# 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. The first two rounds of fixtures were classed as first-class matches. Each county side were scheduled to play one fixture against a MCCU side ahead of the start of the 2018 County Championship. 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.

## Fixtures
### Round 1

* 1–3 April 2018 Scorecard
* Match abandoned FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to a wet outfield.
* 1–3 April 2018 Scorecard
* 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.
* 1–3 April 2018 Scorecard
* 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.
* 1–3 April 2018 Scorecard
* 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.
* 1–3 April 2018 Scorecard
* 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.
* 1–3 April 2018 Scorecard
* Match abandoned Flagge Meadow, Worcester
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to a wet outfield.

### Round 2

* 7–9 April 2018 Scorecard
* 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.
* 7–9 April 2018 Scorecard
* 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.
* 7–9 April 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough Umpires: Tim Robinson and James Middlebrook
* Lancashire won the toss and elected to field.
* 7–9 April 2018 Scorecard
* 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.
* 7–9 April 2018 Scorecard
* Match abandoned The Parks, Oxford
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to a wet outfield.
* 7–9 April 2018 Scorecard
* Match abandoned Headingley, Leeds
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to a wet outfield.

### Round 3

* 13–15 April 2018 Scorecard
* 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.
* 13–15 April 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Alex Wharf and Tom Lungley
* Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
* 13–15 April 2018 Scorecard
* Match abandoned Weetwood Playing Fields, Leeds
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to a wet outfield.
* 13–15 April 2018 Scorecard
* 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.
* 13–15 April 2018 Scorecard
* Match abandoned Taunton Vale Sports Club Ground, Taunton
* No toss.
* No play was possible to a wet outfield.
* 13–15 April 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn The Oval, London Umpires: Rob Bailey and Richard White
* Surrey won the toss and elected to bat.