2007–08 Ford Ranger One Day Cup season explained

2007–08 Ford Ranger One Day Cup
Administrator:Cricket Australia
Cricket Format:Limited overs cricket
Tournament Format:Double round-robin
Champions:Tasmania
Count:3
Participants:6
Matches:31
Player Of The Series:Matthew Elliott (SA)
Most Runs:Michael Dighton (Tas) (549)
Most Wickets:Brendan Drew, Brett Geeves, Xavier Doherty (Tas)
Bryce McGain (Vic) (15)
Previous Year:2006–07
Previous Tournament:2006–07 Ford Ranger One Day Cup season
Next Year:2008–09
Next Tournament:2008–09 Ford Ranger One Day Cup season

The 2007–08 Ford Ranger One Day Cup was the 38th season of official List A domestic cricket in Australia. Six teams representing six states in Australia took part in the competition. The competition began on 10 October 2007 when the 2006–07 season's champions, the Queensland Bulls took on the Tasmanian Tigers at the Gabba.

After several months delay when it was reported that the naming rights for the One Day Domestic Competition had lapsed, it was determined that for the 2007–08 season it would remain as the Ford Ranger Cup.

The 2007–08 Cup Final was played on 23 February 2008 at Bellerive Oval. In a low-scoring but dramatic,[1] rain-interrupted match, Tasmania defeated Victoria by 1 wicket with only 5 balls to spare. Victoria scored 158, but the Tasmanians' innings target was reduced to 131 runs from 31 overs under the Duckworth–Lewis method.

Table

The top two teams after each round was played competed in the Ford Ranger One Day Cup final. The match was contested at the home ground of the side that finished first. (For an explanation of how points are rewarded, see Ford Ranger One Day Cup – Points system).

Teams

ClubHome groundCaptain
New South Wales BluesSydney Cricket GroundSimon Katich
Queensland BullsBrisbane Cricket GroundJimmy Maher
Southern RedbacksAdelaide OvalNathan Adcock
Tasmanian TigersBellerive OvalDaniel Marsh
Victorian BushrangersMelbourne Cricket GroundCameron White
Western WarriorsWACA GroundAdam Voges

Fixtures

Group matches

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Final

Statistics

Highest Team Totals

Team Total Opponent Ground
8/352 Sydney Cricket Ground
3/329 WACA Ground
5/325 Bellerive Oval
2/308 Adelaide Oval
6/305 Adelaide Oval

Most Runs

PlayerRuns Inns Avg100s 50s
Michael Dighton (Tasmania) 54911 54.902 1
Matthew Elliott (South Australia) 521 9 74.422 2
David Hussey (Victoria) 484 11 44.001 3
Robert Quiney (Victoria) 380 9 47.50 4
Travis Birt (Tasmania) 355 11 44.372

Highest Scores

PlayerScore Balls Opponent Ground 4s 6s
Michael Dighton (Tasmania) 146* 138New South Wales 13 7
Matthew Elliott (South Australia) 146 141Western Australia 14 3
Brad Haddin (New South Wales) 138* 116Tasmania 10 2
Sean Ervine (Western Australia) 134* 129South Australia 8 2
Matthew Elliott (South Australia) 133* 137Western Australia 11 2

Most Wickets

PlayerWkts Mts AvgSR 5WI
Bryce McGain (Victoria) 15 10 24.40 34.4
Brett Geeves (Tasmania) 15 10 25.20 32.6
Xavier Doherty (Tasmania) 15 11 25.53 35.8
Brendan Drew (Tasmania) 15 11 30.46 33.8
Steve Magoffin (Western Australia) 14 9 27.21 32.9

Best Bowling Figures

Player Overs Figures Opponent Ground
Shane Harwood (Victoria) 9.5 5/45 South Australia Adelaide Oval
Ryan Harris (South Australia) 9 5/58 Victoria Adelaide Oval
Xavier Doherty (Tasmania) 6.3 4/18 Victoria Bellerive Oval
Chris Swan (Queensland) 8 4/24 Western Australia WACA Ground
Brad Hogg (Western Australia) 10 4/37 Victoria Melbourne Cricket Ground

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/02/23/2170759.htm Tigers claim one-day title in cliffhanger – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)