Alex Hale’s 86 off 43, 8 sixes helps Notts Outlaws win by 8 wicket in NatWest T20 Blast 2015
Nottinghamshire v Birmingham, NatWest T20 Blast, North Group, Trent Bridge
Nottinghamshire 142 for 2 (Hales 86*) beat Birmingham 141 for 7 (Chopra 80, Evans 35) by eight wickets
Alex Hale is heading to Mumbai Indians, for the final stages of IPL, his confidence soaring after six successive sixes on the opening night of the NatWest Blast. He struck eight in all and finished unbeaten on 86 from 43 deliveries.
This is the man England ignored for the World Cup. One of the more curious decisions in England’s history.
The Nat West T20 blast fixture list stretching over 16 weeks and 133 matches, high profile signings look set to ignite interest. The competition is split into two groups North and South with nine of the 18 first class counties in each.
Teams will play six opponents in their group (home and away) and the remaining two teams once (May 15-July 24).
And the top four in each group progress to the quarter finals on consecutive days (Aug 12-15) to play for a place in the NatWest T20 Blast Finals Day at Edgbaston on August 29.
Each county can name two international players in each of their match day starting line ups.
Top seven:
Chris Rushworth (Durham) 150
James Harris (Middx) 149
Ajmal Shahzad (Sussex) 143
Adam Voges (Middx) 142
Tim Bresnan (Yorks) 112
David Willey (Northants) 109.
Alex Hales ( Nottinghamshire)
| Friday 15 May 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 17:30 | 16:30 | Durham Jets | v | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Emirates Durham ICG, Chester-le-Street | DURHAM WIN BY 41 RUNS (D/L METHOD) |
| 17:30 | 16:30 | Gloucestershire | v | Middlesex Panthers | The County Ground, Bristol | GLOUCESTERSHIRE WIN BY 7 WICKETS |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Lancashire Lightning | v | Leicestershire Foxes | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | LANCASHIRE WIN BY 5 WICKETS (D/L METHOD) |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Notts Outlaws | v | Birmingham Bears | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | NOTTINGHAMSHIRE WIN BY 8 WICKETS |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Surrey | v | Glamorgan | The Kia Oval, London | GLAMORGAN WIN BY 25 RUNS |
| 19:00 | 18:00 | Hampshire | v | Essex Eagles | Ageas Bowl, Southampton | HAMPSHIRE WIN BY 17 RUNS |
| 19:00 | 18:00 | Kent Spitfires | v | Sussex Sharks | The Spitfire Ground, St. Lawrence, Canterbury | KENT WIN BY 7 RUNS |
| 19:00 | 18:00 | Yorkshire Vikings | v | Derbyshire Falcons | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | YORKSHIRE WIN BY 7 WICKETS |
| Saturday 16 May 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 13:00 | 12:00 | Essex Eagles | v | Surrey | The Essex County Ground, Chelmsford | |
| Sunday 17 May 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 14:30 | 13:30 | Sussex Sharks | v | Gloucestershire | The BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Ground, Hove | |
| Friday 22 May 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 17:30 | 16:30 | Leicestershire Foxes | v | Derbyshire Falcons | Grace Road, Leicester | |
| 17:30 | 16:30 | Somerset | v | Sussex Sharks | The County Ground, Taunton | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Birmingham Bears | v | Worcestershire Rapids | Edgbaston, Birmingham | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Glamorgan | v | Essex Eagles | SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Lancashire Lightning | v | Durham Jets | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Notts Outlaws | v | Yorkshire Vikings | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | |
| 19:00 | 18:00 | Hampshire | v | Kent Spitfires | Ageas Bowl, Southampton | |
| Sunday 24 May 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 14:30 | 13:30 | Gloucestershire | v | Essex Eagles | The County Ground, Bristol | |
| Thursday 28 May 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 17:30 | 16:30 | Leicestershire Foxes | v | Durham Jets | Grace Road, Leicester | |
| 18:15 | 17:15 | Middlesex Panthers | v | Kent Spitfires | Lord’s, London | |
| Friday 29 May 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 17:30 | 16:30 | Durham Jets | v | Yorkshire Vikings | Emirates Durham ICG, Chester-le-Street | |
| 17:30 | 16:30 | Kent Spitfires | v | Surrey | The Kent County Cricket Ground, Beckenham | |
| 17:30 | 16:30 | Worcestershire Rapids | v | Leicestershire Foxes | New Road, Worcester | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Glamorgan | v | Hampshire | SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | v | Birmingham Bears | The County Ground, Northampton | |
| 19:00 | 18:00 | Derbyshire Falcons | v | Lancashire Lightning | The 3aaa County Ground, Derby | |
| 19:00 | 18:00 | Essex Eagles | v | Somerset | The Essex County Ground, Chelmsford | |
