Past winners
Merit past winners
The Merit was inaugurated in 1910:
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Venue |
| 2009 | Matt Gilmore (Lloyds) | Danny Nixon (Wharton Cons) | Victoria, Holmes Chapel |
| 2008 | Lee Fletcher (Lloyds) | Thomas Vickers (Wharton Cons) | Freemasons, Cristleton |
| 2007 | Steve Ridley (Lloyds) | Glynn Cookson (Wharton Cons) | Stockport Cricket Club |
| 2006 | G Telford (Budenbergs) | G Soller (Nursery) | Hop Pole |
| 2005 | G Soller (Nursery) | R Hindley (Lloyds Hotel) | Poynton Sports |
| 2004 | S Ridley (Lloyds) | A Murray (Sale Excelsior) | Winnington Rec |
| 2003 | J Cornes (Castle Private) | P Kelsall (Quarry Bank) | Stanney Lane, Ellesmere Port |
| 2002 | S Ridley (Lloyds) | J Gurney (Farmers Arms, Rudheath) | Metro Sports |
| 2001 | J Cornes (Northwich) | I Ibbotson (Holmes Chapel) | Victory Hall, Mobberley |
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Venue |
| 2000 | R Hindley (Lloyds) | J Gurney (Mid-Cheshire) | Helsby S&SC |
| 1999 | J Large (Goshawk) | G Donnelly (Lostock) | Sandbach Park |
| 1998 | M Winnington (Lostock) | J Hazeldine (North Ward) | Railway, Congleton |
| 1997 | G Cookson (Wharton Cons) | N Jenkinson (Nursery) | Macclesfield BC |
| 1996 | P Kelly (Crewe) | D Jenkinson (Sale Excelsior) | Pavillions BC, Runcorn |
| 1995 | F Nicholas (Kelsall) | J Biddle (Kelsall) | Kelsall BC |
| 1994 | J Cornes (Lostock) | A Murray (Sale Excelsior) | Fisons, Holmes Chapel |
| 1993 | S F Frith (Owley Wood) | J Biddle (Ellesmere Port) | Catholic Centre, Chester |
| 1992 | S F Frith (Owley Wood) | S Smurthwaite (Ellesmere Port) | Victoria, Stockport |
| 1991 | G Cookson (Wharton) | J Howard (Wilmslow) | Poynton WMC |
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Venue |
| 1990 | J Cornes (Owley Wood) | N Cook (Warrington) | Rolls Royce, Crewe |
| 1989 | G E Merry (Delamere) | C Cookson (Wharton) | Rivacre BC, Ellesmere Port |
| 1988 | J Gurney (Castle Private) | J Andrews (Owley Wood) | Slow & Easy, Lostock Gralam |
| 1987 | G H Cookson (Wharton) | M Sims (Poynton) | Stonemasons Arms, Timperley |
| 1986 | K Ashcroft (Warrington) | E German (Altrincham) | Victoria, Stockport |
| 1985 | A Murray (Altrincham) | L Birch (Northwich) | Coppenhall WMC, Crewe |
| 1984 | A Murray (Altrincham) | M Mills (Stockport) | Tetley Walker, Warrington |
| 1983 | M J Uttley (Wilmslow) | F S Frith (Northwich) | Knutsford Private |
| 1982 | A Robinson (Winsford) | D Ellis (Stockport) | Wilmslow Cons |
| 1981 | D Ellis (Stockport) | R Crawshaw (Wilmslow) | BICC, Helsby |
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Venue |
| 1980 | M Halsey (Oxton) | L Mabe (Stockport) | Lostock Gralam |
| 1979 | A Murray (Altrincham) | G Cookson (Winsford) | Owley Wood |
| 1978 | G Donnelly (Chester) | E Challinor (Sandbach) | Fodens Club, Sandbach |
| 1977 | J Andrews (Mid-Cheshire) | D Ellis (Stockport) | H&L Slaters, Macclesfield |
| 1976 | D Mercer (Stockport) | F Gartside (Tameside) | Coronation Club, Congleton |
