2010 Twenty20 Cup Explained
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.
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
Results
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Results
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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
| Player | Team | | Highest Score |
|---|
| | 668 | |
| | 572 | |
| | 562 | |
| | 543 | |
| | 524 | |
| | 473 | |
| | 470 | |
| | 470 | |
| | 466 | |
| | 459 | |
| | 459 | |
| Source: Cricinfo[2] | |
Most sixes
| Player | Team | | Strike rate |
|---|
| | 29 | |
| | 24 | |
| | 23 | |
| | 22 | |
| | 20 | |
| | 19 | |
| | 19 | |
| | 18 | |
| | 18 | |
| | 17 | |
| Source: Cricinfo[3] | |
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Wickets | Average |
|---|
| | 33 | |
| | 31 | |
| | 29 | |
| | 26 | |
| | 26 | |
| | 24 | |
| | 23 | |
| | 23 | |
| | 22 | |
| | 21 | |
| Source: Cricinfo[4] | |
See also
Notes and References
- http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/domestic/friends-provident-t20/friends-provident-t20-2010-format,2097,BP.html Friends Provident t20 – format
- Web site: Friends Provident t20, 2010 / Records / Most runs . Cricinfo . 2010-10-11.
- Web site: Friends Provident t20, 2010 / Records / Most sixes . Cricinfo . 2010-10-11.
- Web site: Friends Provident t20, 2010 / Records / Most wickets . Cricinfo . 2010-01-12.
