| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board | 
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket (50 overs) | 
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout | 
| Champions | Gloucestershire | 
| Participants | 18 | 
| Matches | 79 | 
| Most runs | 531 Michael Klinger (Gloucestershire) | 
| Most wickets | 20 Reece Topley (Essex) | 
| Official website | ecb.co.uk | 
The 2015 Royal London One-Day Cup tournament was the scheduled limited overs cricket competition for 2015 season of England and Wales first-class counties.[1][2] It was won by Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, who defeated Surrey by the narrow margin of six runs, despite a hat-trick from Jade Dernbach, in what was described as 'a thrilling finish'.[3] The title was Gloucestershire's first trophy since the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy,[4] when they defeated a Worcestershire side that included 2015 Surrey captain Gareth Batty.[5]
Format
The competition consisted of two groups of nine teams, with the top four teams from each group progress to the quarter-finals.[1] The groups for the 2015 season were drawn and are shown below in their respective groups.[6]
Group stage
Group A
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ded | Pts | NRR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surrey | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1.079 | 
| 2 | Gloucestershire | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0.069 | 
| 3 | Yorkshire Vikings | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.536 | 
| 4 | Durham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0.402 | 
| 5 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | −0.458 | 
| 6 | Somerset | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.814 | 
| 7 | Derbyshire Falcons | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.151 | 
| 8 | Worcestershire | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −0.629 | 
| 9 | Leicestershire Foxes | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1.914 | 
Fixtures
|   29 July     Scorecard | 
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H) 244/9 (50 overs) | v | Leicestershire Foxes 189 (44.3 overs) | 
|   31 July     Scorecard | 
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks 231 (50 overs) | v | (H) Derbyshire Falcons 232/3 (48.2 overs) | 
Group B
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ded | Pts | NRR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0.755 | 
| 2 | Essex Eagles | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.480 | 
| 3 | Hampshire | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 0.554 | 
| 4 | Kent Spitfires | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0.031 | 
| 5 | Lancashire Lightning | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −0.034 | 
| 6 | Warwickshire Bears | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −0.765 | 
| 7 | Middlesex | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | −0.224 | 
| 8 | Glamorgan | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 1] | 0.160 | 
| 9 | Sussex Sharks | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −1.063 | 
Notes:
- 1 2 The match between Glamorgan and Hampshire was abandoned due to a dangerous pitch (the match was recorded as a 'no result', but Hampshire were awarded 2 points and Glamorgan were docked 2 points).[8]
- ↑ Glamorgan were docked 2 points before the start of season after preparing an unfit pitch in 2014.
Fixtures
|   25 July     Scorecard | 
| Warwickshire Bears 220 (49.1 overs) | v | (H) Nottinghamshire Outlaws 221/1 (28.1 overs) | 
|   4 August     Scorecard | 
| Lancashire Lightning (H) 216/8 (50 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire Outlaws 217/6 (46.4 overs) | 
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||
| Essex Eagles (H) | 232 (47.5 ov) | ||||||||||
| Yorkshire Vikings | 252/9 (50 ov) | ||||||||||
| Yorkshire Vikings (H) | 263/9 (50 ov) | ||||||||||
| Gloucestershire | 267/2 (46.5 ov) | ||||||||||
| Gloucestershire (H) | 218/6 (33 ov) | ||||||||||
| Hampshire | 217/7 (34 ov) | ||||||||||
| Gloucestershire | 220 (47.4 ov) | ||||||||||
| Surrey | 214 (49.3 ov) | ||||||||||
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H) | 170/4 (24 ov) | ||||||||||
| Durham | 144 (21.2 ov) | ||||||||||
| Surrey (H) | 300/5 (50 ov) | ||||||||||
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 296/7 (50 ov) | ||||||||||
| Surrey (H) | 273 (49.5 ov) | ||||||||||
| Kent Spitfires | 233 (37.4 ov) | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals
|   25 August     Scorecard | 
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H) 170/4 (24 overs) | v | Durham 144 (21.2 overs) | 
- Due to rain, match was reduced 24 overs and Durham's target was set to 194 per D/L method.
|   26 August     Scorecard | 
| Hampshire 217/7 (34 overs) | v | (H) Gloucestershire 218/6 (33 overs) | 
- Due to rain, match was reduced to 34 overs per side
|   27 August     Scorecard | 
| Surrey (H) 273 (49.5 overs) | v | Kent Spitfires 233 (37.4 overs) | 
- Kent revised their target as 251 off 40 overs.
Semi-finals
Final
See also
References
- 1 2 "County schedule for 2015 announced". England and Wales Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ↑ "Fixtures". Espncricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ↑ Gardner, Alan. "Gloucestershire triumph despite Dernbach six-for". ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ↑ Oliver, Scott. "Reliving Gloucestershire's limited overs glory days". ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ↑ "Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy 2004: Scorecard". ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ↑ "Draw for 2015 Royal London One-Day Cup". Official Site of the England and Wales Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ↑ "Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ↑ "Hampshire Awarded Two Points from Abandoned Match Against Glamorgan". ageasbowl.com. ageas bowl. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ↑ "Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 19 August 2015.