Stanford 20/20

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Stanford 20/20
Stanford twenty 20.png
CountriesWestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
Format Twenty20
First edition 2006
Latest edition 2008
Tournament format Knockout
Number of teams19 (2006), 21 (2008)
Current championFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad & Tobago
Qualification Stanford Super Series

The Stanford 20/20 was a short-lived cricket tournament in the Caribbean island of Antigua. It was held first in July and August 2006 in the West Indies at the Stanford Cricket Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, and then again in the same place in 2008. It was a variety of the popular Twenty20 format, which had been first introduced in English cricket in 2003. The tournament was separate to the Stanford Super Series, which was held in late 2008.

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The tournament was privately devised and funded by wealthy American businessman Allen Stanford, who held Antiguan dual nationality. [1] It has been alleged that Stanford's creation of the tournament was a method of laundering his income from the fraudulent business schemes for which he is now serving a lengthy penal sentence in the USA.

19 teams took part in the inaugural knock-out tournament and 20 teams took part in the second tournament (although 21 teams were originally scheduled to take part). The 2008 season was part of the official calendar of the WICB. [2]

2006 tournament

In 2006 a total of 16 teams was in the competition and the final was played between Guyana led by Ramnaresh Sarwan and Trinidad led by Daren Ganga, And what a trilling final it was, one where Guyana took the trophy and 1 Million USD home, Travis Dowlin was an instrumental part of them winning scoring 80 from 60 but had to retire hurt and Ramnaresh Sarwan saw them to the finish line with his 49 from 40. This was the beginning of T20 cricket in the West Indies.

Qualifying matches

11 July
Scorecard
United States Virgin Islands Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg
145/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Sint Maarten.svg Sint Maarten
98 (18 overs)
United States Virgin Islands won by 47 runs
Stanford Cricket Ground, Coolidge, Antigua
11 July
Scorecard
Cayman Islands  Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg
175/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
118/9 (20 overs)
Cayman Islands won by 57 runs
Stanford Cricket Ground, Coolidge, Antigua
12 July
Scorecard
British Virgin Islands Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg
105/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg St Lucia
106/3 (14.3 overs)
St Lucia won by 7 wickets
Stanford Cricket Ground, Coolidge, Antigua

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 116/2
Flag of Montserrat.svg Montserrat 115/8 Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 168/7
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 75/1Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 163/6
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 74 Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 160/4
Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada 84/4 Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada 158/8
Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica 83 Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada (D/L)70/3
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg St Vincent96/5 Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg St Vincent 122/7
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands 92 Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 176/5
Flag of Nevis.svg Nevis104/3Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 175/6
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg St Kitts 100 Flag of Nevis.svg Nevis213/3
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua 146/9Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua 170/9
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg St Lucia 98/9 Flag of Nevis.svg Nevis 136/9
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 93/2Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 210/6
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands 92 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 142/9
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 141/6Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 96
Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla 103/7

2008 tournament

Initially it was planned to include two additional teams from the region in the 2008 competition, Cuba and the Turks and Caicos Islands, increasing the number of teams participating to twenty-one (21). [3]

However, since the application required by US citizens (such as Stanford himself) and organisations to interact with the island under the United States embargo against Cuba was rejected, Sint Maarten (Cuba's destined opponent in the preliminary round) received a bye. [4]

Preliminary matches

25 January
Scorecard
v
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
  • Cuba were barred from participating in the tournament; St Maarten received a bye to the next round
26 January 2008
Scorecard
St Lucia Flag of Saint Lucia.svg
134/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands
88/8 (20 overs)
St Lucia won by 46 runs
Stanford Cricket Ground, Coolidge, Antigua
27 January
Scorecard
Dominica Flag of Dominica.svg
139/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands
73 (17.2 overs)
Dominica won by 66 runs
Stanford Cricket Ground, Coolidge, Antigua
29 January
Scorecard
Turks and Caicos Islands  Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg
67/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Montserrat.svg Montserrat
70/1 (7.3 overs)
Montserrat won by 9 wickets
Stanford Cricket Ground, Coolidge, Antigua
30 January
Scorecard
St Kitts Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg
130/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands
131/6 (19.2 overs)
United States Virgin Islands won by 4 wickets
Stanford Cricket Ground, Coolidge, Antigua

Brackets

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg St Vincent and the Grenadines168/4
Flag of Sint Maarten.svg Sint Maarten 158/6 Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg St Vincent and the Grenadines 107/8
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 106/2Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 166/7
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg St Lucia 105/9 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 120
Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada 177/6Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 115/6
Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla 161/4 Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada 98
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 103/8 Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 152/4
Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica 77 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 94/1
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 191/4 Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 93
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 73/7 Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 123/2
Flag of Nevis.svg Nevis185/6 Flag of Nevis.svg Nevis 121/8
Flag of Montserrat.svg Montserrat 111 Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 143/7
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua 153/8 Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 142/8
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands 131/6 Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua 156/9
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 63/1 Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 146/9
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 62/9

See also

Notes

  1. Billionaire reveals Windies plan, BBC Sport, 4 October 2005
  2. "WICB and Stanford agree five-year deal". cricinfo.com.
  3. Stanford 20/20 has two new teams, The Bajan Reporter, 9 October 2007.
  4. Cuba denied participation in Stanford 20/20, Cricinfo's Beyond the Test World, retrieved 19 December 2007