County TEAM COMPETItiONS
Bucks County Tennis runs junior, adult and senior county teams, for age groups ranging from Under 8s to Over 75s.
You can find out more about all of the county team competitions below and for updates on all the county team results, please check out our Instagram page and the latest news section.
If you believe that you are the right level for county tennis, please contact Anthony Heald at admin@buckstennis.com and he will pass on your contact details to the relevant captain.
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Junior County Cup
One of the biggest and best team events of the junior tennis season is the LTA Junior County Cup. Teams from every county in the nation come together for a series of regional and national events to uncover the champions. There are six age groups of competitions for the Junior County Cup – 9U, 10U, 11U, 12U, 14U and 18U – all taking place at different times.
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County Week
LTA's Summer County Cup event - an open event - is possibly the oldest tennis event on the domestic calendar, dating back as far as 1895. 44 counties are divided into groups based on their results of the previous year’s event with Group 1 being the ‘premier league’. Teams compete against each other over a week to see which team comes out as champions of their division.
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Senior County Cups
The Over 35s County Cup is a one-off summer event. 44 counties are placed in 22 groups with teams promoted and relegated each year. The Over 40s - Over 80s County Cup is played over two stages, a qualifying event, followed by a Finals event. County teams are placed in groups based on their performance in the previous year and the top teams in Group 1 of each age, play off in a final.
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12 Counties (Juniors)
The 12 Counties Championships is a team tennis competition for 12 invited counties. It features junior county teams at U10, U12, U14 and U18, with the counties competing in 3 divisions, each made up of 4 counties.
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Lionel Cox (JUNIORS)
The Lionel Cox event is a unique inter county doubles event, which involves boys and girls U9's, U10's and U12's county teams from across the East Region. It takes place on the first May bank holiday weekend each year (2nd/3rd May in 2026).
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BUCKS TEAMS AND RESULTS
U8 boys
Captain: Neale Proud
Vice Captain: Ben McCrory
2025 Results: A team - 4th, B team - 3rd
2026 Dates: 26th Apr & 21st Jun
U8 GIRLS
Captain: Neale Proud
Vice Captain: Ben McCrory
2025 Results: A team - 3rd, B team - 5th
2026 Dates: 26th Apr & 21st Jun
U9 boys
Captain: James Woodwards
Vice Captain: Dilan Mistry
2025 Results: 3rd South Area Group D
2026 Dates: 1st Mar, Oxstalls Sports Park (Finals: 14th/15th Mar)
U9 GIRLS
Captain: Gavin Fowell
Vice Captain: Anthony Heald
2025 Results: 4th South Area Group D
2026 Dates: 1st Mar, Oxstalls Sports Park (Finals: 14th/15th Mar)
U10 boys
Captain: Lee Nixon
Vice Captain: Finn Barrett
2025 Results: 1st South Area Group D, 3rd National South Area Finals
2026 Dates: 9th/10th May (Finals: 6th/7th Jun)
U10 GIRLS
Captain: Tom Edis
Vice Captain: NA
2025 Results: 3rd South Area Group D
2026 Dates: 9th/10th May (Finals: 6th/7th Jun)
U11 boys
Captain: Mike James
Vice Captain: NA
2025 Results: 5th Play-Off Group 1A
2026 Dates: 13/14th Jun (Finals: 3rd-5th Jul)
U11 GIRLS
Captain: Tom Edis
Vice Captain: NA
2025 Results: 4th Group 2C
2026 Dates: 13/14th Jun (Finals: 3rd-5th Jul)
U12 boys
Captain: Mike Aust
Vice Captain: NA
2025 Results: 3rd Group 2C
2026 Dates: 12/13th Sep (Finals: 25th-27th Sep)
U12 GIRLS
Captain: Steve Whelan
Vice Captain: NA
2025 Results: 4th Play-Off Group 1B
2026 Dates: 12/13th Sep (Finals: 25th-27th Sep)
U14 boys
Captain: Steve Sumpter
Vice Captain: NA
2025 Results: 3rd Group 2E
2026 Dates: 2nd/3rd May (Finals 15th-17th May)
U14 GIRLS
Captain: Jemima King
Vice Captain: Laura Deigman/ Alexa Wilson
2025 Results: 4th Play-Off Group 1A
2026 Dates: 2nd/3rd May (Finals 15th-17th May)
U18 boys
Captain: Seb Callcut
Vice Captain: Josh Bright
2025 Results: 4th Group 3A
2026 Dates: 20th-22nd Mar, The Edgbaston Priory Club
U18 GIRLS
Captain: Jemima King
Vice Captain: Laura Deigman/ Alexa Wilson
2025 Results: 1st Group 3B
2026 Dates: 20th-22nd Mar, Essex Golf & Country Club
county week
Commonly known as ‘County Week,’ this is the oldest tennis event on the domestic calendar, dating back as far as 1895. Taking place in July each year, 44 counties across the UK are divided into 7 groups based on their results of the previous year’s event, with Group 1 being the ‘premier league’. This is an open event, with anyone over the aged of 14 years eligible to play.
