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 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.

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

• 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	N/A	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
Adelaide University Cricket Club	5	2020/21	1908/09	Current
Port Adelaide Cricket Club	5	2013/14	1893/94	Current
Woodville Cricket Club	5	2011/12	N/A	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	1905/06	Merged with East Adelaide CC to become Adelaide CC
Elizabeth DCC	0	None	N/A	1996/97	Merged with Salisbury DCC to form Northern Districts CC
Student Teachers CC	0	None	N/A	1982/83

Top 5 Clubs by Men's Premierships

Club	Premierships	Notes
Kensington DCC	19
North Adelaide/Prospect DCC	17	NACC became PDCC
Norwood CC	16	Club no longer exists
East Torrens DCC	16
Hindmarsh CC/West Torrens DCC	16	HCC became WTDCC

See also

• Grade cricket for like competitions in other states

Sources

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

External links

• Official site

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