STAT ATTACK: Birmingham Bears v Lancashire Lightning
STAT ATTACK: Birmingham Bears v Lancashire Lightning
Check out all the key stats ahead of the Birmingham Bears v Lancashire Lightning, NatWest T20 Blast fixture at Edgbaston.
Lancashire Lightning currently sit in third position in the North Group of the NatWest T20 Blast with Birmingham Bears in fifth. Find out more in our match preview here.
- The Bears have won three of their last five games against the Lightning, having won none of the previous five against them (L5).
- Jordan Clark needs 34 runs to reach 500 runs in Twenty20 matches
- Four of the five games played between these teams at Edgbaston have been won by the team batting first on the day.
- Birmingham Bears have won five of their last six Sunday games; including a victory over Lancashire Lightning last season (L1).
- Birmingham Bears could only make 94/8 off their 20 overs in the most recent meetings with Lancashire Lightning; Saqib Mahmood took figures of 3/12 for the victors.
Head-to-Head
|
|
Bears |
Lightning |
|
Games |
10 |
10 |
|
Won |
3 |
7 |
|
Lost |
7 |
3 |
|
Drawn |
0 |
0 |
|
Win % |
30 |
70 |
Table: NatWest T20 Blast (North Group)
|
Pos |
Team |
P |
W |
L |
D |
Pts |
|
1 |
Vikings |
8 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
|
2 |
Steelbacks |
8 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
|
3 |
Lightning |
8 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
|
4 |
Falcons |
8 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
|
5 |
Bears |
8 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
|
6 |
Foxes |
7 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
|
7 |
Outlaws |
7 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
|
8 |
Rapids |
7 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
|
9 |
Jets |
7 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
-4 |
Bails and Ales drinks festival
This summer, Emirates Old Trafford will be hosting its first ever Bails and Ales drinks festival during the final two games of the 2017 NatWest T20 Blast campaign.
The Bails and Ales drinks festival will be the first of its kind for the biggest domestic cricket competition in the country, and will combine that festival atmosphere with exciting T20 cricket – with some of best named breweries coming together for this unique event including Heineken, JW Lees, Joseph Holt and Robinsons.
2017 Bails and Ales drinks festival dates
- Lancashire Lightning v Worcestershire Rapids (including Lancashire Thunder v Surrey Stars) – Wed 16 Aug
- Lancashire Lightning v Birmingham Bears – Fri 18 Aug
Buy your tickets for the first ever Bails and Ales drinks festival here, or by calling 0161 868 6868 or emailing tickets@lccc.co.uk ...but don’t forget you can benefit from the best ticket prices by buying online and can beat the queues by using our print at home tickets.