2005 Twenty20 Cup final

April 2022 2005 Twenty20 Cup Final 2005 Twenty20 Cup Lancashire Lightning 114/8 16 Somerset Sabres 118/3 14.1 Somerset won by 7 wickets 30 July 2005 The Oval London Graeme Smith Man of the match Ian Gould and Peter Willey 2004 2006 The 2005 Twenty20 Cup Final was a cricket match between Somerset County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club played on 30 July 2005 at The Oval in London. It was the third final of the Twenty20 Cup, which was the first domestic Twenty20 competition between first-class teams. It was the first occasion on which either team had reached the final;http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/page/312342.html#winners Six appeal ESPNcricinfo 31 December 2014 Lancashire had reached the semi-finals in 2004, but for Somerset it was the first time they had progressed further than the group stage of the competition. After winning the toss, Lancashire captain Mark Chilton opted to bat first. Before the start of play, the game had been reduced to 16 overs-a-side. Lancashire scored 114 runs in their batting overs, but lost regular wickets. Their innings was held together by Australian batsman Stuart Law, who top-scored for the county, accruing 59 runs. In their response, Somerset only lost three wickets, and during an innings dominated by the batting of Graeme Smith, reached their winning target with 11 balls remaining. Match Summary thumb|right|Graeme Smith earned the man of the match accolade, top-scoring with 64 runs for Somerset Rain delayed the start of the match by an hour, and shortened it to a 16 over-per-side contest.Matthew Engel Matthew Engel McGlashan Andrew Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2006 143 2006 John Wisden & Co. Ltd Alton, Hampshire 0-947766-98-7 Twenty20 Cup 910–913 Lancashire captain Mark Chilton opted to bat first having won the toss, but the rain made conditions difficult for the Lancashire openers. In the first over, Mal Loye was dropped by Richard Johnson off the bowling of Andy Caddick, before four balls later being caught by the same combination. Caddick collected his second wicket in his next over, having the England international Andrew Flintoff caught by Ian Blackwell.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/4731723.stm Somerset collect Twenty20 prize BBC Sport 30 July 2005 17 August 2014 Andrew Symonds began to bring Lancashire back into the match, but he was run out by a direct hit from Wes Durston for 12. Johnson then claimed two wickets in two balls to get rid of Dominic Cork and Glen Chapple, placing Somerset into what Jenny Thompson of ESPNcricinfo described as "a dominant position" over Lancashire, who were 41 for 5.http://www.espncricinfo.com/twenty20/content/story/214745.html Smith helps Somerset lift trophy Thompson Jenny ESPNcricinfo 30 July 2005 17 August 2014 Stuart Law gave his team a chance, playing a sensibly paced innings to score 59 runs, but the wickets of Chapple, for 9, and Andrew Crook, for 15, both fell before Law himself was run out from the last ball of the innings. In their response, Somerset batted sensibly, knowing what they had to chase. Flintoff bowled aggressively, and claimed the early wickets of Marcus Trescothick, caught by the wicket-keeper for 10, and Matthew Wood, bowled for 22. Blackwell was out shortly after, caught by Law off the bowling of Gary Keedy, but at the other end, Smith remained steady. Wood had given the innings a boost by scoring four consecutive boundaries before his dismissal, and that allowed Smith and James Hildreth to bat patiently, although Smith's boundary-scoring drew comparisons to Viv Richards and Ian Botham. Smith and Hildreth built an unbeaten 53-run partnership, and won the match with eleven balls to spare. Smith was named man of the match for his captaincy and his score of 64 not out. Scorecard + Lancashire County Cricket Club batting innings Batsman Method of dismissal Runs Balls Strike rate Mal Loye c Johnson b Caddick 5 5 100.00 Stuart Law run out Gazzard 59 45 131.11 Andrew Flintoff c Blackwell b Caddick 2 3 66.66 Andrew Symonds run out Durston 12 7 171.42 Dominic Cork c Trescothick b Johnson 1 3 33.33 Glen Chapple b Johnson 0 1 0.00 Mark Chilton * b Blackwell 9 12 75.00 Andrew Crook c Gazzard b Johnson 15 15 100.00 Warren Hegg not out 6 5 120.00 James Anderson did not bat – – – Gary Keedy did not bat – – – Extras (2 leg byes, 3 wides) 5 Totals (16 overs) 114/8 + Somerset County Cricket Club bowling Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Economy Andy Caddick 4 0 21 2 5.25 Charl Langeveldt 3 0 28 0 9.33 Richard Johnson 3 0 26 3 8.66 Keith Parsons 3 0 13 0 4.33 Ian Blackwell 3 0 24 1 8.00 + Somerset County Cricket Club batting innings Batsman Method of dismissal Runs Balls Strike rate Graeme Smith * not out 64 47 136.17 Marcus Trescothick c Hegg b Flintoff 10 8 125.00 Matt Wood b Flintoff 22 13 169.23 Ian Blackwell c Law b Keedy 3 3 100.00 James Hildreth not out 16 14 114.28 Carl Gazzard did not bat – – – Keith Parsons did not bat – – – Richard Johnson did not bat – – – Wes Durston did not bat – – – Andy Caddick did not bat – – – Charl Langeveldt did not bat – – – Extras (1 leg bye, 2 wides) 3 Totals (14.1 overs) 118/3 + Lancashire County Cricket Club bowling Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Economy Dominic Cork 2 0 12 0 6.00 James Anderson 1.1 0 14 0 12.00 Andrew Flintoff 4 0 33 2 8.25 Glen Chapple 2 0 23 0 11.50 Gary Keedy 3 0 21 1 7.00 Andrew Symonds 2 0 14 0 7.00 Key * – Captain – Wicket-keeper c Fielder – Indicates that the batsman was dismissed by a catch by the named fielder b Bowler – Indicates which bowler gains credit for the dismissal References Scorecard http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/214740.html Final: Somerset v Lancashire at The Oval, Jul 30, 2005 ESPNcricinfo 14 August 2014 subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/83/83166.html Lancashire v Somerset: Twenty20 Cup 2005 (Final) CricketArchive 14 August 2014 Specific Twenty20 Cup Final, 2005 Category:T20 Blast finals Twenty20 Cup Final Twenty20 Cup Final