2013_Friends_Life_t20
The 2013 Twenty20 Cup (known for sponsorship reasons as the Friends Life t20) was the fourth season of the Friends Life t20 Twenty20 English cricket competition. The competition ran from 26 June to 17 August 2013. The teams and format of the tournament remained the same as the previous season. Northamptonshire Steelbacks were champions, defeating Surrey in the final to win their first limited overs trophy since 1992.[1]
Quick Facts Administrator(s), Cricket format ...
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
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| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
| Champions | Northamptonshire Steelbacks (1st title) |
| Participants | 18 |
| Matches | 97 |
| Most runs | Craig Kieswetter, Somerset (517) |
| Most wickets | Azharullah, Northamptonshire (27) |
| Official website | friendslife.co.uk/t20 |
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The 18 teams were divided into three groups of six and each group played a double round-robin tournament. The top two teams from each group and the top two third-placed teams qualified for the knockout stage: a three-round single-elimination tournament. The top team from each group and the best second-placed team then played in a different quarter-final at their home ground. A free draw determined the placement of the remaining four teams and the semi-final and final match-ups.[2]
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Table
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.329 |
| 2 | Somerset | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.841 |
| 3 | Glamorgan | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | −0.168 |
| 4 | Warwickshire Bears | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | −0.410 |
| 5 | Worcestershire Royals | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.327 |
| 6 | Gloucestershire Gladiators | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.245 |
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Results
More information Glamorgan, Gloucestershire Gladiators ...
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Fixtures
28 June Scorecard |
Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H) 124/4 (12 overs) |
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Gloucestershire Gladiators 83/9 (12 overs) |
30 June Scorecard |
Gloucestershire Gladiators (H) 184/5 (20 overs) |
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Worcestershire Royals 136 (20 overs) |
5 July Scorecard |
Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H) 161/2 (20 overs) |
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Warwickshire Bears 134/8 (20 overs) |
7 July Scorecard |
Gloucestershire Gladiators 119/9 (20 overs) |
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Worcestershire Royals (H) 120/5 (15 overs) |
14 July Scorecard |
Gloucestershire Gladiators (H) 96 (18.4 overs) |
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Warwickshire Bears 97/4 (17.1 overs) |
16 July Scorecard |
Northamptonshire Steelbacks 206/3 (20 overs) |
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Gloucestershire Gladiators (H) 189/6 (20 overs) |
20 July Scorecard |
Northamptonshire Steelbacks 111 (19.2 overs) |
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Warwickshire Bears (H) 115/7 (19.3 overs) |
21 July Scorecard |
Northamptonshire Steelbacks 137/6 (20 overs) |
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Worcestershire Royals (H) 132/6 (20 overs) |
24 July Scorecard |
Gloucestershire Gladiators 145/7 (20 overs) |
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Warwickshire Bears (H) 149/3 (17.4 overs) |
26 July Scorecard |
Worcestershire Royals 146/8 (20 overs) |
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Warwickshire Bears (H) 149/2 (17.3 overs) |
30 July Scorecard |
Worcestershire Royals 182/6 (20 overs) |
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Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H) 145/6 (20 overs) |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.009 |
| 2 | Lancashire Lightning | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0.177 |
| 3 | Durham Dynamos† | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11.75 | 0.317 |
| 4 | Leicestershire Foxes | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0.417 |
| 5 | Derbyshire Falcons | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.604 |
| 6 | Yorkshire Vikings | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −1.223 |
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†Durham were deducted 0.25 points for a breach of team salary payments in 2012.
Results
More information Derbyshire Falcons, Durham Dynamos ...
