title: 2014 English cricket season
text: # 2014 English cricket season
  
  The 2014 English cricket season was the 115th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. It began on 1 April with a round of university matches, continued until the conclusion of a round of County Championship matches on 23 September. Three major domestic competitions were contested: the 2014 County Championship, the 2014 Royal London One-Day Cup and the 2014 NatWest t20 Blast. The Royal London One-Day Cup and the NatWest t20 Blast were newly created competitions as from the 2014 season, replacing the Clydesdale Bank 40 and the Friends Life t20.
  
  During this season, two Test teams toured England. Sri Lanka competed early in the summer, with India having also toured later in the year.
  
  ## Roll of honour
  
  ### Test series
  
  * England v Sri Lanka: 2 Tests - Sri Lanka won 1–0.
  * England v India: 5 Tests - England won 3–1.
  
  ### ODI series
  
  * England v Sri Lanka: 5 ODIs - Sri Lanka won 3–2.
  * England v India: 5 ODIs - India won 3–1.
  
  ### Twenty20 International series
  
  * England v Sri Lanka: Only T20I - Sri Lanka won by 9 runs.
  * England v India: Only T20I - England won by 3 runs.
  
  ### County Championship
  
  * Division One winners: Yorkshire
  * Division One runners-up: Warwickshire
  * Division Two winners: Hampshire
  * Relegated from Division One: Lancashire and Northamptonshire
  * Promoted from Division Two: Hampshire and Worcestershire
  
  ### Royal London One-Day Cup
  
  * Winners: Durham
  * Runners-up: Warwickshire Bears
  
  ### Natwest t20 Blast
  
  * Winners: Birmingham Bears
  * Runners-up: Lancashire Lightning
  
  ### Minor Counties Championship
  
  * Winners: Staffordshire
  * Runners-up: Wiltshire
  
  ### MCCA Knockout Trophy
  
  * Winners: Devon
  * Runners-up: Oxfordshire
  
  ### Second XI Championship
  
  * Winners: Leicestershire II
  
  ### Second XI Trophy
  
  * Winners: Leicestershire II
  
  ### Second XI Twenty20
  
  * Winners: Leicestershire II
  
  ### Wisden Cricketers of the Year
  
  * Shikhar Dhawan, Charlotte Edwards, Ryan Harris, Chris Rogers, Joe Root
  
  ### PCA Player of the Year
  
  * Adam Lyth
  
  ## County Championship
  
  ### Divisions
  
  | Division One | Division Two |
  | - | - |
  | Durham | Derbyshire |
  | Lancashire | Essex |
  | Middlesex | Glamorgan |
  | Northamptonshire | Gloucestershire |
  | Nottinghamshire | Hampshire |
  | Somerset | Kent |
  | Sussex | Leicestershire |
  | Warwickshire | Surrey |
  | Yorkshire | Worcestershire |
  
  * Icon
  * Team promoted from Division Two
  * Team relegated from Division One
  
  ### Division One Standings
  
  * Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, T = Ties, A = Abandonments, Bat = Batting points, Bowl = Bowling points, Ded = Deducted points, Pts = Points.
  
  | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | D | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Yorkshire (C) | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 44 | 0 | 255 |
  | Warwickshire | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 43 | 0 | 238 |
  | Sussex | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 40 | 0 | 210 |
  | Nottinghamshire | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 40 | 0 | 206 |
  | Durham | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 199 |
  | Somerset | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 198 |
  | Middlesex | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 38 | 2 | 170 |
  | Lancashire (R) | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 41 | 0 | 154 |
  | Northamptonshire (R) | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 32 | 0 | 79 |
  
  Source:
  
  ### Division Two Standings
  
  * Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, T = Ties, A = Abandonments, Bat = Batting points, Bowl = Bowling points, Ded = Deducted points, Pts = Points.
  
  | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | D | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Hampshire (C) | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 50 | 38 | 0 | 240 |
  | Worcestershire (P) | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 47 | 0 | 237 |
  | Essex | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 45 | 0 | 229 |
  | Derbyshire | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 41 | 0 | 188 |
  | Surrey | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 44 | 3 | 183 |
  | Kent | 16 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 42 | 0 | 171 |
  | Gloucestershire | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 36 | 0 | 163 |
  | Glamorgan | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 41 | 0 | 153 |
  | Leicestershire | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 42 | 0 | 108 |
  
