The 2010 Friends Provident t20 tournament was the eighth edition of what would later become the T20 Blast, England's premier domestic Twenty20 cricket competition.
The competition ran from 1 June 2010 until the finals day at The Rose Bowl on 14 August 2010.Friends Provident t20 – format , www.ecb.co.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2010. The eighteen counties were split into two regions, North and South. Group members played each other twice, with the top four teams from each group progressing to the quarter-final knockout stage. The change in format meant a rise in the number of matches played, from 97 to 151.
The competition was won by Hampshire Royals, who beat Essex Eagles in the semi-finals, and Somerset in the final, by virtue of losing fewer wickets in a tied match.
Teams
Team summaries Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity Head coach CaptainDerbyshire FalconsDerbyCounty Ground, Derby9,500John MorrisDurham DynamosChester-le-StreetEmirates Durham International Cricket Ground19,000Geoff CookPhil MustardEssex EaglesChelmsfordCounty Cricket Ground, Chelmsford6,500Paul GraysonJames FosterGlamorgan DragonsCardiffSWALEC Stadium16,000Matthew MottAlviro PetersenGloucestershire GladiatorsBristolNevil Road16,000Alex GidmanJames FranklinHampshire RoyalsWest EndThe Rose Bowl25,000Giles WhiteDominic CorkKent SpitfiresCanterburySt Lawrence Ground15,000Paul FarbraceRob KeyLancashire LightningManchesterOld Trafford19,000Peter MooresGlen ChappleLeicestershire FoxesLeicesterGrace Road12,000Tim BoonMatthew HoggardMiddlesex PanthersLondonLord's28,000Richard ScottNeil DexterNorthamptonshire SteelbacksNorthamptonCounty Cricket Ground, Northampton6,500David CapelAndrew HallNottinghamshire OutlawsNottinghamTrent Bridge17,500Mick NewellDavid HusseySomersetTauntonTaunton6,500Andy HurryMarcus TrescothickSurrey LionsLondonThe Oval23,000Chris AdamsRory Hamilton-BrownSussex SharksHoveHove7,000Mark RobinsonMichael YardyWarwickshire BearsBirminghamEdgbaston25,000Ashley GilesIan BellWorcestershire RoyalsWorcesterNew Road4,500Steve RhodesDaryl MitchellYorkshire CarnegieLeedsHeadingley17,500Martyn MoxonAndrew Gale
Group stage
North Group
Results
South Group
Results
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Players statistics
Most runs Player Team Runs Highest Score Hampshire Royals 668 Somerset 572 Glamorgan Dragons 562 Lancashire Lightning 543 Nottinghamshire Outlaws 524 Essex Eagles 473 Gloucestershire Gladiators 470 Hampshire Royals 470 Nottinghamshire Outlaws 466 Nottinghamshire Outlaws 459 Somerset 459 Source: Cricinfo
Most sixes
Player Team Sixes Strike rate Somerset 29 Essex Eagles 24 Durham Dynamos 23 Somerset 22 Glamorgan Dragons 20 Essex Eagles 19 Nottinghamshire Outlaws 19 Sussex Sharks 18 Warwickshire Bears 18 Hampshire Royals 17 Source: Cricinfo
Most wickets
Player Team Wickets Average Somerset 33 Hampshire Royals 31 Somerset 29 Lancashire Lightning 26 Yorkshire Carnegie 26 Surrey Lions 24 Northamptonshire Steelbacks 23 Lancashire Lightning 23 Glamorgan Dragons 22 Warwickshire Bears 21 Source: Cricinfo
References
See also Twenty20 Cup 2009 Twenty20 Cup