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Updated 14 August 2023

National stage results 2023

Team captains please note that ECF national stages have different rules from the MCCU stage. See link from ECF 2023 Counties Championship. The default dates are: quarter finals Open, Minor, u1850, and u1450 on 13/14 May; quarter finals u2020 and u1650 on 20/21 May; semi-finals 10/11 June. The finals will be held on Saturday 1 July.

Click on a fixture invloving MCCU county to see match details in this table. Details of matches not involving Midland teams are posted to the ECF League Management website.

OPEN Date Home Team Away Team Result
Semi Final 1 Sat 10 Jun Middlesex Greater Manchester 8½-7½
Semi Final 2 Sat 10 Jun Northumberland Surrey* 8 - 8
Final Sat 1 Jul Surrey Middlesex* 8 - 8
         
MINOR COUNTIES Date Home team Away team Result
Quarter Final 1 Sun 14 Mar Cambridgeshire Worcestershire 9½ - 6½
Quarter Final 2 Sat 13 May Sussex Norfolk 7½ - 8½
Quarter Final 3 Sat 13 May Lincolnshire Somerset

16 - 0 def

Quarter Final 4 - Devon Bye -
Semi Final 1 Sat 10 Jun Lincolnshire Norfolk 6 - 10
Semi Final 2 Sat 10 Jun Cambridgeshire* Devon 8 - 8
Final Sat 1 Jul Norfolk Cambridge* 8 - 8

 

Under 2050 Date Home team Away team Result
Quarter Final 1 Sat 20 May Northumberland Surrey 7 - 9
Semi Final 1 Sat 10 Jun Warwickshire Surrey 9 - 7
Semi Final 2 Sat 10 Jun Yorkshire Essex 6½ - 9½
Final Sat 1 Jul Essex Warwickshire 16 - 0 (def)
         
Under 1850 Date Home team Away team Result
Quarter Final 1 Sat 13 May Yorkshire Essex 9 - 7
Quarter Final 2 Sat 13 May Greater Manchester Hertfordshire 11½ - 3½
Quarter Final 3 - Norfolk Bye -
Quarter Final 4 - Middlesex Bye -
Semi Final 1 Sat 10 Jun Norfolk Yorkshire 7 - 9
Semi Final 2 Sat 10 Jun Middlesex* Greater Manchester 8 - 8
Final Sat 1 Jul Yorkshire Middlesex 6 - 10
         
Under 1650 Date Home team Away team Result
Quarter Final 1 Sat 20 May Greater Manchester Middlesex 8 - 2
Quarter Final 2 Sat 20 May Yorkshire Surrey 12 - 3
Quarter Final 3 Sat 20 May Essex Staffordshire 16 - 0 def
Quarter Final 4 Sat 20 May Worcestershire Warwickshire 5½ - 10½
Semi Final 1 Sat 10 Jun Yorkshire Essex 9 - 7
Semi Final 2 Sat 10 Jun Warwickshire Greater Manchester 9 - 7
Final Sat 1 Jul Yorkshire Warwickshire 9 - 7

 

Under 1450 Date   Fixture Result
Quarter Final 1 Sat 13 May Nottinghamshire Greater Manchester 2 - 10
Quarter Final 2 Sat 13 May Surrey Middlesex 5½ - 4½
Quarter Final 3 Sat 13 May Staffordshire Essex 5 - 7
Quarter Final 4 - Yorkshire Bye -
Semi Final 1 Sat 10 Jun Yorkshire Essex 4½ - 7½
Semi Final 2 Sat 10 Jun Surrey Greater Manchester 3½ - 8½
Final Sat 1 Jul Greater Manchester Essex 8½ - 3½
 

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