2014 NatWest t20 Blast

2014 NatWest t20 Blast

Dates	16 May 2014 – 23 August 2014
Administrator(s)	England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Group stage and knockout
Champions	Birmingham Bears (1st title)
Participants	18
Matches played	133
Attendance	704,205 (5,295 per match)
Most runs	Jason Roy, Surrey (677)
Most wickets	Jeetan Patel, Birmingham Bears (25)
Official website	NatWest T20 Blast

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]

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 runner-ups 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

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

Falcons

Jets

Eagles

Glamorgan

Gladiators

Hampshire

Spitfires

Lightning

Foxes

Panthers

Steelbacks

Outlaws

Somerset

Surrey

Sharks

Bears

Rapids

Vikings

2014 NatWest t20 Blast county home grounds

North Division

Table

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: ^[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 win Away team win Match tied Match abandoned

Fixtures

May

16 May	Durham Jets (H) 173/4 (20 overs)	v	Worcestershire Rapids 144 (19 overs)	Durham Jets won by 29 runs
Scorecard				Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street

16 May	Yorkshire Vikings (H) 162/7 (20 overs)	v	Northamptonshire Steelbacks 165/7 (19.5 overs)	Northamptonshire Steelbacks won by 3 wickets
Scorecard				Headingley, Leeds

16 May	Leicestershire Foxes (H) 197/4 (20 overs)	v	Derbyshire 170/7 (20 overs)	Leicestershire Foxes won by 27 runs
Scorecard				Grace Road, Leicester

16 May	Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H) 182/5 (20 overs)	v	Lancashire Lightning 149 (18.3 overs)	Nottinghamshire Outlaws won by 33 runs
Scorecard				Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Shown live on Sky Sports

17 May	Lancashire Lightning (H) 194/3 (20 overs)	v	Worcestershire Rapids 182/5 (20 overs)	Lancashire Lightning won by 12 runs
Scorecard				Old Trafford, Manchester

23 May	Worcestershire Rapids 163/6 (20 overs)	v	Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H) 139/9 (20 overs)	Worcestershire Rapids won by 24 runs
Scorecard				Trent Bridge, Nottingham

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)
Scorecard				County Ground, Northampton

23 May	Birmingham Bears (H)	v	Yorkshire Vikings	Match abandoned
Scorecard				Edgbaston, Birmingham
Shown live on Sky Sports

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)
Scorecard				County Ground, Derby

29 May	Lancashire Lightning 133/6 (20 overs)	v	Durham Jets (H) 132/7 (20 overs)	Lancashire Lightning won by 1 run
Scorecard				Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street

29 May	Derbyshire Falcons (H)	v	Northamptonshire Steelbacks	Match abandoned
Scorecard				County Ground, Derby
Shown live on Sky Sports

30 May	Northamptonshire Steelbacks 134/7 (20 overs)	v	Worcestershire Rapids (H) 138/5 (14.1 overs)	Worcestershire Rapids won by 5 wickets
Scorecard				New Road, Worcester

30 May	Derbyshire Falcons 127/6 (20 overs)	v	Yorkshire Vikings (H) 128/2 (14 overs)	Yorkshire Vikings won by 8 wickets
Scorecard				Headingley, Leeds

30 May	Durham Jets 132/8 (20 overs)	v	Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H) 129/7 (20 overs)	Durham Jets won by 3 runs
Scorecard				Trent Bridge, Nottingham

30 May	Lancashire Lightning (H) 126 (19.5 overs)	v	Birmingham Bears 111 (20 overs)	Lancashire Lightning won by 15 runs
Scorecard				Old Trafford, Manchester

June

1 June	Birmingham Bears 175/9 (20 overs)	v	Leicestershire Foxes (H) 150/6 (20 overs)	Birmingham Bears won by 25 runs
Scorecard				Grace Road, Leicester
Shown live on Sky Sports

6 June	Leicestershire Foxes (H) 164/6 (20 overs)	v	Worcestershire Rapids 167/5 (19.2 overs)	Worcestershire Rapids won by 6 wickets
Scorecard				Grace Road, Leicester

