2008 Twenty20 Cup

2008 Twenty20 Cup
Administrator(s)	England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Group stage and knockout
Champions	Middlesex (1st title)
Participants	18
Matches played	97
Attendance	583,642 (6,017 per match)
Most runs	Joe Denly; (451 for Kent)
Most wickets	Yasir Arafat; (23 for Kent)
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The 2008 Twenty20 Cup was the sixth running of the 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 June 11, 2008 before culminating in Finals Day, held at The Rose Bowl, Southampton on July 26. As always, the eighteen county sides were split into three groups of six, depending on the location of the counties in the United Kingdom.

[edit] Group stage

[edit] Tables

[edit] Midlands/West/Wales Division

Main article: 2008 Twenty20 Cup Midlands/Wales/West Division

Pos	Team	Played	Won	Loss	Tied	No Result	Points	Net RR
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

[edit] North Division

Main article: 2008 Twenty20 Cup North Division

Pos	Team	Played	Won	Loss	Tied	No Result	Points	Net RR
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	10¹	-0.312
4	Nottinghamshire Outlaws	10	4	5	0	1	9¹	+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 June 27 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.

[edit] South Division

Main article: 2008 Twenty20 Cup South Division

Pos	Team	Played	Won	Loss	Tied	Points	Net RR
1	Middlesex Crusaders	10	8	2	0	16	+0.732
2	Essex Eagles	10	6	3	1	13	+0.937
3	Kent Spitfires	10	6	4	0	12	+0.640
4	Hampshire Hawks	10	5	4	1	11	-0.505
5	Sussex Sharks	10	2	8	0	4	-0.876
6	Surrey Brown Caps	10	2	8	0	4	-0.905

[edit] Knockout stage

Main article: 2008 Twenty20 Cup knockout stage

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

9–July 10 - Edgbaston, Birmingham

Warwickshire Bears	133/8
		July 26 - The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Kent Spitfires	175/6
		Kent Spitfires	173/7
July 7 - County Ground, Chelmsford
		Essex Eagles	159/8
Essex Eagles	192/9
				July 26 - The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Northants Steelbacks	115/7
				Kent Spitfires	184/5
July 8 - The Oval, London
				Middlesex Crusaders	187/6
Middlesex Crusaders	176/7
		July 26 - The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Lancashire Lightning	164/8
		Middlesex Crusaders	141/2
July 22- Riverside, Chester-le-Street
		Durham Dynamos	138/6
Durham Dynamos	163/8

Glamorgan Dragons	119

Note: The teams are re-drawn for the semi-finals. This is reflected in these standings. The original quarter-final order was: Durham v Glamorgan, Essex v Northamptonshire, Middlesex v Lancashire and Warwickshire v Kent.

[edit] Quarter-Finals

[edit] July 7

[edit] Durham Dynamos v Yorkshire Carnegie

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 July 10, 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 July 14, 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 June 27 game.

[edit] Essex Eagles v Northamptonshire Steelbacks

Essex Eagles	192/9 (20 overs)	Essex won by 59 runs (D/L)^[3]
	RS Bopara 47 (26) N Boje 2-29 [4]	County Ground, Chelmsford, England Umpires: RK Illingworth (Eng) and NJ Llong (Eng) N Boje; 58* (43), 60 mins - 8 x 4's
Northamptonshire Steelbacks	115/7 (18 overs)
	N Boje 58* (43) GR Napier 4-10 [4]

[edit] July 8

[edit] Middlesex Crusaders v Lancashire Lightning

Middlesex Crusaders	176/7 (20 overs)	Middlesex won by 12 runs^[4]
	DJ Malan 103 (54) A Flintoff 3-17 [4]	The Oval, London, England Umpires: RK Illingworth (Eng) and B Dudleston (Eng) DJ Malan; 103 (54), 56 mins - 10 x 4's, 6 x 6's A Flintoff; 53 (41), 45 mins - 5 x 4's, 3 x 6's
Lancashire Lightning	164/8 (20 overs)
	A Flintoff 53 (41) TJ Murtagh 3-35 [4]

[edit] July 9-10

[edit] Warwickshire Bears v Kent Spitfires

Kent Spitfires	175/6 (20 overs)	Kent won by 42 runs^[5]
	DI Stevens 69 (32) DL Maddy 1-7 [0.3]	Edgbaston, Birmingham, England Umpires: RJ Bailey (Eng) and JW Lloyds (Eng) DI Stevens; 69 (32), 36 mins - 6 x 4's, 5 x 6's
Warwickshire Bears	133/8 (20 overs)
	AG Botha 35 (19) Y Arafat 3-29 [4]

[edit] July 22

[edit] Durham Dynamos v Glamorgan Dragons

Durham Dynamos	163/8 (20 overs)	Durham won by 44 runs^[6]
	WR Smith 51 (38) JAR Harris 3-41 [4]	Riverside, Chester-le-Street, England Umpires: JW Holder (Eng) and RT Robinson (Eng) WR Smith; 51 (38), 40 mins - 5 x 4's, 1 x 6
Glamorgan Dragons	119 (17.4 overs)
	JWM Dalrymple 32 (36) LE Plunkett 3-16 [3]

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've 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.

