The 2014 NatWest T20 Blast was the twelfth edition of the 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.
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 runners-up 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. Finals Day will be again be held at Edgbaston.
North Division
Table
Results Birmingham BearsDerbyshire FalconsDurham JetsLancashire LightningLeicestershire FoxesNorthamptonshire SteelbacksNottinghamshire OutlawsWorcestershire RapidsYorkshire Vikings Birmingham Bears
| Derbyshire Falcons
| Durham Jets
| Lancashire Lightning
| Leicestershire Foxes
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws
| Worcestershire Rapids
| Yorkshire Vikings
Fixtures
May
June
July
South Division
Table
Results Essex EaglesGlamorganGloucestershire GladiatorsHampshireKent SpitfiresMiddlesex PanthersSomersetSurreySussex Sharks Essex Eagles
| Glamorgan
| Gloucestershire Gladiators
| Hampshire
| Kent Spitfires
| Middlesex Panthers
| Somerset
| Surrey
| Sussex Sharks
Fixtures
May
June
July
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semifinals
Final
Personnel Team Coach Captain Overseas player(s)Birmingham Bears Dougie Brown Jim Troughton Shoaib Malik Jeetan PatelDerbyshire Falcons Graeme Welch Wayne Madsen Shivnarine Chanderpaul Marcus NorthDurham Jets Jon Lewis Mark Stoneman John HastingsEssex Eagles Paul Grayson Ryan ten Doeschate Jesse RyderGlamorgan Toby Radford Jim Allenby Jacques Rudolph Darren Sammy Gloucestershire Gladiators John Bracewell Michael Klinger Michael KlingerHampshire Giles White James Vince Kyle Abbott Glenn MaxwellKent Spitfires Jimmy Adams Rob Key Doug BollingerLancashire Lightning Peter Moores Glen Chapple Junaid Khan Usman KhawajaLeicestershire Foxes Phil Whitticase Josh Cobb Ramnaresh Sarwan Scott StyrisMiddlesex Panthers Richard Scott Eoin Morgan Daniel Christian Chris RogersNorthamptonshire Steelbacks David Ripley Alex Wakely Richard Levi Sohail TanvirNottinghamshire Outlaws Mick Newell James Taylor Peter SiddleSomerset David Nosworthy Marcus Trescothick Alviro Petersen Dirk NannesSurrey Graham Ford Graeme Smith Graeme Smith Hashim AmlaSussex Sharks Mark Robinson Ed Joyce Yasir ArafatWorcestershire Rapids Steve Rhodes Daryl Mitchell Colin Munro Mitchell McClenaghan Saeed Ajmal Sachithra SenanayakeYorkshire Vikings Jason Gillespie Andrew Gale Aaron Finch Kane Williamson
Statistics
Highest team totals The following table lists the five highest team scores in the season. 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.
Player Team Runs Inns 100s 50s 4s 6s Jason Roy Surrey6771548.35157.07 81* 0 97727 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.
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.
Player Team Jeetan Patel Birmingham Bears251512.9612.76.114/19 Dirk Nannes Somerset 24 13 15.54 11.6 8.02 5/31 Michael Hogan Glamorgan211319.5214.58.033/30 Danny Briggs Hampshire 21 1520.7116.87.37 4/28 Kabir Ali Lancashire Lightning201114.9511.77.66 3/19
Best bowling figures This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in the season.
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
External links Tournament Site – Cricinfo