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2012 Twenty20 Cup
English Twenty20 cricket competition
English Twenty20 cricket competition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2012 Friends Life t20 |
| administrator | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| fromdate | |
| todate | |
| cricket format | Twenty20 |
| tournament format | Group stage and knockout |
| champions | Hampshire Royals |
| count | 2 |
| participants | 18 |
| matches | 97 |
| most runs | Phillip Hughes, Worcestershire (402) |
| most wickets | Mitchell Starc, Yorkshire (21) |
| previous_year | 2011 |
| previous_tournament | 2011 Twenty20 Cup |
| next_year | 2013 |
| next_tournament | 2013 Twenty20 Cup |
| website | [friendslife.co.uk/t20](http://www.friendslife.co.uk/t20/) |
The 2012 FriendsLife T20 was the tenth edition of what would later become the T20 Blast, England's premier domestic Twenty20 competition. The competition ran from 12 June to 25 August 2012. The teams in the tournament remained the same as the previous season.
The schedule of the tournament had been widely criticised the previous season and the ECB had decided to reduce the minimum number of days in which a county would play from 92 to 86 for 2012. This meant a change in format from 2 groups of 9, from which the top 4 would qualify to the quarter-finals, to an arrangement with 3 groups of 6. The format of the knock-out rounds (quarter-finals) remain unchanged. This reduces the number of matches in the competition from 151 to 97 in a return to the format of the 2008 and 2009 editions of the Twenty20 Cup.
Finals Day was at the SWALEC Stadium in Cardiff for the first time. Hampshire Royals and Yorkshire Carnegie, as the winners and runners-up of the tournament respectively, qualified for the 2012 Champions League Twenty20.
In the quarter-final match between Sussex and Gloucestershire, Scott Styris scored the equal third-fastest century in T20 history, after making 100 not out from 37 balls. In the same match, Gloucestershire's James Fuller conceded 38 runs from one over.
Format
The 18 teams are divided into three groups of six and each group plays a double round-robin tournament. The top two teams from each group and the top two third-placed teams qualify for the knockout stage: a three-round single-elimination tournament. The top team from each group and the best second-placed team will each play in a different quarter-final at their home ground. A free draw determines the placement of the remaining four teams and the semi-final and final match-ups.
Teams
| Team | Location | County | Division | Home ground | Coach | Captain | Overseas player(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derbyshire Falcons | Derby | Derbyshire | North | County Ground | Karl Krikken | Wayne Madsen | Australia Usman Khawaja and Pakistan Rana Naved-ul-Hasan |
| Durham Dynamos | Chester-le-Street | County Durham | North | Riverside Ground | Geoff Cook | Phil Mustard | South Africa Herschelle Gibbs and South Africa Johann Myburgh |
| Essex Eagles | Chelmsford | Essex | South | County Ground | Paul Grayson | James Foster | New Zealand James Franklin |
| Gloucestershire Gladiators | Bristol | Gloucestershire | Midlands/Wales/West | Nevil Road | John Bracewell | Hamish Marshall | Sri Lanka Muttiah Muralitharan |
| Hampshire Royals | Southampton | Hampshire | South | Rose Bowl | Giles White | James Adams | Pakistan Shahid Afridi and Australia Glenn Maxwell |
| Kent Spitfires | Canterbury | Kent | South | St Lawrence Ground | Jimmy Adams | Rob Key | West Indies Brendan Nash |
| Lancashire Lightning | Manchester | Lancashire | North | Old Trafford | Peter Moores | Glen Chapple | Pakistan Yasir Arafat and South Africa Ashwell Prince |
| Leicestershire Foxes | Leicester | Leicestershire | North | Grace Road | Phil Whitticase | Matthew Hoggard | Pakistan Abdul Razzaq and West Indies Ramnaresh Sarwan |