6 June	Lancashire Lightning (H) 179/6 (20 overs)	v	Yorkshire Vikings 180/5 (19.3 overs)	Yorkshire Vikings won by 5 wickets
Scorecard				Old Trafford, Manchester
Shown live on Sky Sports

6 June	Durham Jets 146/7 (20 overs)	v	Birmingham Bears (H) 147/4 (19.1 overs)	Birmingham Bears won by 6 wickets
Scorecard				Edgbaston, Birmingham

6 June	Derbyshire Falcons (H) 164/7 (20 overs)	v	Nottinghamshire Outlaws 165/5 (16.5 overs)	Nottinghamshire Outlaws won by 5 wickets
Scorecard				County Ground, Derby

7 June	Durham Jets 105/3 (13 overs)	v	Worcestershire Rapids (H) 107/5 (12.4 overs)	Worcestershire Rapids won by 5 wickets
Scorecard				New Road, Worcester
Shown live on Sky Sports

13 June	Birmingham Bears 156/5 (20 overs)	v	Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H) 138/7 (20 overs)	Birmingham Bears won by 18 runs
Scorecard				Trent Bridge, Nottingham

13 June	Lancashire Lightning (H) 166/7 (20 overs)	v	Leicestershire Foxes 157/7 (20 overs)	Lancashire Lightning won by 9 runs
Scorecard				Old Trafford, Manchester

13 June	Yorkshire Vikings 181/3 (20 overs)	v	Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H) 165/9 (20 overs)	Yorkshire Vikings won by 16 runs
Scorecard				County Ground, Northampton

13 June	Worcestershire Rapids 177/5 (20 overs)	v	Derbyshire Falcons (H) 169/8 (20 overs)	Worcestershire Rapids won by 8 runs
Scorecard				County Ground, Derby

19 June	Northamptonshire Steelbacks 133/7 (20 overs)	v	Birmingham Bears (H) 136/2 (16 overs)	Birmingham Bears won by 8 wickets
Scorecard				Edgbaston, Birmingham
Shown live on Sky Sports

19 June	Nottinghamshire Outlaws 220/4 (20 overs)	v	Leicestershire Foxes (H) 196/5 (20 overs)	Nottinghamshire Outlaws won by 24 runs
Scorecard				Grace Road, Leicester

20 June	Durham Jets (H) 177/7 (20 overs)	v	Leicestershire Foxes 178/6 (19.1 overs)	Leicestershire Foxes won by 4 wickets
Scorecard				Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street

20 June	Birmingham Bears 133/8 (20 overs)	v	Worcestershire Rapids (H) 134/2 (14.3 overs)	Worcestershire Rapids won by 8 wickets
Scorecard				New Road, Worcester

20 June	Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H) 206/5 (20 overs)	v	Derbyshire Falcons 179/7 (20 overs)	Nottinghamshire Outlaws won by 27 runs
Scorecard				Trent Bridge, Nottingham

20 June	Lancashire Lightning (H) 187/3 (20 overs)	v	Northamptonshire Steelbacks 134 (18.5 overs)	Lancashire Lightning won by 53 runs
Scorecard				Old Trafford, Manchester

27 June	Worcestershire Rapids (H)	v	Nottinghamshire Outlaws	Match abandoned
Scorecard				New Road, Worcester

27 June	Yorkshire Vikings (H)	v	Lancashire Lightning	Match abandoned
Scorecard				Headingley, Leeds
Shown live on Sky Sports

27 June	Durham Jets 69/4 (10 overs)	v	Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H)	No result
Scorecard				County Ground, Northampton

27 June	Birmingham Bears 189/5 (20 overs)	v	Derbyshire Falcons (H) 193/7 (19 overs)	Derbyshire Falcons won by 3 wickets
Scorecard				County Ground, Derby

28 June	Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H) 143/9 (20 overs)	v	Yorkshire Vikings 121/9 (20 overs)	Nottinghamshire Outlaws won by 22 runs
Scorecard				Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Shown live on Sky Sports

29 June	Derbyshire Falcons 125 (19.1 overs)	v	Durham Jets (H) 129/2 (13.2 overs)	Durham Jets won by 8 wickets
Scorecard				Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Shown live on Sky Sports

