2007–08 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash explained

Twenty20 Big Bash 2007–08
Administrator:Cricket Australia
Cricket Format:Twenty20
Tournament Format:Single round-robin
Count:3
Participants:6
Matches:16
Player Of The Series:David Hussey (Vic)
Most Runs:Shaun Marsh (WA) (290)
Most Wickets:Dirk Nannes (Vic) (12)
Previous Year:2006–07
Previous Tournament:2006–07 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash
Next Year:2008–09
Next Tournament:2008–09 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash

The 2007–08 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash was the 3rd season of the official Twenty20 domestic cricket in Australia. Six teams representing six states in Australia participated in the competition. The competition began on 31 December 2007 when the Queensland Bulls took on two-time champions the Victorian Bushrangers at the new Tony Ireland Stadium in Thuringowa. Another match between the Western Warriors and the previous year's finalists the Tasmanian Tigers was held on the same day at the WACA Ground.

This season comprised 15 regular matches, instead of twelve from the 2006–07 season. This allowed each team to play every other team once.

Table

Teams received 2 points for a win, 1 for a tie or no result, and 0 for a loss. The top two teams, Western Australia and Victoria, played in the final at the WACA Ground in Perth. These two teams also qualified for the 1st edition of the Champions Twenty20 League, expected to be hosted by India in December 2008.

Teams

ClubHome GroundCaptain
New South Wales BluesANZ Stadium, SydneySimon Katich
Queensland BullsBrisbane Cricket GroundJimmy Maher
Southern RedbacksAdelaide OvalNathan Adcock
Tasmanian TigersBellerive Oval, HobartDaniel Marsh
Victorian BushrangersMelbourne Cricket GroundCameron White
Western WarriorsWACA Ground, PerthAdam Voges

Fixtures

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Statistics

Highest Team Totals

Team Total Opponent Ground
8/203 WACA Ground
5/189 WACA Ground
4/188 WACA Ground
5/187
7/187 Tony Ireland Stadium

Most Runs

PlayerRuns Inns Avg S/R HS 100s 50s
Shaun Marsh (Western Australia) 290 6 58.00 142.15 86 3
David Hussey (Victoria) 237 6 47.40 153.89 70* 3
Luke Pomersbach (Western Australia) 178 6 35.60 142.40 79 1
Brad Hodge (Victoria) 172 6 28.66 126.47 45
Aiden Blizzard (Victoria) 145 6 24.16 185.89 47

Highest Scores

PlayerScore Balls Opponent Ground 4s 6s
Shaun Marsh (Western Australia) 86 55 7 4
Luke Pomersbach (Western Australia) 79 45 9 4
David Hussey (Victoria) 70* 40 4 4
Shaun Marsh (Western Australia) 70 49 8 1
Shane Watson (Queensland) 69* 32 2 7

Most Wickets

PlayerWkts Mts Ave S/R Econ BBI
Dirk Nannes (Victoria) 12 6 12.33 12.0 6.16 4/23
Steve Smith (New South Wales) 9 4 5.33 5.6 5.64 4/15
Aaron Heal (Western Australia) 9 6 17.66 15.7 6.71 2/18
Brett Dorey (Western Australia) 9 6 20.44 15.3 8.00 3/19
David Hussey (Victoria) 8 6 12.00 11.2 6.40 2/10

Best Bowling Figures

Player Overs Figures Opponent Ground
Ben Edmondson (Western Australia) 4.0 4/14 Adelaide Oval
Steve Smith (New South Wales) 3.3 4/15 ANZ Stadium
Dirk Nannes (Victoria) 4.0 4/23 WACA Ground
Steve Smith (New South Wales) 3.3 3/18 ANZ Stadium
Brett Dorey (Western Australia) 4.0 3/19 WACA Ground

Player of the Series

David Hussey, Victorian Bushrangers

External links

See also