2010 Twenty20 Cup

The 2010 Friends Provident t20 tournament was the eighth edition of what would later become the T20 Blast, England's premier domestic Twenty20 cricket competition.

2010 Friends Provident t20

Dates	2 June 2010 (2010-06-02) – 13 August 2010 (2010-08-13)
Administrator(s)	England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Group stage and knockout
Champions	Hampshire Royals (1st title)
Participants	18
Matches	151
Most runs	668 – Jimmy Adams (Hampshire)
Most wickets	33 – Alfonso Thomas (Somerset)
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The competition ran from 1 June 2010 until the finals day at The Rose Bowl on 14 August 2010.^[1] The eighteen counties were split into two regions, North and South. Group members played each other twice, with the top four teams from each group progressing to the quarter-final knockout stage. The change in format meant a rise in the number of matches played, from 97 to 151.

The competition was won by Hampshire Royals, who beat Essex Eagles in the semi-finals, and Somerset in the final, by virtue of losing fewer wickets in a tied match.

Teams

Team summaries

Team	Location	Stadium	Stadium capacity	Head coach	Captain
Derbyshire Falcons	Derby	County Ground, Derby	9,500	John Morris
Durham Dynamos	Chester-le-Street	Emirates Durham International Cricket Ground	19,000	Geoff Cook	Phil Mustard
Essex Eagles	Chelmsford	County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford	6,500	Paul Grayson	James Foster
Glamorgan Dragons	Cardiff	SWALEC Stadium	16,000	Matthew Mott	Alviro Petersen
Gloucestershire Gladiators	Bristol	Nevil Road	16,000	Alex Gidman	James Franklin
Hampshire Royals	West End	The Rose Bowl	25,000	Giles White	Dominic Cork
Kent Spitfires	Canterbury	St Lawrence Ground	15,000	Paul Farbrace	Rob Key
Lancashire Lightning	Manchester	Old Trafford	19,000	Peter Moores	Glen Chapple
Leicestershire Foxes	Leicester	Grace Road	12,000	Tim Boon	Matthew Hoggard
Middlesex Panthers	London	Lord's	28,000	Richard Scott	Neil Dexter
Northamptonshire Steelbacks	Northampton	County Cricket Ground, Northampton	6,500	David Capel	Andrew Hall
Nottinghamshire Outlaws	Nottingham	Trent Bridge	17,500	Mick Newell	David Hussey
Somerset	Taunton	Taunton	6,500	Andy Hurry	Marcus Trescothick
Surrey Lions	London	The Oval	23,000	Chris Adams	Rory Hamilton-Brown
Sussex Sharks	Hove	Hove	7,000	Mark Robinson	Michael Yardy
Warwickshire Bears	Birmingham	Edgbaston	25,000	Ashley Giles	Ian Bell
Worcestershire Royals	Worcester	New Road	4,500	Steve Rhodes	Daryl Mitchell
Yorkshire Carnegie	Leeds	Headingley	17,500	Martyn Moxon	Andrew Gale

Group stage

North Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Warwickshire Bears	16	11	4	0	1	23	0.403
2	Nottinghamshire Outlaws	16	10	4	2	0	22	0.640
3	Lancashire Lightning	16	9	6	0	1	19	0.479
4	Northamptonshire Steelbacks	16	7	6	3	0	17	−0.160
5	Derbyshire Falcons	16	6	8	0	2	14	−0.151
6	Yorkshire Carnegie	16	6	9	1	0	13	−0.121
7	Leicestershire Foxes	16	6	9	0	1	13	−0.234
8	Durham Dynamos	16	4	8	0	4	12	−0.296
9	Worcestershire Royals	16	5	10	0	1	11	−0.653

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results

2 June Scorecard

Derbyshire Falcons 165/5 (20 overs)	v	Leicestershire Foxes 154/8 (20 overs)
Loots Bosman 39 (37) Andrew McDonald 2/41 (4 overs)		Andrew McDonald 67 (50) Steffan Jones 3/20 (4 overs)

Derbyshire Falcons won by 11 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Mark Benson and Nick Cook Player of the match: Andrew McDonald (Leics Foxes)

• Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to field.

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3 June Scorecard

Northamptonshire Steelbacks 147/5 (20 overs)	v	Warwickshire Bears 151/2 (14.1 overs)
Mal Loye 54 (48) Imran Tahir 3/14 (4 overs)		Darren Maddy 88 (42) Lee Daggett 1/32 (4 overs)

Warwickshire Bears won by 8 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: David Millns and Martin Bodenham Player of the match: Darren Maddy (Warwickshire Bears)

• Northamptonshire Steelbacks won the toss and elected to bat.
• Jack Brooks and Vishal Tripathi (Northamptonshire Steelbacks) made their T20 debuts.

