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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]

History

In 2009, in light of the growth of Twenty20 cricket with the Twenty20 Cup, Indian Premier League and ICC World Twenty20, the ECB realised that the Pro40 and Friends Provident Trophy were attracting less interest. Plans began to consolidate the List A competitions into a single 40-over trophy. The competition began in the 2010 English cricket season with Clydesdale Bank, previously sponsor of the Twenty20 Cup, agreeing to a three-year sponsorship.^[3] John Perera, ECB commercial director, stated that "We are delighted to welcome Clydesdale Bank as the title sponsor for the 40-over competition particularly as it gives us an opportunity to build on an already strong working relationship. The Clydesdale Bank 40 is an exciting new competition and the format is designed to comfortably fit into the busy family weekend."^[3] Ireland and Scotland, were asked to compete, following their entry in the Friends Provident Trophy, but Ireland declined in order to concentrate on their growing international commitments; The Netherlands took their place.^[4]^[5] A new team, the Unicorns cricket team, was formed of contractless county players to compete, unpaid,^[5] alongside the 18 first-class counties, Scotland and the Netherlands.^[6]

Participating teams and format

The competition contained three groups of seven. A random draw was used to place the teams into groups. The top team of each group, together with the second best team across all three groups, progressed to two semi-finals, the winners of which faced off in the final for the trophy. The participating teams were the 18 first-class counties plus Scotland, Netherlands and Unicorns.

Results

Records

Team

Individual

Sponsors

References

1. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.ecb.co.uk/ecb/about-ecb/media-releases/yorkshire-bank-to-sponsor-40-over-competition,320681,EN.html |title=Yorkshire Bank to sponsor 40-over competition |publisher=ECB |date=5 February 2013 |accessdate=3 April 2013 }}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/articles/groups-drawn-new-list-comp|title=Groups drawn for new List A comp|publisher=ECB|date=21 September 2013|accessdate=21 September 2013}}
3. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://www.ecb.co.uk/ecb/about-ecb/media-releases/clydesdale-bank-sponsors-40-over-league,309222,EN.html|title=Clydesdale Bank 40 unveiled|date=15 February 2010|publisher=ECB|accessdate=2 May 2010}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://blogs.cricinfo.com/btw/archives/2009/09/ireland_decline.php|title=Ireland decline ECB's 40-over invite|publisher=Cricinfo blogs|date=29 September 2009|accessdate=3 May 2010}}
5. ^¹Geoffrey Dean, Ivo Tennant, Patrick Kidd. Dispute overshadows first sighting of Unicorns, 2 May 2010, www.timesonline.co.uk. Retrieved on 3 May 2010.
6. ^Bolton, Paul [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/counties/7566122/Wes-Durston-to-play-for-Unicorns-in-Clydesdale-Bank-40-League.html Wes Durston to play for Unicorns], 8 April 2010, www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved on 2 May 2010.
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/9115607.stm|title=Changes in county cricket schedule put off until 2012|publisher=BBC Sport|date=21 October 2010|accessdate=3 November 2010}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/domestic/clydesdale-bank-40/2011-draw,312402,EN.html|title=Clydesdale Bank 40 groups revealed|publisher=ecb.co.uk|date=2 November 2010|accessdate=3 November 2010}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/262/262939.html|title=Surrey v Glamorgan in 2010|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=3 November 2010}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/o35181|title=Kent v Sussex Scorecard|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=21 September 2013}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/engine/match/542772.html|title=Group A: Netherlands v Worcestershire at The Hague, Jun 8, 2012|publisher=espnCricinfo|accessdate=10 June 2012}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/472/472315.html|title=Essex v Scotland in 2013|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=21 September 2013}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/ENG/Clydesdale_Bank_40_2010/Batting_by_Runs.html|title=Batting and Fielding in Clydesdale Bank 40 2010 (Ordered by Runs)|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=3 November 2010}}
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