The 2016 NatWest T20 Blast is the fourteenth edition of the T20 Blast formerly known as the NatWest T20 Blast, the domestic T20 competition run by the ECB. The league consists of the 18 first-class county teams divided into two divisions of nine teams each with fixtures played between May and August. The final took place at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham on 20 August 2016.

2016 NatWest t20 Blast
Dates20 May 2016 (2016-05-20) – 20 August 2016 (2016-08-20)
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Group stage and knockout
ChampionsNorthamptonshire (2nd title)
Participants18
Matches133
Most runsMichael Klinger (548)
Most wicketsBenny Howell (24)
Official websiteNatWest T20 Blast
2015
2017

Competition format

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18 teams competed for the T20 title. Teams were initially split into 2 divisions (North and South), each containing 9 teams, for the group stage of the competition. During the group stage (from May to July) each club plays 6 of the other teams in the same division twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents. They play the other two teams only once, for a total of 14 games each. Teams receive two points for a win and one point for a tie or if the match is abandoned. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then net run rate. At the end of the group stage, the top four teams from each group enter the knockout stage.[1][2]

Teams

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Team Location Division Home ground Coach Captain
Birmingham Bears Birmingham North Edgbaston   Dougie Brown   Ian Bell
Derbyshire Falcons Derby North County Ground   Graeme Welch   Wes Durston
Durham Jets Chester-le-Street North Riverside Ground   Jon Lewis   Mark Stoneman
Essex Eagles Chelmsford South County Ground   Chris Silverwood   Ravi Bopara
Glamorgan Cardiff South SWALEC Stadium   Robert Croft   Jacques Rudolph
Gloucestershire Bristol South Bristol County Ground   Richard Dawson   Michael Klinger
Hampshire Southampton South Rose Bowl   Dale Benkenstein   James Vince
Kent Spitfires Canterbury South St Lawrence Ground   Jimmy Adams   Sam Northeast
Lancashire Lightning Manchester North Old Trafford   Ashley Giles   Steven Croft
Leicestershire Foxes Leicester North Grace Road   Andrew McDonald   Mark Pettini
Middlesex London South Lord's   Richard Scott   Dawid Malan
Northamptonshire Steelbacks Northampton North County Ground   David Ripley   Alex Wakely
Nottinghamshire Outlaws Nottingham North Trent Bridge   Mick Newell   Dan Christian
Somerset Taunton South County Ground   Matthew Maynard   Jim Allenby
Surrey London South The Oval   Michael Di Venuto   Gareth Batty
Sussex Sharks Hove South County Cricket Ground   Mark Davis   Luke Wright
Worcestershire Rapids Worcester North New Road   Steve Rhodes   Daryl Mitchell
Yorkshire Vikings Leeds North Headingley   Jason Gillespie   Alex Lees

North Division

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W L T NR Ded Pts NRR
1 Nottinghamshire Outlaws 14 8 2 0 4 0 20 0.741
2 Northamptonshire Steelbacks 14 7 5 0 2 0 16 0.265
3 Yorkshire Vikings 14 7 5 0 2 0 16 0.223
4 Durham Jets 14 6 6 0 2 0 14 −0.050
5 Lancashire Lightning 14 6 7 0 1 0 13 0.200
6 Birmingham Bears 14 6 7 0 1 0 13 −0.215
7 Derbyshire Falcons 14 5 7 0 2 0 12 0.021
8 Worcestershire Rapids 14 5 7 0 2 0 12 −0.862
9 Leicestershire Foxes 14 4 8 0 2 0 10 −0.180
Source: [3]

