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.
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
| Champions | Hampshire Royals (1st title) |
| Participants | 18 |
| Matches | 151 |
| Most runs | 668 – Jimmy Adams (Hampshire) |
| Most wickets | 33 – Alfonso Thomas (Somerset) |
Pre-season
editIn 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
editTeam summaries
editGroup stage
editNorth Group
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warwickshire Bears | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0.403 |
| 2 | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0.640 |
| 3 | Lancashire Lightning | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0.479 |
| 4 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −0.160 |
| 5 | Derbyshire Falcons | 16 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 14 | −0.151 |
| 6 | Yorkshire Carnegie | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 13 | −0.121 |
| 7 | Leicestershire Foxes | 16 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 13 | −0.234 |
| 8 | Durham Dynamos | 16 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 12 | −0.296 |
| 9 | Worcestershire Royals | 16 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 | −0.653 |
Source: [citation needed]
Fixtures
editJune
edit 2 June
Scorecard |
Derbyshire Falcons
165/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Leicestershire Foxes
154/8 (20 overs) |
- Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to field.
3 June
Scorecard |
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
147/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Warwickshire Bears
151/2 (14.1 overs) |
- Northamptonshire Steelbacks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jack Brooks and Vishal Tripathi (Northamptonshire Steelbacks) made their T20 debuts.
3 June
Scorecard |
Derbyshire Falcons
222/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Yorkshire Carnegie
157 (17.5 overs) |
- Yorkshire Carnegie won the toss and elected to field.
- Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire Carnegie) made his T20 debut.
4 June
Scorecard |
Worcestershire Royals
208/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Yorkshire Carnegie
187/7 (20 overs) |
- Worcestershire Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jack Shantry, Imran Arif and James Cameron (Worcestershire Royals) made their T20 debuts.
4 June
Scorecard |
Lancashire Lightning
179/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Durham Dynamos
156/8 (20 overs) |
- Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ben Stokes (Durham Dynamos) and Simon Kerrigan (Lancashire Lightning) made their T20 debuts.
6 June
Scorecard |
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- Worcestershire Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- No play possible due to rain.
Leicestershire Foxes
149/8 (18 overs) |
v
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Northamptonshire Steelbacks
137/9 (18 overs) |
- Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.
South Group
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0.418 |
| 2 | Essex Eagles | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.395 |
| 3 | Sussex Sharks | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.606 |
| 4 | Hampshire Royals | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.385 |
| 5 | Surrey Lions | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.183 |
| 6 | Middlesex Crusaders | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.018 |
| 7 | Kent Spitfires | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14 | −0.163 |
| 8 | Glamorgan Dragons | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −0.979 |
| 9 | Gloucestershire Gladiators | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | −0.943 |
Source: [citation needed]
Fixtures
editJune
editSussex Sharks
155/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Somerset
103 (17.1 overs) |
- Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
Essex Eagles
167/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Kent Spitfires
170/4 (18.4 overs) |
- Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to field.
- Alex Blake (Kent Spitfires) and Michael Comber (Essex Eagles) made their T20 debuts.
Sussex Sharks
146/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Middlesex Crusaders
118/6 (20 overs) |
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to bat.
Kent Spitfires
114/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Hampshire Royals
117/5 (19.4 overs) |
- Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to bat.
- Chris Wood, Danny Briggs (Hampshire Royals) and Matt Coles (Kent Spitfires) made their T20 debuts.
Gloucestershire Gladiators
148/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Glamorgan Dragons
151/4 (19.1 overs) |
- Gloucestershire Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
8 June
Scorecard |
Surrey Lions
97 (18.1 overs) |
v
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Gloucestershire Gladiators
98/0 (9.5 overs) |
William Porterfield 47* (31)
|
- Gloucestershire Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
Hampshire Royals
114/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Glamorgan Dragons
115/3 (19.2 overs) |
- Hampshire Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
Knockout stage
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 26 July – Birmingham | ||||||||||
| Warwickshire Bears | 153/5 (20 ov) | |||||||||
| 14 August – Southampton | ||||||||||
| Hampshire Royals | 154/5 (19.5 ov) | |||||||||
| Hampshire Royals | 157/4 (19.2 ov) | |||||||||
| 27 July – Chelmsford | ||||||||||
| Essex Eagles | 156/7 (20 ov) | |||||||||
| Lancashire Lightning | 183/6 (20 ov) | |||||||||
| 14 August – Southampton | ||||||||||
| Essex Eagles | 184/2 (19.1 ov) | |||||||||
| Hampshire Royals | 173/5 (20 ov) | |||||||||
| 26 July – Nottingham | ||||||||||
| Somerset | 173/6 (20 ov) | |||||||||
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 141/9 (20 ov) | |||||||||
| 14 August – Southampton | ||||||||||
| Sussex Sharks | 128/7 (20 ov) | |||||||||
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 117/4 (13 ov) | |||||||||
| 27 July – Taunton | ||||||||||
| Somerset (D/L) | 182/5 (20 ov) | |||||||||
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 112/6 (20 ov) | |||||||||
| Somerset | 115/3 (17 ov) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
editWarwickshire Bears
153/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Hampshire Royals
154/5 (19.5 overs) |
- Hampshire won the toss and elected to field.
