Essex Cricket League
ECB Premier League
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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]
Countries
United Kingdom
United KingdomAdministratorEssex League Executive Committee
FormatSingle Innings Declaration and Limited Overs
First edition1972
| Countries | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Essex League Executive Committee |
| Format | Single Innings Declaration and Limited Overs |
| First edition | 1972 |
| Latest edition | 2025 |
| Next edition | 2026 |
| Tournament format | League |
| Number of teams | 10 (Premier Division) |
| Current champion | Colchester & East Essex CC |
| Most successful | Chelmsford CC (7) |
| Website | https://www.essexcricket.com/ |
Champions
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- The Championship title was shared between Colchester and East Essex Cricket Club and Westcliff on Sea Cricket Club.
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Championships won
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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]
Performance by season from 1999
| 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023[a] | 2024 | 2025 | |
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| 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] | |
- 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.
- 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.
- Saffron Walden left the league after the 2008 season to join the East Anglian Premier Cricket League.
- 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.
- Wanstead entered into a merger after the 2005 season and became Wanstead and Snaresbrook.