First time losers (in the preliminary round or first round) of the County Teams Knockout may enter the plate competition.
Preliminary Round (to be played by 2 March 2009)
| P1 | ANDERSON | ve | BYE | |
| P2 | RICHER | lost to | MAY | by 67 IMPs |
| P3 | RILEY | vs | BYE | |
| P4 | POLLARD | beat | TILLEY | by 10 IMPs |
| P5 | MAN | vs | BYE | |
| P6 | KUEH | beat | LAWRENCE | by 15 IMPs |
| P7 | STEVENSON | vs | BYE | |
| P8 | COPPING | lost to | JONES | by 4 IMPs |
Quarter-final (to be played by 29 March 2009)
| Q1 | ANDERSON | beat | MAY | by 39 IMPs |
| Q2 | RILEY | beat | POLLARD | by 45 IMPs |
| Q3 | MAN | beat | KUEH | by 20 IMPs |
| Q4 | STEVENSON | beat | JONES | by 14 IMPs |
Semi-final (to be played by 26 April 2009)
| S1 | ANDERSON | beat | RILEY | |
| S2 | MAN | lost to | STEVENSON |
Final (to be played by the County AGM)
| ANDERSON | lost to | STEVENSON | by 7 IMPs |
| 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 |