National Counties Trophy

{{Short description|English domestic cricket competition}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox cricket tournament main | country = England and Wales | administrator = England and Wales Cricket Board | cricket format = Limited overs cricket | first = 1983 | last = | participants = 20 | champions = Dorset | | most successful = Berkshire (8 titles) | website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110520170235/http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/non-first-class/minor-counties/archive.html MCCA Knockout Trophy] | current = }}

The '''National Counties Cricket Association Knockout Cup''' was started in 1983 as a knockout one-day competition for the National Counties in English cricket. At first it was known as the ''English Industrial Estates Cup'', before being called the ''Minor Counties Knock Out Competition'' from 1986 to 1987, the ''Holt Cup'' from 1988 to 1992, the ''MCC Trophy'' from 1993 to 1998, the ''ECB 38-County Cup'' from 1999 to 2002 and the ''MCCA Knockout Trophy'' from 2003 to 2005. It was called the ''MCCA Trophy'' from 2006 and 2019 until the Minor Counties were rebranded as National Counties in 2020.

From 1998 to 2002, the competition was contested by 38 teams and included a group stage. The traditional National counties, plus Huntingdonshire and the "cricket boards" of the 18 first-class counties, as well as a Channel Islands team. The 2002 competition, which was won by the Warwickshire Cricket Board, remains the only time a non-National county has won the competition. This format was discontinued after 2002 and the competition is again a purely National Counties affair.

The most successful county is Berkshire who have won the title eight times. The current champions, Dorset, defeated Shropshire in July 2025, winning their second trophy.

