2008 Twenty20 Cup

---

---

---

2008 Twenty20 Cup

Dates	11 June 2008 (2008-06-11) – 26 July 2008 (2008-07-26)
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)
← 2007 2009 →

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

Midlands/West/Wales Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
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

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Results

11 June 2008 Scorecard

Warwickshire Bears 140/7 (19 overs)	v	Glamorgan Dragons
Ian Bell 42 (35) Dean Cosker 3/32 (4)

No result SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff Umpires: Jeff Evans and Ian Gould Player of the match: Not awarded

• 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.

---

11 June 2008 Scorecard

Northants Steelbacks 201/4 (20 overs)	v	Somerset Sabres 176/7 (20 overs)
David Sales 71* (45) Alfonso Thomas 2/39 (4)		Marcus Trescothick 69 (32) Nicky Boje 2/19 (4)

Northamptonshire won by 25 runs County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Nigel Llong and Tim Robinson Player of the match: David Sales

---

12 June 2008 Scorecard

Gloucs Gladiators 168/9 (20 overs)	v	Worcestershire Royals 169/1 (18 overs)
Marcus North 45 (33) Kabir Ali 2/23 (4)		Graeme Hick 88* (58) Anthony Ireland 1/32 (3)

Worcestershire won by 9 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: Barry Dudleston and Nigel Llong Player of the match: Graeme Hick

---

13 June 2008 Scorecard

Glamorgan Dragons 170/5 (20 overs)	v	Somerset Sabres 156/8 (20 overs)
Herschelle Gibbs 43 (35) Wes Durston 2/20 (2)		Justin Langer 62 (43) Robert Croft 3/12 (4)

Glamorgan won by 14 runs SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff Umpires: Neil Mallender and John Steele Player of the match: Robert Croft

---

13 June 2008 Scorecard

Gloucs Gladiators 158/4 (20 overs)	v	Warwickshire Bears 158/6 (20 overs)
Hamish Marshall 46 (33) Ant Botha 3/22 (4)		Tony Frost 53 (33) Jon Lewis 3/22 (4)

Match tied Nevil Road, Bristol Umpires: Richard Illingworth and Trevor Jesty Player of the match: Tony Frost

---

13 June 2008 Scorecard

Northamptonshire Steelbacks 182/4 (20 overs)	v	Worcestershire Royals 149 (19.4 overs)
AJ Hall 66* (51) GM Andrew 2-20 [4]		BF Smith 46 (35) AJ Hall 6-21 [3.4]

Northamptonshire won by 33 runs Wantage Road, Northampton, England Umpires: RJ Bailey (Eng) and RT Robinson (Eng)

---

14 June 2008 Scorecard

Somerset Sabres 131 (19.5 overs)	v	Warwickshire Bears 132/5 (19.5 overs)
ME Trescothick 48 (41) CR Woakes 4-21 [3.5]		IJ Westwood 35* (29) ML Turner 2-33 [4]

Warwickshire won by 5 wickets County Ground, Taunton, England Umpires: RK Illingworth (Eng) and MJ Harris (Eng)

---

14 June 2008

Glamorgan Dragons Did not bat	v	Worcestershire Royals Did not bat

Abandoned

---

17 June 2008 Scorecard

Northamptonshire Steelbacks 162/5 (20 overs)	v	Gloucestershire Gladiators 135 (18.4 overs)
MH Wessels 43* (23) MA Hardinges 1-18 [4]		MJ North 36 (29) J Louw 3-18 [3]

Northamptonshire won by 27 runs Nevil Road, Bristol, England Umpires: NGC Cowley (Eng) and NA Mallender (Eng)

---

17 June 2008 Scorecard

Gloucestershire Gladiators 170/7 (20 overs)	v	Northamptonshire Steelbacks 171/4 (18.2 overs)
HJH Marshall 59 (33) J Louw 2-28 [4]		RA White 94* (57) WD Rudge 2-26 [3.2]

Northamptonshire won by 6 wickets Campbell Park, Milton Keynes, England Umpires: B Leadbeater (Eng) and JF Steele (Eng)

---

17 June 2008 Scorecard

Somerset Sabres 185/6 (20 overs)	v	Glamorgan Dragons 170/5 (20 overs)
PD Trego 79 (50) DS Harrison 2-30 [4]		HH Gibbs 76* (51) ML Turner 2-31 [3]

Somerset won by 15 runs County Ground, Taunton, England Umpires: TE Jesty (Eng) and GI Burgess (Eng)

---

17 June 2008 Scorecard

Worcestershire Royals 141/4 (20 overs)	v	Warwickshire Bears 144/3 (18.2 overs)
VS Solanki 50 (48) IDK Salisbury 2-24 [4]		IJL Trott 61* (49)

Warwickshire won by 7 wickets New Road, Worcester, England Umpires: PJ Hartley (Eng) and VA Holder (WI)

