2007 Twenty20 Cup Explained

2007 Twenty20 Cup
Administrator:England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket Format:Twenty20
Tournament Format:Group stage and knockout
Champions:Kent Spitfires
Count:1
Participants:18
Matches:79
Attendance:415751
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)
Previous Year:2006
Previous Tournament:2006 Twenty20 Cup
Next Year:2008
Next Tournament:2008 Twenty20 Cup

The 2007 Twenty20 Cup was the fifth edition of the T20 Blast formerly known as the Twenty20 Cup tournament, which 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.

The quarter finals were held on 17 and 18 July 2007, with Finals Day taking place on 4 August 2007 at Edgbaston.

Midlands/Wales/West Group

Standings

North Group

Standings

South Group

Standings

Quarter finals

Winning team in bold

Home TeamAway TeamResult
Gloucestershire Gladiators Gloucestershire won by 7 wickets (D/L)
Sussex Sharks Sussex won by 38 runs
Lancashire Lightning Lancashire won by 6 runs
Kent Spitfires Kent won by 9 wickets

Finals Day

Semi finals

Winning team in bold

Home TeamAway TeamResult
Gloucestershire Gladiators Gloucestershire won by 8 wickets
Kent Spitfires Kent won by 5 wickets

Final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: subscription . Batting and Fielding in Twenty20 Cup 2007. CricketArchive. 16 August 2009.
  2. Web site: subscription . Bowling in Twenty20 Cup 2007. CricketArchive. 16 August 2009.