The Southern Premier Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational

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in central southern

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. The League was founded in 1969 under the name Southern Cricket League, and in 2000 it adopted the name Southern Premier Cricket League when it became an ECB

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. The league primarily covers

Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English cities on its south coast, Southampton and Portsmouth, Hampshire ...

, but also has clubs from

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, Surrey,

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, and

Wiltshire Wiltshire (; abbreviated Wilts) is a historic and ceremonial county in South West England with an area of . It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset to the southwest, Somerset to the west, Hampshire to the southeast, Gloucestershire ...

. In the past there have also been clubs from Berkshire. The league runs a Premier Division, Division One, Division Two and a Division Three. Relegated teams from Division Three are relegated into the

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2022 member clubs

ECB Premier Division

* Bashley (Rydal) * Bournemouth * Burridge * Hampshire Academy *

Havant Havant ( ) is a town in the south-east corner of Hampshire, England between Portsmouth and Chichester. Its borough (population: 125,000) comprises the town (45,826) and its suburbs including the resort of Hayling Island as well as Rowland's Cast ...

* Hook and Newnham Basics *

Lymington Lymington is a port town on the west bank of the Lymington River on the Solent, in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England. It faces Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, to which there is a car ferry service operated by Wightlink. It is within the ...

* St Cross Symondians * South Wilts * Totton and Eling

Division One

* Alton * Basingstoke and North Hants * Calmore Sports * Liphook and Ripsley * New Milton * Portsmouth * Rowledge * Sarisbury Athletic Cricket Club * Sparsholt * Ventnor

Division Two

* Andover * Bashley Rydal II *

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* Fawley * Hambledon * Hartley Wintney * Hook and Newnham Basics II * Old Tauntonians and Romsey * St Cross Symondians II * Waterlooville

Division Three

* Basingstoke and North Hants II * Gosport Borough * Havant II * Langley Manor * South Wilts II * Paultons * Portsmouth and Southsea * Purbrook * Trojans * Sway

Champions

ECB Premier Division

Division One

Division Two

Division Three

Championships won

Source:

ECB Premier Division Performance by season from 2000

References

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External links

Southern Premier Cricket League website

Southern Premier Cricket League
at play-cricket.com English domestic cricket competitions Cricket in Dorset Cricket in Hampshire Cricket in Wiltshire ECB Premier Leagues Sports leagues established in 1969 Sports leagues established in 2000