2015 Royal London One-Day Cup
The 2015 Royal London One-Day Cup tournament was the scheduled limited overs cricket competition for 2015 season of England and Wales first-class counties.[1][2] It was won by Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, who defeated Surrey by the narrow margin of six runs, despite a hat-trick from Jade Dernbach, in what was described as 'a thrilling finish'.[3] The title was Gloucestershire's first trophy since the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy,[4] when they defeated a Worcestershire side that included 2015 Surrey captain Gareth Batty.[5]
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket (50 overs) |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
| Champions | Gloucestershire |
| Participants | 18 |
| Matches played | 79 |
| Most runs | 531 Michael Klinger (Gloucestershire) |
| Most wickets | 20 Reece Topley (Essex) |
| Official website | ecb.co.uk |
Format
The competition consisted of two groups of nine teams, with the top four teams from each group progress to the quarter-finals.[1] The groups for the 2015 season were drawn and are shown below in their respective groups.[6]
Group stage
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ded | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surrey | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1.079 |
| 2 | Gloucestershire | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0.069 |
| 3 | Yorkshire Vikings | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.536 |
| 4 | Durham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0.402 |
| 5 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | −0.458 |
| 6 | Somerset | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.814 |
| 7 | Derbyshire Falcons | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.151 |
| 8 | Worcestershire | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −0.629 |
| 9 | Leicestershire Foxes | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1.914 |
Source: [7]
Fixtures
29 July Scorecard |
Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H) 244/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Leicestershire Foxes 189 (44.3 overs) |
31 July Scorecard |
Northamptonshire Steelbacks 231 (50 overs) |
v |
(H) Derbyshire Falcons 232/3 (48.2 overs) |
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ded | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0.755 |
| 2 | Essex Eagles | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.480 |
| 3 | Hampshire | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0.554 |
| 4 | Kent Spitfires | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0.031 |
| 5 | Lancashire Lightning | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −0.034 |
| 6 | Warwickshire Bears | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −0.765 |
| 7 | Middlesex | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | −0.224 |
| 8 | Glamorgan | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0.160 |
| 9 | Sussex Sharks | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −1.063 |
Source: [8]
- Deductions
- Glamorgan were docked 2 points before the start of season after preparing an unfit pitch in 2014.
- The match between Glamorgan and Hampshire was abandoned due to a dangerous pitch (the match was recorded as a 'no result', but Hampshire were awarded 2 points and Glamorgan were docked 2 points).[9]
Fixtures
25 July Scorecard |
Warwickshire Bears 220 (49.1 overs) |
v |
(H) Nottinghamshire Outlaws 221/1 (28.1 overs) |
4 August Scorecard |
Lancashire Lightning (H) 216/8 (50 overs) |
v |
Nottinghamshire Outlaws 217/6 (46.4 overs) |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Essex Eagles (H) | 232 (47.5 ov) | |||||||||
| Yorkshire Vikings | 252/9 (50 ov) | |||||||||
| Yorkshire Vikings (H) | 263/9 (50 ov) | |||||||||
| Gloucestershire | 267/2 (46.5 ov) | |||||||||
| Gloucestershire (H) | 218/6 (33 ov) | |||||||||
| Hampshire | 217/7 (34 ov) | |||||||||
| Gloucestershire | 220 (47.4 ov) | |||||||||
| Surrey | 214 (49.3 ov) | |||||||||
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H) | 170/4 (24 ov) | |||||||||
| Durham | 144 (21.2 ov) | |||||||||
| Surrey (H) | 300/5 (50 ov) | |||||||||
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 296/7 (50 ov) | |||||||||
| Surrey (H) | 273 (49.5 ov) | |||||||||
| Kent Spitfires | 233 (37.4 ov) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
25 August Scorecard |
Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H) 170/4 (24 overs) |
v |
Durham 144 (21.2 overs) |
- Due to rain, match was reduced 24 overs and Durham's target was set to 194 per D/L method.
26 August Scorecard |
Hampshire 217/7 (34 overs) |
v |
(H) Gloucestershire 218/6 (33 overs) |
- Due to rain match was reduce to 34 overs per side
27 August Scorecard |
Surrey (H) 273 (49.5 overs) |
v |
Kent Spitfires 233 (37.4 overs) |
- Kent revised their target as 251 off 40 overs.
Semi-finals
Final
See also
References
- "County schedule for 2015 announced". England and Wales Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- "Fixtures". Espncricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- Gardner, Alan. "Gloucestershire triumph despite Dernbach six-for". ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- Oliver, Scott. "Reliving Gloucestershire's limited overs glory days". ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- "Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy 2004: Scorecard". ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- "Draw for 2015 Royal London One-Day Cup". Official Site of the England and Wales Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- "Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- "Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- "Hampshire Awarded Two Points from Abandoned Match Against Glamorgan". ageasbowl.com. ageas bowl. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
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