| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
| Champions | Hampshire Royals (2nd title) |
| Participants | 18 |
| Matches | 97 |
| Most runs | Phillip Hughes, Worcestershire (402) |
| Most wickets | Mitchell Starc, Yorkshire (21) |
| Official website | friendslife.co.uk/t20 |
The 2012 FriendsLife T20 was the tenth edition of the T20 Blast formerly known as the FriendsLife T20, England's premier domestic Twenty20 competition. The competition ran from 12 June to 25 August 2012. The teams in the tournament remained the same as the previous season.
The schedule of the tournament had been widely criticised the previous season and the ECB had decided to reduce the minimum number of days in which a county would play from 92 to 86 for 2012. This meant a change in format from 2 groups of 9, from which the top 4 would qualify to the quarter-finals, to an arrangement with 3 groups of 6. The format of the knock-out rounds (quarter-finals) remain unchanged. [1] This reduces the number of matches in the competition from 151 to 97 in a return to the format of the 2008 and 2009 editions of the Twenty20 Cup.
Finals Day was at the SWALEC Stadium in Cardiff for the first time. Hampshire Royals and Yorkshire Carnegie, as the winners and runners-up of the tournament respectively, qualified for the 2012 Champions League Twenty20. [2]
In the quarter-final match between Sussex and Gloucestershire, Scott Styris scored the equal third-fastest century in T20 history, after making 100 not out from 37 balls. In the same match, Gloucestershire's James Fuller conceded 38 runs from one over. [3]
The 18 teams are divided into three groups of six and each group plays a double round-robin tournament. The top two teams from each group and the top two third-placed teams qualify for the knockout stage: a three-round single-elimination tournament. The top team from each group and the best second-placed team will each play in a different quarter-final at their home ground. A free draw determines the placement of the remaining four teams and the semi-final and final match-ups. [4]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0.275 |
| 2 | Gloucestershire Gladiators | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0.248 |
| 3 | Worcestershire Royals | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0.578 |
| 4 | Warwickshire Bears | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | −0.033 |
| 5 | Welsh Dragons | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | −0.708 |
| 6 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | −0.611 |
| Gloucestershire Gladiators | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Somerset | Warwickshire Bears | Welsh Dragons | Worcestershire Royals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucestershire Gladiators | Gloucestershire 8 runs | Abandoned No result | Warwickshire 7 wickets | Abandoned No result | Gloucestershire 7 wickets | |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Gloucestershire 8 wickets (D/L) | Somerset 7 wickets | Warwickshire 7 wickets | Abandoned No result | Worcestershire 14 runs | |
| Somerset | Gloucestershire 9 wickets | Somerset 5 wickets | Somerset 63 runs | Somerset 4 wickets | Worcestershire 54 runs | |
| Warwickshire Bears | Abandoned No result | Warwickshire 6 wickets | Abandoned No result | Glamorgan 22 runs (D/L) | Abandoned No result | |
| Welsh Dragons | Abandoned No result | Northamptonshire 9 wickets | No result | Glamorgan 5 runs (D/L) | Abandoned No result | |
| Worcestershire Royals | Worcestershire 47 runs | Abandoned No result | Somerset 7 wickets | Warwickshire 8 wickets | Glamorgan 19 runs |
| Home team won | Away team won |
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17 June Scorecard |
Worcestershire Royals (H) 213/2 (20 overs) | v | Gloucestershire Gladiators 166 (18.5 overs) |
22 June Scorecard |
Gloucestershire Gladiators (H) 139/9 (20 overs) | v | Northamptonshire Steelbacks 131/8 (20 overs) |
23 June Scorecard |
Worcestershire Royals 142/5 (20 overs) | v | Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H) 128/5 (20 overs) |
