# 2014 T20 Blast

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.

## Teams

| Team | Location | Division | Home ground | Coach | Captain | Overseas player(s) |
| Birmingham Bears | Birmingham | North | Edgbaston | Dougie Brown | Jim Troughton | Shoaib Malik Jeetan Patel |
| Derbyshire Falcons | Derby | North | County Ground | Graeme Welch | Wayne Madsen | Shivnarine Chanderpaul Marcus North |
| Durham Jets | Chester-le-Street | North | Riverside Ground | Jon Lewis | Mark Stoneman | John Hastings |
| Essex Eagles | Chelmsford | South | County Ground | Paul Grayson | Ryan ten Doeschate | Jesse Ryder |
| Glamorgan | Cardiff | South | Sophia Gardens | Toby Radford | Jim Allenby | Jacques Rudolph Darren Sammy |
| Gloucestershire Gladiators | Bristol | South | Nevil Road | John Bracewell | Michael Klinger | Michael Klinger |
| Hampshire | Southampton | South | Rose Bowl | Giles White | James Vince | Kyle Abbott Glenn Maxwell |
| Kent Spitfires | Canterbury | South | St Lawrence Ground | Jimmy Adams | Rob Key | Doug Bollinger |
| Lancashire Lightning | Manchester | North | Old Trafford | Peter Moores | Glen Chapple | Junaid Khan Usman Khawaja |
| Leicestershire Foxes | Leicester | North | Grace Road | Phil Whitticase | Josh Cobb | Ramnaresh Sarwan Scott Styris |
| Middlesex Panthers | London | South | Lord's | Richard Scott | Eoin Morgan | Daniel Christian Chris Rogers |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Northampton | North | County Ground | David Ripley | Alex Wakely | Richard Levi Sohail Tanvir |
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | Nottingham | North | Trent Bridge | Mick Newell | James Taylor | Peter Siddle |
| Somerset | Taunton | South | County Ground | David Nosworthy | Marcus Trescothick | Alviro Petersen Dirk Nannes |
| Surrey | London | South | The Oval | Graham Ford | Graeme Smith | Graeme Smith Hashim Amla |
| Sussex Sharks | Hove | South | County Cricket Ground | Mark Robinson | Ed Joyce | Yasir Arafat |
| Worcestershire Rapids | Worcester | North | New Road | Steve Rhodes | Daryl Mitchell | Colin Munro Mitchell McClenaghan Saeed Ajmal Sachithra Senanayake |
| Yorkshire Vikings | Leeds | North | Headingley | Jason Gillespie | Andrew Gale | Aaron Finch Kane Williamson |

## 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

| Home \ Away | Birmingham Bears | Derbyshire Falcons | Durham Jets | Lancashire Lightning | Leicestershire Foxes | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | Worcestershire Rapids | Yorkshire Vikings |
| Birmingham Bears | | | Birmingham Bears 6 wickets | Abandoned No result | Birmingham Bears 52 runs | Birmingham Bears 8 wickets | Nottinghamshire Outlaws 6 runs | Birmingham Bears 5 wickets | Abandoned No result |
| Derbyshire Falcons | Derbyshire Falcons 3 wickets | | | Lancashire Lightning 20 runs | Leicestershire Foxes 5 wickets | Abandoned No result | Nottinghamshire Outlaws 5 wickets | Worcestershire Rapids 8 runs | Yorkshire Vikings 59 runs |
| Durham Jets | | Durham Jets 8 wickets | | Lancashire Lightning 1 run | Leicestershire Foxes 4 wickets | Durham Jets 5 wickets | Abandoned No result | Durham Jets 29 runs | Yorkshire Vikings 49 runs |
| Lancashire Lightning | Lancashire Lightning 15 runs | Lancashire Lightning 35 runs | Lancashire Lightning 27 runs | | Lancashire Lightning 9 runs | Lancashire Lightning 53 runs | | Lancashire Lightning 12 runs | Yorkshire Vikings 5 wickets |
| Leicestershire Foxes | Birmingham Bears 25 runs | Leicestershire Foxes 27 runs | Leicestershire Foxes 3 wickets | Lancashire Lightning 18 runs | | Abandoned No result | Nottinghamshire Outlaws 24 runs | Worcestershire Rapids 6 wickets | |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Northamptonshire Steelbacks 15 runs | Northamptonshire Steelbacks 4 wickets | Abandoned No result | | Northamptonshire Steelbacks 2 wickets | | Nottinghamshire Outlaws 22 runs | Worcestershire Rapids 31 runs | Yorkshire Vikings 16 runs |
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | Birmingham Bears 18 runs | Nottinghamshire Outlaws 27 runs | Durham Jets 3 runs | Nottinghamshire Outlaws 33 runs | Nottinghamshire Outlaws 31 runs | | | Worcestershire Rapids 24 runs | Nottinghamshire Outlaws 22 runs |
| Worcestershire Rapids | Worcestershire Rapids 8 wickets | Worcestershire Rapids 28 runs | Worcestershire Rapids 5 wickets | Lancashire Lightning 50 runs | | Worcestershire Rapids 5 wickets | Abandoned No result | | Abandoned No result |
| Yorkshire Vikings | Birmingham Bears 5 wickets | Yorkshire Vikings 8 wickets | Durham Jets 28 runs | Abandoned No result | Yorkshire Vikings 14 runs | Northamptonshire Steelbacks 3 wickets | Nottinghamshire Outlaws 6 wickets | | |
| Home team win | Away team win | Match tied | Match abandoned |

