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Updated 8 July 2024

National stage results 2024

Team captains please note that ECF national stages have different rules from the MCCU stage. See ECF 2024 Counties Championship Rules. The default dates are: quarter finals Open, Minor, u1850, and u1450 on 11 May; quarter finals u2020 and u1650 on 18 May; semi-finals 8 June. The finals will be held on Saturday 6 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.

Forthe first time, the MCCU has no counties in the Open tournament and there are also no in the u2050 competition.

MINOR COUNTIES Date Home team Away team Result
Quarter Final 1 11 May Sussex Worcestershire 8½ - 7½
Quarter Final 2 11 May Lincolnshire Bedfordshire 13 - 3
Quarter Final 3 11 May Somerset Bye  
Quarter Final 4 12 May Norfolk Devon 11½ - 4½
Semi Final 1 8 June Lincolnshire Somerset 10½ - 5½
Semi Final 2 8 June Sussex Norfolk 8* - 8
Final 6 July Sussex Lincolnshire 8*- 8

 

Under 1850 Date Home team Away team Result
Preliminary round 27 Apr Yorkshire Staffordshire 12½ - 3½
Quarter Final 1 11 May Kent Hertfordshire 5 - 11
Quarter Final 2 11 May Hampshire Yorkshire 7½ - 8½
Quarter Final 3 11 May Lincolnshire Suffolk 9½ - 6½
Quarter Final 4 12 May Gtr Manchester Middlesex 8½ - 7½
Semi Final 1 8 June Yorkshire Hertfordshire 6 - 10
Semi Final 2 8 June Greater Manchester Lincolnshire 9 - 7
Final 6 July Hertfordshire Greater Manchester 8 - 8*
         
Under 1650 Date Home team Away team Result
Quarter Final 1 11 May Lincolnshire Bye  
Quarter Final 2 11 May Kent Gtr Manchester 6 - 10
Quarter Final 3 11 May Yorkshire Bye  
Quarter Final 4 12 May Worcestershire Surrey 6½ - 9½
Semi Final 1 8 June Lincolnshire Greater Manchester 6½ - 9½
Semi Final 2 8 June Yorkshire Surrey 10 - 6
Final 6 July Greater Manchester Yorkshire 6 - 10

 

Under 1450 Date   Fixture Result
Quarter Final 1 11 May Yorkshire Kent 5 - 7
Quarter Final 2 11 May Staffordshire Bye  
Quarter Final 3 11 May Gtr Manchester Essex 4½ - 7½
Quarter Final 4 12 May Middlesex Worcestershire 12 - 0 def
Semi Final 1 8 June Kent Middlesex 5½ - 6½
Semi Final 2 8 June Staffordshire Essex 3 - 9
Final 6 July Middlesex Essex  
 

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