2016 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 (5th title)
Participants20
Matches61

The 2016 Minor Counties Championship was the 112th Minor Counties Cricket Championship season, and the third under the name 'Unicorn Counties Championship'. It was contested in two divisions. Berkshire defeated Lincolnshire by 28 runs in the final, which was played at the Getty Estate, Buckinghamshire.[1]

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 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.[2]

Eastern Division

TeamPldWW1LL1TDD1ABatBowlDedPts
Lincolnshire65000010023212126
Northumberland65000010019230126
Staffordshire6201003002122285
Cambridgeshire620100300920073
Norfolk6203001001324073
Cumberland6103002001523062
Hertfordshire6102003001617061
Suffolk610300200524251
Bedfordshire6003003001517044
Buckinghamshire6003003001216040
Source:[3]

Western Division

TeamPldWW1LL1TDD1ABatBowlDedPts
Berkshire (C)64000020018220112
Cornwall6302001001622090
Herefordshire6202011001323080
Shropshire64020000012212473
Devon620301000824072
Wiltshire6203001001322071
Cheshire6204000001124265
Dorset620300100623263
Oxfordshire6203001001218462
Wales Minor Counties6102003001023061
Source:[4]

Final

The final featured the teams which finished with the most points in each Division, Berkshire and Lincolnshire. It began on 28 August 2016 at the Getty Estate with the result being a victory for Berkshire by 28 runs. Berkshire had last won the title in 2008 whilst Lincolnshire's most recent victory was in 2003.

28 August 2016
Scorecard
v
332 (89.3 overs)
E Woods 142* (176)
DS Lucas 4/47 (17 overs)
284 (90 overs)
JA Tattersall 71 (162)
CT Peploe 5/101 (31 overs)
237 (76.1 overs)
SR Davison 51 (81)
AJ Willerton 4/45 (15.1 overs)
257 (123.4 overs)
M Carter 59 (174)
CT Peploe 5/74 (46.4 overs)
Berkshire won by 28 runs
Getty Estate
Umpires: Geoff Callaway and Ian Herbert
  • Berkshire won the toss and elected to bat

References

  1. "Berkshire captain James Morris praises deep batting line-up for Minor Counties win". BBC. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  2. "Unicorn Counties Championship Competition Rules" (PDF). England and Wales Cricket Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  3. Unicorns Championship Eastern Division - 2016, MCCA. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  4. Unicorns Championship Western Division - 2016, MCCA. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
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