2021 One-Day Cup

2021 Royal London One-Day Cup
Dates22 July – 19 August 2021
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket (50 overs)
Tournament format(s)Group stage and knockout
ChampionsGlamorgan (4th title)
Participants18
Matches77
Most runsGraham Clark (646)
Most wicketsJoe Cooke (19)
Official websiteecb.co.uk
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The 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup tournament was a limited overs cricket competition that formed part of the 2021 English cricket season in England and Wales.[1] Matches were contested over 50 overs per side, having List A cricket status, with all eighteen first-class counties competing in the tournament.[2] The tournament started on 22 July 2021, with the final taking place on 19 August 2021 at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.[3] Somerset were the defending champions winning the 2019 tournament,[4] with no tournament taking place in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

In August 2021, the Group A match between Middlesex and Gloucestershire was cancelled due to a COVID-19 outbreak in the Gloucestershire team.[6] Therefore, the group was decided on an average points per game basis.[7]

On the final day of group stage matches, Durham and Glamorgan qualified to the semi-finals, after finishing at top of their respective groups.[8] Gloucestershire, Essex from group A,[9][10] and Surrey, Yorkshire from group B,[11] all qualified to the quarter-finals.[12] In the first quarter-final, Essex beat Yorkshire by 129 runs to advance.[13] The second quarter-final saw Surrey beat Gloucestershire by five wickets to also advance.[14] Glamorgan beat Essex by five wickets in the first semi-final to progress to the final of the tournament.[15] They were joined in the final by Durham, who beat Surrey by five wickets in the second semi-final match.[16] Glamorgan won the tournament, beating Durham by 58 runs in the final.[17]

  1. ^ "County cricket: ECB confirms T20 Blast and One-Day Cup fixtures for 2021". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Vitality Blast and Royal London Cup fixtures announced as 2021 schedule takes shape". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  3. ^ "All you need to know about the 2021 Royal London Cup". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Tom Banton, James Hildreth lead Somerset to Royal London Cup glory". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Counties could be offered opt-out as Hampshire express red-ball reservations". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Covid outbreak causes cancellation of Gloucestershire visit to Middlesex". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Middlesex v Gloucestershire: One-Day Cup game off after Gloucestershire Covid cases". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Royal London Cup: Durham, Glamorgan secure semi-final spots but Lancashire eliminated after tie with Essex". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Chris Dent century leads Gloucestershire to eight-wicket win over Kent". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Alastair Cook ton helps send Essex to knockout stages in tie with Lancashire". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Glamorgan fall to Yorkshire but top their group". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  12. ^ "One-Day Cup: Durham & Glamorgan earn home semis as Gloucestershire, Surrey, Essex & Yorkshire also qualify". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  13. ^ "One-Day Cup: Josh Rymell hits century as Essex beat Yorkshire". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  14. ^ "One-Day Cup: Tim David hits brutal century as Surrey overpower Gloucestershire". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  15. ^ "One-day Cup: Joe Cooke stars as Glamorgan beat Essex to reach final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  16. ^ "One-Day Cup: Durham reach final with five-wicket win over Surrey". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  17. ^ "One-Day Cup: Glamorgan beat Durham at Trent Bridge to win first knockout trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 August 2021.