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Who is going to win the UK Twenty/20 Cup which starts on June 22nd?

The bookies say Surrey, i tip Hampshire.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 June 2005 at 11:57am

I really don't know who to favor.

I reckon a real outsider will prevail maybe i dunno Kent?
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I have absolutely no idea who's going to win, so I shall keep my Somerset hat on and claim we're going to win.

A top order of Smith, Jayasuriya and maybe Trescothick could do some real damage.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 June 2005 at 1:04pm

See with me saying Kwnt it was just a completely random guess! I just picked a side and said why not them?

So when does the Twenty20 season start?

Will it affect the or should i say be affected by the International line up? If so sides like Surrey could well suffer.
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Starts on the 22nd June, which is right in the middle of the NatWest series, so it will definitely be affected by the internationals. Quarter finals on the 18th July, Semi finals and final on the 30th.

Incidentally, the bookies give Kent more chance than Somerset. The real outsiders are Durham, Northants, Derbyshire and Sussex.
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Yeah i'd figured that a couple of those would rank outsiders especially if Durham have no Harmisson as they're practically a one man team.

If the Internationals do affect it then maybe a team like Glamorgan might prevail as they do have a strong line up and not too many international players?

Hampshire are gonna be screwed royally with this!
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You're right about Durham - they'll lose Collingwood (who is in excellent form right now) as well for the one dayers. It's all looking good for Somerset, we'll only lose Trescothick, who has probably forgotten what it's like to bat for his county, and certainly hasn't scored any sort of runs for us in years, so it may be a blessing in disguise.

Kent will lose your favourite Geraint Jones though  How will they cope?

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God forbid Kent will have to rent out someone from the local Zoo to replace him. I mean people used to say that Sampras looked like a baoon but this guys i mean he's a complete and total primate!

Anyway it seems Trescothic is still in the runs for his country so maybe it just shows that most county opposition is tougher to face than Bangladesh?

God England are gonna get a rude awakening when they wake up to Australia!
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True with your comment about Bangladesh, but I'm going to stick up for Trescothick and say he is one of those players who adapted better to the International game (and certainly took his chance when presented) than he might have been expected given his county record. Simon Jones is another.
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Yeah very true. For some reason he takes tothe bigger stage better than he does at the local level. Though he has to hope he doesn't have another hurrendous Ashes series because now if he gets dropped (which i doubt) given his county performances i very much doubt he'd ever make it back into the England team.
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Having watched Leicestershire v Somerset the other day, i wouldn't give Somerset a hope of winning!
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Living in Essex my loyalties lie there. But Somerset r my outside bet if players like Jayasuriya, Graeme Smith, Trescothick and Blackwell click then they will do well. But counties like Surrey and Lancashire should b there or there about.
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Twenty/20 Cup starts today:

Following on from England’s emphatic 100-run win over the Australians in their first ever NatWest International Twenty20, counties are reporting high advanced ticket sales with many games already sold out.

 

The competition, now in its third year, has been extended and each county now has four home matches. The off-pitch entertainment has also been stumped up with more activities on offer than ever before.

 

At New Road spectators have the opportunity to “Grab a Grand” courtesy of local Estate Agents, Premier Places, along with many other prizes. A wedding reception will take place on the boundary beach in their sell-out clash with local rivals Gloucestershire Gladiators on Saturday July 2.

 

Essex Eagles are offering the opportunity to watch “Cricket from the Drive-In” and have stationed two Ford Street Ka convertibles on the boundary edge at The Ford County Ground for lucky winners to watch the cricket from.

 

The army are heading to Sophia Gardens for Glamorgan Dragon’s clash against Somerset Sabres. They will be joined in the hot tubs by a group of cheerleaders and radio presenters.

 

Matches start at 5.30pm and floodlit matches start at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated. Televised matches start ten minutes later at 5.40pm and 7.40pm respectively.

