2016 T20 Blast Explained

2016 NatWest t20 Blast
Administrator:England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket Format:Twenty20
Tournament Format:Group stage and knockout
Champions:Northamptonshire
Count:2
Participants:18
Matches:133
Most Runs:Michael Klinger (548)
Most Wickets:Benny Howell (24)
Previous Year:2015
Previous Tournament:2015 T20 Blast
Next Year:2017
Next Tournament:2017 T20 Blast
Website:NatWest T20 Blast

The 2016 NatWest T20 Blast is the fourteenth edition of the T20 Blast formerly known as the NatWest T20 Blast, the domestic T20 competition run by the ECB. The league consists of the 18 first-class county teams divided into two divisions of nine teams each with fixtures played between May and August. The final took place at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham on 20 August 2016.

Competition format

18 teams competed for the T20 title. Teams were 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) 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.[1] [2]

Teams

TeamLocationDivisionHome groundCoachCaptain
Birmingham BearsBirminghamNorthEdgbaston Dougie Brown Ian Bell
Derbyshire FalconsDerbyNorthCounty Ground Graeme Welch Wes Durston
Durham JetsChester-le-StreetNorthRiverside Ground Jon Lewis Mark Stoneman
Essex EaglesChelmsfordSouthCounty Ground Chris Silverwood Ravi Bopara
GlamorganCardiffSouthSWALEC Stadium Robert Croft Jacques Rudolph
GloucestershireBristolSouthBristol County Ground Richard Dawson Michael Klinger
HampshireSouthamptonSouthRose Bowl Dale Benkenstein James Vince
Kent SpitfiresCanterburySouthSt Lawrence Ground Jimmy Adams Sam Northeast
Lancashire LightningManchesterNorthOld Trafford Ashley Giles Steven Croft
Leicestershire FoxesLeicesterNorthGrace Road Andrew McDonald Mark Pettini
MiddlesexLondonSouthLord's Richard Scott Dawid Malan
Northamptonshire SteelbacksNorthamptonNorthCounty Ground David Ripley Alex Wakely
Nottinghamshire OutlawsNottinghamNorthTrent Bridge Mick Newell Dan Christian
SomersetTauntonSouthCounty Ground Matthew Maynard Jim Allenby
SurreyLondonSouthThe Oval Michael Di Venuto Gareth Batty
Sussex SharksHoveSouthCounty Cricket Ground Mark Davis Luke Wright
Worcestershire RapidsWorcesterNorthNew Road Steve Rhodes Daryl Mitchell
Yorkshire VikingsLeedsNorthHeadingley Jason Gillespie Alex Lees

North Division

Table

Results

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South Division

Table

Results

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NatWest T20 Blast . 5 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140505202229/http://static.ecb.co.uk/files/natwest-t20-blast-12766.pdf . 5 May 2014 . dead .
  2. Web site: Rules for ECB Competitions . 5 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140505200400/http://static.ecb.co.uk/files/rules-for-ecb-competitions-12779.pdf . 5 May 2014 . dead .