| Dates | 25 April – 18 September 2010 |
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| Administrator | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket (40 overs) |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage andknockout |
| Champions | Warwickshire Bears (1st title) |
| Participants | 21 |
| Matches | 129 |
| Most runs | Jacques Rudolph (861) |
| Most wickets | Alfonso Thomas (27) |
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The2010 Clydesdale Bank 40 tournament was the inauguralECB 40limited overs cricket competition for theEnglish and Welsh first-class counties. In addition to the 18 counties,Scotland and theNetherlands took part, as well as theUnicorns, a team of players who did not have first-class contracts.[1]
The competition consisted of three groups of seven teams, from which the top team from each group, plus the best second-placed team, progressed to the semi-finals.[1]
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ded | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Somerset | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1.491 |
| 2 | Sussex Sharks | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0.903 |
| 3 | Surrey Lions | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | −0.006 |
| 4 | Lancashire Lightning | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −0.315 |
| 5 | Worcestershire Royals | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.196 |
| 6 | Unicorns | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −0.470 |
| 7 | Glamorgan Dragons | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −1.585 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Yorkshire Carnegie | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.384 |
| 2 | Essex Eagles | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0.314 |
| 3 | Gloucestershire Gladiators | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.659 |
| 4 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.037 |
| 5 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.038 |
| 6 | Middlesex Panthers | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 8 | −0.445 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 12 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −0.999 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Warwickshire Bears | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.314 |
| 2 | Kent Spitfires | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0.774 |
| 3 | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.348 |
| 4 | Hampshire Hawks | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.006 |
| 5 | Durham Dynamos | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0.262 |
| 6 | Leicestershire Foxes | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.220 |
| 7 | Scotland | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.225 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 11 September – Taunton | ||||||
| Somerset | 312/6 (40 overs) | |||||
| 18 September –Lord's | ||||||
| Essex Eagles | 217 (29.3 overs) | |||||
| Somerset | 199 (39 overs) | |||||
| 11 September – Scarborough | ||||||
| Warwickshire Bears | 200/7 (39 overs) | |||||
| Yorkshire Carnegie | 257/5 (37 overs) | |||||
| Warwickshire Bears | 260/6 (35.5 overs) | |||||
Somerset 312/6 (40 overs) | v | Essex Eagles 217 (29.3 overs) |
Somerset won by 95 runs County Ground,Taunton Umpires:Nick Cook andPeter Willey Player of the match:Marcus Trescothick (Somerset) |
Yorkshire Carnegie 257/5 (37 overs) | v | Warwickshire Bears 260/6 (35.5 overs) |
Somerset 199 (39 overs) | v | Warwickshire Bears 200/7 (39 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 3 wickets Lord's, London Umpires:Peter Hartley andRichard Kettleborough Player of the match:Ian Bell (Warwickshire) |