 

Fixtures:

Wednesday June 22

 

Worcestershire Royals

Warwickshire Bears

New Road

 

Leicestershire Foxes

Nottinghamshire Outlaws

Grace Road

TV

Kent Spitfires

Surrey Lions

Beckenham

 

Derbyshire Phantoms

Durham Dynamos

Derby

 

Glamorgan Dragons

Somerset Sabres

Sophia Gardens    

Floodlit

Sussex Sharks

Essex Eagles

Hove

Floodlit 6.30pm start

Hampshire Hawks

Middlesex Crusaders

The Rose Bowl

 

Yorkshire Phoenix

Lancashire Lightning

Headingley

 

Northamptonshire Steelbacks

Gloucestershire Gladiators

Campbell Park

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday June 23

Somerset Sabres

Worcestershire Royals

Taunton

 

Middlesex Crusaders

Surrey Lions

Lord’s

 

 

 

 

 

Friday June 24

Essex Eagles

Kent Spitfires

Chelmsford

Floodlit

Derbyshire Phantoms

Leicestershire Foxes

Derby

 

Gloucestershire Gladiators

Glamorgan Dragons

Bristol

 

Hampshire Hawks

Sussex Sharks

The Rose Bowl

TV

Northamptonshire Steelbacks

Warwickshire Bears

Northampton

 

Nottinghamshire Outlaws

Lancashire Lightning

Trent Bridge

 

 

 

Saturday June 25

Glamorgan Dragons

Warwickshire Bears

Swansea

3pm start

Kent Spitfires

Middlesex Crusaders

Beckenham

3pm start

Surrey Lions

Hampshire Hawks

The Brit Oval

2.30pm start

 

Sunday June 26

Essex Eagles

Sussex Sharks

Chelmsford

2.30pm start

Gloucestershire Gladiators

Worcestershire Royals

Bristol

2pm start

Nottinghamshire Outlaws

Yorkshire Phoenix

Trent Bridge

2.30pm start

Leicestershire Foxes

Durham Dynamos

Grace Road

2.30pm start

 

 

Monday June 27

Worcestershire Royals

Northamptonshire Steelbacks

New Road

 

Somerset Sabres

Glamorgan Dragons

Taunton

TV

Hampshire Hawks

Kent Spitfires

The Rose Bowl

 

Lancashire Lightning

Leicestershire Foxes

Old Trafford

 

 

Tuesday June 28

Surrey Lions

Middlesex Crusaders

The Brit Oval

 

Gloucestershire Gladiators

Warwickshire Bears

Bristol

 

Hampshire Hawks

Essex Eagles

The Rose Bowl

 

Yorkshire Phoenix

Derbyshire Phantoms

Headingley

 

Durham Dynamos

Nottinghamshire Outlaws

Riverside

 

 

Wednesday June 29

Middlesex Crusaders

Kent Spitfires

Uxbridge

 

Sussex Sharks

Surrey Lions

Hove

TV / Floodlit

Essex Eagles

Hampshire Hawks

Chelmsford

Floodlit

Northamptonshire Steelbacks

Somerset Sabres

Northampton

 

Lancashire Lightning

Derbyshire Phantoms

Old Trafford

 

 

 

Thursday June 30

Warwickshire Bears

Glamorgan Dragons

Edgbaston

 

Nottinghamshire Outlaws

Leicestershire Foxes

Trent Bridge

 

Yorkshire Phoenix

Durham Dynamos

Headingley

 

 

 

Thursday June 30

 

Warwickshire Bears

Glamorgan Dragons

Edgbaston

 

Nottinghamshire Outlaws

Leicestershire Foxes

Trent Bridge

 

Yorkshire Phoenix

Durham Dynamos

Headingley

 

 

 

Friday July 1

 

Nottinghamshire Outlaws

Derbyshire Phantoms

Trent Bridge

 

Warwickshire Bears

Worcestershire Royals

Edgbaston

 

