2016 Minor Counties Championship

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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
Champions Berkshire (5th title)
Participants20
Matches61
2015
2017

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]

Contents

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
Lincolnshire 65000010023212126
Northumberland 65000010019230126
Staffordshire 6201003002122285
Cambridgeshire 620100300920073
Norfolk 6203001001324073
Cumberland 6103002001523062
Hertfordshire 6102003001617061
Suffolk 610300200524251
Bedfordshire 6003003001517044
Buckinghamshire 6003003001216040
Source: [3]

Western Division

TeamPldWW1LL1TDD1ABatBowlDedPts
Berkshire (C)64000020018220112
Cornwall 6302001001622090
Herefordshire 6202011001323080
Shropshire 64020000012212473
Devon 620301000824072
Wiltshire 6203001001322071
Cheshire 6204000001124265
Dorset 620300100623263
Oxfordshire 6203001001218462
Wales Minor Counties 6102003001023061
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

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References

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