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    2015 Minor Counties Championship
    AdministratorEngland and Wales Cricket Board
    Cricket format(3 days, 4 day final)
    Tournament formatLeague system
    ChampionsCumberland (3rd title)
    Participants20
    Matches61
    Most runsJacques du Toit
    (770 for Northumberland)
    Most wicketsChris Peploe
    (50 for Berkshire)
    ← 2014
    2016 →

    The 2015 Minor Counties Championship was the 111th Minor Counties Cricket Championship season, and the second under the name 'Unicorn Counties Championship'. It was contested in two divisions: Eastern and Western. Cumberland won the competition for the third time after defeating Oxfordshire by 10 wickets in the final played in Carlisle.[1]

    Standings

    [edit]
    • Pld = Played, W = Wins, W1 = Win in match reduced to single innings, L = Losses, L1 = Loss in match reduced to single innings, T = Ties, D = Draws, D1 = Draw in match reduced to single innings, A = Abandonments, Bat = Batting points, Bowl = Bowling points, Ded = Deducted points, Pts = Points, Net RPW = Net runs per wicket (runs per wicket for less runs per wicket against).

    Teams receive 16 points for a win, 8 for a tie and 4 for a draw. Teams also received 12 points for a win, 6 for a draw and 4 points for losing a match reduced to a single innings. 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.[2]

    Eastern Division

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    TeamPldWW1LL1TDD1ABatBowlDedPtsNet RPW
    Cumberland (C)65000010017240125+15.541
    Buckinghamshire6402000001218094-4.565
    Staffordshire6302001001820090+7.834
    Lincolnshire6301002001021087-0.688
    Northumberland63030000014240860.663
    Hertfordshire6203001001820074-4.785
    Bedfordshire6103002001921064-0.876
    Cambridgeshire6204000001023-263-2.684
    Norfolk61020030012230630.531
    Suffolk6105000001622054-10.151
    Source:[3]

    Western Division

    [edit]
    TeamPldWW1LL1TDD1ABatBowlDedPtsNet RPW
    Oxfordshire65010000018240122+15.268
    Berkshire64000020013240109+6.534
    Shropshire6201003002224090+8.705
    Cornwall6302001001522089+1.419
    Herefordshire6203001001722075-1.053
    Wales Minor Counties6202002001321074-1.382
    Wiltshire620200200924073-3.123
    Dorset610300101819-253-8.017
    Cheshire610400001620050-12.515
    Devon6004002001624048-9.043
    Source:[3]

    Final

    [edit]
    6–7 September
    Scorecard
    v
    85 (40.4 overs)
    RI Kaufman 17 (56)
    T Bulcock 4/18 (10 overs)
    170 (48.2 overs)
    JR Tolley 45 (88)
    LC Ryan 5/37 (16 overs)
    89 (42 overs)
    CB Keegan 29 (16)
    RJ Gleeson 3/14 (13 overs)
    5/0 (0.2 overs)
    JR Tolley 4* (1)
    Cumberland won by 10 wickets
    Edenside, Carlisle
    Umpires: Martyn Dobbs and Andy Hicks
    • Cumberland won the toss and elected to field

    Averages

    [edit]
    Most runs
    AggregateAveragePlayerCounty
    77064.16Jacques du ToitNorthumberland
    76369.36Luke ThomasBedfordshire
    73073.00George ThurstanceBedfordshire
    70270.20Steve LeachShropshire
    61261.20Sam ArthurtonNorfolk
    Source:[4]
    Most wickets
    AggregateAveragePlayerCounty
    5016.08Chris PeploeBerkshire
    4914.85Toby BulcockCumberland
    4614.38Paul McMahonCambridgeshire
    4620.60Bradley WadlanCornwall
    3514.62Luke RyanOxfordshire
    3519.65Gurman RandhawaShropshire
    Source:[5]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "Dominant Cumberland claim title". ECB. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
    2. ^ "Unicorn Counties Championship Competition Rules" (PDF). England and Wales Cricket Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
    3. ^ a b "Unicorn Championship 2015 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
    4. ^ "Minor Counties Championship 2015 Batting (Ordered by runs)". Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
    5. ^ "Minor Counties Championship 2015 Bowling (Ordered by wickets)". Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2015_Minor_Counties_Championship&oldid=1210346234"

