2014 t20 Blast

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2014 NatWest t20 Blast
Dates16 May 2014 (2014-05-16) – 23 August 2014 (2014-08-23)
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format Twenty20
Tournament format(s) Group stage and knockout
Champions Birmingham Bears (1st title)
Participants18
Matches played133
Attendance704,205 (5,295 per match)
Most runs Jason Roy, Surrey (677)
Most wickets Jeetan Patel, Birmingham Bears (25)
Official website NatWest T20 Blast
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The 2014 NatWest t20 Blast was the first season of the NatWest t20 Blast, the English Twenty20 cricket competition. The competition ran from 16 May 2014 until Finals Day at Edgbaston on 23 August, which was won by Birmingham Bears. The competition replaced the Friends Life t20 competition. With attendance figures over 700,000, it was the most attended season of T20 cricket in England since the format began in 2003. [1]

Contents

Format

The 18 teams were divided into two groups of nine. In the style of a round-robin tournament, each team played six other teams in their group both home and away. The other two teams were faced just once. The top four teams from each group qualified for the knockout stage: a three-round single-elimination tournament. The winner of each group had a home match in the quarter-finals against the fourth team from the other group. The runners-up from each group played at home against the third placed team from the other group. The semi-finals were a free draw from all the qualified teams. [2] Finals Day will be again be held at Edgbaston. [3]

Teams

TeamLocationDivisionHome groundCoachCaptainOverseas player(s)
Birmingham Bears Birmingham North Edgbaston Flag of Scotland.svg Dougie Brown Flag of England.svg Jim Troughton Flag of Pakistan.svg Shoaib Malik
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jeetan Patel
Derbyshire Falcons Derby North County Ground Flag of England.svg Graeme Welch Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Madsen WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus North
Durham Jets Chester-le-Street North Riverside Ground Flag of England.svg Jon Lewis Flag of England.svg Mark Stoneman Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Hastings
Essex Eagles Chelmsford South County Ground Flag of England.svg Paul Grayson Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ryan ten Doeschate Flag of New Zealand.svg Jesse Ryder
Glamorgan Cardiff South Sophia Gardens Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Toby Radford Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jim Allenby Flag of South Africa.svg Jacques Rudolph
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Darren Sammy
Gloucestershire Gladiators Bristol South Nevil Road Flag of New Zealand.svg John Bracewell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Klinger Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Klinger
Hampshire Southampton South Rose Bowl Flag of England.svg Giles White Flag of England.svg James Vince Flag of South Africa.svg Kyle Abbott
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Maxwell
Kent Spitfires Canterbury South St Lawrence Ground WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Jimmy Adams Flag of England.svg Robert Key Flag of Australia (converted).svg Doug Bollinger
Lancashire Lightning Manchester North Old Trafford Flag of England.svg Peter Moores Flag of England.svg Glen Chapple Flag of Pakistan.svg Junaid Khan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Usman Khawaja
Leicestershire Foxes Leicester North Grace Road Flag of England.svg Phil Whitticase Flag of England.svg Josh Cobb WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Ramnaresh Sarwan
Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Styris
Middlesex Panthers London South Lord's Flag of England.svg Richard Scott Flag of England.svg Eoin Morgan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Christian
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Rogers
Northamptonshire Steelbacks Northampton North County Ground Flag of England.svg David Ripley Flag of England.svg Alex Wakely Flag of South Africa.svg Richard Levi
Flag of Pakistan.svg Sohail Tanvir
Nottinghamshire Outlaws Nottingham North Trent Bridge Flag of England.svg Mick Newell Flag of England.svg James Taylor Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Siddle
Somerset Taunton South County Ground Flag of South Africa.svg David Nosworthy Flag of England.svg Marcus Trescothick Flag of South Africa.svg Alviro Petersen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dirk Nannes
Surrey London South The Oval Flag of South Africa.svg Graham Ford Flag of South Africa.svg Graeme Smith Flag of South Africa.svg Graeme Smith
Flag of South Africa.svg Hashim Amla
Sussex Sharks Hove South County Cricket Ground Flag of England.svg Mark Robinson Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ed Joyce Flag of Pakistan.svg Yasir Arafat
Worcestershire Rapids Worcester North New Road Flag of England.svg Steve Rhodes Flag of England.svg Daryl Mitchell Flag of New Zealand.svg Colin Munro
Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitchell McClenaghan
Flag of Pakistan.svg Saeed Ajmal
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sachithra Senanayake
Yorkshire Vikings Leeds North Headingley Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Gillespie Flag of England.svg Andrew Gale Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Finch
Flag of New Zealand.svg Kane Williamson
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2014 NatWest t20 Blast county home grounds

