2016 Minor Counties Championship

Sports season April 2026 England and Wales Cricket Board 3 days (4 day final) League system and a final Berkshire 5 20 61 2015 2015 Minor Counties Championship 2017 2017 Minor Counties Championship The 2016 Minor Counties Championship was the 112th Minor Counties Cricket Championship season, and the third under the name 'Unicorn Counties Championship'. It was contested in two divisions. Berkshire defeated Lincolnshire by 28 runs in the final, which was played at the Getty Estate, Buckinghamshire.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/37244983 Berkshire captain James Morris praises deep batting line-up for Minor Counties win BBC Sport 13 December 2016 Standings Format Teams receive 16 points for a win, 8 for a tie and 4 for a draw. In a match reduced to a single innings, teams receive 12 points for a win, 8 for a draw and 4 points for losing. For matches abandoned without play, both sides receive 8 points. Bonus points (a maximum of 4 batting points and 4 bowling points) may be scored during the first 90 overs of each team's first innings.http://static.ecb.co.uk/files/unicorns-counties-championship-12792.pdf Unicorn Counties Championship Competition Rules England and Wales Cricket Board 26 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305164121/http://static.ecb.co.uk/files/unicorns-counties-championship-12792.pdf 5 March 2016 dead Eastern Division Team Pld W W1 Won in match reduced to one innings per side L L1 Loss in match reduced to one innings per side T D D1 Draw in match reduced to one innings per side A Bat Bowl Ded PtsLincolnshire 6 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 21 2 126 Northumberland 6 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 23 0 126 Staffordshire 6 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 21 22 2 85 Cambridgeshire 6 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 9 20 0 73 Norfolk 6 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 13 24 0 73 Cumberland 6 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 15 23 0 62 Hertfordshire 6 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 16 17 0 61 Suffolk 6 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 5 24 2 51 Bedfordshire 6 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 15 17 0 44 Buckinghamshire 6 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 12 16 0 40 Source:Unicorns Championship Eastern Division – 2016, MCCA. Retrieved 10 April 2016. Western Division Team Pld W W1 Won in match reduced to one innings per side L L1 Loss in match reduced to one innings per side T D D1 Draw in match reduced to one innings per side A Bat Bowl Ded PtsBerkshire (C) 6 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 18 22 0 112 Cornwall 6 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 16 22 0 90 Herefordshire 6 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 13 23 0 80 Shropshire 6 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 21 24 73 Devon 6 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 8 24 0 72 Wiltshire 6 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 13 22 0 71 Cheshire 6 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 24 2 65 Dorset 6 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 6 23 2 63 Oxfordshire 6 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 12 18 4 62 Wales Minor Counties 6 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 10 23 0 61 Source:Unicorns Championship Western Division – 2016, MCCA. Retrieved 10 April 2016. Final The final featured the teams which finished with the most points in each Division, Berkshire and Lincolnshire. It began on 28 August 2016 at the Getty Estate with the result being a victory for Berkshire by 28 runs. Berkshire had last won the title in 2008 whilst Lincolnshire's most recent victory was in 2003. 28 August 2016 Berkshire Lincolnshire 332 (89.3 overs) E Woods 142* (176) DS Lucas 4/47 (17 overs) 284 (90 overs) JA Tattersall 71 (162) CT Peploe 5/101 (31 overs) 237 (76.1 overs) SR Davison 51 (81) AJ Willerton 4/45 (15.1 overs) 257 (123.4 overs) M Carter 59 (174) CT Peploe 5/74 (46.4 overs) Berkshire won by 28 runs Getty Estate Geoff Callaway and Ian Herbert Scorecard Berkshire won the toss and elected to bat References Category:2016 in English cricket 2016