| Middlesex Panthers | London | Middlesex | South | Lord's | Richard Scott | Neil Dexter | Australia Chris Rogers |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Northampton | Northamptonshire | Midlands/Wales/West | County Ground | David Capel | Andrew Hall | Sri Lanka Chaminda Vaas and Australia Cameron White |
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | Nottingham | Nottinghamshire | North | Trent Bridge | Mick Newell | Chris Read | Australia Adam Voges |
| Somerset | Taunton | Somerset | Midlands/Wales/West | County Ground | Andy Hurry | Marcus Trescothick | South Africa Richard Levi and South Africa Albie Morkel |
| Surrey Lions | London | Surrey | South | The Oval | Chris Adams | Rory Hamilton-Brown | India Murali Kartik and Australia Dirk Nannes |
| Sussex Sharks | Hove | Sussex | South | County Cricket Ground | Mark Robinson | Michael Yardy | New Zealand Scott Styris |
| Warwickshire Bears | Birmingham | Warwickshire | Midlands/Wales/West | Edgbaston | Ashley Giles | Jim Troughton | New Zealand Jeetan Patel |
| Welsh Dragons | Cardiff | Glamorgan | Midlands/Wales/West | Sophia Gardens | Matthew Mott | Jim Allenby | Australia Shaun Marsh and Australia Marcus North |
| Worcestershire Royals | Worcester | Worcestershire | Midlands/Wales/West | New Road | Steve Rhodes | Daryl Mitchell | Australia Phillip Hughes and Pakistan Sohail Tanvir |
| Yorkshire Carnegie | Leeds | Yorkshire | North | Headingley Carnegie | Jason Gillespie | Andrew Gale | South Africa David Miller and Australia Mitchell Starc |
Group stage
Midlands/Wales/West Division
Table
Results
| Gloucestershire Gladiators | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Somerset | Warwickshire Bears | Welsh Dragons | Worcestershire Royals | Gloucestershire Gladiators | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Somerset | Warwickshire Bears | Welsh Dragons | Worcestershire Royals |
|---|
----LEGEND AND OTHER STUFF-----
Fixtures
North Division
Table
Results
| Derbyshire Falcons | Durham Dynamos | Lancashire Lightning | Leicestershire Foxes | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | Yorkshire Carnegie | Derbyshire Falcons | Durham Dynamos | Lancashire Lightning | Leicestershire Foxes | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | Yorkshire Carnegie |
|---|
----LEGEND AND OTHER STUFF-----
Fixtures
South Division
Table
Results
| Essex Eagles | Hampshire Royals | Kent Spitfires | Middlesex Panthers | Surrey Lions | Sussex Sharks | Essex Eagles | Hampshire Royals | Kent Spitfires | Middlesex Panthers | Surrey Lions | Sussex Sharks |
|---|
----LEGEND AND OTHER STUFF-----
Fixtures
:1. Game moved from Nevill Ground, Royal Tunbridge Wells due to flooding.
Knockout stage
| seed-width=25px | score-width=50px | team-width=160px
| RD1-seed1=N2 | RD1-team1=Nottinghamshire Outlaws | RD1-score1=178/7 | RD1-seed2=S2 | RD1-team2=Hampshire Royals | RD1-score2=182/6
| RD1-seed3=M1 | RD1-team3=Somerset | RD1-score3=175/6 | RD1-seed4=S3 | RD1-team4=Essex Eagles | RD1-score4=148
| RD1-seed5=S1 | RD1-team5=Sussex Sharks | RD1-score5=230/4 | RD1-seed6=M2 | RD1-team6=Gloucestershire Gladiators | RD1-score6=191/8
| RD1-seed7=N1 | RD1-team7=Yorkshire Carnegie | RD1-score7=212/5 | RD1-seed8=M3 | RD1-team8=Worcestershire Royals | RD1-score8=183/6
| RD2-seed1=S2 | RD2-team1=Hampshire Royals | RD2-score1=126/4 | RD2-seed2=M1 | RD2-team2=Somerset | RD2-score2=125/6
| RD2-seed3=S1 | RD2-team3=Sussex Sharks | RD2-score3=136/8 | RD2-seed4=N1 | RD2-team4=Yorkshire Carnegie | RD2-score4=172/6
| RD3-seed1=S2 | RD3-team1=Hampshire Royals | RD3-score1=150/6 | RD3-seed2=N1 | RD3-team2=Yorkshire Carnegie | RD3-score2=140/8
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Highest team totals
The following table lists the five highest team scores in the season.