---

17 June 2008

Glamorgan Dragons Did not bat	v	Gloucestershire Gladiators Did not bat

Abandoned

---

19 June 2008 Scorecard

Northamptonshire Steelbacks 102/9 (20 overs)	v	Warwickshire Bears 106/1 (15.4 overs)
J Louw 21* (19) AG Botha 3-15 [4]		NM Carter 52 (28) JF Brown 1-28 [4]

Warwickshire won by 9 wickets Campbell Park, Milton Keynes, England Umpires: MJ Harris (Eng) and PJ Hartley (Eng)

---

19 June 2008 Scorecard

Somerset Sabres 176/7 (20 overs)	v	Worcestershire Royals 166/6 (20 overs)
PD Trego 47 (37) K Ali 3-30 [4]		GA Hick 63 (47) AC Thomas 4-27 [4]

Somerset won by 10 runs New Road, Worcester, England Umpires: NL Bainton (Eng) and AA Jones (Eng) GA Hick; 63 (47), 64 mins - 5 x 4's, 2 x 6's

---

19 June 2008 Scorecard

Glamorgan Dragons 154/6 (17 overs)	v	Northamptonshire Steelbacks 147/9 (17 overs)
RDB Croft 46 (28) AJ Hall 2-36 [4]		RA White 35 (24) RE Watkins 2-20 [2]

Glamorgan won by 10 runs (D/L) SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Umpires: SA Garratt (Eng) and P Willey (Eng) Match reduced to 17 overs a side.

---

19 June 2008

Somerset Sabres Did not bat	v	Gloucestershire Gladiators Did not bat

Abandoned

---

19 June 2008 Scorecard

Warwickshire Bears 151/5 (20 overs)	v	Worcestershire Royals 113 (19 overs)
IJL Trott 37 (31) DKH Mitchell 2-19 [4]		GA Hick 28 (23) IDK Salisbury 3-18 [4]

Warwickshire won by 38 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham, England Umpires: AA Jones (Eng) and G Sharp (Eng)

---

22 June 2008 Scorecard

Northamptonshire Steelbacks 207/4 (20 overs)	v	Glamorgan Dragons 183/8 (20 overs)
NJ O'Brien 69 (37) RE Watkins 2-30 [4]		HH Gibbs 98 (52) AJ Hall 5-29 [4]

Northamptonshire won by 24 runs Wantage Road, Northampton, England Umpires: RJ Bailey (Eng) and G Sharp (Eng)

---

22 June 2008 Scorecard

Somerset Sabres 212/8 (20 overs)	v	Worcestershire Royals 145 (16.4 overs)
ME Trescothick 107 (57) K Ali 4-44 [4]		SC Moore 38 (24) AC Thomas 2-17 [2.4]

Somerset won by 67 runs County Ground, Taunton, England Umpires: RA Kettleborough (Eng) and JF Steele (Eng)

---

22 June 2008 Scorecard

Gloucestershire Gladiators 131 (19.4 overs)	v	Warwickshire Bears 134/2 (17 overs)
CG Taylor 66 (43) CS Martin 3-33 [4]		IJL Trott 50* (48) AJ Harris 2-35 [4]

Warwickshire won by 8 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham, England Umpires: GI Burgess (Eng) and SA Garratt (Eng)

---

24 June 2008 Scorecard

Glamorgan Dragons 130/6 (20 overs)	v	Gloucestershire Gladiators 135/3 (18.4 overs)
MJ Powell 33 (31) ID Fisher 3-20 [4]		WTS Porterfield 62 (57) RE Watkins 1-12 [2]

Gloucestershire won by 7 wickets Nevil Road, Bristol, England Umpires: MJ Harris (Eng) and G Sharp (Eng)

---

24 June 2008 Scorecard

Somerset Sabres 173/6 (20 overs)	v	Warwickshire Bears 177/6 (19.4 overs)
JL Langer 44 (22) TD Groenewald 3-40 [4]		JO Troughton 57 (30) ID Blackwell 2-34 [4]

Warwickshire won by 4 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham, England Umpires: RJ Bailey (Eng) and P Willey (Eng)

---

24 June 2008 Scorecard

Northamptonshire Steelbacks 160/7 (20 overs)	v	Worcestershire Royals 163/6 (18.5 overs)
AJ Hall 58 (51) CD Whelan 2-24 [3]		SC Moore 51 (36) N Boje 2-29 [4]

Worcestershire won by 4 wickets New Road, Worcester, England Umpires: SA Garratt (Eng) and JW Lloyds (Eng)

---

25 June 2008 Scorecard

Worcestershire Royals 152/8 (20 overs)	v	Gloucestershire Gladiators 93 (16 overs)
SC Moore 41 (24) MA Hardinges 4-30 [4]		MA Hardinges 27 (27) DKH Mitchell 4-11 [3]

Worcestershire won by 59 runs Nevil Road, Bristol, England Umpires: MJ Harris (Eng) and G Sharp (Eng)

