopwood 2nd XI * Bromsgrove 4th XI *Cookhill 1st XI *Feckenham 2nd XI *Five Ways Old Edwardians 2nd XI * Halesowen 4th XI *Harborne 5th XI * Himley 3rd XI * Kidderminster 4th XI *Oldswinford 2nd XI *Romsley & Hunnington 2nd XI *StoneDivision 7 (South)
*Barnards Green 3rd XI *Bartestree & Lugwardine 2nd XI *Birlingham *Burghill, Tillington & Weobley 2nd XI *Cleobury Mortimer *Harvington 1st XI *Martley 2nd XI *Old Elizabethans 3rd XI *Ombersley 3rd XI *Rushwick 2nd XI *Stourport-on-Severn 3rd XI *Worcester 3rd XIDivision 8 (North)
*Avoncroft 3rd XI *Enville 3rd XI * Halesowen 5th XI *Harborne 6th XI * Himley 4th XI *Lye 3rd XI * Netherton 3rd XI *Oldswinford 3rd XI *Pedmore 3rd XI * Stourbridge 4th XIDivision 8 (East)
*Astwood Bank 4th XI *Avoncroft 2nd XI *Belbroughton 3rd XI *Droitwich Spa 4th XI *Hagley 3rd XI *Himbleton 2nd XI *Inkberrow *Old Halesonians *Pershore 3rd XI *Redditch Entaco 3rd XIDivision 8 (South)
*Bosbury *Bredon 2nd XI *Brockhampton 3rd XI *Bromyard 3rd XI *Colwall 3rd XI *Eastnor 2nd XI *Ledbury 1st XI *Malvern 2nd XI *West Malvern 2nd XI *Worcester Nomads 3rd XIDivision 8 (West)
*Alveley 2nd XI *Bewdley 3rd XI *Chaddesley Corbett 3rd XI *Cookley 2nd XI *Droitwich Spa 3rd XI *Hallow Taverners *Highley *Old Elizabethans 4th XI *Tenbury Wells 2nd XI *Worcester AmigosMarches League Division 1
*Almeley 1st XI *Builth Wells 1st XI *Canon Frome 1st XI *Fownhope Strollers 1st XI *Garnons *Goodrich *Luctonians 1st XI *Ross-on-Wye 1st XI *Woolhope 1st XI *Wormelow 1st XIDivision 9 (North)
*Cookhill 2nd XI *Coombs Wood 3rd XI *Five Ways Old Edwardians 3rd XI * Halesowen 6th XI * Himley 5th XI * Old Hill 3rd XI *Pedmore 4th XI *Redditch Entaco 4th XI * Stourbridge 5th XIDivision 9 (South)
*Barnards Green 4th XI *Brockhampton 4th XI *Droitwich Spa 5th XI *Feckenham 3rd XI *Hanley Castle & Upton 2nd XI *Harvington 2nd XI *Ledbury 2nd XI *Malvern 3rd XI *Pershore 4th XI *Rushwick 3rd XIMarches League Division 2
*Almeley 2nd XI *Builth Wells 2nd XI *Canon Frome 2nd XI *Dales 1st XI *Hay-on-Wye *Kington 1st XI *Knighton-on-Teme *Presteigne *Woolhope 2nd XI *Wormelow 2nd XIMarches League Division 3
*Bartestree & Lugwardine 3rd XI *Burghill, Tillington & Weobley 3rd XI *Dales 2nd XI *Fownhope Strollers 2nd XI *Herefordians *Kington 2nd XI *Luctonians 2nd XI *Moccas *Ross-on-Wye 2nd XIClubs from different counties
For the 2023 season, 82 different clubs will have sides in the league (196 sides in total across the 18 divisions). * 50 Worcestershire clubs (Alvechurch & Hopwood, Astwood Bank, Avoncroft, Barnards Green, Barnt Green, Belbroughton, Bewdley, Birlingham, Bredon, Bromsgrove, Chaddesley Corbett, Cookhill, Cookley, Coombs Wood, Cutnall Green, Droitwich Spa, Feckenham, Five Ways Old Edwardians, Hagley, Hallow Taverners, Halesowen, Hanley Castle & Upton, Harvington, Himbleton, Inkberrow, Kempsey, Kidderminster, Knighton on Teme, Lye, Malvern, Martley, Netherton, Old Elizabethans, Old Halesonians, Oldswinford, Old Vigornians, Ombersley, Pedmore, Pershore, Redditch Entaco, Romsley & Hunnington, Rushwick, Stone, Stourbridge, Stourport-on-Severn, Tenbury Wells, West Malvern, Worcester, Worcester Amigos, Worcester Nomads). * 21 Herefordshire clubs (Almeley, Bartestree & Lugwardine, Bosbury, Brockhampton, Bromyard, Burghill, Tillington & Weobley, Canon Frome, Colwall, Dales, Eastnor, Fownhope Strollers, Garnons, Goodrich, Herefordians, Kington, Ledbury, Luctonians, Moccas, Ross-on-Wye, Woolhope, Wormelow). * 4 Shropshire clubs (Alveley, Claverley, Cleobury Mortimer, Highley). * 3 Staffordshire clubs (Enville, Himley, Old Hill). * 3 Welsh clubs (Builth Wells, Hay-on-Wye, Presteigne). * 1 Warwickshire club (Harborne).Famous players
83 First-Class and List A cricketers have played in the Worcestershire County Cricket League, including 17 internationals:Internationals, and club represented
England * Steve Davies Victoria & Blakeley Hall (later merged with Kidderminster to form Kidderminster Victoria CC from 2003 to 2015) * Phil Newport Worcester Nomads * Neal Radford Evesham New Zealand *Other First Class and List A players, and club(s) represented
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