Club Registration and New League Structure – Season 2023

As we approach the new year the preparation for season 2023 begins next Sunday,1st January 2023.

• Clubs will have access to the online club registration form for season 2023 – the propose of the form is for clubs to register their club name, secretary and ground details for the purpose of the handbooks and the league website. The form also allows clubs to confirm their ground availability dates and if they share the ground with another club.
• The form must be completed by Sunday, 22nd January 2023.
• League fixtures will be uploaded on Sunday, 29th January 2023.
• The pre-season meeting will take place on the 4th April 2023.
• The season will start on the 23rd April 2023.

Following on from the EGM the league structure has now been agreed as follows:

Premier Section – Season 2023

Kashmir (Dewsbury) CC – 1st XI

Bhalot Strikers CC – 1st XI

AK Eagles CC – 1st XI

White Rose CC – 1st XI

Karmand CC – 1st XI

Rising Stars CC – 1st XI

Darulshafa CC – 1st XI

Bradford Moor YCA – 1st XI

Heaton Park CC – 1st XI

Great Horton Sports CC – 1st XI

Crescent Section is now the 2nd tier section of the league and each team will play 18 league matches during season 2023 and the 10 Premier Section plus the two relegated teams and the remaining four play off teams all qualify for the LSD Cup competition. The remaining four teams (Subhan CC, Nathia CC, Tabs CC and Kings XI Lahore) in the Crescent Section would qualify for the Shield competition in season 2023.

Crescent Section – Teams Season 2023	Table Standing in Season 2022
Rajput CC – 1st XI	Relegated from Premier Section
Diamond CC – 1st XI	Relegated from Premier Section
Punjab CC – 1st XI	Play offs
Scouthill CC – 1st XI	Play offs
Leeds Stallions CC – 1st XI	Play offs
Yorkshire Lions CC – 1st XI	Play offs
Subhan CC – 1st XI	3rd
Nathia United CC – 1st XI	3rd
TABS CC – 1st XI	3rd
Kings XI Lahore CC – 1st XI	4th highest points

As agreed at the EGM held on the 21st December, Jinnah and Star Section will remain as a pyramid structure and the two teams at the top of the table for each section in season 2023 will gain promotion into Crescent Section. Both teams will play a final game at the end of the season to claim the championship title. All the teams in both sections qualify for the Shield competition along with the 4 teams from Crescent section.

Season 2023 Section	TEAM	2022 Points (league matches only)
Jinnah Section	Khan CC, QEA – 1st XI	184
Star Section	Friends CC, Yorkshire – 1st XI	172
Jinnah Section	Central Leeds CC – 1st XI	169
Star Section	Northcliffe CC – A	168
Jinnah Section	Cricademia Academy – 1st XI	164
Star Section	Indus Bradford CC – 1st XI	149
Jinnah Section	Northcliffe CC – B	149
Star Section	CAX XI CC – 1st XI	148
Jinnah Section	Wakefield Stars CC – 1st XI	130
Star Section	A.M.Y North East CC – 1st XI	116
Jinnah Section	AQ Khan CC – 1st XI	95
Star Section	Bradford United CC – 1st XI	68
Jinnah Section	Chach CC – 1st XI	65
Star Section	GhourGhoushti (GXI) CC	1st
Jinnah Section	Krass Eagles CC	2nd

Final Pyramid Structure for both sections based on table standing at end of league matches in season 2022 and new club membership.

	Jinnah Section – Season 2023	2022 Points (League Matches Only)			Star Section – Season 2023	2022 Points (League Matches Only)
1	Khan CC, QEA – 1st XI	184		1	Friends CC, Yorkshire – 1st XI	172
2	Central Leeds CC – 1st XI	169		2	Northcliffe CC – A  – 1st X	168
3	Cricademia Academy – 1st XI	164		3	Indus Bradford CC – 1st XI	149
4	Northcliffe CC – B  – 1st X	149		4	CAX XI CC – 1st XI	148
5	Wakefield Stars CC – 1st XI	130		5	A.M.Y North East CC – 1st XI	116
6	AQ Khan CC – 1st XI	95		6	Bradford United CC – 1st XI	68
7	Chach CC – 1st XI	65		7	GhourGhoushti (GXI) CC – 1st XI	New Club
8	Krass Eagles CC  – 1st X	New Club