NatWest t20 Blast 2016 | Live Score, Schedule, News

Melinda Farrell reports from Edgbaston where a defiant Northamptonshire team overcame a tough Durham challenge to clinch the Natwest T20 blast championship

'If you have a happy changing room, you perform'

Alex Wakely, the Northamptonshire captain, hailed his team's apparent weaknesses - their small squad and financial worries - as key factors in his side's success in the NatWest T20 Blast

Wood blows Yorks away, Durham into final

Mark Wood bowled Durham to a stunning seven-run victory against Yorkshire in a high-quality match at Edgbaston

Defiant Northants dig deep to lift T20 prize

Northants have defied injuries, international call-ups and relentless financial problems to secure their second limited-overs trophy since 1992 with victory in the final of the NatWest Blast

Northants feast on Tuckshop's massive plateful of joy

T20 Finals Day is a long day's journey into night: three hefty dollops of disappointment and finally an outburst of joy deep into the following morning

Duckett stars as Northants reach final

A career-best T20 score from Ben Duckett has powered Northants into the NatWest Blast T20 final for the third time in four years.

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'Will have to put friendships aside' - Wood

Mark Wood talks ahead of their NatWest T20 Blast Finals Day clash with Yorkshire

T20 debate swirls despite Blast success

The battle over the future of domestic T20 in England is set to come to a head once again. At its heart is a conflict between profitability and growing the game

Paul Collingwood: Durham's DNA

He knows his side are 'underdogs' against Yorkshire in the T20 semi-final, but he has spent his entire career scrapping and has no intention of stopping yet

NatWest t20 Blast 2016 Points Table

North Group

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
NOT	14	8	2	20	0.741
NOR	14	7	5	16	0.265
YOR	14	7	5	16	0.223
DUR	14	6	6	14	-0.050
LAN	14	6	7	13	0.200
WAR	14	6	7	13	-0.215
DER	14	5	7	12	0.021
WOR	14	5	7	12	-0.862
LEI	14	4	8	10	-0.180

South Group

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
GLO	14	10	3	21	0.518
GLA	14	8	3	19	1.005
MID	14	7	6	15	0.395
ESS	14	7	6	15	0.174
SUR	14	7	7	14	0.153
SUS	14	5	6	13	-0.053
KEN	14	6	8	12	-0.643
HAM	14	4	8	10	-0.691
SOM	14	3	10	7	-0.660

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NatWest t20 Blast 2016 Top Wicket Takers

Benny Howell

GLO, Rm

Innings: 14Average: 16.04

Graham Napier

ESS, Rm

Innings: 12Average: 16.77

Tim Bresnan

YOR, Rmf

Innings: 14Average: 16.80

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NatWest t20 Blast 2016 Top Run Scorers

Michael Klinger

GLO, Rhb

548

Innings: 14Average: 49.81

Colin Ingram

GLA, Lhb

502

Innings: 14Average: 41.83

Ian Cockbain

GLO, Rhb

499

Innings: 14Average: 55.44

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