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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.
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Group stage
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Midlands/West/Wales Division
Results
11 June 2008 Scorecard |
Warwickshire Bears 140/7 (19 overs) |
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- 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.
13 June 2008 Scorecard |
Northamptonshire Steelbacks 182/4 (20 overs) |
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Worcestershire Royals 149 (19.4 overs) |
17 June 2008 Scorecard |
Northamptonshire Steelbacks 162/5 (20 overs) |
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Gloucestershire Gladiators 135 (18.4 overs) |
17 June 2008 Scorecard |
Gloucestershire Gladiators 170/7 (20 overs) |
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Northamptonshire Steelbacks 171/4 (18.2 overs) |
19 June 2008 Scorecard |
Northamptonshire Steelbacks 102/9 (20 overs) |
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Warwickshire Bears 106/1 (15.4 overs) |
19 June 2008 Scorecard |
Glamorgan Dragons 154/6 (17 overs) |
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Northamptonshire Steelbacks 147/9 (17 overs) |
22 June 2008 Scorecard |
Northamptonshire Steelbacks 207/4 (20 overs) |
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Glamorgan Dragons 183/8 (20 overs) |
22 June 2008 Scorecard |
Gloucestershire Gladiators 131 (19.4 overs) |
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Warwickshire Bears 134/2 (17 overs) |
24 June 2008 Scorecard |
Glamorgan Dragons 130/6 (20 overs) |
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Gloucestershire Gladiators 135/3 (18.4 overs) |
24 June 2008 Scorecard |
Northamptonshire Steelbacks 160/7 (20 overs) |
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Worcestershire Royals 163/6 (18.5 overs) |
25 June 2008 Scorecard |
Worcestershire Royals 152/8 (20 overs) |
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Gloucestershire Gladiators 93 (16 overs) |
27 June 2008 Scorecard |
Northamptonshire Steelbacks 137/8 (20 overs) |
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Warwickshire Bears 124/8 (20 overs) |
North Division
1 The match on 27 June at the Riverside between Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire had no points awarded after it was found that Yorkshire had fielded an ineligible player. The ECB received allegations about Yorkshire fielding an ineligible player in their final group game.[1] In an original meeting on 10 July, Yorkshire were summoned to Old Trafford and were told that they were to be thrown out of 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. This was because Nottinghamshire were not awarded the points to the 27 June game.
Results
11 June 2008 Scorecard |
Derbyshire Phantoms 114/9 (20 overs) |
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Durham Dynamos 48/5 (6.5 overs) |
- Rain fell during the interval, Durham target reduced to 48 runs from 7 overs.
13 June 2008 Scorecard |
Yorkshire Carnegie 141/8 (15 overs) |
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Nottinghamshire Outlaws 143/6 (14.2 overs) |
16 June 2008 Scorecard |
Nottinghamshire Outlaws 144/9 (20 overs) |
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Derbyshire Phantoms 148/7 (20 overs) |
18 June 2008 Scorecard |
Lancashire Lightning 150/6 (20 overs) |
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Yorkshire Carnegie 154/8 (19.4 overs) |
A McGrath 46 (39) |
19 June 2008 Scorecard |
Leicestershire Foxes 149/7 (20 overs) |
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Nottinghamshire Outlaws 150/5 (19.4 overs) |
20 June 2008 Scorecard |
Derbyshire Phantoms 114/8 (20 overs) |
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Nottinghamshire Outlaws 116/2 (16.3 overs) |
22 June 2008 Scorecard |
Nottinghamshire Outlaws 151/7 (20 overs) |
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Lancashire Lightning 155/5 (19.3 overs) |
24 June 2008 Scorecard |
Leicestershire Foxes 131/6 (20 overs) |
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Nottinghamshire Outlaws 126 (19.5 overs) |
25 June 2008 Scorecard |
Lancashire Lightning 155/8 (20 overs) |
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Nottinghamshire Outlaws 132 (19.1 overs) |
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
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| 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
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.[3]
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.[4] 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.
9,10 July 2008 Scorecard |
Kent Spitfires 175/6 (20 overs) |
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Warwickshire Bears 133/8 (20 overs) |
- Reserve day used.
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
- Semi-finals
- Final
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