One-Day Cup (England)
| File:Royal London One-Day Cup logo.svg Royal London One-Day Cup logo | |
| Countries |  England Wales |
|---|---|
| Administrator | ECB |
| Format | Limited overs cricket (50 overs) |
| First edition | 2014 |
| Latest edition | 2015 |
| Tournament format | Group stage and knockout |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Current champion | Gloucestershire (1st title) |
| Most successful | Durham & Gloucestershire (1 title) |
 2015 Royal London One-Day Cup | |
The Royal London One-Day Cup is a fifty-over limited overs cricket competition for the England and Wales first-class counties. It began in 2014 as a replacement for the ECB 40 tournament that ran from 2010 to 2013. The number of overs per innings has been increased to 50 to bring the competition in line with One Day Internationals. Unlike in the previous competition neither the national teams of Scotland or the Netherlands or the Unicorns cricket team, a team formed of players who do not have first-class contracts, will participate in the competition.[1]
The competition consists of two groups of nine teams, from which the top four teams from each group progress to the quarter-finals.[1] The groups are allocated randomly.
Participating teams and format
The competition contains two groups of nine. A random draw is used to place the teams into groups. The top four teams in each group progress to the quarter-finals. The participating teams are the 18 England and Wales first-class counties.[2]
Results
| Year | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Winners | Runners-up | Result | |
| 2014 Details |
Lord's, London, on 20 September 2014 | Durham 166 for 7 (40.2 overs) |
Warwickshire Bears 165 (47 overs) |
Durham won by 3 wickets Scorecard |
| 2015 Details |
Lord's, London, on 19 September 2015 | Gloucestershire 220 (47.4 overs) |
Surrey 214 (49.3 overs) |
Gloucestershire won by 6 runs Scorecard |
Media coverage
Sky Sports showed 8 group matches during the 2014 season, as well as all 7 knock out matches, for a total of 15 matches.
References
- ^ a b "County schedule for 2014 announced". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Draw for 2015 Royal London One-Day Cup". Official Site of the England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2014.