2019 Minor Counties Championship

The 2019 Minor Counties Championship was the 115th Minor Counties Cricket Championship season, and the fifth under the name 'Unicorn Counties Championship'. It is contested in two divisions. Berkshire were the defending champions and retained their title by defeating Staffordshire. The final was played in Bodicote, Oxfordshire, with Berkshire winning by 1 wicket.

2019 Minor Counties Championship
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format3 days (4 day final)
Tournament format(s)League system and a final
ChampionsBerkshire (8th title)
Participants20
Matches61

Standings

Format

Teams receive 16 points for a win, 8 for a tie and 4 for a draw. In a match reduced to a single innings, teams receive 12 points for a win, 8 for a draw (6 if less than 20 overs per side) and 4 points for losing. For matches abandoned without play, both sides receive 8 points. Bonus points (a maximum of 4 batting points and 4 bowling points) may be scored during the first 90 overs of each team's first innings.[1]

Eastern Division

TeamPldWW1LL1TDD1DD1<BatBowlDedPts
Staffordshire64000020018210112
Norfolk64010010015240107
Cambridgeshire6300003001721098
Lincolnshire6302001001421087
Suffolk6201002101618082
Cumberland6102002101320065
Buckinghamshire6103002001123058
Bedfordshire6103002001017051
Hertfordshire6003003001719048
Northumberland6004002001320041
Source:[2]

Western Division

TeamPldWW1LL1TDD1DD1<BatBowlDedPts
Berkshire65000010018240126
Cheshire6302001001524091
Wiltshire630200100923282
Oxfordshire6303000001221081
Dorset6201003001421079
Cornwall6202002001123074
Devon6204000001623269
Wales Minor Counties6203001001120265
Herefordshire620400000423059
Shropshire610400100820048
Source:[3]

Final

The final featured the teams which finished with the most points in each Division, Berkshire and Staffordshire. It began on 15 September 2019 at Banbury with the result being a victory for Berkshire by 1 wicket. Berkshire retained the title whilst Staffordshire's most recent victory was in 2014.

15–17 September 2019
Scorecard
v
150 (48.4 overs)
Michael Hill 29 (54)
Chris Peploe 2/18 (13 overs)
164 (45.2 overs)
Richard Morris 89 (110)
Robert Hemmings 4/21 (9.2 overs)
110 (38.5 overs)
Robert Hemmings 21* (45)
Tom Nugent 5/40 (18 overs)
97/9 (40.2 overs)
Jack Davies 42* (103)
Tim Maxfield 7/48 (20.2 overs)
Berkshire won by 1 Wicket
Banbury Cricket Club Ground, Bodicote, Oxfordshire
Umpires: Ian Herbert & Jack Shantry
  • Berkshire won the toss and elected to field first

References

  1. "Rules for the Unicorn Counties Championship season 2019" (PDF). England and Wales Cricket Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  2. Unicorns Championship Eastern Division - 2019, MCCA. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  3. Unicorns Championship Western Division - 2019, MCCA. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
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