2009 Twenty20 Cup

The 2009 Twenty20 Cup was the seventh edition of the T20 Blast formerly known as the Twenty20 Cup competition for English and Welsh county clubs. The finals day took place on 15 August at Edgbaston, and was won by the Sussex Sharks.^[3]

2009 Twenty20 Cup

Administrator(s)	England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Group stage and knockout
Champions	Sussex Sharks (1st title)
Participants	18
Matches	97
Most runs	Jonathan Trott (525 for Warwickshire)[1]
Most wickets	Alfonso Thomas (18 for Somerset)[2]
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Fixtures and results

Group stage

Midlands/Wales/West Division

Further information: 2009 Twenty20 Cup Midlands/Wales/West Division

Glamorgan Dragons Gloucestershire Gladiators Northamptonshire Steelbacks Somerset Sabres Warwickshire Bears Worcestershire Royals Glamorgan Dragons Glamorgan 39 runs Northamptonshire 20 runs Somerset 1 run Warwickshire 6 wickets Worcestershire 29 runs Gloucestershire Gladiators Glamorgan 6 wickets Northamptonshire 10 runs Somerset 3 wickets Warwickshire 7 wickets Worcestershire 13 runs Northamptonshire Steelbacks Northamptonshire 40 runs Gloucestershire 2 wickets Somerset 30 runs Northamptonshire 17 runs Northamptonshire 7 wickets Somerset Sabres Somerset 10 wickets Gloucestershire 21 runs No result Somerset 5 wickets Somerset 7 wickets Warwickshire Bears Warwickshire 4 wickets Warwickshire 4 wickets Northamptonshire 24 runs Warwickshire 1 run Warwickshire 7 wickets Worcestershire Royals Worcestershire 101 runs Worcestershire 23 runs Northamptonshire 6 wickets Worcestershire 8 runs Warwickshire 7 wickets

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Northamptonshire Steelbacks	10	7	2	0	1	15	0.583
2	Warwickshire Bears	10	7	3	0	0	14	0.236
3	Somerset Sabres	10	6	3	0	1	13	0.417
4	Worcestershire Royals	10	5	5	0	0	10	0.581
5	Gloucestershire Gladiators	10	2	8	0	0	4	−0.663
6	Glamorgan Dragons	10	2	8	0	0	4	−1.031

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

North Division

Further information: 2009 Twenty20 Cup North Division

Derbyshire Phantoms Durham Dynamos Lancashire Lightning Leicestershire Foxes Nottinghamshire Outlaws Yorkshire Carnegie Derbyshire Phantoms Durham 6 wickets Lancashire 50 runs Leicestershire 14 runs Nottinghamshire 8 wickets Yorkshire 8 wickets Durham Dynamos Derbyshire 59 runs No result Leicestershire 7 wickets Durham 8 runs Durham 41 runs Lancashire Lightning Lancashire 38 runs Lancashire 6 wickets Leicestershire 8 runs Lancashire 11 runs Lancashire 6 Wickets Leicestershire Foxes Derbyshire 8 wickets Durham 6 wickets Lancashire 7 wickets Leicestershire 70 runs Leicestershire 11 runs Nottinghamshire Outlaws Nottinghamshire 8 wickets Durham 1 wicket Lancashire 9 wickets Nottinghamshire 9 wickets Nottinghamshire 11 runs Yorkshire Carnegie Derbyshire 37 runs Yorkshire 3 wickets Lancashire 5 wickets Yorkshire 3 wickets Yorkshire 14 runs

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Lancashire Lightning	10	8	1	0	1	17	1.112
2	Durham Dynamos	10	5	4	0	1	11	0.157
3	Leicestershire Foxes	10	5	5	0	0	10	−0.041
4	Nottinghamshire Outlaws	10	4	6	0	0	8	−0.008
5	Yorkshire Carnegie	10	4	6	0	0	8	−0.475
6	Derbyshire Phantoms	10	3	7	0	0	6	−0.611

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

South Division

Further information: 2009 Twenty20 Cup South Division

Essex Eagles Hampshire Hawks Kent Spitfires Middlesex Crusaders Surrey Brown Caps Sussex Sharks Essex Eagles Hampshire 6 wickets Essex 36 runs Essex 8 wickets Essex 4 wickets Sussex 8 wickets Hampshire Hawks Hampshire 75 runs Kent 7 wickets Hampshire 28 runs Hampshire 18 runs Hampshire 9 wickets Kent Spitfires No result Kent 8 runs Kent 4 wickets Kent 16 runs Kent 5 wickets Middlesex Crusaders Middlesex 23 runs Hampshire 56 runs Kent 62 runs Surrey 57 runs Sussex 6 wickets Surrey Brown Caps Essex 84 runs Surrey 1 run Kent 1 run Middlesex 7 wickets Sussex 21 runs Sussex Sharks Essex 17 runs Sussex 8 wickets Sussex 2 runs D/L Middlesex 7 wickets Sussex 6 wickets Home team win Away team win Match abandoned