[edit] Finals Day - July 26

Main article: 2008 Twenty20 Cup Finals Day

[edit] 1st Semi-Final

[edit] Kent Spitfires v Essex Eagles

July 26, 2008	Kent Spitfires 173/7 (20 overs)	v	Essex Eagles 159/8 (20 overs)	Kent won by 14 runs^[7] The Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Rob Bailey and Jeremy Lloyds Player of the match: Azhar Mahmood
	Joe Denly 36 (27) Ravinder Bopara 3/36 (4)		Mark Pettini 54 (47) Yasir Arafat 2/22 (4)

[edit] 2nd Semi-Final

[edit] Middlesex Crusaders v Durham Dynamos

July 26, 2008	Durham Dynamos 138/6 (20 overs)	v	Middlesex Crusaders 141/2 (15.4 overs)	Middlesex won by 8 wickets^[8] The Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Richard Illingworth and Neil Mallender Player of the match: Tyron Henderson
	Shivnarine Chanderpaul 48 (47) Tim Murtagh 3/29 (4)		Tyron Henderson 59* (21) Gareth Breese 1/14 (2)

[edit] Final

[edit] Kent Spitfires v Middlesex Crusaders

July 26, 2008	Middlesex Crusaders 187/6 (20 overs)	v	Kent Spitfires 184/5 (20 overs)	Middlesex won by 3 runs^[9] The Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Neil Mallender and Jeremy Lloyds
	Owais Shah 75 (35) Yasir Arafat 2/20 (4)		Robert Key 52 (30) Shaun Udal 1/21 (4)

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Runs

Player	Team	Matches	Inns	NO	Runs	Balls	HS	S/Rate	100s	50s	Average
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
Robert 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

[edit] Wickets

Player	Team	Matches	Overs	Runs	Wickets	Best	Econ	S/Rate	4/inns	5+/inns	Average
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

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ http://www.ecb.co.uk/ecb/about-ecb/media-releases/twenty20-quarter-final-postponed,301105,EN.html Twenty20 quarter-final postponed
^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/7500761.stm Yorkshire thrown out of Twenty20
^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2008/7/14645/html/scorecard.stm The Twenty20 Cup: Essex v Northamptonshire
^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2008/7/14646/html/scorecard.stm The Twenty20 Cup: Middlesex v Lancashire
^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2008/7/14647/html/scorecard.stm The Twenty20 Cup: Warwickshire v Kent
^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2008/7/15330/html/scorecard.stm The Twenty20 Cup: Durham v Glamorgan
^ "1st Semi-Final: Essex v Kent at Southampton - Jul 26, 2008". Cricinfo. http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/engine/match/320190.html. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
^ "2nd Semi-Final: Durham v Middlesex at Southampton, Jul 26, 2008". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 August 2008. http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/engine/match/320191.html. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
^ "Final: Middlesex v Kent at Southampton - Jul 26, 2008". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 August 2008. http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/engine/match/320192.html. Retrieved 2008-07-26.

[edit] External links

[0] ttp://www.ecb.co.uk/ecb/about-ecb/media-releases/twenty20-quarter-final-postponed,301105,EN.html Twenty20 quarter-final postponed

[1] ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/7500761.stm Yorkshire thrown out of Twenty20

[2] ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2008/7/14645/html/scorecard.stm The Twenty20 Cup: Essex v Northamptonshire

[3] ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2008/7/14646/html/scorecard.stm The Twenty20 Cup: Middlesex v Lancashire

[4] ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2008/7/14647/html/scorecard.stm The Twenty20 Cup: Warwickshire v Kent

[5] ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2008/7/15330/html/scorecard.stm The Twenty20 Cup: Durham v Glamorgan

[6] "1st Semi-Final: Essex v Kent at Southampton - Jul 26, 2008". Cricinfo. http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/engine/match/320190.html. Retrieved 2008-07-26.

[7] "2nd Semi-Final: Durham v Middlesex at Southampton, Jul 26, 2008". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 August 2008. http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/engine/match/320191.html. Retrieved 2008-07-26.

[8] "Final: Middlesex v Kent at Southampton - Jul 26, 2008". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 August 2008. http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/engine/match/320192.html. Retrieved 2008-07-26.

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