Stanford 20/20

Stanford 20/20

Countries	Antigua and Barbuda
Format	Twenty20
First edition	2006
Tournament format	Knockout
Number of teams	21
Current champion	Trinidad & Tobago
Qualification	Stanford Super Series
Website	http://www.stanford2020.com/ (Possibly hacked)

The Stanford 20/20 Tournament was a cricket tournament in the Caribbean island of Antigua. It was held first in July and August 2006 in the West Indies at the Stanford Cricket Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda and the same place the year after. It is a variety of the popular Twenty20 format first introduced in English cricket in 2003.

The format was initially devised and made possible by Allen Stanford as a part of his (private) plan to bring West Indian cricket back to life. 19 teams took part in the inaugural knock-out tournament and 20 teams took part in the second tournament (although 21 teams were originally scheduled to take part). The 2008 season was part of the official calendar of the WICB.

Teams

Anguilla Pro Team Antigua & Barbuda Pro Team Bahamas Barbados Bermuda British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba (in 2008 [barred])

Dominica Grenada Guyana Jamaica Montserrat Nevis Pro Team

Saint Kitts Saint Lucia Pro Team Saint Maarten Saint Vincent & the Grenadines Trinidad & Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands (in 2008) United States Virgin Islands

In August 2007 the Stanford 20/20 Board of Directors announced the formation of further six professional teams in addition to the one previously established in Antigua & Barbuda as part of the Stanford 20/20 Professional League programme. Of the then seven teams Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Nevis and Saint Lucia took part in the 2008 edition.

2006 tournament

Qualifying

In the three Qualifying matches United States Virgin Islands beat Sint Maarten by 48 runs, Cayman Islands beat Bahamas by 57 runs and Saint Lucia beat British Virgin Islands by 7 wickets.

Round of 16 onwards

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Guyana

116/2

Montserrat

115/8

Guyana

168/7

Jamaica

163/6

Jamaica

75/1

Bermuda

74

Guyana

160/4

St.Vincent

159/8

Grenada

84/4

Dominica

83

Grenada

70/3

Saint Vincent

122/7

Saint Vincent

96/5

U.S. Virgin Islands

92

Guyana

176/5

Antigua and Barbuda

175/6

Nevis

104/3

Saint Kitts

100

Nevis

213/3

Antigua and Barbuda

216/6

Antigua

146/9

Saint Lucia

98/9

Antigua and Barbuda

216/9

Trinidad & Tobago

210/6

Trinidad & Tobago

93/2

Cayman Islands

92

Trinidad & Tobago

142/9

Barbados

96

Barbados

141/6

Anguilla

103/7

Winner

In an amazing run chase against Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana emerged as the 2006 Stanford 20/20 Champions .

2008 tournament

Initially it was planned to include two additional teams from the region in the 2008 competition, Cuba and the Turks and Caicos Islands, increasing the number of teams participating to twenty-one (21).

However, since the application required by US citizens (such as Stanford himself) and organisations to interact with the island under the United States embargo against Cuba was rejected, Sint Maarten (Cuba's destined opponent in the preliminary round) received a bye.

Preliminary matches

25 January 2008

Sint Maarten	v	Cuba

Cuba were barred from participating in the tournament; Sint Maarten received a bye to the next round Stanford Cricket Ground, St. John's

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26 January 2008 scorecard

Saint Lucia Pro Team  134/8 (20 overs)	v	Cayman Islands 88/8 (20 overs)
Cletus Mathurin 39 Saheed Mohamed 3/35		Pearson Best 24 Shervin Charles 2/8

St Lucia won by 46 runs Stanford Cricket Ground, St. John's Umpires: AAE James-Knight and BEW Morgan Player of the match: Cletus Mathurin (St Lucia)

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27 January 2008 scorecard

Dominica  139/7 (20 overs)	v	British Virgin Is 73 all out (17.2 overs)
Roy Marshall 40 Vishal Bharat 1/25		Lennox Samuel 17 Liam Sebastien 5/20

Dominica won by 66 runs Stanford Cricket Ground, St. John's Umpires: CE Mack and JJE Stevens Player of the match: Roy Marshall (Dominica)

• Rain delayed Dominica's innings for 58 minutes

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29 January 2008 scorecard

Turks & Caicos 67/9 (20 overs)	v	Montserrat 70/1 (7.3 overs)
Donovan Matthews 25 Lionel Baker 2/8		Dolston Tuit 30 Henry Saunders 1/26

Montserrat won by 9 wickets Stanford Cricket Ground, St. John's Umpires: CR Duncan and MRV James Player of the match: Lionel Baker (Montserrat)

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30 January 2008 scorecard

Saint Kitts  130/8 (20 overs)	v	U.S. Virgin Is 131/6 (19.2 overs)
Steve Liburd 55 Dane Weston 2/14		Sherville Huggins 43* Elsroy Powell 2/27

U.S. Virgin Islands won by 4 wickets Stanford Cricket Ground, St. John's Umpires: AA Christopher and CR Duncan Player of the match: Sherville Huggins (U.S. Virgin Islands)