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Kent Spitfires	10	7	2	0	1	15	0.639
2	Sussex Sharks	10	7	3	0	0	14	0.315
3	Hampshire Hawks	10	6	4	0	0	12	0.853
4	Essex Eagles	10	5	4	0	1	11	0.153
5	Surrey Brown Caps	10	2	8	0	0	4	−0.661
6	Middlesex Crusaders	10	2	8	0	0	4	−1.186

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

M1

Northamptonshire Steelbacks

134/6

S3

Hampshire Hawks

121

M1

Northamptonshire Steelbacks

136/6

S2

Sussex Sharks

137/3

S2

Sussex Sharks

152/9

M2

Warwickshire Bears

114

S2

Sussex Sharks

172/7

M3

Somerset Sabres

109

N1

Lancashire Lightning

M3

Somerset Sabres

Bowl

M3

Somerset Sabres

146/3

S1

Kent Spitfires

145/5

S1

Kent Spitfires

149/7

N2

Durham Dynamos

93

Quarter-finals

27 July 2009 Scorecard

Kent Spitfires 149/7 (20 overs)	v	Durham Dynamos 93 (17.2 overs)
JL Denly 31 (30) BW Harmison 3/24 [3]		DM Benkenstein 47 (42) JC Tredwell 3/18 [4]

Kent won by 56 runs[4] St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: B Dudleston and JH Evans Player of the match: JC Tredwell (Kent)

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27 July 2009 Scorecard

Sussex Sharks 152/9 (20 overs)	v	Warwickshire Bears 114 (19 overs)
LJ Wright 38 (31) R Clarke 2/21 [2]		IJL Trott 56 (47) RJ Hamilton-Brown 4/15 [3]

Sussex won by 38 runs[5] County Ground, Hove Umpires: TE Jesty and JW Lloyds Player of the match: RJ Hamilton-Brown (Sssx)

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28–30 July 2009 Scorecard

Lancashire Lightning	v	Somerset Sabres

Abandoned; Somerset win bowl-out 5–1.[6] Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: PJ Hartley and RT Robinson

• No play on 28, 29 or 30 July due to rain. 2 reserve days used.^[6]

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29–30 July 2009 Scorecard

Northamptonshire Steelbacks 134/6 (20 overs)	v	Hampshire Hawks 121 (19.4 overs)
AJ Hall 39 (24) SM Ervine 2/8 [2]		AD Mascarenhas 36 (24) AJ Hall 3/25 [3.4]

Northamptonshire won by 13 runs[7] County Ground, Northampton Umpires: NL Bainton and NA Mallender Player of the match: AJ Hall (N'hants)

• Reserve day used.

Finals Day

Semi-finals

15 August 2009 Scorecard

Northamptonshire Steelbacks 136/6 (20 overs)	v	Sussex Sharks 137/3 (19.4 overs)
N Boje 34 (29) Yasir Arafat 2/28 [4) runs2 = MW Goodwin 80* (67)		AJ Hall 2/20 [3.4]

Sussex won by 7 wickets[8] Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: RK Illingworth and RA Kettleborough Player of the match: MW Goodwin (Sssx)

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15 August 2009 Scorecard

Kent Spitfires 145/5 (20 overs)	v	Somerset Sabres 146/3 (18.5 overs)
DI Stevens 77 (51) AC Thomas 2/26 [4]		ME Trescothick 56 (32) JC Tredwell 2/25 [4]

Somerset won by 7 wickets[9] Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: RJ Bailey and IJ Gould Player of the match: ME Trescothick (Somst)

Final

Main article: 2009 Twenty20 Cup final

15 August 2009 Scorecard

Sussex Sharks 172/7 (20 overs)	v	Somerset Sabres 109 (17.2 overs)
DR Smith 59 (26) MTC Waller 2/33 [3]		ME Trescothick 33 (15) RJ Kirtley 3/9 [2]

Sussex won by 63 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: RK Illingworth and RA Kettleborough Player of the match: DR Smith (Sussex)

See also

• Twenty20 Cup
• Friends Provident t20
• 2008 Twenty20 Cup

References

1. "Batting and Fielding in Twenty20 Cup 2009 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
2. "Bowling in Twenty20 Cup 2009 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
3. McGlashan, Andrew (15 August 2009). "Slick Sussex claim Twenty20 Cup". Archived from the original on 18 August 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
4. "Quarter-Final: Kent v Durham at Canterbury, Jul 27, 2009". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
5. "Quarter-Final: Sussex v Warwickshire at Hove, Jul 27, 2009". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
6. "Quarter-Final: Lancashire v Somerset at Old Trafford, Jul 28-30, 2009". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
7. "Quarter-Final: Northamptonshire v Hampshire at Northampton, Jul 29-30, 2009". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
8. "Semi Final: Northamptonshire v Sussex at Edgbaston, Aug 15, 2009". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
9. "Semi Final: Kent v Somerset at Edgbaston, Aug 15, 2009". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 August 2009.

External links

• ESPN CricInfo site