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Liverpool and District Cricket Competition

English cricket league

Summary

English cricket league

FieldValue
nameLiverpool and District Cricket Competition
imagesize200px
countryEngland,
cricket formatTime (target 110 overs)
first1892 (known as Liverpool Competition)
1949 (Officially constituted)
2000 (ECB Premier League)
tournament formatLeague
participants12 (1st XI ECB Premier League)
championsOrmskirk CC
websiteLiverpool and District Cricket Competition

Wales 1949 (Officially constituted) 2000 (ECB Premier League) The Love Lane Liverpool and District Cricket Competition is regarded as the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in the Liverpool area and since 2000 has been a designated ECB Premier League. The Competition operates a three divisional system with Premier, First and Second Divisions. The Southport and District Amateur Cricket League is its feeder league.

History

Although many of the district's clubs had met regularly as far back as 1850, if not earlier, it was not until 1892 that a Liverpool newspaper began publishing a weekly table and calling it the Liverpool Competition to create more interest in the game. The eleven senior clubs making up the original table were Birkenhead Park, Bootle, Formby, Huyton, Liverpool, New Brighton, Northern, Ormskirk, Oxton, Rock Ferry and Sefton.

Neston were offered first team fixtures in 1908 and, in 1919, Hightown and Southport and Birkdale joined whilst Wallasey took over the fixtures of the Rock Ferry club who did not resume after the First War. Boughton Hall (later known as Chester Boughton Hall) were invited to join in 1923. The Competition continued until 1947 when it was decided to admit a sixteenth club, and Preston were voted in. Two years later, fixtures were standardised by all clubs agreeing to meet each other, and although there was no suggestion of a league, it was decided to regard the table as official. Preston resigned at the end of the 1952 season to be replaced by St Helens Recs in 1953.

In recent years the Liverpool and District Cricket Competition has changed radically. There was an expansion in 1996 that introduced clubs from further afield in Lancashire and North Wales but saw founder members Birkenhead Park, Chester Boughton Hall, Neston and Oxton resign to join the Cheshire County Cricket League for the 1998 season. Of the four, only Oxton had failed to be champions of the Liverpool and District Cricket Competition. In 1999 a two division structure was introduced, and in 2000 the 1st XI Premier Division was awarded ECB Premier League status.

From the end of the 2004 season, promotion from and relegation to the Merseyside and Southport Cricket Alliance feeder league was introduced, but was then curtailed from the end of the 2009 season. At this time, additional clubs from the Alliance were invited to join, to form a new three divisional structure.

2nd XIs play in a similar three divisional structure but independent of the 1st XIs. There is a two divisional structure for Saturday 3rd XIs and below, with another structure for those clubs preferring to play on Sundays. They have three Divisions, Premier, Division 1 North and Division 1South .

Champions

YearClub19491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968
Bootle
Bootle
Chester Boughton Hall
Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool and Southport and Birkdale
Birkenhead Park
Bootle
Chester Boughton Hall and Neston
Hightown and Ormskirk
Liverpool
Birkenhead Park
Birkenhead Park
Birkenhead Park
Birkenhead Park
Birkenhead Park
Neston
Birkenhead Park
Sefton
Liverpool
YearClub19691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988
Neston
Neston
Ormskirk
Sefton
Ormskirk
New Brighton
Southport and Birkdale
Ormskirk
Ormskirk
St Helens Recs
Southport and Birkdale
Ormskirk
Liverpool
New Brighton
New Brighton
Bootle
Chester Boughton Hall
Birkenhead Park
Bootle
Birkenhead Park
YearClub19891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008
Bootle
Bootle
New Brighton
Neston
New Brighton
Chester Boughton Hall
Bootle
Southport and Birkdale
Bootle
New Brighton
Bootle
Wallasey
Ormskirk
Wallasey
Bootle
Bootle
Northern
Bootle
Bootle
Ormskirk
YearClub200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Bootle
Lytham
Ormskirk
Lytham
Northern
Ormskirk
New Brighton
Leigh
Ormskirk
Northern
Bootle
League suspended
Northern
Wallasey
Ormskirk
YearClub19992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018
Lytham
Sefton Park
Maghull
Newton le Willows
Southport and Birkdale
Hightown
Maghull
St Helens Recs
Formby
Northop Hall
Highfield
Leigh
Maghull
Wallasey
Birkenhead Park
Formby
Colwyn Bay
Ainsdale
Rainford
Southport and Birkdale
YearClub20192020202120222023
Wigan
League suspended
Wallasey
Rainford
Ormskirk
YearClub20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
St Helens Recs
Ainsdale
Birkenhead Park
Sefton Park
Prestatyn
Burscough
Skelmersdale
Liverpool
Old Xaverians
Liverpool
League suspended
Northern
[Wallasey Cricket ClubWallasey
[Merseyside Sports and Cultural Club

Premier Division performance by season from 2003

Key
Gold
Blue
Red
Club200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023AinsdaleBirkenhead ParkBootleColwyn BayFleetwood HeskethFormbyHighfieldHightownHuytonLeighLythamMaghullNew BrightonNewton-le-WillowsNorthernNorthop HallOrmskirkOrrell Red TrianglePrestatynRainfordRainhillSefton ParkSouthport & BirkdaleSt Helens TownWallaseyWiganReferences
12
761211
1141121645564524111
2675571110491112
9575131011
1014521035575
496111212
12869781012
296713
7410614343891759333
4251154416143899712
912911139712
583102323588217610491010
121081112
83134889231434513142
10101171012
65743132122123122421
78911
91112
101211114
978368669
781212
119121279101111101087
1214
3628101161165106886216
11758

References

References

  1. "L&DCC History". L&DCC.
  2. "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2003".
  3. "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2004".
  4. "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2005".
  5. "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2006".
  6. "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2007".
  7. "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2008".
  8. "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2009".
  9. "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2010".
  10. "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2011".
  11. "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2012".
  12. "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2013".
  13. "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2014".
  14. "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2015".
  15. "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2016".
  16. "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2017".
  17. "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2018".
  18. "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2019".
  19. "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2020".
  20. "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2021".
  21. "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2022".
  22. "1st XI ECB Premier League - 2023".
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