| Team | Total | Opponent | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sussex Sharks | 230/4 | Gloucestershire Gladiators | County Ground, Hove |
| Worcestershire Royals | 213/2 | Gloucestershire Gladiators | New Road, Worcester |
| Yorkshire Carnegie | 212/5 | Worcestershire Royals | Headingley Carnegie, Leeds |
| Sussex Sharks | 212/6 | Kent Spitfires | County Ground, Hove |
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 210/3 | Durham Dynamos | Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
Most runs
The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | S/R | HS | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Hughes | Worcestershire Royals | 402 | 8 | 100.50 | 126.81 | 87* | 0 | 4 | 37 | 7 |
| David Miller | Yorkshire Carnegie | 390 | 11 | 48.75 | 153.54 | 74* | 0 | 4 | 30 | 21 |
| Chris Nash | Sussex Sharks | 319 | 10 | 39.87 | 131.27 | 80* | 0 | 3 | 32 | 8 |
| Steven Croft | Lancashire Lightning | 313 | 8 | 62.60 | 129.33 | 65* | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11 |
| Luke Wright | Sussex Sharks | 312 | 10 | 34.66 | 160.00 | 91 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 11 |
Highest scores
This table contains the top five highest scores of the season made by a batsman in a single innings.
| Player | Team | Score | Balls | 4s | 6s | Opponent | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Hildreth | Somerset | 107* | 60 | 15 | 1 | Welsh Dragons | County Ground, Taunton |
| Scott Styris | Sussex Sharks | 100* | 37 | 5 | 9 | Gloucestershire Gladiators | County Ground, Hove |
| Luke Wright | Sussex Sharks | 91 | 61 | 7 | 2 | Middlesex Panthers | County Ground, Hove |
| Joe Denly | Middlesex Panthers | 90* | 66 | 11 | 1 | Kent Spitfires | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury |
| Alex Hales | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 88 | 51 | 6 | 4 | Durham Dynamos | Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
Most wickets
The following table contains the six leading wicket-takers of the season.
| Player | Team | Wkts | Mts | Ave | S/R | Econ | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | Yorkshire Carnegie | 21 | 10 | 10.38 | 10.5 | 5.91 | 3/24 |
| Chris Liddle | Sussex Sharks | 17 | 10 | 11.94 | 9.7 | 7.33 | 5/17 |
| Reece Topley | Essex Eagles | 17 | 9 | 14.47 | 11.2 | 7.68 | 3/19 |
| Dimitri Mascarenhas | Hampshire Royals | 15 | 11 | 16.46 | 15.2 | 6.50 | 2/11 |
| Moin Ashraf | Yorkshire Carnegie | 15 | 12 | 23.93 | 18.8 | 7.63 | 4/18 |
| Richard Pyrah | Yorkshire Carnegie | 15 | 12 | 23.93 | 18.0 | 7.97 | 3/21 |
Best bowling figures
This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in the season.
| Player | Team | Overs | Figures | Opponent | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Liddle | Sussex Sharks | 4.0 | 5/17 | Middlesex Panthers | Lord's, London |
| Greg Smith | Essex Eagles | 3.0 | 5/17 | Kent Spitfires | County Ground, Chelmsford |
| Gareth Batty | Surrey Lions | 4.0 | 4/13 | Middlesex Panthers | Lord's, London |
| Max Waller | Somerset | 4.0 | 4/16 | Warwickshire Bears | County Ground, Taunton |
| Ian Saxelby | Gloucestershire Gladiators | 4.0 | 4/16 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | County Ground, Bristol |
References
References
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- "CLT20 returns to South Africa".
- "Scott Styris hits equal third-fastest T20 ton as Sussex beat Gloucestershire". BBC Sport.
- "Friends Life t20, 2012 / Points table". ESPN.
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- "Friends Life t20, 2012 / Records / Highest totals". Cricinfo.
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