Surrey Championship

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The Surrey Championship is a cricket organisation in Surrey running 6 divisions for 1st & 2nd XI cricket, 3 for 3rd XI and 1 for 4th XI.


[edit] History

The competition was founded in 1968 by 17 clubs within Surrey, the idea to create a more competetive form of club cricket, rather than the friendly leagues that had previously been the formats for many clubs. The 17 founder member clubs were: Addiscombe, Banstead, Beddington, Cheam, Dulwich, East Molesey, Epsom, Guildford, Malden Wanderers, Mitcham, Old Emanuel, Old Whitgiftians, Purley, Spencer, Streatham, Sunbury and Sutton. Up until 1977, there were only 1st XI and 2nd XI sections within the organisation. The Eve Group became the first sponsors of the competition in 1982, and kept that role for 19 seasons, until Castle Lager became sponsors in 2001. The current sponsors of the Championship are Shepherd Neame, having been sponsors since 2007. As of the 2008 season, 67 clubs are competing in the Surrey Championship through 1st XI to 4th XI leagues.

[edit] Member clubs

As of the 2008 season

  • Addiscombe
  • Ashford
  • Ashtead
  • Bank of England
  • Banstead
  • Beddington
  • Brook
  • Camberley
  • Caterham
  • Cheam
  • Chertsey
  • Chessington
  • Chipstead Coulsdon & Walcountians
  • Chobham
  • Churt
  • Cobham Avorians
  • Cranleigh
  • Croydon MO
  • Dorking
  • Dulwich
  • East Molesey
  • Edward Alleyn & Honor Oak
  • Egham
  • Epsom
  • Esher
  • Farncombe
  • Farnham
  • Godalming
  • Guildford
  • Horsley & Send
  • Kempton
  • Kingstonian
  • Leatherhead & Cobham
  • Malden Wanderers
  
  • Maori Oxshott
  • Metropolitan Police
  • Mitcham
  • Normandy
  • Old Emanuel
  • Old Hamptonians
  • Old MidWhitgiftians
  • Old Paulines
  • Old Rutlishians
  • Old Tiffinians
  • Old Whitgiftians
  • Old Wimbledonians
  • Oxted & Limpsfield
  • Purley
  • Pyrford
  • Reigate Priory
  • Sanderstead
  • Sinjungrammarians
  • Southern Railway & Kenley
  • Spencer
  • Staines & Laleham
  • Streatham & Marlborough
  • Sunbury
  • Sutton
  • Thames Ditton
  • Valley End
  • Wallington
  • Walton-on-Thames
  • Warlingham
  • Weybridge
  • Wimbledon
  • Woking & Horsell
  • Worcester Park

[edit] Honours

Year 1st XI 2nd XI 3rd XI 4th XI Twenty20
Cup
1968 Sutton Purley
1969 Epsom Beddington
1970 Mitcham Streatham
1971 Mitcham Beddington
1972 Guildford Streatham
1973 Mitcham Old Whitgiftians
1974 Dulwich Beddington
1975 Dulwich Purley
1976 Dulwich Mitcham
1977 Malden Wanderers Cheam Sunbury
1978 Mitcham Epsom Beddington
1979 Epsom Epsom Beddington
1980 East Molesey Purley Sutton
1981 Wimbledon Cheam Epsom
1982 Epsom Epsom Cheam
1983 Esher Epsom Cheam
1984 Wimbledon Dulwich Wimbledon
1985 Wimbledon Honor Oak Cheam
1986 Banstead Cheam Sunbury
1987 Guildford Wimbledon Sunbury
1988 Sunbury Wimbledon Sutton
1989 Malden Wanderers Wimbledon Cheam
1990 Cheam Cheam Sutton
1991 Sutton Cheam Sunbury
1992 Wimbledon Wimbledon Wimbledon
1993 Esher Sutton Wimbledon
1994 Esher Epsom Cheam
1995 Wimbledon Malden Wanderers Wimbledon
1996 Esher Wimbledon Wimbledon
1997 Wimbledon Banstead Wimbledon
1998 Sunbury Cheam Banstead
1999 Weybridge Sunbury Wimbledon
2000 Wimbledon Wimbledon Wimbledon
2001 Guildford Reigate Priory Sunbury
2002 Wimbledon Wimbledon Reigate Priory
2003 Weybridge Sunbury Wimbledon
2004 Weybridge Reigate Priory Spencer
2005 Reigate Priory Reigate Priory Reigate Priory
2006 Sutton Sunbury Wimbledon Wimbledon
2007 Reigate Priory Weybridge Wimbledon Wimbledon