# Devon Cricket League

The Tolchards Devon Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in Devon, England, and the League Headquarters is in Little Torrington, Devon. The league was founded in 1972, and since 2000 it has been a designated ECB Premier League.
The league consists of a Premier division of 10 teams, and 14 feeder divisions lettered A-H, regionalised to East and West in the C-H divisions. Prior to the 2013 season, it was possible to obtain a draw in a game if the side batting second was not bowled out, but since then each innings in a match is limited to a number of overs (which varies depending on the division) and the team with the higher total from their allotted overs wins.

## Winners

* YearChampions 1972Torquay 1973Plymstock 1974Torquay 1975Exeter 1976Torquay 1977Exeter 1978Torquay 1979Exeter 1980Exeter 1981Exmouth 1982Torquay 1983Barton 1984Barton 1985Paignton 1986Exmouth 1987Barton 1988Sidmouth 1989Barton 1990Exmouth 1991Exmouth
* YearChampions 1992Exmouth 1993Exmouth 1994Exmouth 1995Exmouth 1996Torquay 1997Torquay 1998Exmouth 1999Exmouth 2000Exeter 2001Sandford 2002Bovey Tracey 2003Sandford 2004Sandford 2005Paignton 2006Budleigh Salterton 2007North Devon 2008Sidmouth 2009Sidmouth 2010Sidmouth 2011North Devon
* YearChampions 2012Sidmouth 2013Exmouth 2014Sidmouth 2015Torquay 2016Sidmouth 2017Bovey Tracey 2018Sidmouth 2019Heathcoat 2020no competition 2021Heathcoat 2022Bradninch 2023Sandford 2024Bradninch
Source: Devon Cricket League

## Performance by season from 2000

Key :
| Gold | Champions |
| Blue | Left League |
| Red | Relegated |
Premier Division performance by season, from 2000 :
| Club | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Abbotskerswell | | | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barton | | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bovey Tracey | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | | | | | | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| Bradninch | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | | | | 2 | 9 | | | 1 | |
| Bradninch and Kentisbeare | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Braunton | | | | | | 9 | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brixham | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | |
| Budleigh Salterton | | | | | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Chudleigh | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cornwood | 8 | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 9 | | 9 | | | | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Exeter | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | | | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 | | |
| Exmouth | 2 | 7 | 9 | | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | | | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | | 5 |
| Hatherleigh | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | 8 | 9 | |
| Heathcoat | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 9 | | 7 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Kilmington | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| North Devon | 9 | | | 8 | 9 | | | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | | 4 | 10 |
| Paignton | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | | 7 | 10 | | | | 9 | | 10 | | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Plymouth | | | | | | | | | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| Plympton | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | | | | 10 | | | | | | | 8 |
| Sandford | | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | | | 10 | | 10 | | | | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Seaton | 10 | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sidmouth | 7 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | | 9 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| Tavistock | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Torquay | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 9 | | 10 | | | |
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* ↑ Bradninch entered into a merger after the 2022 season and became Bradninch and Kentisbeare.

## International Cricketers

The following international cricketers have featured in the league:-

### England

* Bill Athey (Paignton)
* Dom Bess(Exeter & Sidmouth)
* John Childs (Kingskerswell, Exeter & South Devon)
* Lewis Gregory (Plympton)
* Heather Knight (Plymstock)
* Mark Lathwell (Braunton)
* Craig Overton (North Devon)
* Jamie Overton (North Devon)
* Chris Read (Paignton)

### Afghanistan

* Munir Ahmad (Bovey Tracey)

### Australia

* Hilton Cartwright (Sidmouth)
* Marnus Labuschagne (Plymouth)
* Stuart MacGill (Heathcoat)
* Chris Rogers (Exeter & North Devon)

### Ireland

* Max Sorrenson (South Devon)

### New Zealand

* Adam Parore (Barton)
* Andrew Mathieson (Sidmouth)
* Roger Twose (Paignton & Torquay)

### Pakistan

* Naveed Anjum (Barton)
* Aizaz Cheema (Cornwood)
* Mohammad Salman (Cornwood)
* Agha Zahid (Barton)

### South Africa

* Kyle Abbott (Lewdown)
* Fanie De Villiers (Torquay)
* JP Duminy (Exmouth)
* Zubayr Hamza (Paignton)
* Vernon Philander (Budleigh Salterton)
* Jacques Rudolph (Paignton)
* Alfonso Thomas (Exeter)
* Kyle Verreyne (North Devon)

### West Indies

* Omari Banks (Budleigh Salterton)
* Akeal Hosein (Exmouth)

### Zimbabwe

* Jonathan Campbell (Sandford)
* Brian Chari (Bovey Tracey)
* Prince Masvaure (Sandford & Plymstock)
* Tarisai Musakanda (Budleigh Salterton & Barton)
* Tinotenda Mutombodzi (Hatherleigh & Plympton)
* Cephas Zhuwao (Barton)