North Division

Table

PosTeam
PldWLTNRDedPts NRR
1 Lancashire Lightning 14102020220.846
2 Nottinghamshire Outlaws 1493020200.642
3 Worcestershire Rapids 1484020180.480
4 Birmingham Bears 1475020160.235
5 Yorkshire Vikings 1465030150.588
6 Durham Jets 1457020120.106
7 Northamptonshire Steelbacks 144703011−0.899
8 Leicestershire Foxes 14490109−0.552
9 Derbyshire Falcons 141120103−1.406
Source: [4]

Results

Home \ Away Birmingham Bears Derbyshire Falcons Durham Jets Lancashire Lightning Leicestershire Foxes Northamptonshire Steelbacks Nottinghamshire Outlaws Worcestershire Rapids Yorkshire Vikings
Birmingham Bears Birmingham Bears
6 wickets 		Abandoned
No result 		Birmingham Bears
52 runs 		Birmingham Bears
8 wickets 		Nottinghamshire Outlaws
6 runs 		Birmingham Bears
5 wickets 		Abandoned
No result
Derbyshire Falcons Derbyshire Falcons
3 wickets 		Lancashire Lightning
20 runs 		Leicestershire Foxes
5 wickets 		Abandoned
No result 		Nottinghamshire Outlaws
5 wickets 		Worcestershire Rapids
8 runs 		Yorkshire Vikings
59 runs
Durham Jets Durham Jets
8 wickets 		Lancashire Lightning
1 run 		Leicestershire Foxes
4 wickets 		Durham Jets
5 wickets 		Abandoned
No result 		Durham Jets
29 runs 		Yorkshire Vikings
49 runs
Lancashire Lightning Lancashire Lightning
15 runs 		Lancashire Lightning
35 runs 		Lancashire Lightning
27 runs 		Lancashire Lightning
9 runs 		Lancashire Lightning
53 runs 		Lancashire Lightning
12 runs 		Yorkshire Vikings
5 wickets
Leicestershire Foxes Birmingham Bears
25 runs 		Leicestershire Foxes
27 runs 		Leicestershire Foxes
3 wickets 		Lancashire Lightning
18 runs 		Abandoned
No result 		Nottinghamshire Outlaws
24 runs 		Worcestershire Rapids
6 wickets
Northamptonshire Steelbacks Northamptonshire Steelbacks
15 runs 		Northamptonshire Steelbacks
4 wickets 		Abandoned
No result 		Northamptonshire Steelbacks
2 wickets 		Nottinghamshire Outlaws
22 runs 		Worcestershire Rapids
31 runs 		Yorkshire Vikings
16 runs
Nottinghamshire Outlaws Birmingham Bears
18 runs 		Nottinghamshire Outlaws
27 runs 		Durham Jets
3 runs 		Nottinghamshire Outlaws
33 runs 		Nottinghamshire Outlaws
31 runs 		Worcestershire Rapids
24 runs 		Nottinghamshire Outlaws
22 runs
Worcestershire Rapids Worcestershire Rapids
8 wickets 		Worcestershire Rapids
28 runs 		Worcestershire Rapids
5 wickets 		Lancashire Lightning
50 runs 		Worcestershire Rapids
5 wickets 		Abandoned
No result 		Abandoned
No result
Yorkshire Vikings Birmingham Bears
5 wickets 		Yorkshire Vikings
8 wickets 		Durham Jets
28 runs 		Abandoned
No result 		Yorkshire Vikings
14 runs 		Northamptonshire Steelbacks
3 wickets 		Nottinghamshire Outlaws
6 wickets
Home team winAway team winMatch tiedMatch abandoned

Fixtures

May

16 May
Durham Jets (H)
173/4 (20 overs)
v
Worcestershire Rapids
144 (19 overs)
Durham Jets won by 29 runs
 
 
16 May
Yorkshire Vikings (H)
162/7 (20 overs)
v
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
165/7 (19.5 overs)
Northamptonshire Steelbacks won by 3 wickets
 
 
16 May
Leicestershire Foxes (H)
197/4 (20 overs)
v
Derbyshire
170/7 (20 overs)
Leicestershire Foxes won by 27 runs
 
 
16 May
Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H)
182/5 (20 overs)
v
Lancashire Lightning
149 (18.3 overs)
Nottinghamshire Outlaws won by 33 runs
 
 
17 May
Lancashire Lightning (H)
194/3 (20 overs)
v
Worcestershire Rapids
182/5 (20 overs)
Lancashire Lightning won by 12 runs
 
 
23 May
Worcestershire Rapids
163/6 (20 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H)
139/9 (20 overs)
Worcestershire Rapids won by 24 runs
 
 
23 May
Leicestershire Foxes
176/4 (18 overs)
v
Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H)
179/8 (17.4 overs)
Northamptonshire Steelbacks won by 2 wickets (D/L method)
 
