Friends Life t20

Friends Life t20
Friends Life t20
Friends Provident t20 logo.png
Countries England England Wales Wales
Administrator ECB
Format Twenty20
First tournament 2010
Tournament format Group stage and Knockout
Number of teams 18
Current champion Leicestershire
2011 Friends Life t20
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The Friends Life t20 (previously known as the Friends Provident t20) is a Twenty20 cricket league in England and Wales run by the ECB since 2010. The league consists of the 18 first-class counties teams divided into two divisions of nine teams each (north-south). This plan, announced by the ECB in February 2009, replaced the more ambitious EPL project which would have included two overseas teams. The proposal was substantially modified following the credit crunch, and the change in circumstances of Allen Stanford himself. Friends Provident were announced as sponsors of the competition, having previously sponsored the 50-over competition.[1]

This tournament replaced the Twenty20 Cup as the premier domestic Twenty20 competition of England and Wales.

Contents

History

Twenty20 Cup

The first official Twenty20 matches were played on 13 June 2003, between the English counties in the Twenty20 Cup. The first season of Twenty20 in England was a relative success, with the Surrey Lions defeating the Warwickshire Bears by nine wickets in the final to claim the Twenty20 Cup. On 15 July 2004 Middlesex versus Surrey (the first Twenty20 game to be held at Lord's) attracted a crowd of 26,500, the largest attendance for any county cricket game other than a one-day final since 1953.[citation needed]

By the end of the 2009 Twenty Cup, the ECB had decided to implement a larger competition for the Twenty20 format of the game. The Twenty20 English Premier League was a proposed cricket league to be run by the ECB. The league was to consist of 18 county teams and two overseas teams divided into two divisions of ten teams each. It was rumoured that the two overseas teams were to be a side fielded by Allen Stanford of the West Indies and the winners of the Indian Premier League.[2] After the disgrace of Stanford, this tournament was scrapped. The establishment of the Friends Life t20 contributed to the discontinuation of the Pro40 League,[2] and a second Twenty20 League (a revamped version of the outgoing Twenty20 Cup) to be held in July, August and September, played on Friday evenings.[3][4] This did not happen, and instead a modified 40 over league, the Clydesdale Bank 40 was implemented.

t20

The t20 format of the game was introduced in 2010 (see 2010 Friends Provident t20). The competition ran from 1 June 2010 until the finals day at The Rose Bowl on 14 August 2010. 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.

Teams

Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity Head Coach Captain
Derbyshire Falcons Derby County Ground, Derby 9,500 John Morris Luke Sutton
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 John Bracewell Alex Gidman
Hampshire Royals West End Rose Bowl 25,000 Giles White Dimitri Mascarenhas
Kent Spitfires Canterbury St Lawrence Ground 15,000 Paul Farbrace Robert 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 30,000 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 Sabres Taunton Taunton 8,500[5] 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

Competition format

There are 18 clubs competing for the t20 title. The 18 clubs are initially split into 2 (North and South) groups, containing 9 teams in each. This forms the "group stage" of the tournament. [6] During the group stage (from June to August) each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 16 games. Teams receive two points for a win, one point for a tie and one point if the match is abandoned. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then net run rate. At the end of the group stage, the top four teams from each group enter the knockout stage.[7]

The counties are able to register Twenty20 specialist players for the competition, and 2 overseas ("unqualified") players.[8]

North and south groups

Northern League
England Derbyshire Falcons
England Durham Dynamos
England Lancashire Lightning
England Leicestershire Foxes
England Northamptonshire Steelbacks
England Nottinghamshire Outlaws
England Warwickshire Bears
England Worcestershire Royals
England Yorkshire Carnegie
Southern League
England Essex Eagles
Wales Glamorgan Dragons
England Gloucestershire Gladiators
England Hampshire Royals
England Kent Spitfires
England Middlesex Panthers
England Somerset Sabres
England Surrey Lions
England Sussex Sharks

Previous champions

T20 Champions
Season Champions
2010 Hampshire Royals
2011 Leicestershire Foxes

Media coverage

Sky Sports showed many games throughout the 2010 season and is continuing to show them in 2011. S4C also offers some coverage with a few Glamorgan matches available with Welsh commentary.

