Clinical Bears prey on Essex errors
Essex lost two home quarter-finals against Birmingham last season, over both 20 and 50 overs. They have now lost a third, outlasted by 24 runs by an efficient Birmingham side in the NatWest Blast quarter-final
Essex lost two home quarter-finals against Birmingham last season, over both 20 and 50 overs. They have now lost a third, outlasted by 24 runs by an efficient Birmingham side in the NatWest Blast quarter-final
| North Group | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| WAR | 14 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 0.2 |
| WOR | 14 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 0.682 |
| NOR | 14 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 0.115 |
| LAN | 14 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 0.469 |
| NOT | 14 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 0.018 |
| DUR | 14 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -0.149 |
| LEI | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -0.304 |
| YOR | 14 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -0.324 |
| DER | 14 | 4 | 10 | 8 | -0.662 |
| South Group | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| KEN | 14 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 0.166 |
| SUS | 14 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 0.206 |
| HAM | 14 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -0.12 |
| ESS | 14 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 0.208 |
| GLO | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0.354 |
| GLA | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -0.522 |
| SUR | 14 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -0.145 |
| SOM | 14 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -0.184 |
| MID | 14 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0.03 |