27 June Scorecard |
Gloucestershire Gladiators (H) 122/7 (20 overs) | v | Warwickshire Bears 125/3 (18.1 overs) |
5 July Scorecard |
Worcestershire Royals 159/6 (20 overs) | v | Gloucestershire Gladiators (H) 160/3 (18 overs) |
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8 July Scorecard |
Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H) 31/4 (8.3 overs) | v | Gloucestershire Gladiators 23/2 (2.2 overs) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yorkshire Carnegie | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0.863 |
| 2 | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 1.877 |
| 3 | Durham Dynamos | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | −0.251 |
| 4 | Lancashire Lightning | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.106 |
| 5 | Derbyshire Falcons | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | −0.561 |
| 6 | Leicestershire Foxes | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | −1.352 |
| Derbyshire Falcons | Durham Dynamos | Lancashire Lightning | Leicestershire Foxes | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | Yorkshire Carnegie | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derbyshire Falcons | Durham 5 wickets | Derbyshire 17 runs (D/L) | Leicestershire 4 wickets | Abandoned No result | Yorkshire 41 runs | |
| Durham Dynamos | Durham 8 wickets | Match tied | Durham 9 wickets | Nottinghamshire 7 wickets | Yorkshire 12 runs | |
| Lancashire Lightning | Derbyshire 3 wickets | Lancashire 8 wickets | Lancashire 8 wickets | Abandoned No result | Abandoned No result | |
| Leicestershire Foxes | Leicestershire 8 runs | Abandoned No result | Lancashire 11 runs | Nottinghamshire 6 wickets | Yorkshire 4 runs | |
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | No Result | Nottinghamshire 41 runs | Nottinghamshire 8 wickets (D/L) | Nottinghamshire 69 runs | Yorkshire 6 wickets | |
| Yorkshire Carnegie | Yorkshire 21 runs | Durham 2 runs | Yorkshire 19 runs | Yorkshire 22 runs | Abandoned No result |
| Home team won | Away team won |
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8 July Scorecard |
Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H) 196/3 (20 overs) | v | Leicestershire Foxes 127/9 (20 overs) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sussex Sharks | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 1.389 |
| 2 | Hampshire Royals | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0.693 |
| 3 | Essex Eagles | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | −0.032 |
| 4 | Kent Spitfires | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | −0.465 |
| 5 | Middlesex Panthers | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.210 |
| 6 | Surrey Lions | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.700 |
| Essex Eagles | Hampshire Royals | Kent Spitfires | Middlesex Panthers | Surrey Lions | Sussex Sharks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Eagles | Hampshire 6 wickets | Essex 3 runs | Essex 2 wickets | Essex 3 wickets | Sussex 4 wickets | |
| Hampshire Royals | Abandoned No result | Kent 3 runs | Middlesex 6 wickets | Hampshire 7 wickets | Abandoned No result | |
| Kent Spitfires | Kent 23 runs | Hampshire 6 wickets | Middlesex 48 runs | Kent 8 wickets | No result | |
| Middlesex Panthers | Essex 6 runs | Hampshire 4 wickets | Middlesex 3 wickets | Surrey 28 runs (D/L) | Sussex 11 runs | |
| Surrey Lions | Surrey 17 runs | Hampshire 19 runs | Kent 48 runs | Middlesex 1 wicket | Sussex 6 wickets | |
| Sussex Sharks | Sussex 19 runs | No Result | Sussex 83 runs | Sussex 21 runs | Surrey 7 wickets (D/L) |
| Home team won | Away team won |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| N2 | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 178/7 | ||||||||||||
| S2 | Hampshire Royals | 182/6 | ||||||||||||
| S2 | Hampshire Royals | 126/4 | ||||||||||||
| M1 | Somerset | 125/6 | ||||||||||||
| M1 | Somerset | 175/6 | ||||||||||||
| S3 | Essex Eagles | 148 | ||||||||||||
| S2 | Hampshire Royals | 150/6 | ||||||||||||
| N1 | Yorkshire Carnegie | 140/8 | ||||||||||||
