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Updated 28 Apr 2026
National stage results 2026
Team captains please note that ECF national stages have different rules from the MCCU stage. See ECF 2026 Counties Championship Rules. The default dates are yet tro be published. The finals will be held on on a date to be published in Spring 2026. 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. |
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| COUNTIES (Open) | Date | Home team | Result | Away team |
| Semi Finals | 13 June | Surrey | Gtr Manchester | |
| 13 June | Yorkshire | Middlesex | ||
| Final | 4 July | |||
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| MINOR COUNTIES | Date | Home team | Result | Away team |
| Quarter finals | 9 May | Lincolnshire | Bye | |
| 9 May | Norfolk | Bye | ||
| 9 May | Sussex | Cambridgeshire | ||
| 9 May | Devon | Worcestershire | ||
| Semi Finals | 13 June | |||
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| Final | 4 July | |||
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| Under 2050 | Date | Home team | Result | Away team |
| Quarter finals | 16 May | Essex | Bye | |
| 16 May | Cleveland | Bye | ||
| 16 May | Surrey | Yorkshire | ||
| 16 May | Derbyshire | Bye | ||
| Semi Finals | 13 June | |||
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| Final | 4 July | |||
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| Under 1850 | Date | Home team | Result | Away team |
| Preliminary round | 25 Apr | Merseyside | Essex | |
| Quarter finals | 9 May | Nottinghamshire | Norfolk | |
| 9 May | Hampshire | |||
| 9 May | Yorkshire | Lincolnshire | ||
| 9 May | Kent | Suffolk | ||
| Semi Finals | 13 June | |||
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| Final | 4 July | |||
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| Under 1650 | Date | Home team | Result | Away team |
| Preliminary round | 25 Apr | Derbyshire | 4½ - 10½ | Middlesex |
| Quarter finals | 16 May | Gtr Manchester | ||
| 16 May | Surrey | Staffordshire | ||
| 16 May | Worcestershire | Kent | ||
| 16 May | Cambridgeshire | Lancashire | ||
| Semi Finals | 13 June | |||
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| Final | 4 July | |||
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| Under 1450 | Date | Home team | Result | Away team |
| Quarter finals | 9 May | Norfolk | Staffordshire | |
| 9 May | Gtr Manchester | Kent | ||
| 9 May | Nottinghamshire | Essex | ||
| 9 May | Surrey | Lancashire | ||
| Semi Finals | 13 June | |||
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| Final | 4 July | |||
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