# 2007–08 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash

The 2007–08 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash was the 3rd season of the official Twenty20 domestic cricket in Australia. Six teams representing six states in Australia participated in the competition. The competition began on 31 December 2007 when the Queensland Bulls took on two-time champions the Victorian Bushrangers at the new Tony Ireland Stadium in Thuringowa. Another match between the Western Warriors and the previous year's finalists the Tasmanian Tigers was held on the same day at the WACA Ground.
This season comprised 15 regular matches, instead of twelve from the 2006–07 season. This allowed each team to play every other team once.

## Table

Teams received 2 points for a win, 1 for a tie or no result, and 0 for a loss. The top two teams, Western Australia and Victoria, played in the final at the WACA Ground in Perth. These two teams also qualified for the 1st edition of the Champions Twenty20 League, expected to be hosted by India in December 2008.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Western Warriors | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.584 |
| 2 | Victorian Bushrangers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.582 |
| 3 | Tasmanian Tigers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.681 |
| 4 | New South Wales Blues | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.078 |
| 5 | Queensland Bulls | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −0.294 |
| 6 | Southern Redbacks | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1.719 |

## Teams

| Club | Home Ground | Captain |
| New South Wales Blues | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | Simon Katich |
| Queensland Bulls | Brisbane Cricket Ground | James Hopes |
| Southern Redbacks | Adelaide Oval | Daniel Harris |
| Tasmanian Tigers | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | George Bailey |
| Victorian Bushrangers | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Cameron White |
| Western Warriors | WACA Ground, Perth | Adam Voges |

