2018 Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches

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2018 Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches
Dates1 April 2018 (2018-04-01) – 15 April 2018 (2018-04-15)
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format First-class
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The 2018 Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches were a series of cricket matches played between the eighteen County Championship teams and the six Marylebone Cricket Club University teams (MCCU) of England and Wales. [1] The first two rounds of fixtures were classed as first-class matches. [2] Each county side were scheduled to play one fixture against a MCCU side ahead of the start of the 2018 County Championship. [3] All the fixtures in the competition were affected by bad weather, with matches either ending in a draw, due to play not being possible because of rain, or in some cases, abandoned with no play possible across all three days. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Contents

Fixtures

Round 1

1–3 April 2018
Scorecard
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Match abandoned
FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to a wet outfield.
1–3 April 2018
Scorecard
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359/5d (80 overs)
Benny Howell 89 (113)
Brad Evans 4/53 (17 overs)
101 (46.4 overs)
Sam Pearce 35 (72)
Matt Taylor 5/15 (14 overs)
140/2 (35 overs)
George Hankins 54* (90)
Oliver Pike 1/35 (8 overs)
Match drawn
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Jeff Evans and Ian Blackwell
1–3 April 2018
Scorecard
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100/3 (33 overs)
Zak Crawley 42 (69)
William Robertson 1/7 (3 overs)
1–3 April 2018
Scorecard
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337/7d (103 overs)
Ben Brown 119* (221)
William Pereira 2/55 (19 overs)
99 (30.4 overs)
Andrew Rishton 32* (49)
Ollie Robinson 7/23 (9.4 overs)
71/2 (34.4 overs) (f/o)
Sam Evans 33* (95)
Will Beer 1/9 (8 overs)
Match drawn
County Cricket Ground, Hove
Umpires: Mike Burns and Richard White
1–3 April 2018
Scorecard
v
299/4d (78 overs)
Jonathan Trott 111* (206)
Joe Cooke 1/26 (11 overs)
35/1 (13 overs)
Charlie Macdonell 22* (38)
Keith Barker 1/10 (5 overs)
1–3 April 2018
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Flagge Meadow, Worcester
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to a wet outfield.

Round 2

7–9 April 2018
Scorecard
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283/4 (66.3 overs)
Nick Browne 100 (122)
Callum Guest 1/28 (5 overs)
7–9 April 2018
Scorecard
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417/4 (83 overs)
Jimmy Adams 182* (242)
James Turpin 1/49 (8 overs)
Match drawn
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Billy Taylor
  • Cardiff MCCU won the toss and elected to field.
  • No play was possible on days 2 and 3 due to rain and a wet outfield.
  • Shailen Assani (Cardiff MCCU) made his first-class debut.
7–9 April 2018
Scorecard
v
220 (89.4 overs)
Chris Sanders 56 (130)
Saqib Mahmood 3/53 (16 overs)
369/4 (102 overs)
Steven Croft 148* (225)
Will Rollings 2/78 (21 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to field.
7–9 April 2018
Scorecard
v
367/4 (108 overs)
Sam Robson 135 (263)
Joe Cooke 1/35 (15 overs)
Match drawn
Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Chris Watts
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No play was possible on days 2 and 3 due to rain and a wet outfield.
  • Jhathavedh Subramanyan, Charlie Nicholls and EWF Fenwick (Durham MCCU) all made their first-class debuts.
7–9 April 2018
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
The Parks, Oxford
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to a wet outfield.
7–9 April 2018
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Headingley, Leeds
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to a wet outfield.

Round 3

13–15 April 2018
Scorecard
v
194/3d (50 overs)
Matthew Plater 76 (111)
Paul Collingwood 1/10 (3 overs)
165/3 (47 overs)
Will Smith 41 (52)
Joe Cooke 1/31 (6.1 overs)
  • Durham MCCU won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No play was possible on days 1 and 2 due to a wet outfield.
13–15 April 2018
Scorecard
v
249 (91 overs)
James Turpin 57* (112)
Lukas Carey 4/39 (18 overs)
217/5d (68 overs)
Kiran Carlson 69* (164)
Andrew Brewster 3/46 (17 overs)
56/2 (29 overs)
Alex Milton 28* (79)
Marchant de Lange 2/9 (5 overs)
Match drawn
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Alex Wharf and Tom Lungley
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
13–15 April 2018
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Weetwood Playing Fields, Leeds
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to a wet outfield.
13–15 April 2018
Scorecard
v
277/6d (63.4 overs)
Mark Cosgrove 91 (106)
Chris Sanders 3/82 (14 overs)
155 (62.5 overs)
Hassan Azad 48 (144)
Gavin Griffiths 4/44 (14 overs)
3/0 (0.2 overs)
Michael Carberry 3* (2)
Match drawn
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Nick Cook and Russell Warren
  • Loughborough MCCU won the toss and elected to field.
  • No play was possible on day 1 due to a wet outfield.
13–15 April 2018
Scorecard
v
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible to a wet outfield.
13–15 April 2018
Scorecard
v
466/9d (97 overs)
Scott Borthwick 108 (142)
Sam Handley 4/105 (22 overs)
215 (71.5 overs)
Drew Brierley 52* (116)
Rikki Clarke 3/40 (12.5 overs)
119/1d (33 overs)
Ollie Pope 68* (96)
Jordan Bulpitt 1/30 (9 overs)
106/6 (34 overs)
Callum Guest 32 (62)
Jade Dernbach 3/22 (8 overs)
Match drawn
The Oval, London
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Richard White
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat.

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