  Source:
  
  ## Royal London One-Day Cup
  
  ### Group stage
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ded | Pts | NRR |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Yorkshire Vikings | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.040 |
  | 2 | Essex Eagles | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0.387 |
  | 3 | Gloucestershire | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −0.016 |
  | 4 | Derbyshire Falcons | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.045 |
  | 5 | Leicestershire Foxes | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | −0.393 |
  | 6 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −0.277 |
  | 7 | Worcestershire | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −0.328 |
  | 8 | Lancashire Lightning | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −0.279 |
  | 9 | Hampshire | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −0.569 |
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ded | Pts | NRR |
  | 1 | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0.364 |
  | 2 | Kent Spitfires | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0.245 |
  | 3 | Warwickshire Bears | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0.343 |
  | 4 | Durham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0.212 |
  | 5 | Glamorgan | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.230 |
  | 6 | Somerset | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.067 |
  | 7 | Middlesex Panthers | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | −0.280 |
  | 8 | Sussex Sharks | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.501 |
  | 9 | Surrey | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −0.643 |
  
  ### Knockout stage
  
  | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H) | 313/5 | | | | |
  | Derbyshire Falcons | 228 | | | | |
  | Derbyshire Falcons | 228 | Kent Spitfires | 215/8 | | |
  | | | Warwickshire Bears (H) | 219/4 | | |
  | Durham | 237 | Warwickshire Bears (H) | 219/4 | | |
  | Yorkshire Vikings (H) | 206 | | | | |
  | Yorkshire Vikings (H) | 206 | | | Warwickshire Bears | 165 |
  | | | | | Durham | 166/7 |
  | Warwickshire Bears | 271/7 | | | | | Durham | 166/7 |
  | Essex Eagles (H) | 204 | | | | |
  | Essex Eagles (H) | 204 | Durham (H) | 353/8 | | |
  | | | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 270 | | |
  | Kent Spitfires (H) | 242 | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 270 | | |
  | Gloucestershire | 218 | | | | |
  
  ## NatWest t20 Blast
  
  ### Group stage
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ded | Pts | NRR |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Lancashire Lightning | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0.846 |
  | 2 | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0.642 |
  | 3 | Worcestershire Rapids | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0.480 |
  | 4 | Birmingham Bears | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0.235 |
  | 5 | Yorkshire Vikings | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0.588 |
  | 6 | Durham Jets | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0.106 |
  | 7 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 14 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −0.899 |
  | 8 | Leicestershire Foxes | 14 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | −0.552 |
  | 9 | Derbyshire Falcons | 14 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −1.406 |
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ded | Pts | NRR |
  | 1 | Essex Eagles | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.401 |
  | 2 | Surrey | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.426 |
  | 3 | Hampshire | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.136 |
  | 4 | Glamorgan | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0.145 |
  | 5 | Somerset | 14 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | −0.107 |
  | 6 | Kent Spitfires | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | −0.229 |
  | 7 | Sussex Sharks | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −0.022 |
  | 8 | Gloucestershire Gladiators | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −0.362 |
  | 9 | Middlesex Panthers | 14 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −0.457 |
  
  ### Knockout stage
  
  | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Lancashire Lightning (H) | 137/8 | | | | |
  | Glamorgan | 136/7 | | | | |
  | Glamorgan | 136/7 | Birmingham Bears | 194/4 | | |
  | | | Surrey | 178/7 | | |
  | Worcestershire Rapids | 141/9 | Surrey | 178/7 | | |
  | Surrey (H) | 144/7 | | | | |
  | Surrey (H) | 144/7 | | | Birmingham Bears | 181/5 |
  | | | | | Lancashire Lightning | 177/8 |
  | Birmingham Bears | 197/2 | | | | | Lancashire Lightning | 177/8 |
  | Essex Eagles (H) | 178/5 | | | | |
  | Essex Eagles (H) | 178/5 | Lancashire Lightning | 160/5 | | |
  | | | Hampshire | 101 | | |
  | Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H) | 197/2 | Hampshire | 101 | | |
  | Hampshire | 198/5 | | | | |
  