| 1975 | P Baskerville (Knutsford) | E Duncan (Northwich) | Crosstown, Knutsford |
| 1974 | D Mercer (Stockport) | K Burrows (Winsford) | Linotype BC, Altrincham |
| 1973 | J Hunt (Winsford) | A Dunn (Northwich) | Wilmslow RBL |
| 1972 | D Mercer (Stockport) | J Hunt (Winsford) | Mirrlees Club, Stockport |
| 1971 | D Jackson (Sandbach) | J Openshaw (Altrincham) | Sale Cons |
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Venue |
| 1970 | A Bratt (Middlewich) | C K Foster (Altrincham) | Rolls Royce, Crewe |
| 1969 | J Hughes (Stockport) | L Wood (Hyde) | Crossfield Rec Club, Warringto |
| 1968 | D Mercer (Stockport) | H Pace (Crewe) | ICI Weston Club, Runcorn |
| 1967 | J Ryder (Latchford) | J Openshaw (Altrincham) | BICC Club, Helsby |
| 1966 | F S Frith (Northwich) | D Kirkham (Sale) | Lostock Alkali |
| 1965 | D Mercer (Stockport) | W R Hough (Wharton) | Wilmslow Cons |
| 1964 | K M Winnington (Northwich) | J Murphy (Crewe) | James North & Son SC, Hyde |
| 1963 | R Heaton (Crewe) | H Toottall (Stockport) | Congleton Park |
| 1962 | W Bennett (Hyde) | A Murray (Altrincham) | Linotype BC |
| 1961 | B Burgess (Altrincham) | R Heaton (Crewe) | Crosstown, Knutsford |
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Venue |
| 1960 | J Dale (Runcorn) | J Openshaw (Altrincham) | Victoria BC, Stockport |
| 1959 | A Broady (Gladstone Club) | J B Gandy (Farmers) | Ashton on Mersey BC |
| 1958 | R Cross (Alderley Edge UC) | H Stagg (Winnington Park) | Nantwich Liberal Club |
| 1957 | E Lee (Stalybridge Rec) | S Berry (Stockton Heath) | Golden Lion, Winsford |
| 1956 | B Burgess (Altrincham) | R Cross (Alderley Edge) | Highfield & Camden Rec Club |
| 1955 | M Norris (Stalybridge Rec) | H Burgess (Stonemasons Arms) | Lostock Alkali |
| 1954 | R Cross (Union Club) | J Eyes (Davenham Rec) | Greyhound, Handforth |
| 1953 | H Lees (Stalybridge Rec) | N Roberts (Sale) | Slack Mills, Hyde |
| 1952 | J Holt (Altrincham) | F Poole () | Atlantic BC |
| 1951 | J Holt (Altrincham) | J Davies (Winsford) | Knutsford Cons |
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Venue |
| 1950 | H Coombe (Linotype, Altrincham) | B Burgess (Downs Hotel, Altrincham) | Crown Hotel, Great Moor |
| 1949 | A Bebbington (Davenham) | G Bowden (Timperley) | Linden Club |
| 1948 | J Davies (Winsford) | A Bebbington (Davenham) | Victoria Club, Holmes Chapel |
| 1947 | A Wilkinson (Middlewich) | J Burrows (Over Recreation) | Golden Lion, Winsford |
| 1946 | W Rogerson (Lostock Alkali) | N Norris (Stalybridge) | Rock Park, Runcorn |
| 1945 | J Wilkinson (Knutsford) | E Kenyon (Bowden Griffin) | Slow & Easy, Lostock |
| 1944 | W R Hough (Wharton Cons) | A Stanbank (ASE Altrincham) | May Malton, Altrincham |
| 1943 | W Smith (Downs Hotel) | W Hough (Downs Hotel) | Stonemasons Arms, Timperley |
| 1942 | J Worsley (Alderley Edge) | G Chapman (Knutsford) | Broadheath Navigation |