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3 June Scorecard

Derbyshire Falcons 222/5 (20 overs)	v	Yorkshire Carnegie 157 (17.5 overs)
Loots Bosman 94 (50) Clint McKay 4/33 (4 overs)		Herschelle Gibbs 36 (28) Greg Smith 3/19 (2.5 overs)

Derbyshire Falcons won by 65 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Rob Bailey Player of the match: Loots Bosman (Derbyshire Falcons)

• Yorkshire Carnegie won the toss and elected to field.
• Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire Carnegie) made his T20 debut.

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4 June Scorecard

Worcestershire Royals 208/7 (20 overs)	v	Yorkshire Carnegie 187/7 (20 overs)
James Cameron 51* (31) Adil Rashid 3/32 (4 overs)		Anthony McGrath 39 (36) Gareth Andrew 2/26 (3 overs)

Worcestershire Royals won by 21 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Barry Dudleston and Vanburn Holder Player of the match: James Cameron (Worcs Royals)

• Worcestershire Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
• Jack Shantry, Imran Arif and James Cameron (Worcestershire Royals) made their T20 debuts.

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4 June Scorecard

Lancashire Lightning 179/4 (20 overs)	v	Durham Dynamos 156/8 (20 overs)
Stephen Moore 83* (52) Steve Harmison 1/20 (3 overs)		Phil Mustard 47 (38) Steven Croft 3/18 (3 overs)

Lancashire Lightning won by 23 runs Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Steve Garratt Player of the match: Stephen Moore (Lancs Lightning)

• Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
• Ben Stokes (Durham Dynamos) and Simon Kerrigan (Lancashire Lightning) made their T20 debuts.

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6 June Scorecard

Durham Dynamos	v	Worcestershire Royals

No result Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Steve Garratt

• Worcestershire Royals won the toss and elected to field.
• No play possible due to rain.

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8 June (D/N) Scorecard

Leicestershire Foxes 149/8 (18 overs)	v	Northamptonshire Steelbacks 137/9 (18 overs)
Andrew McDonald 49 (35) Chaminda Vaas 2/24 (4 overs)		Mal Loye 39 (40) Nadeem Malik 4/25 (4 overs)

Leicestershire Foxes won by 12 runs County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Mark Benson and Richard Illingworth Player of the match: Claude Henderson (Leics Foxes)

• Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to bat.
• The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.

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South Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Somerset	16	11	5	0	0	22	0.418
2	Essex Eagles	16	10	6	0	0	20	0.395
3	Sussex Sharks	16	9	7	0	0	18	0.606
4	Hampshire Royals	16	8	8	0	0	16	0.385
5	Surrey Lions	16	8	8	0	0	16	0.183
6	Middlesex Crusaders	16	8	8	0	0	16	0.018
7	Kent Spitfires	16	7	9	0	0	14	−0.163
8	Glamorgan Dragons	16	6	10	0	0	12	−0.979
9	Gloucestershire Gladiators	16	5	11	0	0	10	−0.943

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results

1 June (D/N) Scorecard

Sussex Sharks 155/7 (20 overs)	v	Somerset 103 (17.1 overs)
Luke Wright 39 (19) Murali Kartik 2/21 (4 overs)		Craig Kieswetter 47 (41) James Kirtley 3/3 (1.1 overs)

Sussex Sharks won by 52 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: Nigel Llong and Richard Kettleborough Player of the match: Luke Wright (Sussex Sharks)

• Somerset won the toss and elected to field.

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2 June (D/N) Scorecard

Essex Eagles 167/9 (20 overs)	v	Kent Spitfires 170/4 (18.4 overs)
Ryan ten Doeschate 98 (47) Simon Cook 2/15 (4 overs)		Geraint Jones 54 (34) Graham Napier 2/40 (3.4 overs)

Kent Spitfires won by 6 wickets County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: George Sharp and Richard Illingworth Player of the match: Ryan ten Doeschate (Essex Eagles)

• Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to field.
• Alex Blake (Kent Spitfires) and Michael Comber (Essex Eagles) made their T20 debuts.

