{{short description|English cricket league}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Use British English|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox cricket tournament main | name = Surrey Championship | image = | imagesize = 200px | caption = | country = {{flag|England}} | administrator = | cricket format = Limited Overs | first = 1968 (founded)<br> 2000 (ECB Premier League) | last = | next = | tournament format = League | participants = 10 (ECB Premier Division) | champions = East Molesey CC | trophyholder = | most successful = Wimbledon CC (12) | qualification = | most runs = | most wickets = | website = https://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/ | current = }} The '''Surrey Championship''' is a cricket organisation in Surrey running 6 divisions for 1st & 2nd XI cricket, 4 for 3rd XI and 4 for 4th XI. Since 2000 it has been a designated ECB Premier League.<ref>[http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/non-first-class/premier-leagues/premier-leagues,1443,BP.html List of ECB Premier Leagues] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015120858/http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/non-first-class/premier-leagues/premier-leagues%2C1443%2CBP.html |date=2008-10-15 }}</ref>
==History== The competition was founded in 1968 by 17 clubs within Surrey, the idea to create a more competitive 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, Travelbag, were the sponsors up until 2016. The current sponsors are AJ Fordham Sports.
==1st XI Champions== <div style=display:inline-table> {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:85%" |+ 1st XI Champions, {{nowrap|1968-1987}} |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Club |- ! scope="row" | 1968 | Sutton |- ! scope="row" | 1969 | Epsom |- ! scope="row" | 1970 | Mitcham |- ! scope="row" | 1971 | Mitcham |- ! scope="row" | 1972 | Guildford |- ! scope="row" | 1973 | Mitcham |- ! scope="row" | 1974 | Dulwich |- ! scope="row" | 1975 | Dulwich |- ! scope="row" | 1976 | Dulwich |- ! scope="row" | 1977 | Malden Wanderers |- ! scope="row" | 1978 | Mitcham |- ! scope="row" | 1979 | Epsom |- ! scope="row" | 1980 | East Molesey |- ! scope="row" | 1981 | Wimbledon |- ! scope="row" | 1982 | Epsom |- ! scope="row" | 1983 | Esher |- ! scope="row" | 1984 | Wimbledon |- ! scope="row" | 1985 | Wimbledon |- ! scope="row" | 1986 | Banstead |- ! scope="row" | 1987 | Guildford |}</div> <div style=display:inline-table> {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:85%" |+ 1st XI Champions, {{nowrap|1988-2007}} |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Club |- ! scope="row" | 1988 | Sunbury |- ! scope="row" | 1989 | Malden Wanderers |- ! scope="row" | 1990 | Cheam |- ! scope="row" | 1991 | Sutton |- ! scope="row" | 1992 | Wimbledon |- ! scope="row" | 1993 | Esher |- ! scope="row" | 1994 | Spencer |- ! scope="row" | 1995 | Wimbledon |- ! scope="row" | 1996 | Esher |- ! scope="row" | 1997 | Wimbledon |- ! scope="row" | 1998 | Sunbury |- ! scope="row" | 1999 | Weybridge |- ! scope="row" | 2000 | Wimbledon |- ! scope="row" | 2001 | Guildford |- ! scope="row" | 2002 | Wimbledon |- ! scope="row" | 2003 | Weybridge |- ! scope="row" | 2004 | Weybridge |- ! scope="row" | 2005 | Reigate Priory |- ! scope="row" | 2006 | Sutton |- ! scope="row" | 2007 | Reigate Priory |}</div> <div style=display:inline-table> {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:85%" |+ 1st XI Champions, {{nowrap|2008-2024}} |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Club |- ! scope="row" | 2008 | Reigate Priory |- ! scope="row" | 2009 | Sutton |- ! scope="row" | 2010 | Reigate Priory |- ! scope="row" | 2011 | Wimbledon |- ! scope="row" | 2012 | Wimbledon |- ! scope="row" | 2013 | Wimbledon |- ! scope="row" | 2014 | Reigate Priory |- ! scope="row" | 2015 | Sunbury |- ! scope="row" | 2016 | Sunbury |- ! scope="row" | 2017 | Normandy |- ! scope="row" | 2018 | Weybridge |- ! scope="row" | 2019 | East Molesey |- ! scope="row" | 2020 | no competition |- ! scope="row" | 2021 | East Molesey |- ! scope="row" | 2022 | Wimbledon |- ! scope="row" | 2023 | Sunbury |- !2024 |East Molesey |}</div>
=== Championships won === {{div col|colwidth=50em}} {|class=wikitable style="font-size:85%" | bgcolor="#e2e2e2" colspan=2 style="text-align: center;" | '''1968 - 2024''' |- !Wins!!Club |- | style="text-align: center;" | 12 || Wimbledon
|- | rowspan=2 style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;" | 5 || Reigate Priory |- | Sunbury |- | rowspan=4 style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;" | 4 || East Molesey |- | Esher |- | Mitcham |- | Weybridge |- | rowspan=3 style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;" | 3 || Dulwich |- | Epsom |- | Guildford |- | style="text-align: center;" | 2 || Malden Wanderers |- | rowspan=3 style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;" | 1 || Banstead |- | Cheam |- | Normandy |- |} {{div col end}} {{notelist}}
==Performance by season from 2000== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:85%" ! colspan=2| Key |- ! scope="row" style="background-color:#ffffbf;"| Gold | Champions |- ! scope="row" style="background-color:#ffcfcf;"| Red | Relegated |}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:85%; text-align: right;" |+ Performance by season, from 2000 |- ! scope="col" | Club ! scope="col" | 2000 ! scope="col" | 2001 ! scope="col" | 2002 ! scope="col" | 2003 ! scope="col" | 2004 ! scope="col" | 2005 ! scope="col" | 2006 ! scope="col" | 2007 ! scope="col" | 2008 ! scope="col" | 2009 ! scope="col" | 2010 ! scope="col" | 2011 ! scope="col" | 2012 ! scope="col" | 2013 ! scope="col" | 2014 ! scope="col" | 2015 ! scope="col" | 2016 ! scope="col" | 2017 ! scope="col" | 2018 ! scope="col" | 2019 ! scope="col" | 2021 ! scope="col" | 2022 ! scope="col" | 2023 ! scope="col" | 2024 |- ! scope="row" | Ashtead |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="10" | | 5 |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 9 |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="4" | | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | |- ! scope="row" | Bank of England |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="2" | |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 10 |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="21" | |- ! scope="row" | Banstead | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 10 |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="3" | | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 10 |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="3" | | 5 | 3 |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 9 |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="2" | | |- ! scope="row" | Beddington |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="15" | | 8 |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 10 | colspan="7" bgcolor="#ececec" | |- ! scope="row" | Camberley |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="12" | |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 10 | colspan="11" bgcolor="#ececec" | |- ! scope="row" | Cheam |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 9 |bgcolor="#ececec" | | 6 |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 9 |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="7" | |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 10 | colspan="12" bgcolor="#ececec" | |- ! scope="row" | Cobham Avorians {{efn|name=fn1|Cobham Avorians were simply called Avorians until 2005.