T20 Blast

(02-06-2014 09:16 )Charlemagne Wrote:  I noticed over the weekend that Warwickshire are playing their t20 fixtures under the name 'Birmingham Bears'
Don't they play any other of their home fixtures outside Birmingham

No

I believe that Birmingham Council funded the new ground improvements,so had a big say in the name change.Their attendances where down last year in comparison to other Test Match venues & this was hoped to help in some way.It was suggested that some people in Birmingham didn't relate to the Warwickshire CC.

What's with all these fuzzy beards that are the latest fashion for Sportsmen...

Tonight Lancs look like their fielding a team of extras from a Spartan 300 remake..

Apparently some other counties did propose to change their name for the T20 Blast, but were firmly refused by the respective county committees. Perhaps a step too far for some of the traditionalists?

It's Finals day today..

Ist match is between Birmingham Bears and Surrey
All the England players are available for selection. So Ian Bell is playing.

So Birmingham are now 31-0 off 4

Birmingham win the first match again Surrey

Lancashire bat first against Hampshire in the 2nd match . Flintoff isn't playing

Lancashire won the second semi final and will ball first in the final against Birmingham.

Kabir Ali is injured and Andrew Flintoff has been brought into the Lancashire team.

Andrew Flintoff has Ian Bell out in the deep off his first ball

Fantastic news Lancashire made it to the final!!!!! I'm a massive Lancashire fan and watched their innings and felt at the end they had a competitive total but Hampshire would win, especially after the total got reduced by duckworth lewis. Had to set off for dr who after the lightning innings finished, so didn't know they had won it till now

Good luck freddie and COME ON LIGHTNING!!!!!!!

Birmingham Bears - i.e. Warwickshire won the 2014 T20 Blast.

Birmingham failed to make the final this year.
They were well beaten in the semi by Nothants

In the other semi Hampshire were 115 all out in 19.5 overs v Lancashire