July

1 July	Yorkshire Vikings (H) 168/5 (20 overs)	v	Leicestershire Foxes 154/8 (20 overs)	Yorkshire Vikings won by 14 runs
Scorecard				Headingley, Leeds
Shown live on Sky Sports

2 July	Durham Jets 123/9 (20 overs)	v	Yorkshire (H) 95 (17.2 overs)	Durham Jets won by 28 runs
Scorecard				Headingley, Leeds

3 July	Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H) 139/8 (20 overs)	v	Birmingham Bears 124/9 (20 overs)	Northamptonshire Steelbacks won by 15 runs
Scorecard				County Ground, Northampton
Shown live on Sky Sports

4 July	Durham Jets (H)	v	Nottinghamshire Outlaws	Match abandoned
Scorecard				Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street

4 July	Northamptonshire Steelbacks 82 (16.2 overs)	v	Leicestershire Foxes (H)	No result
Scorecard				Grace Road, Leicester

4 July	Worcestershire Rapids (H)	v	Yorkshire Vikings	Match abandoned
Scorecard				New Road, Worcester

4 July	Birmingham Bears (H)	v	Lancashire Lightning	Match abandoned
Scorecard				Edgbaston, Birmingham

6 July	Derbyshire Falcons (H) 143 (20 overs)	v	Leicestershire Foxes 144/5 (19.2 overs)	Leicestershire Foxes won by 5 wickets
Scorecard				Queen's Park, Chesterfield

6 July	Lancashire Lightning 229/4 (20 overs)	v	Worcestershire Rapids (H) 179/7 (20 overs)	Lancashire Lightning won by 50 runs
Scorecard				New Road, Worcester

8 July	Nottinghamshire Outlaws 158/9 (20 overs)	v	Birmingham Bears (H) 152/6 (20 overs)	Nottinghamshire Outlaws won by 6 runs
Scorecard				Edgbaston, Birmingham
Shown live on Sky Sports

11 July	Yorkshire Vikings 186/8 (20 overs)	v	Durham Jets (H) 137 (19.4 overs)	Yorkshire Vikings won by 49 runs
Scorecard				Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street

11 July	Lancashire Lightning 151/7 (20 overs)	v	Leicestershire Foxes (H) 133 (19.4 overs)	Lancashire Lightning won by 18 runs
Scorecard				Grace Road, Leicester

11 July	Derbyshire Falcons 191/6 (20 overs)	v	Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H) 192/6 (19.2 overs)	Northamptonshire Steelbacks won by 4 wickets
Scorecard				County Ground, Northampton

11 July	Worcestershire Rapids 175/6 (20 overs)	v	Birmingham Bears (H) 176/5 (19.2 overs)	Birmingham Bears won by 5 wickets
Scorecard				Edgbaston, Birmingham

13 July	Yorkshire Vikings 183/4 (20 overs)	v	Derbyshire Falcons (H) 124 (17.3 overs)	Yorkshire Vikings won by 59 runs
Scorecard				Queen's Park, Chesterfield

18 July	Durham Jets 117/9 (20 overs)	v	Leicestershire Foxes (H) 120/7 (19.5 overs)	Leicestershire Foxes won by 3 wickets
Scorecard				Grace Road, Leicester

18 July	Yorkshire Vikings (H) 147/6 (20 overs)	v	Birmingham Bears 148/5 (19.4 overs)	Birmingham Bears won by 5 wickets
Scorecard				Headingley, Leeds

18 July	Lancashire Lightning (H) 225/7 (20 overs)	v	Derbyshire Falcons 190/7 (20 overs)	Lancashire Lightning won by 35 runs
Scorecard				Old Trafford, Manchester

18 July	Worcestershire Rapids 162/9 (20 overs)	v	Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H) 131 (18.3 overs)	Worcestershire Rapids won by 31 runs
Scorecard				County Ground, Northampton

20 July	Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H) 121/9 (20 overs)	v	Leicestershire Foxes 90 (18.3 overs)	Nottinghamshire Outlaws won by 31 runs
Scorecard				Trent Bridge, Nottingham

23 July	Nottinghamshire Outlaws 174/6 (20 overs)	v	Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H) 152/7 (20 overs)	Nottinghamshire Outlaws won by 22 runs
Scorecard				County Ground, Northampton
Shown live on Sky Sports

