2015 Royal London One-Day Cup
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket (50 overs) |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
| Champions | Gloucestershire |
| Participants | 18 |
| Matches played | 79 |
| Most runs | 531 Michael Klinger (Gloucestershire) |
| Most wickets | 20 Reece Topley (Essex) |
| Official website | ecb.co.uk |
The 2015 Royal London One-Day Cup tournament was the scheduled limited overs cricket competition for 2015 season of England and Wales first-class counties.[1][2] It was won by Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, who defeated Surrey by the narrow margin of six runs, despite a hat-trick from Jade Dernbach, in what was described as 'a thrilling finish'.[3] The title was Gloucestershire's first trophy since the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy,[4] when they defeated a Worcestershire side that included 2015 Surrey captain Gareth Batty.[5]
Format
The competition consisted of two groups of nine teams, with the top four teams from each group progress to the quarter-finals.[1] The groups for the 2015 season were drawn and are shown below in their respective groups.[6]
Group Stage
Group A
Table
Team |
Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ded | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | +1.079 |
| Gloucestershire | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | +0.069 |
| Yorkshire Vikings | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | +0.536 |
| Durham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | +0.402 |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | −0.458 |
| Somerset | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +0.814 |
| Derbyshire Falcons | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +0.151 |
| Worcestershire | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −0.629 |
| Leicestershire Foxes | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1.914 |
Source: [7]
Fixtures
29 July Scorecard |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H) 244/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Leicestershire Foxes 189 (44.3 overs) |
| |
|
31 July Scorecard |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks 231 (50 overs) |
v |
(H) Derbyshire Falcons 232/3 (48.2 overs) |
| |
|
Group B
Table
Team |
Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ded | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | +0.755 |
| Essex Eagles | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | +0.480 |
| Hampshire | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | +0.554 |
| Kent Spitfires | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | +0.031 |
| Lancashire Lightning | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −0.034 |
| Warwickshire Bears | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −0.765 |
| Middlesex | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | −0.224 |
| Glamorgan | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 3 | +0.610 |
| Sussex Sharks | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −1.063 |
Source: [8]
- Deductions
- Glamorgan were docked 2 points before the start of season after preparing an unfit pitch in 2014.
- The match between Glamorgan and Hampshire was abandoned due to a dangerous pitch (the match was recorded as a 'no result', but Hampshire were awarded 2 points and Glamorgan were docked 2 points).[9]
Fixtures
25 July Scorecard] |
| Warwickshire Bears 220 (49.1 overs) |
v |
(H) Nottinghamshire Outlaws 221/1 (28.1 overs) |
| |
|
4 August Scorecard |
| Lancashire Lightning (H) 216/8 (50 overs) |
v |
Nottinghamshire Outlaws 217/6 (46.4 overs) |
| |
|
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H) | 170/4 (24 ov) | |||||||||
| Durham | 144 (21.2 ov) | |||||||||
| Yorkshire Vikings (H) | 263/9 (50 ov) | |||||||||
| Gloucestershire | 267/2 (46.5 ov) | |||||||||
| Gloucestershire (H) | 218/6 (33 ov) | |||||||||
| Hampshire | 217/7 (34 ov) | |||||||||
| Gloucestershire | 220 (47.4 ov) | |||||||||
| Surrey | 214 (49.3 ov) | |||||||||
| Essex Eagles (H) | 232 (47.5 ov) | |||||||||
| Yorkshire Vikings | 252/9 (50 ov) | |||||||||
| Surrey (H) | 300/5 (50 ov) | |||||||||
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 296/7 (50 ov) | |||||||||
| Surrey (H) | 273 (49.5 ov) | |||||||||
| Kent Spitfires | 233 (37.4 ov) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
25 August Scorecard |
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H) 170/4 (24 overs) |
v |
Durham 144 (21.2 overs) |
| |
|
- Due to rain, match was reduced 24 overs and Durham's target was set to 194 per D/L method.
26 August Scorecard |
| Hampshire 217/7 (34 overs) |
v |
(H) Gloucestershire 218/6 (33 overs) |
| |
|
- Due to rain match was reduce to 34 overs per side
27 August Scorecard |
| Surrey (H) 273 (49.5 overs) |
v |
Kent Spitfires 233 (37.4 overs) |
| |
|
- Kent revised their target as 251 off 40 overs.
Semi-finals
Final
See also
References
- 1 2 "County schedule for 2015 announced". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ↑ "Fixtures". Espncricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ↑ Gardner, Alan. "Gloucestershire triumph despite Dernbach six-for". ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ↑ Oliver, Scott. "Reliving Gloucestershire's limited overs glory days". ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ↑ "Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy 2004: Scorecard". ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ↑ "Draw for 2015 Royal London One-Day Cup". Official Site of the England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ↑ "Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ↑ "Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ↑ "Hampshire Awarded Two Points from Abandoned Match Against Glamorgan". ageasbowl.com. ageas bowl. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/9/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.