Sussex Sharks

Hampshire Hawks

Hove

Floodlit

Surrey Lions

Kent Spitfires

The Brit Oval

 

Gloucestershire Gladiators

Somerset Sabres

Bristol

 

Middlesex Crusaders

Essex Eagles

Southgate

 

Glamorgan Dragons

Northamptonshire Steelbacks

Sophia Gardens

Floodlit

Lancashire Lightning

Yorkshire Phoenix

Old Trafford

TV

Durham Dynamos

Leicestershire Foxes

Riverside

 

 

 

Saturday July 2

Worcestershire Royals

Gloucestershire Gladiators

New Road

5.30pm start

Somerset Sabres

Northamptonshire Steelbacks

Taunton

Lancashire Lightning

Durham Dynamos

Old Trafford

2.30pm start

Yorkshire Phoenix

Nottinghamshire Outlaws

Headingley

2.30pm start

 

 

Monday July 4

 

Warwickshire Bears

Somerset Sabres

Edgbaston

TV

Sussex Sharks

Middlesex Crusaders

Hove

Floodlit

Derbyshire Phantoms

Lancashire Lightning

Derby

 

Durham Dynamos

Yorkshire Phoenix

Riverside

 

 

Tuesday July 5

 

Essex Eagles

Surrey Lions

Chelmsford

TV / Floodlit

Leicestershire Foxes

Derbyshire Phantoms

Grace Road

 

Glamorgan Dragons

Gloucestershire Gladiators

Sophia Gardens

 

Kent Spitfires

Sussex Sharks

Canterbury

 

Northamptonshire Steelbacks

Worcestershire Royals

Northampton

 

 

 

Wednesday July 6

 

Worcestershire Royals

Glamorgan Dragons

New Road

 

Warwickshire Bears

Northamptonshire Steelbacks

Edgbaston

 

Surrey Lions

Sussex Sharks

The Brit Oval

 

Somerset Sabres

Gloucestershire Gladiators

Taunton

 

Leicestershire Foxes

Yorkshire Phoenix

Grace Road

 

Derbyshire Phantoms

Nottinghamshire Outlaws

Derby

 

Middlesex Crusaders

Hampshire Hawks

Richmond

 

Kent Spitfires

Essex Eagles

Canterbury

 

Durham Dynamos

Lancashire Lightning

Riverside

 

 

 

 

Monday July 18

 

Twenty20 Cup Quarter Finals

TBC

TV

 

 

Saturday July 30

Twenty20 Cup Semi-Final 1

The Brit Oval

TV

11.30am start

Twenty20 Cup Semi-Final 2

The Brit Oval

TV

3pm start

Twenty20 Cup Final

The Brit Oval

TV

7.15pm start

 

 

 
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We have now reached the quarter finals stage in da 20-20 cup. I think Lancashire wiil win da tournament with Mal Loye and Brad Hodge in da opening slots arguably da most destructive pair in da game this year.

Da draw is as followed:

Northants vs Somerset

Surrey vs Warwickshire

Leicestershire vs Middlesex

Lancashire vs Derbyshire
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Surrey vs Warwickshire what an amazing game going down to a bowl off. What do u guys think of a bowl off when watching the highlights on Sky it looks quite easy.

semi final line up:

Surrey vs Lancashire

Somerset vs Leicestershire

I say Lancashire vs Somerset in the final.
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I'll go for a Surrey v Somerset Final

Surrey winners!
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Somerset win da 20-20 cup!!!!!!!!!

I predicted a Lancashire and Somerset final and thats whats happened. However I thought Lancashire would beat Somerset but Graeme Smith led Somerset 2 victory well done da Sabres.

 
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Well done Imran, a good prediction.

I hope you had some money on the result!
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I dont bet mate if I did I would have made a mint.
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Good for you Imran.

If you have any other good predictions though let us know!
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We won! And you all thought I was joking when I said we'd win, didn't you? Matt Wood was brilliant and Graeme Smith led us brilliantly to victory.
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