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3 June (D/N) Scorecard

Sussex Sharks 146/6 (20 overs)	v	Middlesex Crusaders 118/6 (20 overs)
Dwayne Smith 49 (38) Pedro Collins 3/27 (4 overs)		Neil Dexter 27 (32) Michael Yardy 2/14 (4 overs)

Sussex Sharks won by 28 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Tim Robinson Player of the match: Michael Yardy (Sussex Sharks)

• Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to bat.

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3 June (D/N) Scorecard

Kent Spitfires 114/9 (20 overs)	v	Hampshire Royals 117/5 (19.4 overs)
Darren Stevens 36 (34) Abdul Razzaq 2/16 (3 overs)		Sean Ervine 31 (23) Darren Stevens 2/20 (4 overs) James Tredwell 2/20 (4 overs)

Hampshire Royals won by 5 wickets Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Michael Gough and Trevor Jesty Player of the match: Chris Wood (Hampshire Royals)

• Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to bat.
• Chris Wood, Danny Briggs (Hampshire Royals) and Matt Coles (Kent Spitfires) made their T20 debuts.

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4 June (D/N) Scorecard

Gloucestershire Gladiators 148/6 (20 overs)	v	Glamorgan Dragons 151/4 (19.1 overs)
James Franklin 42 (30) Jim Allenby 3/23 (4 overs)		Jim Allenby 54 (45) Alex Gidman 1/17 (2 overs)

Glamorgan Dragons won by 6 wickets Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Mark Benson and Nick Cook Player of the match: Jim Allenby (Glamorgan Dragons)

• Gloucestershire Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.

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8 June Scorecard

Surrey Lions 97 (18.1 overs)	v	Gloucestershire Gladiators 98/0 (9.5 overs)
Rory Hamilton-Brown 41 (39) Ian Butler 3/8 (3.1 overs)		William Porterfield 47* (31)

Gloucestershire Gladiators won by 10 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: John Steele and Peter Hartley Player of the match: Ian Butler (Gloucs Gladiators)

• Gloucestershire Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.

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8 June (D/N) Scorecard

Hampshire Royals 114/9 (20 overs)	v	Glamorgan Dragons 115/3 (19.2 overs)
Michael Carberry 34 (48) Robert Croft 2/16 (4 overs)		Jim Allenby 52* (55) Danny Briggs 2/26 (4 overs)

Glamorgan Dragons won by 7 wickets Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Steve Garratt and Tim Robinson Player of the match: Jim Allenby (Glamorgan Dragons)

• Hampshire Royals won the toss and elected to bat.

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Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	26 July – Birmingham
	Warwickshire Bears	153/5 (20 ov)
					14 August – Southampton
	Hampshire Royals	154/5 (19.5 ov)
					Hampshire Royals	157/4 (19.2 ov)
	27 July – Chelmsford
					Essex Eagles	156/7 (20 ov)
	Lancashire Lightning	183/6 (20 ov)
									14 August – Southampton
	Essex Eagles	184/2 (19.1 ov)
									Hampshire Royals	173/5 (20 ov)
	26 July – Nottingham
									Somerset	173/6 (20 ov)
	Nottinghamshire Outlaws	141/9 (20 ov)
					14 August – Southampton
	Sussex Sharks	128/7 (20 ov)
					Nottinghamshire Outlaws	117/4 (13 ov)
	27 July – Taunton
					Somerset (D/L)	182/5 (20 ov)
	Northamptonshire Steelbacks	112/6 (20 ov)
	Somerset	115/3 (17 ov)

Quarter-finals

26 July 16:40 Scorecard

Warwickshire Bears 153/5 (20 overs)	v	Hampshire Royals 154/5 (19.5 overs)
Darren Maddy 44 (31) Danny Briggs 3/29 (4 overs)		James Vince 66* (52) Steffan Piolet 2/32 (4 overs)

Hampshire won by 5 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Rob Bailey and Richard Kettleborough Player of the match: James Vince (Hants)

• Hampshire won the toss and elected to field.

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26 July 19:25 Scorecard

Nottinghamshire Outlaws 141/9 (20 overs)	v	Sussex Sharks 128/7 (20 overs)
Matt Wood 36 (37) Yasir Arafat 4/34 (4 overs)		Murray Goodwin 28 (27) Darren Pattinson 3/17 (3 overs)

Nottinghamshire won by 13 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Richard Illingworth and Jeremy Lloyds Player of the match: Steven Mullaney (Notts)

• Sussex won the toss and elected to field.

