2003 Twenty20 Cup

February 2014 April 2022 2003 Twenty20 Cup England and Wales Cricket Board 2003 06 13 y 2003 07 19 y Twenty20 Group stage and knockout Surrey Lions 1 18 48 Brad Hodge(301 for Leicestershire)https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=2377;type=tournament Records / Twenty20 Cup, 2003 / Most runs ESPNCricinfo 2022-07-16 Adam Hollioake(16 for Surrey)https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=2377;type=tournament Records / Twenty20 Cup, 2003 / Most wickets) ESPNCricinfo 2022-07-16 2004 2004 Twenty20 Cup The 2003 Twenty20 Cup was the inaugural edition of what would later become the T20 Blast, England's premier domestic Twenty20 competition. The tournament ran from 13 June to 19 July 2003. All 18 first-class counties took part. The finals day took place on 19 July at Trent Bridge, and was won by the Surrey Lions. Background Following drops in attendances at county cricket matches, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) first suggested playing a new reduced form of cricket in 1998. The first-class cricket counties and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) did not approve the idea, which was then shelved. However, attendances continued to drop, and in 2001 the ECB brought the idea up once more, and invested £200,000 in market research. This research suggested that two-thirds of the population claimed to either hate cricket, or have no interest in it, and that cricket grounds had the intimidating feel of private members' clubs. Half of the study group indicated that they would be able to tolerate a shorter match played on weekday evenings. This research was taken back to the first-class counties and the MCC, and the formation of a new, short form of cricket was approved 11–7, with the MCC abstaining. The format, in which team batted and bowled for 20 overs with a 15-minute break between innings, was decided upon, and the ECB then began marketing the concept with special offers and newspaper adverts.Matthew Engel Wisden Cricketer's Almanack 2004 141 2004 John Wisden & Co. Ltd. Alton, Hampshire 0-947766-83-9 826 Chevallier Hugh Twenty20 Cup, 2003 In addition to the shorter format, the competition also included off-field entertainment, including live bands, replay screens, barbecue zones and karaoke machines. Each of these were introduced to attract a wider range of spectators, particularly families and younger people.http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/130383.html npower to sponsor Twenty20 Cup ESPNcricinfo Media Release 12 March 2003 2010-09-26 Format The 18 first-class counties were split into three regional groups of six teams, which were retained from the Benson & Hedges Cup. The three group-winners and the best runner-up progressed straight to Finals Day on Saturday 19 July. Each team then played each other team in the group once, the 45 group matches took place over 12 days. On Finals Day, both semi-finals and the final were all played on the same day, with the first match starting at 10:45, and the final not due to finish until 22:00 that evening. In a break from tradition, the finals were not held at Lord's – who had their application for a concert licence turned down by Westminster City Council. Instead, the event was hosted by Nottinghamshire, at their Trent Bridge ground. Rules and regulations All standard laws of the game as laid down by the Marylebone Cricket Club applied with the following significant differences:http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/129587.html Twenty20 Cup rules Cricinfo 13 June 2003 2010-10-01 Matches would begin at 5.30pm (Day/night matches at Hove and Chelmsford would begin at 7.30pm) and finish no later than 8.15pm (10.15pm for day/night matches). Each innings should last no longer than 75 minutes. Teams will incur a six-run penalty if they fail to bowl the full 20 overs within the 75 minutes. New batsmen must be in position within 90 seconds of a wicket falling. Only two fielders are allowed outside an inner circle during the first six overs of a team's innings. Bowlers are permitted a maximum of a fifth of the total overs in a completed innings (i.e. four overs if there is no delay or interruption caused by rain). Umpires can impose a five-run penalty for time-wasting by batsmen. They are expected to be ready as soon as the bowler is ready. No-balls will be penalised by a free-hit next ball with standard rules on no-ball dismissals applying. Each team must face a minimum of five overs for a match to be valid. The Duckworth-Lewis method will be used to calculate run targets in rain-affected games. Media coverage Sky Sports broadcast eight group matches and the entirety of Finals Day live. Channel 4 broadcast one live group match, and showed highlights of the final. They also covered the event in their weekly sports programme. The BBC provided radio coverage of group matches via regional and local stations, and the Twenty20 final was given live coverage on BBC Radio 5 Live, while both semi-finals were covered on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra. Fixtures and results Group stage Midlands/Wales/West Division main CricketRR complete no Glouc Warks Nthnt Worcs Glam Somst Q Q 1 4 780 100.0 872 98.0 5 731 82.1 671 100.0 2 3 751 100.0 769 99.1 1 4 760 