The Cotswold Hills League is a cricket league made up of clubs from Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire. The spine of the geographic area covered by the League is a picturesque part of England known as The Cotswolds. The League was founded in 1981 when it consisted of 10 teams whose First XIs played in a single division with a completely separate division for their Second XIs. The League had grown to 8 divisions of 10 teams drawn from 49 different clubs, But over recent years its suffered the loss of some clubs going into the Warwickshire League. In 2023 its has 6 Divisions (4 Divisions of 10, 2 Divisions of 12) drawn from 35 different clubs. In each division, every team plays each other on a home and away basis competing for promotion or to avoid relegation at the end of the season. Matches are played on Saturdays over 18 weeks, usually commencing with the first Saturday in May. These matches, based on a limited overs one-day format, consist of 90 overs, with the side batting first allowed a maximum of 45 overs. There are restrictions on the maximum number of overs any one bowler can bowl. Points are awarded for a win, plus bonus points for batting and bowling performances. There is also a Junior Section organised in to 5 different age groups, Under 9, Under 11, Under 13, Under 15 and Under 17. The Junior section is open to clubs who do not compete in the senior section, This has been run successfully for a number of years.

Previous Winners

1981: Moreton-in-Marsh 1982: Wellesbourne 1983: Dumbleton 1984: Winchcombe 1985: Broadway 1986: Broadway 1987: Winchcombe 1988: Shipston-on-Stour 1989: Bredon 1990: Bredon 1991: Bredon 1992: Bidford-on-Avon 1993: Wellesbourne 1994: Broadway 1995: Shipston-on-Stour 1996: Shipston-on-Stour 1997: Shipston-on-Stour 1998: Shipston-on-Stour 1999: Shipston-on-Stour 2000: Exhall & Wixford 2001: Bidford-on-Avon 2002: Shipston-on-Stour 2003: Stratford Bards 2004: Overbury 2005: Exhall & Wixford 2006: Bretforton 2007: Bretforton 2008: Exhall & Wixford 2009: Bretforton 2010: Bretforton 2011: Wellesbourne 2012: Bretforton 2013: Earlswood 2014: Shipston-on-Stour 2015: Exhall & Wixford 2016: Wellesbourne 2017: Wellesbourne 2018: Wellesbourne 2019: Exhall & Wixford 2020: Bretforton (Covid-19 shortened season - group stage followed by final) 2021: Wellesbourne 2022: Wellesbourne 2023: Kineton 2024: Shipston on Stour

2024 Divisions

Premier Division

Division 1

Division 2

Division 3

Division 4

Division 5