### Fixtures
#### July
## South Division
### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ded | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Essex Eagles | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.401 |
| 2 | Surrey | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.426 |
| 3 | Hampshire | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.136 |
| 4 | Glamorgan | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0.145 |
| 5 | Somerset | 14 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | −0.107 |
| 6 | Kent Spitfires | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | −0.229 |
| 7 | Sussex Sharks | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −0.022 |
| 8 | Gloucestershire Gladiators | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −0.362 |
| 9 | Middlesex Panthers | 14 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −0.457 |

#### Deductions

* Gloucestershire were docked 2 points before the start of season after preparing an unfit pitch in 2013.

### Results

| Home \ Away | Essex Eagles | Glamorgan | Gloucestershire Gladiators | Hampshire | Kent Spitfires | Middlesex Panthers | Somerset | Surrey | Sussex Sharks |
| Essex Eagles | | Essex Eagles 4 wickets | Essex Eagles 8 wickets | Hampshire 5 wickets | Essex Eagles 63 runs | Essex Eagles 2 wickets | | Essex Eagles 5 wickets | Sussex Sharks 7 wickets |
| Glamorgan | Essex Eagles 7 wickets | | Glamorgan 8 wickets | Hampshire 6 runs | Match tied | | Abandoned No result | Surrey 17 runs | Glamorgan 5 wickets |
| Gloucestershire Gladiators | Gloucestershire Gladiators 6 wickets | Abandoned No result | | | Gloucestershire Gladiators 3 wickets | Gloucestershire Gladiators 5 wickets | Somerset 18 runs | Surrey 5 runs | Gloucestershire Gladiators 13 runs |
| Hampshire | Hampshire 8 wickets | Glamorgan 10 runs | Hampshire 2 runs | | Hampshire 22 runs | Middlesex Panthers 50 runs | Somerset 39 runs | | Hampshire 6 runs |
| Kent Spitfires | Essex Eagles 6 wickets | | Kent Spitfires 21 runs | Hampshire 47 runs | | Kent Spitfires 16 runs | Kent Spitfires 40 runs | Kent Spitfires 21 runs | Sussex Sharks 35 runs |
| Middlesex Panthers | Essex Eagles 8 wickets | Glamorgan 6 wickets | Abandoned No result | Hampshire 47 runs | | | Middlesex Panthers 8 wickets | Surrey 2 wickets | Sussex Sharks 13 runs |
| Somerset | Essex Eagles 8 wickets | Glamorgan 7 runs | Somerset 7 runs | Somerset 1 run | Kent Spitfires 42 runs | Somerset 22 runs | | Surrey 14 runs | |
| Surrey | Essex Eagles 5 wickets | Glamorgan 4 runs | | Surrey 8 wickets | Surrey 8 wickets | Surrey 6 wickets | Surrey 3 wickets | | Surrey 10 wickets |
| Sussex Sharks | | Sussex Sharks 5 wickets | Gloucestershire Gladiators 4 runs | Hampshire 18 runs | Kent Spitfires 3 runs | Sussex Sharks 6 wickets | Somerset 34 runs | Sussex Sharks 2 wickets | |
| Home team win | Away team win | Match tied | Match abandoned |

### Fixtures
#### July
## Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semifinals | Semifinals | 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 | | | | |

### Final
## 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 | Avg | S/R | HS | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
| Jason Roy | Surrey | 677 | 15 | 48.35 | 157.07 | 81* | 0 | 9 | 77 | 27 |
| 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 | Wkts | Inns | Ave | S/R | Econ | BBI |
| Jeetan Patel | Birmingham Bears | 25 | 15 | 12.96 | 12.7 | 6.11 | 4/19 |
| Dirk Nannes | Somerset | 24 | 13 | 15.54 | 11.6 | 8.02 | 5/31 |
| Michael Hogan | Glamorgan | 21 | 13 | 19.52 | 14.5 | 8.03 | 3/30 |
| Danny Briggs | Hampshire | 21 | 15 | 20.71 | 16.8 | 7.37 | 4/28 |
| Kabir Ali | Lancashire Lightning | 20 | 11 | 14.95 | 11.7 | 7.66 | 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 |