Result
South Division, Lord's, Jun 26 2009, Twenty20 Cup
Middx
166/5
Essex
(19.2/20 ov, target 167)
143
Middlesex won by 23 runs
Player Of The Match
Neil Dexter
Middlesex
Summary
Scorecard
Commentary
Table
Middlesex Innings (20 overs maximum)
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
BA Godleman c Middlebrook b Masters3590060.00
NJ Dexter st †Foster b Danish Kaneria73517164143.13
OA Shah c Napier b Danish Kaneria49394432125.64
T Henderson  b Flower16141210114.28
EJG Morgan c Danish Kaneria b Wright33600100.00
DJ Malan not out128710150.00
GK Berg not out011000.00
Extras(b 1, lb 4, nb 2, w 3)10
TOTAL(20 Ov, RR: 8.3)166/5
Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Billy Godleman), 2-120 (Owais Shah), 3-150 (Tyron Henderson), 4-152 (Neil Dexter), 5-163 (Eoin Morgan)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
DD Masters402616.50---10
GR Napier403609.00---10
CJC Wright402616.50---01
Danish Kaneria403729.25---10
JD Middlebrook201909.50---00
GW Flower201718.50---00
Essex Innings (target: 167 runs from 20 overs)
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
ML Pettini (c)c & b Finn18131230138.46
V Chopra  b Henderson51425950121.42
GR Napier c Dexter b Berg1440025.00
MJ Walker c Dexter b Henderson032000.00
GW Flower  b Udal18121320150.00
JS Foster †st †Scott b Malan19141020135.71
RN ten Doeschate c Godleman b Berg107401142.85
JD Middlebrook c Udal b Malan4690066.66
Danish Kaneria run out871210114.28
DD Masters  b Henderson4631066.66
CJC Wright not out53410166.66
Extras(b 1, lb 2, nb 2)5
TOTAL(19.2 Ov, RR: 7.39)143
Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Mark Pettini), 2-32 (Graham Napier), 3-40 (Matt Walker), 4-79 (Grant Flower), 5-105 (James Foster), 6-116 (Ryan ten Doeschate), 7-122 (Varun Chopra), 8-128 (James Middlebrook), 9-136 (David Masters), 10-143 (Danish Kaneria)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
GK Berg3031210.33---00
ST Finn2.20713.00---00
T Henderson403438.50---00
M Kartik403007.50---01
SD Udal302819.33---00
DJ Malan301023.33---00
MATCH DETAILS
Lord's, London
TossMiddlesex , elected to bat first
SeriesTwenty20 Cup 2009
Player Of The Match
Neil Dexter
Season2009
Hours of play (local time)17.30 start, First Session 17.30-18.45, Interval 18.45-19.00, Second Session 19.00-20.15
Match days26 June 2009 (20-over match)
Umpires
Mark Benson
Neil Bainton
PointsMiddlesex 2, Essex 0
MATCH NOTES
  • NJ Dexter 50 in 47 mins off 36 balls, 6 fours and 2 sixes.
  • V Chopra 50 in 56 mins off 40 balls, 5 fours
Vitality Blast News
Smith returns to Sussex as overseas player
Sussex will retain the services of Dwayne Smith, the West Indies allrounder, for this year's domestic Twenty20 competition. His signing is subject to his being granted a work permit, however, as Smith's Kolpak status expired in October last year and so he
Dwayne Smith clobbers the ball to the fence
Oh Tresco
The last two games of the Twenty20 Cup provided reaffirmation of what a talent the international game has lost in Marcus Trescothick
Marcus Trescothick thumps one during his entertaining 56
Key warns of Championship schedule
Robert Key has warned that next year's expanded Twenty20 tournament must not come at the cost to the County Championship
Robert Key couldn't find his timing as he made 34 off 38 balls
Trescothick powers Somerset to final
Marcus Trescothick plundered 56 off 32 balls to Somerset booked their place in the Twenty20 Cup final
Marcus Trescothick thumps one during his entertaining 56
Goodwin takes Sussex to final and Champions League
Sussex booked their place in the Twenty20 final, and with it passage to the lucrative Champions League Twenty20 in India, with a seven-wicket victory against Northamptonshire
Murray Goodwin sweeps towards the boundary
Essex Innings
Player NameRB
ML Pettinicaught1813
V Choprabowled5142
GR Napiercaught14
MJ Walkercaught03
GW Flowerbowled1812
JS Fosterstumped1914
RN ten Doeschatecaught107
JD Middlebrookcaught46
Danish Kaneriarun out87
DD Mastersbowled46
CJC Wrightnot out53
Extras(b 1, lb 2, nb 2)
Total143(all out; 19.2 ovs)
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Twenty20 Cup (England)
Midlands/Wales/West Division
TEAMMWLPTNRR
Nthnt1072150.583
Warks1073140.236
Somst1063130.417
Worcs1055100.581
Glouc10284-0.663
Glam10284-1.031
North Division
TEAMMWLPTNRR
Lancs1081171.112
Durhm1054110.157
Leics105510-0.041
Notts10468-0.008
Yorks10468-0.475
Derby10376-0.611
South Division
TEAMMWLPTNRR
Kent1072150.639
Sssx1073140.315
Hants1064120.853
Essex1054110.153
Surr10284-0.661
Middx10284-1.186
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