Statistics

Leading runscorers

Player Team Runs Highest Score
Adams, JimmyJimmy Adams Hampshire 668 101*
Trescothick, MarcusMarcus Trescothick Somerset 572 83
Cosgrove, MarkMark Cosgrove Glamorgan 562 89
Smith, TomTom Smith Lancashire 543 92*
Hussey, DavidDavid Hussey Nottinghamshire 524 81*
Bopara, RaviRavi Bopara Essex 473 105*
Franklin, JamesJames Franklin Gloucestershire 470 90
Ervine, SeanSean Ervine Hampshire 470 74
Hales, AlexAlex Hales Nottinghamshire 466 83
Patel, SamitSamit Patel Nottinghamshire 459 63
Source: Cricinfo[9]

Leading six hitters

Kieron Pollard is currently the leading six hitter in the competition's history.
Player Team Sixes Strike rate
Pollard, KieronKieron Pollard Somerset 29 &10000000000000175240000175.24
Styris, ScottScott Styris Essex 24 &10000000000000161979999161.98
Taylor, RossRoss Taylor Durham 23 &10000000000000173069999173.07
Trescothick, MarcusMarcus Trescothick Somerset 22 &10000000000000157139999157.14
Maynard, TomTom Maynard Surrey 20 &10000000000000150189999150.19
ten Doeschate, RyanRyan ten Doeschate Essex 19 &10000000000000177240000177.24
Hussey, DavidDavid Hussey Nottinghamshire 19 &10000000000000142000000142.00
Prior, MattMatt Prior Sussex 18 &10000000000000169080000169.08
Maddy, DarrenDarren Maddy Warwickshire 18 &10000000000000132550000132.55
Adams, JimmyJimmy Adams Hampshire 17 &10000000000000132270000132.27
Source: Cricinfo[10]

Leading wicket takers

Player Team Wickets Average
Thomas, AlfonsoAlfonso Thomas Somerset 33 &1000000000000001392999913.93
Briggs, DannyDanny Briggs Hampshire 31 &1000000000000001434999914.35
Pollard, KieronKieron Pollard Somerset 29 &1000000000000001509999915.10
Parry, StephenStephen Parry Lancashire 26 &1000000000000001642000016.42
Rashid, AdilAdil Rashid Yorkshire 26 &1000000000000001646000016.46
Tremlett, ChrisChris Tremlett Surrey 24 &1000000000000001712000017.12
Vaas, ChamindaChaminda Vaas Northamptonshire 23 &1000000000000001582000015.82
Mahmood, SajidSajid Mahmood Lancashire 23 &1000000000000001869000018.69
Croft, RobertRobert Croft Glamorgan 22 &1000000000000001558999915.59
Barker, KeithKeith Barker Warwickshire 21 &1000000000000001666000016.66
Source: Cricinfo[11]

References

  1. ^ Friends Provident sponsor Twenty20, 15 October 2009, www.ecb.co.uk. Retrieved on 27 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b "ECB unveil new Twenty20 tournament". Cricinfo. 2008-07-16. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/england/content/current/story/361423.html. Retrieved 2008-07-16. 
  3. ^ "New-look English Twenty20 agreed". BBC. 2008-07-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/7510080.stm. Retrieved 2008-07-16. 
  4. ^ ECB To Replace Pro40 With EPL Twenty20 Competition
  5. ^ Dobell, George (2011-04-14). "Chopra dominates Somerset with career-best ton". ESPNcricinfo. http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/current/story/511083.html. Retrieved 2011-04-15. 
  6. ^ Twenty20 groups confirmed, 18 October 2009, www.ecb.co.uk. Retrieved on 27 May 2010.
  7. ^ Friends Provident t20 - format, www.ecb.co.uk. Retrieved on 27 May 2010.
  8. ^ First Class Regulations and Playing Conditions 2010 - Regulations Governing the Qualification and Registration of Cricketers, www.ecb.co.uk. Retrieved on 27 May 2010.
  9. ^ "Friends Provident t20, 2010 / Records / Most runs". Cricinfo. http://stats.cricinfo.com/fpt20/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=5610;type=tournament. Retrieved 2010-10-11. 
  10. ^ "Friends Provident t20, 2010 / Records / Most sixes". Cricinfo. http://stats.cricinfo.com/fpt20/engine/records/batting/most_sixes_career.html?id=5610;type=tournament. Retrieved 2010-10-11. 
  11. ^ "Friends Provident t20, 2010 / Records / Most wickets". Cricinfo. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/fpt20/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=5610;type=tournament. Retrieved 2010-1-12. 

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