24 July	Lancashire Lightning (H) 164/8 (20 overs)	v	Durham Jets 137/7 (20 overs)	Lancashire Lightning won by 27 runs
Scorecard				Old Trafford, Manchester

25 July	Northamptonshire Steelbacks 195/3 (20 overs)	v	Durham Jets (H) 199/5 (19.1 overs)	Durham Jets won by 5 wickets
Scorecard				Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street

25 July	Birmingham Bears (H) 160/6 (20 overs)	v	Leicestershire Foxes 108 (19.5 overs)	Birmingham Bears won by 52 runs
Scorecard				Edgbaston, Birmingham

25 July	Worcestershire Rapids (H) 209/4 (20 overs)	v	Derbyshire Falcons 181/7 (20 overs)	Worcestershire Rapids won by 28 runs
Scorecard				New Road, Worcester

25 July	Yorkshire Vikings (H) 200/5 (20 overs)	v	Nottinghamshire Outlaws 201/4 (19.2 overs)	Nottinghamshire Outlaws won by 6 wickets
Scorecard				Headingley, Leeds

South Division

Table

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: ^[5]

Deductions

• Gloucestershire were docked 2 points before the start of season after preparing an unfit pitch in 2013.^[6]

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 win Away team win Match tied Match abandoned

Fixtures

May

16 May	Somerset 156/8 (20 overs)	v	Gloucestershire Gladiators (H) 138 (18.4 overs)	Somerset won by 18 runs
Scorecard				County Ground, Bristol

16 May	Glamorgan 161/7 (20 overs)	v	Hampshire (H) 151/6 (20 overs)	Glamorgan won by 10 runs
Scorecard				The Rose Bowl, Southampton

16 May	Surrey 171/7 (20 overs)	v	Sussex Sharks (H) 172/8 (20 overs)	Sussex won by 2 wickets
Scorecard				County Ground, Hove

17 May	Middlesex Panthers (H) 180/5 (20 overs)	v	Essex Eagles 181/2 (18.5 overs)	Essex Eagles won by 8 wickets
Scorecard				Lord's, London
Shown live on Sky Sports

17 May	Sussex Sharks 128 (19.4 overs)	v	Middlesex Panthers (H) 115/6 (20 overs)	Sussex Sharks won by 13 runs
Scorecard				Lord's, London
Shown live on Sky Sports

18 May	Surrey 173/7 (20 overs)	v	Somerset (H) 159/6 (20 overs)	Surrey won by 14 runs
Scorecard				County Ground, Taunton
Shown live on Sky Sports

23 May	Middlesex Panthers 111/8 (20 overs)	v	Gloucestershire Gladiators (H) 113/5 (17.3 overs)	Gloucestershire Gladiators won by 5 wickets
Scorecard				County Ground, Bristol

23 May	Kent Spitfires 164/5 (13 overs)	v	Somerset (H) 122/5 (13 overs)	Kent Spitfires won by 42 runs (D/L method)
Scorecard				County Ground, Taunton

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)
Scorecard				County Ground, Chelmsford

23 May	Hampshire 177/5 (20 overs)	v	Sussex Sharks (H) 159/5 (20 overs)	Hampshire won by 18 runs
Scorecard				County Ground, Hove

25 May	Hampshire 198/2 (20 overs)	v	Middlesex Panthers (H) 151/9 (20 overs)	Hampshire won by 47 runs
Scorecard				Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood

30 May	Sussex Sharks 178/7 (20 overs)	v	Glamorgan (H) 179/5 (20 overs)	Glamorgan won by 5 wickets
Scorecard				Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

30 May	Essex Eagles 145/5 (20 overs)	v	Hampshire (H) 146/2 (17.2 overs)	Hampshire won by 8 wickets
Scorecard				The Rose Bowl, Southampton

30 May	Middlesex Panthers 117/7 (20 overs)	v	Surrey (H) 121/4 (18.4 overs)	Surrey won by 6 wickets
Scorecard				Kennington Oval, London
Shown live on Sky Sports

30 May	Kent Spitfires (H) 136/7 (20 overs)	v	Gloucestershire Gladiators 115/9 (20 overs)	Kent Spitfires won by 21 runs
Scorecard				St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

