East Anglian Premier Cricket League
| Countries |  England |
|---|---|
| Format | Limited Overs |
| First edition | 1999 |
| Tournament format | League |
| Number of teams | 12 (ECB Premier Division) |
| Current champion | Swardeston CC |
| Most successful | Swardeston CC (8) |
| Website | https://eapcl.play-cricket.com |
The East Anglian Premier Cricket League, currently known as the Thurlow Nunn East Anglian Premier League for sponsorship purposes, is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in the English region of East Anglia. Since it was formed in 1999 the league has been a designated ECB Premier League.[1] It has three feeder leagues: the Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Premier League,[2] the Norfolk Cricket Alliance,[3] and the Two Counties Cricket Championship (which covers Suffolk and the north of Essex).[4] The winners of these three leagues are eligible for promotion to the East Anglian Premier Cricket League. Should more than one of them wish to join the league in the same season then a playoff is held.[5]
The 2020 competition was cancelled because of 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.
Champions[edit]
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Year Club League Champions
1999–20181999 Vauxhall Mallards 2000 Norwich 2001 Norwich 2002 Vauxhall Mallards 2003 Vauxhall Mallards 2004 Vauxhall Mallards 2005 Bury St Edmunds 2006 Bury St Edmunds 2007 Swardeston 2008 Swardeston 2009 Vauxhall Mallards 2010 Cambridge Granta 2011 Cambridge Granta 2012 Swardeston 2013 Swardeston 2014 Swardeston 2015 Swardeston 2016 Swardeston 2017 Sudbury 2018 Sudbury -
Year Club League Champions
2019-20232019 Frinton on Sea 2020 COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Sawston and Babraham 2022 Sawston and Babraham 2023 Swardeston
Performance by season from 1999[edit]
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Gold | Champions |
| Blue | Left League |
| Red | Relegated |
| Club | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burwell [a] | 7 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Burwell and Exning [a] | 9 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bury St Edmunds | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | |
| Cambridge [b] | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Cambridge and Godmanchester [c] | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cambridge St Giles [c] | 8 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clacton on Sea [d] | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Copdock and Old Ipswichian | 6 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Fakenham | 10 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Frinton on Sea | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Godmanchester Town [c] | 9 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Great Witchingham | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |||||||||
| Halstead | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Horsford | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||
| Maldon | 9 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mildenhall | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Norwich | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 12 | |||||||
| Ramsey | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saffron Walden | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Sawston and Babraham | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sudbury | 7 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Swardeston | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |
| Vauxhall Mallards | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | ||||
| Wisbech Town | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Witham | 11 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Woolpit | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| References | [6] | [7] | [8] | [9] | [10] | [11] | [12] | [13] | [14] | [15] | [16] | [17] | [18] | [19] | [20] | [21] | [22] | [23] | [24] | [25] | [26] | [27][e] | [28] | [29] | [30] |
- ^ a b Burwell entered into a merger and became Burwell and Exning before the 2018 season.
- ^ Cambridge were known as Cambridge Granta until the end of the 2018 season.
- ^ a b c Cambridge St Giles and Godmanchester Town entered into a merger after the 2000 season and became Cambridge and Godmanchester, but this merger was dissolved after the 2003 season and Godmanchester Town took the place in the Premier League.
- ^ Clacton on Sea resigned from the Premier League after the 2013 season.
- ^ Coronavirus pandemic forced a reduction in league activity.
References[edit]
- ^ ECB Premier Leagues Archived 2014-12-20 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ "Cambridgeshire & Huntingdonshire Premier League". cambhuntpremierleague.play-cricket.com. Cambridgeshire & Huntingdonshire Premier League. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Norfolk Cricket Alliance". norfolkca.play-cricket.com. Norfolk Cricket Alliance. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Two Counties Cricket Championship". twocounties.play-cricket.com. Two Counties Cricket Championship. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "East Anglian Premier Cricket League". eapcl.play-cricket.com. East Anglian Premier Cricket League. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Premier League - 1999".
- ^ "Premier League - 2000".
- ^ "Premier League - 2001".
- ^ "Premier League - 2002".
- ^ "Premier League - 2003".
- ^ "Premier League - 2004".
- ^ "Premier League - 2005".
- ^ "Premier League - 2006".
- ^ "Premier League - 2007".
- ^ "Premier League - 2008".
- ^ "Premier League - 2009".
- ^ "Premier League - 2010".
- ^ "Premier League - 2011".
- ^ "Premier League - 2012".
- ^ "Premier League - 2013".
- ^ "Premier League - 2014".
- ^ "Premier League - 2015".
- ^ "Premier League - 2016".
- ^ "Premier League - 2017".
- ^ "Premier League - 2018".
- ^ "Premier League - 2019".
- ^ "Premier Division - 2020".
- ^ "Premier Division - 2021".
- ^ "Premier Division - 2022".
- ^ "Premier Division - 2023".