Woakes denies Flintoff as Birmingham win Blast
Chris Woakes kept his nerve bowling to Andrew Flintoff and denied Lancashire the 14 runs they needed off the final over as Birmingham won their maiden T20 title
23/08Result
Final (D/N), NatWest t20 Blast at Birmingham, Aug 23 2014
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![Warwickshire]( "Warwickshire")
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![Lancashire]( "Lancashire")
177/8 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
23/08Result
Final (D/N), NatWest t20 Blast at Birmingham, Aug 23 2014
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![Warwickshire]( "Warwickshire")
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![Lancashire]( "Lancashire")
177/8 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
LJ Evans
53(30) 2x4 - 4x6
Control %76%
- Productive Shot
- cover drive
- 19 runs
- 1x4 - 2x6
Match Details
Series
Toss
Warwickshire , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Warwickshire won the 2014 NatWest t20 Blast
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.45 start, First Session 18.45-20.00, Interval 20.00-20.15, Second Session 20.15-21.30
Match days
23 August 2014 - day/night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Scorecard Summary
WARWICKSHIRE 181/5 (20 OVERS)
- William Porterfield31 (23)
- Laurie Evans53 (30)
- Steven Croft1/17 (4)
- Tom Smith2/30 (3)
LANCASHIRE 177/8 (20 OVERS)
- Ashwell Prince30 (24)
- Karl Brown55 (28)
- Boyd Rankin2/21 (4)
- Oliver Hannon-Dalby3/31 (4)
Scorer: Chandan Duorah | Commentator: Alan Gardner
END OF OVER:20 | 9 Runs | LANCS: 177/8 (5 runs required, RR: 8.85)
- Stephen Parry4 (4b)
- Andrew Flintoff20 (8b)
- Chris Woakes4-0-34-2
- Oliver Hannon-Dalby4-0-31-3
9.40pm: Holy moly, what a stonking end to a doozy of a final! In front of a home crowd, Warwickshire have toasted their rebrand as Birmingham Bears by winning the T20 tournament for the first time. Woakes held his nerve at the end, facing the ghost of Freddie Flintoff past, who couldn't quite drag Lancashire over the line despite a couple of moments of magic. There was drama throughout, thankfully the rain stayed away for the final. Birmingham, having sneaked through the group stage as the final qualifier of eight, can enjoy themselves now, becoming only the second team to win Finals Day at their own ground. Anyway, it's been an excitement-packed day, so frantic at the end that they are still preparing for the presentation. We'll have a report and reaction on the site soon, thanks for your comments, Alex and I will be back for the start of the ODI series on Monday. Cheerio!
19.6
1
Woakes to Parry, 1 run, length ball, outside off, driven on the up through long-off, that'll do for Birmingham, who win by four runs and claim their maiden T20 title
Six to win, Stephen, no pressure... "I am sitting 30 inch away from the 40 inch screen.. go Freddie you champ!!" squeals Sachin (not that one)
19.5
2
Woakes to Parry, 2 runs, fullish wide of the stumps, chopped away through point off the back foot, a single is useless so they come back for the second
Two balls, eight to win, Parry has to do it himself
19.4
1
Woakes to Flintoff, 1 run, another perfect yorker from Woakes, Flintoff bunts it down the ground - this time they won't get back for two, Parry is on strike for the penultimate delivery
Nine off three, they need a boundary...
19.3
2
Woakes to Flintoff, 2 runs, goes right back in the crease, clubs a full ball through midwicket, comfortable second run there
"Burnley Lara to hit the winning runs?" Robert, not satisfied with this as it is, wants one more twist
19.2
2
Woakes to Flintoff, 2 runs, fullish, scooped down the ground and long-off slips while fielding, they get back for two
Can a man win a game on reputation alone? We're about to find out
19.1
1b
Woakes to Parry, 1 bye, goes full, gets the yorker in, slightly wide of off stump and Parry swings and misses, Flintoff comes charging down the pitch regardless, dives headlong to make his ground and take the strike
Woakes to bowl the final over - think they're okay on the rate - Parry on strike, 14 required. Lummy!
Match Coverage
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Fabulous Freddie, and the three bears
Huge sixes and great costumes at Edgbaston on T20 Finals Day
Flintoff almost relives the glory
Freddie Flintoff will always be a cricketing hero. As close as he came to conjuring up the NatWest Blast title for Lancashire, he was just a hero no longer in his time
Woakes denies Flintoff as Birmingham win Blast
Chris Woakes kept his nerve bowling to Andrew Flintoff and denied Lancashire the 14 runs they needed off the final over as Birmingham won their maiden T20 title
Twenty20 Cup (England)
| North Division | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| LANCS | 14 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 0.846 |
| NOTTS | 14 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 0.642 |
| WORCS | 14 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 0.48 |
| WARKS | 14 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 0.235 |
| YORKS | 14 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 0.588 |
| DURH | 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.106 |
| NHNTS | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -0.899 |
| LEICS | 14 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -0.552 |
| DERBS | 14 | 1 | 12 | 3 | -1.406 |
| South Division | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ESSEX | 14 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 0.401 |
| SUR | 14 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 0.426 |
| HANTS | 14 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 0.136 |
| GLAM | 14 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 0.145 |
| SOM | 14 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -0.107 |
| KENT | 14 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -0.229 |
| SUSS | 14 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -0.022 |
| GLOUC | 14 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -0.362 |
| MIDDX | 14 | 2 | 11 | 5 | -0.457 |