June

5 June	Hampshire (H) 171/7 (20 overs)	v	Kent Spitfires 149/4 (20 overs)	Hampshire won by 22 runs
Scorecard				The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Shown live on Sky Sports

6 June	Glamorgan 176/3 (20 overs)	v	Somerset (H) 169/4 (20 overs)	Glamorgan won by 7 runs
Scorecard				County Ground, Taunton

6 June	Surrey (H) 151/6 (20 overs)	v	Essex Eagles 155/5 (18.5 overs)	Essex Eagles won by 5 wickets
Scorecard				Kennington Oval, London

6 June	Kent Spitfires (H) 208/4 (20 overs)	v	Middlesex Panthers 192 (19.4 overs)	Kent Spitfires won by 16 runs
Scorecard				St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

6 June	Gloucestershire Gladiators 189/6 (20 overs)	v	Sussex Sharks (H) 185 (20 overs)	Gloucestershire won by 4 runs
Scorecard				County Ground, Hove

8 June	Gloucestershire Gladiators (H) 207/3 (20 overs)	v	Glamorgan	No result
Scorecard				County Ground, Bristol
Shown live on Sky Sports

11 June	Kent Spitfires (H) 189/5 (20 overs)	v	Essex Eagles 193/4 (19 overs)	Essex Eagles won by 6 wickets
Scorecard				St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Shown live on Sky Sports

13 June	Somerset (H) 176/4 (20 overs)	v	Hampshire 175/7 (20 overs)	Somerset won by 1 run
Scorecard				County Ground, Taunton

13 June	Glamorgan (H) 177/7 (20 overs)	v	Kent Spitfires 177/9 (20 overs)	Match tied
Scorecard				Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

13 June	Sussex Sharks 148/5 (20 overs)	v	Surrey (H) 149/0 (15.3 overs)	Surrey won by 10 wickets
Scorecard				Kennington Oval, London

13 June	Gloucestershire Gladiators 162/6 (20 overs)	v	Essex Eagles (H) 163/2 (18.3 overs)	Essex Eagles won by 8 wickets
Scorecard				County Ground, Chelmsford

15 June	Somerset 163/4 (20 overs)	v	Sussex Sharks (H) 129 (18.5 overs)	Somerset won by 34 runs
Scorecard				Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground

18 June	Somerset 152/4 (20 overs)	v	Middlesex Panthers (H) 155/2 (17.1 overs)	Middlesex Panthers won by 8 wickets
Scorecard				Kennington Oval, London

20 June	Surrey 165/5 (20 overs)	v	Glamorgan (H) 148/8 (20 overs)	Surrey won by 17 runs
Scorecard				Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

20 June	Middlesex Panthers 153/5 (20 overs)	v	Essex Eagles (H) 157/8 (19.4 overs)	Essex Eagles won by 2 wickets
Scorecard				County Ground, Chelmsford
Shown live on Sky Sports

20 June	Hampshire (H) 180/6 (20 overs)	v	Gloucestershire Gladiators 178/8 (20 overs)	Hampshire won by 2 runs
Scorecard				The Rose Bowl, Southampton

20 June	Sussex Sharks 149/8 (20 overs)	v	Kent Spitfires (H) 114 (18.4 overs)	Sussex Sharks won by 35 runs
Scorecard				St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

25 June	Hampshire 170/6 (20 overs)	v	Glamorgan (H) 164/6 (20 overs)	Hampshire won by 6 runs
Scorecard				Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Shown live on Sky Sports

26 June	Gloucestershire Gladiators 105/6 (20 overs)	v	Middlesex Panthers (H)	No result
Scorecard				Lord's, London
Shown live on Sky Sports

27 June	Kent Spitfires 150/6 (20 overs)	v	Gloucestershire Gladiators (H) 154/7 (20 overs)	Gloucestershire Gladiators won by 3 wickets
Scorecard				County Ground, Bristol

27 June	Somerset (H) 150/7 (20 overs)	v	Essex Eagles 125/2 (16 overs)	Essex Eagles won by 8 wickets (D/L method)
Scorecard				County Ground, Taunton

