2012 Friends Life t20
Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
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Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
Champions | Hampshire Royals (2nd title) |
Participants | 18 |
Matches played | 97 |
Most runs | Phillip Hughes, Worcestershire (402) |
Most wickets | Mitchell Starc, Yorkshire (21) |
Official website | friendslife.co.uk/t20 |
The 2012 Friends Life t20 was the third season of the Friends Life t20, 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.[1] 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, which involves the two semi-finals and final, will be at the SWALEC Stadium in Cardiff for the first time. The winners and runners-up of the tournament will qualify for the 2012 Champions League Twenty20.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4]
Teams
Group stage
Midlands/Wales/West Division
Table
Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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Somerset | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | +0.275 |
Gloucestershire Gladiators | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | +0.248 |
Worcestershire Royals | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | +0.578 |
Warwickshire Bears | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | –0.033 |
Welsh Dragons | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | –0.708 |
Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | –0.611 |
Results
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Fixtures
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17 June
Scorecard |
Worcestershire Royals (H)
213/2 (20 overs) |
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Gloucestershire Gladiators
166 (18.5 overs) |
22 June
Scorecard |
Gloucestershire Gladiators (H)
139/9 (20 overs) |
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Northamptonshire Steelbacks
131/8 (20 overs) |
22 June
Scorecard |
Worcestershire Royals (H)
120/7 (20 overs) |
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Warwickshire Bears
123/2 (16.3 overs) |
23 June
Scorecard |
Worcestershire Royals
142/5 (20 overs) |
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Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H)
128/5 (20 overs) |
27 June
Scorecard |
Gloucestershire Gladiators (H)
122/7 (20 overs) |
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Warwickshire Bears
125/3 (18.1 overs) |
5 July
Scorecard |
Worcestershire Royals
159/6 (20 overs) |
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Gloucestershire Gladiators (H)
160/3 (18 overs) |
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8 July
Scorecard |
Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H)
31/4 (8.3 overs) |
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Gloucestershire Gladiators
23/2 (2.2 overs) |
North Division
Table
Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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Yorkshire Carnegie | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | +0.863 |
Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | +1.877 |
Durham Dynamos | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | –0.251 |
Lancashire Lightning | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | +0.106 |
Derbyshire Falcons | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | –0.561 |
Leicestershire Foxes | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | –1.352 |
Results
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Fixtures
12 June
Scorecard |
Leicestershire Foxes (H)
96 (17.3 overs) |
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Nottinghamshire Outlaws
98/4 (13 overs) |
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8 July
Scorecard |
Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H)
196/3 (20 overs) |
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Leicestershire Foxes
127/9 (20 overs) |
South Division
Table
Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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Sussex Sharks | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | +1.389 |
Hampshire Royals | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | +0.693 |
Essex Eagles | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | –0.032 |
Kent Spitfires | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | –0.465 |
Middlesex Panthers | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | –0.210 |
Surrey Lions | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.700 |
Results
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Fixtures
- 1.^ Game moved from Nevill Ground, Royal Tunbridge Wells due to flooding.[9]
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
N2 | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 178/7 | ||||||||||||
S2 | Hampshire Royals | 182/6 | ||||||||||||
S2 | Hampshire Royals | 126/4 | ||||||||||||
M1 | Somerset | 125/6 | ||||||||||||
M1 | Somerset | 175/6 | ||||||||||||
S3 | Essex Eagles | 148 | ||||||||||||
S2 | Hampshire Royals | 150/6 | ||||||||||||
N1 | Yorkshire Carnegie | 140/8 | ||||||||||||
S1 | Sussex Sharks | 230/4 | ||||||||||||
M2 | Gloucestershire Gladiators | 191/8 | ||||||||||||
S1 | Sussex Sharks | 136/8 | ||||||||||||
N1 | Yorkshire Carnegie | 172/6 | ||||||||||||
N1 | Yorkshire Carnegie | 212/5 | ||||||||||||
M3 | Worcestershire Royals | 183/6 | ||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
Sussex Sharks
230/4 (20 overs) |
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Gloucestershire Gladiators
191/8 (20 overs) |
- Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field
Yorkshire Carnegie
212/5 (20 overs) |
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Worcestershire Royals
183/6 (20 overs) |
- Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat
Nottinghamshire Outlaws
178/7 (20 overs) |
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Hampshire Royals
182/6 (20 overs) |
- Hampshire won the toss and elected to bowl
Semi-finals
Yorkshire Carnegie
172/6 (20 overs) |
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Sussex Sharks
136/8 (20 overs) |
- Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat
Somerset
125/6 (20 overs) |
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Hampshire Royals
126/4 (19 overs) |
- Hampshire won the toss and elected to bowl
Final
Hampshire Royals
150/6 (20 overs) |
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Yorkshire Carnegie
140/8 (20 overs) |
- Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat
Statistics
Highest team totals
The following table lists the five highest team scores in the season.[10]
Team | Total | Opponent | Ground |
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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.[11]
Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | S/R | HS | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
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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.[12]
Player | Team | Score | Balls | 4s | 6s | Opponent | Ground |
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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.[13]
Player | Team | Wkts | Mts | Ave | S/R | Econ | BBI |
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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.[14]
Player | Team | Overs | Figures | Opponent | Ground |
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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 |
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External links
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