 
23 May
v
Match abandoned
 
 
23 May
Lancashire Lightning
169/3 (19 overs)
v
Derbyshire Falcons (H)
149/5 (19 overs)
Lancashire Lightning won by 20 runs (D/L method)
 
 
29 May
Lancashire Lightning
133/6 (20 overs)
v
Durham Jets (H)
132/7 (20 overs)
Lancashire Lightning won by 1 run
 
 
29 May
v
Match abandoned
 
 
30 May
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
134/7 (20 overs)
v
Worcestershire Rapids (H)
138/5 (14.1 overs)
Worcestershire Rapids won by 5 wickets
 
 
30 May
Derbyshire Falcons
127/6 (20 overs)
v
Yorkshire Vikings (H)
128/2 (14 overs)
Yorkshire Vikings won by 8 wickets
 
 
30 May
Durham Jets
132/8 (20 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H)
129/7 (20 overs)
Durham Jets won by 3 runs
 
 
30 May
Lancashire Lightning (H)
126 (19.5 overs)
v
Birmingham Bears
111 (20 overs)
Lancashire Lightning won by 15 runs
 
 

June

1 June
Birmingham Bears
175/9 (20 overs)
v
Leicestershire Foxes (H)
150/6 (20 overs)
Birmingham Bears won by 25 runs
 
 
6 June
Leicestershire Foxes (H)
164/6 (20 overs)
v
Worcestershire Rapids
167/5 (19.2 overs)
Worcestershire Rapids won by 6 wickets
 
 
6 June
Lancashire Lightning (H)
179/6 (20 overs)
v
Yorkshire Vikings
180/5 (19.3 overs)
Yorkshire Vikings won by 5 wickets
 
 
6 June
Durham Jets
146/7 (20 overs)
v
Birmingham Bears (H)
147/4 (19.1 overs)
Birmingham Bears won by 6 wickets
 
 
6 June
Derbyshire Falcons (H)
164/7 (20 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire Outlaws
165/5 (16.5 overs)
Nottinghamshire Outlaws won by 5 wickets
 
 
7 June
Durham Jets
105/3 (13 overs)
v
Worcestershire Rapids (H)
107/5 (12.4 overs)
Worcestershire Rapids won by 5 wickets
 
 
13 June
Birmingham Bears
156/5 (20 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H)
138/7 (20 overs)
Birmingham Bears won by 18 runs
 
 
13 June
Lancashire Lightning (H)
166/7 (20 overs)
v
Leicestershire Foxes
157/7 (20 overs)
Lancashire Lightning won by 9 runs
 
 
13 June
Yorkshire Vikings
181/3 (20 overs)
v
Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H)
165/9 (20 overs)
Yorkshire Vikings won by 16 runs
 
 
13 June
Worcestershire Rapids
177/5 (20 overs)
v
Derbyshire Falcons (H)
169/8 (20 overs)
Worcestershire Rapids won by 8 runs
 
 
19 June
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
133/7 (20 overs)
v
Birmingham Bears (H)
136/2 (16 overs)
Birmingham Bears won by 8 wickets
 
 
19 June
Nottinghamshire Outlaws
220/4 (20 overs)
v
Leicestershire Foxes (H)
196/5 (20 overs)
Nottinghamshire Outlaws won by 24 runs
 
 
20 June
Durham Jets (H)
177/7 (20 overs)
v
Leicestershire Foxes
178/6 (19.1 overs)
Leicestershire Foxes won by 4 wickets
 
 
20 June
Birmingham Bears
133/8 (20 overs)
v
Worcestershire Rapids (H)
134/2 (14.3 overs)
Worcestershire Rapids won by 8 wickets
 
 
20 June
Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H)
206/5 (20 overs)
v
Derbyshire Falcons
179/7 (20 overs)
Nottinghamshire Outlaws won by 27 runs
 
 
20 June
Lancashire Lightning (H)
187/3 (20 overs)
v
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
134 (18.5 overs)
Lancashire Lightning won by 53 runs
 
 
27 June
v
Match abandoned
 
 
27 June
v
Match abandoned
 
 
27 June
Durham Jets
69/4 (10 overs)
v
No result
 
 
27 June
Birmingham Bears
189/5 (20 overs)
v
Derbyshire Falcons (H)
193/7 (19 overs)
Derbyshire Falcons won by 3 wickets
 
 
28 June
Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H)
143/9 (20 overs)
v
Yorkshire Vikings
121/9 (20 overs)
Nottinghamshire Outlaws won by 22 runs
 
 
29 June
Derbyshire Falcons
125 (19.1 overs)
v
Durham Jets (H)
129/2 (13.2 overs)
Durham Jets won by 8 wickets
 
 

July

1 July
Yorkshire Vikings (H)
168/5 (20 overs)
v
Leicestershire Foxes
154/8 (20 overs)
Yorkshire Vikings won by 14 runs
 
 
2 July
Durham Jets
123/9 (20 overs)
v
Yorkshire (H)
95 (17.2 overs)
Durham Jets won by 28 runs
 
 
3 July
Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H)
139/8 (20 overs)
v
Birmingham Bears
124/9 (20 overs)
Northamptonshire Steelbacks won by 15 runs
 
 
4 July
v
Match abandoned
 
 
4 July
v
No result
 
 
4 July
v
Match abandoned
 
 
4 July
v
Match abandoned
 
 
6 July
Derbyshire Falcons (H)
143 (20 overs)
v
Leicestershire Foxes
144/5 (19.2 overs)
Leicestershire Foxes won by 5 wickets
 
 
6 July
Lancashire Lightning
229/4 (20 overs)
v
Worcestershire Rapids (H)
179/7 (20 overs)
Lancashire Lightning won by 50 runs
 
 
8 July
Nottinghamshire Outlaws
158/9 (20 overs)
v
Birmingham Bears (H)
152/6 (20 overs)
Nottinghamshire Outlaws won by 6 runs
 
 
11 July
Yorkshire Vikings
186/8 (20 overs)
v
Durham Jets (H)
137 (19.4 overs)
Yorkshire Vikings won by 49 runs
 
 
11 July
Lancashire Lightning
151/7 (20 overs)
v
Leicestershire Foxes (H)
133 (19.4 overs)
Lancashire Lightning won by 18 runs
 
 
11 July
Derbyshire Falcons
191/6 (20 overs)
v
Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H)
192/6 (19.2 overs)
Northamptonshire Steelbacks won by 4 wickets
 
 
11 July
Worcestershire Rapids
175/6 (20 overs)
v
Birmingham Bears (H)
176/5 (19.2 overs)
Birmingham Bears won by 5 wickets
 
 
13 July
Yorkshire Vikings
183/4 (20 overs)
v
Derbyshire Falcons (H)
124 (17.3 overs)
Yorkshire Vikings won by 59 runs
 
 
18 July
Durham Jets
117/9 (20 overs)
v
Leicestershire Foxes (H)
120/7 (19.5 overs)
Leicestershire Foxes won by 3 wickets
 
 
18 July
Yorkshire Vikings (H)
147/6 (20 overs)
v
Birmingham Bears
148/5 (19.4 overs)
Birmingham Bears won by 5 wickets
 
 
18 July
Lancashire Lightning (H)
225/7 (20 overs)
v
Derbyshire Falcons
190/7 (20 overs)
Lancashire Lightning won by 35 runs
 
 
18 July
Worcestershire Rapids
162/9 (20 overs)
v
Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H)
131 (18.3 overs)
Worcestershire Rapids won by 31 runs
 
 
20 July
Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H)
121/9 (20 overs)
v
Leicestershire Foxes
90 (18.3 overs)
Nottinghamshire Outlaws won by 31 runs
 
 
23 July
Nottinghamshire Outlaws
174/6 (20 overs)
v
Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H)
152/7 (20 overs)
Nottinghamshire Outlaws won by 22 runs
 
 
24 July
Lancashire Lightning (H)
164/8 (20 overs)
v
Durham Jets
137/7 (20 overs)
Lancashire Lightning won by 27 runs
 
 
25 July
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
195/3 (20 overs)
v
Durham Jets (H)
199/5 (19.1 overs)
Durham Jets won by 5 wickets
 
 
25 July
Birmingham Bears (H)
160/6 (20 overs)
v
Leicestershire Foxes
108 (19.5 overs)
Birmingham Bears won by 52 runs
 
 
25 July
Worcestershire Rapids (H)
209/4 (20 overs)
v
Derbyshire Falcons
181/7 (20 overs)
Worcestershire Rapids won by 28 runs
 
 
25 July
Yorkshire Vikings (H)
200/5 (20 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire Outlaws
201/4 (19.2 overs)
Nottinghamshire Outlaws won by 6 wickets
 
 

South Division

Table

PosTeam
PldWLTNRDedPts NRR
1 Essex Eagles 14104000200.401
2 Surrey 1495000180.426
3 Hampshire 1495000180.136
4 Glamorgan 1465120150.145
5 Somerset 146701013−0.107
6 Kent Spitfires 146710013−0.229
7 Sussex Sharks 146800012−0.022
8 Gloucestershire Gladiators 145702210−0.362
9 Middlesex Panthers 142110105−0.457
Source: [5]
Deductions

Results

Home \ Away Essex Eagles Glamorgan Gloucestershire Gladiators Hampshire Kent Spitfires Middlesex Panthers Somerset Surrey Sussex Sharks
Essex Eagles Essex Eagles
4 wickets 		Essex Eagles
8 wickets 		Hampshire
5 wickets 		Essex Eagles
63 runs 		Essex Eagles
2 wickets 		Essex Eagles
5 wickets 		Sussex Sharks
7 wickets
Glamorgan Essex Eagles
7 wickets 		Glamorgan
8 wickets 		Hampshire
6 runs 		Match tied Abandoned
No result 		Surrey
17 runs 		Glamorgan
5 wickets
Gloucestershire Gladiators Gloucestershire Gladiators
6 wickets 		Abandoned
No result 		Gloucestershire Gladiators
3 wickets 		Gloucestershire Gladiators
5 wickets 		Somerset
18 runs 		Surrey
5 runs 		Gloucestershire Gladiators
13 runs
Hampshire Hampshire
8 wickets 		Glamorgan
10 runs 		Hampshire
2 runs 		Hampshire
22 runs 		Middlesex Panthers
50 runs 		Somerset
39 runs 		Hampshire
6 runs
Kent Spitfires Essex Eagles
6 wickets 		Kent Spitfires
21 runs 		Hampshire
47 runs 		Kent Spitfires
16 runs 		Kent Spitfires
40 runs 		Kent Spitfires
21 runs 		Sussex Sharks
35 runs
Middlesex Panthers Essex Eagles
8 wickets 		Glamorgan
6 wickets 		Abandoned
No result 		Hampshire
47 runs 		Middlesex Panthers
8 wickets 		Surrey
2 wickets 		Sussex Sharks
13 runs
Somerset Essex Eagles
8 wickets 		Glamorgan
7 runs 		Somerset
7 runs 		Somerset
1 run 		Kent Spitfires
42 runs 		Somerset
22 runs 		Surrey
14 runs
Surrey Essex Eagles
5 wickets 		Glamorgan
4 runs 		Surrey
8 wickets 		Surrey
8 wickets 		Surrey
6 wickets 		Surrey
3 wickets 		Surrey
10 wickets
Sussex Sharks Sussex Sharks
5 wickets 		Gloucestershire Gladiators
4 runs 		Hampshire
18 runs 		Kent Spitfires
3 runs 		Sussex Sharks
6 wickets 		Somerset
34 runs 		Sussex Sharks
2 wickets
Home team winAway team winMatch tiedMatch abandoned

Fixtures

May

16 May
Somerset
156/8 (20 overs)
v
Gloucestershire Gladiators (H)
138 (18.4 overs)
Somerset won by 18 runs
 
 
16 May
Glamorgan
161/7 (20 overs)
v
Hampshire (H)
151/6 (20 overs)
Glamorgan won by 10 runs
 
 
16 May
Surrey
171/7 (20 overs)
v
Sussex Sharks (H)
172/8 (20 overs)
Sussex won by 2 wickets
 
 
17 May
Middlesex Panthers (H)
180/5 (20 overs)
v
Essex Eagles
181/2 (18.5 overs)
Essex Eagles won by 8 wickets
 
 
17 May
Sussex Sharks
128 (19.4 overs)
v
Middlesex Panthers (H)
115/6 (20 overs)
Sussex Sharks won by 13 runs
 
 
18 May
Surrey
173/7 (20 overs)
v
Somerset (H)
159/6 (20 overs)
Surrey won by 14 runs
 
 
23 May
Middlesex Panthers
111/8 (20 overs)
v
Gloucestershire Gladiators (H)
113/5 (17.3 overs)
Gloucestershire Gladiators won by 5 wickets
 
 
23 May
Kent Spitfires
164/5 (13 overs)
v
Somerset (H)
122/5 (13 overs)
Kent Spitfires won by 42 runs (D/L method)
 
 
23 May
Glamorgan
189/6 (20 overs)
v
Essex Eagles (H)
195/6 (19.4 overs)
Essex Eagles won by 4 wickets (D/L method)
 
 
23 May
Hampshire
177/5 (20 overs)
v
Sussex Sharks (H)
159/5 (20 overs)
Hampshire won by 18 runs
 
 
25 May
Hampshire
198/2 (20 overs)
v
Middlesex Panthers (H)
151/9 (20 overs)
Hampshire won by 47 runs
 
 
30 May
Sussex Sharks
178/7 (20 overs)
v
Glamorgan (H)
179/5 (20 overs)
Glamorgan won by 5 wickets
 
 
30 May
Essex Eagles
145/5 (20 overs)
v
Hampshire (H)
146/2 (17.2 overs)
Hampshire won by 8 wickets
 
 
30 May
Middlesex Panthers
117/7 (20 overs)
v
Surrey (H)
121/4 (18.4 overs)
Surrey won by 6 wickets
 
 
30 May
Kent Spitfires (H)
136/7 (20 overs)
v
Gloucestershire Gladiators
115/9 (20 overs)
Kent Spitfires won by 21 runs
 
 

