Essex Cricket League

Essex Cricket League
Countries United Kingdom
AdministratorEssex League Executive Committee
FormatSingle Innings Declaration and Limited Overs
First edition1972
Latest edition2025
Next edition2026
Tournament formatLeague
Number of teams10 (Premier Division)
Current championColchester & East Essex CC
Most successfulChelmsford CC (7)
Websitehttps://www.essexcricket.com/

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]

Champions

Year Club
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 [a]
1985 Colchester and East Essex
1986 Woodford Wells
1987 Woodford Wells
1988 Old Brentwoods
1989 Woodford Wells
1990 Ilford
1991 Old Brentwoods
Year Club
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
Year Club
League Champions
2012–2025
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
2024 Chelmsford
2025 Colchester and East Essex
  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
    Wins Club
    7 Chelmsford
    6 Saffron Walden
    5 Gidea Park & Romford
    Wanstead & Snaresbrook
    Colchester & East Essex [a]
    4 Brentwood
    Wanstead
    Woodford Wells
    2 Fives & Heronians
    Hornchurch
    Old Brentwoods
    Orsett & Thurrock
    1 Ardleigh Green
    Chingford
    Hainault & Clayhall
    Ilford
    South Woodford
    Westcliff on Sea [b]
  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[a] 2024 2025
Ardleigh Green[b] 5 1 2 10 8 10
Belhus 8 6 9
Billericay 5 10 6 6 10 10
Brentwood 4 4 8 1 1 1 4 2 3 2 2 3 3 1 3 2 3 2 4
Buckhurst Hill 7 10 7 9 9 9 6 8
Chelmsford 9 4 3 6 2 5 5 1 3 1 5 3 1 6 4 1 2
Chingford 7 10 6 1 5 8 6 4 7 8 8 10 9
Colchester & East Essex 5 5 9 5 7 6 6 5 5 9 4 6 9 7 3 2 5 1
Fives & Heronians 1 7 3 8 8 10 6
Gidea Park & Romford 7 8 4 1 2 6 5 6 6 5 8 10
Hadleigh & Thundersley 3 9 10 7 4 4 4 6 8 9
Hainault & Clayhall[c] 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 4 7
Horndon on the Hill 10
Hutton 5 7 7 5
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 10
Orsett & Thurrock 9
Saffron Walden[d] 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[e] 8 10
Upminster 4 7 9 8 10 10
Wanstead[f] 3 1 2 2 7 2 3
Wanstead & Snaresbrook[f] 3 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 1 2 2 2 2 1 5 3 3
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] [29] [30]
  1. ^ No teams were relegated from the premier division at the end of the 2023 season due to the ineligibility of clubs from the division below to be promoted.
  2. ^ Ardleigh Green entered into a merger after the 2018 season and became Ardleigh Green and Havering-Atte-Bower. They subsequently left the Hamro Foundation Essex League after the conclusion of the 2023 season and joined the T-Rippon Mid-Essex League for the 2024 season.
  3. ^ Hainault and Clayhall changed its name to Frenford in 2019.[4]
  4. ^ Saffron Walden left the league after the 2008 season to join the East Anglian Premier Cricket League.
  5. ^ Left the Hamro Foundation Essex League after the conclusion of the 2024 season and joined the T-Rippon Mid-Essex League for the 2025 season.
  6. ^ a b 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".
  29. ^ "Division 01 - 1st XI Premier Division - 2024".
  30. ^ "Division 01 - 1st XI Premier Division - 2025".
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