| Dates | 5 June – 17 September 2016 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | 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 |
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.
Format
The 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
North Group
Table
| 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
6 June Scorecard |
Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H) 445/8 (50 overs) |
v |
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) |
24 July Scorecard |
Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H) 340/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Derbyshire Falcons 275 (45.1 overs) |
Nottinghamshire won by 65 runs John Fretwell Sporting Complex, Nettleworth |
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 |
(H) Northamptonshire Steelbacks 278/3 (42 overs) |
South Group
Table
| 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
Knockout stage
| 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
Worcestershire 210 (42.5 overs) |
v |
Somerset (H) 214/1 (36.5 overs) |
Somerset won by 9 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Rob Bailey and Jeremy Lloyds Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene (Somerset) |
- Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
Warwickshire (H) 283/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Essex 213 (42.1 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 70 runs Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Umpires: David Millns and Tim Robinson |
- Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Northamptonshire (H) 276 (49 overs) |
v |
Surrey 279/9 (50 overs) |
- Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Semi-finals
Surrey 255/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Yorkshire (H) 236 (48.5 overs) |
Surrey won by 19 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Peter Hartley and Jeremy Lloyds Player of the match: Steven Davies (Surrey) |
- Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field.
Warwickshire (H) 284/4 (50 overs) |
v |
Somerset 276/9 (50 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 8 runs Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Umpires: Rob Bailey and David Millns Player of the match: Jeetan Patel (Warwickshire) |
- Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
Surrey 136 (40.1 overs) |
v |
Warwickshire 137/2 (30.2 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 8 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: David Millns and Tim Robinson Player of the match: Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire) |
- Surrey won the toss and elected to bat.
See also
References
- "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.