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Fixtures
28 June Scorecard |
Leicestershire Foxes 183/8 (20 overs) |
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Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H) 184/3 (17.4 overs) |
1 July Scorecard |
Lancashire Lightning (H) 155/6 (20 overs) |
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Nottinghamshire Outlaws 159/6 (17.4 overs) |
5 July Scorecard |
Derbyshire Falcons (H) 115/9 (20 overs) |
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Nottinghamshire Outlaws 116/4 (17.3 overs) |
12 July Scorecard |
Nottinghamshire Outlaws 158/6 (20 overs) |
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Leicestershire Foxes (H) 161/3 (17.4 overs) |
21 July Scorecard |
Nottinghamshire Outlaws 155/8 (20 overs) |
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Yorkshire Carnegie (H) 130/6 (20 overs) |
26 July Scorecard |
Yorkshire Carnegie 132/7 (20 overs) |
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Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H) 133/4 (16.1 overs) |
28 July Scorecard |
Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H) 194/6 (20 overs) |
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Lancashire Lightning 134 (16.5 overs) |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Hampshire Royals | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.810 |
| 2 | Surrey | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.915 |
| 3 | Essex Eagles | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | −0.040 |
| 4 | Middlesex Panthers | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | −0.194 |
| 5 | Kent Spitfires | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.941 |
| 6 | Sussex Sharks | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.520 |
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Results
More information Essex Eagles, Hampshire Royals ...
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7 July Scorecard |
Kent Spitfires 140/6 (20 overs) |
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Middlesex Panthers (H) 142/1 (15.4 overs) |
Middlesex won by 9 wickets Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground |
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| M2 | Somerset | 148/6 | ||||||||||||
| S2 | Surrey (H) | 151/7 | ||||||||||||
| S2 | Surrey | 145/6 | ||||||||||||
| S1 | Hampshire Royals | 142/9 | ||||||||||||
| S1 | Hampshire Royals (H) | 202/3 | ||||||||||||
| N2 | Lancashire Lightning | 201/4 | ||||||||||||
| S2 | Surrey | 92 | ||||||||||||
| M1 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 194/2 | ||||||||||||
| M1 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H) | 183/4 | ||||||||||||
| N3 | Durham Dynamos | 147/6 | ||||||||||||
| M1 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 171/3 | ||||||||||||
| S3 | Essex Eagles | 168/5 | ||||||||||||
| S3 | Essex Eagles | 187/6 | ||||||||||||
| N1 | Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H) | 140 | ||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
Somerset 148/6 (20 overs) |
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Surrey (H) 151/7 (19 overs) |
Surrey won by 3 wickets Kennington Oval, London Umpires: Michael Gough and Tim Robinson Player of the match: Vikram Solanki |
- Somerset won the toss and elected to bat.
Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H) 183/4 (20 overs) |
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Durham Dynamos 147/6 (20 overs) |
Northamptonshire won by 36 runs County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Peter Hartley and Jeremy Lloyds Player of the match: Cameron White |
- Northamptonshire Steelbacks won the toss and elected to bat.
Hampshire Royals (H) 202/3 (20 overs) |
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Lancashire Lightning 201/4 (20 overs) |
Hampshire won by 1 run The Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Neil Mallender and David Millns Player of the match: Michael Carberry |
- Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
Essex Eagles 187/6(17.2 overs) |
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Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H) 140 (20 overs) |
Essex won by 47 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Rob Bailey and Nigel Llong Player of the match: Ryan ten Doeschate |
- Nottinghamshire Outlaws won the toss and elected to field.
Semi-finals
Essex Eagles 168/5 (20 overs) |
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Northamptonshire Steelbacks 171/3 (18.1 overs) |
Northamptonshire won by 7 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Neil Mallender and Tim Robinson Player of the match: Steven Crook |
- Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field.
Hampshire Royals 142/9 (20 overs) |
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Surrey 145/6 (19.2 overs) |
Surrey won by 4 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Rob Bailey and Michael Gough Player of the match: Azhar Mahmood |
- Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
Final
Northamptonshire Steelbacks 194/2 (18/18 overs) |
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Surrey 92 (13.3/18 overs) |
Northamptonshire won by 102 runs (D/L) Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Michael Gough and Neil Mallender Player of the match: David Willey |
- Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
- Northamptonshire's innings was interrupted by rain which reduced both teams' innings to 18 overs.
