2018 Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches

The 2018 Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches were a series of cricket matches played between the eighteen County Championship teams and the six Marylebone Cricket Club University teams (MCCU) of England and Wales.^[1] The first two rounds of fixtures were classed as first-class matches.^[2] Each county side were scheduled to play one fixture against a MCCU side ahead of the start of the 2018 County Championship.^[3] All the fixtures in the competition were affected by bad weather, with matches either ending in a draw, due to play not being possible because of rain, or in some cases, abandoned with no play possible across all three days.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

2018 Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches

Dates	1 April 2018 (2018-04-01) – 15 April 2018 (2018-04-15)
Administrator(s)	England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format	First-class
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Fixtures

Round 1

1–3 April 2018 Scorecard

Cambridge MCCU	v	Nottinghamshire

Match abandoned FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to a wet outfield.

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1–3 April 2018 Scorecard

Gloucestershire	v	Cardiff MCCU
359/5d (80 overs) Benny Howell 89 (113) Brad Evans 4/53 (17 overs)		101 (46.4 overs) Sam Pearce 35 (72) Matt Taylor 5/15 (14 overs)
140/2 (35 overs) George Hankins 54* (90) Oliver Pike 1/35 (8 overs)

Match drawn County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Jeff Evans and Ian Blackwell

• Cardiff MCCU won the toss and elected to field.
• No play was possible on day 2 due to a wet outfield.
• Brad Evans, Joseph Ludlow, Harry Allen, Alexander Woodland, Lorenzo Machado and Sam Pearce (Cardiff MCCU) all made their first-class debuts.

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1–3 April 2018 Scorecard

Kent	v	Oxford MCCU
100/3 (33 overs) Zak Crawley 42 (69) William Robertson 1/7 (3 overs)

Match drawn St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Ben Debenham and Martin Saggers

• Oxford MCCU won the toss and elected to field.
• No play was possible on day 2 due to a wet outfield.
• Harry Adair, James Seward, William Robertson and Steven Green (Oxford MCCU) all made their first-class debuts.

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1–3 April 2018 Scorecard

Sussex	v	Loughborough MCCU
337/7d (103 overs) Ben Brown 119* (221) William Pereira 2/55 (19 overs)		99 (30.4 overs) Andrew Rishton 32* (49) Ollie Robinson 7/23 (9.4 overs)
		71/2 (34.4 overs) (f/o) Sam Evans 33* (95) Will Beer 1/9 (8 overs)

Match drawn County Cricket Ground, Hove Umpires: Mike Burns and Richard White

• Sussex won the toss and elected to bat.
• No play was possible on day 2 due to rain.
• Oliver Soames, Nick Hammond, Andrew Rishton, Chris Sanders, Will Rollings and William Pereira (Loughborough MCCU) all made their first-class debuts.

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1–3 April 2018 Scorecard

Warwickshire	v	Durham MCCU
299/4d (78 overs) Jonathan Trott 111* (206) Joe Cooke 1/26 (11 overs)		35/1 (13 overs) Charlie Macdonell 22* (38) Keith Barker 1/10 (5 overs)

Match drawn Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Russell Warren

• Durham MCCU won the toss and elected to field.
• No play was possible on day 2 due to rain.
• Matthew Plater, Freddie Ruffell, Vicram Sohal, James Sookias and Mungo Russell (Durham MCCU) all made their first-class debuts.

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1–3 April 2018 Scorecard

Worcestershire	v	Leeds/Bradford MCCU

Match abandoned Flagge Meadow, Worcester

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to a wet outfield.

Round 2

7–9 April 2018 Scorecard

Essex	v	Cambridge MCCU
283/4 (66.3 overs) Nick Browne 100 (122) Callum Guest 1/28 (5 overs)

Match drawn FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge Umpires: David Millns and Paul Pollard

• Essex won the toss and elected to bat.
• No play was possible on days 2 and 3 due to rain and a wet outfield.
• Ben Seabrook, Jack Keeping, Sam Handley, John Bowers, Jordan Bulpitt (Cambridge MCCU) and Jack Plom (Essex) all made their first-class debuts.

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7–9 April 2018 Scorecard

Hampshire	v	Cardiff MCCU
417/4 (83 overs) Jimmy Adams 182* (242) James Turpin 1/49 (8 overs)

Match drawn Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Ben Debenham and Billy Taylor

• Cardiff MCCU won the toss and elected to field.
• No play was possible on days 2 and 3 due to rain and a wet outfield.
• Shailen Assani (Cardiff MCCU) made his first-class debut.

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7–9 April 2018 Scorecard

Loughborough MCCU	v	Lancashire
220 (89.4 overs) Chris Sanders 56 (130) Saqib Mahmood 3/53 (16 overs)		369/4 (102 overs) Steven Croft 148* (225) Will Rollings 2/78 (21 overs)

Match drawn Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough Umpires: Tim Robinson and James Middlebrook

• Lancashire won the toss and elected to field.

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7–9 April 2018 Scorecard

Middlesex	v	Durham MCCU
367/4 (108 overs) Sam Robson 135 (263) Joe Cooke 1/35 (15 overs)

Match drawn Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood Umpires: Neil Bainton and Chris Watts

• Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat.
• No play was possible on days 2 and 3 due to rain and a wet outfield.
• Jhathavedh Subramanyan, Charlie Nicholls and EWF Fenwick (Durham MCCU) all made their first-class debuts.

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7–9 April 2018 Scorecard

Oxford MCCU	v	Northamptonshire

Match abandoned The Parks, Oxford

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to a wet outfield.

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7–9 April 2018 Scorecard

Yorkshire	v	Leeds/Bradford MCCU

Match abandoned Headingley, Leeds

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to a wet outfield.

Round 3

13–15 April 2018 Scorecard

Durham MCCU	v	Durham
194/3d (50 overs) Matthew Plater 76 (111) Paul Collingwood 1/10 (3 overs)		165/3 (47 overs) Will Smith 41 (52) Joe Cooke 1/31 (6.1 overs)

Match drawn Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Michael Gough and Ian Ramage

• Durham MCCU won the toss and elected to bat.
• No play was possible on days 1 and 2 due to a wet outfield.

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13–15 April 2018 Scorecard

Cardiff MCCU	v	Glamorgan
249 (91 overs) James Turpin 57* (112) Lukas Carey 4/39 (18 overs)		217/5d (68 overs) Kiran Carlson 69* (164) Andrew Brewster 3/46 (17 overs)
56/2 (29 overs) Alex Milton 28* (79) Marchant de Lange 2/9 (5 overs)

Match drawn Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Alex Wharf and Tom Lungley

• Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.

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13–15 April 2018 Scorecard

Leeds/Bradford MCCU	v	Derbyshire

Match abandoned Weetwood Playing Fields, Leeds

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to a wet outfield.

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13–15 April 2018 Scorecard

Leicestershire	v	Loughborough MCCU
277/6d (63.4 overs) Mark Cosgrove 91 (106) Chris Sanders 3/82 (14 overs)		155 (62.5 overs) Hassan Azad 48 (144) Gavin Griffiths 4/44 (14 overs)
3/0 (0.2 overs) Michael Carberry 3* (2)

Match drawn Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Nick Cook and Russell Warren

• Loughborough MCCU won the toss and elected to field.
• No play was possible on day 1 due to a wet outfield.

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13–15 April 2018 Scorecard

Somerset	v	Oxford MCCU

Match abandoned Taunton Vale Sports Club Ground, Taunton

• No toss.
• No play was possible to a wet outfield.

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13–15 April 2018 Scorecard

Surrey	v	Cambridge MCCU
466/9d (97 overs) Scott Borthwick 108 (142) Sam Handley 4/105 (22 overs)		215 (71.5 overs) Drew Brierley 52* (116) Rikki Clarke 3/40 (12.5 overs)
119/1d (33 overs) Ollie Pope 68* (96) Jordan Bulpitt 1/30 (9 overs)		106/6 (34 overs) Callum Guest 32 (62) Jade Dernbach 3/22 (8 overs)

Match drawn The Oval, London Umpires: Rob Bailey and Richard White

• Surrey won the toss and elected to bat.