2007 Twenty20 Cup

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2007 Twenty20 Cup
Dates22 June 2007 (2007-06-22) – 4 August 2007 (2007-08-04)
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format Twenty20
Tournament format(s) Group stage and knockout
Champions Kent Spitfires (1st title)
Participants18
Matches79
Attendance415,751 (5,263 per match)
Most runs Luke Wright
(346 for Sussex Sharks) [1]
Most wickets Chris Schofield
(17 for Surrey Brown Caps) [2]
Simon Cook
(17 for Kent Spitfires) [2]
2006
2008

The 2007 Twenty20 Cup was the fifth edition of what would later become the T20 Blast tournament, England's premier domestic Twenty20 competition. It ran between 22 June and 4 August 2007, and saw the Kent Spitfires win the tournament for the first time, defeating Gloucestershire Gladiators in the final by 4 wickets. The first televised match of the year was between the defending champions Leicestershire Foxes and the Yorkshire Phoenix.

Contents

Midlands/Wales/West Group

Standings

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1 Warwickshire Bears 85201110.230
2 Gloucestershire Gladiators 84202100.986
3 Worcestershire Royals 832039−0.591
4 Northamptonshire Steelbacks 8230370.055
5 Somerset Sabres 835006−0.214
6 Glamorgan Dragons 814035−0.663
Source: Cricinfo

North Group

Standings

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1 Nottinghamshire Outlaws 6410190.876
2 Lancashire Lightning 83104100.855
3 Yorkshire Phoenix 843019−0.052
4 Leicestershire Foxes 821059−0.142
5 Durham Dynamos 814035−0.575
6 Derbyshire Phantoms 804044−1.097
Source: Cricinfo

South Group

Standings

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1 Sussex Sharks 85201110.179
2 Kent Spitfires 84211100.324
3 Surrey Brown Caps 8440080.809
4 Essex Eagles 834017−0.365
5 Middlesex Crusaders 823037−0.204
6 Hampshire Hawks 814125−1.116
Source: Cricinfo

Quarter finals

17 July 2007
v
Gloucestershire won by 7 wickets (D/L)
New Road, Worcester
17 July 2007
v
Kent won by 9 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
18 July 2007
v
Lancashire won by 6 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
18 July 2007
v
Sussex won by 38 runs
County Ground, Hove

Finals Day

Semi finals

4 August 2007
v
Gloucestershire won by 8 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
4 August 2007
v
Kent win by 5 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham

Final

4 August 2007
v
Kent win by 4 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham

References

  1. "Batting and Fielding in Twenty20 Cup 2007" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Bowling in Twenty20 Cup 2007" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 August 2009.