---

26 June 2008 Scorecard

Somerset Sabres 137/9 (20 overs)	v	Northamptonshire Steelbacks 20/0 (2 overs)
OAC Banks 50* (39) J Louw 3-24 [4]		NJ O'Brien 14* (5) RA White 5* (7)

No Result Wantage Road, Northampton, England Umpires: NA Mallender (Eng) and NJ Llong (Eng)

---

27 June 2008

Gloucestershire Gladiators Did not bat	v	Somerset Sabres Did not bat

Abandoned

---

27 June 2008 Scorecard

Northamptonshire Steelbacks 137/8 (20 overs)	v	Warwickshire Bears 124/8 (20 overs)
DJG Sales 42 (37) IDK Salisbury 3-14 [4]		IJL Trott 26 (21) J Louw 2-21 [4]

Northamptonshire won by 13 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham, England Umpires: NL Bainton (Eng) and JW Lloyds (Eng)

---

27 June 2008 Scorecard

Worcestershire Royals 141/8 (20 overs)	v	Glamorgan Dragons 142/4 (18.5 overs)
GA Hick 59 (45) RE Watkins 2-21 [3]		JWM Dalrymple 38* (24) K Ali 1-16 [4]

Glamorgan won by 6 wickets New Road, Worcester, England Umpires: PJ Hartley (Eng) and P Willey (Eng)

North Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Durham Dynamos	10	6	1	1	2	15	0.984
2	Lancashire Lightning	10	6	3	0	1	13	0.921
3	Yorkshire Carnegie 1	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

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

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

11 June 2008 Scorecard

Derbyshire Phantoms 114/9 (20 overs)	v	Durham Dynamos 48/5 (6.5 overs)
Greg Smith 47 (28) Paul Collingwood 5/14 (4)		Will Smith 19 (12) Nayan Doshi 3/1 (1)

Durham won by 5 wickets (D/L) Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Richard Kettleborough and Jeremy Lloyds Player of the match: Paul Collingwood

• Rain fell during the interval, Durham target reduced to 48 runs from 7 overs.

---

11 June 2008 Scorecard

Lancashire Lightning 157/7 (20 overs)	v	Leicestershire Foxes 105 (18.2 overs)
Francois du Plessis 45 (34) Jeremy Snape 2/18 (3)		Paul Nixon 37 (32) Steven Croft 3/6 (2.2)

Lancashire won by 52 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Peter Hartley and Barrie Leadbeater Player of the match: Francois du Plessis

---

12 June 2008 Scorecard

Derbyshire Phantoms 181/2 (20 overs)	v	Yorkshire Carnegie 134/9 (20 overs)
Greg Smith 100* (62) Tim Bresnan 1/32 (4)		Anthony McGrath 55 (43) Charl Langeveldt 4/9 (4)

Derbyshire won by 47 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Jeremy Lloyds Player of the match: Greg Smith

---

13 June 2008 Scorecard

Derbyshire Phantoms 111 (17.4 overs)	v	Lancashire Lightning 112/0 (16 overs)
James Pipe 31 (15) Gary Keedy 4/15 (3.4)		Mal Loye 54* (51) Lou Vincent 50* (46)

Lancashire won by 10 wickets County Ground, Derby Umpires: Nigel Llong and Vanburn Holder Player of the match: Gary Keedy

---

13 June 2008 Scorecard

Leicestershire Foxes 142/8 (20 overs)	v	Durham Dynamos 147/4 (18 overs)
Boeta Dippenaar 47 (41) Albie Morkel 4/30 (4)		Dale Benkenstein 48* (35) Claude Henderson 2/15 (4)

Durham won by 6 wickets Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Barry Dudleston and George Sharp Player of the match: Dale Benkenstein

---

13 June 2008 Scorecard

Yorkshire Carnegie 141/8 (15 overs)	v	Nottinghamshire Outlaws 143/6 (14.2 overs)
A McGrath 32 (19) CE Shreck 2-20 [3]		WI Jefferson 40 (19) RM Pyrah 3-28 [3]

Nottinghamshire won by 4 wickets Headingley, Leeds, England Umpires: NGC Cowley (Eng) and JW Lloyds (Eng) Match reduced to 15 overs a side.

---

14 June 2008 Scorecard

Nottinghamshire Outlaws 166/6 (20 overs)	v	Durham Dynamos 143/8 (20 overs)
SR Patel 56 (45) SM Pollock 2-23 [4]		WR Smith 41 (32) RS Ferley 3-17 [4]

Nottinghamshire won by 23 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England Umpires: NL Bainton (Eng) and JW Holder (Eng)

---

15 June 2008 Scorecard

Yorkshire Carnegie 169/5 (20 overs)	v	Derbyshire Phantoms 158/6 (20 overs)
A McGrath 72* (42) R Clarke 2-32 [4]		GM Smith 68 (42) C White 1-0 [0.1]

Yorkshire won by 11 runs Queen's Park, Chesterfield, England Umpires: GI Burgess (Eng) and RT Robinson (Eng)

