North Staffs and South Cheshire League
Countries United Kingdom
AdministratorECB
FormatLimited Overs
First edition1964 (Founded)
2001 (ECB Premier League)
Tournament formatLeague
Number of teams12 (Premier Division)
Current championPorthill Park CC
Most successfulLongton CC (4) and
Porthill Park CC (4)
Websitehttps://nssc.play-cricket.com/

The North Staffordshire and South Cheshire Premier Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in the North Staffordshire and South Cheshire area of England, and the league Headquarters is based in Stoke on Trent.[1] The league was founded in 1963[2][3] and since 2001 it has been a designated ECB Premier League.[4]

Champions

  • YearClub
    League Champions
    2001–2019
    2001 Leek
    2002 Norton in Hales
    2003 Longton
    2004 Longton
    2005 Longton
    2006 Stone
    2007 Audley
    2008 Moddershall
    2009 Longton
    2010 Little Stoke
    2011 Wood Lane
    2012 Leek
    2013 Leek
    2014 Stone
    2015 Stone
    2016 Porthill Park
    2017 J & G Meakin
    2018 Porthill Park
    2019 Porthill Park
  • YearClub
    League Champions
    2020–2022
    2020 COVID-19 pandemic
    2021 J & G Meakin
    2022 Porthill Park

    Championships won

    • League Championship
      WinsClub
      4Longton
      Porthill Park
      3Leek
      Stone
      2J & G Meakin
      1Audley
      Little Stone
      Moddershall
      Norton in Hales
      Wood Lane

      Performance by season from 2001

      Key
      Gold Champions
      Blue Left League
      Red Relegated
      Premier Division performance by season, from 2001
      Club 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
      Ashcombe Park 6 10 7 7 12
      Audley 10 10 2 5 7 4 1 5 8 2 5 7 11 11
      Bagnall Norton 5 7
      Barlaston 8 12 6 7 12 9 12
      Betley 3 3 11 6 12 7 12
      Blythe 3 12
      Burslem 6 8 4 4 7 4 7 10 10 12 6 11 6 12
      Caverswall 6 6 7 12
      Cheadle 11 11 3 7 10
      Checkley 9 9 5 4 8 11 9 3 9 2 5 7 4 6 4 3
      Crewe 5 12
      Elworth 11 11 12 12 6
      Hem Heath 12 9 10 3 8 8 5 10 9 9 10 11 5
      Knypersley 8 11 10 4 2 9 6 6 6 10 4 5 2 4 11
      Leek 1 4 8 7 9 5 6 2 12 2 1 1 6 5 8 3 8 10 10 9
      Leycett 11
      Little Stoke 12 6 3 5 12 8 2 1 8 12 10 11
      Longton 2 2 1 1 1 10 8 3 1 5 9 2 4 8 8 4 8 6 9 2 4
      J & G Meakin 4 6 2 1 2 2 1 11
      Meir Heath 9 11 9 11
      Moddershall [lower-alpha 1] 7 7 4 8 2 7 10 1 10 12 7 12
      Moddershall and Oulton [lower-alpha 1] 5 8 2
      Newcastle and Hartshill 12
      Norton in Hales [lower-alpha 2] 1 3
      Porthill Park 4 5 10 9 10 3 3 10 4 7 4 5 6 7 9 1 2 1 1 3 1
      Sandyford 11
      Stafford 11
      Stone 2 3 1 2 7 3 3 6 6 2 1 1 3 4 5 4 9 8
      Whitmore 9 3 3 10 5 9 8 11
      Wood Lane 5 9 5 8 1 3 7 11
      References [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24][lower-alpha 3] [25] [26]
      1. 1 2 Moddershall entered into a merger after the 2016 season and became Moddershall and Oulton.
      2. Norton in Hales resigned from the Premier Division after the 2003 season.
      3. Coronavirus pandemic forced a reduction in league activity. 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.

      References

      1. "The North Staffordshire and South Cheshire Premier Cricket League". nssc.play-cricket.com/home. North Staffordshire and South Cheshire League. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
      2. Loffill, Tony; Rowley, Derek; Williamson, Stuart; Forster, Glyn (2014). Fifty Years on and Counting...: History of North Staffordshire & South Cheshire Cricket League. United Kingdom: Acumen Books. p. 152. ISBN 0954871855.
      3. "League Honours". nsscpcl.org. North Staffs and South Cheshire League. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
      4. List of ECB Premier Leagues Archived 2008-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
      5. Club Cricket Yearbook 2006
      6. Club Cricket Yearbook 2006
      7. "Premier Division A - 2003".
      8. "Premier Division A - 2004".
      9. "Premier Division A - 2005".
      10. "Premier Division A - 2006".
      11. "Premier Division A - 2007".
      12. "Premier Division A - 2008".
      13. "Premier Division A - 2009".
      14. "Premier Division A - 2010".
      15. "Premier Division A - 2011".
      16. "Premier Division A - 2012".
      17. "Premier Division A - 2013".
      18. "Premier Division A - 2014".
      19. "Premier Division A - 2015".
      20. "Premier Division - 2016".
      21. "Premier Division - 2017".
      22. "Premier Division - 2018".
      23. "Premier Division - 2019".
      24. "Premier Division - 2020".
      25. "Premier Division - 2021".
      26. "Premier Division - 2022".
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