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Melinda Farrell reports from Edgbaston where a defiant Northamptonshire team overcame a tough Durham challenge to clinch the Natwest T20 blast championship

'If you have a happy changing room, you perform'

Alex Wakely, the Northamptonshire captain, hailed his team's apparent weaknesses - their small squad and financial worries - as key factors in his side's success in the NatWest T20 Blast

Wood blows Yorks away, Durham into final

Mark Wood bowled Durham to a stunning seven-run victory against Yorkshire in a high-quality match at Edgbaston

Defiant Northants dig deep to lift T20 prize

Northants have defied injuries, international call-ups and relentless financial problems to secure their second limited-overs trophy since 1992 with victory in the final of the NatWest Blast

Northants feast on Tuckshop's massive plateful of joy

T20 Finals Day is a long day's journey into night: three hefty dollops of disappointment and finally an outburst of joy deep into the following morning

Duckett stars as Northants reach final

A career-best T20 score from Ben Duckett has powered Northants into the NatWest Blast T20 final for the third time in four years.

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'Will have to put friendships aside' - Wood

Mark Wood talks ahead of their NatWest T20 Blast Finals Day clash with Yorkshire

T20 debate swirls despite Blast success

The battle over the future of domestic T20 in England is set to come to a head once again. At its heart is a conflict between profitability and growing the game

Paul Collingwood: Durham's DNA

He knows his side are 'underdogs' against Yorkshire in the T20 semi-final, but he has spent his entire career scrapping and has no intention of stopping yet

Lees delights in a rapid transformation

Suddenly Yorkshire are confident in white-ball cricket but it was not always that way. The change over the past few weeks has been dramatic

NatWest t20 Blast 2016 Points Table

North Group

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
NOTTS	14	8	2	20	0.741
NHNTS	14	7	5	16	0.265
YORKS	14	7	5	16	0.223
DURH	14	6	6	14	-0.050
LANCS	14	6	7	13	0.200
WARKS	14	6	7	13	-0.215
DERBS	14	5	7	12	0.021
WORCS	14	5	7	12	-0.862
LEICS	14	4	8	10	-0.180

South Group

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
GLOUC	14	10	3	21	0.518
GLAM	14	8	3	19	1.005
MIDDX	14	7	6	15	0.395
ESSEX	14	7	6	15	0.174
SUR	14	7	7	14	0.153
SUSS	14	5	6	13	-0.053
KENT	14	6	8	12	-0.643
HANTS	14	4	8	10	-0.691
SOM	14	3	10	7	-0.660

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NatWest t20 Blast 2016 Top Wicket Takers

Benny Howell

GLOUC, Rm

Innings: 14Average: 16.04

Graham Napier

ESSEX, Rm

Innings: 12Average: 16.77

Tim Bresnan

YORKS, Rmf

Innings: 14Average: 16.80

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NatWest t20 Blast 2016 Top Run Scorers

Michael Klinger

GLOUC, Rhb

548

Innings: 14Average: 49.81

Colin Ingram

GLAM, Lhb

502

Innings: 14Average: 41.83

Ian Cockbain

GLOUC, Rhb

499

Innings: 14Average: 55.44

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