---

15 June 2008 Scorecard

Lancashire Lightning 167 (20 overs)	v	Leicestershire Foxes 130/8 (20 overs)
KW Hogg 44 (24) J Allenby 5-21 [3]		HD Ackerman 63 (54) SJ Marshall 4-21 [4]

Lancashire won by 37 runs Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England Umpires: RA Kettleborough (Eng) and P Willey (Eng)

---

16 June 2008 Scorecard

Nottinghamshire Outlaws 144/9 (20 overs)	v	Derbyshire Phantoms 148/7 (20 overs)
AC Voges 52 (39) GG Wagg 3-23 [4]		WW Hinds 45 (36) SR Patel 3-22 [4]

Derbyshire won by 3 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England Umpires: RJ Bailey (Eng) and AA Jones (Eng)

---

17 June 2008 Scorecard

Lancashire Lightning 180/6 (20 overs)	v	Durham Dynamos 181/4 (19 overs)
SG Law 54 (39) SG Borthwick 3-23 [3]		P Mustard 61 (44) KW Hogg 2-31 [4]

Durham won by 6 wickets Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England Umpires: JW Holder (Eng) and P Willey (Eng)

---

17 June 2008 Scorecard

Leicestershire Foxes 154/3 (20 overs)	v	Yorkshire Carnegie 158/4 (20 overs)
HD Ackerman 57* (51) AU Rashid 2-28 [4]		A McGrath 59 (46) MN Malik 1-17 [4]

Yorkshire won by 6 wickets Grace Road, Leicester, England Umpires: NA Mallender (Eng) and G Sharp (Eng)

---

17 June 2008

Durham Dynamos Did not bat	v	Nottinghamshire Outlaws Did not bat

Abandoned

---

18 June 2008 Scorecard

Lancashire Lightning 150/6 (20 overs)	v	Yorkshire Carnegie 154/8 (19.4 overs)
MB Loye 43 (33) RM Pyrah 3-20 [4]		A McGrath 46 (39)

Yorkshire won by 2 wickets Headingley, Leeds, England Umpires: NL Bainton (Eng) and JW Holder (Eng)

---

19 June 2008 Scorecard

Leicestershire Foxes 149/7 (20 overs)	v	Nottinghamshire Outlaws 150/5 (19.4 overs)
HD Ackerman 55 (45) SR Patel 2-21 [4]		CL Cairns 50 (38) D du Preez 2-31 [4]

Nottinghamshire won by 5 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England Umpires: B Dudleston (Eng) and JF Steele (Eng)

---

20 June 2008 Scorecard

Derbyshire Phantoms 114/8 (20 overs)	v	Nottinghamshire Outlaws 116/2 (16.3 overs)
DJ Pipe 45 (38) DJ Pattinson 3-18 [4]		AC Voges 45 (35) R Clarke 1-18 [2.3]

Nottinghamshire won by 8 wickets County Ground, Derby, England Umpires: GI Burgess (Eng) and JF Steele (Eng)

---

20 June 2008 Scorecard

Leicestershire Foxes 119/8 (20 overs)	v	Durham Dynamos 123/2 (13.3 overs)
PA Nixon 35 (38) GR Breese 3-17 [4]		P Mustard 42 (23) DT Rowe 1-26 [2]

Durham won by 8 wickets Riverside, Chester-le-Street, England Umpires: NGC Cowley (Eng) and JW Lloyds (Eng)

---

20 June 2008 Scorecard

Yorkshire Carnegie 135/8 (20 overs)	v	Lancashire Lightning 131/6 (20 overs)
GL Brophy 44 (36) SJ Marshall 3-11 [3]		F du Plessis 42 (38) TT Bresnan 2-12 [4]

Yorkshire won by 4 runs Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England Umpires: B Dudleston (Eng) and VA Holder (WI)

---

22 June 2008 Scorecard

Leicestershire Foxes 118/6 (20 overs)	v	Derbyshire Phantoms 122/3 (18 overs)
HD Ackerman 49 (44) WW Hinds 2-14 [4]		WW Hinds 42* (46) SJ Cliff 1-24 [4]

Derbyshire won by 7 wickets County Ground, Derby, England Umpires: MJ Harris (Eng) and NA Mallender (Eng)

---

22 June 2008 Scorecard

Nottinghamshire Outlaws 151/7 (20 overs)	v	Lancashire Lightning 155/5 (19.3 overs)
AC Voges 51 (42) SJ Marshall 3-27 [4]		F du Plessis 57* (37) AR Adams 2-28 [4]

Lancashire won by 5 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England Umpires: NGC Cowley (Eng) and RT Robinson (Eng)

---

22 June 2008 Scorecard

Yorkshire Carnegie 159/7 (20 overs)	v	Durham Dynamos 159/7 (20 overs)
A McGrath 65 (58) SJ Harmison 4-38 [4]		P Mustard 40 (28) RM Pyrah 4-20 [4]

