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.
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | 3 days (4 day final) |
| Tournament format(s) | League system and a final |
| Champions | Berkshire (8th title) |
| Participants | 20 |
| Matches played | 61 |
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
| Team | Pld | W | W1 | L | L1 | T | D | D1D | D1< | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staffordshire | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 112 | |
| Norfolk | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 107 | |
| Cambridgeshire | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 98 | |
| Lincolnshire | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 87 | |
| Suffolk | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 82 | |
| Cumberland | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 65 | |
| Buckinghamshire | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 58 | |
| Bedfordshire | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 51 | |
| Hertfordshire | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 48 | |
| Northumberland | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 41 | |
| Source:[2] | ||||||||||||||
Western Division
| Team | Pld | W | W1 | L | L1 | T | D | D1D | D1< | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 24 | 0 | 126 | |
| Cheshire | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 91 | |
| Wiltshire | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 82 | |
| Oxfordshire | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 81 | |
| Dorset | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 79 | |
| Cornwall | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 74 | |
| Devon | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 69 | |
| Wales Minor Counties | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 65 | |
| Herefordshire | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 59 | |
| Shropshire | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 48 | |
| 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.
References
- "Rules for the Unicorn Counties Championship season 2019" (PDF). England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- Unicorns Championship Eastern Division - 2019, MCCA. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- Unicorns Championship Western Division - 2019, MCCA. Retrieved 2019-12-21.