Twenty20 Cup 2003
The 2003 Twenty20 Cup was the first season of the English Twenty20 Championship. The winners were the Surrey Lions , who beat the Warwickshire Bears in the final in Trent Bridge with 9 wickets .
format
The 18 first-class counties were divided into three groups of six teams each according to regional criteria. In this group stage, each team in a group played once against each other. After this, the group winners and the best runner-up in the group qualified for the semi-finals. This was held on one day in Trent Bridge together with the final, marketed as Finals Day .
Group stage
Midlands / Wales / West Division
- table
| Midlands / Wales / West Division | Sp. | S. | N | NO | P | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucestershire Gladiators | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +2,187 |
| Warwickshire Bears | 5 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 8th | +1,072 |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4th | -0.245 |
| Worcestershire Royals | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4th | -0.459 |
| Glamorgan Dragons | 5 | 1 | 4th | 0 | 2 | -1,098 |
| Somerset Sabers | 5 | 1 | 4th | 0 | 2 | -1,411 |
North Division
- table
| North Division | Sp. | S. | N | NO | P | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicestershire Foxes | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +0.860 |
| Derbyshire Phantoms | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6th | +0.604 |
| Yorkshire Phoenix | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6th | +0.457 |
| Lancashire Lightning | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4th | -0.125 |
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 5 | 1 | 4th | 0 | 2 | -0.882 |
| Durham Dynamos | 5 | 1 | 4th | 0 | 2 | -1,020 |
South Division
- table
| South Division | Sp. | S. | N | NO | P | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey Lions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +1,068 |
| Sussex Sharks | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6th | +0.617 |
| Kent Spitfires | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4th | +0.250 |
| Middlesex Crusaders | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4th | +0.196 |
| Essex Eagles | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4th | -0.811 |
| Hampshire Hawks | 5 | 1 | 4th | 0 | 2 | -1,321 |
| Qualified for the semifinals |
|---|
Finals Day
Semifinals
| July 19th scorecard |
Nottingham |
Leicestershire Foxes 162-7 (20) |
- |
Warwickshire Bears 166-3 (19.2) |
| Warwickshire wins by 7 wickets | ||||
| July 19th scorecard |
Nottingham |
Surrey Lions 147-9 (20) |
- |
Gloucestershire Gladiators 142-6 (20) |
| Surrey wins by 5 runs | ||||
final
| July 19th scorecard |
Nottingham |
Warwickshire Bears 115 (18.1) |
- |
Surrey Lions 119-1 (10.5) |
| Surrey wins with 9 wickets | ||||
statistics
Runs
Most of the runs of the season were scored by the following players:
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Hodge | Leicestershire | 6th | 6th | 301 | 50.16 | 97 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Hussey | Northamptonshire | 5 | 5 | 279 | 69.75 | 88 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Knight | Warwickshire | 7th | 7th | 275 | 45.83 | 89 | 0 | 3 |
| Andy Flower | Essex | 5 | 5 | 266 | 53.20 | 83 | 0 | 2 |
| Ian Harvey | Gloucestershire | 6th | 6th | 248 | 62.00 | 100 * | 1 | 1 |
Wickets
Most of the season's wickets were scored by the following players:
| player | team | Balls | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Hollioake | Surrey | 151 | 16 | 12.31 | 5/21 | 1 |
| Azhar Mahmood | Surrey | 113 | 12 | 10.25 | 4/20 | 0 |
| James Ormond | Surrey | 120 | 11 | 10.09 | 5/26 | 1 |
| Jason Brown | Northamptonshire | 107 | 11 | 11.09 | 5/27 | 1 |
| Dominic Hewson | Derbyshire | 114 | 10 | 10.90 | 4/18 | 0 |
| Ian Harvey | Gloucestershire | 143 | 10 | 15.30 | 3/28 | 0 |
| Collins Obuya | Warwickshire | 120 | 10 | 17.70 | 5/24 | 1 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Explanation of the abbreviations: Col. = games; S = victories; N = defeats; U = tie; NR = No Result; P = points; NRR = Net Run Rate
- ^ Batting and Fielding in Twenty20 Cup 2003 (Ordered by Runs) ( English ) Cricket archives. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
- ↑ bowling in Twenty20 Cup 2003 (Ordered by wickets) ( English ) Cricket archives. Retrieved June 9, 2015.