## Fixtures

* 31 December 2007 15:00 Scorecard
| Victoria 7/187 (20 overs) | v | Queensland (H) 140 (19.3 overs) |
| Andrew McDonald 43 (28) Adam Crosthwaite 31 (24) Shane Watson 2/31 (4 overs) | | Jimmy Maher 44 (35) Michael Kasprowicz 20 (16) Andrew McDonald 3/20 (4 overs) |
* Victoria won by 47 runs Tony Ireland Stadium, Thuringowa Attendance: 10,024 Umpires: AR Curran and TP Laycock Player of the match: Andrew McDonald
* 31 December 2007 17:30 Scorecard
| (H) Western Australia 4/188 (20 overs) | v | Tasmania 5/189 (18.4 overs) |
| Luke Pomersbach 79 (45) Adam Voges 39 (24) Brett Geeves 1/24 (4 overs) | | George Bailey 51* (29) Dane Anderson 31 (20) David Bandy 2/41 (4 overs) |
* Tasmania won by 5 wickets with 8 balls remaining WACA Ground, Perth, Att: Umpires: IH Lock and MD Martell Player of the match: George Bailey
* 1 January 2008 18:30 Scorecard
| (H) South Australia 9/134 (20 overs) | v | New South Wales 2/135 (17 overs) |
| Ryan Harris 31 (38) Daniel Harris 22 (11) Moises Henriques 2/19 (4 overs) | | Brad Haddin 54 (44) Dominic Thornley 37* (22) Jason Gillespie 1/16 (3 overs) |
* New South Wales won by 8 wickets with 18 balls remaining Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 9,112 Umpires: SD Fry and AD Willoughby Player of the match: Simon Katich
* 4 January 2008 16:30
| Victoria 9/186 (20 overs) | v | Western Australia (H) 5/187 (18.3 overs) |
| Brad Hodge 45 (30) Andrew McDonald 31 (24) Aaron Heal 2/18 (4 overs) | | Sean Ervine 56* (34) Luke Pomersbach 39 (22) Dirk Nannes 2/29 (4 overs) |
* Western Australia won by 5 wickets with 9 balls remaining WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: AR Craig and IH Lock Player of the match: Sean Ervine
* 4 January 2008 18:30 Scorecard
| (H) Queensland | v | South Australia |
* Match abandoned without a ball bowled Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
* 4 January 2008 18:30 Scorecard
| New South Wales 8/157 (20 overs) | v | Tasmania (H) 5/161 (19.5 overs) |
| Brad Haddin 49 (41) David Warner 31 (22) Ben Hilfenhaus 3/28 (4 overs) | | George Bailey 54 (38) Michael Dighton 29 (23) Doug Bollinger 2/26 (3 overs) |
* Tasmania won by 5 wickets with 1 ball remaining Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: SG John and BJ Muir Player of the match: George Bailey
* 6 January 2008 16:30 Scorecard
| South Australia 7/127 (20 overs) | v | Tasmania (H) 2/131 (10.3 overs) |
| Callum Ferguson 40 (36) Nathan Adcock 39 (42) Ben Hilfenhaus 2/21 (4 overs) | | Rhett Lockyear 64 (27) Michael Dighton 30 (21) Mark Cosgrove 1/22 (2.3 overs) |
* Tasmania won by 8 wickets with 57 balls remaining Bellerive Oval, Hobart Attendance: 3,531 Umpires: SG John and GJ Luck Player of the match: Rhett Lockyear
* 6 January 2008 18:30 Scorecard
| (H) Victoria 6/154 (20 overs) | v | New South Wales 8/142 (20 overs) |
| David Hussey 70* (40) Brad Hodge 44 (41) Steve Smith 2/15 (2 overs) | | Dominic Thornley 26 (20) Moises Henriques 24 (16) David Hussey 2/20 (4 overs) |
* Victoria won by 12 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Attendance: 15,000 Umpires: AP Ward and JD Ward Player of the match: David Hussey
* 6 January 2008 18:30 Scorecard
| Queensland 9/154 (20 overs) | v | Western Australia (H) 6/157 (20 overs) |
| Shane Watson 51 (30) Lee Carseldine 32 (21) Brett Dorey 3/19 (4 overs) | | Shaun Marsh 70 (49) David Bandy 34* (26) Lee Carseldine 2/13 (3 overs) |
* Western Australia won by 4 wickets WACA Ground, Perth Attendance: 8,000 Umpires: JK Brookes and MD Martell Player of the match: Shaun Marsh
* 8 January 2008 18:30 Scorecard
| (H) New South Wales 8/121 (20 overs) | v | Queensland 115 (20 overs) |
| Dominic Thornley 40 (36) Nathan Hauritz 23 (25) Ashley Noffke 2/13 (4 overs) | | Nathan Reardon 31 (31) Aaron Nye 20 (17) Steve Smith 4/15 (3 overs) |
* New South Wales won by 6 runs ANZ Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 23,000 Umpires: GA Abood and RD Goodger
* 8 January 2008 18:30
| (H) Victoria 7/178 (20 overs) | v | Tasmania 171 (20 overs) |
| David Hussey 54 (33) Cameron White 30 (26) Brett Geeves 3/36 (4 overs) | | Travis Birt 40 (24) Michael Dighton 31 (20) Clinton McKay 3/49 (4 overs) |
* Victoria won by 7 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: PR Reiffel and AP Ward Player of the match: David Hussey
* 8 January 2008 18:30 Scorecard
| (H) South Australia 97 (19.3 overs) | v | Western Australia 5/98 (16.3 overs) |
| Nathan Adcock 28 (26) Graham Manou 20* (25) Ben Edmondson 4/14 (3.3 overs) | | Adam Voges 36* (36) Theo Doropoulos 25* (21) Ryan Harris 2/18 (4 overs) |
* Western Australia won by 5 wickets with 21 balls remaining Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 4,580 Umpires: AR Collins and SJ Davis Player of the match: Ben Edmondson
* 10 January 2008 Scorecard
| (H) New South Wales 7/159 (20 overs) | v | Western Australia 4/160 (17.3 overs) |
| Steve Smith 33 (26) Scott Coyte 28* (14) Brett Dorey 2/23 (4 overs) | | Shaun Marsh 67 (50) Luke Ronchi 52 (26) Steve Smith 3/18 (3.3 overs) |
* Western Australia won by 6 wickets with 15 balls remaining ANZ Stadium, Sydney Umpires: GA Abood and TJ Keel Player of the match: Luke Ronchi
* 10 January 2008 Scorecard
| Victoria 9/142 (20 overs) | v | South Australia (H) 137 (19.3 overs) |
| David Hussey 50 (37) Robert Quiney 20 (24) Shaun Tait 3/28 (4 overs) | | Daniel Harris 48 (36) Daniel Christian 40 (20) Bryce McGain 2/10 (4 overs) |
* Victoria won by 5 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: SD Fry and AD Willoughby Player of the match: David Hussey
* 10 January 2008 Scorecard
| Tasmania 8/174 (20 overs) | v | Queensland (H) 1/177 (16.1 overs) |
| Luke Butterworth 36 (34) Rhett Lockyear 24 (12) Aaron Nye 3/28 (4 overs) | | Shane Watson 69* (32) James Hopes 60 (29) Luke Butterworth 1/23 (2 overs) |
* Queensland won by 9 wickets with 23 balls remaining Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Attendance: 10,558 Umpires: AR Curran and BNJ Oxenford Player of the match: James Hopes