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27 July 16:50 Scorecard

Northamptonshire Steelbacks 112/6 (20 overs)	v	Somerset 115/3 (17 overs)
Stephen Peters 40* (34) Mark Turner 1/8 (2 overs)		Craig Kieswetter 33 (28) James Middlebrook 2/30 (4 overs)

Somerset won by 7 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Peter Hartley and Tim Robinson Player of the match: Murali Kartik and Arul Suppiah (Somst)

• Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat.

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27 July 19:40 Scorecard

Lancashire Lightning 183/6 (20 overs)	v	Essex Eagles 184/2 (19.1 overs)
Paul Horton 44 (30) Chris Wright 4/25 (4 overs)		Mark Pettini 81 (56) Sajid Mahmood 1/29 (4 overs)

Essex won by 8 wickets County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Jeff Evans and Nigel Llong Player of the match: Mark Pettini and Matt Walker (Essex)

• Essex won the toss and elected to field.

Semi-finals

14 August 11:40 Scorecard

Essex Eagles 156/7 (20 overs)	v	Hampshire Royals 157/4 (19.2 overs)
Mark Pettini 55 (43) Danny Briggs 3/29 (4 overs)		Abdul Razzaq 44 (31) Ravi Bopara 1/27 (4 overs)

Hampshire won by 6 wickets The Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Rob Bailey and Neil Mallender Player of the match: Danny Briggs (Hants)

• Hampshire won the toss and elected to field.

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14 August 16:00 Scorecard

Somerset 182/5 (20 overs)	v	Nottinghamshire Outlaws 117/4 (13 overs)
Marcus Trescothick 60 (28) Graeme Swann 2/24 (4 overs)		Samit Patel 39 (26) Alfonso Thomas 2/23 (3 overs)

Somerset won by 3 runs (D/L method) The Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Richard Illingworth and Nigel Llong Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Somst)

• Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field.

Final

Main article: 2010 Twenty20 Cup Final

14 August 19:25 (D/N) Scorecard

Somerset 173/6 (20 overs)	v	Hampshire Royals 173/5 (20 overs)
Craig Kieswetter 71 (59) Dominic Cork 2/24 (4 overs)		Neil McKenzie 52 (39) Ben Phillips 2/44 (4 overs)

Scores level; Hampshire Royals won by losing fewer wickets The Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Rob Bailey and Richard Illingworth Player of the match: Neil McKenzie (Hants)

• Somerset won the toss and elected to bat.

Players statistics

Most runs

Player	Team	Runs	Highest Score
Jimmy Adams	Hampshire Royals	668	101*
Marcus Trescothick	Somerset	572	83
Mark Cosgrove	Glamorgan Dragons	562	89
Tom Smith	Lancashire Lightning	543	92*
David Hussey	Nottinghamshire Outlaws	524	81*
Ravi Bopara	Essex Eagles	473	105*
James Franklin	Gloucestershire Gladiators	470	90
Sean Ervine	Hampshire Royals	470	74
Alex Hales	Nottinghamshire Outlaws	466	83
Samit Patel	Nottinghamshire Outlaws	459	63
James Hildreth	Somerset	459	77*
Source: Cricinfo[2]

Most sixes

Kieron Pollard scored the most sixes in the competition.

Player	Team	Sixes	Strike rate
Kieron Pollard	Somerset	29	175.24
Scott Styris	Essex Eagles	24	161.98
Ross Taylor	Durham Dynamos	23	173.07
Marcus Trescothick	Somerset	22	157.14
Tom Maynard	Glamorgan Dragons	20	150.19
Ryan ten Doeschate	Essex Eagles	19	177.24
David Hussey	Nottinghamshire Outlaws	19	142.00
Matt Prior	Sussex Sharks	18	169.08
Darren Maddy	Warwickshire Bears	18	132.55
Jimmy Adams	Hampshire Royals	17	132.27
Source: Cricinfo[3]

Most wickets

Player	Team	Wickets	Average
Alfonso Thomas	Somerset	33	13.93
Danny Briggs	Hampshire Royals	31	14.35
Kieron Pollard	Somerset	29	15.10
Stephen Parry	Lancashire Lightning	26	16.42
Adil Rashid	Yorkshire Carnegie	26	16.46
Chris Tremlett	Surrey Lions	24	17.12
Chaminda Vaas	Northamptonshire Steelbacks	23	15.82
Sajid Mahmood	Lancashire Lightning	23	18.69
Robert Croft	Glamorgan Dragons	22	15.59
Keith Barker	Warwickshire Bears	21	16.66
Source: Cricinfo[4]