June

5 June
Hampshire (H)
171/7 (20 overs)
v
Kent Spitfires
149/4 (20 overs)
Hampshire won by 22 runs
 
 
6 June
Glamorgan
176/3 (20 overs)
v
Somerset (H)
169/4 (20 overs)
Glamorgan won by 7 runs
 
 
6 June
Surrey (H)
151/6 (20 overs)
v
Essex Eagles
155/5 (18.5 overs)
Essex Eagles won by 5 wickets
 
 
6 June
Kent Spitfires (H)
208/4 (20 overs)
v
Middlesex Panthers
192 (19.4 overs)
Kent Spitfires won by 16 runs
 
 
6 June
Gloucestershire Gladiators
189/6 (20 overs)
v
Sussex Sharks (H)
185 (20 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 4 runs
 
 
8 June
Gloucestershire Gladiators (H)
207/3 (20 overs)
v
No result
 
 
11 June
Kent Spitfires (H)
189/5 (20 overs)
v
Essex Eagles
193/4 (19 overs)
Essex Eagles won by 6 wickets
 
 
13 June
Somerset (H)
176/4 (20 overs)
v
Hampshire
175/7 (20 overs)
Somerset won by 1 run
 
 
13 June
Glamorgan (H)
177/7 (20 overs)
v
Kent Spitfires
177/9 (20 overs)
Match tied
 
 
13 June
Sussex Sharks
148/5 (20 overs)
v
Surrey (H)
149/0 (15.3 overs)
Surrey won by 10 wickets
 
 
13 June
Gloucestershire Gladiators
162/6 (20 overs)
v
Essex Eagles (H)
163/2 (18.3 overs)
Essex Eagles won by 8 wickets
 
 
15 June
Somerset
163/4 (20 overs)
v
Sussex Sharks (H)
129 (18.5 overs)
Somerset won by 34 runs
 
 
18 June
Somerset
152/4 (20 overs)
v
Middlesex Panthers (H)
155/2 (17.1 overs)
Middlesex Panthers won by 8 wickets
 
 
20 June
Surrey
165/5 (20 overs)
v
Glamorgan (H)
148/8 (20 overs)
Surrey won by 17 runs
 
 
20 June
Middlesex Panthers
153/5 (20 overs)
v
Essex Eagles (H)
157/8 (19.4 overs)
Essex Eagles won by 2 wickets
 
 
20 June
Hampshire (H)
180/6 (20 overs)
v
Gloucestershire Gladiators
178/8 (20 overs)
Hampshire won by 2 runs
 
 
20 June
Sussex Sharks
149/8 (20 overs)
v
Kent Spitfires (H)
114 (18.4 overs)
Sussex Sharks won by 35 runs
 
 
25 June
Hampshire
170/6 (20 overs)
v
Glamorgan (H)
164/6 (20 overs)
Hampshire won by 6 runs
 
 
26 June
Gloucestershire Gladiators
105/6 (20 overs)
v
No result
 
 
27 June
Kent Spitfires
150/6 (20 overs)
v
Gloucestershire Gladiators (H)
154/7 (20 overs)
Gloucestershire Gladiators won by 3 wickets
 
 
27 June
Somerset (H)
150/7 (20 overs)
v
Essex Eagles
125/2 (16 overs)
Essex Eagles won by 8 wickets (D/L method)
 
 
27 June
Hampshire
131/9 (20 overs)
v
Surrey (H)
137/2 (14 overs)
Surrey won by 8 wickets
 
 
27 June
Middlesex Panthers
107 (19.5 overs)
v
Sussex Sharks (H)
110/4 (16.1 overs)
Sussex Sharks won by 6 wickets
 
 

July

2 July
Kent Spitfires
155/4 (20 overs)
v
Surrey (H)
156/2 (17.5 overs)
Surrey won by 8 wickets
 
 
3 July
Middlesex Panthers (H)
184/3 (20 overs)
v
Glamorgan
187/4 (19.3 overs)
Glamorgan won by 6 wickets
 
 
4 July
Gloucestershire Gladiators (H)
138/7 (15 overs)
v
Sussex Sharks
125 (14.4 overs)
Gloucestershire Gladiators won by 13 runs
 
