2007 Twenty20 Cup

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.

2007 Twenty20 Cup

Dates	22 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)
Participants	18
Matches	79
Attendance	415,751 (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]
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Midlands/Wales/West Group

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Warwickshire Bears	8	5	2	0	1	11	0.230
2	Gloucestershire Gladiators	8	4	2	0	2	10	0.986
3	Worcestershire Royals	8	3	2	0	3	9	−0.591
4	Northamptonshire Steelbacks	8	2	3	0	3	7	0.055
5	Somerset Sabres	8	3	5	0	0	6	−0.214
6	Glamorgan Dragons	8	1	4	0	3	5	−0.663

Source: Cricinfo

North Group

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Nottinghamshire Outlaws	6	4	1	0	1	9	0.876
2	Lancashire Lightning	8	3	1	0	4	10	0.855
3	Yorkshire Phoenix	8	4	3	0	1	9	−0.052
4	Leicestershire Foxes	8	2	1	0	5	9	−0.142
5	Durham Dynamos	8	1	4	0	3	5	−0.575
6	Derbyshire Phantoms	8	0	4	0	4	4	−1.097

Source: Cricinfo

South Group

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Sussex Sharks	8	5	2	0	1	11	0.179
2	Kent Spitfires	8	4	2	1	1	10	0.324
3	Surrey Brown Caps	8	4	4	0	0	8	0.809
4	Essex Eagles	8	3	4	0	1	7	−0.365
5	Middlesex Crusaders	8	2	3	0	3	7	−0.204
6	Hampshire Hawks	8	1	4	1	2	5	−1.116

Source: Cricinfo

Quarter finals

17 July 2007

Gloucestershire Gladiators 131/3	v	Worcestershire Royals 123/6

Gloucestershire won by 7 wickets (D/L) New Road, Worcester

17 July 2007

Nottinghamshire Outlaws 138/10	v	Kent Spitfires 139/1

Kent won by 9 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham

18 July 2007

Warwickshire Bears 187/7	v	Lancashire Lightning 193/5

Lancashire won by 6 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham

18 July 2007

Sussex Sharks 193/5	v	Yorkshire Phoenix 155/5

Sussex won by 38 runs County Ground, Hove

Finals Day

Semi finals

4 August 2007

Lancashire Lightning 148/6	v	Gloucestershire Gladiators 152/2

Gloucestershire won by 8 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham

4 August 2007

Sussex Sharks 140/10	v	Kent Spitfires 141/5

Kent win by 5 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham

Final

4 August 2007

Gloucestershire Gladiators 146/8	v	Kent Spitfires 147/6

Kent win by 4 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham