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Pairings in the ECF County Championships 2026 were
published shortly before midnight on 2nd April 2026 are as follows. The list of
pairings on LMS has been expanded to make it easier to see the overall
picture.
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Venue
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Event
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Home Team
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Away Team
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Date *
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Team
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Preliminary Round
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Open
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no preliminary needed
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U2050
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no preliminary needed
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U1850
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Merseyside
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v
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Essex
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Sat 25 Apr 26
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Home
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U1650
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Derbyshire
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v
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Middlesex
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Sun 26 Apr 26
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Away
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U1450
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no preliminary needed
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Quarter-Finals week 1
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Open
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All four team go straight to the semi-finals
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U1850
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Nottinghamshire
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v
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Norfolk
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Sat 9 May 26
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Home
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Hampshire
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v
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(Merseyside or Essex)
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Sat 9 May 26
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Home
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Yorkshire
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v
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Lincolnshire
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Sat 9 May 26
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Home
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Kent
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v
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Suffolk
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Sat 9 May 26
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Home
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U1450
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Norfolk
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v
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Staffordshire
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Sat 9 May 26
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Home
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Greater Manchester
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v
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Kent
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Sat 9 May 26
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Home
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Nottinghamshire
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v
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Essex
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Sat 9 May 26
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Home
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Surrey
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v
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Lancashire
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Sat 9 May 26
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Home
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Minor Counties
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Lincolnshire
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v
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bye to ½-finals
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Sat 9 May 26
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Home
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Norfolk
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v
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bye to ½-finals
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Sat 9 May 26
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Home
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Sussex
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v
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Cambridgeshire
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Sat 9 May 26
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Home
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Devon
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v
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Worcestershire
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Sat 9 May 26
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Home
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Quarter-Finals week 2
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U2050
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Essex
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v
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bye to ½-finals
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Sat 16 May 26
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Home
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Cleveland
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v
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bye to ½-finals
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Sat 16 May 26
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Home
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Surrey
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v
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Yorkshire
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Sat 16 May 26
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Home
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Derbyshire
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v
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bye to ½-finals
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Sat 16 May 26
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Home
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U1650
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Greater Manchester
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v
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(Derbyshire or Middlesex)
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Sat 16 May 26
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Home
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Surrey
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v
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Staffordshire
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Sat 16 May 26
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Home
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Worcestershire
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v
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Kent
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Sat 16 May 26
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Home
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Cambridgeshire
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v
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Lancashire
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Sat 16 May 26
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Home
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Semi-Finals
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Open
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Surrey
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v
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Greater Manchester
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Sat 13 Jun 26
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Home
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Yorkshire
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v
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Middlesex
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Sat 13 Jun 26
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Home
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U2050
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Essex
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v
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Cleveland
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Sat 13 Jun 26
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Home
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Derbyshire
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v
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(Surrey or Yorkshire)
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Sat 13 Jun 26
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Home
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U1850
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(team from ¼-finals)
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v
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(team from ¼-finals)
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Sat 13 Jun 26
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(team from ¼-finals)
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v
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(team from ¼-finals)
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Sat 13 Jun 26
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U1650
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(team from ¼-finals)
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v
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(team from ¼-finals)
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Sat 13 Jun 26
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(team from ¼-finals)
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v
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(team from ¼-finals)
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Sat 13 Jun 26
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U1450
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(team from ¼-finals)
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v
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(team from ¼-finals)
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Sat 13 Jun 26
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(team from ¼-finals)
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v
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(team from ¼-finals)
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Sat 13 Jun 26
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Minor Counties
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Lincolnshire
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v
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Norfolk
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Sat 13 Jun 26
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Home
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(team from ¼-finals)
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v
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(team from ¼-finals)
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Sat 13 Jun 26
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Finals
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Open
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(team from ½-finals)
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(team from ½-finals)
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Sat 04 Jul 26
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U2050
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(team from ½-finals)
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(team from ½-finals)
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Sat 04 Jul 26
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U1850
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(team from ½-finals)
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(team from ½-finals)
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Sat 04 Jul 26
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U1650
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(team from ½-finals)
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(team from ½-finals)
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Sat 04 Jul 26
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U1450
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(team from ½-finals)
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(team from ½-finals)
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Sat 04 Jul 26
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Minor Counties
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(team from ½-finals)
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(team from ½-finals)
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Sat 04 Jul 26
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* In all rounds
except the finals, matches may be played on the day after the Saturday named
above.
On 04/03/2026, the 2025-26 Rules were published (see here),
in particular saying the team entry fee would again be £24 or £18 according
to the section, though we still don’t know whether the ECF will actually send
out invoices for these fees, as they have not been sending out invoices in
recent years!! A specific request was to the ECF on 13/01/2026 asking
them to clarify whether invoices are to be sent out for recent and current
seasons. Though the answer “No problem” was received, nothing further has been
received, so we still don’t know.
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