Match tied Headingley, Leeds, England Umpires: B Dudleston (Eng) and AA Jones (Eng)

---

23 June 2008 Scorecard

Derbyshire Phantoms 153/5 (20 overs)	v	Lancashire Lightning 154/1 (16.2 overs)
WW Hinds 72 (52) G Chapple 2-23 [4]		L Vincent 102* (63) WW Hinds 1-36 [4]

Lancashire won by 9 wickets Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England Umpires: AA Jones (Eng) and SA Garratt (Eng)

---

24 June 2008 Scorecard

Durham Dynamos 162/8 (20 overs)	v	Yorkshire Carnegie 49/5 (10 overs)
P Mustard 49 (37) RM Pyrah 3-32 [4]		JA Rudolph 22* (22) SJ Harmison 2-7 [2]

Durham won by 39 runs (D/L) Riverside, Chester-le-Street, England Umpires: MJD Bodenham (Eng) and GI Burgess (Eng) Yorkshire innings reduced to 10 overs due to rain.

---

24 June 2008 Scorecard

Leicestershire Foxes 131/6 (20 overs)	v	Nottinghamshire Outlaws 126 (19.5 overs)
J Allenby 57 (52) CE Shreck 4-22 [4]		AC Voges 59 (50) MN Malik 4-16 [4]

Leicestershire won by 5 runs Grace Road, Leicester, England Umpires: JH Evans (Eng) and TE Jesty (Eng)

---

25 June 2008 Scorecard

Derbyshire Phantoms 118/6 (18 overs)	v	Durham Dynamos 124/3 (15.2 overs)
R Clarke 36 (27) GR Breese 2-15 [3]		JA Morkel 54* (34) KJ Dean 2-22 [3]

Durham won by 7 wickets (D/L) County Ground, Derby, England Umpires: JH Evans (Eng) and SA Garratt (Eng) Match reduced to 18 overs due to bad light.

---

25 June 2008 Scorecard

Lancashire Lightning 155/8 (20 overs)	v	Nottinghamshire Outlaws 132 (19.1 overs)
L Vincent 56 (36) MA Ealham 3-21 [4]		WI Jefferson 35 (35) F du Plessis 2-16 [3]

Lancashire won by 23 runs Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England Umpires: MJD Bodenham (Eng) and JW Lloyds (Eng)

---

27 June 2008

Yorkshire Carnegie Did not bat	v	Leicestershire Foxes Did not bat

Abandoned

---

27 June 2008 Scorecard

Durham Dynamos 77/7 (10 overs)	v	Lancashire Lightning 8/2 (1.4 overs)
P Mustard 27 (26) A Flintoff 4-12 [2]		L Vincent 4 (2) LE Plunkett 1-3 [0.4]

No Result Riverside, Chester-le-Street, England Umpires: RJ Bailey (Eng) and B Leadbeater (Eng) Match reduced to 10 overs due to rain and bad light.

---

27 June 2008 Scorecard

Leicestershire Foxes 149/5 (20 overs)	v	Derbyshire Phantoms 126 (19.2 overs)
J Allenby 50 (31) JL Clare 2-20 [4]		FD Telo 33 (26) J Allenby 5-27 [4]

Leicestershire won by 23 runs Grace Road, Leicester, England Umpires: NGC Cowley (Eng) and JH Evans (Eng)

---

27 June 2008 Scorecard

Nottinghamshire Outlaws 136/8 (20 overs)	v	Yorkshire Carnegie 137/1 (20 overs)
AC Voges 39 (28) AU Rashid 4-24 [4]		GL Brophy 57* (45) RS Ferley 1-33 [4]

Yorkshire won by 9 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England Umpires: SA Garratt (Eng) and TE Jesty (Eng)

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
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

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Results

11 June 2008 Scorecard

Middlesex Crusaders 190/7 (20 overs)	v	Hampshire Hawks 157/8 (20 overs)
Owais Shah 48 (34) Kevin Pietersen 3/33 (4)		Kevin Pietersen 43 (29) Shaun Udal 3/21 (4)

Middlesex won by 33 runs The Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: John Holder and Richard Illingworth Player of the match: Shaun Udal

---

11 June 2008 Scorecard

Sussex Sharks 137 (19.5 overs)	v	Kent Spitfires 140/4 (19.5 overs)
Chris Adams 57 (37) Yasir Arafat 4/17 (3.5)		Joe Denly 50 (57) Dwayne Smith 2/33 (4)

Kent won by 6 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Neil Bainton and Graham Burgess Player of the match: Azhar Mahmood

---

11 June 2008 Scorecard

Surrey Brown Caps 126/9 (20 overs)	v	Essex Eagles 127/3 (15 overs)
Ali Brown 35 (29) Danish Kaneria 3/22 (4)		Mark Pettini 66 (35) Matthew Spriegel 1/9 (3)

Essex won by 7 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Trevor Jesty and Allan Jones Player of the match: Mark Pettini