==List of winners== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center;" |- !rowspan=2|Year !colspan=3|Final !rowspan=2|Final Venue |- !Winner !Result !Runner-up |- |1983 |Cheshire 228/6 (50 overs) |'''Cheshire won by 36 runs'''<ref>{{cite web|title=1983 English Industrial Estates Trophy final|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/44/44063.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=16 May 2011}}</ref> |Bedfordshire 192 all out (48.2 overs) |Macclesfield Cricket Club Ground, Macclesfield |- |1984 |Hertfordshire 107/7 (49.1 overs) |'''Hertfordshire won by 3 wickets'''<ref>{{cite web|title=1984 English Estates Trophy final|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/45/45005.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=16 April 2011}}</ref> |Norfolk 106 all out (41.1 overs) |Fenner's, Cambridge |- |1985 |Durham 229/9 (55 overs) |'''Durham won by 100 runs'''<ref>{{cite web|title=1985 English Estates Trophy final|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/46/46214.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=16 April 2011}}</ref> |Dorset 129 all out (47.2 overs) |Fenner's, Cambridge |- |1986 |Norfolk 223/8 (55 overs) |'''Norfolk won by 30 runs'''<ref>{{cite web|title=1986 Minor Counties Knock Out Competition final|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/47/47619.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=16 April 2011}}</ref> |Hertfordshire 193 all out (50.4 overs) |Clarence Park, St Albans |- |1987 |Cheshire 132/2 (47.4 overs) |'''Cheshire won by 8 wickets'''<ref>{{cite web|title=1987 Minor Counties Knock Out Competition final|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/49/49026.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=16 April 2011}}</ref> |Cambridgeshire 131 all out (49.5 overs) |Christ Church Ground, Oxford |- |1988 |Dorset 127/8 (49.2 overs) |'''Dorset won by 2 wickets'''<ref>{{cite web|title=1988 Holt Cup final|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/50/50333.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=16 April 2011}}</ref> |Cambridgeshire 123/9 (50 overs) |Redlands Sports Ground, Weymouth |- |1989 |Cumberland 191/1 (39.1 overs) |'''Cumberland won by 9 wickets'''<ref>{{cite web|title=1989 Holt Cup final|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/51/51768.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=16 April 2011}}</ref> |Hertfordshire 188/7 (55 overs) |Lord's, London |- |1990 |Buckinghamshire 227/7 (55 overs) |'''Buckinghamshire won by 16 runs'''<ref>{{cite web|title=1990 Holt Cup final|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/53/53331.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=16 April 2011}}</ref> |Lincolnshire 211/9 (55 overs) |Lord's, London |- |1991 |Staffordshire 241/6 (54.5 overs) |'''Staffordshire won by 4 wickets'''<ref>{{cite web|title=1991 Holt Cup final|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/54/54850.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=16 April 2011}}</ref> |Devon 239/8 (55 overs) |Lord's, London |- |1992 |Devon 221/6 (51.4 overs) |'''Devon won by 4 wickets'''<ref>{{cite web|title=1992 Holt Cup final|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/56/56395.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=16 April 2011}}</ref> |Staffordshire 217/7 (55 overs) |Lord's, London |- |1993 |Staffordshire 326/7 (55 overs) |'''Staffordshire won by 69 runs'''<ref>{{cite web|title=1993 MCC Trophy final|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/57/57793.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=16 April 2011}}</ref> |Wiltshire 257/7 (55 overs) |Lord's, London |- |1994 |Devon 281/5 (55 overs) |'''Devon won by 18 runs'''<ref>{{cite web|title=1994 MCC Trophy final|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/59/59401.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=16 April 2011}}</ref> |Lincolnshire 263 all out (53.5 overs) |Lord's, London |- |1995 |Cambridgeshire 227/8 (54.3 overs) |'''Cambridgeshire won by 2 wickets'''<ref>{{cite web|title=1995 MCC Trophy final|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/61/61018.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=16 April 2011}}</ref> |Herefordshire 226/4 (55 overs) |Lord's, London |- |1996 |Cheshire 254/4 (54 overs) |'''Cheshire won by 6 wickets'''<ref>{{cite web|title=1996 MCC Trophy final|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/62/62723.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=16 April 2011}}</ref> |Bedfordshire 253/7 (55 overs) |Lord's, London |- |1997 |Norfolk 279/4 (55 overs) |'''Norfolk won by 52 runs'''<ref>{{cite web|title=1997 MCC Trophy final|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64539.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=16 April 2011}}</ref> |Shropshire 227 all out (54.3 overs) |Lord's, London |- |1998 |Devon 204/2 (41.5 overs) |'''Devon won by 8 wickets'''<ref>{{cite web|title=1998 MCC Trophy final|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/66/66388.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=16 April 2011}}</ref> |Shropshire 201/9 (60 overs) |Lord's, London |- |1999 |Bedfordshire 154/2 (36.1 overs) |'''Bedfordshire won by 8 wickets'''<ref>{{cite web|title=1999 ECB 38-County Cup final|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/68/68322.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=16 April 2011}}</ref> |Cumberland 153 all out (47.4 overs) |Lord's, London |- |2000 |Herefordshire 291/6 (50 overs) |'''Herefordshire won by 42 runs'''<ref>{{cite web|title=2000 ECB 38-County Cup final|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/70/70465.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=16 April 2011}}</ref> |Cheshire 241/9 (50 overs) |Lord's, London |- |2001 |Norfolk 202/9 (50 overs) |'''Norfolk won by 114 runs'''<ref>{{cite web|title=2001 ECB 38-County Cup final|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/72/72940.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=16 April 2011}}</ref> |Devon 88 all out (28.1 overs) |Lord's, London |- |2002 |Warwickshire Cricket Board 266/8 (49.1 overs) |'''Warwickshire Cricket Board won by 2 wickets'''<ref>{{cite web|title=2002 ECB 38-County Cup final|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/75/75336.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=16 April 2011}}</ref> |Devon 261/8 (50 overs) |New Road, Worcester |- |2003 |Cambridgeshire 267/7 (47.5 overs) |'''Cambridgeshire won by 3 wickets'''<ref>{{cite web|title=2003 MCCA Knockout Trophy final|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/77/77802.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=16 April 2011}}</ref> |Shropshire 266/9 (50 overs) |Lord's, London |- |2004 |Berkshire 240/3 (42.4 overs) |'''Berkshire won by 7 wickets'''<ref>{{cite web|title=2004 MCCA Knockout Trophy|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/80/80536.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=16 April 2011}}</ref> |Northumberland 237 all out (49.3 overs) |Lord's, London |- |2005 |Norfolk 135/4 (27 overs) |'''Norfolk won by 6 wickets'''<ref>{{cite web|title=2005 MCCA Knockout Trophy|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/83/83430.