The 2005 Twenty20 Cup was the third edition of what would later become the T20 Blast, England's premier domestic Twenty20 competition. The finals day took place on 30 July at The Oval, and was won by the Somerset Sabres.

2005 Twenty20 Cup
Dates22 June 2005 (2005-06-22) – 30 July 2005 (2005-07-30)
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Group stage and knockout
ChampionsSomerset Sabres (1st title)
Participants18
Matches79
Most runsOwais Shah
(410 for Middlesex)[1]
Most wicketsNayan Doshi
(17 for Surrey)[2]
2004
2006

Fixtures and results

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Group stage

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Midlands/Wales/West Division

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Team Pld W L T N/R Pts Net R/R
Northamptonshire Steelbacks 8 4 2 0 2 10 1.174
Warwickshire Bears 8 4 3 0 1 9 0.791
Somerset Sabres 8 4 3 0 1 9 1.088
Gloucestershire Gladiators 8 3 3 0 2 8 −1.442
Worcestershire Royals 8 3 4 0 1 7 −0.464
Glamorgan Dragons 8 2 5 0 1 5 −1.090

North Division

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Team Pld W L T N/R Pts Net R/R
Lancashire Lightning 8 6 1 0 1 13 1.773
Leicestershire Foxes 8 5 2 0 1 11 0.255
Derbyshire Phantoms 8 4 3 0 1 9 −0.452
Yorkshire Phoenix 8 3 5 0 0 6 −0.708
Durham Dynamos 8 2 5 0 1 5 −0.872
Nottinghamshire Outlaws 8 2 6 0 0 4 0.138

South Division

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Team Pld W L T N/R Pts Net R/R
Surrey Lions 8 5 3 0 0 10 0.641
Middlesex Crusaders 8 4 3 0 1 9 0.164
Sussex Sharks 8 3 2 0 3 9 0.136
Hampshire Hawks 8 3 2 0 3 9 0.203
Essex Eagles 8 3 3 0 2 8 −0.067
Kent Spitfires 8 1 6 0 1 3 −1.021

Quarter-finals

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18 July 2005
Lancashire Lightning
189/7 (20 overs)
v
Derbyshire Phantoms
172 (19.3 overs)
Mal Loye 73 (32)
Tom Lungley 2/29 [3]
Michael Di Venuto 41 (25)
Gary Keedy 3/26 [4]
Lancashire won by 17 runs[3]
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Peter Hartley and Neil Mallender
Player of the match: Andrew Symonds (Lancs)

18 July 2005
Leicestershire Foxes
159/6 (20 overs)
v
Middlesex Crusades
140/7 (20 overs)
Darren Maddy 36 (33)
Chris Peploe 2/17 [4]
Leicestershire won by 19 runs[4]
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Trevor Jesty and Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Charl Willoughby (Leics)

18 July 2005
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
154/8 (20.0 overs)
v
Somerset Sabres
155/6 (19.5 overs)
Usman Afzaal 35 (23)
Ian Blackwell 3/16 [4]
Matthew Wood 58 (53)
Bilal Shafayat 2/13 [2]
Somerset won by 4 wickets[5]
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Jeff Evans and John Holder
Player of the match: Matthew Wood (Soms)

18 July 2005
Surrey Brown Caps
149/8 (20 overs)
v
Warwickshire Bears
117/8 (15 overs)
Jim Troughton 21 (18)
Rikki Clarke 2/20 [3]
Surrey won on bowl out[6]
The Oval, London
Umpires: David Constant and Allan Jones
Player of the match: Tim Murtagh (Surrey)
  • Warwickshire target was 118 runs in 15 overs

Finals Day

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Semi-finals

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30 July 2005
Lancashire Lightning
217/4 (20 overs)
v
Surrey Brown Caps
195/7 (20 overs)
Andrew Symonds 52* (30)
Nayan Doshi 2/35 [4]
Ali Brown 51 (32)
Andrew Symonds 1/21 [2]
Lancashire won by 22 runs[7]
The Oval, London
Umpires: Ian Gould and George Sharp
Player of the match: Andrew Flintoff (Lancs)

30 July 2005
Somerset Sabres
157/9 (20 overs)
v
Leicestershire Foxes
153/8 (20 overs)
Matthew Wood 38 (31)
Dinesh Mongia 3/30 [4]
Darren Maddy 56 (39)
Richard Johnson 3/21 [3]
Somerset won by 4 runs[8]
The Oval, London
Umpires: John Holder and Peter Willey
Player of the match: Carl Gazzard (Soms)

Final

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30 July 2005
Lancashire Lightning
114/8 (16 overs)
v
Somerset Sabres
118/3 (14.1 overs)
Stuart Law 59 (45)
Richard Johnson 3/26 [3]
Graeme Smith 64* (47)
Andrew Flintoff 2/33 [4]
Somerset Sabres won by 7 wickets[9]
The Oval, London
Umpires: Ian Gould and Peter Willey
Player of the match: Graeme Smith (Soms)
  • Match was reduced before play to 16 overs per side

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Batting and Fielding in Twenty20 Cup 2005 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Bowling in Twenty20 Cup 2005 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
  3. ^ "Quarter-Final: Lancashire v Derbyshire in 2005". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
  4. ^ "Quarter-Final: Leicestershire v Middlesex in 2005". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
  5. ^ "Quarter-Final: Northamptonshire v Somerset in 2005". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
  6. ^ "Quarter-Final: Surrey v Warwickshire in 2005". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
  7. ^ "Semi Final: Surrey v Lancashire in 2005". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
  8. ^ "Semi Final: Leicestershire v Somerset in 2005". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
  9. ^ "Final: Lancashirev Somerset in 2005". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
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