---

12 June 2008 Scorecard

Essex Eagles 115/9 (20 overs)	v	Middlesex Crusaders 116/3 (16.5 overs)
Neil Dexter 46 (40) Tim Murtagh 3/24 (4)		Eoin Morgan 47 (36) Graham Napier 1/17 (3)

Middlesex won by 7 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Trevor Jesty and Graham Burgess Player of the match: Tim Murtagh

---

13 June 2008 Scorecard

Kent Spitfires 181/5 (20 overs)	v	Surrey Brown Caps 168/7 (20 overs)
JL Denly 52 (33) A Razzaq 2-32 [4]		SA Newman 48 (31) R McLaren 3-28 [4]

Kent won by 13 runs The Oval, London, England Umpires: GI Burgess (Eng) and P Willey (Eng)

---

13 June 2008 Scorecard

Sussex Sharks 204/6 (20 overs)	v	Hampshire Hawks 205/4 (20 overs)
DR Smith 72* (27) M Hayward 2-29 [3]		MA Carberry 58 (29) RJ Hamilton-Brown 2-17 [3]

Hampshire won by 6 wickets County Cricket Ground, Hove, England Umpires: SA Garratt (Eng) and AA Jones (Eng)

---

14 June 2008 Scorecard

Hampshire Hawks 197/6 (20 overs)	v	Kent Spitfires 153/7 (20 overs)
MA Carberry 57 (42) Y Arafat 4-38 [4]		JL Denly 63 (51) GA Lamb 2-25 [4]

Hampshire won by 44 runs The Rose Bowl, Southampton, England Umpires: RJ Bailey (Eng) and B Dudleston (Eng)

---

15 June 2008 Scorecard

Essex Eagles 132 (20 overs)	v	Middlesex Crusaders 133/3 (16.1 overs)
JS Foster 50* (42) DP Nannes 4-28 [4]		T Henderson 64* (30) RN ten Doeschate 1-14 [3]

Middlesex won by 7 wickets County Ground, Chelmsford, England Umpires: SA Garratt (Eng) and G Sharp (Eng)

---

15 June 2008 Scorecard

Sussex Sharks 141/5 (20 overs)	v	Surrey Brown Caps 142/5 (18 overs)
CD Nash 52 (41) MNW Spriegel 2-16 [4]		A Razzaq 39* (20) DR Smith 3-14 [4]

Surrey won by 5 wickets The Oval, London, England Umpires: TE Jesty (Eng) and NGB Cook (Eng)

---

16 June 2008 Scorecard

Hampshire Hawks 162/7 (20 overs)	v	Kent Spitfires 166/6 (20 overs)
MA Carberry 51 (39) SJ Cook 2-21 [4]		JL Denly 50 (46) LA Dawson 1-14 [2]

Kent won by 4 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, England Umpires: NGB Cook (Eng) and JH Evans (Eng)

---

16 June 2008 Scorecard

Surrey Brown Caps 141/7 (20 overs)	v	Middlesex Crusaders 144/5 (19 overs)
JGE Benning 50* (53) DP Nannes 2-14 [4]		EC Joyce 47 (48) A Razzaq 3-30 [4]

Middlesex won by 5 wickets Lord's, London, England Umpires: VA Holder (WI) and NA Mallender (Eng)

---

17 June 2008 Scorecard

Sussex Sharks 144 (20 overs)	v	Essex Eagles 146/3 (20 overs)
MW Goodwin 47 (44) D Kaneria 2-18 [4]		JS Foster 41* (25) RJ Kirtley 1-33 [3]

Essex won by 6 wickets County Cricket Ground, Hove, England Umpires: NGC Cowley (Eng) and MJ Harris (Eng)

---

18 June 2008 Scorecard

Essex Eagles 147/5 (20 overs)	v	Kent Spitfires 146/8 (20 overs)
JER Gallian 44 (30) JC Tredwell 2-25 [4]		M van Jaarsveld 32 (27) GW Flower 3-21 [2]

Essex won by 1 run County Ground, Chelmsford, England Umpires: NA Mallender (Eng) and G Sharp (Eng)

---

18 June 2008 Scorecard

Surrey Brown Caps 175/6 (20 overs)	v	Hampshire Hawks 177/6 (19 overs)
A Razzaq 65 (34) IJ Harvey 2-20 [4]		SM Ervine 46 (28) S Mushtaq 3-24 [4]

Hampshire won by 4 wickets The Oval, London, England Umpires: MJ Harris (Eng) and B Leadbeater (Eng)

---

19 June 2008 Scorecard

Middlesex Crusaders 177/7 (20 overs)	v	Sussex Sharks 139/9 (20 overs)
BA Godleman 58 (34) MH Yardy 3-24 [4]		MW Goodwin 52 (45) DP Nannes 3-19 [4]

Middlesex won by 38 runs Lord's, London, England Umpires: JH Evans (Eng) and B Leadbeater (Eng)

