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[Fetchthatone]

Hi there,

Was just wondering, in the UK, where abouts is considered the highest quality cricket league?

[Talisman]

At the top.

[Howzat]

Well obv one of the Premier Leagues, have heard good things about Lancashire although someone told me that Kent Prem League was voted as the best, cant find anything to back it up though.

[Talisman]

Birmingham?

[niceonechoppy]

Bradford league?

[ianbuchanan]

lancashire league tend to have a lot of pros dont they?

west of england prem 1 isnt too bad but thats me being bias for the top league in our area...

[roco]

Birmingham for me but heard very good things about the Liverpool prem

My old foreman asif din was playing in Birmingham Orem last I heard

[espocrespo]

I think north staffs south cheshire won the national league competition next year

[espocrespo]

Last*

[Watsontotty]

Its pretty simple to say that all premier league cricket is of a good standard but to pick one out over another is impossible unless you have played in every single one. North East Premier division is very strong and South North Bulls have won various competitions in recent years but id certainly not suggest it the best as I've not seen the rest or played in them.

[procricket]

played in middlesex prem 2 was good wickets poor pros's
played in west england prem 2 was very good no pro only county pro
lancashire league standard has slipped pro not what they were...
bolton league good pros (deehraj jadhav and dwaine smith  of mongoose fame)
ribbllesdale league(good pro poor wickets)

herd good things about both bradford and birmingham league......

best wickets deffinatly down saaarth

[ianbuchanan]

played in middlesex prem 2 was good wickets poor pros's
played in west england prem 2 was very good no pro only county pro
lancashire league standard has slipped pro not what they were...

herd good things about both bradford and birmingham league......

who did you play in west of england prem 2 dave?

[procricket]

played a few games for devizes when work allowed then they got relegated.



best league and possible the richest is Liverpool Comp well some of the clubs have bigger budgets than counties and much bigger crowds.

the club i played for in Bolton when i traveled from guildford to every week paid 9 players and they were not that good

[mars]

I've heard leagues in Birmingham are the best.

[Johnny]

I've played Northern League in Lancashire and Yorkshire League (in um... Yorkshire)

Of those 2, I'd say Yorkshire League was better. Have played against several Liverpool Comp teams - the Current Liverpool Comp league leaders have 2-3 of the Northern League team I did play fors ex-players - I wouldn't say they were stand out good to be honest but seem to be doing well in that league.

I have a close friend who plays for the reigning Bradford League champions. He's ex-minor counties and previously played Yorkshire League too. He says it's a strange set up - players are amongst the best he's played with or against, but the facilities are a bit crap - lot's of dodgy wickets, making for a different style of cricket to anything he'd played previously.

I'd always heard that the Birmingham League topped anything I've played in.