2019 Minor Counties Championship Explained

Administrator:England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket Format:3 days (4 day final)
Tournament Format:League system and a final
Champions:Berkshire
Count:8
Participants:20
Matches:61
Previous Year:2018
Previous Tournament:2018 Minor Counties Championship
Next Year:2021
Next Tournament:2021 National 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.

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 L T D Bat Bowl Ded Pts
6 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 18 21 0 112
6 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 24 0 107
6 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 17 21 0 98
6 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 14 21 0 87
6 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 16 18 0 82
6 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 13 20 0 65
6 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 11 23 0 58
6 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 10 17 0 51
6 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 17 19 0 48
6 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 13 20 0 41
Source:[2]

Western Division

Team Pld W L T D Bat Bowl Ded Pts
6 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 24 0 126
6 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 15 24 0 91
Wiltshire6 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 9 23 2 82
6 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 21 0 81
6 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 14 21 0 79
6 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 11 23 0 74
6 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 16 23 2 69
6 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 11 20 2 65
6 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 23 0 59
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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rules for the Unicorn Counties Championship season 2019. England and Wales Cricket Board. 21 December 2019. 21 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191221163148/http://www.cambsccc.co.uk/docs/regs-unicorns-trophy.pdf. dead.
  2. http://mcca.play-cricket.com/website/websites/view_division?id=83003 Unicorns Championship Eastern Division - 2019
  3. http://mcca.play-cricket.com/website/websites/view_division?id=83004 Unicorns Championship Western Division - 2019