# 2010 Twenty20 Cup

The 2010 Friends Provident t20 tournament was the eighth edition of what would later become the T20 Blast, England's premier domestic Twenty20 cricket competition.
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. Group members played each other twice, with the top four teams from each group progressing to the quarter-final knockout stage. The change in format meant a rise in the number of matches played, from 97 to 151.
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 summaries

| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity | Head coach | Captain |
| Derbyshire Falcons | Derby | County Ground, Derby | 9,500 | John Morris |
| 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 | Alex Gidman | James Franklin |
| Hampshire Royals | West End | The Rose Bowl | 25,000 | Giles White | Dominic Cork |
| Kent Spitfires | Canterbury | St Lawrence Ground | 15,000 | Paul Farbrace | Rob 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 | 28,000 | 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 | Taunton | Taunton | 6,500 | 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 |

## Group stage
### North Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Warwickshire Bears | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0.403 |
| 2 | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0.640 |
| 3 | Lancashire Lightning | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0.479 |
| 4 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −0.160 |
| 5 | Derbyshire Falcons | 16 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 14 | −0.151 |
| 6 | Yorkshire Carnegie | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 13 | −0.121 |
| 7 | Leicestershire Foxes | 16 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 13 | −0.234 |
| 8 | Durham Dynamos | 16 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 12 | −0.296 |
| 9 | Worcestershire Royals | 16 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 | −0.653 |

### Results

* 2 June Scorecard
| Derbyshire Falcons 165/5 (20 overs) | v | Leicestershire Foxes 154/8 (20 overs) |
| Loots Bosman 39 (37) Andrew McDonald 2/41 (4 overs) | | Andrew McDonald 67 (50) Steffan Jones 3/20 (4 overs) |
* Derbyshire Falcons won by 11 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Mark Benson and Nick Cook Player of the match: Andrew McDonald (Leics Foxes)
* Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to field.
* 3 June Scorecard
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks 147/5 (20 overs) | v | Warwickshire Bears 151/2 (14.1 overs) |
| Mal Loye 54 (48) Imran Tahir 3/14 (4 overs) | | Darren Maddy 88 (42) Lee Daggett 1/32 (4 overs) |
* Warwickshire Bears won by 8 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: David Millns and Martin Bodenham Player of the match: Darren Maddy (Warwickshire Bears)
* Northamptonshire Steelbacks won the toss and elected to bat.
* Jack Brooks and Vishal Tripathi (Northamptonshire Steelbacks) made their T20 debuts.
* 3 June Scorecard
| Derbyshire Falcons 222/5 (20 overs) | v | Yorkshire Carnegie 157 (17.5 overs) |
| Loots Bosman 94 (50) Clint McKay 4/33 (4 overs) | | Herschelle Gibbs 36 (28) Greg Smith 3/19 (2.5 overs) |
* Derbyshire Falcons won by 65 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Rob Bailey Player of the match: Loots Bosman (Derbyshire Falcons)
* Yorkshire Carnegie won the toss and elected to field.
* Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire Carnegie) made his T20 debut.
* 4 June Scorecard
| Worcestershire Royals 208/7 (20 overs) | v | Yorkshire Carnegie 187/7 (20 overs) |
| James Cameron 51* (31) Adil Rashid 3/32 (4 overs) | | Anthony McGrath 39 (36) Gareth Andrew 2/26 (3 overs) |
* Worcestershire Royals won by 21 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Barry Dudleston and Vanburn Holder Player of the match: James Cameron (Worcs Royals)
* Worcestershire Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
* Jack Shantry, Imran Arif and James Cameron (Worcestershire Royals) made their T20 debuts.
* 4 June Scorecard
| Lancashire Lightning 179/4 (20 overs) | v | Durham Dynamos 156/8 (20 overs) |
| Stephen Moore 83* (52) Steve Harmison 1/20 (3 overs) | | Phil Mustard 47 (38) Steven Croft 3/18 (3 overs) |
* Lancashire Lightning won by 23 runs Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Steve Garratt Player of the match: Stephen Moore (Lancs Lightning)
* Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
* Ben Stokes (Durham Dynamos) and Simon Kerrigan (Lancashire Lightning) made their T20 debuts.
* 6 June Scorecard
| Durham Dynamos | v | Worcestershire Royals |
* No result Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Steve Garratt
* Worcestershire Royals won the toss and elected to field.
* No play possible due to rain.
* 8 June (D/N) Scorecard
| Leicestershire Foxes 149/8 (18 overs) | v | Northamptonshire Steelbacks 137/9 (18 overs) |
| Andrew McDonald 49 (35) Chaminda Vaas 2/24 (4 overs) | | Mal Loye 39 (40) Nadeem Malik 4/25 (4 overs) |
* Leicestershire Foxes won by 12 runs County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Mark Benson and Richard Illingworth Player of the match: Claude Henderson (Leics Foxes)
* Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to bat.
* The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.

