2007 Twenty20 Cup
The 2007 Twenty20 Cup was the fifth edition of the Twenty20 Cup tournament, which ran between 22 June and 4 August 2007, and saw the Kent Spitfires win the tournament for the first time, defeating Gloucestershire Gladiators in the final by 4 wickets. The first televised match of the year was between the defending champions Leicestershire Foxes and the Yorkshire Phoenix.
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board | 
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Twenty20 | 
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout | 
| Champions | Kent Spitfires (1st title) | 
| Participants | 18 | 
| Matches | 79 | 
| Attendance | 415,751 (5,263 per match) | 
| Most runs | Luke Wright  (346 for Sussex Sharks)[1]  | 
| Most wickets | Chris Schofield (17 for Surrey Brown Caps)[2] Simon Cook (17 for Kent Spitfires)[2]  | 
The quarter finals were held on 17 and 18 July 2007, with Finals Day taking place on 4 August 2007 at Edgbaston.
Regular Season Games
    
    June Fixtures
    
Winning team in bold
22 June
    
| Home Team | Away Team | Result | 
|---|---|---|
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Worcestershire Royals | No Result | 
| Glamorgan Dragons | Gloucestershire Gladiators | No Result | 
| Surrey Brown Caps | Middlesex Crusaders | Surrey won by 6 Wickets | 
| Warwickshire Bears | Somerset Sabres | Warwickshire won by 7 Runs | 
| Lancashire Lightning | Durham Dynamos | Lancashire won by 6 Wickets | 
| Leicestershire Foxes | Yorkshire Phoenix | Leicestershire won by 13 Runs | 
| Essex Eagles | Sussex Sharks | Essex won by 6 Wickets | 
| Derbyshire Phantoms | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | Nottinghamshire won by 6 Wickets | 
| Hampshire Hawks | Kent Spitfires | Match Tied (both 153 runs) | 
23 June
    
| Home Team | Away Team | Result | 
|---|---|---|
| Kent Spitfires | Essex Eagles | Kent won by 3 Runs | 
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | Lancashire Lightning | Nottinghamshire won by 6 Wickets | 
24 June
    
| Home Team | Away Team | Result | 
|---|---|---|
| Sussex Sharks | Middlesex Crusaders | No Result | 
| Warwickshire Bears | Glamorgan Dragons | Warwickshire won by 3 Runs | 
| Surrey Brown Caps | Hampshire Hawks | Surrey won by 6 Wickets | 
| Somerset Sabres | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Northamptonshire won by 24 Runs | 
25 June
    
| Home Team | Away Team | Result | 
|---|---|---|
| Derbyshire Phantoms | Durham Dynamos | No Result | 
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | Leicestershire Foxes | No Result | 
| Yorkshire Phoenix | Lancashire Lightning | No Result | 
| Gloucestershire Gladiators | Worcestershire Royals | Gloucestershire won by 9 Wickets | 
| Middlesex Crusaders | Hampshire Hawks | Middlesex won by 5 Runs | 
26 June
    
| Home Team | Away Team | Result | 
|---|---|---|
| Glamorgan Dragons | Somerset Sabres | Glamorgan won by 5 Wickets | 
| Kent Spitfires | Sussex Sharks | Sussex won by 7 Wickets | 
| Warwickshire Bears | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Warwickshire won by 12 Runs | 
27 June
    
| Home Team | Away Team | Result | 
|---|---|---|
| Middlesex Crusaders | Kent Spitfires | No Result | 
| Worcestershire Royals | Warwickshire Bears | No Result | 
| Durham Dynamos | Leicestershire Foxes | Durham won by 8 Wickets | 
| Hampshire Hawks | Sussex Sharks | Sussex won by 9 Wickets | 
| Lancashire Lightning | Yorkshire Phoenix | Lancashire won by 30 Runs | 
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | Derbyshire Phantoms | Nottinghamshire won by 53 Runs | 
| Somerset Sabres | Gloucestershire Gladiators | Gloucestershire won by 8 Wickets | 
28 June
    
| Home Team | Away Team | Result | 
|---|---|---|
| Essex Eagles | Surrey Brown Caps | Essex won by 3 Wickets | 
| Glamorgan Dragons | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | No Result | 
29 June
    
| Home Team | Away Team | Result | 
|---|---|---|
| Hampshire Hawks | Middlesex Crusaders | No Result | 
| Derbyshire Phantoms | Leicestershire Foxes | Leicestershire won by 6 Wickets | 
| Durham Dynamos | Lancashire Lightning | Lancashire won by 39 Runs | 
| Essex Eagles | Kent Spitfires | Kent won by 42 Runs | 
| Gloucestershire Gladiators | Warwickshire Bears | Warwickshire won by 27 Runs | 
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | Yorkshire Phoenix | Nottinghamshire won by 4 Runs | 
| Somerset Sabres | Glamorgan Dragons | Somerset won by 28 Runs | 
| Sussex Sharks | Surrey Brown Caps | Surrey won by 100 Runs | 
| Worcestershire Royals | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Worcestershire won by 5 Runs | 
30 June
    
| Home Team | Away Team | Result | 
|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire Phoenix | Durham Dynamos | Yorkshire won by 9 Wickets | 
| Leicestershire Foxes | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | No Result | 
July Fixtures
    
