The Hertfordshire Cricket League is an amateur league cricket competition based in the county of Hertfordshire, England. It serves as a feeder league to the Home Counties Premier Cricket League, which is a designated ECB Premier League, the highest level of recreational club cricket in England and Wales.
Although most of the leagues member clubs are located within the borders of the county, and in the major towns, teams from North London and across the border into Bedfordshire are also members. The league is sponsored by Saracens Rugby Football Club.
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The league has its origins in two smaller leagues in the county, the Grasshopper and Herts County league which eventually merged in the mid 1980s. The league is run by a committee consisting of elected persons from member clubs. The league can also invite additional members to join on a co-option basis.
The League comprises 14 divisions, with 10 teams in Division 1 and 2, increasing to 17 further down the league before reducing in size in the bottom two divisions. Sides in Divisions 1 to 9 play 100 over cricket, 9 to 14 play a reduced 90 over format. The side batting first receives a greater number of overs (53 to 47, and 47 to 43).
The league is organised on a pyramid system, with promotion and relegation at stake in all divisions, bar the latter in Division 14. The league-winning side in Division 1 is elected to the Home Counties Premier Cricket League. The most successful club sides in recent years have been Knebworth Park [1] Letchworth, Hitchin, Potters Bar and Radlett.