### South Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Somerset | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0.418 |
| 2 | Essex Eagles | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.395 |
| 3 | Sussex Sharks | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.606 |
| 4 | Hampshire Royals | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.385 |
| 5 | Surrey Lions | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.183 |
| 6 | Middlesex Crusaders | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.018 |
| 7 | Kent Spitfires | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14 | −0.163 |
| 8 | Glamorgan Dragons | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −0.979 |
| 9 | Gloucestershire Gladiators | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | −0.943 |

### Results

* 1 June (D/N) Scorecard
| Sussex Sharks 155/7 (20 overs) | v | Somerset 103 (17.1 overs) |
| Luke Wright 39 (19) Murali Kartik 2/21 (4 overs) | | Craig Kieswetter 47 (41) James Kirtley 3/3 (1.1 overs) |
* Sussex Sharks won by 52 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: Nigel Llong and Richard Kettleborough Player of the match: Luke Wright (Sussex Sharks)
* Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
* 2 June (D/N) Scorecard
| Essex Eagles 167/9 (20 overs) | v | Kent Spitfires 170/4 (18.4 overs) |
| Ryan ten Doeschate 98 (47) Simon Cook 2/15 (4 overs) | | Geraint Jones 54 (34) Graham Napier 2/40 (3.4 overs) |
* Kent Spitfires won by 6 wickets County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: George Sharp and Richard Illingworth Player of the match: Ryan ten Doeschate (Essex Eagles)
* Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to field.
* Alex Blake (Kent Spitfires) and Michael Comber (Essex Eagles) made their T20 debuts.
* 3 June (D/N) Scorecard
| Sussex Sharks 146/6 (20 overs) | v | Middlesex Crusaders 118/6 (20 overs) |
| Dwayne Smith 49 (38) Pedro Collins 3/27 (4 overs) | | Neil Dexter 27 (32) Michael Yardy 2/14 (4 overs) |
* Sussex Sharks won by 28 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Tim Robinson Player of the match: Michael Yardy (Sussex Sharks)
* Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to bat.
* 3 June (D/N) Scorecard
| Kent Spitfires 114/9 (20 overs) | v | Hampshire Royals 117/5 (19.4 overs) |
| Darren Stevens 36 (34) Abdul Razzaq 2/16 (3 overs) | | Sean Ervine 31 (23) Darren Stevens 2/20 (4 overs) James Tredwell 2/20 (4 overs) |
* Hampshire Royals won by 5 wickets Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Michael Gough and Trevor Jesty Player of the match: Chris Wood (Hampshire Royals)
* Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to bat.
* Chris Wood, Danny Briggs (Hampshire Royals) and Matt Coles (Kent Spitfires) made their T20 debuts.
* 4 June (D/N) Scorecard
| Gloucestershire Gladiators 148/6 (20 overs) | v | Glamorgan Dragons 151/4 (19.1 overs) |
| James Franklin 42 (30) Jim Allenby 3/23 (4 overs) | | Jim Allenby 54 (45) Alex Gidman 1/17 (2 overs) |
* Glamorgan Dragons won by 6 wickets Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Mark Benson and Nick Cook Player of the match: Jim Allenby (Glamorgan Dragons)
* Gloucestershire Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.
* 8 June Scorecard
| Surrey Lions 97 (18.1 overs) | v | Gloucestershire Gladiators 98/0 (9.5 overs) |
| Rory Hamilton-Brown 41 (39) Ian Butler 3/8 (3.1 overs) | | William Porterfield 47* (31) |
* Gloucestershire Gladiators won by 10 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: John Steele and Peter Hartley Player of the match: Ian Butler (Gloucs Gladiators)
* Gloucestershire Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
* 8 June (D/N) Scorecard
| Hampshire Royals 114/9 (20 overs) | v | Glamorgan Dragons 115/3 (19.2 overs) |
| Michael Carberry 34 (48) Robert Croft 2/16 (4 overs) | | Jim Allenby 52* (55) Danny Briggs 2/26 (4 overs) |
* Glamorgan Dragons won by 7 wickets Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Steve Garratt and Tim Robinson Player of the match: Jim Allenby (Glamorgan Dragons)
* Hampshire Royals won the toss and elected to bat.

## Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 26 July – Birmingham | 26 July – Birmingham | | | |
| Warwickshire Bears | 153/5 (20 ov) | | | |
| Warwickshire Bears | 153/5 (20 ov) | 14 August – Southampton | 14 August – Southampton | | |
| Hampshire Royals | 154/5 (19.5 ov) | 14 August – Southampton | 14 August – Southampton | |
| Hampshire Royals | 154/5 (19.5 ov) | Hampshire Royals | 157/4 (19.2 ov) | |
| 27 July – Chelmsford | 27 July – Chelmsford | | Hampshire Royals | 157/4 (19.2 ov) | |
| 27 July – Chelmsford | 27 July – Chelmsford | Essex Eagles | 156/7 (20 ov) | |
| Lancashire Lightning | 183/6 (20 ov) | Essex Eagles | 156/7 (20 ov) | |
| Lancashire Lightning | 183/6 (20 ov) | | | | 14 August – Southampton | 14 August – Southampton |
| Essex Eagles | 184/2 (19.1 ov) | | | | 14 August – Southampton | 14 August – Southampton |
| Essex Eagles | 184/2 (19.1 ov) | | | | Hampshire Royals | 173/5 (20 ov) |
| 26 July – Nottingham | 26 July – Nottingham | | | | | Hampshire Royals | 173/5 (20 ov) |
| 26 July – Nottingham | 26 July – Nottingham | | | | Somerset | 173/6 (20 ov) |
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 141/9 (20 ov) | | | | Somerset | 173/6 (20 ov) |
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 141/9 (20 ov) | 14 August – Southampton | 14 August – Southampton | | | |
| Sussex Sharks | 128/7 (20 ov) | 14 August – Southampton | 14 August – Southampton | | | |
| Sussex Sharks | 128/7 (20 ov) | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 117/4 (13 ov) | | | |
| 27 July – Taunton | 27 July – Taunton | | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 117/4 (13 ov) | | | |
| 27 July – Taunton | 27 July – Taunton | Somerset (D/L) | 182/5 (20 ov) | |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 112/6 (20 ov) | Somerset (D/L) | 182/5 (20 ov) | |
| Somerset | 115/3 (17 ov) | | | |

### Quarter-finals

* 26 July 16:40 Scorecard
| Warwickshire Bears 153/5 (20 overs) | v | Hampshire Royals 154/5 (19.5 overs) |
| Darren Maddy 44 (31) Danny Briggs 3/29 (4 overs) | | James Vince 66* (52) Steffan Piolet 2/32 (4 overs) |
* Hampshire won by 5 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Rob Bailey and Richard Kettleborough Player of the match: James Vince (Hants)
* Hampshire won the toss and elected to field.
* 26 July 19:25 Scorecard
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws 141/9 (20 overs) | v | Sussex Sharks 128/7 (20 overs) |
| Matt Wood 36 (37) Yasir Arafat 4/34 (4 overs) | | Murray Goodwin 28 (27) Darren Pattinson 3/17 (3 overs) |
* Nottinghamshire won by 13 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Richard Illingworth and Jeremy Lloyds Player of the match: Steven Mullaney (Notts)
* Sussex won the toss and elected to field.
* 27 July 16:50 Scorecard
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks 112/6 (20 overs) | v | Somerset 115/3 (17 overs) |
| Stephen Peters 40* (34) Mark Turner 1/8 (2 overs) | | Craig Kieswetter 33 (28) James Middlebrook 2/30 (4 overs) |
* Somerset won by 7 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Peter Hartley and Tim Robinson Player of the match: Murali Kartik and Arul Suppiah (Somst)
* Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat.
* 27 July 19:40 Scorecard
| Lancashire Lightning 183/6 (20 overs) | v | Essex Eagles 184/2 (19.1 overs) |
| Paul Horton 44 (30) Chris Wright 4/25 (4 overs) | | Mark Pettini 81 (56) Sajid Mahmood 1/29 (4 overs) |
* Essex won by 8 wickets County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Jeff Evans and Nigel Llong Player of the match: Mark Pettini and Matt Walker (Essex)
* Essex won the toss and elected to field.

