2010 Clydesdale Bank 40

The 2010 Clydesdale Bank 40 tournament was the inaugural ECB 40 limited overs cricket competition for the English and Welsh first-class counties. In addition to the 18 counties, Scotland and the Netherlands took part, as well as the Unicorns, a team of players who did not have first-class contracts.

2010 Clydesdale Bank 40

Administrator(s)	England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket (40 overs)
Tournament format(s)	Group stage and knockout
Champions	Warwickshire Bears (1st title)
Participants	21
Matches	129
Most runs	Jacques Rudolph (861)
Most wickets	Alfonso Thomas (27)

The competition consisted of three groups of seven teams, from which the top team from each group, plus the best second-placed team, progressed to the semi-finals.

Fixtures and results

Group stage

Group A

Glamorgan Dragons Lancashire Lightning Somerset Surrey Lions Sussex Sharks Unicorns Worcestershire Royals Glamorgan Dragons Lancashire 8 wickets Somerset 38 runs (D/L) Surrey 2 wickets Glamorgan 3 wickets Match abandoned Glamorgan 5 wickets Lancashire Lightning Lancashire 7 wickets Somerset 42 runs Surrey 8 wickets Sussex 4 wickets Lancashire 9 wickets Lancashire 4 wickets Somerset Somerset 249 runs Somerset 115 runs Somerset 64 runs (D/L) Somerset 4 wickets Somerset 7 wickets Somerset 71 runs Surrey Lions Surrey 39 runs (D/L) Surrey 2 wickets (D/L) Somerset 94 runs Sussex 6 wickets Worcestershire 90 runs Sussex Sharks Match abandoned Sussex 39 runs Sussex 17 runs (D/L) Match tied Sussex 44 runs Sussex 159 runs Unicorns Unicorns 58 runs Lancashire 2 wickets Somerset 3 wickets Surrey 66 runs Unicorns 6 wickets Unicorns 3 wickets Worcestershire Royals Worcestershire 178 runs Lancashire 9 wickets Worcestershire 49 runs Surrey 30 runs (D/L) Sussex 5 wickets Worcestershire 5 wickets

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Ded	Pts	NRR
1	Somerset	12	10	2	0	0	0	20	1.491
2	Sussex Sharks	12	7	3	1	1	0	16	0.903
3	Surrey Lions	12	6	4	1	1	0	14	−0.006
4	Lancashire Lightning	12	6	6	0	0	0	12	−0.315
5	Worcestershire Royals	12	4	8	0	0	0	8	−0.196
6	Unicorns	12	3	7	0	2	0	8	−0.470
7	Glamorgan Dragons	12	2	8	0	2	1	5	−1.585

Source: Source: CricketArchive

Group B

Derbyshire Phantoms Essex Eagles Gloucestershire Gladiators Middlesex Panthers Netherlands Northamptonshire Steelbacks Yorkshire Carnegie Derbyshire Phantoms Essex 5 wickets (D/L) Gloucestershire 1 run (D/L) Derbyshire 81 runs (D/L) Netherlands 7 wickets Northamptonshire 5 wickets Yorkshire 8 runs Essex Eagles Derbyshire 85 runs Essex 42 runs Essex 8 wickets (D/L) Essex 7 wickets Essex 5 wickets Yorkshire 10 wickets Gloucestershire Gladiators Gloucestershire 51 runs Essex 6 wickets Gloucestershire 3 wickets Gloucestershire 9 wickets Gloucestershire 7 runs Gloucestershire 65 runs Middlesex Panthers Middlesex 7 wickets Match abandoned Gloucestershire 77 runs Match abandoned Northamptonshire 49 runs Yorkshire 8 wickets Netherlands Derbyshire 7 wickets Essex 1 run Netherlands 54 runs Middlesex 46 runs Northamptonshire 32 runs (D/L) Yorkshire 5 wickets Northamptonshire Steelbacks Derbyshire 5 wickets Essex 9 wickets Gloucestershire 82 runs Middlesex 7 wickets Northamptonshire 119 runs Yorkshire 4 wickets Yorkshire Carnegie Yorkshire 100 runs Essex 7 wickets Yorkshire 23 runs Yorkshire 5 runs Yorkshire 4 wickets Yorkshire 35 runs (D/L)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Yorkshire Carnegie	12	10	2	0	0	20	0.384
2	Essex Eagles	12	9	2	0	1	19	0.314
3	Gloucestershire Gladiators	12	9	3	0	0	18	0.659
4	Derbyshire Phantoms	12	4	8	0	0	8	−0.037
5	Northamptonshire Steelbacks	12	4	8	0	0	8	−0.038
6	Middlesex Panthers	12	3	7	0	2	8	−0.445
7	Netherlands	12	1	10	0	1	3	−0.999

