2012 Twenty20 Cup

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2012 Friends Life t20
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format Twenty20
Tournament format(s) Group stage and knockout
Champions Hampshire Royals (2nd title)
Participants18
Matches97
Most runs Phillip Hughes, Worcestershire (402)
Most wickets Mitchell Starc, Yorkshire (21)
Official website friendslife.co.uk/t20
2011
2013

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.

Contents

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]

Format

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]

Teams

TeamLocationCountyDivisionHome groundCoachCaptainOverseas player(s)
Derbyshire Falcons Derby Derbyshire North County Ground Karl Krikken Wayne Madsen Flag of Australia (converted).svg Usman Khawaja [5] and Flag of Pakistan.svg Rana Naved-ul-Hasan
Durham Dynamos Chester-le-Street County Durham North Riverside Ground Geoff Cook Phil Mustard Flag of South Africa.svg Herschelle Gibbs [6] and Flag of South Africa.svg Johann Myburgh
Essex Eagles Chelmsford Essex South County Ground Paul Grayson James Foster Flag of New Zealand.svg James Franklin [7]
Gloucestershire Gladiators Bristol Gloucestershire Midlands/Wales/West Nevil Road John Bracewell Hamish Marshall Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Muttiah Muralitharan [8]
Hampshire Royals Southampton Hampshire South Rose Bowl Giles White James Adams Flag of Pakistan.svg Shahid Afridi and Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Maxwell
Kent Spitfires Canterbury Kent South St Lawrence Ground Jimmy Adams Robert Key WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Brendan Nash
Lancashire Lightning Manchester Lancashire North Old Trafford Peter Moores Glen Chapple Flag of Pakistan.svg Yasir Arafat and Flag of South Africa.svg Ashwell Prince
Leicestershire Foxes Leicester Leicestershire North Grace Road Phil Whitticase Matthew Hoggard Flag of Pakistan.svg Abdul Razzaq and WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Ramnaresh Sarwan
Middlesex Panthers London Middlesex South Lord's Richard Scott Neil Dexter Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Rogers
Northamptonshire Steelbacks Northampton Northamptonshire Midlands/Wales/West County Ground David Capel Andrew Hall Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Chaminda Vaas and Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron White
Nottinghamshire Outlaws Nottingham Nottinghamshire North Trent Bridge Mick Newell Chris Read Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Voges
Somerset Taunton Somerset Midlands/Wales/West County Ground Andy Hurry Marcus Trescothick Flag of South Africa.svg Richard Levi and Flag of South Africa.svg Albie Morkel
Surrey Lions London Surrey South The Oval Chris Adams Rory Hamilton-Brown Flag of India.svg Murali Kartik and Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dirk Nannes
Sussex Sharks Hove Sussex South County Cricket Ground Mark Robinson Michael Yardy Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Styris
Warwickshire Bears Birmingham Warwickshire Midlands/Wales/West Edgbaston Ashley Giles Jim Troughton Flag of New Zealand.svg Jeetan Patel
Welsh Dragons Cardiff Glamorgan Midlands/Wales/West Sophia Gardens Matthew Mott Jim Allenby Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shaun Marsh and Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus North
Worcestershire Royals Worcester Worcestershire Midlands/Wales/West New Road Steve Rhodes Daryl Mitchell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phillip Hughes and Flag of Pakistan.svg Sohail Tanvir
Yorkshire Carnegie Leeds Yorkshire North Headingley Carnegie Jason Gillespie Andrew Gale Flag of South Africa.svg David Miller and Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitchell Starc

Group stage

Midlands/Wales/West Division

Table

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1 Somerset 105203130.275
2 Gloucestershire Gladiators 104204120.248
3 Worcestershire Royals 104303110.578
4 Warwickshire Bears 10430311−0.033
5 Welsh Dragons 1023059−0.708
6 Northamptonshire Steelbacks 1017024−0.611
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

