ECB 40

ECB 40
CountriesEngland England
Wales Wales
Scotland Scotland
Netherlands Netherlands
AdministratorECB
Format40 overs
First edition2010
Latest edition2013
Tournament formatGroup stage and knockout
Number of teams21
Current championNottinghamshire Outlaws

The ECB40, last known as the Yorkshire Bank 40 (YB40) for sponsorship reasons, was a forty-over limited overs cricket competition for the English first-class counties. It began in the 2010 English cricket season as a replacement for the Pro40 and Friends Provident Trophy competitions. Yorkshire Bank were the last sponsors, taking over the naming rights from their parent company Clydesdale Bank for the 2013 edition.[1] Warwickshire won the inaugural tournament. The competition was replaced by a 50-over tournament, to bring the domestic game in line with the international game from 2014 on—the Royal London One-Day Cup.[2]

  1. ^ "Yorkshire Bank to sponsor 40-over competition". England and Wales Cricket Board. 5 February 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Groups drawn for new List A comp". England and Wales Cricket Board. 21 September 2013. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.