2008 Twenty20 Cup
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Dates | 11 June 2008 | – 26 July 2008
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Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
Champions | Middlesex (1st title) |
Participants | 18 |
Matches | 97 |
Attendance | 583,642 (6,017 per match) |
Most runs | Joe Denly (451 for Kent) |
Most wickets | Yasir Arafat (23 for Kent) |
The 2008 Twenty20 Cup was the sixth edition of what would later become the T20 Blast tournament, and saw Middlesex Crusaders winning the tournament after a thrilling climax to the final against the reigning champions, the Kent Spitfires.
The tournament began on 11 June 2008 before culminating in Finals Day, held at The Rose Bowl, Southampton on 26 July. The number of games rose from 79 to 97, as all teams played each other twice in the group stage.
Group stage
[edit]Midlands/West/Wales Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Warwickshire Bears | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0.694 |
2 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0.431 |
3 | Glamorgan Dragons | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | −0.176 |
4 | Somerset Sabres | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0.313 |
5 | Worcestershire Royals | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | −0.488 |
6 | Gloucestershire Gladiators | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −0.931 |
Results
[edit] 11 June 2008
Scorecard |
Warwickshire Bears
140/7 (19 overs) |
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- Rain stopped play after 12 overs of Warwickshire's innings, reducing it to 19 overs per side, before further rain during the interval forced an abandonment.
13 June 2008
Scorecard |
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
182/4 (20 overs) |
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Worcestershire Royals
149 (19.4 overs) |
17 June 2008
Scorecard |
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
162/5 (20 overs) |
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Gloucestershire Gladiators
135 (18.4 overs) |
17 June 2008
Scorecard |
Gloucestershire Gladiators
170/7 (20 overs) |
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Northamptonshire Steelbacks
171/4 (18.2 overs) |
19 June 2008
Scorecard |
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
102/9 (20 overs) |
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Warwickshire Bears
106/1 (15.4 overs) |
19 June 2008
Scorecard |
Glamorgan Dragons
154/6 (17 overs) |
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Northamptonshire Steelbacks
147/9 (17 overs) |
22 June 2008
Scorecard |
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
207/4 (20 overs) |
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Glamorgan Dragons
183/8 (20 overs) |
22 June 2008
Scorecard |
Gloucestershire Gladiators
131 (19.4 overs) |
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Warwickshire Bears
134/2 (17 overs) |
24 June 2008
Scorecard |
Glamorgan Dragons
130/6 (20 overs) |
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Gloucestershire Gladiators
135/3 (18.4 overs) |
24 June 2008
Scorecard |
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
160/7 (20 overs) |
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Worcestershire Royals
163/6 (18.5 overs) |
25 June 2008
Scorecard |
Worcestershire Royals
152/8 (20 overs) |
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Gloucestershire Gladiators
93 (16 overs) |
27 June 2008
Scorecard |
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
137/8 (20 overs) |
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Warwickshire Bears
124/8 (20 overs) |
North Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Durham Dynamos | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0.984 |
2 | Lancashire Lightning | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0.921 |
3 | Yorkshire Carnegie1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | −0.312 |
4 | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.027 |
5 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.421 |
6 | Leicestershire Foxes | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | −0.893 |
1 The match on 27 June between Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire had no points awarded after it was found that Yorkshire had fielded an ineligible player for the match; Yorkshire were also ejected from the competition.
Results
[edit] 11 June 2008
Scorecard |
Derbyshire Phantoms
114/9 (20 overs) |
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Durham Dynamos
48/5 (6.5 overs) |
- Rain fell during the interval, Durham target reduced to 48 runs from 7 overs.
