Palace Shield
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The Palace Shield is a cricket competition based in Preston and surrounding districts in Lancashire, England. There are eight divisions in the main Saturday competition, three Sunday leagues, a Twenty20 competition and a junior competition.
Test cricketers such as Andrew Flintoff and Simon Kerrigan began their careers in the Palace Shield, although it remains a competition for amateurs only.
The League has forty registered clubs playing in its senior and/or junior competitions.
Clubs
Teams for the 2025 season:[1]
Premier Division (10 teams)
- Eccleston
- Fylde (promoted)
- Heysham (promoted)
- Lancaster
- Morecambe (promoted)
- Penrith
- Preston
- Rufford
- Torrisholme
- Westgate (promoted)
Northern Premier Cricket League Division One (10 teams)
- Blackpool
- Chorley
- Fleetwood
- Fulwood & Broughton
- Garstang
- Kendal
- Leyland
- Longridge
- Netherfield
- Settle
Northern Premier Cricket League Division Two (10 teams)
- Barrow (promoted)
- Carlisle
- Carnforth (promoted)
- Euxton
- Great Eccleston (promoted)
- Mawdesley
- Penwortham (promoted)
- St Annes
- Thornton-Cleveleys (promoted)
- Vernon Carus (promoted)
External links
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- ^ Diver, Alex. "2025 Divisions Confirmed". www.palaceshieldcricket.co.uk. Retrieved 14 October 2024.