The FP T20 Cup 2010

Twenty20 Cricket BettingThe ECB have announced that there will be changes instituted for the 2010 TwentyCup, now that any hopes of a league to rival the Indian Premier League (IPL) were shelved. The changes will be made mainly to the three divisions that currently exist. The Divisions will be reduced to two comprising of nine teams each and will be divided on a North and South basis. The aim of this is to encourage local derby’s which should increase gate receipts for the participating clubs.

It is also hoped that the matches will be played mainly on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sundays, again with the emphasis on increasing crowds.

Decisions have yet to be made on the competition’s playing regulations where it is thought that there will be no restrictions on the number of overseas players a county can have but it is likely to restrict the number who can play in any given match. We are set to see some of the star names of the game heading to England including Adam Gilchrist at Middlesex and Shahid Afridi heading to Hampshire. Both of those teams are featuring heavily in the latest FP T20 Cup Odds and it will be interesting to see how they get on this Summer.

2010 FP T20 Quarter Final Matches/Odds

Nottinghamshire v Sussex, Trent Bridge
Notts are 4/6 to win, Sussex are 11/10 to win with Ladbrokes

Warwickshire v Hampshire, Edgbaston
Warwickshire are 8/11 to win, Hampshire are Evens to win with Ladbrokes

Essex v Lancashire, Chelmsford
Essex are 8/11 to win, Lancashire are Evens to win with Ladbrokes.com

Somerset v Northamptonshire, Taunton
Somerset are 2/5 to win, Northants are 7/4 to win with Ladbrokes

Northern Group

Southern group

Fixtures

The teams will play each other twice with the top two in each group contesting the Grand finals day as currently happens. There will be two points for a win, none for a defeat and a point will be given for any draws, postponements or where a match cannot be decided.

Wednesday 7 July 2010
Friends Provident t20
17:40 Leicestershire v  Worcestershire Grace Road 

Thursday 8 July 2010
Friends Provident t20
18:30 Surrey v  Middlesex The Brit Insurance Oval 

Friday 9 July 2010
Friends Provident t20
17:30 Worcestershire v  Durham New Road 
17:30 Kent v  Essex The Brit Insurance Oval 
17:30 Somerset v  Hampshire Taunton 
17:40 Lancashire v  Yorkshire Old Trafford 
18:30 Glamorgan v  Surrey The SWALEC Stadium 
18:50 Northamptonshire v  Warwickshire Northampton 

Saturday 10 July 2010
Friends Provident t20
14:30 Middlesex v  Hampshire Uxbridge 

Sunday 11 July 2010
Friends Provident t20
14:30 Lancashire v  Derbyshire Old Trafford 
14:30 Northamptonshire v  Nottinghamshire Northampton 
14:30 Worcestershire v  Leicestershire New Road 
14:40 Essex v  Somerset Chelmsford 
14:30 Middlesex v  Gloucestershire Uxbridge 
14:40 Sussex v  Surrey Arundel 
14:40 Kent v  Glamorgan Canterbury 

Wednesday 14 July 2010
Friends Provident t20
17:30 Lancashire v  Nottinghamshire Old Trafford 
17:30 Warwickshire v  Yorkshire Edgbaston 
19:15 Glamorgan v  Somerset The SWALEC Stadium 
17:30 Durham v  Derbyshire Emirates Durham ICG 
 
Thursday 15 July 2010
Friends Provident t20
18:50 Northamptonshire v  Lancashire Northampton 
19:00 Nottinghamshire v  Leicestershire Trent Bridge 
19:00 Essex v  Gloucestershire Chelmsford 

Friday 16 July 2010
Friends Provident t20
17:30 Leicestershire v  Durham Grace Road 
17:30 Warwickshire v  Worcestershire Edgbaston 
17:30 Gloucestershire v  Somerset Bristol 
18:30 Glamorgan v  Kent The SWALEC Stadium 
19:00 Derbyshire v  Northamptonshire Derby 
19:00 Hampshire v  Middlesex The Rose Bowl 
19:10 Sussex v  Essex Hove 

Saturday 17 July 2010
Friends Provident t20
18:10 Nottinghamshire v  Yorkshire Trent Bridge 

Sunday 18 July 2010
Friends Provident t20
14:30 Durham v  Northamptonshire Emirates Durham ICG 
14:30 Derbyshire v  Yorkshire Derby 
14:30 Leicestershire v  Warwickshire Grace Road 
14:30 Worcestershire v  Lancashire New Road 
14:30 Hampshire v  Sussex The Rose Bowl 
14:30 Gloucestershire v  Surrey Bristol 
14:30 Essex v  Middlesex Chelmsford 
14:30 Somerset v  Kent Taunton 

Monday 26 July 2010
Friends Provident t20
00:00 TBC v  TBC TBC 
00:00 TBC v  TBC TBC 

Tuesday 27 July 2010
Friends Provident t20
00:00 TBC v  TBC TBC 
00:00 TBC v  TBC TBC 
Saturday 14 August 2010

Friends Provident t20
11:30 TBC v  TBC The Rose Bowl 
15:00 TBC v  TBC The Rose Bowl 
19:15 TBC v  TBC The Rose Bowl [Floodlit]
 

Top Run Scorer Market

There will be a market for the T20 Cup Top Runscorer which is simply making a bet on the player who the punter thinks will finish with the most runs. Jonathan Trott of Warwickshire finished top in 2009 for instance and he will be amongst the favourites again in 2010 aftre breaking into the England test squad

Top Wicket Taker Market

Similar to the top run scorer market there will also be a Twenty20 Cup Top Bowler Odds market which will be won by the bowler who takes the most wickets in the competition. Top man in 2009 was Mitchell Clayden of Durham and he will be a man to watch once again in 2010 for the County Champions.

Match Betting

There will be betting markets for all individual matches played in the Twenty20 Cup. These markets will usually include markets for the Outright Match winners, win Top Batsman and Top Bowler in the match plus other associated markets.

Past Winners

The following is a list of the past winners of the T20 Cup along with runners up.

  • 2008 - Middlesex Crusaders beat Kent Spitfires
  • 2007 - Kent Spitfires beat Gloucestershire Gladiators
  • 2006 - Leicestershire Foxes beat Nottingham Outlaws
  • 2005 - Somerset Sabres beat lancashire Lightning
  • 2004 - Leicesterhire Foxes beat Surrey Lions
  • 2003 - Surrey Lions beat Warwickshire Bears