SUTHERLAND SHIRE CRICKET ASSOCIATION TEAM & PLAYER NUMBERS – 1947/48 onward
The original men’s competition commenced in the 1921-22 season and was disbanded at the conclusion of the 1936-37 season. It reformed after WW2 as the Sutherland Shire Cricket Association. (there are no records available of team & player numbers for 1921/22 to 1936/37)
| SEASON | NUMBER OF TEAMS | NUMBER OF PLAYERS |
| 1947/48 | 24 | 422 |
| 1948/49 | 37 | 586 |
| 1949/50 | 27 | 464 |
| 1950/51 | 17 | 315 |
| 1951/52 | 16 | 285 |
| 1952/53 | 15 | 272 |
| 1953/54 | 22 | 370 |
| 1954/55 | 20 | 380 |
| 1955/56 | 21 | 390 |
| 1956/57 | 30 (24 senior 6 junior teams) | 498 (431 senior & 67 junior players) |
| 1957/58 | 52 (26 senior & 26 junior teams) | 868 (483 senior & 385 junior players) |
| 1958/59 | 22 | 408 |
| 1959/60 | 26 | 485 |
| 1960/61 | 24 | 443 |
| 1961/62 | 30 | 556 |
| 1962/63 | 37 | 659 |
| 1963/64 | 38 | 696 |
| 1964/65 | 40 | 710 |
| 1965/66 | 38 | 664 |
| 1966/67 | 43 | 725 |
| 1967/68 | 42 | 690 |
| 1968/69 | 38 | 664 |
| 1969/70 | 39 | 634 |
| 1970/71 | 42 | 697 |
| 1971/72 | 41 | 747 |
| 1972/73 | 52 | 913 |
| 1973/74 | 54 | 921 |
| 1974/75 | 52 | 980 |
| 1975/76 | 68 | 1315 |
| 1976/77 | 77 | 1363 |
| 1977/78 | 94 | 1700 (approximately) |
| 1978/79 | 94 | 1700 (approximately) |
| 1979/80 | 89 | 1600 |
| 1980/81 | 93 | 1597 |
| 1981/82 | 84 | 1444 |
| 1982/83 | 89 | 1437 |
| 1983/84 | 89 | 1489 |
| 1984/85 | 87 | 1501 |
| 1985/86 | 87 | 1451 |
| 1986/87 | 82 | 1429 |
| 1987/88 | 80 | 1365 |
| 1988/89 | 75 | 1335 |
| 1989/90 | 82 | 1450 |
| 1990/91 | 84 | Not recorded |
| 1991/92 | 86 | Not recorded |
| 1992/93 | 84 | Not recorded |
| 1993/94 | 87 | Not recorded |
| 1994/95 | 82 | Not recorded |
| 1995/96 | 84 | Not recorded |
| 1996/97 | 89 | Not recorded |
| 1997/98 | 98 | Not recorded |
| 1998/99 | 90 | Not recorded |
| 1999/00 | 99 | Not recorded |
| 2000/01 | 93 | Not recorded |
| 2001/02 | 90 | Not recorded |
| 2002/03 | 84 | Not recorded |
| 2003/04 | 94 | Not recorded |
| 2004/05 | 84 | Not recorded |
| 2005/06 | 92 | Not recorded |
| 2006/07 | 87 | Not recorded |
| 2007/08 | 84 | 1536 |
| 2008/09 | 82 | Not recorded |
| 2009/10 | 90 | 1594 |
| 2010/11 | 87 | Not recorded |
| 2011/12 | 83 | Not recorded |
| 2012/13 | 68 | 1247 |
| 2013/14 | 75 | 1414 |
| 2014/15 | 68 | 1289 |
| 2015/16 | 71 | 1322 |
| 2016/17 | 66 | 1284 |
| 2017/18 | 56 | 1112 |
| 2018/19 | 53 | 1066 |
| 2019/20 | 46 | 969 |
| 2020/21 | 46 | 870 |
| 2021/22 | 47 | 868 |
| 2022/23 | 45 | 809 |
| 2023/24 | 41 | 773 |
| 2024/25 | ||
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Note: 1956/57 & 1957/58 season’s numbers included C grade which was a junior competition.