Results

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  Birmingham Bears Derbyshire Falcons Durham Jets Lancashire Lightning Leicestershire Foxes Northamptonshire Steelbacks Nottinghamshire Outlaws Worcestershire Rapids Yorkshire Vikings
Birmingham Bears Birmingham Bears
9 wickets
Birmingham Bears
18 runs (D/L)
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
8 wickets (D/L)
Nottinghamshire Outlaws
6 wickets
Worcestershire Rapids
5 wickets
Abandoned
No result
Derbyshire Falcons Birmingham Bears
4 wickets
Derbyshire Falcons
6 wickets
Derbyshire Falcons
4 wickets
Abandoned
No result
Nottinghamshire Outlaws
7 wickets
Derbyshire Falcons
29 runs
Yorkshire Vikings
1 run
Durham Jets Lancashire Lightning
4 runs
Durham Jets
5 wickets
Durham Jets
6 wickets
Durham Jets
66 runs
Abandoned
No result
Durham Jets
6 runs (D/L)
Lancashire Lightning Derbyshire Falcons
9 wickets
Durham Jets
6 wickets
Lancashire Lightning
9 wickets (D/L)
Abandoned
No result
Lancashire Lightning
96 runs
Lancashire Lightning
26 runs
Leicestershire Foxes Birmingham Bears
8 wickets
Leicestershire Foxes
9 wickets
Leicestershire Foxes
6 wickets
Leicestershire Foxes
9 runs
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
5 wickets (D/L)
Abandoned
No result
Abandoned
No result
Northamptonshire Steelbacks Northamptonshire Steelbacks
74 runs
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
3 wickets
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
26 runs
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
6 wickets
Nottinghamshire Outlaws
6 wickets
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
7 wickets
Yorkshire Vikings
14 runs
Nottinghamshire Outlaws Birmingham Bears
6 wickets
Abandoned
No result
Abandoned
No result
Nottinghamshire Outlaws
2 wickets
Nottinghamshire Outlaws
9 wickets
Yorkshire Vikings
3 wickets
Worcestershire Rapids Worcestershire Rapids
5 wickets
Derbyshire Falcons
7 wickets
Worcestershire Rapids
38 runs
Lancashire Lightning
7 wickets
Worcestershire Rapids
3 wickets
Nottinghamshire Outlaws
4 wickets
Worcestershire Rapids
7 wickets
Yorkshire Vikings Yorkshire Vikings
2 runs
Yorkshire Vikings
1 run (D/L)
Yorkshire Vikings
20 runs
Yorkshire Vikings
5 runs
Leicestershire Foxes
54 runs
Yorkshire Vikings
75 runs
Abandoned
No result
Home team win Away team win Match tied Match abandoned


South Division

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W L T NR Ded Pts NRR
1 Gloucestershire 14 10 3 0 1 0 21 0.518
2 Glamorgan 14 8 3 0 3 0 19 1.005
3 Middlesex 14 7 6 0 1 0 15 0.395
4 Essex Eagles 14 7 6 0 1 0 15 0.174
5 Surrey 14 7 7 0 0 0 14 0.153
6 Sussex Sharks 14 5 6 0 3 0 13 −0.053
7 Kent Spitfires 14 6 8 0 0 0 12 −0.643
8 Hampshire 14 4 8 0 2 0 10 −0.691
9 Somerset 14 3 10 0 1 0 7 −0.660
Source: [4]

Results

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  Essex Eagles Glamorgan Gloucestershire Hampshire Kent Spitfires Middlesex Somerset Surrey Sussex Sharks
Essex Eagles Abandoned
No result
Gloucestershire
8 wickets
Essex Eagles
5 wickets
Essex Eagles
50 runs
Middlesex
17 runs
Surrey
8 runs
Sussex Sharks
24 runs
Glamorgan Essex Eagles
7 wickets
Gloucestershire
9 wickets
Glamorgan
5 wickets
Glamorgan
55 runs (D/L)
Glamorgan
7 wickets
Glamorgan
9 wickets
Glamorgan
46 runs
Gloucestershire Gloucestershire
30 runs
Glamorgan
6 wickets
Kent Spitfires
3 runs
Gloucestershire
4 wickets
Gloucestershire
4 wickets
Gloucestershire
6 wickets
Sussex Sharks
1 run (D/L)
Hampshire Essex Eagles
3 runs
Hampshire
25 runs
Abandoned
No result
Hampshire
9 runs
Middlesex
43 runs
Hampshire
83 runs
Abandoned
No result
Kent Spitfires Essex Eagles
33 runs
Gloucestershire
7 wickets
Kent Spitfires
8 runs
Middlesex
40 runs
Kent Spitfires
8 wickets
Kent Spitfires
8 wickets
Kent Spitfires
10 runs
Middlesex Essex Eagles
5 wickets
Glammorgan
9 wickets
Gloucestershire
4 wickets
Middlesex
69 runs
Middlesex
4 runs
Middlesex
5 wickets
Abandoned
No result
Somerset Somerset
7 wickets
Abandoned
No result
Gloucestershire
7 wickets
Somerset
6 wickets
Kent Spitfires
12 runs
Middlesex
5 wickets
Somerset
8 wickets
Surrey Essex Eagles
8 wickets
Glamorgan
8 wickets
Surrey
80 runs
Surrey
37 runs
Surrey
29 runs
Surrey
15 runs
Surrey
6 wickets
Sussex Sharks Abandoned
No result
Gloucestershire
11 runs
Hampshire
1 run
Sussex Sharks
4 wickets
Sussex Sharks
7 wickets
Sussex Sharks
48 runs
Surrey
23 runs
Home team win Away team win Match tied Match abandoned


Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
      
Nottinghamshire 162/7
Essex 123/10
Nottinghamshire 153/9
Northamptonshire 161/8
Northamptonshire 135/3
Middlesex 132/7
Northamptonshire 155/6
Durham 153/8
Glamorgan 90/10
Yorkshire 180/8
Durham 156/6
Yorkshire 149/9
Gloucestershire 161/10
Durham 180/5

References

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  1. ^ "NatWest T20 Blast" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Rules for ECB Competitions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Cricket Tables". ECB.
  4. ^ "Cricket Tables". ECB.
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