Warwickshire County Cricket Club in 2014

Warwickshire County Cricket Club
2014 season
Coach Scotland Dougie Brown
Captains England Jim Troughton
England Varun Chopra
Overseas players New Zealand Jeetan Patel
Pakistan Shoaib Malik (t20)
County Championship 2nd
One-Day Cup Runners-up
t20 Blast Champions

The 2014 season was the 133rd year in the history of Warwickshire County Cricket Club and their 120th as a first-class county. In 2014, Warwickshire competed in the first division of the County Championship, Group B of the Royal London One-Day Cup and the North Division of the NatWest t20 Blast. In the NatWest t20 Blast, the club competed under the name "Birmingham Bears" for the first time. Twenty years after completing a treble,[1] Warwickshire won their first ever t20 title, beating Lancashire in the final on home soil. They also reached the final in the Royal London One-Day Cup, where they lost to Durham at Lord's. Warwickshire also finished second in the County Championship, behind Yorkshire.

Squad

The following players made at least one appearance for Warwickshire in the County Championship, Royal London One-Day Cup or NatWest t20 Blast during 2014. The age given is for the start of Warwickshire's first match of the season, on 13 April 2014.

Batsmen
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Ian Bell  England 11 April 1982 (aged 32) Right-handed Right arm medium [2]
Varun Chopra  Scotland 15 December 1991 (aged 22) Right-handed Right arm off break [3]
Freddie Coleman  England 21 June 1987 (aged 26) Right-handed Right arm off break [4]
Laurie Evans  England 12 October 1987 (aged 26) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [5]
Sam Hain  England 16 July 1995 (aged 18) Right-handed Right arm off break [6]
Ateeq Javid  England 15 October 1991 (aged 22) Right-handed Right arm medium, off break [7]
William Porterfield  Ireland 6 September 1984 (aged 29) Left-handed Right arm off break [8]
Jonathan Trott  England 22 April 1981 (aged 32) Right-handed Right arm medium [9]
Jim Troughton  England 2 March 1979 (aged 35) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox [10]
Jonathon Webb  England 12 January 1992 (aged 22) Right-handed Right arm medium [11]
Ian Westwood  England 13 July 1982 (aged 31) Left-handed Right arm off break [12]
All-rounders
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Keith Barker  England 21 October 1986 (aged 27) Left-handed Left arm medium [13]
Paul Best  England 8 March 1991 (aged 23) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox [14]
Rikki Clarke  England 29 September 1981 (aged 32) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium [15]
Shoaib Malik  Pakistan 1 February 1982 (aged 32) Right-handed Right arm off break [16]
Chris Woakes  England 2 March 1989 (aged 25) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [17]
Wicket-keepers
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Tim Ambrose  England 1 December 1982 (aged 31) Right-handed [18]
Peter McKay  England 12 October 1994 (aged 19) Left-handed [19]
Bowlers
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Recordo Gordon  England 12 October 1991 (aged 22) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium [20]
Oliver Hannon-Dalby  England 20 June 1989 (aged 24) Left-handed Right arm medium-fast [21]
Richard Jones  England 6 November 1986 (aged 27) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [22]
Jeetan Patel  New Zealand 7 May 1980 (aged 33) Right-handed Right arm off break [23]
Boyd Rankin  England 5 July 1984 (aged 29) Left-handed Right arm medium-fast [24]
Chris Wright  England 14 July 1985 (aged 28) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium [25]
Correct as of 29 August 2014

County Championship

Division One Table

Team
Pld W L T D A Bat Bowl Ded Pts
Yorkshire (C) 16 8 1 0 7 0 48 44 0 255
Warwickshire 16 8 4 0 4 0 47 43 0 238
Sussex 16 6 4 0 5 1 44 40 0 210
Nottinghamshire 16 6 6 0 4 0 50 40 0 206
Durham 16 5 4 0 7 0 42 42 0 199
Somerset 16 4 2 0 10 0 42 42 0 198
Middlesex 16 4 5 0 6 1 35 38 2 170
Lancashire (R) 16 3 6 0 7 0 30 41 0 154
Northamptonshire (R) 16 0 12 0 4 0 27 32 0 79

Source: [26][27]

Results

      Win       Draw       Loss

Royal London-One Day Cup

Group B Table

Team
Pld W L T NR Ded Pts NRR
Nottinghamshire Outlaws 84112011+0.364
Kent Spitfires 84112011+0.245
Warwickshire Bears 8430109+0.343
Durham 8430109+0.212
Glamorgan 8440008+0.230
Somerset 8341007+0.067
Middlesex Panthers 83401070.280
Sussex Sharks 83500060.501
Surrey 81511040.643

Source: [28]

Fixtures

      Win       No result       Loss

Knockout stage

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                     
   Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H) 313/5
 Derbyshire Falcons 228
 Kent Spitfires 215/8  
 Warwickshire Bears (H) 219/4  
 Durham 237
   Yorkshire Vikings (H) 206
     Warwickshire Bears 165
   Durham 166/7
   Warwickshire Bears 271/7
 Essex Eagles (H) 204
 Durham (H) 353/8
 Nottinghamshire Outlaws 270  
 Kent Spitfires (H) 242
   Gloucestershire 218
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Final

NatWest t20 Blast

North Division Table

Team
Pld W L T NR Ded Pts NRR
Lancashire Lightning 1410202022+0.846
Nottinghamshire Outlaws 149302020+0.642
Worcestershire Rapids 148402018+0.48
Birmingham Bears 147502016+0.235
Yorkshire Vikings 146503015+0.588
Durham Jets 145702012+0.106
Northamptonshire Steelbacks 1447030110.899
Leicestershire Foxes 144901090.552
Derbyshire Falcons 1411201031.406

Source: [29]

Results

      Win       No result       Loss

Knockout stage

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                     
   Lancashire Lightning (H) 137/8
 Glamorgan 136/7
 Birmingham Bears 194/4  
 Surrey 178/7  
 Worcestershire Rapids 141/9
   Surrey (H) 144/7
     Birmingham Bears 181/5
   Lancashire Lightning 177/8
   Birmingham Bears 197/2
 Essex Eagles (H) 178/5
 Lancashire Lightning 160/5
 Hampshire 101  
 Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H) 197/2
   Hampshire 198/5
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Final

References

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  2. "Player Profile: Ian Bell". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  3. "Player Profile: Varun Chopra". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  4. "Player Profile: Varun Chopra". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  5. "Player Profile: Laurie Evans". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  6. "Player Profile: Sam Hain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  7. "Player Profile: Ateeq Javid". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  8. "Player Profile: William Porterfield". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  9. "Player Profile: Jonathon Trott". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  10. "Player Profile: Jim Troughton". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  11. "Player Profile: Jonathon Webb". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  12. "Player Profile: Ian Westwood". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  13. "Player Profile: Keith Barker". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  14. "Player Profile: Paul Best". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  15. "Player Profile: Rikki Clarke". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  16. "Player Profile: Shoaib Malik". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  17. "Player Profile: Chris Woakes". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  18. "Player Profile: Tim Ambrose". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  19. "Player Profile: Peter McKay". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  20. "Player Profile: Recordo Gordon". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  21. "Player Profile: Oliver Hannon-Dalby". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  22. "Player Profile: Richard Jones". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  23. "Player Profile: Jeetan Patel". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  24. "Player Profile: Boyd Rankin". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  25. "Player Profile: Chris Wright". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
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  29. "Cricket Tables". ECB.