2014 English cricket season

2014 English cricket season

County Championship
Champions	Yorkshire
Runners-up	Warwickshire
Most runs	James Vince (1525)
Most wickets	Mark Footitt (82)
Royal London One-Day Cup
Champions	Durham
Runners-up	Warwickshire
Most runs	Jacques Rudolph (575)
Most wickets	Jeetan Patel (23)
NatWest t20 Blast
Champions	Birmingham Bears
Runners-up	Lancashire Lightning
Most runs	Jason Roy (677)
Most wickets	Jeetan Patel (25)
PCA Player of the Year
Adam Lyth
Wisden Cricketers of the Year
Shikhar Dhawan Charlotte Edwards Ryan Harris Chris Rogers Joe Root
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The 2014 English cricket season began on 1 April with a round of university matches, continued until the conclusion of a round of County Championship matches on 23 September.^[1] Three major domestic competitions were contested: the 2014 County Championship, the 2014 Royal London One-Day Cup and the 2014 NatWest t20 Blast. The Royal London One-Day Cup and the NatWest t20 Blast were newly created competitions as from the 2014 season, replacing the Clydesdale Bank 40 and the Friends Life t20.

During this season, two Test teams toured England. Sri Lanka competed early in the summer, with India having also toured later in the year.

Roll of honour

Test series

• England v Sri Lanka: 2 Tests - Sri Lanka won 1–0.
• England v India: 5 Tests - England won 3–1.

ODI series

• England v Sri Lanka: 5 ODIs - Sri Lanka won 3–2.
• England v India: 5 ODIs - India won 3–1.

Twenty20 International series

• England v Sri Lanka: Only T20I - Sri Lanka won by 9 runs.
• England v India: Only T20I - England won by 3 runs.

County Championship

• Division One winners: Yorkshire
• Division One runners-up: Warwickshire
• Division Two winners: Hampshire
• Relegated from Division One: Lancashire and Northamptonshire
• Promoted from Division Two: Hampshire and Worcestershire

Royal London One-Day Cup

• Winners: Durham
• Runners-up: Warwickshire Bears

Natwest t20 Blast

• Winners: Birmingham Bears
• Runners-up: Lancashire Lightning

Minor Counties Championship

• Winners: Staffordshire
• Runners-up: Wiltshire

MCCA Knockout Trophy

• Winners: Devon
• Runners-up: Oxfordshire

Second XI Championship

• Winners: Leicestershire II

Second XI Trophy

• Winners: Leicestershire II

Second XI Twenty20

• Winners: Leicestershire II

Wisden Cricketers of the Year

• Shikhar Dhawan, Charlotte Edwards, Ryan Harris, Chris Rogers, Joe Root

PCA Player of the Year

• Adam Lyth

County Championship

Divisions

Division One Division Two Durham Derbyshire Lancashire Essex Middlesex Glamorgan Northamptonshire Gloucestershire Nottinghamshire Hampshire Somerset Kent Sussex Leicestershire Warwickshire Surrey Yorkshire Worcestershire

Icon Team promoted from Division Two Team relegated from Division One

Division One Standings

• Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, T = Ties, A = Abandonments, Bat = Batting points, Bowl = Bowling points, Ded = Deducted points, Pts = Points.

Team	Pld	W	L	T	D	A	Bat	Bowl	Ded	Pts
Yorkshire (C)	16	8	1	0	7	0	48	44	0	255
Warwickshire	16	8	4	0	4	0	47	43	0	238
Sussex	16	6	4	0	5	1	44	40	0	210
Nottinghamshire	16	6	6	0	4	0	50	40	0	206
Durham	16	5	4	0	7	0	42	42	0	199
Somerset	16	4	2	0	10	0	42	42	0	198
Middlesex	16	4	5	0	6	1	35	38	2	170
Lancashire (R)	16	3	6	0	7	0	30	41	0	154
Northamptonshire (R)	16	0	12	0	4	0	27	32	0	79

Source: ^[2][3]

Division Two Standings

• Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, T = Ties, A = Abandonments, Bat = Batting points, Bowl = Bowling points, Ded = Deducted points, Pts = Points.

