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Updated 13 May 2012
Every competing Midlands county represented in the national stages
25 Mar. The last Midlands matches have been played. Midlands county teams eligible for the National stages are: Open - Staffordshire & Warwickshire; Minor - Leicestershire & Lincolnshire; u180 - Warwickshire & Nottinghamshire; u160 - Nottinghamshire & Greater Manchester; u-140 - Worcestershire, Leicestershire & Warwickshire; u120 - Staffordshire Terriers & Worcestershire; u100 - Nottinghamshire & Warwickshire.
14 Jan. The draw for the national stages has been announced. Matches should be played on, or by mutual agreement before, or on the Sunday immediately following, the dates here listed: Preliminary Round by April 28th; Quarter Finals by May 19th; Semi Finals by June 9th; and, Finals on July 7th at Moat Community College, Leicester.
5 Sep.The first Midlands qualifiers are already known because there were two entries only for the Open, u180 and u100 competitions and Midlands counties can nominate up to two teams for each competition. Warwickshire can be nominated for the Open, u-180 and u100 competitions; Nottinghamshire for the u180 and u100; and Staffs for the Open.
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| OPEN | Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result |
| Preliminary | 28 April | Warwickshire M2 | N2 Lancashire | 4½ - 11½ |
| Quarter Final 1 | 19 May | W1 Somerset | N1 Yorkshire | |
| Quarter Final 2 | 19 May | Staffordshire M1 | S3 Middlesex | |
| Quarter Final 3 | 19 May | E1 Norfolk | S2 Sussex | |
| Quarter Final 4 | 19 May | S1 Surrey | Lancashire | |
| Semi Final 1 | 9 June | Winner QF1 | Winner QF2 | |
| Semi Final 2 | 9 June | Winner QF3 | Winner QF4 | |
| Final | 7 July | Winner SF1 | Winner SF2 | |
| MINOR COUNTIES | Date | Home team | Away team | Result |
| Quarter Final 1 | 19 May | W1 Gloucestershire | S2 Hertfordshire | |
| Quarter Final 2 | 19 May | E1 Suffolk | W2 Hampshire | 16-0 def |
| Quarter Final 3 | 19 May | Essex S1 | Lincolnshire M2* | at Yaxley |
| Quarter Final 4 | 19 May | Leicestershire M1* | Cambridgeshire E2 | at Market Deeping |
| Semi Final 1 | 9 June | Winner QF1 | Winner QF2 | |
| Semi Final 2 | 9 June | Winner QF3 | Winner QF4 | |
| Final | 7 July | Winner SF1 | Winner SF2 | |
| Under 180 | Date | Fixture | Result | |
| Preliminary | 28 April | S3 Kent | N2 Lancashire | 0 -16 def |
| Quarter Final 1 | 19 May | S1 Middlesex | Warwickshire M1 | |
| Quarter Final 2 | 19 May | W1 Devon | S2 Surrey | |
| Quarter Final 3 | 19 May | N1 Yorkshire | Nottinghamshire M2 | |
| Quarter Final 4 | 19 May | E1 Bedfordshire | Lancashire | |
| Semi Final 1 | 9 June | Winner QF1 | Winner QF2 | |
| Semi Final 2 | 9 June | Winner QF3 | Winner QF4 | |
| Final | 7 July | Winner SF1 | Winner SF2 | |
| Under 160 | Date | Fixture | Result | |
| Preliminary 2 | 28 April | Greater Manchester M2 | Cambridgeshire E2 | 8½ - 7½ |
| Quarter Final 1 | 19 May | Nottinghamshire M1 | S3 Middlesex | |
| Quarter Final 2 | 19 May | S1 Kent | N2 Yorkshire | |
| Quarter Final 3 | 19 May | E1 Norfolk | S2 Hertfordshire | |
| Quarter Final 4 | 19 May | N1 Lancashire | Greater Manchester | at Heywood |
| Semi Final 1 | 9 June | Winner QF1 | Winner QF2 | |
| Semi Final 2 | 9 June | Winner QF3 | Winner QF4 | |
| Final | 7 July | Winner SF1 | Winner SF2 | |
| Under 140 | Date | Fixture | Result | |
| Preliminary | 28 April | N2 Yorkshire | S3 Kent | 16 - 0 default |
| Quarter Final 1 | 19 May | N1 Lancashire | Warwickshire M3 | |
| Quarter Final 2 | 19 May | S1 Surrey | Leicestershire M2 * | |
| Quarter Final 3 | 19 May | W1 Hampshire | S2 Hertfordshire | |
| Quarter Final 4 | 15 May | Worcestershire M1 * | Yorkshire | 9½ - 6½ |
| Semi Final 1 | 9 June | Winner QF1 | Winner QF2 | |
| Semi Final 2 | 9 June | Winner QF3 | Winner QF4 | |
| Final | 7 July | Winner SF1 | Winner SF2 | |
| Under 120 | Date | Fixture | Result | |
| Quarter Final 1 | 19 May | S1 Herfordshire | N2 Yorkshire | |
| Quarter Final 2 | 19 May | N1 Lancashire | Worcestershire M2 * | |
| Quarter Final 3 | 6 May | E1 Norfolk | Warwickshire M3 | 5½ - 6½ |
| Quarter Final 4 | 19 May | Staffs Terriers M1 | S2 Essex | |
| Semi Final 1 | 9 June | Winner QF1 | Winner QF2 | |
| Semi Final 2 | 9 June | Warwickshire | Winner QF4 | |
| Final | 7 July | Winner SF1 | Winner SF2 | |
| Under 100 | Date | Fixture | Result | |
| Quarter Final 1 | 19 May | S1 Essex | Warwickshire M2 | |
| Quarter Final 2 | 28 Apr | N2 Lancashire | S2 Kent | 6 - 6* |
| Semi Final 1 | 9 June | N1 Yorkshire | Winner QF1 | |
| Semi Final 2 | 9 June | Nottinghamshire M1 | Kent | |
| Final | 7 July | Winner SF1 | Winner SF2 | |