Winning team in bold
1 July
    
| Home Team | Away Team | Result | 
|---|---|---|
| Hampshire Hawks | Essex Eagles | Hampshire won by 7 Wickets | 
| Lancashire Lightning | Derbyshire Phantoms | No Result | 
| Worcestershire Royals | Gloucestershire Gladiators | Gloucestershire won by 61 Runs | 
2 July
    
| Home Team | Away Team | Result | 
|---|---|---|
| Glamorgan Dragons | Warwickshire Bears | Warwickshire won by 9 Runs (D/L) | 
| Kent Spitfires | Surrey Brown Caps | Surrey won by 6 Wickets | 
| Leicestershire Foxes | Derbyshire Phantoms | No Result | 
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Gloucestershire Gladiators | No Result | 
3 July
    
| Home Team | Away Team | Result | 
|---|---|---|
| Durham Dynamos | Yorkshire Phoenix | Yorkshire won by 6 Wickets | 
| Middlesex Crusaders | Surrey Brown Caps | Middlesex won by 8 Wickets (D/L) | 
| Somerset Sabres | Worcestershire Royals | Worcestershire won by 3 Wickets | 
| Sussex Sharks | Essex Eagles | Sussex won by 17 Runs | 
4 July
    
| Home Team | Away Team | Result | 
|---|---|---|
| Gloucestershire Gladiators | Somerset Sabres | Somerset won by 6 Wickets | 
| Kent Spitfires | Middlesex Crusaders | Kent won by 26 Runs | 
| Leicestershire Foxes | Durham Dynamos | No Result | 
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Warwickshire Bears | Northamptonshire 4 Wickets | 
| Yorkshire Phoenix | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | Yorkshire won by 8 Wickets | 
5 July
    
| Home Team | Away Team | Result | 
|---|---|---|
| Derbyshire Phantoms | Lancashire Lightning | No Result | 
| Essex Eagles | Hampshire Hawks | No Result | 
| Surrey Brown Caps | Sussex Sharks | Sussex won by 5 Runs | 
| Worcestershire Royals | Glamorgan Dragons | No Result | 
6 July
    
| Home Team | Away Team | Result | 
|---|---|---|
| Durham Dynamos | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | No Result | 
| Gloucestershire Gladiators | Glamorgan Dragons | Gloucestershire won by 6 wickets | 
| Lancashire Lightning | Leicestershire Foxes | No Result | 
| Middlesex Crusaders | Essex Eagles | Essex won by 3 wickets | 
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Somerset Sabres | Somerset won by 8 wickets | 
| Surrey Brown Caps | Kent Spitfires | Kent won by 6 wickets | 
| Sussex Sharks | Hampshire Hawks | Sussex won by 73 runs | 
| Warwickshire Bears | Worcestershire Royals | Worcestershire won by 13 runs | 
| Yorkshire Phoenix | Derbyshire Phantoms | Yorkshire won by 4 wickets | 
Regular season standings
    
| North Division | P | W | L | T/NR | RR | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0.88 | 11 | 
| Lancashire Lightning | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.86 | 10 | 
| Yorkshire Phoenix | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -0.05 | 9 | 
| Leicestershire Foxes | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -0.14 | 9 | 
| Durham Dynamos | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -0.57 | 5 | 
| Derbyshire Phantoms | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1.1 | 4 | 
| Mid/West/Wales | P | W | L | T/NR | RR | Pts | 
| Warwickshire Bears | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.23 | 11 | 
| Gloucestershire Gladiators | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.99 | 10 | 
| Worcestershire Royals | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -0.59 | 9 | 
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0.06 | 7 | 
| Somerset Sabres | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | -0.21 | 6 | 
| Glamorgan Dragons | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -0.66 | 5 | 
| South | P | W | L | T/NR | RR | Pts | 
| Sussex Sharks | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.18 | 11 | 
| Kent Spitfires | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.32 | 10 | 
| Surrey Brown Caps | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.81 | 8 | 
| Essex Eagles | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | -0.36 | 7 | 
| Middlesex Crusaders | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -0.2 | 7 | 
| Hampshire Hawks | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1.12 | 5 | 
Quarter finals
    
Winning team in bold
| Home Team | Away Team | Result | 
|---|---|---|
| Gloucestershire Gladiators | Worcestershire Royals | Gloucestershire won by 7 wickets (D/L) | 
| Sussex Sharks | Yorkshire Phoenix | Sussex won by 38 runs | 
| Warwickshire Bears | Lancashire Lightning | Lancashire won by 6 runs | 
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | Kent Spitfires | Kent won by 9 wickets | 
Finals Day
    
    Semi finals
    
Winning team in bold
| Home Team | Away Team | Result | 
|---|---|---|
| Lancashire Lightning | Gloucestershire Gladiators | Gloucestershire won by 8 wickets | 
| Sussex Sharks | Kent Spitfires | Kent won by 5 wickets | 
Final
    
| Home Team | Away Team | Result | 
|---|---|---|
| Gloucestershire Gladiators | Kent Spitfires | Kent win by 4 wickets | 
References
    
- "Batting and Fielding in Twenty20 Cup 2007". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
 - "Bowling in Twenty20 Cup 2007". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
 
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