South Australian Premier Cricket

South Australian Premier Cricket (previously known as South Australian District Cricket and South Australian Grade Cricket) is the semi-professional State league based in metropolitan Adelaide, South Australia. It is currently the highest level of cricket played in South Australia outside first-class cricket. The league is administered by the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA), which is the organisation responsible for promoting and developing the game of cricket in South Australia.

Competitions

There are 13 clubs in the SACA Premier cricket competition.

All clubs field four Mens senior teams and 12 of the clubs have four junior teams competing in regular weekend competitions. Most clubs also field at least 1 Women's team in 1st and/or 2nd Grade Women's Cricket with some also fielding sides in the Adelaide Turf Cricket Association Women's Competition. Clubs have teams involved in various competitions including:

  • West End Premier Cricket; Premium State cricket competition over two divisions as of 2023/24;
  • Statewide Super Women's Premier Competition; Premier Women's cricket competition of 2 grades playing 50-over and T20 competitions;
  • West End Cup; one-day competition;
  • West End Twenty20 Cup, Twenty20 competition.
  • U18 Shield; Under 18 one-day competition. Played on weekdays during the Summer school holidays.
  • Under 16s, Reds (1st XI) and Whites (2nd XI) competition. Premium Underage competition;
  • Under 14s, Reds (1st XI) and Whites (2nd XI) competition. Premium Youth Development competition;
  • Ray Sutton Shield; Under 13s one-day competition, Premium Primary school competition.
  • Under 17 (new limited short form competition for 23/24 season) played mainly on Sunday afternoons

South Australian Premier Cricket Clubs

South Australian Premier Cricket Teams

Adelaide
(Adelaide Buffalos)

Adelaide University
(Adelaide University Blacks)

East Torrens
(Eastern Reds)

Glenelg
(Glenelg Seahorses)

Kensington
(Kensington Browns)

Port Adelaide
(Port Adelaide Magpies)

Prospect
(Prospect Pirates)

Northern Districts
(Northern Jets)

Southern Districts
(Southern Stingrays)

Sturt
(Sturt Blues)*

Tea Tree Gully
(Tea Tree Gully Bulls)

West Torrens
(West Torrens Eagles)*

Woodville
(Woodville Peckers)


  • – Sturt CC formerly Unley CC
  • – West Torrens CC formerly Hindmarsh CC

1st Grade Premierships

The 1st Grade competition has been contested since the 1873–1874 season, and the "District", or electorate, club system since 1897–1898. The following list shows the premiership side for each season.[1]

1st Grade Premierships
Season 1st Grade Premiers (Men) 1st Grade Premiers (Women)
1873–1874 Norwood
1874–1875 Kensington
1875–1876 Norwood
1876–1877 Norwood
1877–1878 Norwood
1878–1879 Norwood
1879–1880 North Adelaide
1880–1881 Hindmarsh
1881–1882 Norwood
1882–1883 Norwood
1883–1884 Hindmarsh
1884–1885 Norwood
1885–1886 Norwood
1886–1887 Norwood
1887–1888 Norwood
1888–1889 Norwood
1889–1890 Norwood
1890–1891 Norwood
1891–1892 Norwood
1892–1893 South Adelaide
1893–1894 South Adelaide
1894–1895 North Adelaide
1895–1896 North Adelaide
1896–1897 Norwood
1897–1898 East Torrens
1898–1899 East Adelaide
1899–1900 East Adelaide
1900–1901 East Adelaide
1901–1902 North Adelaide
1902–1903 Sturt
1903–1904 North Adelaide
1904–1905 Sturt
1905–1906 Adelaide
1906–1907 Sturt
1907–1908 North Adelaide
1908–1909 East Torrens
1909–1910 East Torrens
1910–1911 North Adelaide
1911–1912 East Torrens
1912–1913 East Torrens
1913–1914 East Torrens
1914–1915 Adelaide
1915–1916 No Matches due to WWI
1916–1917 No Matches due to WWI
1917–1918 No Matches due to WWI
1918–1919 No Matches due to WWI
1919–1920 East Torrens
1920–1921 East Torrens
1921–1922 East Torrens
1922–1923 East Torrens
1923–1924 East Torrens
1924–1925 Sturt
1925–1926 University
1926–1927 Kensington
1927–1928 Port Adelaide
1928–1929 Port Adelaide
1929–1930 Port Adelaide
1930–1931 Glenelg Coo-ee
1931–1932 Sturt Batchelor Girls
1932–1933 West Torrens Waratah
1933–1934 East Torrens YWCA A2
1934–1935 East Torrens Waratah
1935–1936 West Torrens Waratah
1936–1937 West Torrens YWCA Blue
1937–1938 Adelaide YWCA Blue
1938–1939 West Torrens YWCA Blue
1939–1940 West Torrens YWCA Red
1940–1941 West Torrens YWCA Red
1941–1942 West Torrens
1942–1943 Competition Not Held
1943–1944 Prospect
1944–1945 Prospect
1945–1946 Kensington
1946–1947 Sturt YWCA Gold
1947–1948 Glenelg YWCA Green
1948–1949 Sturt Eencee Seniors
1949–1950 Sturt Eencee Seniors
1950–1951 Sturt Eencee Seniors
1951–1952 Glenelg Eencee Seniors
1952–1953 Kensington Eencee Seniors
1953–1954 Glenelg Kiwi
1954–1955 West Torrens Kiwi
1955–1956 Sturt Windsor
1956–1957 West Torrens Windsor
1957–1958 West Torrens Windsor
1958–1959 Adelaide Kiwi
1959–1960 Kensington Kiwi
1960–1961 Prospect Graduands
1961–1962 West Torrens York
1962–1963 Prospect York
1963–1964 Prospect Windsor
1964–1965 Kensington Olympic
1965–1966 Woodville Olympic
1966–1967 Prospect Kiwi
1967–1968 Port Adelaide Kiwi
1968–1969 Prospect Kiwi
1969–1970 Prospect Eencee
1970–1971 Prospect Eencee
1971–1972 Kensington Kiwi
1972–1973 Kensington Eencee
1973–1974 Glenelg Kiwi
1974–1975 Adelaide Kiwi
1975–1976 East Torrens Kiwi
1976–1977 Salisbury Eencee
1977–1978 Woodville Adelaide CAE
1978–1979 Sturt Adelaide CAE
1979–1980 Kensington Hermes
1980–1981 Salisbury Adelaide CAE
1981–1982 Salisbury Adelaide CAE
1982–1983 Kensington YWCA Gold
1983–1984 Salisbury Adelaide CAE
1984–1985 East Torrens Adelaide CAE
1985–1986 Kensington Olympic
1986–1987 Salisbury
1987–1988 Salisbury
1988–1989 Salisbury
1989–1990 Sturt
1990–1991 East Torrens
1991–1992 Salisbury
1992–1993 University
1993–1994 Salisbury
1994–1995 University Salisbury
1995–1996 Tea Tree Gully Salisbury
1996–1997 Kensington Fulham
1997–1998 University Northern Districts
1998–1999 Adelaide Goodwood
1999–2000 Kensington Goodwood
2000–2001 Prospect Port Adelaide
2001–2002 Kensington Port Adelaide
2002–2003 Kensington Port Adelaide
2003–2004 Adelaide Port Adelaide
2004–2005 Northern Districts Flinders University
2005–2006 Sturt Port Adelaide
2006–2007 West Torrens Port Adelaide
2007–2008 Woodville Sturt
2008–2009 Woodville West Torrens
2009-2010 Sturt Sturt
2010-2011 Kensington Sturt
2011-2012 Woodville Tea Tree Gully/Northern Districts
2012-2013 Glenelg West Torrens
2013-2014 Port Adelaide Kensington
2014-2015 Tea Tree Gully Northern Districts
2015-2016 Southern District Northern Districts
2016-2017 West Torrens Kensington
2017-2018 Tea Tree Gully West Torrens
2018-2019 Kensington Sturt
2019-2020 Kensington* Northern Districts
2020-2021 University Sturt
2021-2022 West Torrens Kensington
2022-2023 Kensington Kensington
2023-2024 Port Adelaide Kensington
  • Kensington were the Minor Premiers, the finals were not played due to COVID-19