27 June	Hampshire 131/9 (20 overs)	v	Surrey (H) 137/2 (14 overs)	Surrey won by 8 wickets
Scorecard				Kennington Oval, London

27 June	Middlesex Panthers 107 (19.5 overs)	v	Sussex Sharks (H) 110/4 (16.1 overs)	Sussex Sharks won by 6 wickets
Scorecard				County Ground, Hove

July

2 July	Kent Spitfires 155/4 (20 overs)	v	Surrey (H) 156/2 (17.5 overs)	Surrey won by 8 wickets
Scorecard				Kennington Oval, London
Shown live on Sky Sports

3 July	Middlesex Panthers (H) 184/3 (20 overs)	v	Glamorgan 187/4 (19.3 overs)	Glamorgan won by 6 wickets
Scorecard				Old Deer Park, Richmond

4 July	Gloucestershire Gladiators (H) 138/7 (15 overs)	v	Sussex Sharks 125 (14.4 overs)	Gloucestershire Gladiators won by 13 runs
Scorecard				County Ground, Bristol
Shown live on Sky Sports

4 July	Glamorgan (H)	v	Somerset	No result
Scorecard				Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

4 July	Surrey 165/4 (20 overs)	v	Essex Eagles (H) 166/5 (18.3 overs)	Essex Eagles won by 5 wickets
Scorecard				County Ground, Chelmsford

4 July	Hampshire 173/9 (20 overs)	v	Kent Spitfires (H) 126 (18.4 overs)	Hampshire won by 47 runs
Scorecard				St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

6 July	Somerset 155/4 (20 overs)	v	Hampshire (H) 116 (16.5 overs)	Somerset won by 39 runs
Scorecard				The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Shown live on Sky Sports

11 July	Somerset (H) 175/8 (20 overs)	v	Gloucestershire Gladiators 168/6 (20 overs)	Somerset won by 7 runs
Scorecard				County Ground, Taunton

11 July	Glamorgan 192/4 (20 overs)	v	Surrey (H) 188/4 (20 overs)	Glamorgan won by 4 runs
Scorecard				Kennington Oval, London

11 July	Middlesex Panthers 173/6 (20 overs)	v	Hampshire (H) 123 (16.4 overs)	Middlesex Panthers won by 50 runs
Scorecard				The Rose Bowl, Southampton

11 July	Kent Spitfires 149/9 (20 overs)	v	Sussex Sharks (H) 146/9 (20 overs)	Kent Spitfires won by 3 runs
Scorecard				County Ground, Hove
Shown live on Sky Sports

12 July	Essex Eagles (H) 209/5 (20 overs)	v	Kent Spitfires 146 (15.5 overs)	Essex Eagles won by 63 runs
Scorecard				Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester

15 July	Glamorgan 151/8 (20 overs)	v	Sussex Sharks (H) 153/5 (18.3 overs)	Sussex Sharks won by 5 wickets
Scorecard				County Ground, Hove
Shown live on Sky Sports

16 July	Somerset 136/9 (20 overs)	v	Surrey (H) 137/7 (19.1 overs)	Surrey won by 3 wickets
Scorecard				Kennington Oval, London
Shown live on Sky Sports

18 July	Surrey 157/8 (20 overs)	v	Gloucestershire Gladiators (H) 152/7 (20 overs)	Surrey won by 5 runs
Scorecard				College Ground, Cheltenham

18 July	Glamorgan (H) 157/2 (20 overs)	v	Essex Eagles 159/3 (18 overs)	Essex Eagles won by 7 wickets
Scorecard				Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

18 July	Hampshire (H) 177/3 (20 overs)	v	Sussex Sharks 171/8 (20 overs)	Hampshire won by 6 runs
Scorecard				The Rose Bowl, Southampton

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)
Scorecard				St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Shown live on Sky Sports

20 July	Essex Eagles 183/7 (20 overs)	v	Gloucestershire Gladiators (H) 186/4 (19.4 overs)	Gloucestershire Gladiators won by 6 wickets
Scorecard				College Ground, Cheltenham

22 July	Essex Eagles (H) 167/9 (20 overs)	v	Hampshire 168/5 (17.3 overs)	Hampshire won by 5 wickets
Scorecard				County Ground, Chelmsford
Shown live on Sky Sports

