The 2014 English cricket season was the 115th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. It began on 1 April with a round of university matches, continued until the conclusion of a round of County Championship matches on 23 September. Three major domestic competitions were contested: the 2014 County Championship, the 2014 Royal London One-Day Cup and the 2014 NatWest t20 Blast. The Royal London One-Day Cup and the NatWest t20 Blast were newly created competitions as from the 2014 season, replacing the Clydesdale Bank 40 and the Friends Life t20.
During this season, two Test teams toured England. Sri Lanka competed early in the summer, with India having also toured later in the year.
Roll of honour Test series England v Sri Lanka: 2 Tests - Sri Lanka won 1–0. England v India: 5 Tests - England won 3–1.
ODI series England v Sri Lanka: 5 ODIs - Sri Lanka won 3–2. England v India: 5 ODIs - India won 3–1.
Twenty20 International series England v Sri Lanka: Only T20I - Sri Lanka won by 9 runs. England v India: Only T20I - England won by 3 runs.
County Championship Division One winners: Yorkshire Division One runners-up: Warwickshire Division Two winners: Hampshire Relegated from Division One: Lancashire and Northamptonshire Promoted from Division Two: Hampshire and Worcestershire
Royal London One-Day Cup Winners: Durham Runners-up: Warwickshire Bears
Natwest t20 Blast Winners: Birmingham Bears Runners-up: Lancashire Lightning
Minor Counties Championship Winners: Staffordshire Runners-up: Wiltshire
MCCA Knockout Trophy Winners: Devon Runners-up: Oxfordshire
Second XI Championship Winners: Leicestershire II
Second XI Trophy Winners: Leicestershire II
Second XI Twenty20 Winners: Leicestershire II
Wisden Cricketers of the Year Shikhar Dhawan, Charlotte Edwards, Ryan Harris, Chris Rogers, Joe Root
PCA Player of the Year Adam Lyth
County Championship
Divisions Division One Division Two Durham Derbyshire Lancashire Essex Middlesex Glamorgan Northamptonshire Gloucestershire Nottinghamshire Hampshire Somerset Kent Sussex Leicestershire Warwickshire Surrey Yorkshire Worcestershire Icon Team promoted from Division Two Team relegated from Division One
Division One Standings Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, T = Ties, A = Abandonments, Bat = Batting points, Bowl = Bowling points, Ded = Deducted points, Pts = Points.
Division Two Standings Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, T = Ties, A = Abandonments, Bat = Batting points, Bowl = Bowling points, Ded = Deducted points, Pts = Points.
Royal London One-Day Cup
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
NatWest t20 Blast
Group stage
North Division
South Division
Knockout stage
See also Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 2014 Indian cricket team in England in 2014
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