Nottinghamshire Outlaws
141/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Sussex Sharks
128/7 (20 overs) |
- Sussex won the toss and elected to field.
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
112/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Somerset
115/3 (17 overs) |
- Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Lancashire Lightning
183/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Essex Eagles
184/2 (19.1 overs) |
- Essex won the toss and elected to field.
Semi-finals
editEssex Eagles
156/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Hampshire Royals
157/4 (19.2 overs) |
- Hampshire won the toss and elected to field.
Somerset
182/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Nottinghamshire Outlaws
117/4 (13 overs) |
- Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field.
Final
editSomerset
173/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Hampshire Royals
173/5 (20 overs) |
- Somerset won the toss and elected to bat.
Players statistics
editMost runs
edit| Player | Team | Runs | Highest Score | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Adams | Hampshire Royals | 668 | 101* | ||||||
| Marcus Trescothick | Somerset | 572 | 83 | ||||||
| Mark Cosgrove | Glamorgan Dragons | 562 | 89 | ||||||
| Tom Smith | Lancashire Lightning | 543 | 92* | ||||||
| David Hussey | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 524 | 81* | ||||||
| Ravi Bopara | Essex Eagles | 473 | 105* | ||||||
| James Franklin | Gloucestershire Gladiators | 470 | 90 | ||||||
| Sean Ervine | Hampshire Royals | 470 | 74 | ||||||
| Alex Hales | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 466 | 83 | ||||||
| Samit Patel | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 459 | 63 | ||||||
| James Hildreth | Somerset | 459 | 77* | ||||||
| Source: Cricinfo[2] | |||||||||
Most sixes
edit
| Player | Team | Sixes | Strike rate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kieron Pollard | Somerset | 29 | 175.24 | ||||||
| Scott Styris | Essex Eagles | 24 | 161.98 | ||||||
| Ross Taylor | Durham Dynamos | 23 | 173.07 | ||||||
| Marcus Trescothick | Somerset | 22 | 157.14 | ||||||
| Tom Maynard | Glamorgan Dragons | 20 | 150.19 | ||||||
| Ryan ten Doeschate | Essex Eagles | 19 | 177.24 | ||||||
| David Hussey | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 19 | 142.00 | ||||||
| Matt Prior | Sussex Sharks | 18 | 169.08 | ||||||
| Darren Maddy | Warwickshire Bears | 18 | 132.55 | ||||||
| Jimmy Adams | Hampshire Royals | 17 | 132.27 | ||||||
| Source: Cricinfo[3] | |||||||||
Most wickets
edit| Player | Team | Wickets | Average | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfonso Thomas | Somerset | 33 | 13.93 | ||||||
| Danny Briggs | Hampshire Royals | 31 | 14.35 | ||||||
| Kieron Pollard | Somerset | 29 | 15.10 | ||||||
| Stephen Parry | Lancashire Lightning | 26 | 16.42 | ||||||
| Adil Rashid | Yorkshire Carnegie | 26 | 16.46 | ||||||
| Chris Tremlett | Surrey Lions | 24 | 17.12 | ||||||
| Chaminda Vaas | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 23 | 15.82 | ||||||
| Sajid Mahmood | Lancashire Lightning | 23 | 18.69 | ||||||
| Robert Croft | Glamorgan Dragons | 22 | 15.59 | ||||||
| Keith Barker | Warwickshire Bears | 21 | 16.66 | ||||||
| Source: Cricinfo[4] | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ Friends Provident t20 – format Archived 27 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine, www.ecb.co.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- ^ "Friends Provident t20, 2010 / Records / Most runs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ "Friends Provident t20, 2010 / Records / Most sixes". Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ "Friends Provident t20, 2010 / Records / Most wickets". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2010.