 
4 July
v
No result
 
 
4 July
Surrey
165/4 (20 overs)
v
Essex Eagles (H)
166/5 (18.3 overs)
Essex Eagles won by 5 wickets
 
 
4 July
Hampshire
173/9 (20 overs)
v
Kent Spitfires (H)
126 (18.4 overs)
Hampshire won by 47 runs
 
 
6 July
Somerset
155/4 (20 overs)
v
Hampshire (H)
116 (16.5 overs)
Somerset won by 39 runs
 
 
11 July
Somerset (H)
175/8 (20 overs)
v
Gloucestershire Gladiators
168/6 (20 overs)
Somerset won by 7 runs
 
 
11 July
Glamorgan
192/4 (20 overs)
v
Surrey (H)
188/4 (20 overs)
Glamorgan won by 4 runs
 
 
11 July
Middlesex Panthers
173/6 (20 overs)
v
Hampshire (H)
123 (16.4 overs)
Middlesex Panthers won by 50 runs
 
 
11 July
Kent Spitfires
149/9 (20 overs)
v
Sussex Sharks (H)
146/9 (20 overs)
Kent Spitfires won by 3 runs
 
 
12 July
Essex Eagles (H)
209/5 (20 overs)
v
Kent Spitfires
146 (15.5 overs)
Essex Eagles won by 63 runs
 
 
15 July
Glamorgan
151/8 (20 overs)
v
Sussex Sharks (H)
153/5 (18.3 overs)
Sussex Sharks won by 5 wickets
 
 
16 July
Somerset
136/9 (20 overs)
v
Surrey (H)
137/7 (19.1 overs)
Surrey won by 3 wickets
 
 
18 July
Surrey
157/8 (20 overs)
v
Gloucestershire Gladiators (H)
152/7 (20 overs)
Surrey won by 5 runs
 
 
18 July
Glamorgan (H)
157/2 (20 overs)
v
Essex Eagles
159/3 (18 overs)
Essex Eagles won by 7 wickets
 
 
18 July
Hampshire (H)
177/3 (20 overs)
v
Sussex Sharks
171/8 (20 overs)
Hampshire won by 6 runs
 
 
18 July
Kent Spitfires (H)
195/7 (20 overs)
v
Somerset
59/5 (7.3 overs)
Kent Spitfires won by 40 runs (D/L method)
 
 
20 July
Essex Eagles
183/7 (20 overs)
v
Gloucestershire Gladiators (H)
186/4 (19.4 overs)
Gloucestershire Gladiators won by 6 wickets
 
 
22 July
Essex Eagles (H)
167/9 (20 overs)
v
Hampshire
168/5 (17.3 overs)
Hampshire won by 5 wickets
 
 
24 July
Middlesex Panthers (H)
137/8 (20 overs)
v
Surrey
138/8 (20 overs)
Surrey won by 2 wickets
 
 
25 July
Essex Eagles (H)
225/3 (20 overs)
v
Sussex Sharks
226/3 (18.3 overs)
Sussex Sharks won by 7 wickets
 
 
25 July
Gloucestershire Gladiators
108/9 (20 overs)
v
Glamorgan (H)
110/2 (12 overs)
Glamorgan won by 8 wickets
 
 
25 July
Kent Spitfires (H)
175/7 (20 overs)
v
Surrey
154/7 (20 overs)
Kent Spitfires won by 21 runs
 
 
25 July
Somerset (H)
183/3 (20 overs)
v
Middlesex Panthers
161/7 (20 overs)
Somerset won by 22 runs
 
 

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
      
Lancashire Lightning (H)137/8
Glamorgan 136/7
Birmingham Bears 194/4
Surrey 178/7
Worcestershire Rapids 141/9
Surrey (H)144/7
Birmingham Bears 181/5
Lancashire Lightning 177/8
Birmingham Bears 197/2
Essex Eagles (H)178/5
Lancashire Lightning 160/5
Hampshire 101
Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H)197/2
Hampshire 198/5

Quarter-finals

1 August
Lancashire Lightning (H)
137/8 (20 overs)
v
Glamorgan
136/7 (20 overs)
Lancashire Lightning won by 1 run
 
 
18:30
Scorecard
Usman Khawaja 67 (54)
Graham Wagg 3/28 (4 overs)
Jacques Rudolph 67* (49)
Jordan Clark 4/22 (4 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field
  • Match postponed due to rain until 2 August (at 14:00)
2 August
Worcestershire Rapids
141/9 (20 overs)
v
Surrey (H)
144/7 (16.3 overs)
Surrey won by 3 wickets
 
 
14:30
Scorecard
Kennington Oval, London
Umpires: Rob Bailey (Eng) & Nick Cook (Eng)
Player of the match: Jason Roy
Richard Oliver 34 (36)
Robin Peterson 2/12 (2 overs)
Jason Roy 52 (23)
Joe Leach 2/22 (4 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to field
2 August
Birmingham Bears
197/2 (20 overs)
v
Essex Eagles (H)
178/5 (20 overs)
Birmingham Bears won by 19 runs
 