| 1941 | S Poyner (Timperley) | J Bennett (disqualified) (Stockport) | Union Club, Alderley Edge |
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Venue |
| 1940 | J Davies (Winsford) | A Bebbington (Davenham) | Stalybridge & Dukinfield Rec |
| 1939 | S Palmer (Yarwood BC, Northwich) | J Wilkinson (Crosstown BC) | Farmers Arms, Rudheath |
| 1938 | W H Garside (Congleton Coronation) | H Burgess (Stonemasons Arms) | Congleton Park |
| 1937 | W Gerrard (Northwich BC) | J Davies (Winsford Libs) | Stonemasons Arms, Timperley |
| 1936 | A Barron (Winsford Libs) | S Cooper (Knutsford Cons) | Knutsford Private |
| 1935 | H Johnson (Downs Hotel) | J Worsley (Alderley Edge UC) | Hazel Grove B&T Club |
| 1934 | J Davies (Over Recreation) | T Johnson (Lostock Alkali) | Queens Hotel, Sale |
| 1933 | S Dickenson (Winsford Libs) | S Hulse (Winsford Libs) | Winsford Libs |
| 1932 | C Pearson (Red Lion, Hazel Grove) | F R Podson (Davenham Rec) | Farmers Arms, Rudheath |
| 1931 | F Threfall (Stalybridge Rec) | J Ford (Stalybridge Rec) | Royal Oak Hotel, Alderley Edge |
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Venue |
| 1930 | B Yarwood (Dunham) | R C Pain (Northwich BC) | New Ferry, Birkenhead |
| 1929 | A E Lonsdale (Waltonian BC) | F Hopwood (Great Moor) | Stalybridge & Dukinfield Rec |
| 1928 | F Threfall (Stalybridge & Dukinfield) | J Eyes (Northwich BC) | Gladstone Club, Northwich |
| 1927 | F Burden (Birkenhead Queens) | V Goulden (Bowden Vale) | Bulls Head, Nantwich |
| 1926 | A Littler (Northwich RFC) | H Emmett (Knutsford Rec) | Wilsons Hotel, Runcorn |
| 1925 | S Holt (Ashton on Mersey) | J Davies (Over Recreation) | Navigation Hote, Broadheath |
| 1924 | J Moran (Altrincham Boro) | John Bratt (Wharton Rec) | Queens Hotel, Sale |
| 1923 | J H Shaw (Farmers Arms) | P Ainscough (Runcorn) | Crown Inn, Stockport |
| 1922 | J H Robinson (Wallasey) | N Waring (Sale Queens) | Wallasey BC |
| 1921 | H Darlington (Knutsford) | J R Bratt (Wharton) | Knutsford Private |
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Venue |
| 1920 | T Atkinson (Bowden Griffin) | W Bradburn (Linotype) | Knutsford Cons |
| 1919 | E Whitby (Winnington Park) | A Clayton (Bollington) | Gladstone Club, Northwich |
| 1918 | S Dale (Wallasey) | S Dickenson (Winsford) | Knutsford Cons |
| 1917 | J H Crosby (Downs Hotel) | M Yarwood (Downs Hotel) | Heatley |
| 1916 | J H Higginson (Sale Queens) | R D Jones (Wallasey) | Ashton on Mersey |
| 1915 | R Wilkinson (Wharton Rec) | E Wright (Elworth) | Gladstone Club, Northwich |
| 1914 | T B Burgess (Winnington Park) | H Farrel (New Ferry) | New Ferry, Birkenhead |
| 1913 | J Murray (Bowden Griffin) | J T Chester (Bowden Griffin) | Legh Arms, Knutsford |
| 1912 | J T Chester (Bowden Griffin) | W Hull (Stockport) | Knutsford Private |
| 1911 | H Coope (Hazel Grove) | J T Lea (Heatley) | Knutsford Private |
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Venue |
| 1910 | T Dutton (Bowden Griffin) | E Butler (Sandbach) | Queens Hotel, Sale |