Dates | 16 May 2014 | – 23 August 2014
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Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
Champions | Birmingham Bears (1st title) |
Participants | 18 |
Matches | 133 |
Attendance | 704,205 (5,295 per match) |
Most runs | Jason Roy, Surrey (677) |
Most wickets | Jeetan Patel, Birmingham Bears (25) |
Official website | NatWest T20 Blast |
The 2014 NatWest T20 Blast was the twelfth edition of the T20 Blast formerly known as the NatWest T20 Blast, the English Twenty20 cricket competition. The competition ran from 16 May 2014 until Finals Day at Edgbaston on 23 August, which was won by Birmingham Bears. The competition replaced the Friends Life t20 competition. With attendance figures over 700,000, it was the most attended season of T20 cricket in England since the format began in 2003.[1]