# Warwickshire County Cricket Club in 2014

The 2014 season was the 133rd year in the history of Warwickshire County Cricket Club and their 120th as a first-class county. In 2014, Warwickshire competed in the first division of the County Championship, Group B of the Royal London One-Day Cup and the North Division of the NatWest t20 Blast. In the NatWest t20 Blast, the club competed under the name "Birmingham Bears" for the first time. Twenty years after completing a treble, Warwickshire won their first ever t20 title, beating Lancashire in the final on home soil. They also reached the final in the Royal London One-Day Cup, where they lost to Durham at Lord's. Warwickshire also finished second in the County Championship, behind Yorkshire.

## Squad

The following players made at least one appearance for Warwickshire in the County Championship, Royal London One-Day Cup or NatWest t20 Blast during 2014. The age given is for the start of Warwickshire's first match of the season, on 13 April 2014.
Batsmen :
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style |
| Ian Bell | England | (1982-04-11)11 April 1982 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right arm medium |
| Varun Chopra | Scotland | (1991-12-15)15 December 1991 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right arm off break |
| Freddie Coleman | England | (1987-06-21)21 June 1987 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right arm off break |
| Laurie Evans | England | (1987-10-12)12 October 1987 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast |
| Sam Hain | England | (1995-07-16)16 July 1995 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right arm off break |
| Ateeq Javid | England | (1991-10-15)15 October 1991 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right arm medium, off break |
| William Porterfield | Ireland | (1984-09-06)6 September 1984 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Right arm off break |
| Jonathan Trott | England | (1981-04-22)22 April 1981 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right arm medium |
| Jim Troughton | England | (1979-03-02)2 March 1979 (aged 35) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Jonathon Webb | England | (1992-01-12)12 January 1992 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right arm medium |
| Ian Westwood | England | (1982-07-13)13 July 1982 (aged 31) | Left-handed | Right arm off break |
All-rounders :
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style |
| Keith Barker | England | (1986-10-21)21 October 1986 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Left arm medium |
| Paul Best | England | (1991-03-08)8 March 1991 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Rikki Clarke | England | (1981-09-29)29 September 1981 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium |
| Shoaib Malik | Pakistan | (1982-02-01)1 February 1982 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right arm off break |
| Chris Woakes | England | (1989-03-02)2 March 1989 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast |
Wicket-keepers :
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Ref |
| Tim Ambrose | England | (1982-12-01)1 December 1982 (aged 31) | Right-handed | — | |
| Peter McKay | England | (1994-10-12)12 October 1994 (aged 19) | Left-handed | — | |
Bowlers :
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style |
| Recordo Gordon | England | (1991-10-12)12 October 1991 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium |
| Oliver Hannon-Dalby | England | (1989-06-20)20 June 1989 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Right arm medium-fast |
| Richard Jones | England | (1986-11-06)6 November 1986 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast |
| Jeetan Patel | New Zealand | (1980-05-07)7 May 1980 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right arm off break |
| Boyd Rankin | England | (1984-07-05)5 July 1984 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Right arm medium-fast |
| Chris Wright | England | (1985-07-14)14 July 1985 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium |
    Correct as of 29 August 2014

## County Championship
### Division One Table

| Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | D | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
| Yorkshire (C) | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 44 | 0 | 255 |
| Warwickshire | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 43 | 0 | 238 |
| Sussex | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 40 | 0 | 210 |
| Nottinghamshire | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 40 | 0 | 206 |
| Durham | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 199 |
| Somerset | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 198 |
| Middlesex | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 38 | 2 | 170 |
| Lancashire (R) | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 41 | 0 | 154 |
| Northamptonshire (R) | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 32 | 0 | 79 |
Source:

### Results

Win  Draw  Loss

## Royal London-One Day Cup
### Group B Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ded | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0.364 |
| 2 | Kent Spitfires | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0.245 |
| 3 | Warwickshire Bears | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0.343 |
| 4 | Durham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0.212 |
| 5 | Glamorgan | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.230 |
| 6 | Somerset | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.067 |
| 7 | Middlesex Panthers | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | −0.280 |
| 8 | Sussex Sharks | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.501 |
| 9 | Surrey | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −0.643 |

### Fixtures

Win  No result  Loss

### Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H) | 313/5 | | | | |
| Derbyshire Falcons | 228 | | | | |
| Derbyshire Falcons | 228 | Kent Spitfires | 215/8 | | |
| | | Warwickshire Bears (H) | 219/4 | | |
| Durham | 237 | Warwickshire Bears (H) | 219/4 | | |
| Yorkshire Vikings (H) | 206 | | | | |
| Yorkshire Vikings (H) | 206 | | | Warwickshire Bears | 165 |
| | | | | Durham | 166/7 |
| Warwickshire Bears | 271/7 | | | | | Durham | 166/7 |
| Essex Eagles (H) | 204 | | | | |
| Essex Eagles (H) | 204 | Durham (H) | 353/8 | | |
| | | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 270 | | |
| Kent Spitfires (H) | 242 | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 270 | | |
| Gloucestershire | 218 | | | | |

#### Final
## NatWest t20 Blast
### North Division Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ded | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Lancashire Lightning | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0.846 |
| 2 | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0.642 |
| 3 | Worcestershire Rapids | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0.480 |
| 4 | Birmingham Bears | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0.235 |
| 5 | Yorkshire Vikings | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0.588 |
| 6 | Durham Jets | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0.106 |
| 7 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 14 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −0.899 |
| 8 | Leicestershire Foxes | 14 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | −0.552 |
| 9 | Derbyshire Falcons | 14 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −1.406 |

### Results

Win  No result  Loss

### Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Lancashire Lightning (H) | 137/8 | | | | |
| Glamorgan | 136/7 | | | | |
| Glamorgan | 136/7 | Birmingham Bears | 194/4 | | |
| | | Surrey | 178/7 | | |
| Worcestershire Rapids | 141/9 | Surrey | 178/7 | | |
| Surrey (H) | 144/7 | | | | |
| Surrey (H) | 144/7 | | | Birmingham Bears | 181/5 |
| | | | | Lancashire Lightning | 177/8 |
| Birmingham Bears | 197/2 | | | | | Lancashire Lightning | 177/8 |
| Essex Eagles (H) | 178/5 | | | | |
| Essex Eagles (H) | 178/5 | Lancashire Lightning | 160/5 | | |
| | | Hampshire | 101 | | |
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H) | 197/2 | Hampshire | 101 | | |
| Hampshire | 198/5 | | | | |