Tournament format(s) Knockout Participants 56 | Matches played 47 | |
Cricket format Limited overs cricket(50 overs per innings) | ||
The 2001 Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy was the first Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy following its change of name from the NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 1 May and 1 September 2001. The tournament was won by Somerset County Cricket Club who defeated Leicestershire County Cricket Club by 41 runs in the final at Lord's.
Format
The 18 first-class counties, were joined by all twenty Minor Counties, plus Huntingdonshire. They were also joined by the cricket boards of Derbyshire, Durham, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Middlesex, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Surrey, Sussex, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Yorkshire. The national teams of Denmark Ireland, the Netherlands and Scotland were unable to take part due to international commitments in the 2001 ICC Trophy. Teams who won in the first round progressed to the second round. The winners in the second round then progressed to the third round. Winners in the third round progressed to the fourth round and winners from that round progressed to the quarter-final stage. Winners from the quarter-finals then progressed to the semi-finals from which the winners then went on to the final at Lord's which was held on 1 September 2001.