First time losers (in the preliminary round or first round) of the County Teams Knockout may enter the plate competition.
| Year | Winners |
|---|---|
| 2008/2009 | Bill Stevenson, Mike Neverton, Roger Millington, Guido Cusani |
| 2007/2008 | John Haslegrave, Liz Roberts, Carrie Oliver, Matthew Johnson |
| 2006/2007 | Sue Oakford, Nadia Stelmashenko, Eryl Howard, Eric Campbell |
| 2005/2006 | Matt May, Niel Pimblett, Tristan Williams, Trevor Martin |
| 2004/2005 | Sue Oakford, Nadia Stelmashenko, Eryl Howard, Eric Campbell |
| 2003/2004 | Matthew May, Niel Pimblett, Tristan Williams, Trevor Martin |
| 2002/2003 | David Carmichael, Graham Dolan, Robin Cambery, Roger Courtney |
| 2001/2002 | Toby Kenney, Teymur Tahseen, Andrew de Souza, Jonathan Monroe |
| 2000/2001 | Peter Last, Bryan Last, Kiki Allen, David Allen |
| 1999/2000 | Ann Curtin, John Turner, Joanne Caldwell, Jenny Jacobsberg |
| 1998/1999 | Peter Oxley |
| 1997/1998 | Peter Oxley, Bill Briscombe, Jane Orde-Powlett, Kit Orde-Powlett |
| 1996/1997 | Nadia Stelmashenko, Derrick Heng, Julian Huppert, Chris Rhodes |
| 1993/1994 | Peter Oxley |
| 1992/1993 | Graham Badger |
| 1989/1990 | Bernard Northfield |