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 wonAway team won

Fixtures

13 June
Scorecard
Somerset (H)
191/6 (20 overs)
v
Warwickshire Bears
128 (18.5 overs)
Somerset won by 63 runs
County Ground, Taunton
14 June
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
County Ground, Bristol
14 June (D/N)
Scorecard
Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H)
70/3 (9.3 overs)
v
Match abandoned
County Ground, Northampton
15 June (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Edgbaston, Birmingham
17 June
Scorecard
Warwickshire Bears
141/5 (18 overs)
v
Welsh Dragons (H)
62/1 (8 overs)
Glamorgan won by 5 runs (D/L)
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
17 June
Scorecard
Worcestershire Royals (H)
213/2 (20 overs)
v
Gloucestershire Gladiators
166 (18.5 overs)
Worcestershire won by 47 runs
County Ground, New Road, Worcester
17 June
Scorecard
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
137/5 (20 overs)
v
Somerset (H)
141/5 (19.5 overs)
Somerset won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
19 June (D/N)
Scorecard
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
149/4 (20 overs)
v
Warwickshire Bears (H)
152/4 (19 overs)
Warwickshire won by 6 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
21 June (D/N)
Scorecard
Somerset
59/1 (7.1 overs)
v
No result
Edgbaston, Birmingham
22 June
Scorecard
Gloucestershire Gladiators (H)
139/9 (20 overs)
v
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
131/8 (20 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 8 runs
County Ground, Bristol
22 June
Scorecard
Welsh Dragons
178/5 (20 overs)
v
Somerset (H)
182/6 (19.5 overs)
Somerset won by 4 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
22 June
Scorecard
Worcestershire Royals (H)
120/7 (20 overs)
v
Warwickshire Bears
123/2 (16.3 overs)
Warwickshire won by 8 wickets
County Ground, New Road, Worcester
23 June
Scorecard
Worcestershire Royals
142/5 (20 overs)
v
Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H)
128/5 (20 overs)
Worcestershire won by 14 runs
County Ground, Northampton
23 June (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
26 June (D/N)
Scorecard
Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H)
115/6 (20 overs)
v
Somerset
116/3 (13.4 overs)
Somerset won by 7 wickets
County Ground, Northampton
27 June
Scorecard
Gloucestershire Gladiators (H)
122/7 (20 overs)
v
Warwickshire Bears
125/3 (18.1 overs)
Warwickshire won by 7 wickets
County Ground, Bristol
29 June
Scorecard
Somerset (H)
140/8 (20 overs)
v
Gloucestershire Gladiators
141/1 (14.4 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 9 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
29 June
Scorecard
Worcestershire Royals (H)
164/5 (20 overs)
v
Welsh Dragons
145/6 (20 overs)
Worcestershire won by 19 runs
County Ground, New Road, Worcester
29 June (D/N)
Scorecard
Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H)
153/7 (20 overs)
v
Warwickshire Bears
154/3 (16.1 overs)
Warwickshire won by 7 wickets
County Ground, Northampton
30 June (D/N)
Scorecard
Welsh Dragons (H)
110/9 (20 overs)
v
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
111/1 (13.1 overs)
Northamptonshire won by 9 wickets
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
1 July
Scorecard
Worcestershire Royals
173/7 (20 overs)
v
Somerset (H)
119 (19.1 overs)
Worcestershire won by 54 runs
County Ground, Taunton
2 July
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
County Ground, Bristol
3 July
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
5 July
Scorecard
Worcestershire Royals
159/6 (20 overs)
v
Gloucestershire Gladiators (H)
160/3 (18 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 7 wickets
County Ground, Bristol
6 July
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
6 July
Scorecard
v
6 July (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Edgbaston, Birmingham
8 July
Scorecard
Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H)
31/4 (8.3 overs)
v
Gloucestershire Gladiators
23/2 (2.2 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 8 wickets (D/L)
County Ground, Northampton
8 July
Scorecard
Welsh Dragons
173/5 (20 overs)
v
Warwickshire Bears (H)
61/4 (9 overs)
Glamorgan won by 22 runs (D/L)
Edgbaston, Birmingham
8 July
Scorecard
Worcestershire Royals (H)
119/7 (20 overs)
v
Somerset
120/3 (18.5 overs)
Somerset won by 7 wickets
County Ground, New Road, Worcester

