Kent vs Essex, 1st Semi-Final at Southampton, , Jul 26 2008 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

1st Semi-Final, Southampton, July 26, 2008, Twenty20 Cup

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Kent

173/7

Essex

(20 ov, T:174) 159/8

Kent won by 14 runs

Player Of The Match

Azhar Mahmood

, KENT

24 (19) & 1/32

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Yasir Arafat was superb at the end of the innings, Essex v Kent, 1st Twenty20 semi-final, The Rose Bowl, July 26, 2008

Yasir Arafat was superb at the end of the innings•Jul 26, 2008•Getty Images

Ryan ten Doeschate swings and misses against Azhar Mahmood, Essex v Kent, 1st Twenty20 semi-final, The Rose Bowl, July 26, 2008

Ryan ten Doeschate swings and misses against Azhar Mahmood•Jul 26, 2008•Getty Images

Celebrations for Graham Napier, Essex v Kent, 1st Twenty20 semi-final, The Rose Bowl, July 26, 2008

Celebrations for Graham Napier•Jul 26, 2008•Getty Images

Graham Napier rearranges Justin Kemp's stumps, Essex v Kent, 1st Twenty20 semi-final, The Rose Bowl, July 26, 2008

Graham Napier rearranges Justin Kemp's stumps•Jul 26, 2008•Getty Images

Azhar Mahmood slams one through the off side, Essex v Kent, 1st Twenty20 semi-final, The Rose Bowl, July 26, 2008

Azhar Mahmood slams one through the off side•Jul 26, 2008•Getty Images

Robert Key celebrates another wicket as Kent move into the final, Essex v Kent, 1st Twenty20 semi-final, The Rose Bowl, July 26, 2008

Robert Key celebrates another wicket as Kent move into the final•Jul 26, 2008•Getty Images

Mark Pettini dives to make his ground, Essex v Kent, 1st Twenty20 semi-final, The Rose Bowl, July 26, 2008

Mark Pettini dives to make his ground•Jul 26, 2008•Getty Images

Joe Denly got Kent's innings off to a positive start, Essex v Kent, 1st Twenty20 semi-final, The Rose Bowl, July 26, 2008

Joe Denly got Kent's innings off to a positive start•Jul 26, 2008•Getty Images

James Foster pulls off a fine stumping to remove Darren Stevens, Essex v Kent, 1st Twenty20 semi-final, The Rose Bowl, July 26, 2008

James Foster pulls off a fine stumping to remove Darren Stevens•Jul 26, 2008•Getty Images

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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
WARKS	10	6	1	15	0.694
NHNTS	10	6	3	13	0.431
GLAM	10	3	3	10	-0.176
SOM	10	3	4	9	0.313
WORCS	10	3	6	7	-0.488
GLOUC	10	1	5	6	-0.931

North Division

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
DURH	10	6	1	15	0.984
LANCS	10	6	3	13	0.921
YORKS	10	5	3	10	-0.312
NOTTS	10	4	5	9	0.027
DERBS	10	3	7	6	-0.421
LEICS	10	2	7	5	-0.893

South Division

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
MIDDX	10	8	2	16	0.732
ESSEX	10	6	3	13	0.937
KENT	10	6	4	12	0.640
HANTS	10	5	4	11	-0.505
SUSS	10	2	8	4	-0.876
SUR	10	2	8	4	-0.905

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