}} |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="4" | |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 9 |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="2" | | 6 | 5 | 4 |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 9 | colspan="13" bgcolor="#ececec" | |- ! scope="row" | Cranleigh |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="17" | | 6 |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 10 |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="1" | |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 10 |bgcolor="#ececec" | |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 9 |bgcolor="#ececec" | |- ! scope="row" | Dulwich |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="5" | | 8 | 7 | 8 |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 9 | colspan="15" bgcolor="#ececec" | |- ! scope="row" | East Molesey |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="13" | |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 9 |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="2" | | 8 | 8 | 8 |bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 1 |bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 1 | 3 | 3 |1 |- ! scope="row" | Esher | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 9 |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="12" | | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |- ! scope="row" | Farnham |bgcolor="#ececec" | |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 10 |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="3" | | 4 | 5 |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 9 | colspan="16" bgcolor="#ececec" | |- ! scope="row" | Guildford | 5 |bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 1 | 2 | 4 |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 10 |bgcolor="#ececec" | | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 9 |bgcolor="#ececec" | |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 10 | colspan="2" bgcolor="#ececec" | | 2 | |- ! scope="row" | Leatherhead |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="14" | | 6 |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 10 | colspan="8" bgcolor="#ececec" | |- ! scope="row" | Malden Wanderers |bgcolor="#ececec" | |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 9 |bgcolor="#ececec" | | 8 | 7 | 7 |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 10 |bgcolor="#ececec" | | 2 | 7 |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 10 |bgcolor="#ececec" | | 6 |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 10 |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="7" | |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 9 |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="2" | |- ! scope="row" | Normandy |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="3" | | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 10 |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="2" | | 4 |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 9 |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="2" | | 2 | 5 |bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 1 |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 9 |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="1" | | 7 | 6 |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 10 |bgcolor="#ececec" | |- ! scope="row" | Reigate Priory | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 |bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 1 | 2 |bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 1 |bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 1 | 2 |bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |- ! scope="row" | Spencer |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 10 |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="3" | | 3 |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 9 |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="2" | | 3 |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 10 |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="3" | | 5 |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 9 | colspan="9" bgcolor="#ececec" | |- ! scope="row" | Sunbury | 2 | 6 |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 9 |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="4" | | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 1 |bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 8 |bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 1 | |- ! scope="row" | Sutton | 4 | 7 | 7 |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 10 |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="2" | |bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 1 | 4 | 8 |bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 9 |bgcolor="#ececec" | | 7 |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 9 |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="1" | |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 10 |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="1" | | |- ! scope="row" | Valley End |bgcolor="#ececec" colspan="14" | | 7 |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 9 |bgcolor="#ececec" | |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 10 | colspan="6" bgcolor="#ececec" | |- ! scope="row" | Weybridge | 6 | 3 | 3 |bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 1 |bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 1 | 6 | 6 |bgcolor="#ffcfcf" | 10 |bgcolor="#ececec" | | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 |bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | |- ! scope="row" | Wimbledon |bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 1 | 8 |bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 |bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 