The 2023 One-Day Cup (also known as for sponsorship reasons as 2023 Metro Bank One Day Cup) was a limited overs cricket competition that formed part of the 2023 domestic cricket season in England and Wales. Matches were contested over 50 overs per side, having List A cricket status, with all eighteen first-class counties competing in the tournament. The tournament started on 1 August 2023, with the final taking place on 16 September 2023 at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. Kent were the defending champions, having won the 2022 tournament.
Leicestershire beat Hampshire by two runs in the final, winning their first List A trophy since 1985.
Teams The teams were placed into the following groups:
Group A: Essex, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Middlesex, Nottinghamshire, Surrey, Yorkshire Group B: Derbyshire, Durham, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire, Somerset, Sussex, Warwickshire, Worcestershire Standings Group A standings
Advanced directly to the semi-finals Advanced to the quarter-finals
Group B standings
Advanced directly to the semi-finals Advanced to the quarter-finals
Group A fixtures
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Group B fixtures
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Knockout stage The winner of each group progressed straight to the semi-finals, with the second and third placed teams playing a play-off match against a team from the other group which made up the play-offs. The winner of each play-off will play one of the group winners in the semi-finals.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Leicestershire were reduced to 19 for 4, then 89 for 6, before a seventh-wicket partnership of 151 between Harry Swindells and Sam Evans. With three wickets in hand, Hampshire needed only eight runs to win from their final six balls, but these were defended by 19-year-old Josh Hull, who dismissed Liam Dawson in the process.
References
External links Series home at ESPN Cricinfo