Cricket tournament
| Countries |  United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Format | Limited Overs |
| First edition | 2000 |
| Tournament format | League |
| Number of teams | 10 (Division 1) |
| Current champion | High Wycombe CC |
| Most successful | High Wycombe CC (9) |
| Website | https://hcpcl.play-cricket.com |
The Home Counties Premier Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in the Home Counties of England, and has been a designated ECB Premier League since its founding in 2000. It originally served Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Oxfordshire, although there are at present no Bedfordshire clubs in the league and all but one of the Hertfordshire clubs withdrew after the 2013 season.
Until 2013 the league consisted of a Division One of ten clubs and a Division Two (East) and a Division Two (West), each of ten clubs, with promotion between Divisions and to and from the feeder leagues. With the withdrawal of the Hertfordshire clubs, the structure was simplified and there is now just Division One and Division Two.
There are two feeder leagues, covering narrower areas within the region:
- Cherwell Cricket League - Primarily Oxfordshire, but also with clubs from Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, and Northamptonshire. In the past there have also been clubs from Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.
- Thames Valley Cricket League - A wide area to the west of London. Most clubs have traditionally been from Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, but there are also clubs from Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Oxfordshire, and Surrey.
With the exception of Tring Park who have remained in the Home Counties Premier Cricket League, the Hertfordshire clubs now take part in the Hertfordshire Cricket League.
Champions
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Year Club League Champions
2000–20192000 Banbury 2001 Finchampstead 2002 High Wycombe 2003 High Wycombe 2004 Henley 2005 High Wycombe 2006 Slough 2007 Oxford 2008 High Wycombe 2009 Henley 2010 Henley 2011 High Wycombe 2012 High Wycombe 2013 Henley 2014 Henley 2015 High Wycombe 2016 Finchampstead 2017 Henley 2018 Henley 2019 Henley -
Year Club League Champions
2020–20232020 no competition 2021 High Wycombe 2022 Aston Rowant 2023 High Wycombe
Championships won
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League Champions Wins Club 9 High Wycombe 8 Henley 2 Finchampstead 1 Aston Rowant Banbury Oxford Slough
Performance by season from 2000
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Gold | Champions |
| Blue | Left League |
| Red | Relegated |
| Club | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Rowant | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Banbury | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Basingstoke and North Hants | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Beaconsfield | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicester and North Oxford | 7 | 8 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bishop's Stortford | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bletchley Town | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buckingham Town | 7 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Burnham | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Datchet | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Falkland | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Farnham Royal | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finchampstead | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Gerrards Cross | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Great and Little Tew | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Brickhill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harefield | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Harpenden | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hemel Hempstead Town | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henley | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |||
| High Wycombe | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| Horspath | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Luton Town | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Mymms | 10 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oxford | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | |||||||||
| Oxford and Horspath | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oxford Downs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Potters Bar | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Radlett | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Reading | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Slough | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | ||||||
| Thame Town | 10 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tring Park | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Wargrave | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Welwyn Garden City | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| West Herts | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wokingham | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| References | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- ^ Harpenden, North Mymms, Potters Bar, and Welwyn Garden City left Division 1 after the 2013 season. They and all the clubs in Division 2 East joined the Hertfordshire Cricket League.
- ^ Oxford and Horspath split into two clubs after the 2003 season; Oxford took the place in Division One while Horspath have since also reached Division One.
References
- "Home Counties Premier Cricket League". hcpcl.play-cricket.com. Home Counties Premier Cricket League. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- List of ECB Premier Leagues Archived 2008-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Hertfordshire Cricket Clubs have voted to leave the Home Counties Premier League". watfordobserver.co.uk. Watford Observer, Newsquest Media Group Ltd. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- "Cherwell Cricket League". cherwellleague.play-cricket.com. Cherwell Cricket League. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- "Thames Valley Cricket League". thamesvalleycl.play-cricket.com. Thames Valley Cricket League. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- "Hertfordshire Cricket League". hertfordshire.play-cricket.com. Hertfordshire Cricket League. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- Club Cricket Yearbook 2006
- Club Cricket Yearbook 2006
- Club Cricket Yearbook 2006
- "Division 1 - 2003".
- "Division 1 - 2004".
- "Division 1 - 2005".
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- "Division 1 - 2007".
- "Division 1 - 2008".
- "Division 1 - 2009".
- "Division 1 - 2010".
- "Division 1 - 2011".
- "Division 1 - 2012".
- "Division 1 - 2013".
- "Division 1 - 2014".
- "Division 1 - 2015".
- "Division 1 - 2016".
- "Division 1 - 2017".
- "Division 1 - 2018".
- "Division 1 - 2019".
- "Division 1 - 2021".
- "Division 1 - 2022".
- "Division 1 - 2023".