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Sussex Cricket League

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Countries
  
England Guernsey

First tournament
  
1971

Last tournament
  
2015

Administrator
  
Sussex Cricket Board(Premier Division is accredited by the ECB)

Number of teams
  
42 (2 leagues of 11, 2 leagues of 10)

The Sussex Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in Sussex, England, and since 1999 the Premier Division has been a designated ECB Premier League. The league has eight divisions, four for 1st XI sides and four for 2nd XI sides. It formerly had a division for 3rd XI sides.

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Guernsey Sarnians join Division 2 of the Sussex Cricket League in 2016 after Sussex clubs voted unanimously to allow the island team to join the competition.

2016 Premier Division Teams

Bexhill, Billingshurst, Brighton and Hove, Cuckfield, East Grinstead, Hastings & St Leonards Priory, Horsham, Preston Nomads, Roffey and Worthing.

Sussex Cricket Board put up a development team to play each club once. This team cannot be the champions and cannot be relegated.

Two relegated each season.

2016 Division Two Teams

Ansty, Bognor Regis, Crawley Eagles, Eastbourne, Guernsey Sarnians, Ifield, Lindfield, Middleton, Pagham, St James's Montefiore and Three Bridges.

Two promoted and two relegated each season. Guernsey Sarnians are not eligible for promotion or relegation.

Other teams since 2014

  • Division 3 (Two promoted and two relegated each season)
  • Division 4 (Two promoted and two relegated each season)
  • 2nd XI Division 1 (Two promoted and two relegated each season)
  • 2nd XI Division 2 (Two promoted and two relegated each season)
  • 2nd XI Division 3 East (One promoted each season)
  • 2nd XI Division 3 West (One promoted each season)
  • Notes

    ^1 — Crowborough resigned from the league after the 2001 season.^2 — Sussex Cricket Board development team. This team cannot be the champions and cannot be relegated.

    References

    Sussex Cricket League Wikipedia


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