---

20 June 2008 Scorecard

Essex Eagles 164/9 (20 overs)	v	Surrey Brown Caps 94 (17 overs)
JS Foster 41 (23) S Mushtaq 3-40 [4]		AD Brown 22 (19) RN ten Doeschate 4-24 [4]

Essex won by 70 runs County Ground, Chelmsford, England Umpires: JH Evans (Eng) and RK Illingworth (Eng)

---

20 June 2008 Scorecard

Hampshire Hawks 85 (18.2 overs)	v	Sussex Sharks 87/1 (9.3 overs)
MJ Lumb 32 (24) CJ Liddle 4-15 [3.2]		MW Goodwin 46* (26) H Riazuddin 1-26 [2]

Sussex won by 9 wickets The Rose Bowl, Southampton, England Umpires: TE Jesty (Eng) and B Leadbeater (Eng)

---

20 June 2008 Scorecard

Kent Spitfires 86/7 (8 overs)	v	Middlesex Crusaders 61/7 (8 overs)
JM Kemp 28 (10) ST Finn 2-6 [1]		DJ Malan 25 (19) JC Tredwell 3-9 [2]

Kent won by 25 runs County Cricket Ground, Beckenham, England Umpires: MJD Bodenham (Eng) and MJ Harris (Eng) Match reduced to 8 overs a side.

---

22 June 2008 Scorecard

Kent Spitfires 204/5 (20 overs)	v	Essex Eagles 123 (18.5 overs)
JL Denly 91 (57) D Kaneria 2-30 [4]		RN ten Doeschate 22 (15) JC Tredwell 3-17 [4]

Kent won by 81 runs County Cricket Ground, Beckenham, England Umpires: RK Illingworth (Eng) and B Leadbeater (Eng)

---

22 June 2008 Scorecard

Hampshire Hawks 133/8 (20 overs)	v	Middlesex Crusaders 127/7 (20 overs)
MA Carberry 37 (42) TJ Murtagh 3-15 [4]		SD Udal 40* (24) AD Mascarenhas 3-12 [4]

Hampshire won by 6 runs Old Deer Park, Richmond, England Umpires: TE Jesty (Eng) and JW Lloyds (Eng)

---

22 June 2008 Scorecard

Surrey Brown Caps 164/8 (20 overs)	v	Sussex Sharks 165/4 (17.2 overs)
AD Brown 51 (21) CJ Liddle 2-31 [4]		MW Goodwin 79* (46) JW Dernbach 3-32 [4]

Sussex won by 6 wickets County Cricket Ground, Hove, England Umpires: NL Bainton (Eng) and VA Holder (WI)

---

23 June 2008 Scorecard

Surrey Brown Caps 147/7 (20 overs)	v	Hampshire Hawks 151/4 (18.1 overs)
SA Newman 52 (52) BV Taylor 2-18 [3]		MJ Lumb 63 (45) A Razzaq 1-25 [3]

Hampshire won by 6 wickets The Rose Bowl, Southampton, England Umpires: PJ Hartley (Eng) and RA Kettleborough (Eng)

---

24 June 2008 Scorecard

Essex Eagles 242/3 (20 overs)	v	Sussex Sharks 114 (16.4 overs)
GR Napier 152* (58) RSC Martin-Jenkins 1-17 [4]		MW Goodwin 23 (17) JD Middlebrook 3-13 [3]

Essex won by 128 runs County Ground, Chelmsford, England Umpires: B Dudleston (Eng) and NJ Llong (Eng)

---

24 June 2008 Scorecard

Middlesex Crusaders 171/7 (20 overs)	v	Kent Spitfires 165/8 (20 overs)
EJG Morgan 62 (43) A Mahmood 3-27 [4]		RWT Key 49 (38) T Henderson 4-29 [4]

Middlesex won by 6 runs Gatting Way, Uxbridge, England Umpires: JF Steele (Eng) and B Leadbeater (Eng)

---

25 June 2008 Scorecard

Hampshire Hawks 164/6 (20 overs)	v	Essex Eagles 164/8 (20 overs)
MA Carberry 51 (42) GA Napier 2-35 [4]		JER Gallian 55 (42) CT Tremlett 2-27 [4]

Match tied The Rose Bowl, Southampton, England Umpires: AA Jones (Eng) and VA Holder (WI)

---

25 June 2008 Scorecard

Surrey Brown Caps 166/7 (20 overs)	v	Kent Spitfires 160/9 (20 overs)
A Razzaq 39 (33) R McLaren 2-26 [4]		A Mahmood 55 (31) A Razzaq 4-17 [4]

Surrey won by 6 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, England Umpires: RT Robinson (Eng) and JF Steele (Eng)

---

25 June 2008 Scorecard

Sussex Sharks 151/7 (20 overs)	v	Middlesex Crusaders 153/4 (19 overs)
MH Yardy 43 (41) ST Finn 3-22 [4]		BA Godleman 69 (49) WAT Beer 2-32 [4]

