It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 2 May and 26 August 2000.
[1] The tournament was won by Gloucestershire who defeated Warwickshire by 22 runs in the final at Lord's.
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 once again took part in the tournament.
The winners of the semi-finals went on to the final at Lord's which was held on 26 August 2000.