Team	Pld	W	L	T	D	A	Bat	Bowl	Ded	Pts
Hampshire (C)	16	7	1	0	8	0	50	38	0	240
Worcestershire (P)	16	8	3	0	5	0	37	47	0	237
Essex	16	7	2	0	7	0	37	45	0	229
Derbyshire	16	6	5	0	5	0	26	41	0	188
Surrey	16	4	5	0	7	0	43	44	3	183
Kent	16	4	6	0	6	0	35	42	0	171
Gloucestershire	16	4	5	0	7	0	28	36	0	163
Glamorgan	16	3	6	0	7	0	29	41	0	153
Leicestershire	16	0	10	0	6	0	36	42	0	108

Source: ^[4][5]

Royal London One-Day Cup

Group stage

Group A Team Pld W L T NR Ded Pts NRR Yorkshire Vikings 8 6 2 0 0 0 12 +1.040 Essex Eagles 8 5 1 0 2 0 12 +0.387 Gloucestershire 8 4 2 0 2 0 10 −0.016 Derbyshire Falcons 8 4 2 0 2 2 8 +0.045 Leicestershire Foxes 8 3 4 0 1 0 7 −0.393 Northamptonshire Steelbacks 8 2 4 0 2 0 6 −0.277 Worcestershire 8 2 4 0 2 0 6 −0.328 Lancashire Lightning 8 2 5 0 1 0 5 −0.279 Hampshire 8 1 5 0 2 0 4 −0.569 Source: [6] Deductions Gloucestershire were docked 2 points before the start of season after preparing an unfit pitch in 2013.

Group B Team Pld W L T NR Ded Pts NRR Nottinghamshire Outlaws 8 4 1 1 2 0 11 +0.364 Kent Spitfires 8 4 1 1 2 0 11 +0.245 Warwickshire Bears 8 4 3 0 1 0 9 +0.343 Durham 8 4 3 0 1 0 9 +0.212 Glamorgan 8 4 4 0 0 0 8 +0.230 Somerset 8 3 4 1 0 0 7 +0.067 Middlesex Panthers 8 3 4 0 1 0 7 −0.280 Sussex Sharks 8 3 5 0 0 0 6 −0.501 Surrey 8 1 5 1 1 0 4 −0.643 Source: [7]

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H)	313/5
	Derbyshire Falcons	228
					Kent Spitfires	215/8
					Warwickshire Bears (H)	219/4
	Durham	237
	Yorkshire Vikings (H)	206
									Warwickshire Bears	165
									Durham	166/7
	Warwickshire Bears	271/7
	Essex Eagles (H)	204
					Durham (H)	353/8
					Nottinghamshire Outlaws	270
	Kent Spitfires (H)	242
	Gloucestershire	218

NatWest t20 Blast

Group stage

North Division Team Pld W L T NR Ded Pts NRR Lancashire Lightning 14 10 2 0 2 0 22 +0.846 Nottinghamshire Outlaws 14 9 3 0 2 0 20 +0.642 Worcestershire Rapids 14 8 4 0 2 0 18 +0.48 Birmingham Bears 14 7 5 0 2 0 16 +0.235 Yorkshire Vikings 14 6 5 0 3 0 15 +0.588 Durham Jets 14 5 7 0 2 0 12 +0.106 Northamptonshire Steelbacks 14 4 7 0 3 0 11 −0.899 Leicestershire Foxes 14 4 9 0 1 0 9 −0.552 Derbyshire Falcons 14 1 12 0 1 0 3 −1.406 Source: [8]

South Division Team Pld W L T NR Ded Pts NRR Essex Eagles 14 10 4 0 0 0 20 +0.401 Surrey 14 9 5 0 0 0 18 +0.426 Hampshire 14 9 5 0 0 0 18 +0.136 Glamorgan 14 6 5 1 2 0 15 +0.145 Somerset 14 6 7 0 1 0 13 −0.107 Kent Spitfires 14 6 7 1 0 0 13 −0.229 Sussex Sharks 14 6 8 0 0 0 12 −0.022 Gloucestershire Gladiators 14 5 7 0 2 2 10 −0.362 Middlesex Panthers 14 2 11 0 1 0 5 −0.457 Source: [9] Deductions Gloucestershire were docked 2 points before the start of season after preparing an unfit pitch in 2013.[10]

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

See also

• Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 2014
• Indian cricket team in England in 2014

References

1. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/691679.html
2. "Table - County Championship - Division One". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
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6. "Royal London One-Day Cup 2014 - Table". ECB.
7. "Royal London One-Day Cup 2014 - Table". ECB.
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9. "NatWest T20 Blast 2014 - Table". ECB.
10. "Steve Snell: Twenty20 on a Friday night should be a real blast". The Bristol Post. Local World. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.