Middlesex won by 6 wickets County Cricket Ground, Hove, England Umpires: NGC Cowley (Eng) and RK Illingworth (Eng)

---

27 June 2008 Scorecard

Essex Eagles 159 (19.4 overs)	v	Hampshire Hawks 105 (17.3 overs)
ML Pettini 49 (34) CT Tremlett 4-25 [3.4]		N Pothas 17 (12) D Kaneria 4-22 [3.3]

Essex won by 54 runs County Ground, Chelmsford, England Umpires: NA Mallender (Eng) and GI Burgess (Eng)

---

27 June 2008 Scorecard

Surrey Brown Caps 139/8 (20 overs)	v	Middlesex Crusaders 140/3 (18.3 overs)
JN Batty 42* (36) T Henderson 3-22 [4]		EJG Morgan 36* (28) A Razzaq 1-20 [3]

Middlesex won by 7 wickets The Oval, London, England Umpires: RT Robinson (Eng) and AA Jones (Eng)

---

27 June 2008 Scorecard

Kent Spitfires 162/9 (20 overs)	v	Sussex Sharks 112 (17 overs)
Y Arafat 42 (23) CJ Liddle 4-28 [4]		RJ Hamilton-Brown 36 (32) Y Arafat 3-12 [2]

Kent won by 50 runs County Cricket Ground, Hove, England Umpires: G Sharp (Eng) and VA Holder (WI)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2008 Twenty20 Cup knockout stage

---

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

7 July 2008 Scorecard

Yorkshire Carnegie	v	Durham Dynamos

Match cancelled without a ball bowled Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Neil Mallender and Tim Robinson

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.

7 July 2008 Scorecard

Essex Eagles 192/9 (20 overs)	v	Northamptonshire Steelbacks 115/7 (18 overs)
RS Bopara 47 (26) N Boje 2-29 [4]		N Boje 58* (43) GR Napier 4-10 [4]

Essex won by 59 runs (D/L) County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: RK Illingworth (Eng) and NJ Llong (Eng) Player of the match: GR Napier

---

8 July 2008 Scorecard

Middlesex Crusaders 176/7 (20 overs)	v	Lancashire Lightning 164/8 (20 overs)
DJ Malan 103 (54) A Flintoff 3-17 [4]		A Flintoff 53 (41) TJ Murtagh 3-35 [4]

Middlesex won by 12 runs The Oval, London Umpires: RK Illingworth (Eng) and B Dudleston (Eng) Player of the match: DJ Malan

---

9,10 July 2008 Scorecard

Kent Spitfires 175/6 (20 overs)	v	Warwickshire Bears 133/8 (20 overs)
DI Stevens 69 (32) DL Maddy 1-7 [0.3]		AG Botha 35 (19) Y Arafat 3-29 [4]

Kent won by 42 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: RJ Bailey (Eng) and JW Lloyds (Eng) Player of the match: DI Stevens

• Reserve day used.

---

22 July 2008 Scorecard

Durham Dynamos 163/8 (20 overs)	v	Glamorgan Dragons 119 (17.4 overs)
WR Smith 51 (38) JAR Harris 3-41 [4]		JWM Dalrymple 32 (36) LE Plunkett 3-16 [3]

Durham won by 44 runs Riverside, Chester-le-Street Umpires: JW Holder (Eng) and RT Robinson (Eng)

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

Main article: 2008 Twenty20 Cup Finals Day

Semi-finals

26 July 2008 Scorecard

Kent Spitfires 173/7 (20 overs)	v	Essex Eagles 159/8 (20 overs)
Joe Denly 36 (27) Ravinder Bopara 3/36 (4)		Mark Pettini 54 (47) Yasir Arafat 2/22 (4)

Kent won by 14 runs The Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Rob Bailey and Jeremy Lloyds Player of the match: Azhar Mahmood

---

26 July 2008 Scorecard

Durham Dynamos 138/6 (20 overs)	v	Middlesex Crusaders 141/2 (15.4 overs)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 48 (47) Tim Murtagh 3/29 (4)		Tyron Henderson 59* (21) Gareth Breese 1/14 (2)

Middlesex won by 8 wickets The Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Richard Illingworth and Neil Mallender Player of the match: Tyron Henderson

Final

26 July 2008 Scorecard

Middlesex Crusaders 187/6 (20 overs)	v	Kent Spitfires 184/5 (20 overs)
Owais Shah 75 (35) Yasir Arafat 2/20 (4)		Rob Key 52 (30) Shaun Udal 1/21 (4)

Middlesex won by 3 runs The Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Neil Mallender and Jeremy Lloyds Player of the match: Owais Shah

Statistics

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
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

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

See also

• 2008 Twenty20 Cup Finals Day
• 2008 English cricket season

References

1. "Twenty20 quarter-final postponed". Archived from the original on 11 July 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
2. Yorkshire thrown out of Twenty20

External links

• Cricinfo
• BBC Sport

---

---