      2015 Minor Counties Championship
      AdministratorEngland and Wales Cricket Board
      Cricket format(3 days, 4 day final)
      Tournament formatLeague system
      ChampionsCumberland (3rd title)
      Participants20
      Matches61
      Most runsJacques du Toit
      (770 for Northumberland)
      Most wicketsChris Peploe
      (50 for Berkshire)
      ← 2014
      2016 →

      The 2015 Minor Counties Championship was the 111th Minor Counties Cricket Championship season, and the second under the name 'Unicorn Counties Championship'. It was contested in two divisions: Eastern and Western. Cumberland won the competition for the third time after defeating Oxfordshire by 10 wickets in the final played in Carlisle.[1]

      Standings

      • Pld = Played, W = Wins, W1 = Win in match reduced to single innings, L = Losses, L1 = Loss in match reduced to single innings, T = Ties, D = Draws, D1 = Draw in match reduced to single innings, A = Abandonments, Bat = Batting points, Bowl = Bowling points, Ded = Deducted points, Pts = Points, Net RPW = Net runs per wicket (runs per wicket for less runs per wicket against).

      Teams receive 16 points for a win, 8 for a tie and 4 for a draw. Teams also received 12 points for a win, 6 for a draw and 4 points for losing a match reduced to a single innings. 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.[2]

      Eastern Division

      TeamPldWW1LL1TDD1ABatBowlDedPtsNet RPW
      Cumberland (C)65000010017240125+15.541
      Buckinghamshire6402000001218094-4.565
      Staffordshire6302001001820090+7.834
      Lincolnshire6301002001021087-0.688
      Northumberland63030000014240860.663
      Hertfordshire6203001001820074-4.785
      Bedfordshire6103002001921064-0.876
      Cambridgeshire6204000001023-263-2.684
      Norfolk61020030012230630.531
      Suffolk6105000001622054-10.151
      Source:[3]

      Western Division

      TeamPldWW1LL1TDD1ABatBowlDedPtsNet RPW
      Oxfordshire65010000018240122+15.268
      Berkshire64000020013240109+6.534
      Shropshire6201003002224090+8.705
      Cornwall6302001001522089+1.419
      Herefordshire6203001001722075-1.053
      Wales Minor Counties6202002001321074-1.382
      Wiltshire620200200924073-3.123
      Dorset610300101819-253-8.017
      Cheshire610400001620050-12.515
      Devon6004002001624048-9.043
      Source:[3]

      Final

      6–7 September
      Scorecard
      v
      85 (40.4 overs)
      RI Kaufman 17 (56)
      T Bulcock 4/18 (10 overs)
      170 (48.2 overs)
      JR Tolley 45 (88)
      LC Ryan 5/37 (16 overs)
      89 (42 overs)
      CB Keegan 29 (16)
      RJ Gleeson 3/14 (13 overs)
      5/0 (0.2 overs)
      JR Tolley 4* (1)
      Cumberland won by 10 wickets
      Edenside, Carlisle
      Umpires: Martyn Dobbs and Andy Hicks
      • Cumberland won the toss and elected to field

      Averages

      Most runs
      AggregateAveragePlayerCounty
      77064.16Jacques du ToitNorthumberland
      76369.36Luke ThomasBedfordshire
      73073.00George ThurstanceBedfordshire
      70270.20Steve LeachShropshire
      61261.20Sam ArthurtonNorfolk
      Source:[4]
      Most wickets
      AggregateAveragePlayerCounty
      5016.08Chris PeploeBerkshire
      4914.85Toby BulcockCumberland
      4614.38Paul McMahonCambridgeshire
      4620.60Bradley WadlanCornwall
      3514.62Luke RyanOxfordshire
      3519.65Gurman RandhawaShropshire
      Source:[5]

      References

      1. ^ "Dominant Cumberland claim title". ECB. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
      2. ^ "Unicorn Counties Championship Competition Rules" (PDF). England and Wales Cricket Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
      3. ^ a b "Unicorn Championship 2015 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
      4. ^ "Minor Counties Championship 2015 Batting (Ordered by runs)". Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
      5. ^ "Minor Counties Championship 2015 Bowling (Ordered by wickets)". Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
      Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2015_Minor_Counties_Championship&oldid=1210346234"