Royal London One-Day Cup
Royal London One-Day Cup: participating teams
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
1
Durham County Cricket Club
1
Essex County Cricket Club
3
Hampshire cricket team
5
Kent County Cricket Club
3
Lancashire County Cricket Club
7
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
0
Middlesex County Cricket Club
4
Surrey County Cricket Club
1
Sussex cricket team
5
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
1
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
3
Royal London One-Day Cup: domestic tournament of Limited Overs (One-Day) cricket in England
In the world of cricket, there are not only legendary championships like the IPL or ODI, which absolutely everyone watches but also local competitions held in different countries. However, their names and format often change due to the lack of funding or due interest among the public. Today we want to tell you about the updated Royal London One-Day Cup cricket Championship.
Royal London One-Day Cup: the history of the championship
Initially, the Royal London One-Day Cup was called the John Player League or Sunday League. It was created in 1969. Cricket competitions were held in England and Wales. 17 counties took part in them, which played against each other on Sundays (hence the name) after lunch.
Initially, the competitions were held in the format of 40 overs per submission. Sometimes they changed it to 50 and went back to 40 again. The games were so short that they were broadcast on television.
The Sunday League lasted until 1997. 2 years later, in 1999, the National League was launched to replace it. It was attended by 18 first-class districts, which were divided into two divisions. Three teams were promoted and relegated in each of them. The games were held in the format of more than 45 overs. And, unlike Sunday League, National League games were held not only on Sundays but also during the week on weekdays.
Norwich Union sponsored the competitions themselves. By the way, the presence of sponsorship was the most crucial locomotive for holding such cricket events. If there was no funding, local leagues had to be curtailed.
It took another 7 years and the National League was renamed NatWest Pro40 in 2006. Cricket competitions were held at the end of the season when teams played each other once. The rules of relegation and promotion in the divisions have also changed a little. The third place for promotion or relegation was determined in the playoffs between the team that was third from the top in the second division and the third squad from the top in the first division. NatWest Pro40 was held until 2009.
In 2010, the ECB40 appeared. It was held in a format with a limited number of overs for first-class English counties until 2013.
And finally, we have reached the creation of the Royal London One-Day Cup, which was launched in 2014.
Royal London One-Day Cup: all information about the championship
The Royal London One-Day Cup cricket competitions are still held in England and Wales between 18 first-class counties. Here is a list of teams that are playing in the championship today:
- Derbyshire.
- Durham.
- Glamorgan.
- Gloucestershire.
- Hampshire.
- Lancashire Cricket.
- Middlesex.
- Somerset.
- Surrey CCC.
- Warwickshire.
- Kent Spitfires.
- Leicestershire Foxes.
- Steelbacks.
- Notts Outlaws.
- Worcestershire Rapids.
- Yorkshire Vikings.
- Essex Eagles.
- Sussex Sharks.
Matches begin with a round-robin tournament involving two groups of 9 teams. They are divided according to the geographical location of the participating districts between the north and south. Each county plays 8 matches: four at home and four away. The top three counties in each group advance to the playoffs.
The format of the games is a competition with a limited number of overs. The number of overs per inning is 50. Previously it was 40. This was done for the Royal London One-Day Cup to match the ODI tournament as much as possible. At the same time, no bowler can make more than 10 overs.
In each inning, the first 10 overs represent a majority game, when only two fielders can be outside the 30-yard circle, and the other two players must take positions to catch.
The second game in the majority, which batsmen must play before the 37th over, consists of four overs, in which there must be no more than three fielders outside the 30-yard circle.
Royal London One-Day Cup: championship winners
Finally, we want to tell you about all the Royal London One-Day Cup champions. By the way, no team has won several times yet.
- 2014 – Durham.
- 2015 – Gloucestershire.
- 2016 – Warwickshire Bears.
- 2017 – Nottinghamshire Outlaws.
- 2018 – Hampshire.
- 2019 – Somerset.
- 2021 – Glamorgan.
- 2022 – Kent.
But Surrey became a finalist of the championship three times in 2015, 2016 and 2017. Who knows, the team may be able to win the coveted first place.
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