2007 Friends Provident Trophy

April 2022 England and Wales Cricket Board Limited overs cricket (50 overs) Group stage and knockout Durham 1 20 78 (+15 no results) Phil Mustard(484 for Durham)subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/Friends_Provident_Trophy_2007/Batting_by_Runs.html Batting and Fielding in Friends Provident Trophy 2007 (Ordered by Runs) CricketArchive 2008-11-04 Ottis Gibson(22 for Durham)subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/Friends_Provident_Trophy_2007/Bowling_by_Wickets.html Bowling in Friends Provident Trophy 2007 (Ordered by Wickets) CricketArchive 2008-11-04 Friends Provident cricket 2006 2006 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy 2008 2008 Friends Provident Trophy The 2007 Friends Provident Trophy was an English county cricket tournament, held between 22 April and 19 August 2007. The tournament was won by Durham. Changes from previous tournament Following the 2006 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, which had been won by Sussex, various changes were made to the tournament. The first of these to be announced was the inclusion of a semi-final stage in 2007, following complaints of there being "too many meaningless matches".http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/251200.html C&G Trophy to include semi-finals in 2007 23 June 2006 ESPNcricinfo 2008-11-04 Another change was that of the competition sponsor; Cheltenham & Gloucester, who were reportedly unhappy at the format for 2006, cancelled their future sponsorship before the 2006 season began.http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/244281.html All change for county competitions McGlashan Andrew 14 April 2006 ESPNcricinfo 2008-11-04 Friends Provident were revealed as the new sponsors on 8 February 2007.http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/279606.html Friends Provident to sponsor England's one-day knockout 8 February 2007 ESPNcricinfo 2008-11-04 The final major change from 2006 was the introduction of player referrals. Introduced on a trial basis, the fielding captain or batsman involved had the right to refer decisions to the third umpire if they disagreed with the decision of the on-field umpires.http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/289918.html ECB to introduce player referrals 10 April 2007 ESPNcricinfo 2008-11-04 Each team were permitted two appeals per innings, losing an appeal should the third umpire concur with his on-field colleague. However, this option was only available during televised matches, which led some to suggest it would favour some teams over others.http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/291265.html What's up for grabs in 2007 McGlashan Andrew 18 April 2007 ESPNcricinfo 2008-11-04 Format The eighteen first-class counties were joined by the Scottish and Irish national teams and divided into two groups, north and south. Each team played each other once, with the top two teams from each group progressing to the semi-final stage. During the group stage, teams were awarded two points for a win, one point for a tie, abandonment or a no result, with no points awarded for a defeat.subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/Friends_Provident_Trophy_2007.html Friends Provident Trophy 2007 Points Tables CricketArchive 2008-11-04 Teams level on points at the end of the group stage were separated by most wins, followed by net run rate, followed by most wickets taken per balls bowled in matches achieving a result.Wisden (2008), p 831. Group stage North Conference TeamPldWTLNRPtsNRRDurham Dynamos9702014+0.865Warwickshire Bears9601214+0.711Nottinghamshire Outlaws9602113+0.802Worcestershire Royals9403210+0.207Yorkshire Carnegie9403210+0.086Leicestershire Foxes9403210-0.313Lancashire Lightning930517-0.629Derbyshire Phantoms920615-0.246Northamptonshire Steelbacks910624-0.728Scotland910713-1.051 South Conference TeamPldWTLNRPtsNRRHampshire Hawks9611114+0.315Essex Eagles9602113+1.050Gloucestershire Gladiators9602113+0.125Kent Spitfires9503111+0.889Surrey Brown Caps9403210+0.779Somerset Sabres9413110+0.198Middlesex Crusaders930517-0.377Sussex Sharks920526-0.687Glamorgan Dragons900633-1.416Ireland900633-1.793 Knockout stage Semi finals 20 June 2007 Essex Eagles 71 all out (22.1 overs) 72 for 7 (19 overs) Durham Dynamos Andy Bichel 24 (35) Liam Plunkett 4/15 (4.1) Liam Plunkett 30* (35) Andy Bichel 4/22 (7) Durham Dynamos won by 3 wicketshttp://content-uk.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/engine/match/268283.html 1st Semi-Final: Durham v Essex at Chester-le-Street, Jun 20, 2007 ESPNcricinfo 2008-09-01 Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street John Holder and Jeremy Lloyds Liam Plunkett (Durham) Start was delayed by 85 minutes due to overnight rainWisden (2008), p 848. Durham came out the victors in a low-scoring encounter where both teams collapsed to 38–7. Heavy rain had fallen over the course of the previous few days and overnight, creating a damp pitch offering "enough movement for the ball to find the edge or earn lbws". Andy Bichel was the only batsman to make a significant score (24 runs from 35 balls faced), as Neil Killeen and Ottis Gibson took three wickets each before Liam Plunkett claimed career-best bowling figures of 4 for 15.http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/298768.html Plunkett stays cool while all around fall 20 June 2007 ESPNcricinfo 2008-11-07 Chasing a small target, Durham also lost early wickets, as Bichel and the on-loan Martin Saggers, followed by Graham Napier, reduced them to 38–7. This brought Plunkett to the crease, and, batting "sensibly rather than desperately", he hit 30 of the remaining 34 runs to win the match. 