# Cheshire County Cricket League

The Cheshire County Cricket League is a cricket league based in England. It is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in the Cheshire area and is a designated ECB Premier League.
The league was founded in 1975, and the twelve founder member clubs were Alderley Edge, Bowdon, Bramhall, Brooklands, Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Heaton Mersey, Macclesfield, Marple, Northwich, Warrington, and Winnington Park. The clubs were divided into two divisions in 1995, by which time there were 24 clubs in membership, and since 1999 they have been divided into three divisions. The league became an ECB Premier League in 1999.
The clubs competing in the 1st XI Premier Division for 2020 were intended to be: Alderley Edge, Cheadle, Chester Boughton Hall, Didsbury, Hyde, Nantwich, Neston, Oulton Park, Oxton, Timperley, Toft, and Widnes. The 2020 competition was cancelled due to 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.

## League structure

The Cheshire County Cricket League covers the historic county of Cheshire, which includes the unitary authorities of Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire East, Warrington Borough Council and the Borough of Halton, and the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. It is the top tier of the pyramid structure of leagues in the area.
The league for 1st XI teams has a Premier and three lower divisions. There are currently 12 teams in each division. Along with the 1st XI divisions, the Cheshire County Cricket League runs concurrent leagues for 2nd and 3rd XIs. The 2nd league is a duplicate 1st XI league with 12 teams per division. The 3rd XI league plays ten teams per division. It has a premier division, and divisions 1 and 2; but below that the teams play within their geographical county areas as 3rd XI Division 3 West and 3rd XI Division 3 East. A 3rd XI Division 4 is also offered to clubs in the Greater Manchester region with additional XIs.
| 1st XI ECB Premier League (12 teams) | 1st XI ECB Premier League (12 teams) | 1st XI ECB Premier League (12 teams) | 1st XI ECB Premier League (12 teams) | 1st XI ECB Premier League (12 teams) | 1st XI ECB Premier League (12 teams) | 2nd XI Premier League (12 teams) | 2nd XI Premier League (12 teams) | | | 3rd XI Premier League (10 teams) | 3rd XI Premier League (10 teams) | 3rd XI Premier League (10 teams) | 3rd XI Premier League (10 teams) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1st XI Division 1 (12 teams) | 1st XI Division 1 (12 teams) | 1st XI Division 1 (12 teams) | 1st XI Division 1 (12 teams) | 1st XI Division 1 (12 teams) | 1st XI Division 1 (12 teams) | 2nd XI Division 1 (12 teams) | 2nd XI Division 1 (12 teams) | 2nd XI Division 1 (12 teams) | 2nd XI Division 1 (12 teams) | 2nd XI Division 1 (12 teams) | 2nd XI Division 1 (12 teams) | 3rd XI Division 1 (10 teams) | 3rd XI Division 1 (10 teams) | 3rd XI Division 1 (10 teams) | 3rd XI Division 1 (10 teams) | 3rd XI Division 1 (10 teams) | 3rd XI Division 1 (10 teams) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1st XI Division 2 (12 teams) | 1st XI Division 2 (12 teams) | 1st XI Division 2 (12 teams) | 1st XI Division 2 (12 teams) | 1st XI Division 2 (12 teams) | 1st XI Division 2 (12 teams) | 2nd XI Division 2 (12 teams) | 2nd XI Division 2 (12 teams) | 2nd XI Division 2 (12 teams) | 2nd XI Division 2 (12 teams) | 2nd XI Division 2 (12 teams) | 2nd XI Division 2 (12 teams) | 3rd XI Division 2 (10 teams) | 3rd XI Division 2 (10 teams) | 3rd XI Division 2 (10 teams) | 3rd XI Division 2 (10 teams) | 3rd XI Division 2 (10 teams) | 3rd XI Division 2 (10 teams) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1st XI Division 3 (12 teams) | 1st XI Division 3 (12 teams) | 1st XI Division 3 (12 teams) | 1st XI Division 3 (12 teams) | 1st XI Division 3 (12 teams) | 1st XI Division 3 (12 teams) | 2nd XI Division 3 (12 teams) | 2nd XI Division 3 (12 teams) | 2nd XI Division 3 (12 teams) | 2nd XI Division 3 (12 teams) | 2nd XI Division 3 (12 teams) | 2nd XI Division 3 (12 teams) | 3rd XI Premier Division (10 teams) | 3rd XI Premier Division (10 teams) | 3rd XI Premier Division (10 teams) | 3rd XI Premier Division (10 teams) | 3rd XI Premier Division (10 teams) | 3rd XI Premier Division (10 teams) |
| | | | | | | 3rd XI Division 3 West (10 teams) | 3rd XI Division 3 West (10 teams) | 3rd XI Division 3 West (10 teams) | 3rd XI Division 3 West (10 teams) | 3rd XI Division 3 West (10 teams) | 3rd XI Division 3 West (10 teams) | 3rd XI Division 3 East (10 teams) | 3rd XI Division 3 East (10 teams) | 3rd XI Division 3 East (10 teams) | 3rd XI Division 3 East (10 teams) | 3rd XI Division 3 East (10 teams) | 3rd XI Division 3 East (10 teams) | | | | |
| 1st XI Division 1 Cheshire Cricket league | 1st XI Division 1 Cheshire Cricket league | 1st XI Division 1 Cheshire Cricket league | 1st XI Division 1 Cheshire Cricket league | 1st XI Division 1 Cheshire Cricket league | 1st XI Division 1 Cheshire Cricket league | | | | | | | 3rd XI Division 4 (Greater Manchester Only) (10 teams) | 3rd XI Division 4 (Greater Manchester Only) (10 teams) | 3rd XI Division 4 (Greater Manchester Only) (10 teams) | 3rd XI Division 4 (Greater Manchester Only) (10 teams) | 3rd XI Division 4 (Greater Manchester Only) (10 teams) | 3rd XI Division 4 (Greater Manchester Only) (10 teams) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Clubs play in the Cheshire County Cricket League based on the performances of their 1st XIs. The 1st XI Premier Division relegates two clubs and get two promoted clubs from the 1st XI Division 1 every season. This two up, two down format is replicated throughout the County League. The bottom two clubs in 1st XI Division 3 are relegated from the County League to the 1st XI Division 1 of the Cheshire Cricket League, they are replaced with the two top promoted clubs from this feeder league.