| S1 | Sussex Sharks | 230/4 | ||||||||||||
| M2 | Gloucestershire Gladiators | 191/8 | ||||||||||||
| S1 | Sussex Sharks | 136/8 | ||||||||||||
| N1 | Yorkshire Carnegie | 172/6 | ||||||||||||
| N1 | Yorkshire Carnegie | 212/5 | ||||||||||||
| M3 | Worcestershire Royals | 183/6 | ||||||||||||
Sussex Sharks 230/4 (20 overs) | v | Gloucestershire Gladiators 191/8 (20 overs) |
Yorkshire Carnegie 212/5 (20 overs) | v | Worcestershire Royals 183/6 (20 overs) |
Nottinghamshire Outlaws 178/7 (20 overs) | v | Hampshire Royals 182/6 (20 overs) |
Yorkshire Carnegie 172/6 (20 overs) | v | Sussex Sharks 136/8 (20 overs) |
Somerset 125/6 (20 overs) | v | Hampshire Royals 126/4 (19 overs) |
Hampshire Royals 150/6 (20 overs) | v | Yorkshire Carnegie 140/8 (20 overs) |
The following table lists the five highest team scores in the season. [10]
| Team | Total | Opponent | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sussex Sharks | 230/4 | Gloucestershire Gladiators | County Ground, Hove |
| Worcestershire Royals | 213/2 | Gloucestershire Gladiators | New Road, Worcester |
| Yorkshire Carnegie | 212/5 | Worcestershire Royals | Headingley Carnegie, Leeds |
| Sussex Sharks | 212/6 | Kent Spitfires | County Ground, Hove |
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 210/3 | Durham Dynamos | Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table. [11]
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | S/R | HS | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Hughes | Worcestershire Royals | 402 | 8 | 100.50 | 126.81 | 87* | 0 | 4 | 37 | 7 |
| David Miller | Yorkshire Carnegie | 390 | 11 | 48.75 | 153.54 | 74* | 0 | 4 | 30 | 21 |
| Chris Nash | Sussex Sharks | 319 | 10 | 39.87 | 131.27 | 80* | 0 | 3 | 32 | 8 |
| Steven Croft | Lancashire Lightning | 313 | 8 | 62.60 | 129.33 | 65* | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11 |
| Luke Wright | Sussex Sharks | 312 | 10 | 34.66 | 160.00 | 91 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 11 |
This table contains the top five highest scores of the season made by a batsman in a single innings. [12]
| Player | Team | Score | Balls | 4s | 6s | Opponent | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Hildreth | Somerset | 107* | 60 | 15 | 1 | Welsh Dragons | County Ground, Taunton |
| Scott Styris | Sussex Sharks | 100* | 37 | 5 | 9 | Gloucestershire Gladiators | County Ground, Hove |
| Luke Wright | Sussex Sharks | 91 | 61 | 7 | 2 | Middlesex Panthers | County Ground, Hove |
| Joe Denly | Middlesex Panthers | 90* | 66 | 11 | 1 | Kent Spitfires | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury |
| Alex Hales | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 88 | 51 | 6 | 4 | Durham Dynamos | Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
The following table contains the six leading wicket-takers of the season. [13]
| Player | Team | Wkts | Mts | Ave | S/R | Econ | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | Yorkshire Carnegie | 21 | 10 | 10.38 | 10.5 | 5.91 | 3/24 |
| Chris Liddle | Sussex Sharks | 17 | 10 | 11.94 | 9.7 | 7.33 | 5/17 |
| Reece Topley | Essex Eagles | 17 | 9 | 14.47 | 11.2 | 7.68 | 3/19 |
| Dimitri Mascarenhas | Hampshire Royals | 15 | 11 | 16.46 | 15.2 | 6.50 | 2/11 |
| Moin Ashraf | Yorkshire Carnegie | 15 | 12 | 23.93 | 18.8 | 7.63 | 4/18 |
| Richard Pyrah | Yorkshire Carnegie | 15 | 12 | 23.93 | 18.0 | 7.97 | 3/21 |
This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in the season. [14]
| Player | Team | Overs | Figures | Opponent | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Liddle | Sussex Sharks | 4.0 | 5/17 | Middlesex Panthers | Lord's, London |
| Greg Smith | Essex Eagles | 3.0 | 5/17 | Kent Spitfires | County Ground, Chelmsford |
| Gareth Batty | Surrey Lions | 4.0 | 4/13 | Middlesex Panthers | Lord's, London |
| Max Waller | Somerset | 4.0 | 4/16 | Warwickshire Bears | County Ground, Taunton |
| Ian Saxelby | Gloucestershire Gladiators | 4.0 | 4/16 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | County Ground, Bristol |
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