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44 counties are placed into 7 groups for both Men and Women. Each group (except group 7) is made up of 6 counties and each county plays one county each day of the week (Mon-Fri).
Teams of 6 individuals compete at doubles, with each match consisting of 9 rubbers - each doubles pair playing 3 x 3 full set matches each day.
Each group is held at a different location around the country, with all venues having grass courts with the intention to play all matches on grass (weather permitting!).
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Women: Jemima King, Izzy Marshall, Alexa Wilson
Men: Gavin McKinlay
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Mon July 20th - Friday July 24th
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Women: Jemima King, Millie Day, Laura Deigman, Izzy Marshall, Aneka Patel, Georgie Sanders, Elizabeth Surkova, Robyn Went, Ella Widdowson, Alexa Wilson.
Men: Gavin McKinlay, Calum Fairey, Miles Groom, Finn Lester, Toby Martin, Calum McKinlay, Michael Shaw, Barney Smith, Lee Tribe
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Women: Topped Group 3, so promoted to Group 2.
Leicestershire 7-2, Avon 9-0, West of Scotland 5-4, Berkshire 4-5, Gloucestershire 5-1
Men: 5th in Group 2, so demoted to Group 3.
Middlesex 2-7, Hertfordshire 4-5, Cambridgeshire 3-6, Kent 0-9, Essex 5-1
Full set of 2025 results can be found here and the groups for 2026 here.
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Selection for Men’s and Ladies County Cup squads are made by the captain of each side, in conjunction with input from other experienced and senior members of each side. A player’s suitability to represent the County within this age group is not dictated by their rating or ranking.
Performance is instead based on a combination of previous performances for the county, as well as recent results and performance at county practice sessions and inter club/university competitions.
Captains of the Men’s and Ladies County Cup squads maintain active relationships with the captain of the respective U18 squads. Players from younger age groups will be invited to practice sessions based upon these discussions with the opportunity to make the event squads based on performance at these sessions. description
seniors County Cup
35+ County Cup
The 35+ County Cup events are separate long-weekend competitions held in August, on the grass at Eastbourne. Players compete in both singles and doubles. The 44 counties are in groups of 4 teams, based on their historic performance in the competition. These groups are placed in order of the previous year’s results with Group 1 being the ‘premier league’. Final positions are based on how each county performs within that particular group – with teams getting promoted / relegated each year.
40+ to 80+ County Cups
The Seniors County Cup is a league competition between counties that is managed by the LTA. Around 2,000 players representing 400 county teams compete across age categories from 40s to 80s. County teams are placed, wherever possible, in groups based on their performance at the previous years event, with group sizes differing between age groups.
Seniors County Cup is played over two stages – a qualifying event, followed by a Finals. The inter county league matches take place from April to September. Teams who finish top of Group 1 of each age group will qualify for the Finals and compete against each other to determine which county will be crowned champion!
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Women’s 40+
Men's 45+
Men's / Women’s 50+
Men's / Women’s 55+
Men's / Women’s 60+
Men's / Women’s 65+
Men's / Women’s 70+
Men's / Women’s 75+
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County Team Manager: Jemima King
Over 35s: Helen Adams
Over 40s: Helen Adams
Over 50s: Sophie Brown
Over 55s: Rebecca Burns
Over 60s: Jo Kilbourn
Over 65s: Bridget Vellacott
Over 70s: Pat Hamilton
Over 75s: Vicki Walker
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County Team Manager: Michael Shaw
Over 35s: Aidan Graveson
Over 45s: Richard Mayers
Over 50s: Rich Bennett
Over 55s: Mike James
Over 60s: David Kay
Over 65s: Graham Tallyn
Over 70s: Ian Leek
Over 75s: Bev Wilson
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Each age-group captain is responsible for the selection of players in their squads. Team selection largely follows from earlier performance in the county’s open teams (including the Seniors County Closed Championship), and can be based on player rating & ranking, the captains’ knowledge of existing players, application and attitude, team trials and practice sessions (to establish the compatible pairings), and in reality player availability is often a factor too.
If you are interested in representing the County then in the first instance you should contact the relevant team captain for your age category who will be pleased to discuss this with you. Alternatively, please contact Anthony Heald at admin@buckstennis.com and he will pass on your contact details to the relevant captain.
