Mark Pettini and Ravi Bopara's 78-run partnership is ESS's highest for the 1st wicket in T20s, breaking the record of 68 between Ronnie Irani and Mark Pettini

Kent and Middlesex ease into finals

Middlesex and Kent have moved in the Twenty20 final and with it the chance of some major pay-days in the near future

26-Jul-2008•The Bulletins by Will Luke and Andrew McGlashan

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Scorecard summary

Kent • 173/7(20 overs)

36 (27)

3/36 (4)

29 (24)

2/28 (4)

Essex • 159/8(20 overs)

54 (47)

2/22 (4)

29 (25)

1/26 (4)

Match details

The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Toss	Kent, elected to bat first
Series	Twenty20 Cup
Season	2008
Player Of The Match	Azhar Mahmood
Series result	Kent advanced
Hours of play (local time)	11.30 start, First Session 11.30-12.45, Interval 12.45-13.00, Second Session 13.00-14.15
Match days	26 July 2008 - day (20-over match)
Umpires	Jeremy Lloyds Rob Bailey
TV Umpire	Richard Illingworth
Reserve Umpire	Neil Mallender

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Essex Innings

Player Name		R	B
ML Pettini	run out	54	47
RS Bopara	caught	29	25
GR Napier	caught	3	5
GW Flower	run out	17	11
JS Foster	caught	9	7
RN ten Doeschate	bowled	18	9
TJ Phillips	caught	7	9
JD Middlebrook	run out	7	5
DD Masters	not out	1	1
Danish Kaneria	not out	1	1
Extras	(lb 7, w 6)
Total	159(8 wkts; 20 ovs)

Player Name	O	R	W	Econ
Azhar Mahmood	4	32	1	8
Yasir Arafat	4	22	2	5.5
SJ Cook	4	35	1	8.75
R McLaren	2	13	0	6.5
JC Tredwell	4	26	1	6.5
DI Stevens	1	11	0	11
M van Jaarsveld	1	13	0	13

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	78	Mark Pettini	Ravi Bopara
2nd	7	Graham Napier	Mark Pettini
3rd	29	Grant Flower	Mark Pettini
4th	3	James Foster	Mark Pettini
5th	26	James Foster	Ryan ten Doeschate
6th	4	Tim Phillips	Ryan ten Doeschate
7th	8	James Middlebrook	Tim Phillips
8th	3	David Masters	Tim Phillips
9th	1	David Masters	Danish Kaneria

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Twenty20 Cup

Midlands/West/Wales Division

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
WAR	10	6	1	15	0.694
NOR	10	6	3	13	0.431
GLA	10	3	3	10	-0.176
SOM	10	3	4	9	0.313
WOR	10	3	6	7	-0.488
GLO	10	1	5	6	-0.931

North Division

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
DUR	10	6	1	15	0.984
LAN	10	6	3	13	0.921
YOR	10	5	3	10	-0.312
NOT	10	4	5	9	0.027
DER	10	3	7	6	-0.421
LEI	10	2	7	5	-0.893

South Division

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
MID	10	8	2	16	0.732
ESS	10	6	3	13	0.937
KEN	10	6	4	12	0.640
HAM	10	5	4	11	-0.505
SUS	10	2	8	4	-0.876
SUR	10	2	8	4	-0.905

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