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2007 Twenty20 Cup
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Group stage and knockout
ChampionsKent Spitfires (1st title)
Participants18
Matches79
Attendance415,751 (5,263 per match)
Most runsLuke Wright
(346 for Sussex Sharks)[1]
Most wicketsChris Schofield
(17 for Surrey Brown Caps)[2]
Simon Cook
(17 for Kent Spitfires)[2]
2006
2008

The 2007 Twenty20 Cup was the fifth edition of the T20 Blast formerly known as the Twenty20 Cup tournament, which ran between 22 June and 4 August 2007, and saw the Kent Spitfires win the tournament for the first time, defeating Gloucestershire Gladiators in the final by 4 wickets. The first televised match of the year was between the defending champions Leicestershire Foxes and the Yorkshire Phoenix.

The quarter finals were held on 17 and 18 July 2007, with Finals Day taking place on 4 August 2007 at Edgbaston.

Midlands/Wales/West Group

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1 Warwickshire Bears 8 5 2 0 1 11 0.230
2 Gloucestershire Gladiators 8 4 2 0 2 10 0.986
3 Worcestershire Royals 8 3 2 0 3 9 −0.591
4 Northamptonshire Steelbacks 8 2 3 0 3 7 0.055
5 Somerset Sabres 8 3 5 0 0 6 −0.214
6 Glamorgan Dragons 8 1 4 0 3 5 −0.663
Source: Cricinfo

North Group

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1 Nottinghamshire Outlaws 6 4 1 0 1 9 0.876
2 Lancashire Lightning 8 3 1 0 4 10 0.855
3 Yorkshire Phoenix 8 4 3 0 1 9 −0.052
4 Leicestershire Foxes 8 2 1 0 5 9 −0.142
5 Durham Dynamos 8 1 4 0 3 5 −0.575
6 Derbyshire Phantoms 8 0 4 0 4 4 −1.097
Source: Cricinfo

South Group

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1 Sussex Sharks 8 5 2 0 1 11 0.179
2 Kent Spitfires 8 4 2 1 1 10 0.324
3 Surrey Brown Caps 8 4 4 0 0 8 0.809
4 Essex Eagles 8 3 4 0 1 7 −0.365
5 Middlesex Crusaders 8 2 3 0 3 7 −0.204
6 Hampshire Hawks 8 1 4 1 2 5 −1.116
Source: Cricinfo

Quarter finals

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Winning team in bold

Home Team Away Team Result
Gloucestershire Gladiators Worcestershire Royals Gloucestershire won by 7 wickets (D/L)
Sussex Sharks Yorkshire Phoenix Sussex won by 38 runs
Warwickshire Bears Lancashire Lightning Lancashire won by 6 runs
Nottinghamshire Outlaws Kent Spitfires Kent won by 9 wickets

Finals Day

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Semi finals

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Winning team in bold

Home Team Away Team Result
Lancashire Lightning Gloucestershire Gladiators Gloucestershire won by 8 wickets
Sussex Sharks Kent Spitfires Kent won by 5 wickets

Final

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Home Team Away Team Result
Gloucestershire Gladiators Kent Spitfires Kent win by 4 wickets

References

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  1. ^ "Batting and Fielding in Twenty20 Cup 2007". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Bowling in Twenty20 Cup 2007". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 August 2009.