Dates:
• Round 1 to be completed by September 3 2023
• Round 2 & 3 to be completed by September 10, 2023
• Finals weekend to be played on September 23 & 24, 2023
Finals Weekend:
• London will be the host city of the LMS England National Champs 2023 FINALS WEEKEND (Venue TBC)
• The knockout draw from Round of 16 onwards will be based on National & World Rankings
• Round of 16 & Quarter Finals will take place on September 23
• Semi Finals & Final will take place on September 24
• Losing Teams from Round of 16 will go to the Quarter Finals of Shield Competition
Prize:
Champion of the LMS England National Champs 2023 will qualify for the LMS World Champs 2024 and receive £5000 LMS World Champs Voucher that can be used towards tournament entry and a hotel package deal
Player Qualification Rules for the England National Champs (ENC):
1. All players taking part in a LMS England National Champs fixture must have played at least 3 games of LMS, for the qualified team, between 1 January 2023 and 30 August 2023
2. Players can only play for ONE TEAM in the England National Champs. Once a player has played for one team in the ENC 2023 they are bound to that team for the rest of the tournament and they are not allowed to play for any other team in the England National Champs
3. If a team does not have 8 eligible players for a fixture they will not be allowed to play a ringer. If for example a team only has 7 qualified players available for a fixture they are allowed to play with 7 players and they are allowed to bring an 8th player to field for them. In this scenario only the 7 qualified players will be able to bat and bowl in the match.
