NatWest t20 Blast

NatWest t20 Blast
Countries  England
 Wales
Administrator ECB
Format Twenty20
First tournament 2014
Tournament format Group stage and knockout
Number of teams 18
Current champion Lancashire Lightning (1st title)
Most successful Birmingham Bears Lancashire Lightning (1 title)
TV Sky Sports
Website ecb.co.uk
2016 NatWest t20 Blast

The NatWest T20 Blast is a Twenty20 cricket league in England and Wales run by the ECB from 2014. The league consists of the 18 first-class county teams divided into two divisions of nine teams each. This setup, which was first announced in November 2013, replaced the Friends Life t20 competition as the main domestic Twenty20 competition in England and Wales.[1]

Finals day

The semi-finals and final of the competition are played consecutively on the same day and at the same ground, at the end of the competition. During finals day, there is a mascot derby, which is a race between mascots representing all 18 counties. Finals day is usually held at Edgbaston.[2]

Competition format

There are 18 clubs competing for the t20 title. These clubs are initially split into 2 divisions (North and South), each containing 9 teams, for the group stage of the competition. During the group stage (from May to July)[3] each club plays 6 of the other teams in the same division twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents. They play the other two teams only once, for a total of 14 games each. Teams receive two points for a win and one point for a tie or if the match is abandoned. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then net run rate. At the end of the group stage, the top four teams from each group enter the knockout stage.[4][5]

Teams

Team Location Division Home ground Coach Captain
Birmingham Bears Birmingham North Edgbaston Scotland Dougie Brown England Ian Bell
Derbyshire Falcons Derby North County Ground England Graeme Welch England Wes Durston
Durham Jets Chester-le-Street North Riverside Ground England Jon Lewis England Mark Stoneman
Essex Eagles Chelmsford South County Ground England Chris Silverwood England Ravi Bopara
Glamorgan Cardiff South SWALEC Stadium Wales Robert Croft South Africa Jacques Rudolph
Gloucestershire Bristol South Bristol County Ground England Richard Dawson Australia Michael Klinger
Hampshire Southampton South Rose Bowl South Africa Dale Benkenstein England James Vince
Kent Spitfires Canterbury South St Lawrence Ground West Indies Cricket Board Jimmy Adams England Sam Northeast
Lancashire Lightning Manchester North Old Trafford England Ashley Giles England Steven Croft
Leicestershire Foxes Leicester North Grace Road Australia Andrew McDonald England Mark Pettini
Middlesex London South Lord's England Richard Scott England Dawid Malan
Northamptonshire Steelbacks Northampton North County Ground England David Ripley England Alex Wakely
Nottinghamshire Outlaws Nottingham North Trent Bridge England Mick Newell Australia Dan Christian
Somerset Taunton South County Ground England Matthew Maynard Australia Jim Allenby
Surrey London South The Oval Australia Michael Di Venuto England Gareth Batty
Sussex Sharks Hove South County Cricket Ground South Africa Mark Davis England Luke Wright
Worcestershire Rapids Worcester North New Road England Steve Rhodes England Daryl Mitchell
Yorkshire Vikings Leeds North Headingley Carnegie Australia Jason Gillespie England Alex Lees

Results

Team results

Team Twenty20 Cup Friends Life t20 Natwest T20 Blast
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Derbyshire Grp Grp QF Grp Grp Grp Grp Grp Grp Grp Grp Grp Grp
Durham Grp Grp Grp Grp Grp SF QF Grp QF Grp QF Grp Grp
Essex Grp QF Grp SF Grp SF Grp SF Grp QF SF QF QF
Glamorgan Grp SF Grp Grp Grp QF Grp Grp Grp Grp Grp QF Grp
Gloucestershire SF Grp Grp QF RU Grp Grp Grp Grp QF Grp Grp Grp
Hampshire Grp QF Grp Grp Grp Grp QF Won SF Won SF SF SF
Kent Grp Grp Grp QF Won RU SF Grp QF Grp Grp Grp QF
Lancashire Grp SF RU Grp SF QF QF QF SF Grp QF RU Win
Leicestershire SF Won SF Won Grp Grp Grp Grp Won Grp Grp Grp Grp
Middlesex Grp Grp QF Grp Grp Won Grp Grp Grp Grp Grp Grp Grp
Northamptonshire Grp Grp QF QF Grp QF SF QF Grp Grp Won Grp RU
Nottinghamshire Grp Grp Grp RU QF Grp Grp SF QF QF QF QF Grp
Somerset Grp Grp Won Grp Grp Grp RU RU RU SF QF Grp Grp
Surrey Won RU SF SF Grp Grp Grp Grp Grp Grp RU SF Grp
Sussex Grp Grp Grp Grp SF Grp Won QF QF SF Grp Grp QF
Birmingham RU QF QF Grp QF QF QF QF Grp Grp Grp Win SF
Worcestershire Grp QF Grp Grp QF Grp Grp Grp Grp QF Grp QF QF
Yorkshire Grp Grp Grp QF QF Grp Grp Grp Grp RU Grp Grp Grp

Media coverage

Sky Sports showed 34 group matches during the 2014 season, as well as all the knockout matches, with a similar level of broadcasting in 2015.

References

  1. ↑ "County schedule for 2014 announced". 26 November 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Behind the scenes at the NatWest t20 Blast launch". 30 April 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Fixtures & Results - NatWest T20 Blast 2014 in 2014". Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "NatWest T20 Blast" (PDF). Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Rules for ECB Competitions" (PDF). Retrieved 5 May 2014.
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