### Semi-finals

* 14 August 11:40 Scorecard
| Essex Eagles 156/7 (20 overs) | v | Hampshire Royals 157/4 (19.2 overs) |
| Mark Pettini 55 (43) Danny Briggs 3/29 (4 overs) | | Abdul Razzaq 44 (31) Ravi Bopara 1/27 (4 overs) |
* Hampshire won by 6 wickets The Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Rob Bailey and Neil Mallender Player of the match: Danny Briggs (Hants)
* Hampshire won the toss and elected to field.
* 14 August 16:00 Scorecard
| Somerset 182/5 (20 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire Outlaws 117/4 (13 overs) |
| Marcus Trescothick 60 (28) Graeme Swann 2/24 (4 overs) | | Samit Patel 39 (26) Alfonso Thomas 2/23 (3 overs) |
* Somerset won by 3 runs (D/L method) The Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Richard Illingworth and Nigel Llong Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Somst)
* Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field.

### Final

* 14 August 19:25 (D/N) Scorecard
| Somerset 173/6 (20 overs) | v | Hampshire Royals 173/5 (20 overs) |
| Craig Kieswetter 71 (59) Dominic Cork 2/24 (4 overs) | | Neil McKenzie 52 (39) Ben Phillips 2/44 (4 overs) |
* Scores level; Hampshire Royals won by losing fewer wickets The Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Rob Bailey and Richard Illingworth Player of the match: Neil McKenzie (Hants)
* Somerset won the toss and elected to bat.

## Players statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Team | Runs | Highest Score |
| Jimmy Adams | Hampshire Royals | 668 | 101* |
| Marcus Trescothick | Somerset | 572 | 83 |
| Mark Cosgrove | Glamorgan Dragons | 562 | 89 |
| Tom Smith | Lancashire Lightning | 543 | 92* |
| David Hussey | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 524 | 81* |
| Ravi Bopara | Essex Eagles | 473 | 105* |
| James Franklin | Gloucestershire Gladiators | 470 | 90 |
| Sean Ervine | Hampshire Royals | 470 | 74 |
| Alex Hales | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 466 | 83 |
| Samit Patel | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 459 | 63 |
| James Hildreth | Somerset | 459 | 77* |
| Source: Cricinfo ||||

### Most sixes

| Player | Team | Sixes | Strike rate |
| Kieron Pollard | Somerset | 29 | 175.24 |
| Scott Styris | Essex Eagles | 24 | 161.98 |
| Ross Taylor | Durham Dynamos | 23 | 173.07 |
| Marcus Trescothick | Somerset | 22 | 157.14 |
| Tom Maynard | Glamorgan Dragons | 20 | 150.19 |
| Ryan ten Doeschate | Essex Eagles | 19 | 177.24 |
| David Hussey | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 19 | 142.00 |
| Matt Prior | Sussex Sharks | 18 | 169.08 |
| Darren Maddy | Warwickshire Bears | 18 | 132.55 |
| Jimmy Adams | Hampshire Royals | 17 | 132.27 |
| Source: Cricinfo ||||

### Most wickets

| Player | Team | Wickets | Average |
| Alfonso Thomas | Somerset | 33 | 13.93 |
| Danny Briggs | Hampshire Royals | 31 | 14.35 |
| Kieron Pollard | Somerset | 29 | 15.10 |
| Stephen Parry | Lancashire Lightning | 26 | 16.42 |
| Adil Rashid | Yorkshire Carnegie | 26 | 16.46 |
| Chris Tremlett | Surrey Lions | 24 | 17.12 |
| Chaminda Vaas | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 23 | 15.82 |
| Sajid Mahmood | Lancashire Lightning | 23 | 18.69 |
| Robert Croft | Glamorgan Dragons | 22 | 15.59 |
| Keith Barker | Warwickshire Bears | 21 | 16.66 |
| Source: Cricinfo ||||