Highest team totals
The following table lists the five highest team scores in the season.[3]
More information Team, Total ...
| Team | Total | Opponent | Ground |
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| Durham | 215/6 | Yorkshire | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street |
| Northamptonshire | 206/3 | Gloucestershire | College Ground, Cheltenham |
| Sussex | 202/3 | Middlesex | Lord's Cricket Ground, London |
| Hampshire | 202/3 | Lancashire | Rose Bowl, Southampton |
| Lancashire | 201/4 | Hampshire | Rose Bowl, Southampton |
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Most runs
The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.[4]
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| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | S/R | HS | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
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| Craig Kieswetter | Somerset | 517 | 11 | 64.62 | 137.13 | 89* | 0 | 5 | 46 | 19 |
| Michael Carberry | Hampshire | 502 | 11 | 55.77 | 142.61 | 100* | 1 | 4 | 59 | 16 |
| Cameron White | Northamptonshire | 417 | 13 | 46.33 | 125.60 | 71* | 0 | 4 | 29 | 18 |
| Phil Mustard | Durham | 379 | 11 | 34.35 | 123.45 | 91 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 11 |
| Michael Klinger | Gloucestershire | 366 | 10 | 52.28 | 129.32 | 108* | 1 | 2 | 33 | 11 |
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Highest scores
This table contains the top five highest scores of the season made by a batsman in a single innings.[5]
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| Player | Team | Score | Balls | 4s | 6s | Opponent | Ground |
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| Richard Levi | Northamptonshire | 110* | 62 | 15 | 4 | Gloucestershire | College Ground, Cheltenham |
| Michael Klinger | Gloucestershire | 108* | 64 | 9 | 5 | Worcestershire | County Ground, Bristol |
| Michael Carberry | Hampshire | 100* | 66 | 11 | 3 | Lancashire | Rose Bowl, Southampton |
| Michael Lumb | Nottinghamshire | 96 | 52 | 14 | 3 | Durham | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street |
| Steven Davies | Surrey | 95* | 70 | 12 | 1 | Kent | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury |
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Most wickets
The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.[6]
More information Player, Team ...
| Player | Team | Wkts | Inns | Ave | S/R | Econ | BBI |
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| Azharullah | Northamptonshire | 27 | 12 | 12.62 | 10.1 | 7.44 | 4/14 |
| Reece Topley | Essex | 21 | 11 | 13.23 | 10.5 | 7.51 | 4/26 |
| David Willey | Northamptonshire | 21 | 12 | 13.33 | 12.1 | 6.58 | 4/9 |
| Yasir Arafat | Somerset | 20 | 11 | 14.60 | 12.3 | 7.90 | 4/5 |
| Jade Dernbach | Surrey | 18 | 12 | 16.44 | 14.7 | 6.70 | 3/15 |
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Best bowling figures
This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in the season.[7]
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| Player | Team | Overs | Figures | Opponent | Ground |
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| Graham Wagg | Glamorgan | 3.0 | 5/14 | Worcestershire | New Road, Worcester |
| Jack Brooks | Yorkshire | 4.0 | 5/21 | Leicestershire | Headingley, Leeds |
| Graeme White | Nottinghamshire | 4.0 | 5/22 | Lancashire | Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| Mitchell McClenaghan | Lancashire | 4.0 | 5/29 | Nottinghamshire | Old Trafford, Manchester |
| Moeen Ali | Worcestershire | 4.0 | 5/34 | Northamptonshire | County Ground, Northampton |
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Sky Sports showed many games during 2013, after showing them throughout the 2010, 2011 and 2012 seasons. S4C also offers some coverage with a few Glamorgan matches available with Welsh commentary.
More information Country, TV Broadcaster(s) ...
| Country | TV Broadcaster(s) | Notes |
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 United Kingdom | Sky Sports | Official Broadcasters of the tournament. |
 Pakistan | Pakistan Television Corporation | Broadcast on PTV Sports. |
 India | ESPN Star Sports | Broadcast on STAR Cricket. |
 Wales | S4C | Broadcast in Welsh commentary. |
 Australia | Fox Sports Pty Limited | Broadcast on Fox Sports |
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- "FLt20 final: Northamptonshire beat Surrey to win Twenty20 title". 17 August 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- "Friends Life t20, 2013 / Points table". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- "Friends Life t20, 2013 / Records / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- "Friends Life t20, 2013 / Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- "Friends Life t20, 2013 / Records / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- "Friends Life t20, 2013 / Records / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- "Friends Life t20, 2013 / Records / Best bowling figures in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2013.