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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
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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
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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

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Northern Districts
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Southern Districts
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Sturt
(Sturt Blues)*
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West Torrens
(West Torrens Eagles)*
Woodville
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* – 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.Harte, p. 441. * Kensington were the Minor Premiers, the finals were not played due to COVID-19


Men's Premierships by Club


See also

*
Grade cricket Grade cricket (also known as premier cricket) is the name of the senior inter-club or district cricket competitions in each of the Australian states and territories. The term may refer to: *Victorian Premier Cricket * NSW Premier Cricket * Queens ...
for like competitions in other states


References


Sources

* Harte C. (1990) ''The History of the South Australian Cricket Association'', Sports Marketing (Australia): Adelaide. .


External links


Official site
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