North Staffordshire and South Cheshire League
The North Staffordshire and South Cheshire League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in the North Staffordshire and South Cheshire area of England. Since 2001 it has been a designated ECB Premier League.[1]
Norton Cricket Club was at one time a notable member of this league and, in its time, employed major professionals like Frank Worrell, Garfield Sobers and Jim Laker. In 2015, its ground in Smallthorne ceased to be a cricket venue as Norton CC merged with Bagnall CC at the latter's Light Oaks ground. This followed a long-running dispute with the Trustees of the Smallthorne ground.[2]
The competing teams for 2018 are: Ashcombe Park, Blythe, Burslem, Checkley, Elworth, Hem Heath, Leek, Longton, J & G Meakin, Porthill Park, Stone, and Whitmore.
Winners
| Year | Champions |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Leek |
| 2002 | Norton in Hales |
| 2003 | Longton |
| 2004 | Longton |
| 2005 | Longton |
| 2006 | Stone |
| 2007 | Audley |
| 2008 | Moddershall |
| 2009 | Longton |
| 2010 | Little Stoke |
| 2011 | Wood Lane |
| 2012 | Leek |
| 2013 | Leek |
| 2014 | Stone |
| 2015 | Stone |
| 2016 | Porthill Park |
| 2017 | J & G Meakin |
Performance by season from 2001
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Gold | Champions |
| Red | Relegated |
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashcombe Park | 6 | 10 | x | |||||||||||||||
| Audley | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Barlaston | 8 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Betley | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Blythe | x | |||||||||||||||||
| Burslem | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 6 | x | ||||||
| Caverswall | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Cheadle | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Checkley | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | x | |||||
| Crewe | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Elworth | 11 | 11 | 12 | x | ||||||||||||||
| Hem Heath | 12 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | x | |||||||
| Knypersley | 8 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |||
| Leek | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | x | |
| Leycett | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Little Stoke | 12 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 11 | ||||||
| Longton | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | x |
| J & G Meakin | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | x | |||||||||||||
| Meir Heath | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Moddershall | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 12 | ||||||
| Newcastle and Hartshill | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Norton in Hales 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Porthill Park | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | x |
| Sandyford | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stafford | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stone | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | x | |||
| Whitmore | 9 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | x | ||||||||||||
| Wood Lane | 5 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||
| [3] | [4] | [5] | [6] | [7] | [8] | [9] | [10] | [11] | [12] | [13] | [14] | [15] | [16] | [17] | [18] | [19] | ||
- ^1 — Norton in Hales resigned from the Premier Division after the 2003 season
References
- ↑ List of ECB Premier Leagues Archived 2008-10-15 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Leek Post & Times article
- ↑ Club Cricket Yearbook 2006
- ↑ Club Cricket Yearbook 2006
- ↑ "Premier Division A - 2003".
- ↑ "Premier Division A - 2004".
- ↑ "Premier Division A - 2005".
- ↑ "Premier Division A - 2006".
- ↑ "Premier Division A - 2007".
- ↑ "Premier Division A - 2008".
- ↑ "Premier Division A - 2009".
- ↑ "Premier Division A - 2010".
- ↑ "Premier Division A - 2011".
- ↑ "Premier Division A - 2012".
- ↑ "Premier Division A - 2013".
- ↑ "Premier Division A - 2014".
- ↑ "Premier Division A - 2015".
- ↑ "Premier Division - 2016".
- ↑ "Premier Division - 2017".
External links
- North Staffordshire and South Cheshire League - Play-Cricket site