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=16 April 2011}}</ref><ref>This final was replayed following the abandonment of the first, held at Lord's, London on 22 August, due to rain. The teams agreed to replay the final on 31 August at Upton Court Road, Slough.</ref> |Wiltshire 134 all out (45.1 overs) |Upton Court Road, Slough |- |2006 |Northumberland 209/2 (34.4 overs) |'''Northumberland won by 8 wickets'''<ref>{{cite web|title=2006 MCCA Trophy|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/85/85938.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=17 April 2011}}</ref> |Dorset 207/9 (50 overs) |Lord's, London |- |2007 |Suffolk 219 all out (49.2 overs) |'''Suffolk won by 35 runs'''<ref>{{cite web|title=2007 MCCA Trophy|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/115/115760.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=17 April 2011}}</ref> |Cheshire 184 all out (47.4 overs) |Lord's, London |- |2008 |Devon 290/4 (50 overs) |'''Devon won by 40 runs'''<ref>{{cite web|title=2008 MCCA Trophy|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/150/150633.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=17 April 2011}}</ref> |Berkshire 250 all out (48 overs) |Lord's, London |- |2009 |Norfolk 257/6 (50 overs) |'''Norfolk won by 104 runs'''<ref>{{cite web|title=2009 MCCA Trophy|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/199/199694.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=17 April 2011}}</ref> |Staffordshire 153 all out (40.3 overs) |Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street |- |2010 |Shropshire 219 all out (49.2 overs) |'''Shropshire won by 7 wickets'''<ref>{{cite web|title=2010 MCCA Trophy|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/266/266237.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=5 September 2012}}</ref> |Lincolnshire 249/6 (50 overs) |Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street |- |2011 |Berkshire 196/4 (34.2 overs) |'''Berkshire won by 6 wickets'''<ref>{{cite web|title=2011 MCCA Trophy|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/335/335746.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=5 September 2012}}</ref> |Hertfordshire 194/9 (36 overs) |Lord's, London |- |2012 |Cumberland 186/3 (32.4 overs) |'''Cumberland won by 7 wickets'''<ref>{{cite web|title=2012 MCCA Trophy|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/391/391963.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=5 September 2012}}</ref> |Wiltshire 184 all out (45.4 overs) |Wormsley Park, Ibstone |- |2013 |Berkshire 284/9 (50 overs) |'''Berkshire won by 128 runs'''<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 MCCA Trophy|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/472/472113.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=11 September 2013}}</ref> |Shropshire 156 all out (39.3 overs) |Wormsley Park, Ibstone |- |2014 |Devon 203/9 (50 overs) |'''Devon won by 7 runs'''<ref>{{cite web|title=2014 MCCA Trophy|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/601/601641.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=27 August 2014}}</ref> |Oxfordshire 196/9 (50) |Wormsley Park, Ibstone |- |2015 |Cornwall 203/3 (29.4 overs) |'''Cornwall won by 7 wickets'''<ref name=ca2015>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/744/744712.html Cornwall v Northumberland in 2015], CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 February 2016.</ref> |Northumberland 199/9 (42) |Wormsley Park, Ibstone |- |2016 |Herefordshire 258/9 (50 overs) |'''Herefordshire won by 56 runs'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Unicorns Trophy 2016|url=https://www.totalcricketscorer.com/TCSLive/TCSScorecard.aspx?id=51906|website=Total Cricket Scorer|access-date=27 August 2016}}</ref> |Staffordshire 202 all out (44.4 overs) |Wormsley Park, Ibstone |- |2017 |Berkshire 248/6 (40.3 overs) |'''Berkshire won by 4 wickets'''<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1022/1022275.html Berkshire v Lincolnshire], Unicorns Knockout Trophy 2017 (Final), CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2018. {{subscription required}}</ref> |Lincolnshire 245/5 (50 overs) |Wormsley Park, Ibstone |- |2018 |Cheshire 248/7 (50 overs) |'''Cheshire won by 2 runs'''<ref>[http://mcca.play-cricket.com/website/results/3694556 Cheshire v Devon], Unicorns Trophy 2018 Final, Play-Cricket. Retrieved 7 May 2019.</ref> |Devon 246/9 (50 overs) |Wormsley Park, Ibstone |- |2019 |Berkshire 144 all out (46.4 overs) |'''Berkshire won by 1 run'''<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8886/game/1177942/berkshire-vs-cumberland-final-unicorns-knockout-trophy-2019 Berkshire v Cumberland], Unicorns Trophy 2019 Final, ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2019.</ref> |Cumberland 143/9 (50 overs) |Wormsley Park, Ibstone |- |2021 |Berkshire 260/8 (50 overs) |'''Berkshire won by 151 runs'''<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/national-counties-trophy-2021-1260656/berkshire-vs-cumbria-final-1274495/full-scorecard Berkshire v Cumberland], Unicorns Trophy 2021 Final, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2021.</ref> |Cumbria 109 (34.1 overs) |Wormsley Park, Ibstone |- |2022 |Berkshire 231/5 (38.5 overs) |'''Berkshire won by 5 wickets'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=NCCA |url=https://ncca.play-cricket.com/website/results/5492040 |access-date=24 September 2022 |website=ncca.play-cricket.com}}</ref> |Cumbria 227/8 (50 overs) |Wormsley Park, Ibstone |- |2023 |Berkshire 195/8 (50 overs) |'''Berkshire won by 29 runs'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=NCCA |url=https://ncca.play-cricket.com/website/results/6050429 |access-date=28 September 2023 |website=ncca.play-cricket.com}}</ref> |Cumbria 166 all out (45.3 overs) |Wormsley Park, Ibstone |- |2024 |Norfolk 258/4 (44.3 overs) |'''Norfolk won by six wickets'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=NCCA |url=https://norfolkccc.play-cricket.com/website/results/6648634 |access-date=26 August 2023 |website=ncca.play-cricket.com}}</ref> |Cheshire 257/8 (50 overs) |Wormsley Park, Ibstone |- |2025 |Dorset 198/5 (46.1 overs) |'''Dorset won by five wickets''' |Shropshire 195 all out (49.1 overs) |Boughton Hall Cricket Club Ground, Chester |}

== Wins by county== * 8 wins: Berkshire * 6 wins: Norfolk * 5 wins: Devon * 4 wins: Cheshire * 2 wins: Staffordshire, Cambridgeshire, Cumberland, Herefordshire, Dorset * 1 win: Hertfordshire, Durham, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Warwickshire Cricket Board, Northumberland, Suffolk, Shropshire, Cornwall

==See also== *National Counties Cricket Championship *Friends Provident Trophy – the now defunct one-day tournament for first-class counties, which the Minor counties were once permitted to take part in

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110820204316/http://mcca.play-cricket.com/home/home.asp National Counties Cricket Association Official Site]

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