The Middlesex County Cricket League (MCCL) is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in the historic county of Middlesex, England.[1] In practical terms, this means it encompasses teams from North and West London. The league was founded in 1972, and since 1999 the top division of the Middlesex County Cricket League has been a designated ECB Premier League.[2]
Four MCCL clubs have won the ECB National Club Cricket Championship: Enfield (1988), Hampstead (1969), Southgate (1977), and Teddington (1989 and 1991). Ealing have also won the ECB National Club Twenty20 in 2011 and 2015.
The teams competing in the Premier Division in 2018 were: Brondesbury, Ealing, Finchley, Hampstead, Highgate, North Middlesex, Richmond, Shepherds Bush, Teddington, and Twickenham. The division was won by Richmond.
League Structure
The League consists of nine divisions in total, three for 1st XIs, three for 2nd XIs and three for 3rd XIs. The 1st and 2nd XI sections are linked to the Middlesex Championship with the winner of the Championship eligible for promotion to Division Three of the County League. The 3rd XI section is similarly linked to the Middlesex 1987 Cricket League which caters for 3rd XIs and lower teams, and it is thus possible for teams lower than 3rd XIs to be promoted into the County League 3rd XI divisions; in the 2018 season there will be three 4th XIs in these divisions. From the start of the 2019 season, the 1987 League will be merged into the MCCL structure.
Winners
| Year | Champions |
| 1972 | Hornsey |
| 1973 | Finchley |
| 1974 | South Hampstead |
| 1975 | Finchley |
| 1976 | Southgate |
| 1977 | Southgate |
| 1978 | Finchley |
| 1979 | Finchley |
| 1980 | Finchley |
| 1981 | Hornsey |
| 1982 | Enfield |
| 1983 | Stanmore |
| 1984 | Teddington |
| 1985 | Teddington |
| 1986 | Enfield |
| 1987 | Finchley |
| 1988 | South Hampstead |
| 1989 | Richmond |
| 1990 | North Middlesex |
| 1991 | Ealing |
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Source: [3]
| Key |
|---|
| Gold |
Champions |
| Red |
Relegated |
|
|
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
|---|
| Acton |
|
10 |
|
| Barnes |
|
8 |
10 |
|
| Brentham |
7 |
6 |
9 |
|
9 |
|
10 |
|
| Brondesbury |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
9 |
|
10 |
|
8 |
9 |
|
| Ealing |
|
1 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
x |
| Eastcote |
8 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
|
9 |
|
8 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
|
10 |
|
| Finchley |
3 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
|
7 |
8 |
x |
| Hampstead |
|
9 |
|
7 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
x |
| Harrow St. Marys |
|
x |
| Highgate |
|
10 |
|
| Hornsey |
|
9 |
|
5 |
8 |
9 |
|
| Ickenham |
|
10 |
|
| Indian Gymkhana |
|
10 |
|
| North Middlesex |
|
5 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
x |
| Richmond |
10 |
|
8 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
|
10 |
|
9 |
|
5 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
x |
| Shepherds Bush |
|
8 |
9 |
|
7 |
6 |
5 |
x |
| Southgate |
9 |
|
7 |
9 |
|
9 |
|
10 |
|
7 |
4 |
9 |
|
| Stanmore |
4 |
10 |
|
8 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
10 |
|
x |
| Teddington |
6 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
x |
| Twickenham |
|
7 |
10 |
|
4 |
2 |
6 |
9 |
|
7 |
x |
| Uxbridge |
5 |
7 |
10 |
|
10 |
|
| Wembley |
|
8 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
|
10 |
|
| Winchmore Hill |
2 |
4 |
3 |
10 |
|
4 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
9 |
|
3 |
1 |
9 |
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