2000 NatWest Trophy
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format |
(50 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Gloucestershire (3rd title) |
| Participants | 60 |
| Matches played | 51 |
| Most runs | 304 Kim Barnett (Gloucestershire) |
| Most wickets | 12 Stephen Foster (Northumberland) |
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
The 2000 NatWest Trophy was the 20th and last NatWest Trophy before being renamed the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy for the 2001 version. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 2 May and 26 August 2000.[1] The tournament was won by Gloucestershire County Cricket Club who defeated Warwickshire County Cricket Club by 22 runs in the final at Lord's.
Format
The 18 first-class counties, were joined by all twenty Minor Counties, plus Huntingdonshire. They were also joined by the cricket boards of Derbyshire, Durham, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Middlesex, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Surrey, Sussex, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Yorkshire. The national teams of Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands and Scotland once again took part in the tournament. Teams who won in the first round progressed to the second round. The winners in the second round then progressed to the third round. Winners in the third round progressed to the fourth round and winners from that round progressed to the quarter-final stage. Winners from the quarter-finals then progressed to the semi-finals from which the winners then went on to the final at Lord's which was held on 26 August 2000.
First round
2 May 2000 (scorecard) |
| Leicestershire Cricket Board 192/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Durham Cricket Board 195/7 (49.5 overs) |
2 May 2000 (scorecard) |
| Nottinghamshire Cricket Board 125/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Gloucestershire Cricket Board 126/2 (28.5 overs) |
2 May 2000 (scorecard) |
| Huntingdonshire 148/8 (50 overs) |
v |
Hampshire Cricket Board 120 all out (46 overs) |
2 May 2000 (scorecard) |
| Northamptonshire Cricket Board 173/8 (50 overs) |
v |
Northumberland 175/4 (48.2 overs) |
2 May 2000 (scorecard) |
| Somerset Cricket Board 124 all out (45.4 overs) |
v |
Staffordshire 127/3 (29 overs) |
2 May 2000 (scorecard) |
| Kent Cricket Board 239/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Worcestershire Cricket Board 189 all out (44.2 overs) |
Second round
16 May 2000 (scorecard) |
| Derbyshire Cricket Board 222/8 (50 overs) |
v |
Gloucestershire Cricket Board 172 all out (43.3 overs) |
16 May 2000 (scorecard) |
| Essex Cricket Board 266 all out (50 overs) |
v |
Lancashire Cricket Board 251/9 (50 overs) |
16 May 2000 (scorecard) |
| Oxfordshire 120 all out (49.1 overs) |
v |
Wales Minor Counties 122/2 (35.3 overs) |
16 May 2000 (scorecard) |
| Kent Cricket Board 208/8 (50 overs) |
v |
Warwickshire Cricket Board 163 all out (47.3 overs) |
Third round
21 June 2000 (scorecard) |
| Durham Cricket Board 167 all out (49.5 overs) |
v |
Northamptonshire 169/2 (32.2 overs) |
21 June 2000 (scorecard) |
| Lincolnshire 190/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Lancashire 193/0 (30 overs) |
| Sourav Ganguly 120* (100) |
21 June 2000 (scorecard) |
| Gloucestershire 211/8 (50 overs) |
v |
Worcestershire 212/7 (48.5 overs) |
- Match was replayed on 4 July, after it was discovered Worcestershire fielded an ineligible player.[2]
21 June 2000 (scorecard) |
| Yorkshire 240/5 (50 overs) |
v |
Yorkshire Cricket Board 110 all out (38.5 overs) |
4 July 2000 (scorecard) |
| Gloucestershire 163 all out (49.3 overs) |
v |
Worcestershire 158 all out (49.3 overs) |
- Match was a replay of the original match played on 21 June 2000.
Fourth round
5, 6 July 2000 (scorecard) |
| Kent 121 all out (48.4 overs) |
v |
Glamorgan 122/5 (37.1 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
5, 6 July 2000 (scorecard) |
| Middlesex 223/4 (50 overs) |
v |
Somerset 58 all out (28.3 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
5, 6 July 2000 (scorecard) |
| Sussex 192/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Surrey 196/3 (47.4 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
13, 14 August 2000 (scorecard) |
| Gloucestershire 248/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Lancashire 150 all out (45.2 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Final
26, 27 August 2000 (scorecard) |
| Warwickshire 205/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Gloucestershire 122/3 (29.4 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. When play was halted Gloucestershire needed to have scored 101 runs to win.
References
- ↑ "NatWest Trophy, 2000 - Fixtures". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ↑ Holders demand replay