Cricket Leagues in Kent
- Kent Cricket League
- Kent County Village League (Saturday)
- Kent Village Cricket League (Sunday)
- British Tamils Cricket League
There are 29 ‘Premier Leagues’ across England and Wales which operate at the top tier of men’s club cricket. These leagues act as a bridge between the grassroots and first class game.
The Kent Cricket League, as of 2023, merged with The Kent Regional Cricket League to create a single structure league consisting of 30 divisions in a tiered structure. The aforementioned ‘Premier’ division now sits at the top of the structure, and this is where many of our First XI squad have and continue to play.
The League was formed in November 1989, with competition effective from the 1990 season. In 1990 and 1991, the league consisted of eight founding clubs, whose 1st XIs competed: Bidborough, Hadlow, Cranbrook, Leigh, Crockham Hill, St Lawrence, Four Elms and Sissinghurst.
The league is going from strength to strength, with multiple divisions across West Kent and the East Sussex border.
The League was formed in the winter of 1972 and commenced with two divisions. It now consists of 77 sides, which are spread across 6 divisions, with divisions 3 and 4 regionalised.
Matches are played on Sundays throughout the summer with each team playing each other once.
The British Tamils Cricket League formed in 2005. On their website the BTCL state their aims are to ensure the future growth and continuity of the competition, inline with their responsibility to develop a league where ‘sports and sportsmanship are truly developed and sustained’.
Teams within the BTCL are predominantly from the London Boroughs.
Cups & Competitions
The Cricketer Village Cup
Since 1972, The Cricketer administered The Cricketer Village Cup and has been inextricably linked with the English summer. Each year around 300 clubs from villages across the British Isles battle for the chance to play in the final at Lord’s, the home of cricket.
No other sport offers this opportunity to the grassroots level of their game where even the smallest village team can ‘live the dream’ and tread the same hallowed turf as international cricketers do.
For full information on the competition and details on how to enter, please click here.
ECB Indoor Cricket (6-a-side)
League Venue Divisions Contact League Website Canterbury Pharon
Ames Levett, CT1 3NZ 4 Mark Sheppard
01227 473618play-cricket Beckenham University of Greenwich
County Ground, BR3 1DR 3 Mark Sheppard 01227 473618 play-cricket Shepway Indoor League 3 Hills Sports Park, CT19 5JU 2 Frank Hobbs – Sevenoaks Knole Academy, TN13 3LE 3 Mark Cheeseman – Thanet East Kent Sports School, CT12 6FA 4 Roger Silk play-cricket