24 July	Middlesex Panthers (H) 137/8 (20 overs)	v	Surrey 138/8 (20 overs)	Surrey won by 2 wickets
Scorecard				Lord's, London

25 July	Essex Eagles (H) 225/3 (20 overs)	v	Sussex Sharks 226/3 (18.3 overs)	Sussex Sharks won by 7 wickets
Scorecard				County Ground, Chelmsford

25 July	Gloucestershire Gladiators 108/9 (20 overs)	v	Glamorgan (H) 110/2 (12 overs)	Glamorgan won by 8 wickets
Scorecard				Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

25 July	Kent Spitfires (H) 175/7 (20 overs)	v	Surrey 154/7 (20 overs)	Kent Spitfires won by 21 runs
Scorecard				St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

25 July	Somerset (H) 183/3 (20 overs)	v	Middlesex Panthers 161/7 (20 overs)	Somerset won by 22 runs
Scorecard				County Ground, Taunton

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				Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Jeff Evans (Eng) & Peter Hartley (Eng)
	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]

Team	Total	Opponent	Ground
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]

Player	Team	Runs	Inns	Avg	S/R	HS	100s	50s	4s	6s
Jason Roy	Surrey	677	15	48.35	157.07	81*	0	9	77	27
Luke Wright	Sussex Sharks	601	14	50.08	162.43	153*	2	3	56	28
Jim Allenby	Glamorgan	548	13	45.66	137.68	105	1	4	63	14
Jacques Rudolph	Glamorgan	543	13	60.33	123.40	75*	0	6	61	2
Tom Westley	Essex Eagles	538	14	44.83	149.86	109*	2	1	59	16

Highest scores

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

Player	Team	Score	Balls	4s	6s	Opponent	Ground
Luke Wright	Sussex Sharks	153*	66	12	11	Essex Eagles	County Ground
Daniel Christian	Middlesex Panthers	129	57	12	10	Kent Spitfires	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Luke Wright	Sussex Sharks	116*	66	13	4	Hampshire	The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Tom Westley	Essex Eagles	109*	58	12	5	Sussex Sharks	County Ground
Jim Allenby	Glamorgan	105	63	14	3	Middlesex Panthers	Old Deer Park, Richmond

Most wickets

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

Player	Team	Wkts	Inns	Ave	S/R	Econ	BBI
Jeetan Patel	Birmingham Bears	25	15	12.96	12.7	6.11	4/19
Dirk Nannes	Somerset	24	13	15.54	11.6	8.02	5/31
Michael Hogan	Glamorgan	21	13	19.52	14.5	8.03	3/30
Danny Briggs	Hampshire	21	15	20.71	16.8	7.37	4/28
Kabir Ali	Lancashire Lightning	20	11	14.95	11.7	7.66	3/19

Best bowling figures

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

Player	Team	Overs	Figures	Opponent	Ground
Anthony Ireland	Leicestershire Foxes	3.5	5/22	Derbyshire Falcons	Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Jesse Ryder	Essex Eagles	3.5	5/27	Kent Spitfires	Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester
Daryl Mitchell	Worcestershire Rapids	4.0	5/28	Northamptonshire Steelbacks	County Ground, Northampton
Dirk Nannes	Somerset	3.5	5/31	Sussex Sharks	Arundel Castle, Arundel
Richard Jones	Leicestershire Foxes	4.0	5/34	Lancashire Lightning	Old Trafford, Manchester

See also

• 2014 Royal London One-Day Cup
• 2014 County Championship

References

1. "Domestic T20 crowds break 700,000 barrier". ecb.co.uk.
2. "NatWest T20 Blast" (PDF). ECB.
3. "County schedule for 2014 announced". ECB.
4. "Cricket Tables". ECB.
5. "NatWest T20 Blast 2014 - Table". ECB.
6. "Steve Snell: Twenty20 on a Friday night should be a real blast". The Bristol Post. Local World. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
7. "Highest totals". cricinfo.
8. "Most runs". cricinfo.
9. "High scores". cricinfo.
10. "Most wickets". cricinfo.
11. "Best bowling figures in an innings". cricinfo.

External links

• Tournament Site – Cricinfo