20 June 2007 Hampshire Hawks 206 for 7 (50 overs) 166 all out (43.3 overs) Warwickshire Bears John Crawley 65 (89) Dale Steyn 2/31 (9) Kumar Sangakkara 44 (75) Stuart Clark 3/38 (9.3) Hampshire Hawks won by 40 runshttp://content-uk.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/engine/match/268282.html 2nd Semi-Final: Hampshire v Warwickshire at Southampton, Jun 20, 2007 ESPNcricinfo 2008-09-01 Rose Bowl, Southampton Peter Hartley and Neil Mallender John Crawley (Hampshire) Warwickshire elected not to include Ian Bell in their line-up, opting instead not to disrupt the team that had got to the semi-final.http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/298537.html Warwickshire drop Bell for semi-final 18 June 2007 ESPNcricinfo 2008-11-07 Hampshire, however, did select Kevin Pietersen, who was flown to Southampton on a chartered helicopter following England's Test match win over the West Indies. Hampshire won the toss and chose to bat first, but started slowly, with John Crawley playing an anchor role following the early wickets of Michael Carberry and Michael Lumb.http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/298778.html Hampshire hold their nerve to book Lord's date 20 June 2007 ESPNcricinfo 2008-11-07 He was the key batsman on what was described as a "sluggish" pitch, and scored 64 before being narrowly run out by Heath Streak's throw from third man. In reply, Warwickshire seemed on course for victory at 98–3, before Sean Ervine dismissed top-scorer Kumar Sangakkara and Alex Loudon in the same over. Despite a battling innings from Tim Ambrose, Warwickshire never recovered, bowled out for 166. Final 18–19 August 2007 Durham Dynamos 312 for 5 (50 overs) 187 all out (41 overs) Hampshire Hawks Shivnarine Chanderpaul 78 (79) Daren Powell 2/80 (10) John Crawley 68 (93) Ottis Gibson 3/24 (8) Durham Dynamos won by 125 runshttp://content-uk.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/engine/match/268284.html Final: Durham v Hampshire at Lord's, Aug 18-19, 2007 ESPNcricinfo 2008-09-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20081005125658/http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/engine/match/268284.html 5 October 2008 live Lord's Cricket Ground, London Nigel Llong and George Sharp Ottis Gibson (Durham) Reserve day used Durham's preparations for the final were hampered by the news that Steve Harmison would be unable to play after sustaining a muscle tear in his back in a County Championship match against Surrey.http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/307151.html Harmison pulls out of Lord's final 18 August 2007 ESPNcricinfo 2008-11-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20081013095713/http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/307151.html 13 October 2008 live Hampshire were without Stuart Clark, whose two month contract had expired;http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/298516.html Hampshire sign Voges to replace Clark 18 June 2007 ESPNcricinfo 2008-11-06 Daren Powell was his replacement.Wisden (2008), p 850. Durham batted first and scored 312–5, with Shivnarine Chanderpaul top-scoring with 78 before being run out by a "magnificent throw from long-on" by Michael Carberry. Hampshire's bowling was poor,http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/307394.html Durham secure first silverware McGlashan Andrew 19 August 2007 ESPNcricinfo 2008-11-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20081007045933/http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/307394.html 7 October 2008 live with their six-man bowling attack of Powell, Jamie Bruce, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Sean Ervine, Chris Tremlett and Shane Warne "struggling [sic] for consistency". Phil Mustard and Kyle Coetzer joined Chanderpaul in scoring half-centuries for Durham, in what was the highest 50-overs total in domestic Lord's finals.Wisden (2008), p 849. Hampshire's reply started badly; with the opening two deliveries of the innings, Ottis Gibson "slanted successive balls across Lumb and Ervine" to get both left-handers to edge to Michael Di Venuto at second slip. Hampshire's chase was "in tatters" when Kevin Pietersen was dismissed, and once John Crawley's 68 was ended by Paul Collingwood, Durham had effectively won. Rain stopped play with Hampshire on 158–5, ensuring the two teams would have to return the following day to complete the match. Upon resuming, Durham required less than nine overs to take the final five wickets. Durham's win brought their first domestic trophy since becoming a first-class county in 1992, and left Glamorgan and Leicestershire as the only counties to have never won the tournament in one of its various guises.Wisden (2008), p 852. Notes References Berry, Scyld (ed.) (2008): Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 145th edition, John Wisden & Co. Ltd. 978-1-905625-11-6. 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