13 June 2008
Scorecard |
Yorkshire Carnegie
141/8 (15 overs) |
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Nottinghamshire Outlaws
143/6 (14.2 overs) |
16 June 2008
Scorecard |
Nottinghamshire Outlaws
144/9 (20 overs) |
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Derbyshire Phantoms
148/7 (20 overs) |
18 June 2008
Scorecard |
Lancashire Lightning
150/6 (20 overs) |
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Yorkshire Carnegie
154/8 (19.4 overs) |
A McGrath 46 (39)
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19 June 2008
Scorecard |
Leicestershire Foxes
149/7 (20 overs) |
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Nottinghamshire Outlaws
150/5 (19.4 overs) |
20 June 2008
Scorecard |
Derbyshire Phantoms
114/8 (20 overs) |
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Nottinghamshire Outlaws
116/2 (16.3 overs) |
22 June 2008
Scorecard |
Nottinghamshire Outlaws
151/7 (20 overs) |
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Lancashire Lightning
155/5 (19.3 overs) |
24 June 2008
Scorecard |
Leicestershire Foxes
131/6 (20 overs) |
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Nottinghamshire Outlaws
126 (19.5 overs) |
25 June 2008
Scorecard |
Lancashire Lightning
155/8 (20 overs) |
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Nottinghamshire Outlaws
132 (19.1 overs) |
Due to Yorkshire fielding an ineligible player, the match was awarded to Nottinghamshire on 10 July. The result was changed back to a Yorkshire win, but with no points awarded on 14 July.
South Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Middlesex Crusaders | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.732 |
2 | Essex Eagles | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0.937 |
3 | Kent Spitfires | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.640 |
4 | Hampshire Hawks | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | −0.505 |
5 | Sussex Sharks | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.876 |
6 | Surrey Brown Caps | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.905 |
Results
[edit]Knockout stage
[edit]Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
M1 | Warwickshire Bears | 133/8 | ||||||||||||
S3 | Kent Spitfires | 175/6 | ||||||||||||
S3 | Kent Spitfires | 173/7 | ||||||||||||
S2 | Essex Eagles | 159/8 | ||||||||||||
S2 | Essex Eagles | 192/9 | ||||||||||||
M2 | Northants Steelbacks | 115/7 | ||||||||||||
S3 | Kent Spitfires | 184/5 | ||||||||||||
S1 | Middlesex Crusaders | 187/6 | ||||||||||||
S1 | Middlesex Crusaders | 176/7 | ||||||||||||
N2 | Lancashire Lightning | 164/8 | ||||||||||||
S1 | Middlesex Crusaders | 141/2 | ||||||||||||
N1 | Durham Dynamos | 138/6 | ||||||||||||
N1 | Durham Dynamos | 163/8 | ||||||||||||
M3 | Glamorgan Dragons | 119 |
Note: The draw for the semi-finals occurred after the quarter-finals.
Quarter-finals
[edit]The match at the Riverside was postponed in bizarre circumstances. The ECB received allegations about Yorkshire fielding an ineligible player in their final group game, against the Nottinghamshire Outlaws.[1]
In an original meeting on 10 July, Yorkshire were summoned to Old Trafford and were told that they were to be ejected from the tournament, with Nottinghamshire to be reinstated in the draw.[2] However, Yorkshire appealed and at a second meeting held on 14 July, their appeal was heard and rejected, but this time Glamorgan were placed into the draw on a superior run rate, because Nottinghamshire were not awarded the points for the 27 June game.
9,10 July 2008
Scorecard |
Kent Spitfires
175/6 (20 overs) |
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Warwickshire Bears
133/8 (20 overs) |
- Reserve day used.
Having waited fifteen days to play their quarter-final, Durham progressed to Finals Day after a 44-run win at the Riverside. Having been put into bat, the visitors took three early wickets, removing dangermen Phil Mustard, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Paul Collingwood, with the score only on 26. After Michael Di Venuto fell, Durham looked to be in some trouble. However, a fifth wicket partnership of 53 between Will Smith and captain Dale Benkenstein pushed the score up. Smith made 51 as Durham set a target of 164, for Glamorgan to chase. It could have been somewhat lower had it not been for virtuoso innings by Gareth Breese, smashing 20 off just 9 balls, and Liam Plunkett who hit 12* off 3. James Harris took 3 wickets, but accounted for around a quarter of the runs conceded.
