| Dates | 5 June – 17 September 2016 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket (50 overs) |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
| Champions | Warwickshire Bears |
| Participants | 18 |
| Matches | 79 |
| Most runs | Sam Hain (540) |
| Most wickets | Matt Coles (24) |
| Official website | ecb.co.uk |
The 2016 Royal London One-Day Cup tournament was a limited overs cricket competition that formed part of the 2016 domestic cricket season in England and Wales.[1][2] Matches were contested over 50 overs per side and have List A status. All eighteen First-class counties competed in the tournament. Defending champions Gloucestershire went out in the group stage, as Warwickshire Bears beat Surrey in the final.
Format
The competition featured two groups of nine teams, with the top four teams from each group progressing to the quarter-finals.[1] The groups for the 2016 season were based on a geographical split, with a North and South group.
Group stage
North Group
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ded | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0.784 |
| 2 | Warwickshire Bears | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0.740 |
| 3 | Yorkshire Vikings | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0.596 |
| 4 | Worcestershire | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0.040 |
| 5 | Durham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | −0.634 |
| 6 | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.228 |
| 7 | Derbyshire Falcons | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −0.335 |
| 8 | Leicestershire Foxes | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −0.486 |
| 9 | Lancashire Lightning | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −1.328 |
Source: [3]
Fixtures
6 June
Scorecard |
Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H)
445/8 (50 overs) |
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Northamptonshire Steelbacks
425 (48.2 overs) |
8 June
Scorecard |
Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H)
287/8 (50 overs) |
v
|
Lancashire Lightning
211 (43.3 overs) |
14 June
Scorecard |
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
310/7 (50 overs) |
v
|
(H) Yorkshire Vikings
314/8 (47.3 overs) |
24 July
Scorecard |
Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H)
340/7 (50 overs) |
v
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Derbyshire Falcons
275 (45.1 overs) |
Nottinghamshire won by 65 runs
John Fretwell Sporting Complex, Nettleworth |
26 July
Scorecard |
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
254/9 (50 overs) |
v
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(H) Warwickshire Bears
257/2 (50 overs) |
31 July
Scorecard |
Derbyshire Falcons
272/7 (50 overs) |
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(H) Northamptonshire Steelbacks
278/3 (42 overs) |
South Group
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ded | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | −0.087 |
| 2 | Kent Spitfires | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.587 |
| 3 | Essex Eagles | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | −0.119 |
| 4 | Surrey | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0.992 |
| 5 | Hampshire | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.393 |
| 6 | Middlesex | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.117 |
| 7 | Glamorgan | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | −0.320 |
| 8 | Gloucestershire | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −0.709 |
| 9 | Sussex Sharks | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.679 |
Source: [4]
Fixtures
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||
| Somerset | 214/1 | ||||||||||
| Worcestershire | 210/10 | ||||||||||
| Somerset | 276/9 | ||||||||||
| Warwickshire Bears | 284/4 | ||||||||||
| Warwickshire Bears | 283/7 | ||||||||||
| Essex Eagles | 213/10 | ||||||||||
| Warwickshire Bears | 137/2 | ||||||||||
| Surrey | 136/10 | ||||||||||
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 276/10 | ||||||||||
| Surrey | 279/9 | ||||||||||
| Yorkshire Vikings | 236/10 | ||||||||||
| Surrey | 255/7 | ||||||||||
| Kent Spitfires | 245/10 | ||||||||||
| Yorkshire Vikings | 256/9 | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals
Worcestershire
210 (42.5 overs) |
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Somerset (H)
214/1 (36.5 overs) |
Somerset won by 9 wickets
County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Rob Bailey and Jeremy Lloyds Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene (Somerset) |
- Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
Warwickshire (H)
283/7 (50 overs) |
v
|
Essex
213 (42.1 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 70 runs
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Umpires: David Millns and Tim Robinson |
- Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Northamptonshire (H)
276 (49 overs) |
v
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Surrey
279/9 (50 overs) |
- Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Semi-finals
Surrey
255/7 (50 overs) |
v
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Yorkshire (H)
236 (48.5 overs) |
Surrey won by 19 runs
Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Peter Hartley and Jeremy Lloyds Player of the match: Steven Davies (Surrey) |
- Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field.
Warwickshire (H)
284/4 (50 overs) |
v
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Somerset
276/9 (50 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 8 runs
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Umpires: Rob Bailey and David Millns Player of the match: Jeetan Patel (Warwickshire) |
- Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
Surrey
136 (40.1 overs) |
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Warwickshire
137/2 (30.2 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 8 wickets
Lord's, London Umpires: David Millns and Tim Robinson Player of the match: Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire) |
- Surrey won the toss and elected to bat.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Royal London One-Day Cup". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ "Fixtures". Espncricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ "Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
External links
- Official Site