## Final

* 13 January 2008 17:00 Scorecard
| Victoria 8/203 (20 overs) | v | Western Australia (H) 171 (19.3 overs) |
| Aiden Blizzard 47 (20) David Hussey 38* (24) Aaron Heal 2/25 (4 overs) | | Shaun Marsh 86 (55) Theo Doropoulos 43 (27) Dirk Nannes 4/23 (4 overs) |
* Victoria won by 32 runs WACA Ground, Perth Attendance: 16,589 Umpires: IH Lock and BNJ Oxenford Player of the match: Aiden Blizzard

## Statistics
### Highest Team Totals

| Team | Total | Opponent | Ground |
| Victoria | 8/203 | Western Australia | WACA Ground |
| Tasmania | 5/189 | Western Australia | WACA Ground |
| Western Australia | 4/188 | Tasmania | WACA Ground |
| Western Australia | 5/187 | Victoria | WACA Ground |
| Victoria | 7/187 | Queensland | Tony Ireland Stadium |

### Most Runs

| Player | Runs | Inns | Avg | S/R | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Shaun Marsh (Western Australia) | 290 | 6 | 58.00 | 142.15 | 86 | – | 3 |
| David Hussey (Victoria) | 237 | 6 | 47.40 | 153.89 | 70* | – | 3 |
| Luke Pomersbach (Western Australia) | 178 | 6 | 35.60 | 142.40 | 79 | – | 1 |
| Brad Hodge (Victoria) | 172 | 6 | 28.66 | 126.47 | 45 | – | – |
| Aiden Blizzard (Victoria) | 145 | 6 | 24.16 | 185.89 | 47 | – | – |

### Highest Scores

| Player | Score | Balls | Opponent | Ground | 4s | 6s |
| Shaun Marsh (Western Australia) | 86 | 55 | Victoria | WACA Ground | 7 | 4 |
| Luke Pomersbach (Western Australia) | 79 | 45 | Tasmania | WACA Ground | 9 | 4 |
| David Hussey (Victoria) | 70* | 40 | New South Wales | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 4 | 4 |
| Shaun Marsh (Western Australia) | 70 | 49 | Queensland | WACA Ground | 8 | 1 |
| Shane Watson (Queensland) | 69* | 32 | Tasmania | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2 | 7 |

### Most Wickets

| Player | Wkts | Mts | Ave | S/R | Econ | BBI |
| Dirk Nannes (Victoria) | 12 | 6 | 12.33 | 12.0 | 6.16 | 4/23 |
| Steve Smith (New South Wales) | 9 | 4 | 5.33 | 5.6 | 5.64 | 4/15 |
| Aaron Heal (Western Australia) | 9 | 6 | 17.66 | 15.7 | 6.71 | 2/18 |
| Brett Dorey (Western Australia) | 9 | 6 | 20.44 | 15.3 | 8.00 | 3/19 |
| David Hussey (Victoria) | 8 | 6 | 12.00 | 11.2 | 6.40 | 2/10 |

### Best Bowling Figures

| Player | Overs | Figures | Opponent | Ground |
| Ben Edmondson (Western Australia) | 4.0 | 4/14 | South Australia | Adelaide Oval |
| Steve Smith (New South Wales) | 3.3 | 4/15 | Queensland | ANZ Stadium |
| Dirk Nannes (Victoria) | 4.0 | 4/23 | Western Australia | WACA Ground |
| Steve Smith (New South Wales) | 3.3 | 3/18 | Western Australia | ANZ Stadium |
| Brett Dorey (Western Australia) | 4.0 | 3/19 | Queensland | WACA Ground |

### Player of the Series

David Hussey, Victorian Bushrangers