Source: CricketArchive

Group C

Durham Dynamos Hampshire Hawks Kent Spitfires Leicestershire Foxes Nottinghamshire Outlaws Scotland Warwickshire Bears Durham Dynamos Durham 149 runs Kent 31 runs Leicestershire 7 wickets Nottinghamshire 5 wickets Durham 63 runs (D/L) Durham 5 wickets Hampshire Hawks Hampshire 6 wickets Kent 20 runs Hampshire 2 wickets (D/L) Nottinghamshire 35 runs Hampshire 31 runs Warwickshire 7 wickets Kent Spitfires Match abandoned Hampshire 2 runs Kent 8 wickets Kent 42 runs Kent 58 runs Warwickshire 6 wickets Leicestershire Foxes Durham 21 runs (D/L) Leicestershire 14 runs Kent 6 wickets Leicestershire 47 runs Scotland 4 wickets Warwickshire 25 runs Nottinghamshire Outlaws Nottinghamshire 3 runs Nottinghamshire 12 runs Match abandoned Leicestershire 4 runs Nottinghamshire 75 runs Nottinghamshire 7 wickets Scotland Durham 47 runs (D/L) Hampshire 8 wickets Kent 9 wickets Scotland 12 runs (D/L) Nottinghamshire 43 runs Warwickshire 7 wickets Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire 7 wickets Hampshire 130 runs Warwickshire 6 wickets Warwickshire 41 runs (D/L) Warwickshire 7 wickets Warwickshire 4 wickets

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Warwickshire Bears	12	9	3	0	0	18	0.314
2	Kent Spitfires	12	7	3	0	2	16	0.774
3	Nottinghamshire Outlaws	12	7	4	0	1	15	0.348
4	Hampshire Hawks	12	6	6	0	0	12	0.006
5	Durham Dynamos	12	5	6	0	1	11	0.262
6	Leicestershire Foxes	12	4	8	0	0	8	−0.220
7	Scotland	12	2	10	0	0	4	−1.225

Source: Source: CricketArchive

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	11 September – Taunton
	Somerset	312/6 (40 overs)
					18 September – Lord's
	Essex Eagles	217 (29.3 overs)
					Somerset	199 (39 overs)
	11 September – Scarborough
					Warwickshire Bears	200/7 (39 overs)
	Yorkshire Carnegie	257/5 (37 overs)
	Warwickshire Bears	260/6 (35.5 overs)

Semi-finals

11 September 12:45 Scorecard

Somerset 312/6 (40 overs)	v	Essex Eagles 217 (29.3 overs)
Marcus Trescothick 79 (62) Danish Kaneria 2/41 (8 overs)		James Foster 58 (38) Murali Kartik 2/40 (8 overs)

Somerset won by 95 runs County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Nick Cook and Peter Willey Player of the match: Marcus Trescothick (Somerset)

• Somerset won the toss and elected to bat.

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11 September 12:45 Scorecard

Yorkshire Carnegie 257/5 (37 overs)	v	Warwickshire Bears 260/6 (35.5 overs)
Jacques Rudolph 106 (95) Keith Barker 2/53 (7 overs)		Varun Chopra 76 (81) Adil Rashid 2/43 (8 overs)

Warwickshire won by 4 wickets North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough Umpires: Rob Bailey and Tim Robinson

• Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Rain reduced the match to 39 overs per team. Further rain during the first-innings reduced the match to 37 overs per team.

Final

18 September 15:00 Scorecard

Somerset 199 (39 overs)	v	Warwickshire Bears 200/7 (39 overs)
Nick Compton 60 (65) Imran Tahir 5/41 (8 overs)		Ian Bell 107 (95) Alfonso Thomas 3/33 (8 overs)

Warwickshire won by 3 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Peter Hartley and Richard Kettleborough Player of the match: Ian Bell (Warwickshire)

• Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field.

See also

• ECB 40
• Friends Provident Trophy
• Pro40