## Champions

* YearChampions 1975Alderley Edge 1976Bowdon 1977Cheadle Hulme 1978Cheadle Hulme 1979Brooklands 1980Cheadle Hulme 1981Cheadle Hulme 1982Cheadle Hulme 1983Alderley Edge and Bowdon* 1984Cheadle Hulme 1985Warrington 1986Heaton Mersey 1987Marple 1988Bramhall 1989Bowdon 1990Cheadle Hulme 1991Toft 1992Macclesfield 1993Macclesfield 1994Widnes
* YearChampions 1995Poynton 1996Bowdon 1997Bowdon 1998Bowdon 1999Macclesfield 2000Bowdon 2001Didsbury 2002Bowdon 2003Bowdon 2004Bowdon 2005Oulton Park 2006Oulton Park 2007Oulton Park 2008Alderley Edge 2009Oulton Park 2010Nantwich 2011Nantwich 2012Nantwich 2013Chester Boughton Hall 2014Hyde
* YearChampions 2015Hyde 2016Alderley Edge 2017Chester Boughton Hall 2018Nantwich 2019Chester Boughton Hall 2020League suspended 2021Nantwich 2022Didsbury 2023Alderley Edge
* * – denotes a shared title

## Premier seasons since 1999

Key :
| Gold | Champions |
| Red | Relegated |
Performance by season, from 1999 :
| Club | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Alderley Edge | | | 5 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Alsager | ? | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Birkenhead Park | | 12 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bowdon | ? | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | | | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 12 | | | | 12 | |
| Bramhall | | | | 5 | 12 | | | 10 | 12 | | | 12 | | | | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | | | | |
| Brooklands | ? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| Cheadle | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 12 | | 11 |
| Cheadle Hulme | ? | 10 | 10 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chester Boughton Hall | ? | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 12 | | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Christleton | | | | | | | 3 | 4 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Didsbury | ? | 8 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | | | | | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | | | | 7 | 12 | | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Grappenhall | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | | 11 | | 6 | 7 | 12 | | 9 | 10 | 12 | | | 9 |
| Heaton Mersey | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hyde | ? | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| Macclesfield | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | | | | 10 | 12 | | 5 | 4 | 12 | | 7 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Marple | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 10 | 9 | 11 | | | 9 | 11 | | | |
| Nantwich | | 6 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Neston | ? | 9 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| Oulton Park | | | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | | | | | | | 8 | 9 | 4 | 11 | |
| Oxton | ? | 4 | 12 | | 8 | 5 | 8 | 12 | | | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | | | | | | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Poynton | | | | | | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Timperley | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | | |
| Toft | ? | 3 | 11 | | | | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Urmston | | | | | 11 | | | | 4 | 11 | | 8 | 6 | 11 | | 11 | | 12 | | | | | | |
| Widnes | ? | | | | | 6 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | | | 12 | | | | | | | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
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* ↑ Coronavirus pandemic forced a reduction in league activity.