2015 Minor Counties Championship

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2015 Minor Counties Championship
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format(3 days, 4 day final)
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Cumberland (3rd title)
Participants20
Matches61
Most runs Jacques du Toit
(770 for Northumberland)
Most wickets Chris Peploe
(50 for Berkshire)
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The 2015 Minor Counties Championship was the 111th Minor Counties Cricket Championship season, and the second under the name 'Unicorn Counties Championship'. It was contested in two divisions: Eastern and Western. Cumberland won the competition for the third time after defeating Oxfordshire by 10 wickets in the final played in Carlisle. [1]

Contents

Standings

Teams receive 16 points for a win, 8 for a tie and 4 for a draw. Teams also received 12 points for a win, 6 for a draw and 4 points for losing a match reduced to a single innings. 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

TeamPldWW1LL1TDD1ABatBowlDedPtsNet RPW
Cumberland (C)65000010017240125+15.541
Buckinghamshire 6402000001218094-4.565
Staffordshire 6302001001820090+7.834
Lincolnshire 6301002001021087-0.688
Northumberland 63030000014240860.663
Hertfordshire 6203001001820074-4.785
Bedfordshire 6103002001921064-0.876
Cambridgeshire 6204000001023-263-2.684
Norfolk 61020030012230630.531
Suffolk 6105000001622054-10.151
Source: [3]

Western Division

TeamPldWW1LL1TDD1ABatBowlDedPtsNet RPW
Oxfordshire 65010000018240122+15.268
Berkshire 64000020013240109+6.534
Shropshire 6201003002224090+8.705
Cornwall 6302001001522089+1.419
Herefordshire 6203001001722075-1.053
Wales Minor Counties 6202002001321074-1.382
Wiltshire 620200200924073-3.123
Dorset 610300101819-253-8.017
Cheshire 610400001620050-12.515
Devon 6004002001624048-9.043
Source: [3]

Final

6–7 September
Scorecard
v
85 (40.4 overs)
RI Kaufman 17 (56)
T Bulcock 4/18 (10 overs)
170 (48.2 overs)
JR Tolley 45 (88)
LC Ryan 5/37 (16 overs)
89 (42 overs)
CB Keegan 29 (16)
RJ Gleeson 3/14 (13 overs)
5/0 (0.2 overs)
JR Tolley 4* (1)
Cumberland won by 10 wickets
Edenside, Carlisle
Umpires: Martyn Dobbs and Andy Hicks
  • Cumberland won the toss and elected to field

Averages

Most runs
Aggregate Average PlayerCounty
77064.16 Jacques du Toit Northumberland
76369.36Luke Thomas Bedfordshire
73073.00George Thurstance Bedfordshire
70270.20Steve Leach Shropshire
61261.20Sam Arthurton Norfolk
Source: [4]
Most wickets
Aggregate Average PlayerCounty
5016.08 Chris Peploe Berkshire
4914.85Toby Bulcock Cumberland
4614.38 Paul McMahon Cambridgeshire
4620.60 Bradley Wadlan Cornwall
3514.62Luke Ryan Oxfordshire
3519.65 Gurman Randhawa Shropshire
Source: [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Dominant Cumberland claim title". ECB. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 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. 1 2 "Unicorn Championship 2015 Points Table" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Minor Counties Championship 2015 Batting (Ordered by runs)". Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Minor Counties Championship 2015 Bowling (Ordered by wickets)". Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
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