The Glamorgan reply could not have gotten off to a worse start, losing opener Richard Grant very first ball. David Hemp soon followed, becoming Plunkett's second victim, with only seven runs on the board. Glamorgan were always struggling with the run-rate, with most of the top-order recording strike rates of below 100. Only four players made it to double figures, with Jamie Dalrymple top scoring with 32, and had stern support from wicket-keeper Mark Wallace, who fired 26 off sixteen deliveries. However, Glamorgan fell a long way short with Plunkett, the pick of the Durham attack, taking 3-16 off three overs.
Finals Day
[edit]- Semi-finals
- Final
Statistics
[edit]Runs
[edit]Player | Team | Matches | Inns | NO | Runs | Balls | HS | S/Rate | 100s | 50s | Average |
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Joe Denly | Kent Spitfires | 13 | 13 | 0 | 451 | 379 | 91 | 118.99 | 0 | 5 | 34.69 |
Anthony McGrath | Yorkshire Carnegie | 9 | 9 | 2 | 392 | 296 | 72* | 132.43 | 0 | 4 | 56.00 |
Murray Goodwin | Sussex Sharks | 10 | 10 | 2 | 345 | 273 | 79* | 126.37 | 0 | 3 | 43.13 |
Rob Key | Kent Spitfires | 13 | 13 | 0 | 345 | 258 | 52 | 133.72 | 0 | 1 | 26.53 |
Michael Carberry | Hampshire Hawks | 10 | 10 | 1 | 334 | 268 | 58 | 124.62 | 0 | 4 | 37.11 |
Graham Napier | Essex Eagles | 12 | 11 | 1 | 326 | 167 | 152* | 195.20 | 1 | 0 | 32.60 |
Michael Lumb | Hampshire Hawks | 10 | 10 | 0 | 315 | 209 | 63 | 150.71 | 0 | 2 | 31.50 |
Marcus Trescothick | Somerset Sabres | 8 | 8 | 0 | 306 | 185 | 107 | 165.40 | 1 | 1 | 38.25 |
Dawid Malan | Middlesex Crusaders | 12 | 10 | 5 | 306 | 220 | 103 | 139.09 | 1 | 1 | 61.20 |
Phil Mustard | Durham Dynamos | 11 | 11 | 0 | 303 | 224 | 61 | 135.26 | 0 | 1 | 27.54 |
Wickets
[edit]Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Runs | Wickets | Best | Econ | S/Rate | 4/inns | 5+/inns | Average |
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Yasir Arafat | Kent Spitfires | 13 | 44 | 341 | 23 | 4/17 | 7.75 | 11.48 | 2 | 0 | 14.82 |
Tyron Henderson | Middlesex Crusaders | 12 | 47 | 349 | 21 | 4/29 | 7.42 | 13.43 | 1 | 0 | 16.61 |
Andrew Hall | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 9 | 34.1 | 271 | 20 | 6/21 | 7.93 | 10.25 | 0 | 2 | 13.55 |
Danish Kaneria | Essex Eagles | 12 | 45.1 | 276 | 20 | 4/22 | 6.11 | 13.55 | 1 | 0 | 13.80 |
Tim Murtagh | Middlesex Crusaders | 13 | 50 | 400 | 20 | 3/15 | 8.00 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
Johann Louw | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 11 | 39 | 325 | 17 | 3/18 | 8.33 | 13.76 | 0 | 0 | 19.12 |
James Tredwell | Kent Spitfires | 13 | 41 | 264 | 16 | 3/9 | 6.43 | 15.38 | 0 | 0 | 16.50 |
Graham Napier | Essex Eagles | 12 | 40.1 | 282 | 16 | 4/10 | 7.02 | 15.06 | 1 | 0 | 17.62 |
Ian Salisbury | Warwickshire Bears | 10 | 32 | 175 | 15 | 3/14 | 5.47 | 12.80 | 0 | 0 | 11.67 |
Abdul Razzaq | Surrey Brown Caps | 9 | 32 | 232 | 15 | 4/17 | 7.25 | 12.80 | 1 | 0 | 15.47 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Twenty20 quarter-final postponed". Archived from the original on 11 July 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
- ^ Yorkshire thrown out of Twenty20