Claremont Cricket Club won the 2022-23 Western Province Cricket Association premier league on Saturday, 18 March.
This is Claremont Cricket Club’s maiden WPCA premier league title, which was affectively achieved with a match to spare.
This is the first time a club other than Durbanville Cricket Club have won the WPCA premier league since 2017.
Claremont Cricket Club have won 16 matches, lost four, tied one and had one no-result in the 2022-23 WPCA premier league.
Claremont Cricket Club.
De Villiers, Breed, Dickenson star
Batsman Matthew de Villiers is Claremont Cricket Club’s leading run-scorer in the 2022-23 WPCA premier league. He has collected 762 runs in 17 innings. Captain Josh Breed is Claremont Cricket Club’s second-highest run-scorer with 700 in 20.
Leg-spinner Breed is Claremont Cricket Club’s leading wicket-taker in the 2022-23 WPCA premier league. He has taken 52 wickets in 20 innings. Seamer Gavin Dickenson is Claremont Cricket Club’s second-highest wicket-taker with 29 in 19.
Claremont Cricket Club had two overseas players during the 2022-23 WPCA premier league – first Derbyshire’s Harry Came and later Kent’s Harry Finch.
Claremont Cricket Club ‘do the triple’
Claremont Cricket Club are the reigning WPCA Ama20 Competition premier league, too. They beat the University of the Western Cape Cricket Club in November 2022’s final.
Claremont Cricket Club.
Claremont Cricket Club are also the reigning Western Province Veterans Cricket Association champions. They beat Primrose Cricket Club in February 2023’s final.
Claremont Cricket Club.
Recent WPCA premier league champions
- 2022-23: Claremont Cricket Club
- 2021-22: Durbanville Cricket Club
- 2020-21: No winner
- 2019-20: No winner
- 2018-19: Durbanville Cricket Club
- 2017-18: No winner
- 2016-17: Bellville Cricket Club
- 2015-16: Western Province Cricket Club
2023-24 WPCA premier league promotion and relegation
Ottoman Cricket Club and Brackenfell Cricket Club will likely be relegated from the WPCA premier league to the 2023-24 first division A.
They will likely be replaced in the 2023-23 WPCA premier league by Milnerton Cricket Club and one of Primrose Cricket Club or Northerns Goodwood Cricket Club.
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