2007 Twenty20 Cup
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2014}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 2007 Twenty20 Cup
| fromdate = {{Start date|2007|06|22|df=y}}
| todate = {{End date|2007|08|4|df=y}}
| administrator = England and Wales Cricket Board
| cricket format = Twenty20
| tournament format = Group stage and knockout
| champions = Kent Spitfires
| count = 1
| participants = 18
| matches = 79
| attendance = 415751
| most runs = Luke Wright
(346 for Sussex Sharks){{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/Twenty20_Cup_2007/Batting_by_Runs.html|title=Batting and Fielding in Twenty20 Cup 2007|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=16 August 2009}}
| most wickets = Chris Schofield
(17 for Surrey Brown Caps){{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/Twenty20_Cup_2007/Bowling_by_Wickets.html|title=Bowling in Twenty20 Cup 2007|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=16 August 2009}}
Simon Cook
(17 for Kent Spitfires)
| previous_year = 2006
| previous_tournament = 2006 Twenty20 Cup
| next_year = 2008
| next_tournament = 2008 Twenty20 Cup
}}
The 2007 Twenty20 Cup was the fifth edition of what would later become the T20 Blast tournament, England's premier domestic Twenty20 competition. It 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.
Midlands/Wales/West Group
=Standings=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR
|source=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/vitality-blast-2007-268027/points-table-standings Cricinfo]
|update=complete
|show_tie=yes
|team1=WAR
|team2=GLO
|team3=WOR
|team4=NOR
|team5=SOM
|team6=GLA
|result1=Q
|result2=Q
|result3=Q
|win_GLA=1 |loss_GLA=4 |nr_GLA=3 |nrr_GLA=-0.663
|win_GLO=4 |loss_GLO=2 |nr_GLO=2 |nrr_GLO=0.986
|win_NOR=2 |loss_NOR=3 |nr_NOR=3 |nrr_NOR=0.055
|win_SOM=3 |loss_SOM=5 |nr_SOM=0 |nrr_SOM=-0.214
|win_WAR=5 |loss_WAR=2 |nr_WAR=1 |nrr_WAR=0.230
|win_WOR=3 |loss_WOR=2 |nr_WOR=3 |nrr_WOR=-0.591
|name_GLA=Glamorgan Dragons
|name_GLO=Gloucestershire Gladiators
|name_NOR=Northamptonshire Steelbacks
|name_SOM=Somerset Sabres
|name_WAR=Warwickshire Bears
|name_WOR=Worcestershire Royals
|col_Q=green1
}}
North Group
=Standings=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR
|source=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/vitality-blast-2007-268027/points-table-standings Cricinfo]
|update=complete
|show_tie=yes
|team1=NOT
|team2=LAN
|team3=YOR
|team4=LEI
|team5=DUR
|team6=DER
|result1=Q
|result2=Q
|result3=Q
|win_DER=0 |loss_DER=4 |nr_DER=4 |nrr_DER=-1.097
|win_DUR=1 |loss_DUR=4 |nr_DUR=3 |nrr_DUR=-0.575
|win_LAN=3 |loss_LAN=1 |nr_LAN=4 |nrr_LAN=0.855
|win_LEI=2 |loss_LEI=1 |nr_LEI=5 |nrr_LEI=-0.142
|win_NOT=4 |loss_NOT=1 |nr_NOT=1 |nrr_NOT=0.876
|win_YOR=4 |loss_YOR=3 |nr_YOR=1 |nrr_YOR=-0.052
|name_DER=Derbyshire Phantoms
|name_DUR=Durham Dynamos
|name_LAN=Lancashire Lightning
|name_LEI=Leicestershire Foxes
|name_NOT=Nottinghamshire Outlaws
|name_YOR=Yorkshire Phoenix
|col_Q=green1
}}
South Group
=Standings=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR
|source=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/vitality-blast-2007-268027/points-table-standings Cricinfo]
|update=complete
|show_tie=yes
|team1=SUS
|team2=KEN
|team3=SUR
|team4=ESS
|team5=MID
|team6=HAM
|result1=Q
|result2=Q
|win_ESS=3 |loss_ESS=4 |tie_ESS=0 |nr_ESS=1 |nrr_ESS=-0.365
|win_HAM=1 |loss_HAM=4 |tie_HAM=1 |nr_HAM=2 |nrr_HAM=-1.116
|win_KEN=4 |loss_KEN=2 |tie_KEN=1 |nr_KEN=1 |nrr_KEN=0.324
|win_MID=2 |loss_MID=3 |tie_MID=0 |nr_MID=3 |nrr_MID=-0.204
|win_SUR=4 |loss_SUR=4 |tie_SUR=0 |nr_SUR=0 |nrr_SUR=0.809
|win_SUS=5 |loss_SUS=2 |tie_SUS=0 |nr_SUS=1 |nrr_SUS=0.179
|name_ESS= Essex Eagles
|name_HAM= Hampshire Hawks
|name_KEN= Kent Spitfires
|name_MID= Middlesex Crusaders
|name_SUR= Surrey Brown Caps
|name_SUS= Sussex Sharks
|col_Q=green1
}}
Quarter finals
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 17 July 2007
| team1 = Gloucestershire Gladiators
| score1 = 131/3
| score2 = 123/6
| team2 = Worcestershire Royals ||
| result = Gloucestershire won by 7 wickets (D/L)
| venue = New Road, Worcester
| umpires =
| report = }}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 17 July 2007
| team1 = Nottinghamshire Outlaws
| score1 = 138/10
| score2 = 139/1
| team2 = Kent Spitfires
| result = Kent won by 9 wickets
| venue = Trent Bridge, Nottingham
| umpires =
| report = }}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 18 July 2007
| team1 = Warwickshire Bears
| score1 = 187/7
| score2 = 193/5
| team2 = Lancashire Lightning
| result = Lancashire won by 6 runs
| venue = Edgbaston, Birmingham
| umpires =
| report = }}
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 18 July 2007
| team1 = Sussex Sharks
| score1 = 193/5
| score2 = 155/5
| team2 = Yorkshire Phoenix
| result = Sussex won by 38 runs
| venue = County Ground, Hove
| umpires =
| report = }}
Finals Day
=Semi finals=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 4 August 2007
| team1 = Lancashire Lightning
| team2 = Gloucestershire Gladiators
| score1 = 148/6
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| score2 = 152/2
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| result = Gloucestershire won by 8 wickets
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| venue = Old Trafford, Manchester
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{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 4 August 2007
| team1 = Sussex Sharks
| team2 = Kent Spitfires
| score1 = 140/10
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| score2 = 141/5
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| result = Kent win by 5 wickets
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| venue = Old Trafford, Manchester
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=Final=
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 4 August 2007
| team1 = Gloucestershire Gladiators
| team2 = Kent Spitfires
| score1 = 146/8
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| score2 = 147/6
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| result = Kent win by 4 wickets
| report =
| venue = Old Trafford, Manchester
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{2007 English cricket season}}
{{Domestic Twenty20 cricket in England}}