Norfolk Federation
The Norfolk Federation was formed in
1972. There was no formal fixture list; the clubs arranged
their own fixtures and it was agreed that points would be
scored in games between participating clubs. As you will see,
there was a wide discrepancy in terms of the number of games
played. The NF ran in 1972 and 1973, leading to the NCL proper
which played its first season on 1974.
1972
| Team |
P
|
W
|
L
|
Pts
|
Avg
|
| St Barnabas |
7
|
6
|
1
|
100
|
14.29
|
| Beccles |
12
|
10
|
2
|
167
|
13.92
|
| Acle |
10
|
7
|
3
|
133
|
13.30
|
| Thetford |
10
|
7
|
3
|
119
|
11.90
|
| Fakenham |
10
|
6
|
4
|
115
|
11.50
|
| Earlham Lodge |
8
|
5
|
3
|
89
|
11.13
|
| Hunstanton |
4
|
2
|
2
|
41
|
10.25
|
| Corporation
Officials |
15
|
7
|
8
|
146
|
9.73
|
| Watney Mann |
7
|
3
|
4
|
68
|
9.71
|
| Overstrand |
15
|
6
|
9
|
132
|
8.80
|
| Norwich Casuals |
9
|
3
|
6
|
58
|
6.44
|
| Brooke |
10
|
2
|
8
|
63
|
6.30
|
| Watton |
6
|
1
|
5
|
33
|
5.50
|
| Gorleston |
9
|
1
|
8
|
44
|
5.11
|
1973
| Team |
P
|
W
|
L
|
Pts
|
Avg
|
| Thetford |
15
|
13
|
2
|
241
|
16.07
|
| Beccles |
12
|
10
|
2
|
185
|
15.42
|
| Corporation
Officials |
18
|
14
|
4
|
275
|
15.28
|
| Jentique |
10
|
7
|
3
|
140
|
14.00
|
| Brooke |
17
|
10
|
7
|
223
|
13.12
|
| Norwich Etceteras |
7
|
4
|
3
|
90
|
12.86
|
| Watney Mann |
13
|
7
|
6
|
162
|
12.46
|
| Hunstanton |
5
|
3
|
2
|
62
|
12.40
|
| Earlham Lodge |
12
|
6
|
6
|
142
|
11.83
|
| Overstrand |
8
|
4
|
4
|
92
|
11.50
|
| Acle |
12
|
5
|
7
|
137
|
11.42
|
| Aldborough |
12
|
6
|
6
|
133
|
11.08
|
| Watton |
9
|
3
|
6
|
92
|
10.22
|
| Fakenham |
10
|
4
|
6
|
101
|
10.10
|
| St Barnabas |
10
|
3
|
7
|
93
|
9.30
|
| Horsford |
6
|
2
|
4
|
55
|
9.17
|
| Norwich Casuals |
15
|
5
|
10
|
137
|
9.13
|
| Diss |
8
|
2
|
6
|
63
|
7.88
|
| Ashmanhaugh |
6
|
0
|
6
|
27
|
4.50
|
| Gothic |
9
|
0
|
9
|
37
|
4.11
|
|
|
|
Forerunners
Although the league proper had its first season
in 1974, there had been earlier attempts to organise cricket
in Norfolk. In 1957 the Eastern Daily Press mentions a Norwich
Cricket League which involved 14 clubs : Cherry Tree, Post
Office, Defiants, Salle, St Lukes, Locomotive, Swannington,
Costessey, Rackheath,
Barford, Gas Works, Mattishall, Pages, Rackheath PF. Much later
(July 1969) there was a Little League with10 clubs: Wanderers,
CEYMS, Ingham, Mallards,
Dereham, Lowestoft, Norwich Union,
Carrow, Yarmouth, Cromer.
Grateful thanks to Barry Clemitson
(Old Catton)
for unearthing most of this information
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