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Last updated 24 March2019

Midlands team championship hangs on end-of-season match

24 Mar. Worcs confounded the pundits getting their first win of the season against Leics.
2 Mar. Leics beat Notts to make a close fight for the Midlands team championship in the final match of the season, but Leics must be favourites.
16 Feb. Warks beat leaders Lincs to open up the competition.
2 Feb. Notts beat Worcsto join Lincs at the top.
19 Jan. Lincs beat Leics and Warks beat Worcs. Lincs lead, but Notts can catch them up.
5 Jan. Leics beat Warks in a close result
1 Dec. The home teams lose: Worcs go down to Lincs and Warks to Notts.
4 Sep. Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, have entered and teams are the same as last season. Three teams will be invited to accept nominated from this tournament to compete in the national stages and will be offered MCCU places in the Open or Minor Counties competitions.

 

Midlands Minor Counties Championship 2018-9
Position Teams Pl W D L Match Points
  Lincolnshire 4 2 1 1 5
  Nottinghamshire 4 2 1 1 5
  Warwickshire 4 2 0 2 4
  Leicestershire 4 2 0 2 4
  Worcestershire 4 1 0 3 2
             

 

Date Match Result
6 Oct Lincolnshire - Nottinghamshire 8 - 8
1 Dec Worcestershire - Lincolnshire 6½ - 9½
1 Dec Warwickshire - Nottinghamshire 7½ - 8½
5 Jan Leicestershire - Warwickshire 8½ - 7½
19 Jan Lincolnshire - Leicestershire 8½ - 7½
19 Jan Worcestershire - Warwickshire 6 - 10
2 Feb Nottinghamshire - Worcestershire 9 - 7
16 Feb Warwickshire - Lincolnshire 9 - 7
2 Mar Nottinghamshire - Leicestershire 7½ - 8½
23 Mar Leicestershire - Worcestershire 7 - 9