North Division

Table

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1 Yorkshire Carnegie 107102160.863
2 Nottinghamshire Outlaws 105104141.877
3 Durham Dynamos 10441110−0.251
4 Lancashire Lightning 10341290.106
5 Derbyshire Falcons 1026026−0.561
6 Leicestershire Foxes 1027015−1.352
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

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 wonAway team won

Fixtures

12 June
Scorecard
Leicestershire Foxes (H)
96 (17.3 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire Outlaws
98/4 (13 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 6 wickets
Grace Road, Leicester
14 June (D/N)
Scorecard
Lancashire Lightning
168/6 (20 overs)
v
Derbyshire Falcons (H)
118/5 (11.3 overs)
Derbyshire won by 17 runs (D/L)
County Ground, Derby
15 June
Scorecard
Lancashire Lightning
154/6 (20 overs)
v
Leicestershire Foxes (H)
143/8 (20 overs)
Lancashire won by 11 runs
Grace Road, Leicester
15 June
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
15 June
Scorecard
Durham Dynamos
142/6 (20 overs)
v
Yorkshire Carnegie (H)
140/8 (20 overs)
Durham won by 2 runs
Headingley, Leeds
17 June
Scorecard
Durham Dynamos (H)
114/5 (20 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire Outlaws
117/3 (16.2 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 7 wickets
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
17 June
Scorecard
Yorkshire Carnegie (H)
170/4 (20 overs)
v
Leicestershire Foxes
148 (20 overs)
Yorkshire won by 22 runs
Headingley, Leeds
18 June (D/N)
Scorecard
Yorkshire Carnegie
150/5 (20 overs)
v
Derbyshire Falcons (H)
109 (20 overs)
Yorkshire won by 41 runs
County Ground, Derby
20 June
Scorecard
Leicestershire Foxes
179/4 (20 overs)
v
Lancashire Lightning (H)
180/2 (19 overs)
Lancashire won by 8 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
20 June (D/N)
Scorecard
Derbyshire Falcons (H)
141/6 (20 overs)
v
Durham Dynamos
142/5 (18.5 overs)
Durham won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Derby
22 June
Scorecard
Yorkshire Carnegie
171/6 (20 overs)
v
Durham Dynamos (H)
159 (19.5 overs)
Yorkshire won by 12 runs
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
22 June
Scorecard
Leicestershire Foxes (H)
80/3 (8 overs)
v
Derbyshire Falcons
72/6 (8 overs)
Leicestershire won by 8 runs
Grace Road, Leicester
22 June (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Old Trafford, Manchester
24 June
Scorecard
Nottinghamshire Outlaws
105/3 (14 overs)
v
25 June (D/N)
Scorecard
Durham Dynamos
121 (19.2 overs)
v
Lancashire Lightning (H)
122/2 (14 overs)
Lancashire won by 8 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
27 June
Scorecard
Derbyshire Falcons
131/7 (20 overs)
v
Durham Dynamos (H)
132/2 (17.1 overs)
Durham won by 8 wickets
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
27 June
Scorecard
Yorkshire Carnegie
151/9 (20 overs)
v
Leicestershire Foxes (H)
147/9 (20 overs)
Yorkshire won by 4 runs
Grace Road, Leicester
29 June
Scorecard
Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H)
210/3 (20 overs)
v
Durham Dynamos
167/9 (20 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 41 runs
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
29 June
Scorecard
Yorkshire Carnegie (H)
180/6 (20 overs)
v
Lancashire Lightning
161/5 (20 overs)
Yorkshire won by 19 runs
Headingley, Leeds
29 June (D/N)
Scorecard
Derbyshire Falcons (H)
171/3 (20 overs)
v
Leicestershire Foxes
173/6 (20 overs)
Leicestershire won by 4 wickets
County Ground, Derby
1 July
Scorecard
Leicestershire Foxes
114/7 (20 overs)
v
Durham Dynamos (H)
117/1 (13.2 overs)
Durham won by 9 wickets
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
1 July
Scorecard
Lancashire Lightning (H)
122/8 (20 overs)
v
Derbyshire Falcons
124/7 (18.5 overs)
Derbyshire won by 3 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
3 July
Scorecard
Lancashire Lightning
178/4 (20 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H)
52/2 (4 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 8 wickets (D/L)
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
5 July (D/N)
Scorecard
Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H)
148/6 (20 overs)
v
Yorkshire Carnegie
150/4 (17.4 overs)
Yorkshire won by 6 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
6 July
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Grace Road, Leicester
6 July (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
County Ground, Derby
6 July (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Old Trafford, Manchester
8 July
Scorecard
Lancashire Lightning
133/8 (20 overs)
v
Durham Dynamos (H)
133/7 (20 overs)
8 July
Scorecard
Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H)
196/3 (20 overs)
v
Leicestershire Foxes
127/9 (20 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 69 runs
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
8 July
Scorecard
Yorkshire Carnegie (H)
180/5 (20 overs)
v
Derbyshire Falcons
159/9 (20 overs)
Yorkshire won by 21 runs
Headingley, Leeds