98.0 828 90.2 4 1 880 100.0 720 93.1 2 3 703 99.4 745 99.1 Glamorgan Dragons Gloucestershire Gladiators Northamptonshire Steelbacks Somerset Sabres Warwickshire Bears Worcestershire Royals green1 North Division main CricketRR complete no Leics Derby Yorks Lancs Notts Durhm Q 3 2 658 87.2 693 100.0 1 4 716 99.1 824 100.0 2 3 615 93.1 639 95.0 5 850 100.0 764 100.0 1 4 711 99.1 730 90.4 3 2 840 100.0 740 93.1 Derbyshire Scorpions Durham Dynamos Lancashire Lightning Leicestershire Foxes Nottinghamshire Outlaws Yorkshire Phoenix green1 South Division The inaugural Twenty20 match was contested between Hampshire Hawks and Sussex Sharks at The Rose Bowl on 13 June 2003.http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/129609.html Hawks open with Twenty20 victory, Hamblin Man of the Match Cricinfo Isaacs Vic 14 June 2003 2010-09-26 The match attracted a sell-out crowd and was screened live on Sky Sports. Hampshire "came out of the blocks firing", according to Cricinfo's Vic Isaacs, scoring 66 runs in the opening 7 overs. A steady fall of wickets thereafter resulted in the Hawks scoring 153 all out. Hampshire's Wasim Akram and Alan Mullally then bowled economically, and despite a half-century by Sussex's Tim Ambrose, Hampshire won by 5 runs.http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/129610.html South Group: Hampshire v Sussex at Southampton, Jun 13, 2003 Cricinfo 2010-09-26 In the division's other opening-night match, Surrey Lions' James Ormond took the first five-wicket haul in the Twenty20 Cup to help restrict Middlesex Crusaders to 155, which Surrey then passed with four balls remaining to secure the win.http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/129598.html Penney blasts Warks to big win Cricinfo Auld Freddie 13 June 2003 2010-09-26 main CricketRR complete no Surr Sssx Kent Middx Essex Hants Q 2 3 757 100.0 806 96.1 1 4 704 100.0 726 86.5 2 3 710 88.1 727 93.1 2 3 765 92.1 805 99.2 3 2 763 95.5 721 98.1 5 811 97.3 725 100.0 Essex Eagles Hampshire Hawks Kent Spitfires Middlesex Crusaders Sussex Sharks Surrey Lions green1 Finals Day Semi-finals 19 July 2003 Leicestershire Foxes 162/7 (20 overs) 166/3 (19.2 overs) Warwickshire Bears Brad Hodge 66 (50) Waqar Younis 3/21 (4 overs) Trevor Penney 43 (30) Virender Sehwag 1/17 (4 overs) Warwickshire won by 7 wickets Scorecard Trent Bridge, Nottingham John Holder and George Sharp Brad Hodge (Leics) 19 July 2003 Surrey Lions 147/9 (20 overs) 142/6 (20 overs) Gloucestershire Gladiators Ian Ward 49 (48) Mark Hardinges 3/37 (4 overs) Alex Gidman 61 (49) Azhar Mahmood 3/28 (4 overs) Surrey won by 5 runs Scorecard Trent Bridge, Nottingham Barry Dudleston and George Sharp Azhar Mahmood (Surrey) Final 19 July 2003 Warwickshire Bears 115 (18.1 overs) 119/1 (10.5 overs) Surrey Lions Trevor Penney 33 (21) James Ormond 4/11 (4 overs) Ali Brown 55* (34) Graham Wagg 1/20 (1 overs) Surrey won by 9 wickets Scorecard Trent Bridge, Nottingham Barry Dudleston and John Holder James Ormond (Surrey) This was the inaugural English domestic final to be played with coloured clothing and white balls. This was also the inaugural English domestic final to be played under floodlights. Players statistics Batting averages (Top 10) Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average Strike rate Highest Score 100s 50s Michael Hussey Northamptonshire 5 5 279 69.75 122.36 0880 88 0 3 Michael Di Venuto Derbyshire 5 5 198 66.00 122.22 0670 67 0 2 Ian Harvey Gloucestershire 6 6 248 62.00 171.03 1005 100* 1 1 Simon Katich Hampshire 5 5 179 59.66 111.87 0595 59* 0 2 Stephen Moore Stephen Moore (cricketer) Worcestershire 5 5 116 58.00 118.36 0395 39* 0 0 Andy Flower Essex 5 5 266 53.20 147.77 0830 83 0 2 Brad Hodge Leicestershire 6 6 301 50.16 138.07 0970 97 0 3 Matthew Maynard Glamorgan 5 5 242 48.40 151.25 0720 72 0 3 Nick Knight Nick Knight (cricketer) Warwickshire 7 7 275 45.83 130.33 0890 89 0 3 Robin Martin-Jenkins Sussex 5 5 133 44.33 134.34 0565 56* 0 1 Qualification: 100 runs. Source: Cricinfohttp://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/highest_career_batting_average.html?id=2377;type=tournament Records / Twenty20 Cup, 2003 / Highest averages Cricinfo 2010-09-26 Bowling averages (Top 10) Player Team Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 4wi 5wi Virender Sehwag Leicestershire 6 14.0 07 7 10.00 5.00 336 3/14 0 0 Jimmy Ormond Surrey 5 20.0 11 11 10.09 5.55 524 5/26 1 1 Azhar Mahmood Surrey 5 18.5 12 12 10.25 6.53 430 4/20 1 0 Dominic Hewson Derbyshire 5 19.0 10 10 10.90 5.73 432 4/18 1 0 Jason Brown Jason Brown (cricketer) Northamptonshire 5 17.5 11 11 11.09 6.84 523 5/27 0 1 Glen Chapple Lancashire 5 19.0 09 9 11.22 5.31 237 2/13 0 0 Ashley Noffke Middlesex 3 12.0 08 8 12.12 8.08 328 3/22 0 0 Peter Martin Peter Martin (cricketer) Lancashire 4 15.0 07 7 12.14 5.66 330 3/20 0 0 Adam Hollioake Surrey 7 25.1 16 16 12.31 7.82 529 5/21 1 1 Simon Cook Simon Cook (English cricketer) Middlesex 5 18.2 09 9 13.77 6.76 336 3/14 0 0 Qualification: 10 overs. Source: Cricinfohttp://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_career_bowling_average.html?id=2377;type=tournament Records / Twenty20 Cup, 2003 / Best averages Cricinfo 2010-09-26 See also Twenty20 Cup References Category:T20 Blast seasons Twenty20 Cup, 2003 Category:2003 in Welsh sport