Rutland and District Cricket League
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| Countries |  England |
|---|---|
| Format | Limited overs cricket |
| Tournament format | League |
| Number of teams | 8 (Division 1) |
| Current champion | Barnack CC |
| Most successful | Peterborough Town CC (7 titles) |
| Website | https://rutland.play-cricket.com |
The Rutland and District Cricket League (RDCL) is a Sunday League that administer's cricket clubs that participate in the League, Cup and trophy competitions.[1] Albeit a Rutland centric Sunday cricket league, the headquarters for the RDCL is based in Swineshead, Lincolnshire.[1]
The Rutland & District Cricket League operates mainly in the county of Rutland, but many clubs participate from beyond the county boundary, with representatives from Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[2] For the 2021 season the RDCL held 42 teams from 32 clubs in its divisions.[1] The League is divided into 5 Divisions with, wherever possible, a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 10 teams in each division.[3][4]
Past winners
[edit]| Year | Champions |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Market Overton |
| 2005 | Rushton |
| 2006 | Elton Park |
| 2007 | Ketton |
| 2008 | Rushton |
| 2009 | Oundle Town |
| 2010 | Peterborough Town |
| 2011 | Peterborough Town |
| 2012 | Peterborough Town |
| 2013 | Bourne |
| 2014 | Peterborough Town |
| 2015 | Uppingham Town |
| 2016 | Nassington |
| 2017 | Wisbech Town |
| 2018 | Barnack |
| 2019 | Peterborough Town |
| 2020 | League suspended [a] |
| 2021 | Peterborough Town |
| 2022 | Peterborough Town |
| 2023 | Barnack |
- ^ Coronavirus pandemic forced all formal competitive sporting activities to be suspended.
Performance by season from 2004
[edit]| Key | |
|---|---|
| Gold | Champions |
| Blue | Left League |
| Red | Relegated |
| Club | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnack | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Bourne | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Buckminster | 9 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Burghley Park | 4 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Castor [a] | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Castor & Ailsworth | 8 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| City | 5 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eaton Socon | 6 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elton Park | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Finedon Dolben | 8 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Godmanchester Town | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Grantham | 7 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ketton [b] | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ketton Sports [b] | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kings Keys | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| March Town | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Market Deeping | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Market Overton | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Medbourne | 7 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nassington | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Oakham | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Oundle Town | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | |||||
| Perkins | 8 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Peterborough Town | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Railway | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rushton | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Stamford Town | 9 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Stewarts & Lloyds | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Uffington | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ufford Park | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Uppingham Town | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Weldon | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Werrington | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisbech Town | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||
| References | [5] | [6] | [7] | [8] | [9] | [10] | [11] | [12] | [13] | [14] | [15] | [16] | [17] | [18] | [19] | [20] | [21][c] | [22] | [23] | [24] | |
- ^ Castor entered into a merger after the 2004 season and became Castor & Ailsworth.
- ^ a b Ketton added Sports to the name after the 2017 season.
- ^ The COVID-19 pandemic forced a reduction in league activity. A replacement competition was organised for the latter part of the season when cricket became possible again, but with the winners not to be regarded as official league champions.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Rutland & District Cricket League". rutland.play-cricket.com. RDCL. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Spalding Today: 15 February 2021". spaldingtoday.co.uk. Spalding Today. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Rutland & District Cricket League Handbook 2018". rutland.play-cricket.com. RDCL. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Leicestershire County Cricket Club". leicestershirecricket.co.uk. Leicestershire Cricket. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Division 1 - 2004".
- ^ "Division 1 - 2005".
- ^ "Division 1 - 2006".
- ^ "Division 1 - 2007".
- ^ "Division 1 - 2008".
- ^ "Division 1 - 2009".
- ^ "Division 1 - 2010".
- ^ "Division 1 - 2011".
- ^ "Division 1 - 2012".
- ^ "Division 1 - 2013".
- ^ "Division 1 - 2014".
- ^ "Division 1 - 2015".
- ^ "Division 1 - 2016".
- ^ "Division 1 - 2017".
- ^ "Division 1 - 2018".
- ^ "Division 1 - 2019".
- ^ "Division 1 - 2020".
- ^ "Division 1 - 2021".
- ^ "Division 1 - 2022".
- ^ "Division 1 - 2023".