Essex Cricket League

The Hamro Foundation Essex Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in Essex and East London, England. The league was founded in 1972.[1] Since 1999 it has been a designated ECB Premier League.[2]

Essex Cricket League
Countries United Kingdom
AdministratorEssex Cricket Board
FormatLimited Overs
First edition1972
Tournament formatLeague
Number of teams10 (Premier Division)
Current championHornchurch CC
Most successfulChelmsford CC (6) and Saffron Walden CC (6)
Websitehttps://www.essexcricket.com/

Champions
  • YearClub
    League Champions
    1972–1991
    1972 Gidea Park and Romford
    1973 Gidea Park and Romford
    1974 Orsett and Thurrock
    1975 Chelmsford
    1976 South Woodford
    1977 Gidea Park and Romford
    1978 Wanstead
    1979 Wanstead
    1980 Orsett and Thurrock
    1981 Colchester and East Essex
    1982 Colchester and East Essex
    1983 Gidea Park and Romford
    1984 Colchester and East Essex and Westcliff on Sea [lower-alpha 1]
    1985 Colchester and East Essex
    1986 Woodford Wells
    1987 Woodford Wells
    1988 Old Brentwoods
    1989 Woodford Wells
    1990 Ilford
    1991 Old Brentwoods
  • YearClub
    League Champions
    1992–2011
    1992 Chelmsford
    1993 Chelmsford
    1994 Woodford Wells
    1995 Saffron Walden
    1996 Saffron Walden
    1997 Wanstead
    1998 Fives and Heronians
    1999 Fives and Heronians
    2000 Wanstead
    2001 Saffron Walden
    2002 Gidea Park and Romford
    2003 Saffron Walden
    2004 Saffron Walden
    2005 Saffron Walden
    2006 Hainault and Clayhall
    2007 Ardleigh Green
    2008 Wanstead and Snaresbrook
    2009 Brentwood
    2010 Brentwood
    2011 Brentwood
  • YearClub
    League Champions
    2012–2023
    2012 Wanstead and Snaresbrook
    2013 Wanstead and Snaresbrook
    2014 Chingford
    2015 Chelmsford
    2016 Wanstead and Snaresbrook
    2017 Chelmsford
    2018 Hornchurch
    2019 Brentwood
    2020 no competition
    2021 Chelmsford
    2022 Wanstead and Snaresbrook
    2023 Hornchurch
  1. The Championship title was shared between Colchester and East Essex Cricket Club and Westcliff on Sea Cricket Club.

Source: [3]

Championships won
  • League Championship
    WinsClub
    6Chelmsford
    Saffron Walden
    5Gidea Park and Romford
    Wanstead and Snaresbrook
    4Brentwood
    Colchester and East Essex [lower-alpha 1]
    Wanstead
    Woodford Wells
    2Fives and Heronians
    Hornchurch
    Old Brentwoods
    Orsett and Thurrock
    1Ardleigh Green
    Chingford
    Hainault and Clayhall
    Ilford
    South Woodford
    Westcliff on Sea [lower-alpha 2]
  1. Colchester and East Essex Cricket Club have 1 shared title.
  2. Shared title.

Performance by season from 1999
Key
Gold Champions
Blue Left League
Red Relegated
Premier Division 1st XI 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 2024
Ardleigh Green[lower-alpha 1] 5 1 2 10 8 10
Belhus 8 6 9
Billericay 5 10 6 6 10
Brentwood 4 4 8 1 1 1 4 2 3 2 2 3 3 1 3 2 3
Buckhurst Hill 7 10 7 9 9 9
Chelmsford 9 4 3 6 2 5 5 1 3 1 5 3 1 6 4
Chingford 7 10 6 1 5 8 6 4 7 8 8 10
Colchester and East Essex 5 5 9 5 7 6 6 5 5 9 4 6 9 7 3 2
Epping
Fives and Heronians 1 7 3 8 8 10
Gidea Park and Romford 7 8 4 1 2 6 5 6 6 5 8 10
Hadleigh and Thundersley 3 9 10 7 4 4 4 6
Hainault and Clayhall[lower-alpha 2] 4 5 6 6 4 3 2 1 8 6 5 5 9
Harold Wood 7 10 9
Hornchurch 9 4 5 1 5 5 7 1
Horndon on the Hill 10
Hutton 5 7
Ilford 5 7 7 7 9 8 4 6 7 4 8 7 7 8 10
Loughton 8 4 7 4 3 4 8 10 4 10 8 9 8
Orsett and Thurrock 9
Saffron Walden[lower-alpha 3] 2 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 3 3
Shenfield 6 6 8 10 9 3 3 9 5 4 9 10
South Woodford 7 6 5 6 9 9 9 3 8 4 6 6 10
Southend on Sea and EMT 8 10
Upminster 4 7 9 8 10 10
Wanstead[lower-alpha 4] 3 1 2 2 7 2 3
Wanstead and Snaresbrook[lower-alpha 4] 3 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 1 2 2 2 2 1 5
Westcliff on Sea 8 10
Wickford 10 4 8 10
Woodford Wells 9 3 7 7 9
References [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28]
  1. Ardleigh Green entered into a merger after the 2018 season and became Ardleigh Green and Havering-Atte-Bower.
  2. Hainault and Clayhall changed its name to Frenford in 2019.[4]
  3. Saffron Walden left the league after the 2008 season to join the East Anglian Premier Cricket League.
  4. Wanstead entered into a merger after the 2005 season and became Wanstead and Snaresbrook.

References
  1. "The Essex League". essexcl.play-cricket.com/home. The Essex League. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. List of ECB Premier Leagues Archived 15 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Essex League Winners 1972 to Date". essexcricket.com. The Essex League. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  4. "Hainault to change name to Frenford in 2019". ilfordrecorder.co.uk. Ilford Recorder, Archant Community Media Ltd. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  5. Club Cricket Yearbook 2006
  6. Club Cricket Yearbook 2006
  7. Club Cricket Yearbook 2006
  8. "1st XI Premier Division – 2002".
  9. "1st XI Premier Division – 2003".
  10. "1st XI Premier Division – 2004".
  11. "1st XI Premier Division – 2005".
  12. "1st XI Premier Division – 2006".
  13. "1st XI Premier Division – 2007".
  14. "1st XI Premier Division – 2008".
  15. "1st XI Premier Division – 2009".
  16. "1st XI Premier Division – 2010".
  17. "1st XI Premier Division – 2011".
  18. "1st XI Premier Division – 2012".
  19. "1st XI Premier Division – 2013".
  20. "1st XI Premier Division – 2014".
  21. "1st XI Premier Division – 2015".
  22. "1st XI Premier Division – 2016".
  23. "1st XI Premier Division – 2017".
  24. "1st XI Premier Division – 2018".
  25. "1st XI Premier Division – 2019".
  26. "Division 01 - 1st XI Premier Division - 2021".
  27. "Division 01 - 1st XI Premier Division - 2022".
  28. "Division 01 - 1st XI Premier Division - 2023".
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