Entries are invited for this season’s NCCU County Championships with the winners/runners-up of each section qualifying for the national stages run by the ECF due to be held in the spring of 2020. Further details and an online entry form are available by clicking the NCCU County Championship link to the right or you can send your county’s entry by email or phone to either Bryan Bainbridge or Dave Cole.

Let’s see a few more entries from other northern counties this season to give Lancashire & Yorkshire a run for their money for a change…

…and calling all Club Secretaries…

This season’s NCCU Club Championships are hoping to start early in the New Year so if your club fancies the opportunity to play matches outside your normal league(s) with the chance of winning a trophy and a digital clock then check out the NCCU Club Championship link to the right for more details. Interested clubs can either use the online form to send in their entry or contact Keith Smith, the Club Championship organiser, by email.

Latest NCCU Club & County Results

Latest Club Championship results

8th May Seniors Heywood 1 – 3 Prescot & Knotty Ash
26th May Seniors Prescot & Knotty Ash ½ – 3½ South Shields
Congratulations to South Shields – the new Seniors Champions

26th May Minor Final South Shields 1 – 3 Heywood
Congratulations to Heywood

26th May Open Final Heywood 2 – 2 Forest Hall*
*Forest Hall win on board count
Congratulations to Forest Hall – the new Open Champions

Latest County Championship results

National stages

Finals

13th July Open Yorkshire 11 – 5 Surrey
Yorkshire are the Open Champions

13th July U180 Essex 8½ – 7½ Lancashire
13th July U140 Yorkshire 9½ – 6½ Worcestershire
Yorkshire win the U140 Championship

13th July U120 Yorkshire 4 – 8 Essex

Semi-finals

8th June Open Middlesex 5½ – 10½ Yorkshire
8th June U180 Middlesex 0 – 16 Lancashire
8th June U140 Kent 7½ – 8½ Yorkshire
8th June U120 Nottinghamshire 1½ – 10½ Yorkshire
8th June U100 Staffordshire 8½ – 3½ Lancashire
Lancashire knocked out

Quarter-finals

18th May U180 Warwickshire 16 – 0 Yorkshire
18th May U140 Hampshire 5½ – 10½ Yorkshire
18th May U140 Lancashire 6 – 9 Essex
Lancashire knocked out

18th May U100 Warwickshire 12 – 0 Yorkshire
18th May U100 Lancashire 12 – 0 Berkshire

11th May Open Surrey 10 – 6 Lancashire
Lancashire knocked out

11th May U160 Lancashire 6 – 10 Essex
11th May U160 Middlesex 8 – 8 Yorkshire
Lancashire and Yorkshire both knocked out

11th May U120 Essex 6 – 6 Lancashire
11th May U120 Yorkshire 8 – 4 Derbyshire
Lancashire knocked out on tie-breaker

Preliminary round

27th Apr U160 Cambridgeshire 0-16 Yorkshire (conceded)

Union stages

27th Mar U160 Lancashire 9 – 3 Cumbria

3rd Mar U120 Lancashire 6½ – 5½ Merseyside
Lancashire qualify for the National stages

3rd Feb Open Yorkshire 7½ – 4½ Lancashire
3rd Feb U160 Yorkshire 7½ – 4½ Lancashire
3rd Feb U120 Yorkshire 7 – 5 Lancashire
Yorkshire qualify for the National stages

2nd Dec U140 Lancashire 7½ – 4½ Yorkshire
2nd Dec U100 Lancashire 7½ – 4½ Yorkshire

11th Nov U120 Merseyside 4½ – 7½ Yorkshire – see NCCU County Championships – Results
11th Nov U180 Lancashire 16-0 Yorkshire (conceded)

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