1 |bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 1 |bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |bgcolor="#ffffbf" | 1 | 4 | |- style="text-align: center;" ! scope="row" style="font-weight: bold;" | References ! scope="col" |<ref>Club Cricket Yearbook 2006</ref> ! scope="col" |<ref>Club Cricket Yearbook 2006</ref> ! scope="col" |<ref>Club Cricket Yearbook 2006</ref> ! scope="col" |<ref>Club Cricket Yearbook 2006</ref> ! scope="col" |<ref>Club Cricket Yearbook 2006</ref> ! scope="col" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/website/league_table/3618|title=Premier Division - 1st XI - 2005|access-date=10 March 2018|archive-date=2 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160502062120/http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/website/league_table/3618|url-status=live}}</ref> ! scope="col" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/website/league_table/3619|title=Premier Division - 1st XI - 2006}}</ref> ! scope="col" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/website/league_table/3620|title=Premier Division - 1st XI - 2007|access-date=10 March 2018|archive-date=2 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702150914/http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/website/league_table/3620|url-status=live}}</ref> ! scope="col" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/website/league_table/3621|title=Premier Division - 1st XI - 2008|access-date=10 March 2018|archive-date=4 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704223148/http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/website/league_table/3621|url-status=live}}</ref> ! scope="col" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/website/league_table/3622|title=Premier Division - 1st XI - 2009|access-date=10 March 2018|archive-date=2 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702150919/http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/website/league_table/3622|url-status=live}}</ref> ! scope="col" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/website/league_table/3623|title=Premier Division - 1st XI - 2010|access-date=10 March 2018|archive-date=2 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702233405/http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/website/league_table/3623|url-status=live}}</ref> ! scope="col" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/website/league_table/3624|title=Premier Division - 1st XI - 2011|access-date=10 March 2018|archive-date=2 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702150924/http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/website/league_table/3624|url-status=live}}</ref> ! scope="col" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/website/league_table/3625|title=Premier Division - 1st XI - 2012|access-date=10 March 2018|archive-date=2 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702144642/http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/website/league_table/3625|url-status=live}}</ref> ! scope="col" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/website/league_table/3626|title=Premier Division - 1st XI - 2013|access-date=10 March 2018|archive-date=2 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702150941/http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/website/league_table/3626|url-status=live}}</ref> ! scope="col" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/website/league_table/3627|title=Premier Division - 1st XI - 2014|access-date=10 March 2018|archive-date=2 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702144647/http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/website/league_table/3627|url-status=live}}</ref> ! scope="col" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/website/league_table/58693|title=Premier Division - 1st XI - 2015}}</ref> ! scope="col" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/website/league_table/65129|title=Premier Division - 1st XI - 2016|access-date=10 March 2018|archive-date=2 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702143138/http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/website/league_table/65129|url-status=live}}</ref> ! scope="col" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/website/league_table/69596|title=Premier Division - 1st XI - 2017}}</ref> ! scope="col" |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/website/league_table/77472|title=Premier Division - 1st XI - 2018|access-date=23 April 2019|archive-date=23 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423141150/http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/website/league_table/77472|url-status=live}}</ref> ! scope="col" |<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Premier Division - 1st XI - 2019|url=https://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/league_table/82310|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702154003/https://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/league_table/82310|archive-date=2 July 2020|access-date=|website=|url-status=live}}</ref> ! scope="col" |<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Premier Division - 1st XI - 2021|url=https://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/87538|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009121145/https://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/87538|archive-date=9 October 2021|access-date=|website=|url-status=live}}</ref> ! scope="col" |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/101277|title=Premier Division - 1st XI - 2022|access-date=27 December 2024|archive-date=13 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913124350/https://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/101277|url-status=live}}</ref> ! scope="col" |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/109378|title=Premier Division - 1st XI - 2023|access-date=27 December 2024|archive-date=4 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904215056/https://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/109378|url-status=live}}</ref> ! scope="col" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Surrey Championship |url=https://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/117425 |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=surreychampionship.play-cricket.com}}</ref> |} {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.surreychampionship.com/ Surrey Championship] - official site *[http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/ Surrey Championship] - Play-Cricket site
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