2010 Twenty20 Cup Explained

2010 Friends Provident t20
Administrator:England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket Format:Twenty20
Tournament Format:Group stage and knockout
Champions:Hampshire Royals
Count:1
Participants:18
Matches:151
Most Runs:668 – Jimmy Adams (Hampshire)
Most Wickets:33 – Alfonso Thomas (Somerset)
Previous Year:2009
Previous Tournament:2009 Twenty20 Cup
Next Year:2011
Next Tournament:2011 Friends Life t20

The 2010 Friends Provident t20 tournament was the eighth edition of the T20 Blast formerly known as the Friends Provident T20, a Twenty20 cricket competition for the England and Wales first-class counties. 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, with the top four teams from each group progressing to the quarter-final knockout stage. 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.

Pre-season

In May, before the Twenty20 season began, the England cricket team were crowned world Twenty20 champions at the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 competition in the West Indies. England player Kevin Pietersen was named player of the tournament. National interest in the Twenty20 format of the sport was very high as the old Twenty20 Cup competition was replaced by the new Friends Provident t20 cricket league competition.

Teams

Team summaries

TeamLocationStadiumStadium capacityHead coachCaptain
Derbyshire FalconsDerbyCounty Ground, Derby9,500John Morris
Durham DynamosChester-le-StreetEmirates Durham International Cricket Ground19,000Geoff CookPhil Mustard
Essex EaglesChelmsfordCounty Cricket Ground, Chelmsford6,500Paul GraysonJames Foster
Glamorgan DragonsCardiffSWALEC Stadium16,000Matthew MottAlviro Petersen
Gloucestershire GladiatorsBristolNevil Road16,000Alex GidmanJames Franklin
Hampshire RoyalsWest EndThe Rose Bowl25,000Giles WhiteDominic Cork
Kent SpitfiresCanterburySt Lawrence Ground15,000Paul FarbraceRob Key
Lancashire LightningManchesterOld Trafford19,000Peter MooresGlen Chapple
Leicestershire FoxesLeicesterGrace Road12,000Tim BoonMatthew Hoggard
Middlesex PanthersLondonLord's28,000Richard ScottNeil Dexter
Northamptonshire SteelbacksNorthamptonCounty Cricket Ground, Northampton6,500David CapelAndrew Hall
Nottinghamshire OutlawsNottinghamTrent Bridge17,500Mick NewellDavid Hussey
SomersetTauntonTaunton6,500Andy HurryMarcus Trescothick
Surrey LionsLondonThe Oval23,000Chris AdamsRory Hamilton-Brown
Sussex SharksHoveHove7,000Mark RobinsonMichael Yardy
Warwickshire BearsBirminghamEdgbaston25,000Ashley GilesIan Bell
Worcestershire RoyalsWorcesterNew Road4,500Steve RhodesDaryl Mitchell
Yorkshire CarnegieLeedsHeadingley17,500Martyn MoxonAndrew Gale

Group stage

Fixtures

June

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Fixtures

June

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Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

See main article: 2010 Twenty20 Cup Final.

Players statistics

Most runs

PlayerTeam Highest Score
668
572
562
543
524
473
470
470
466
459
459
Source: Cricinfo[2]

Most sixes

PlayerTeam Strike rate
29
24
23
22
20
19
19
18
18
17
Source: Cricinfo[3]

Most wickets

PlayerTeam Wickets Average
33
31
29
26
26
24
23
23
22
21
Source: Cricinfo[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/domestic/friends-provident-t20/friends-provident-t20-2010-format,2097,BP.html Friends Provident t20 – format
  2. Web site: Friends Provident t20, 2010 / Records / Most runs . Cricinfo . 2010-10-11.
  3. Web site: Friends Provident t20, 2010 / Records / Most sixes . Cricinfo . 2010-10-11.
  4. Web site: Friends Provident t20, 2010 / Records / Most wickets . Cricinfo . 2010-01-12.