2021 One-Day Cup Explained
The 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup tournament was a limited overs cricket competition that formed part of the 2021 English cricket season in England and Wales.[1] Matches were contested over 50 overs per side, having List A cricket status, with all eighteen first-class counties competing in the tournament.[2] The tournament started on 22 July 2021, with the final taking place on 19 August 2021 at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.[3] Somerset were the defending champions winning the 2019 tournament,[4] with no tournament taking place in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
In August 2021, the Group A match between Middlesex and Gloucestershire was cancelled due to a COVID-19 outbreak in the Gloucestershire team.[6] Therefore, the group was decided on an average points per game basis.[7]
On the final day of group stage matches, Durham and Glamorgan qualified to the semi-finals, after finishing at top of their respective groups.[8] Gloucestershire, Essex from group A,[9] [10] and Surrey, Yorkshire from group B,[11] all qualified to the quarter-finals.[12] In the first quarter-final, Essex beat Yorkshire by 129 runs to advance.[13] The second quarter-final saw Surrey beat Gloucestershire by five wickets to also advance.[14] Glamorgan beat Essex by five wickets in the first semi-final to progress to the final of the tournament.[15] They were joined in the final by Durham, who beat Surrey by five wickets in the second semi-final match.[16] Glamorgan won the tournament, beating Durham by 58 runs in the final.[17]
Format
Each county played eight group stage matches – four at home and four away, with the top three counties in each group progressing to the knockout stages.[3]
Teams
The teams were placed into the following groups:[3]
- Group A: Durham, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Middlesex, Sussex, Worcestershire
- Group B: Derbyshire, Glamorgan, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Surrey, Warwickshire, Yorkshire
Group A
Source:[18]
| Team | Primary home ground | Other grounds | Coach | Captain |
|---|
| Durham | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough
Roseworth Terrace, Gosforth |  James Franklin | Scott Borthwick |
| Essex | County Ground, Chelmsford | — | Anthony McGrath | Tom Westley |
| Gloucestershire | County Ground, Bristol | – |  Ian Harvey (interim) | Chris Dent |
| Hampshire | Rose Bowl, Southampton | – | Adrian Birrell | Kyle Abbott |
| Kent | County Cricket Ground, Beckenham | – | Matt Walker | Sam Billings |
| Lancashire | Old Trafford, Manchester | Sedbergh School, Sedbergh | Glen Chapple | Dane Vilas |
| Middlesex | Radlett Cricket Club, Radlett | – | Stuart Law | Stephen Eskinazi |
| Sussex | County Ground, Hove | – | Ian Salisbury | Ben Brown
Tom Haines (from 24 July) |
| Worcestershire | New Road, Worcester | – | Alex Gidman | Joe Leach |
|
Group B
Source:[18]
| Team | Primary home ground | Other grounds | Coach | Captain |
|---|
| Derbyshire | County Ground, Derby | Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Dave Houghton | Billy Godleman |
| Glamorgan | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | – | David Harrison | Kiran Carlson |
| Leicestershire | Grace Road, Leicester | — | Paul Nixon | Colin Ackermann |
| Northamptonshire | County Ground, Northampton | — | David Ripley | Ricardo Vasconcelos |
| Nottinghamshire | John Fretwell Sporting Complex, Nettleworth | Gorse Lane, Grantham | Peter Moores | Peter Trego |
| Somerset | County Ground, Taunton | — | Paul Tweddle | Ben Green |
| Surrey | The Oval, London | Woodbridge Road, Guildford | Vikram Solanki | Rory Burns |
| Warwickshire | Edgbaston, Birmingham | — | Mark Robinson | Will Rhodes |
| Yorkshire | | Clifton Park, York | Richard Pyrah | Gary Ballance |
|
Group A
Fixtures
Source:[19]
July
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August
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Group B
Fixtures
Source:[19]
July
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August
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Standings
Group A
- advanced directly to the semi-finals
- advanced to the quarter-finals
Group B
- advanced directly to the semi-finals
- advanced to the quarter-finals
Knockout stage
The winner of each group progressed directly to the semi-finals. The second and third placed teams in each group then played a play-off match against a team from the other group. The winners of those matches then played one of the group winners in the semi-finals.[3]
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: County cricket: ECB confirms T20 Blast and One-Day Cup fixtures for 2021 . BBC Sport . 5 February 2021.
- Web site: Vitality Blast and Royal London Cup fixtures announced as 2021 schedule takes shape . ESPN Cricinfo . 5 February 2021.
- Web site: All you need to know about the 2021 Royal London Cup . England and Wales Cricket Board . 5 February 2021.
- Web site: Tom Banton, James Hildreth lead Somerset to Royal London Cup glory . ESPN Cricinfo . 26 May 2019.
- Web site: Counties could be offered opt-out as Hampshire express red-ball reservations . ESPN Cricinfo . 7 July 2020.
- Web site: Covid outbreak causes cancellation of Gloucestershire visit to Middlesex . ESPN Cricinfo . 8 August 2021.
- Web site: Middlesex v Gloucestershire: One-Day Cup game off after Gloucestershire Covid cases . BBC Sport . 8 August 2021.
- Web site: Royal London Cup: Durham, Glamorgan secure semi-final spots but Lancashire eliminated after tie with Essex. Sky Sports. 13 August 2021.
- Web site: Chris Dent century leads Gloucestershire to eight-wicket win over Kent. ESPN Cricinfo. 13 August 2021.
- Web site: Alastair Cook ton helps send Essex to knockout stages in tie with Lancashire. ESPN Cricinfo. 13 August 2021.
- Web site: Glamorgan fall to Yorkshire but top their group. ESPN Cricinfo. 13 August 2021.
- Web site: One-Day Cup: Durham & Glamorgan earn home semis as Gloucestershire, Surrey, Essex & Yorkshire also qualify. BBC Sport. 13 August 2021.
- Web site: One-Day Cup: Josh Rymell hits century as Essex beat Yorkshire . BBC Sport . 14 August 2021.
- Web site: One-Day Cup: Tim David hits brutal century as Surrey overpower Gloucestershire . BBC Sport . 15 August 2021.
- Web site: One-day Cup: Joe Cooke stars as Glamorgan beat Essex to reach final . BBC Sport . 16 August 2021.
- Web site: One-Day Cup: Durham reach final with five-wicket win over Surrey . BBC Sport . 17 August 2021.
- Web site: One-Day Cup: Glamorgan beat Durham at Trent Bridge to win first knockout trophy . BBC Sport . 19 August 2021.
- Web site: 2021 County ins & outs - signings, departures and rumours. BBC Sport. 23 July 2021.
- Web site: 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup Fixtures. England and Wales Cricket Board . 24 June 2021.
