- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.1 steams in and sends the ball down on a length to Bell, his old team-mate, who tries to go over the top... but he's got more height than distance, this isn't going to clear the fielder running back! Brilliant catch from Brown and Flintoff has a wicket with his first ball!! He's got Shane Warne's scriptwriter working for him, stands with arms outstretched in that familiar pose. Still bigger than Jesus, then 19/16.2 pushed through, little bit of grip... and Chopra drags on! A vital wicket for Lancashire, Croft punches the air. Chopra was trying to whip the ball to the leg side, might have turned a fraction and skidded through on to the stumps 64/29.6 bowled him, Porterfield perishes sweeping! He had a bit of luck earlier in the over but this time misses, exposing his leg stump, maybe a bit of extra bounce and the pole is pegged back 84/313.3 bowled him, done by a slower ball! Clarke stepped away to leg, was trying to chop through point but completely missed it, straight into off stump 107/418.6 full toss, Evans swats this high towards the midwicket boundary, big bottom-handed scoop... but Prince runs round, slides and settles under it, excellent catch and Evans is on his way for a crackerjack fifty 170/5Extras12 (lb 7, nb 2, w 3)TOTAL181/5 (20 Overs, RR: 9.05)Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Ian Bell, 2.1 ov), 2-64 (Varun Chopra, 6.2 ov), 3-84 (William Porterfield, 9.6 ov), 4-107 (Rikki Clarke, 13.3 ov), 5-170 (Laurie Evans, 18.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SJ Croft 4 0 17 1 4.25 9 0 0 1 0 JM Anderson 4 0 52 0 13.00 3 6 2 1 0 A Flintoff 2 0 20 1 10.00 5 0 2 0 1 TC Smith 3 0 30 2 10.00 6 2 2 0 0 SD Parry 4 0 30 1 7.50 7 2 1 1 0 J Clark 3 0 25 0 8.33 4 1 1 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.3 on a length, maybe seams a touch and Smith gets a leading edge trying to hit to leg... spoons up towards backward point and Evans coolly takes the skier! Woakes has the breakthrough, checking a fizzing start from Lancashire 41/18.5 got him, the drag-on slays Prince! Stepped away and tried to flat-bat a short ball, clunked into the bottom edge and straight down to detonate the stumps 62/210.1 short ball, pulled straight to deep backward square! Evans takes this one, Lancs are three down! This was hit flat and hard but Evans barely had to move - just concentrate. A big cheer greeted the take and Evans roared back his approval 77/317.5 full and straight, Woakes has knocked him over! Superb yorker, under Brown's flailing bat, into the base of off stump 152/712.5 delivers, in every sense, Buttler nicking off! Bowled cross seam, Buttler didn't move at all this time, just tried to flay the ball through the covers, was playing away from his body and got a thin scrape through to Ambrose 102/414.2 bowled him, middle stump! Croft stepped away, swung like a kid in the playground - he missed, Hannon-Dalby hit 118/515.3 slow, spinning in, Horton pulls and misses... Ambrose collects, he and Patel appeal vociferously, and Rob Bailey gives it! Think it might have flicked the thigh pad, don't think there was bat or glove involved, and Horton is livid, openly questioning the decision. He has to go, poor call or not, Lancs sinking here 125/618.2 low full toss, clubbed towards long-on... where Bell takes a BRILLIANT CATCH! Right on the boundary, judged it superbly, leaped up on to his tippy-toes and pouched it like a dream. Third wicket for Hannon-Dalby, Warks closing in 154/8Extras5 (b 1, lb 1, nb 2, w 1)TOTAL177/8 (20 Overs, RR: 8.85)Did not bat: JM AndersonFall of wickets: 1-41 (Tom Smith, 5.3 ov), 2-62 (Ashwell Prince, 8.5 ov), 3-77 (Usman Khawaja, 10.1 ov), 4-102 (Jos Buttler, 12.5 ov), 5-118 (Steven Croft, 14.2 ov), 6-125 (Paul Horton, 15.3 ov), 7-152 (Karl Brown, 17.5 ov), 8-154 (Jordan Clark, 18.2 ov)
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
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 63 runs, 1 wicket)
- Warwickshire: 50 runs in 4.6 overs (31 balls), Extras 4
- Warwickshire: 100 runs in 11.5 overs (72 balls), Extras 9
- Warwickshire: 150 runs in 17.3 overs (106 balls), Extras 12
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (LJ Evans 39, CR Woakes 12, Ex 2)
- LJ Evans: 50 off 28 balls (2 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Innings Break: Warwickshire - 181/5 in 20.0 overs (CR Woakes 22, A Javid 2)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 45 runs, 1 wicket)
- Lancashire: 50 runs in 6.6 overs (43 balls), Extras 2
- Lancashire: 100 runs in 12.0 overs (73 balls), Extras 3
- KR Brown: 50 off 26 balls (2 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Lancashire: 150 runs in 17.4 overs (107 balls), Extras 4
Match Coverage
All Match NewsHorton handed two game ban
Paul Horton almost led Lancashire to their first Twenty20 title this summer but will sit out the first two matches of their campaign next season after being suspended for dissent.
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 | |||||
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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 |