The 2016 NatWest T20 Blast was the fourteenth edition of the T20 Blast, the domestic T20 competition run by the ECB. The league consisted of the 18 first-class county teams divided into two divisions of nine teams each with fixtures played between May and August. The final took place at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham on 20 August 2016.
Competition format 18 teams competed for the T20 title. Teams were initially split into 2 divisions (North and South), each containing 9 teams, for the group stage of the competition. During the group stage (from May to July) each club plays 6 of the other teams in the same division twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents. They play the other two teams only once, for a total of 14 games each. Teams receive two points for a win and one point for a tie or if the match is abandoned. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then net run rate. At the end of the group stage, the top four teams from each group enter the knockout stage.
North Division
Table
Results Birmingham BearsDerbyshire FalconsDurham JetsLancashire LightningLeicestershire FoxesNorthamptonshire SteelbacksNottinghamshire OutlawsWorcestershire RapidsYorkshire Vikings Birmingham Bears
| Derbyshire Falcons
| Durham Jets
| Lancashire Lightning
| Leicestershire Foxes
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws
| Worcestershire Rapids
| Yorkshire Vikings
South Division
Table
Results Essex EaglesGlamorganGloucestershireHampshireKent SpitfiresMiddlesexSomersetSurreySussex Sharks Essex Eagles
| Glamorgan
| Gloucestershire
| Hampshire
| Kent Spitfires
| Middlesex
| Somerset
| Surrey
| Sussex Sharks
Knockout stage
Personnel Team Coach CaptainBirmingham Bears Dougie Brown Ian BellDerbyshire Falcons Graeme Welch Wes DurstonDurham Jets Jon Lewis Mark StonemanEssex Eagles Chris Silverwood Ravi BoparaGlamorgan Robert Croft Jacques RudolphGloucestershire Richard Dawson Michael KlingerHampshire Dale Benkenstein James VinceKent Spitfires Jimmy Adams Sam NortheastLancashire Lightning Ashley Giles Steven CroftLeicestershire Foxes Andrew McDonald Mark PettiniMiddlesex Richard Scott Dawid MalanNorthamptonshire Steelbacks David Ripley Alex WakelyNottinghamshire Outlaws Mick Newell Dan ChristianSomerset Matthew Maynard Jim AllenbySurrey Michael Di Venuto Gareth BattySussex Sharks Mark Davis Luke WrightWorcestershire Rapids Steve Rhodes Daryl MitchellYorkshire Vikings Jason Gillespie Alex Lees
References
External links Tournament homepage at CricInfo