2005 Twenty20 Cup Final

The 2005 Twenty20 Cup Final was a cricket match between Somerset County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club played on 30 July 2005 at The Oval in London. It was the third final of the Twenty20 Cup, which was the first domestic Twenty20 competition between first-class sides. It was the first occasion on which either side had reached the final;[1] Lancashire had reached the semi-finals in 2004, but for Somerset it was the first time they had progressed further than the group stage of the competition.

2005 Twenty20 Cup Final
Event2005 Twenty20 Cup
Lancashire Lightning Somerset Sabres
114/8 118/3
16 14.1
Somerset won by 7 wickets
Date30 July 2005
VenueThe Oval, London
Man of the matchGraeme Smith
UmpiresIan Gould and Peter Willey
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2006

After winning the toss, Lancashire captain Mark Chilton opted to bat first. Before the start of play, the game had been reduced to 16 overs-a-side. Lancashire scored 114 runs in their batting overs, but lost regular wickets. Their innings was held together by Australian batsman Stuart Law, who top-scored for the county, accruing 59 runs. In their response, Somerset only lost three wickets, and during an innings dominated by the batting of Graeme Smith, reached their winning target with 11 balls remaining.

Match

Summary

Graeme Smith earned the man of the match accolade, top-scoring with 64 runs for Somerset

Rain delayed the start of the match by an hour, and shortened it to a 16 over-per-side contest.[2] Lancashire captain Mark Chilton opted to bat first having won the toss, but the rain made conditions difficult for the Lancashire openers. In the first over, Mal Loye was dropped by Richard Johnson off the bowling of Andrew Caddick, before four balls later being caught by the same combination. Caddick collected his second wicket in his next over, having the England international Andrew Flintoff caught by Ian Blackwell.[3] Andrew Symonds began to bring Lancashire back into the match, but he was run out by a direct hit from Wes Durston for 12.[2] Johnson then claimed two wickets in two balls to get rid of Dominic Cork and Glen Chapple,[3] placing Somerset into what Jenny Thompson of ESPNcricinfo described as "a dominant position" over Lancashire, who were 41 for 5.[4] Stuart Law gave his side a chance, playing a sensibly paced innings to score 59 runs, but the wickets of Chapple, for 9, and Andrew Crook, for 15, both fell before Law himself was run out from the last ball of the innings.[2]

In their response, Somerset batted sensibly, knowing what they had to chase.[3] Flintoff bowled aggressively,[2] and claimed the early wickets of Marcus Trescothick, caught by the wicket-keeper for 10, and Matthew Wood, bowled for 22.[3] Blackwell was out shortly after, caught by Law off the bowling of Gary Keedy, but at the other end, Smith remained steady. Wood had given the innings a boost by scoring four consecutive boundaries before his dismissal, and that allowed Smith and James Hildreth to bat patiently, although Smith's boundary-scoring drew comparisons to Viv Richards and Ian Botham.[4] Smith and Hildreth built an unbeaten 53-run partnership, and won the match with eleven balls to spare. Smith was named man of the match for his captaincy and his score of 64 not out.[2]

Scorecard

Lancashire County Cricket Club batting innings
Batsman Method of dismissal Runs Balls Strike rate
Mal Loyec Johnson b Caddick55100.00
Stuart Lawrun out Gazzard5945131.11
Andrew Flintoffc Blackwell b Caddick2366.66
Andrew Symondsrun out Durston127171.42
Dominic Corkc Trescothick b Johnson1333.33
Glen Chappleb Johnson010.00
Mark Chilton *b Blackwell91275.00
Andrew Crookc Gazzard b Johnson1515100.00
Warren Hegg not out65120.00
James Andersondid not bat
Gary Keedydid not bat
Extras(2 leg byes, 3 wides)5
Totals(16 overs)114/8
Somerset County Cricket Club bowling
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Economy
Andrew Caddick402125.25
Charl Langeveldt302809.33
Richard Johnson302638.66
Keith Parsons301304.33
Ian Blackwell302418.00
Somerset County Cricket Club batting innings
Batsman Method of dismissal Runs Balls Strike rate
Graeme Smith *not out6447136.17
Marcus Trescothickc Hegg b Flintoff108125.00
Matt Woodb Flintoff2213169.23
Ian Blackwellc Law b Keedy33100.00
James Hildrethnot out1614114.28
Carl Gazzard did not bat
Keith Parsonsdid not bat
Richard Johnsondid not bat
Wes Durstondid not bat
Andrew Caddickdid not bat
Charl Langeveldtdid not bat
Extras(1 leg bye, 2 wides)3
Totals(14.1 overs)118/3
Lancashire County Cricket Club bowling
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Economy
Dominic Cork201206.00
James Anderson1.1014012.00
Andrew Flintoff403328.25
Glen Chapple2023011.50
Gary Keedy302117.00
Andrew Symonds201407.00

Key

  • *Captain
  • Wicket-keeper
  • c Fielder – Indicates that the batsman was dismissed by a catch by the named fielder
  • b Bowler – Indicates which bowler gains credit for the dismissal

References

Scorecard

  • "Final: Somerset v Lancashire at The Oval, Jul 30, 2005". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  • "Lancashire v Somerset: Twenty20 Cup 2005 (Final)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 August 2014.

Specific

  1. "Six appeal". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  2. McGlashan, Andrew (2006). "Twenty20 Cup". In Engel, Matthew (ed.). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2006 (143 ed.). Alton, Hampshire: John Wisden & Co. Ltd. pp. 910–913. ISBN 0-947766-98-7.
  3. "Somerset collect Twenty20 prize". BBC Sport. 30 July 2005. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  4. Thompson, Jenny (30 July 2005). "Smith helps Somerset lift trophy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
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