Cricket tournament
| Countries |  England |
|---|---|
| Administrator | ECB |
| Format | Limited Overs |
| First edition | 1999 (ECB Premier League) |
| Tournament format | League |
| Number of teams | 10 (ECB Premier Division) |
| Current champion | Finedon Dolben CC |
| Most successful | Finedon Dolben CC (13) |
| Website | https://ncl.play-cricket.com/ |
The Hevey Building Supplies Northamptonshire Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in Northamptonshire, England, and since 1999 has been a designated ECB Premier League. The league headquarters is based in Wellingborough.
Although the league primarily serves Northamptonshire, it also has member clubs from the surrounding counties of Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire and Leicestershire.
The competing teams in 2020 were intended to be: Brigstock, Brixworth, Desborough Town, Finedon Dolben, Geddington, Horton House, Northampton Saints, Old Northamptonians, Oundle Town, Overstone Park, Peterborough Town, and Rushden and Higham Town. The 2020 competition was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. A replacement competition was organised for the later part of the season when cricket again became possible, but with the winners not to be regarded as official league champions.
Winners
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Year Club Champions
1999–20181999 Finedon Dolben 2000 Finedon Dolben 2001 Finedon Dolben 2002 Finedon Dolben 2003 Finedon Dolben 2004 Northants CCC Academy 2005 Northants CCC Academy 2006 Finedon Dolben 2007 Finedon Dolben 2008 Northants CCC Academy 2009 Finedon Dolben 2010 Finedon Dolben 2011 Finedon Dolben 2012 Peterborough Town 2013 Peterborough Town 2014 Peterborough Town 2015 Rushden Town 2016 Old Northamptonians 2017 Old Northamptonians 2018 Finedon Dolben -
Year Club Champions
2019-20232019 Peterborough Town 2020 COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Peterborough Town 2022 Finedon Dolben 2023 Finedon Dolben
Premier Division performance by season from 1999
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Gold | Champions |
| Blue | Left League |
| Red | Relegated |
| Club | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Town | ? | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brigstock | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brixworth | ? | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||
| Burton Latimer | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Desborough Town | 11 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Finedon Dolben | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Geddington | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Horton House | ? | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 11 | ||||||
| Irthlingborough Town | ? | 10 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kislingbury Temperance | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northampton Saints | ? | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Northamptonshire Academy | ? | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Old Northamptonians | ? | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Old Wellingburians | ? | 11 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Oundle Town | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Overstone Park | 9 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peterborough Town | ? | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Rothwell Town | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rushden Town | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Rushden and Higham Town | 6 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rushton | 5 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | wd | |||||||||||
| Stony Stratford Town | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 12 | |||||||||
| Wellingborough Town | ? | 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wollaston | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| References | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Northamptonshire Academy withdrew from league cricket after the 2012 season.
- ^ Rushden Town entered into a merger after the 2018 season and became Rushden and Higham Town.
- Coronavirus pandemic forced a reduction in league activity - halving the number of matches played.
References
- "Northamptonshire Cricket League (NCL) Constitution 2021". ncl.play-cricket.com. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- List of ECB Premier Leagues Archived 2008-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
- "Northamptonshire Cricket League (NCL) AboutUs". ncl.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- Club Cricket Yearbook 2006
- Club Cricket Yearbook 2006
- Club Cricket Yearbook 2006
- Club Cricket Yearbook 2006
- "Premier - 2003: Table".
- "Premier - 2004: Table".
- "Premier - 2005: Table".
- "Premier - 2006: Table".
- "Premier - 2007: Table".
- "Premier - 2008: Table".
- "Premier - 2009: Table".
- "Premier - 2010: Table".
- "Premier - 2011: Table".
- "Premier - 2012: Table".
- "Premier - 2013: Table".
- "Premier - 2014: Table".
- "Premier - 2015: Table".
- "Premier - 2016: Table".
- "Premier - 2017: Table".
- "Premier - 2018: Table".
- "Premier - 2019: Table".
- "Premier - 2020: Table".
- "Premier - 2021: Table".
- "Premier - 2022: Table".
- "Premier - 2023: Table".