| 19:00 | 18:00 | Sussex Sharks | v | Middlesex Panthers | The BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Ground, Hove | |
| Sunday 31 May 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 14:30 | 13:30 | Notts Outlaws | v | Durham Jets | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | |
| 14:30 | 13:30 | Somerset | v | Kent Spitfires | The County Ground, Taunton | |
| Thursday 04 June 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Hampshire | v | Middlesex Panthers | Ageas Bowl, Southampton | |
| Friday 05 June 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 17:30 | 16:30 | Kent Spitfires | v | Gloucestershire | The Kent County Cricket Ground, Beckenham | |
| 17:30 | 16:30 | Somerset | v | Hampshire | The County Ground, Taunton | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Glamorgan | v | Middlesex Panthers | SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | v | Worcestershire Rapids | The County Ground, Northampton | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Notts Outlaws | v | Leicestershire Foxes | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Surrey | v | Essex Eagles | The Kia Oval, London | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Yorkshire Vikings | v | Lancashire Lightning | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | |
| 19:00 | 18:00 | Derbyshire Falcons | v | Durham Jets | The 3aaa County Ground, Derby | |
| Saturday 06 June 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 14:30 | 13:30 | Durham Jets | v | Birmingham Bears | Emirates Durham ICG, Chester-le-Street | |
| Sunday 07 June 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 14:30 | 13:30 | Worcestershire Rapids | v | Notts Outlaws | New Road, Worcester | |
| Thursday 11 June 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | v | Derbyshire Falcons | The County Ground, Northampton | |
| 19:00 | 18:00 | Essex Eagles | v | Gloucestershire | The Essex County Ground, Chelmsford | |
| Friday 12 June 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 17:30 | 16:30 | Durham Jets | v | Worcestershire Rapids | Emirates Durham ICG, Chester-le-Street | |
| 17:30 | 16:30 | Gloucestershire | v | Glamorgan | The County Ground, Bristol | |
| 17:30 | 16:30 | Leicestershire Foxes | v | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Grace Road, Leicester | |
| 17:30 | 16:30 | Somerset | v | Surrey | The County Ground, Taunton | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Birmingham Bears | v | Notts Outlaws | Edgbaston, Birmingham | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Lancashire Lightning | v | Derbyshire Falcons | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | |
| 19:00 | 18:00 | Kent Spitfires | v | Hampshire | The Spitfire Ground, St. Lawrence, Canterbury | |
| 19:00 | 18:00 | Sussex Sharks | v | Essex Eagles | The BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Ground, Hove | |
| Saturday 13 June 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 14:30 | 13:30 | Glamorgan | v | Somerset | SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff | |
| Sunday 14 June 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 14:30 | 13:30 | Middlesex Panthers | v | Gloucestershire | Old Deer Park, Richmond | |
| 14:30 | 13:30 | Sussex Sharks | v | Surrey | Arundel Castle, Arundel | |
| 14:30 | 13:30 | Yorkshire Vikings | v | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | |
| Thursday 18 June 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 18:15 | 17:15 | Middlesex Panthers | v | Hampshire | Lord’s, London | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Kent Spitfires | v | Essex Eagles | The Spitfire Ground, St. Lawrence, Canterbury | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Lancashire Lightning | v | Worcestershire Rapids | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | |
| 19:00 | 18:00 | Derbyshire Falcons | v | Leicestershire Foxes | The 3aaa County Ground, Derby | |
| Friday 19 June 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 17:30 | 16:30 | Gloucestershire | v | Somerset | The County Ground, Bristol | |
| 17:30 | 16:30 | Worcestershire Rapids | v | Derbyshire Falcons | New Road, Worcester | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Birmingham Bears | v | Leicestershire Foxes | Edgbaston, Birmingham | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | v | Lancashire Lightning | The County Ground, Northampton | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Surrey | v | Kent Spitfires | The Kia Oval, London | |
| 19:00 | 18:00 | Essex Eagles | v | Glamorgan | The Essex County Ground, Chelmsford | |
| 19:00 | 18:00 | Hampshire | v | Sussex Sharks | Ageas Bowl, Southampton | |
| 19:00 | 18:00 | Yorkshire Vikings | v | Notts Outlaws | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | |
| Sunday 21 June 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 14:30 | 13:30 | Birmingham Bears | v | Yorkshire Vikings | Edgbaston, Birmingham | |
