2020 Royal London One-Day Cup

The 2020 Royal London One-Day Cup tournament is an upcoming limited overs cricket competition that will form part of the 2020 domestic cricket season in England and Wales. Matches will be contested over 50 overs per side and have List A cricket status. All eighteen first-class counties will compete in the tournament, which is scheduled to start on 20 July 2020, and finish on 19 September 2020.[1][2][3]

2020 Royal London One-Day Cup
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket (50 overs)
Tournament format(s)Group stage and knockout
Participants18
Official websiteecb.co.uk

On 24 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed that no professional cricket would be played in England before 1 July 2020.[4][5] In late May 2020, the ECB looked at the scheduling of domestic cricket for the summer, with the One-Day Cup likely to be abandoned.[6] The ECB also confirmed that no domestic cricket would be played before 1 August 2020.[7][8] In June 2020, some clubs raised concerns about the logistics of travelling and the financial viability of playing first-class cricket, with 50-over matches being a more realistic possibility.[9]

References
  1. "ECB announce domestic fixtures for 2020". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  2. "County Championship fixtures: Essex start against Yorkshire". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  3. "Championship and Hundred take centre stage in 2020 fixture list". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  4. "ECB announces further delay to the professional cricket season". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  5. "Season delayed until July as England-West Indies postponed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  6. "County Championship could include Lord's final with hopes for August start". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  7. "ECB update on the domestic and recreational game". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  8. "Counties wait for ECB approval on August restart plan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  9. "Setback over potential first-class restart may expose county fault-lines". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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