South Division

Table

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1 Sussex Sharks 106103151.389
2 Hampshire Royals 105203130.693
3 Essex Eagles 10540111−0.032
4 Kent Spitfires 1045019−0.465
5 Middlesex Panthers 1037006−0.210
6 Surrey Lions 1037006−0.700
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

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 wonAway team won

Fixtures

12 June
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury 1
13 June (D/N)
Scorecard
Surrey Lions (H)
128/8 (20 overs)
v
Essex Eagles
111/9 (20 overs)
Surrey won by 17 runs
Kennington Oval, London
14 June (D/N)
Scorecard
Surrey Lions
149/4 (20 overs)
v
Middlesex Panthers (H)
99/8 (16 overs)
Surrey won by 28 runs (D/L)
Lord's, London
14 June (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
County Ground, Hove
17 June
Scorecard
Surrey Lions
116/7 (20 overs)
v
Kent Spitfires (H)
120/2 (16.2 overs)
Kent won by 8 wickets
Kent County Cricket Ground, Beckenham
17 June
Scorecard
Sussex Sharks
143/8 (20 overs)
v
Middlesex Panthers (H)
132/8 (20 overs)
Sussex won by 11 runs
Lord's, London
18 June (D/N)
Scorecard
Hampshire Royals (H)
157/6 (20 overs)
v
Middlesex Panthers
161/4 (19.2 overs)
Middlesex won by 6 wickets
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
20 June (D/N)
Scorecard
Essex Eagles (H)
158/6 (20 overs)
v
Kent Spitfires
155 (20 overs)
Essex won by 3 runs
County Ground, Chelmsford
21 June (D/N)
Scorecard
Essex Eagles
155/6 (20 overs)
v
Middlesex Panthers (H)
149/9 (20 overs)
Essex won by 6 runs
Lord's, London
22 June (D/N)
Scorecard
Surrey Lions
144/9 (20 overs)
v
Essex Eagles (H)
145/7 (20 overs)
Essex won by 3 wickets
County Ground, Chelmsford
22 June (D/N)
Scorecard
Kent Spitfires
151/5 (20 overs)
v
Hampshire Royals (H)
148/6 (20 overs)
Kent won by 3 runs
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
22 June (D/N)
Scorecard
Sussex Sharks (H)
161/4 (20 overs)
v
Middlesex Panthers
140/6 (20 overs)
Sussex won by 21 runs
County Ground, Hove
24 June
Scorecard
Sussex Sharks (H)
209/6 (20 overs)
v
Essex Eagles
190 (20 overs)
Sussex won by 19 runs
County Ground, Hove
24 June
Scorecard
Kent Spitfires (H)
135/6 (20 overs)
v
Hampshire Royals
138/4 (18.2 overs)
Hampshire won by 6 wickets
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
26 June (D/N)
Scorecard
Middlesex Panthers
207/2 (20 overs)
v
Kent Spitfires (H)
159/7 (20 overs)
Middlesex won by 48 runs
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
27 June
Scorecard
Middlesex Panthers (H)
156/2 (20 overs)
v
Hampshire Royals
160/6 (19.2 overs)
Hampshire won by 4 wickets
Old Deer Park, Richmond
28 June (D/N)
Scorecard
Essex Eagles (H)
177/4 (20 overs)
v
Sussex Sharks
181/6 (19.5 overs)
Sussex won by 4 wickets
County Ground, Chelmsford
29 June (D/N)
Scorecard
Essex Eagles (H)
176/4 (20 overs)
v
Hampshire Royals
177/4 (18 overs)
Hampshire won by 6 wickets
County Ground, Chelmsford
29 June (D/N)
Scorecard
Sussex Sharks (H)
212/6 (20 overs)
v
Kent Spitfires
129 (19.4 overs)
Sussex won by 83 runs
County Ground, Hove
30 June
Scorecard
Surrey Lions
94/6 (20 overs)
v
Hampshire Royals (H)
95/3 (15.3 overs)
Hampshire won by 7 wickets
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
2 July (D/N)
Scorecard
Surrey Lions (H)
84/4 (10 overs)
v
Hampshire Royals
63/0 (5.4 overs)
Hampshire won by 19 runs (D/L)
Kennington Oval, London
3 July (D/N)
Scorecard
Surrey Lions (H)
106/6 (16.2 overs)
v
Sussex Sharks
110/4 (11.4 overs)
Sussex won by 6 wickets
Kennington Oval, London
5 July (D/N)
Scorecard
Middlesex Panthers
109 (19.5 overs)
v
Essex Eagles (H)
110/8 (17.4 overs)
Essex won by 2 wickets
County Ground, Chelmsford
5 July (D/N)
Scorecard
Kent Spitfires
136/8 (20 overs)
v
Surrey Lions (H)
88 (17.3 overs)
Kent won by 48 runs
Kennington Oval, London
6 July (D/N)
Scorecard
Sussex Sharks
203/5 (17.4 overs)
v
6 July (D/N)
Scorecard
Essex Eagles
149/5 (20 overs)
v
Kent Spitfires (H)
126/9 (20 overs)
Essex won by 23 runs
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
6 July (D/N)
Scorecard
Surrey Lions (H)
154/4 (20 overs)
v
Middlesex Panthers
157/9 (19.5 overs)
Middlesex won by 1 wicket
Kennington Oval, London
8 July
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
8 July
Scorecard
Middlesex Panthers (H)
124/9 (20 overs)
v
Kent Spitfires
125/7 (19 overs)
Kent won by 3 wickets
Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge
8 July
Scorecard
Sussex Sharks (H)
104/0 (9 overs)
v
Surrey Lions
64/3 (4.4 overs)
Surrey won by 7 wickets (D/L)
County Ground, Hove
1. ^ Game moved from Nevill Ground, Royal Tunbridge Wells due to flooding. [9]

