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2026-7 Midlands County |
2026-7 Season
Previous Seasons’
o-t-b Results
Updated 26 September 2026
Season News 2026-7
Early results
26 Sep 2026. Derbyshire u1650 scored a clear victory over Leicestershire.
24 Sep 2026. Captains of u1850 teams agree to make all matches over 16 boards. The tie-break rule will apply to all boards.
23 Sep 2026. Nottinghamshire and Staffordshire will field teams to play for the Midlands u1450 championship.
19 Sep 2026. Staffordshire u1650 beat Warwickshire
8 Aug 2026. County competitions controller Stephen Smithson is delighted to report that eight counties and more teams will enter competitions than last season.
Fixtures and results
Click on scores for match cards
| Midlands Counties Team Championship 2026-7 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team |
| Sat 7 Nov 2026 | Lincolnshire | Worcestershire | |
| Sat 7 Nov 2026 | Derbyshire | Leicestershire | |
| Sat 28 Nov 2026 | Derbyshire | Lincolnshire | |
| Sat 5 Dec 2026 | Leicestershire | Worcestershire | |
| Sat 6 Feb 2027 | Worcestershire | Derbyshire | |
| Sat 20 Feb 2027 | Lincolnshire | Worcestershire | |
| Midlands u1850 Counties Team Championship 2026-7 | |||
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team |
| Sat 31 Oct 2026 | Lincolnshire | Worcestershire | |
| Sat 5 Dec 2026 | Lincolnshire | Leicestershire | |
| Sat 30 Jan 2027 | Worcestershire | Derbyshire | |
| Midlands u1650 Counties Team Championship 2026-7 | |||
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team |
| Sat 19 Sep 2026 | Warwickshire | 3½ - 7½ | Staffordshire |
| Sat 26 Sep 2026 | Leicestershire | 5½ - 10½ | Derbyshire |
| Sat 10 Oct 2026 | Lincolnshire | Staffordshire | |
| Sat 10 Oct 2026 | Leicestershire | Worcestershire | |
| Sat 1 Nov 2026 | Derbyshire | Warwickshire | |
| Sat 14 Nov 2026 | Warwickshire | Lincolnshire | |
| Sat 14 Nov 2026 | Derbyshire | Worcestershire | |
| Sat 21 Nov 2026 | Leicestershire | Staffordshire | |
| Sat 28 Nov 2026 | Lincolnshire | Derbyshire | |
| Sat 16 Jan 2027 | Warwickshire | Leicestershire | |
| Sat 23 Jan 2027 | Worcestershire | Lincolnshire | |
| Sat 13 Feb 2027 | Staffordshire | Derbyshire | |
| Sat 20 Feb 2027 | Worcestershire | Warwickshire | |
| Sat 27 Feb 2027 | Leicestershire | Lincolnshire | |
| Sat 6 Mar 2027 | Staffordshire | Worcestershire | |
| Midlands u1450 Counties Team Championship 2026-7 | |||
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team |
| TBA | Staffordshire | Nottinghamshire | |