Men's Premierships by Club

Club Premierships Last Premiership First Season Last Season Notes
Kensington Cricket Club 19 2022/23 1871/72 Current
Norwood CC 16 1896/97 1873/74 1896/97 Club no longer exists
East Torrens Cricket Club 16 1990/91 1897/98 Current
Sturt Cricket Club 14 2005/06 1897/98 Current
West Torrens Cricket Club 14 2021/22 1897/98 Current Formed out of Hindmarsh CC
Prospect Cricket Club 10 2000/01 1928/29 Current Formed out of North Adelaide CC
Salisbury DCC 9 1993/94 1965/66 1996/97 Merged with Elizabeth DCC to form Northern Districts CC
North Adelaide CC 7 1907/08 1867/68 1927/28 Became Prospect DCC
Adelaide Cricket Club 7 2003/04 1905/06 Current
Glenelg Cricket Club 6 2012/13 1907/08 Current
Port Adelaide Cricket Club 6 2023/24 1893/94 Current
Adelaide University Cricket Club 5 2020/21 1908/09 Current
Woodville Cricket Club 5 2011/12 1946/47 Current
East Adelaide CC 3 1900/01 1897/98 1905/06 Merged with West Adelaide CC to become Adelaide CC
Tea Tree Gully Cricket Club 3 2017/18 1983/84 Current
Hindmarsh CC 2 1883/84 1857/58 1896/97 Became West Torrens DCC
South Adelaide CC 2 1893/94 1875/76 1896/97
Northern Districts Cricket Club 1 2004/05 1997/98 Current Formed by merger of Salisbury DCC & Elizabeth DCC
Southern Districts Cricket Club 1 2015/16 1993/94 Current
West Adelaide CC 0 None 1897/98 1904/05 Merged with East Adelaide CC to become Adelaide CC
Elizabeth DCC 0 None 1993/94 1996/97 Merged with Salisbury DCC to form Northern Districts CC
Student Teachers CC 0 None 1974/75 1982/83
Teachers College 0 None 1965/66 1973/74
Thebarton 0 None 1874/75 1874/75
South Australian 0 None 1873/74 1880/81
Senior Colts 0 None 1951/52 1960/61

See also

References

  1. ^ Harte, p. 441.

Sources

  • Harte C. (1990) The History of the South Australian Cricket Association, Sports Marketing (Australia): Adelaide. ISBN 0-9587980-3-6.

SA Grade Cricket Premiers (up to date) http://premiercricket.sa.cricket.com.au/1st-Grade-Premierships.aspx?rw=c