| 14:30 | 13:30 | Glamorgan | v | Sussex Sharks | SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff | |
| Thursday 25 June 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 17:30 | 16:30 | Durham Jets | v | Lancashire Lightning | Emirates Durham ICG, Chester-le-Street | |
| Friday 26 June 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 17:30 | 16:30 | Gloucestershire | v | Sussex Sharks | The County Ground, Bristol | |
| 17:30 | 16:30 | Leicestershire Foxes | v | Yorkshire Vikings | Grace Road, Leicester | |
| 17:30 | 16:30 | Middlesex Panthers | v | Somerset | Uxbridge Cricket Ground, Uxbridge | |
| 17:30 | 16:30 | Worcestershire Rapids | v | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | New Road, Worcester | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Glamorgan | v | Surrey | SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Lancashire Lightning | v | Birmingham Bears | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | |
| 19:00 | 18:00 | Derbyshire Falcons | v | Notts Outlaws | The 3aaa County Ground, Derby | |
| 19:00 | 18:00 | Essex Eagles | v | Hampshire | The Essex County Ground, Chelmsford | |
| Saturday 27 June 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 14:30 | 13:30 | Notts Outlaws | v | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | |
| Sunday 28 June 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 14:30 | 13:30 | Somerset | v | Glamorgan | The County Ground, Taunton | |
| Wednesday 01 July 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Surrey | v | Gloucestershire | The Kia Oval, London | |
| Thursday 02 July 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 18:15 | 17:15 | Middlesex Panthers | v | Sussex Sharks | Lord’s, London | |
| Friday 03 July 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 17:30 | 16:30 | Durham Jets | v | Leicestershire Foxes | Emirates Durham ICG, Chester-le-Street | |
| 17:30 | 16:30 | Somerset | v | Gloucestershire | The County Ground, Taunton | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Birmingham Bears | v | Derbyshire Falcons | Edgbaston, Birmingham | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Lancashire Lightning | v | Yorkshire Vikings | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Notts Outlaws | v | Worcestershire Rapids | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Surrey | v | Middlesex Panthers | The Kia Oval, London | |
| 19:00 | 18:00 | Hampshire | v | Glamorgan | Ageas Bowl, Southampton | |
| 19:00 | 18:00 | Sussex Sharks | v | Kent Spitfires | The BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Ground, Hove | |
| Saturday 04 July 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 14:30 | 13:30 | Leicestershire Foxes | v | Birmingham Bears | Grace Road, Leicester | |
| Sunday 05 July 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 14:30 | 13:30 | Derbyshire Falcons | v | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Queen’s Park, Chesterfield | |
| 14:30 | 13:30 | Worcestershire Rapids | v | Durham Jets | New Road, Worcester | |
| Friday 10 July 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 17:30 | 16:30 | Leicestershire Foxes | v | Lancashire Lightning | Grace Road, Leicester | |
| 17:30 | 16:30 | Middlesex Panthers | v | Essex Eagles | Old Deer Park, Richmond | |
| 17:30 | 16:30 | Worcestershire Rapids | v | Birmingham Bears | New Road, Worcester | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Notts Outlaws | v | Derbyshire Falcons | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | |
| 19:00 | 18:00 | Hampshire | v | Surrey | Ageas Bowl, Southampton | |
| 19:00 | 18:00 | Kent Spitfires | v | Somerset | The Spitfire Ground, St. Lawrence, Canterbury | |
| 19:00 | 18:00 | Sussex Sharks | v | Glamorgan | The BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Ground, Hove | |
| 19:00 | 18:00 | Yorkshire Vikings | v | Durham Jets | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | |
| Sunday 12 July 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 14:30 | 13:30 | Derbyshire Falcons | v | Yorkshire Vikings | Queen’s Park, Chesterfield | |
| 14:30 | 13:30 | Gloucestershire | v | Kent Spitfires | College Ground, Cheltenham | |
| 14:30 | 13:30 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | v | Leicestershire Foxes | The County Ground, Northampton | |
| Tuesday 14 July 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 14:30 | 13:30 | Gloucestershire | v | Hampshire | College Ground, Cheltenham | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Yorkshire Vikings | v | Worcestershire Rapids | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | |
| Wednesday 15 July 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Lancashire Lightning | v | Notts Outlaws | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | |
| Friday 17 July 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 17:30 | 16:30 | Durham Jets | v | Notts Outlaws | Emirates Durham ICG, Chester-le-Street | |
