The 2016 Royal London One-Day Cup tournament was a limited overs cricket competition that formed part of the 2016 domestic cricket season in England and Wales.[1][2] Matches were contested over 50 overs per side and have List A status. All eighteen First-class counties competed in the tournament. Defending champions Gloucestershire went out in the group stage, as Warwickshire Bears beat Surrey in the final.
| Dates | 5 June – 17 September 2016 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket (50 overs) |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
| Champions | Warwickshire Bears |
| Participants | 18 |
| Matches | 79 |
| Most runs | Sam Hain (540) |
| Most wickets | Matt Coles (24) |
| Official website | ecb.co.uk |
Format
editThe competition featured two groups of nine teams, with the top four teams from each group progressing to the quarter-finals.[1] The groups for the 2016 season were based on a geographical split, with a North and South group.
Group stage
editNorth Group
editTable
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ded | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0.784 |
| 2 | Warwickshire Bears | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0.740 |
| 3 | Yorkshire Vikings | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0.596 |
| 4 | Worcestershire | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0.040 |
| 5 | Durham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | −0.634 |
| 6 | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.228 |
| 7 | Derbyshire Falcons | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −0.335 |
| 8 | Leicestershire Foxes | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −0.486 |
| 9 | Lancashire Lightning | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −1.328 |
Source: [3]
Fixtures
edit 6 June
Scorecard |
Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H)
445/8 (50 overs) |
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|
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
425 (48.2 overs) |
8 June
Scorecard |
Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H)
287/8 (50 overs) |
v
|
Lancashire Lightning
211 (43.3 overs) |
14 June
Scorecard |
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
310/7 (50 overs) |
v
|
(H) Yorkshire Vikings
314/8 (47.3 overs) |
26 July
Scorecard |
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
254/9 (50 overs) |
v
|
(H) Warwickshire Bears
257/2 (50 overs) |
31 July
Scorecard |
Derbyshire Falcons
272/7 (50 overs) |
v
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(H) Northamptonshire Steelbacks
278/3 (42 overs) |
South Group
editTable
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ded | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | −0.087 |
| 2 | Kent Spitfires | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.587 |
| 3 | Essex Eagles | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | −0.119 |
| 4 | Surrey | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0.992 |
| 5 | Hampshire | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.393 |
| 6 | Middlesex | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.117 |
| 7 | Glamorgan | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | −0.320 |
| 8 | Gloucestershire | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −0.709 |
| 9 | Sussex Sharks | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.679 |
Source: [4]
Fixtures
editKnockout stage
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||
| Somerset | 214/1 | ||||||||||
| Worcestershire | 210/10 | ||||||||||
| Somerset | 276/9 | ||||||||||
| Warwickshire Bears | 284/4 | ||||||||||
| Warwickshire Bears | 283/7 | ||||||||||
| Essex Eagles | 213/10 | ||||||||||
| Warwickshire Bears | 137/2 | ||||||||||
| Surrey | 136/10 | ||||||||||
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 276/10 | ||||||||||
| Surrey | 279/9 | ||||||||||
| Yorkshire Vikings | 236/10 | ||||||||||
| Surrey | 255/7 | ||||||||||
| Kent Spitfires | 245/10 | ||||||||||
| Yorkshire Vikings | 256/9 | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals
editWorcestershire
210 (42.5 overs) |
v
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Somerset (H)
214/1 (36.5 overs) |
- Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
Warwickshire (H)
283/7 (50 overs) |
v
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Essex
213 (42.1 overs) |
- Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Northamptonshire (H)
276 (49 overs) |
v
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Surrey
279/9 (50 overs) |
- Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Semi-finals
editWarwickshire (H)
284/4 (50 overs) |
v
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Somerset
276/9 (50 overs) |
- Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Royal London One-Day Cup". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ "Fixtures". Espncricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ "Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2016.