7-647: The Yorkshire Premier League North was formed in early 2016 following the re-structure of club cricket within Yorkshire, and is an ECB Premier League . Of the initial twelve competing teams, six were from the now disbanded Yorkshire ECB County Premier League - Castleford, Driffield Town, Harrogate, Hull, York, and Yorkshire CCC Academy. The other six teams were from the York & District Senior Cricket League - Acomb, Dunnington, Scarborough, Sheriff Hutton Bridge, Stamford Bridge, and Woodhouse Grange. The League headquarters
14-543: Is based in Sowerby , Thirsk . A process of promotion and relegation is in operation. Originally, the bottom two teams each season were replaced by the top two teams from the York & District Senior Cricket League. In 2022 the Yorkshire Premier League North formed a second division of its own, and in 2023 this division was separated into Championship East and Championship West divisions, with
21-432: Is only one overseas player in any Premier League club team, which mirrors the arrangements for overseas players in the club cricket structures in countries such as Australia and South Africa . The Premier League clubs must show a strong commitment to junior cricket and the assessment criteria explicitly require strong junior sections that can provide cricket coaching and matches for the next generation of cricketers. There
28-737: The Standard" in 1997, the ECB Management Board Blueprint for the Future Playing Structure of cricket. This introduced the concept of ECB Premier Leagues, designed to raise the playing standard of the top tier of club cricket and to bridge the gap between recreational cricket and the First Class game. A national network of Premier Leagues was established, with funding from the ECB. The Leagues have to meet
35-582: The leading Yorkshire club in the North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League . This article related to an English domestic cricket competition is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . ECB Premier Leagues The ECB Premier Leagues are a series of regional cricket leagues organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) that form the top tier of club cricket in England and Wales . The ECB published "Raising
42-439: The published ECB assessment criteria and they receive accreditation on an annual basis. Premier Leagues are expected to establish links to other leagues in order to allow ambitious clubs to aspire to Premier League status over time. Many were based on existing leagues although some new Regional Premier Leagues were created. The ECB decided that overseas players are allowed to play in this top tier of club cricket provided that there
49-693: The winner of each eligible for promotion. A 50 over knockout competition is also competed for in conjunction with the Yorkshire Cricket Southern Premier League . Teams also compete in a T20 tournament, and there is also an U19 T20 for younger players. The league winners qualify to take part in the Yorkshire Championship , together with the winners of the Bradford Premier League and the Yorkshire Cricket Southern Premier League , and
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