The 2016 NatWest T20 Blast is the third season of the domestic T20 competition, run by the ECB, branded as the NatWest t20 Blast. The league consists 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.^[1][2]

Teams

Team	Location	Division	Home ground	Coach	Captain
Birmingham Bears	Birmingham	North	Edgbaston	Dougie Brown	Ian Bell
Derbyshire Falcons	Derby	North	County Ground	Graeme Welch	Wes Durston
Durham Jets	Chester-le-Street	North	Riverside Ground	Jon Lewis	Mark Stoneman
Essex Eagles	Chelmsford	South	County Ground	Chris Silverwood	Ravi Bopara
Glamorgan	Cardiff	South	SWALEC Stadium	Robert Croft	Jacques Rudolph
Gloucestershire	Bristol	South	Bristol County Ground	Richard Dawson	Michael Klinger
Hampshire	Southampton	South	Rose Bowl	Dale Benkenstein	James Vince
Kent Spitfires	Canterbury	South	St Lawrence Ground	Jimmy Adams	Sam Northeast
Lancashire Lightning	Manchester	North	Old Trafford	Ashley Giles	Steven Croft
Leicestershire Foxes	Leicester	North	Grace Road	Andrew McDonald	Mark Pettini
Middlesex	London	South	Lord's	Richard Scott	Dawid Malan
Northamptonshire Steelbacks	Northampton	North	County Ground	David Ripley	Alex Wakely
Nottinghamshire Outlaws	Nottingham	North	Trent Bridge	Mick Newell	Dan Christian
Somerset	Taunton	South	County Ground	Matthew Maynard	Jim Allenby
Surrey	London	South	The Oval	Michael Di Venuto	Gareth Batty
Sussex Sharks	Hove	South	County Cricket Ground	Mark Davis	Luke Wright
Worcestershire Rapids	Worcester	North	New Road	Steve Rhodes	Daryl Mitchell
Yorkshire Vikings	Leeds	North	Headingley	Jason Gillespie	Alex Lees

North Division

Table

Results

Birmingham Bears Derbyshire Falcons Durham Jets Lancashire Lightning Leicestershire Foxes Northamptonshire Steelbacks Nottinghamshire Outlaws Worcestershire Rapids Yorkshire Vikings Birmingham Bears Birmingham Bears 9 wickets Birmingham Bears 18 runs (D/L) Northamptonshire Steelbacks 8 wickets (D/L) Nottinghamshire Outlaws 6 wickets Worcestershire Rapids 5 wickets Abandoned No result Derbyshire Falcons Birmingham Bears 4 wickets Derbyshire Falcons 6 wickets Derbyshire Falcons 4 wickets Abandoned No result Nottinghamshire Outlaws 7 wickets Derbyshire Falcons 29 runs Yorkshire Vikings 1 run Durham Jets Lancashire Lightning 4 runs Durham Jets 5 wickets Durham Jets 6 wickets Durham Jets 66 runs Abandoned No result Durham Jets 6 runs (D/L) Lancashire Lightning Derbyshire Falcons 9 wickets Durham Jets 6 wickets Lancashire Lightning 9 wickets (D/L) Abandoned No result Lancashire Lightning 96 runs Lancashire Lightning 26 runs Leicestershire Foxes Birmingham Bears 8 wickets Leicestershire Foxes 9 wickets Leicestershire Foxes 6 wickets Leicestershire Foxes 9 runs Northamptonshire Steelbacks 5 wickets (D/L) Abandoned No result Abandoned No result Northamptonshire Steelbacks Northamptonshire Steelbacks 74 runs Northamptonshire Steelbacks 3 wickets Northamptonshire Steelbacks 26 runs Northamptonshire Steelbacks 6 wickets Nottinghamshire Outlaws 6 wickets Northamptonshire Steelbacks 7 wickets Yorkshire Vikings 14 runs Nottinghamshire Outlaws Birmingham Bears 6 wickets Abandoned No result Abandoned No result Nottinghamshire Outlaws 2 wickets Nottinghamshire Outlaws 9 wickets Yorkshire Vikings 3 wickets Worcestershire Rapids Worcestershire Rapids 5 wickets Derbyshire Falcons 7 wickets Worcestershire Rapids 38 runs Lancashire Lightning 7 wickets Worcestershire Rapids 3 wickets Nottinghamshire Outlaws 4 wickets Worcestershire Rapids 7 wickets Yorkshire Vikings Yorkshire Vikings 2 runs Yorkshire Vikings 1 run (D/L) Yorkshire Vikings 20 runs Yorkshire Vikings 5 runs Leicestershire Foxes 54 runs Yorkshire Vikings 75 runs Abandoned No result Home team win Away team win Match tied Match abandoned

South Division

Table

Results

Essex Eagles Glamorgan Gloucestershire Hampshire Kent Spitfires Middlesex Somerset Surrey Sussex Sharks Essex Eagles Abandoned No result Gloucestershire 8 wickets Essex Eagles 5 wickets Essex Eagles 50 runs Middlesex 17 runs Surrey 8 runs Sussex Sharks 24 runs Glamorgan Essex Eagles 7 wickets Gloucestershire 9 wickets Glamorgan 5 wickets Glamorgan 55 runs (D/L) Glamorgan 7 wickets Glamorgan 9 wickets Glamorgan 46 runs Gloucestershire Gloucestershire 30 runs Glamorgan 6 wickets Kent Spitfires 3 runs Gloucestershire 4 wickets Gloucestershire 4 wickets Gloucestershire 6 wickets Sussex Sharks 1 run (D/L) Hampshire Essex Eagles 3 runs Hampshire 25 runs Abandoned No result Hampshire 9 runs Middlesex 43 runs Hampshire 83 runs Abandoned No result Kent Spitfires Essex Eagles 33 runs Gloucestershire 7 wickets Kent Spitfires 8 runs Middlesex 40 runs Kent Spitfires 8 wickets Kent Spitfires 8 wickets Kent Spitfires 10 runs Middlesex Essex Eagles 5 wickets Glammorgan 9 wickets Gloucestershire 4 wickets Middlesex 69 runs Middlesex 4 runs Middlesex 5 wickets Abandoned No result Somerset Somerset 7 wickets Abandoned No result Gloucestershire 7 wickets Somerset 6 wickets Kent Spitfires 12 runs Middlesex 5 wickets Somerset 8 wickets Surrey Essex Eagles 8 wickets Glamorgan 8 wickets Surrey 80 runs Surrey 37 runs Surrey 29 runs Surrey 15 runs Surrey 6 wickets Sussex Sharks Abandoned No result Gloucestershire 11 runs Hampshire 1 run Sussex Sharks 4 wickets Sussex Sharks 7 wickets Sussex Sharks 48 runs Surrey 23 runs Home team win Away team win Match tied Match abandoned

Knockout stage