 
18:00
Scorecard
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: David Millns (Eng) & Tim Robinson (Eng)
Player of the match: Rikki Clarke
Varun Chopra 86* (54)
Ravi Bopara 2/42 (4 overs)
Ryan ten Doeschate 61* (37)
Boyd Rankin 3/34 (4 overs)
  • Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to field
3 August
Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H)
197/2 (20 overs)
v
Hampshire
198/5 (19 overs)
Hampshire won by 5 wickets
 
 
14:30
Scorecard
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) & Neil Mallender (Eng)
Player of the match: James Vince
Rikki Wessels 62* (41)
Matt Coles 2/36 (4 overs)
James Vince 93* (51)
Luke Fletcher 2/26 (4 overs)
  • Nottinghamshire Outlaws won the toss and elected to bat

Semi-finals

23 August
Birmingham Bears
194/4 (20 overs)
v
Surrey
178/7 (20 overs)
Birmingham Bears won by 16 runs
 
 
11:00
Scorecard
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Attendance: 23,000
Umpires: Michael Gough and Tim Robinson
Player of the match: William Porterfield
William Porterfield 81* (47)
Gareth Batty 1/24 (4 overs)
Jason Roy 58 (25)
Ateeq Javid 2/13 (3 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to field
23 August
Lancashire Lightning
160/5 (19 overs)
v
Hampshire
101 (14.1 overs)
Lancashire Lightning won by 41 runs (D/L method)
 
 
14:30
Scorecard
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Attendance: 23,000
Umpires: Neil Mallender and Tim Robinson
Ashwell Prince 72* (53)
Will Smith 3/15 (4 overs)
Jimmy Adams 53 (39)
Steven Croft 2/11 (3 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Lancashire innings reduced to 19 overs due to rain
  • Hampshire innings reduced to 16 overs due to rain

Final

23 August
Birmingham Bears
181/5 (20 overs)
v
Lancashire Lightning
177/8 (20 overs)
Birmingham Bears won by 4 runs
 
 
18:45
Scorecard
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Attendance: 23,000
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Michael Gough
Player of the match: Laurie Evans
Laurie Evans 53 (30)
Tom Smith 2/30 (3 overs)
Karl Brown 55 (28)
Oliver Hannon-Dalby 3/31 (4 overs)
  • Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to bat

Statistics

Highest team totals

The following table lists the five highest team scores in the season. [7]

TeamTotalOpponentGround
Lancashire Lightning 229/4 Worcestershire Rapids New Road, Worcester
Sussex Sharks 226/3 Essex Eagles County Ground
Lancashire Lightning 225/7 Derbyshire Falcons Old Trafford, Manchester
Essex Eagles 225/3 Sussex Sharks County Ground
Nottinghamshire Outlaws 220/4 Leicestershire Foxes Grace Road, Leicester

Most runs

The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table. [8]

PlayerTeamRunsInnsAvgS/RHS100s50s4s6s
Jason Roy Surrey 6771548.35157.0781* 097727
Luke Wright Sussex Sharks 6011450.08162.43153* 235628
Jim Allenby Glamorgan 5481345.66137.68105146314
Jacques Rudolph Glamorgan 5431360.33123.4075* 06612
Tom Westley Essex Eagles 5381444.83149.86109* 215916

Highest scores

This table contains the top five highest scores of the season made by a batsman in a single innings. [9]

PlayerTeamScoreBalls4s6sOpponentGround
Luke Wright Sussex Sharks 153* 661211 Essex Eagles County Ground
Daniel Christian Middlesex Panthers 129571210 Kent Spitfires St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Luke Wright Sussex Sharks 116* 66134 Hampshire The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Tom Westley Essex Eagles 109* 58125 Sussex Sharks County Ground
Jim Allenby Glamorgan 10563143 Middlesex Panthers Old Deer Park, Richmond

Most wickets

The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season. [10]

PlayerTeamWktsInnsAveS/REconBBI
Jeetan Patel Birmingham Bears 251512.9612.76.114/19
Dirk Nannes Somerset 241315.5411.68.025/31
Michael Hogan Glamorgan 211319.5214.58.033/30
Danny Briggs Hampshire 211520.7116.87.374/28
Kabir Ali Lancashire Lightning 201114.9511.77.663/19

Best bowling figures

This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in the season. [11]

PlayerTeamOversFiguresOpponentGround
Anthony Ireland Leicestershire Foxes 3.55/22 Derbyshire Falcons Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Jesse Ryder Essex Eagles 3.55/27 Kent Spitfires Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester
Daryl Mitchell Worcestershire Rapids 4.05/28 Northamptonshire Steelbacks County Ground, Northampton
Dirk Nannes Somerset 3.55/31 Sussex Sharks Arundel Castle, Arundel
Richard Jones Leicestershire Foxes 4.05/34 Lancashire Lightning Old Trafford, Manchester

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