2021 National Counties Championship

The 2021 National Counties Championship was the 116th National Counties Cricket Championship season. It is contested in two divisions. Berkshire were the defending champions. The title was won by Oxfordshire by defeating Suffolk in the final by 178 runs. The final was played in Tring, Hertfordshire.

2021 National Counties Championship
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format3 days (4 day final)
Tournament format(s)League system and a final
ChampionsOxfordshire (5th title)
Participants20
Matches41
Most runsGraham Wagg (Shropshire)
583 runs
Most wicketsTom Brett (Bedfordshire)
36 wickets

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
Division 1
TeamPldWW1LL1TDD1DD1<ABatBowlDedPts
Suffolk4300000001712075
Norfolk4300000001512073
Staffordshire41020010001216048
Lincolnshire4002002000613027
Cambridgeshire4003001000423021
Source:[2]
  • Suffolk were Eastern Division Champions.
  • Suffolk qualified for the NCCA Championship Final.
  • Cambridgeshire were relegated to Division Two.
Division 2
TeamPldWW1LL1TDD1DD1<ABatBowlDedPts
Bedfordshire4200002000916065
Buckinghamshire4201001000516057
Hertfordshire410100100178043
Cumbria4102000001312039
Northumberland4103000000216034
Source:[3]
  • Bedfordshire were Eastern Division Two Champions.
  • Bedfordshire were promoted to Division One.

Western Division
Division 1
TeamPldWW1LL1TDD1DD1<BatBowlDedPts
Oxfordshire4301000001015073
Berkshire420100100815059
Cheshire410100200815047
Dorset410200100415039
Wiltshire400200200214024
Source:[4]
  • Oxfordshire were Western Division Champions.
  • Oxfordshire qualified for the NCCA Championship Final.
  • Wiltshire were relegated to Division Two.
Division 2
TeamPldWW1LL1TDD1DD1<BatBowlDedPts
Herefordshire430000100916077
Shropshire420100100615255
Cornwall410100200416044
Wales National County400100300816036
Devon400300100516025
Source:[5]
  • Herefordshire were Western Division Two Champions.
  • Herefordshire were promoted to Division One.

Final

The final featured the teams which finished with the most points in each Division One, Suffolk and Oxfordshire. It began on 5 September 2021 at Tring Park with the result being a victory for Oxfordshire by 178 runs. Oxfordshire won their fifth title, the previous being in 1989, whilst Suffolk's most recent victory was its shared title in 2005.

5–8 September 2021
Scorecard
v
248 (81.1 overs)
Jonathan Cater 56 (110)
Jack Beaumont 3/39 (14.1 overs)
213 (87.4 overs)
Josh Cantrell 49 (114)
Gareth Andrew 3/56 (26 overs)
311 (115.1 overs)
Oliver Ebsworth-Burland 38 (100)
Jack Beaumont 5/59 (27.1 overs)
168 (86.4 overs)
Jacob Marston 61 (218)
Oliver Clarke 5/59 (24.4 overs)
Oxfordshire won by 178 runs
Tring Park Cricket Club Ground, Tring, Hertfordshire
Umpires: Ian Herbert & Jack Shantry
  • Suffolk won the toss and elected to field first.

References
  1. "Rules for the Unicorn Counties Championship season 2021" (PDF). England and Wales Cricket Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. NCCA Eastern Division 1 - 2021, NCCA. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  3. NCCA Eastern Division 2 - 2021, NCCA. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  4. NCCA Western Division 1 - 2021, NCCA. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  5. NCCA Western Division 2 - 2021, NCCA. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
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