Knockout stage

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

Quarter-finals

24 July
16:15
Scorecard
Somerset
175/6 (20 overs)
v
Essex Eagles
148 (18.3 overs)
James Hildreth 58 (36)
Reece Topley 3/27 (4 overs)
Ryan ten Doeschate 47 (24)
Lewis Gregory 4/39 (3.3 overs)
Somerset won by 27 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Michael Gough and Richard Illingworth
Player of the match: James Hildreth (Somerset)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to field

24 July
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sussex Sharks
230/4 (20 overs)
v
Gloucestershire Gladiators
191/8 (20 overs)
Scott Styris 100* (37)
Ian Saxelby 1/48 (4 overs)
Dan Housego 47 (24)
Amjad Khan 2/38 (4 overs)
Sussex won by 39 runs
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Nigel Llong and Tim Robinson
Player of the match: Scott Styris (Sussex)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field

25 July
16:15
Scorecard
Yorkshire Carnegie
212/5 (20 overs)
v
Worcestershire Royals
183/6 (20 overs)
Joe Root 65 (40)
Daryl Mitchell 2/23 (4 overs)
Phillip Hughes 80* (53)
Mitchell Starc 3/24 (4 overs)
Yorkshire won by 29 runs
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Jeff Evans
Player of the match: Joe Root (Yorkshire)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat

25 July
19:10 (D/N)
Scorecard
Nottinghamshire Outlaws
178/7 (20 overs)
v
Hampshire Royals
182/6 (20 overs)
Samit Patel 60 (33)
Glenn Maxwell 3/36 (4 overs)
Neil McKenzie 79* (49)
Samit Patel 3/26 (4 overs)
Hampshire won by 4 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Nick Cook and Peter Hartley
Player of the match: Neil McKenzie (Hampshire)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to bowl

Semi-finals

25 August
11:00
Scorecard
Yorkshire Carnegie
172/6 (20 overs)
v
Sussex Sharks
136/8 (20 overs)
Jonny Bairstow 68* (45)
Scott Styris 3/22 (4 overs)
Chris Nash 80* (58)
Tim Bresnan 2/22 (4 overs)
Yorkshire won by 36 runs
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Michael Gough and Jeremy Lloyds
Player of the match: Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat

25 August
14:30
Scorecard
Somerset
125/6 (20 overs)
v
Hampshire Royals
126/4 (19 overs)
Craig Kieswetter 63* (57)
Dimitri Mascarenhas 2/11 (4 overs)
Sean Ervine 34* (23)
Lewis Gregory 1/9 (2 overs)
Hampshire won by 6 wickets
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Nick Cook
Player of the match: Sean Ervine (Hampshire)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to bowl

Final

25 August
18:45 (D/N)
Scorecard
Hampshire Royals
150/6 (20 overs)
v
Yorkshire Carnegie
140/8 (20 overs)
James Adams 43 (37)
Ryan Sidebottom 2/20 (4 overs)
David Miller 72* (46)
Chris Wood 3/26 (4 overs)
Hampshire won by 10 runs
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Michael Gough
Player of the match: David Miller (Yorkshire)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat

Statistics

Highest team totals

The following table lists the five highest team scores in the season. [10]

TeamTotalOpponentGround
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

Most runs

The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table. [11]

PlayerTeamRunsInnsAvgS/RHS100s50s4s6s
Phillip Hughes Worcestershire Royals 4028100.50126.8187* 04377
David Miller Yorkshire Carnegie 3901148.75153.5474* 043021
Chris Nash Sussex Sharks 3191039.87131.2780* 03328
Steven Croft Lancashire Lightning 313862.60129.3365* 021711
Luke Wright Sussex Sharks 3121034.66160.0091023211

Highest scores

This table contains the top five highest scores of the season made by a batsman in a single innings. [12]

PlayerTeamScoreBalls4s6sOpponentGround
James Hildreth Somerset 107* 60151 Welsh Dragons County Ground, Taunton
Scott Styris Sussex Sharks 100* 3759 Gloucestershire Gladiators County Ground, Hove
Luke Wright Sussex Sharks 916172 Middlesex Panthers County Ground, Hove
Joe Denly Middlesex Panthers 90* 66111 Kent Spitfires St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Alex Hales Nottinghamshire Outlaws 885164 Durham Dynamos Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Most wickets

The following table contains the six leading wicket-takers of the season. [13]

PlayerTeamWktsMtsAveS/REconBBI
Mitchell Starc Yorkshire Carnegie 211010.3810.55.913/24
Chris Liddle Sussex Sharks 171011.949.77.335/17
Reece Topley Essex Eagles 17914.4711.27.683/19
Dimitri Mascarenhas Hampshire Royals 151116.4615.26.502/11
Moin Ashraf Yorkshire Carnegie 151223.9318.87.634/18
Richard Pyrah Yorkshire Carnegie 151223.9318.07.973/21

Best bowling figures

This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in the season. [14]

PlayerTeamOversFiguresOpponentGround
Chris Liddle Sussex Sharks 4.05/17 Middlesex Panthers Lord's, London
Greg Smith Essex Eagles 3.05/17 Kent Spitfires County Ground, Chelmsford
Gareth Batty Surrey Lions 4.04/13 Middlesex Panthers Lord's, London
Max Waller Somerset 4.04/16 Warwickshire Bears County Ground, Taunton
Ian Saxelby Gloucestershire Gladiators 4.04/16 Northamptonshire Steelbacks County Ground, Bristol

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