| 17:30 | 16:30 | Kent Spitfires | v | Glamorgan | Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Birmingham Bears | v | Lancashire Lightning | Edgbaston, Birmingham | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | v | Yorkshire Vikings | The County Ground, Northampton | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Surrey | v | Somerset | The Kia Oval, London | |
| 19:00 | 18:00 | Derbyshire Falcons | v | Worcestershire Rapids | The 3aaa County Ground, Derby | |
| 19:00 | 18:00 | Essex Eagles | v | Middlesex Panthers | The Essex County Ground, Chelmsford | |
| 19:00 | 18:00 | Sussex Sharks | v | Hampshire | The BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Ground, Hove | |
| Wednesday 22 July 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Birmingham Bears | v | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Edgbaston, Birmingham | |
| Thursday 23 July 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 18:15 | 17:15 | Middlesex Panthers | v | Surrey | Lord’s, London | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Hampshire | v | Somerset | Ageas Bowl, Southampton | |
| Friday 24 July 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| TBC | TBC | Leicestershire Foxes | v | Notts Outlaws | Grace Road, Leicester | |
| TBC | TBC | Somerset | v | Middlesex Panthers | The County Ground, Taunton | |
| TBC | TBC | Worcestershire Rapids | v | Lancashire Lightning | New Road, Worcester | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Essex Eagles | v | Kent Spitfires | The Essex County Ground, Chelmsford | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Glamorgan | v | Gloucestershire | SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | v | Durham Jets | The County Ground, Northampton | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Surrey | v | Sussex Sharks | The Kia Oval, London | |
| 18:30 | 17:30 | Yorkshire Vikings | v | Birmingham Bears | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | |
| Wednesday 12 August 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| TBC | TBC | QF 1 | v | QF 2 | TBC, | |
| Thursday 13 August 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| TBC | TBC | QF 3 | v | QF 4 | TBC, | |
| Friday 14 August 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| TBC | TBC | QF 5 | v | QF 6 | TBC, | |
| Saturday 15 August 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| TBC | TBC | QF 7 | v | QF 8 | TBC, | |
| Saturday 29 August 2015 | ||||||
| NatWest T20 Blast 2015 | ||||||
| 11:00 | 10:00 | SF 1 | v | SF 2 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | |
| 14:30 | 13:30 | SF 3 | v | SF 4 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | |
| 18:45 | 17:45 | Finalist 1 | v | Finalist 2 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | |
NatWest T20 Blast 2015
North Group
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Deduct | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham Jets | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.125 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Notts Outlaws | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.743 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Yorkshire Vikings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.46 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Lancashire Lightning | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Worcestershire Rapids | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Leicestershire Foxes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Derbyshire Falcons | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1.46 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Birmingham Bears | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2.743 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -5.125 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
South Group
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Deduct | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glamorgan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Hampshire | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.85 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.671 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Kent Spitfires | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.35 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Somerset | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Sussex Sharks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.35 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Middlesex Panthers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.671 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Essex Eagles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.85 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Surrey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1.25 | 0.0 | 0.0 |