North Somerset Cricket League

The North Somerset Cricket League (NSCL) is a cricket league in England serving the North Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire area.

History

The NSCL was founded in 1969, with the first season taking place the following year. The aim of the league was to provide competitive cricket, with the hope of maintaining the interest of youngsters in the sport.

There were six original members of the league; Chew Magna, Chew Stoke, High Littleton, Nailsea, Whitchurch and Stanton Drew; and the first match took place on 19 April 1970 between Stanton Drew and Chew Magna. From these small beginnings, the league has grown, and now comprises over 80 teams, playing in 9 divisions.

Due to this expansion, and the desire of teams to play on different days, in 2007 the divisional structure was reorganised into Saturday and Sunday conferences. In 2009 a Sunday Premier Division was introduced, which allowed teams from higher leagues (such as the West of England Premier League) to compete without unbalancing the rest of the divisions.

Past winners[1]

Saturday Conference Division 1
  • 2007 Dyrham & Hinton
  • 2008 Dyrham & Hinton
  • 2009 Dyrham & Hinton
  • 2010 Wrington
  • 2011 Bear Flat
  • 2012 Bear Flat

Sunday Conference Premier Division
  • 2009 Keynsham CC
  • 2010 Brislington CC
  • 2011 Midsomer Norton CC
  • 2012 Lansdown CC

Sunday Conference Division 1
  • 2007 Keynsham
  • 2008 Knowle
  • 2009 Whitchurch CC, Somerset
  • 2010 Whitchurch CC, Somerset
  • 2011 Whitchurch CC, Somerset
  • 2012 Bristol Bangladeshi's

Division 1 (pre-2007)
  1. "North Somerset Cricket League - Play-Cricket - Competitions". Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
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