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Cricket tournament
| Countries |  England |
|---|---|
| Format | Limited overs cricket |
| Tournament format | League |
| Number of teams | 8 (Division 1) |
| Current champion | Barnack CC |
| Most successful | Peterborough Town CC (7 titles) |
| Website | https://rutland.play-cricket.com |
The Rutland and District Cricket League (RDCL) is a Sunday League that administer's cricket clubs that participate in the League, Cup and trophy competitions. Albeit a Rutland centric Sunday cricket league, the headquarters for the RDCL is based in Swineshead, Lincolnshire.
The Rutland & District Cricket League operates mainly in the county of Rutland, but many clubs participate from beyond the county boundary, with representatives from Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. For the 2021 season the RDCL held 42 teams from 32 clubs in its divisions. The League is divided into 5 Divisions with, wherever possible, a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 10 teams in each division.
Rutland and District Cricket League 2021
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Past winners
| Year | Champions |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Market Overton |
| 2005 | Rushton |
| 2006 | Elton Park |
| 2007 | Ketton |
| 2008 | Rushton |
| 2009 | Oundle Town |
| 2010 | Peterborough Town |
| 2011 | Peterborough Town |
| 2012 | Peterborough Town |
| 2013 | Bourne |
| 2014 | Peterborough Town |
| 2015 | Uppingham Town |
| 2016 | Nassington |
| 2017 | Wisbech Town |
| 2018 | Barnack |
| 2019 | Peterborough Town |
| 2020 | League suspended |
| 2021 | Peterborough Town |
| 2022 | Peterborough Town |
| 2023 | Barnack |
- Coronavirus pandemic forced all formal competitive sporting activities to be suspended.
Performance by season from 2004
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Gold | Champions |
| Blue | Left League |
| Red | Relegated |
| Club | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnack | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Bourne | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Buckminster | 9 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Burghley Park | 4 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Castor | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Castor & Ailsworth | 8 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| City | 5 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eaton Socon | 6 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elton Park | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Finedon Dolben | 8 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Godmanchester Town | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Grantham | 7 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ketton | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ketton Sports | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kings Keys | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| March Town | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Market Deeping | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Market Overton | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Medbourne | 7 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nassington | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Oakham | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Oundle Town | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | |||||
| Perkins | 8 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Peterborough Town | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Railway | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rushton | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Stamford Town | 9 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Stewarts & Lloyds | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Uffington | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ufford Park | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Uppingham Town | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Weldon | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Werrington | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisbech Town | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||
| References | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Castor entered into a merger after the 2004 season and became Castor & Ailsworth.
- ^ Ketton added Sports to the name after the 2017 season.
- The COVID-19 pandemic forced a reduction in league activity. A replacement competition was organised for the latter part of the season when cricket became possible again, but with the winners not to be regarded as official league champions.
References
- ^ "Rutland & District Cricket League". rutland.play-cricket.com. RDCL. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- "Spalding Today: 15 February 2021". spaldingtoday.co.uk. Spalding Today. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- "Rutland & District Cricket League Handbook 2018". rutland.play-cricket.com. RDCL. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- "Leicestershire County Cricket Club". leicestershirecricket.co.uk. Leicestershire Cricket. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- "Division 1 - 2004".
- "Division 1 - 2005".
- "Division 1 - 2006".
- "Division 1 - 2007".
- "Division 1 - 2008".
- "Division 1 - 2009".
- "Division 1 - 2010".
- "Division 1 - 2011".
- "Division 1 - 2012".
- "Division 1 - 2013".
- "Division 1 - 2014".
- "Division 1 - 2015".
- "Division 1 - 2016".
- "Division 1 - 2017".
- "Division 1 - 2018".
- "Division 1 - 2019".
- "Division 1 - 2020".
- "Division 1 - 2021".
- "Division 1 - 2022".
- "Division 1 - 2023".