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Main round

Brackets

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

1 February

Saint Vincent

168/4

13 February

Sint Maarten

158/6

Saint Vincent

167/8

2 February

Trinidad & Tobago

166/7

Trinidad & Tobago

106/2

22 February

St Lucia Pro Team

105/9

Saint Vincent

120

3 February

Barbados

115/6

Grenada

177/6

15 February

Anguilla Pro Team

161/4

Grenada

98

5 February

Barbados

152/4

Barbados

103/8

24 February

Dominica

77

trinidad

94/1

6 February

Antigua Pro Team

93

Jamaica

191/4

16 February

Bahamas

73/7

Jamaica

123/2

8 February

Nevis Pro Team

121/8

Nevis Pro Team

185/6

23 February

Montserrat

111

Jamaica

143/7

9 February

Antigua Pro Team

149/8

Antigua Pro Team

153/8

17 February

U.S. Virgin Islands

131/6

Antigua Pro Team

156/9

10 February

Guyana

146/9

Guyana

63/1

Bermuda

62/9

Round of 16

1 February 2008 scorecard

St Vincent and the Grenadines  168/4 (20 overs)	v	Sint Maarten 158/6 (20 overs)
Lyndon James 73* Romain Doodnauth 1/11		John Eugene 100* Orlanzo Jackson 3/23

St Vincent & the Grenadines won by 10 runs Stanford Cricket Ground, St. John's Umpires: CE Mack and N Malcolm Player of the match: John Eugene (Sint Maarten)

• John Eugene hit the first century in a Stanford 20/20 game.

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2 February 2008 scorecard

St Lucia Pro Team 105/9 (20 overs)	v	Trinidad & Tobago 106/2 (12 overs)
Keddy Lesporis 45 Dave Mohammed 5/8		Lendl Simmons 42 Shervin Charles 1/13

Trinidad & Tobago won by 8 wickets Stanford Cricket Ground, St. John's Umpires: N Malcolm and JJE Stevens Player of the match: Dave Mohammed (Trinidad & Tobago)

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3 February 2008 scorecard

Grenada 177/6 (20 overs)	v	Anguilla Pro Team 161/4 (20 overs)
Andre Fletcher 70 Chaka Hodge 2/26		Montcin Hodge 75* Troy George 1/22

Grenada won by 16 runs Stanford Cricket Ground, St. John's Umpires: AL Kelly and CE Mack Player of the match: Andre Fletcher (Grenada)

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5 February 2008 scorecard

Barbados 103/8 (20 overs)	v	Dominica 77 all out (16 overs)
Ryan Hinds 38* Mervin Matthew 3/18		Samuel Mitchell 15* Khalid Springer 4/20

Barbados won by 26 runs Stanford Cricket Ground, St. John's Umpires: T Birbal and AL Kelly Player of the match: Sulieman Benn (Barbados)

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6 February 2008 scorecard

Jamaica 191/4 (20 overs)	v	Bahamas 73/7 (20 overs)
Danza Hyatt 71 Lee Melville 1/33		Ryan Tappin 25* David Bernard 2/15

Jamaica won by 118 runs Stanford Cricket Ground, St. John's Umpires: T Birbal and JJE Stevens Player of the match: Danza Hyatt (Jamaica)

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8 February 2008 scorecard

Nevis Pro Team 185/6 (20 overs)	v	Montserrat 111 all out (16.4 overs)
Joel Simmonds 37 McPherson Meade 2/22		Trevor Semper 35 Ian Byron 3/21

Nevis won by 74 runs Stanford Cricket Ground, St. John's Umpires: GE Greaves and MRV James Player of the match: Joel Simmonds (Nevis)

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9 February 2008 scorecard

Antigua Pro Team 153/8 (20 overs)	v	U.S. Virgin Islands 131/6 (20 overs)
Wilden Cornwall 30 Calvin Lewis 3/16		Sherville Huggins 46 Anthony Martin 2/25

Antigua and Barbuda won by 24 runs Stanford Cricket Ground, St. John's Umpires: VV Bullen and GE Greaves Player of the match: Calvin Lewis (U.S. Virgin Islands)

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10 February 2008 scorecard

Bermuda 62/9 (20 overs)	v	Guyana 63/1 (11.2 overs)
David Hemp 23 Lennox Cush 3/9		Sewnarine Chattergoon 31* Traddie Simpson 1/21

Guyana won by 9 wickets Stanford Cricket Ground, St. John's Umpires: VV Bullen and AA Christopher Player of the match: Neil McGarrell (Guyana)

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Quarter-Finals

13 February 2008 scorecard

Trinidad & Tobago 166/7 (20 overs)	v	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 157/8 (20 overs)
Dwayne Bravo 62 Keon Peters 2/27		Deighton Butler 33* Samuel Badree 2/9

Trinidad & Tobago won by 10 runs Stanford Cricket Ground, St. John's Umpires: BR Doctrove and AAE James-Knight Player of the match: Dwayne Bravo (Trinidad & Tobago)

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15 February 2008 scorecard

Barbados 152/4 (20 overs)	v	Grenada 98 all out (18.1 overs)
Jonathan Carter 61 Dennis George 1/24		Camilus Alexander 20 Derrick Bishop 3/19

Barbados won by 54 runs Stanford Cricket Ground, St. John's Umpires: BR Doctrove and AAE James-Knight Player of the match: Jonathan Carter (Barbados)

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16 February 2008 scorecard

Nevis Pro Team 121/8 (20 overs)	v	Jamaica 123/2 (17.4 overs)
Daynason Browne 25 Jerome Taylor 3/39		Marlon Samuels 46 Ian Byron 1/20

Jamaica won by 8 wickets Stanford Cricket Ground, St. John's Umpires: VV Bullen and BEW Morgan Player of the match: Marlon Samuels (Jamaica)

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17 February 2008 scorecard

Guyana 146/9 (20 overs)	v	Antigua Pro Team 156/9 (20 overs)
Travis Dowlin 57 Chad Hampson 3/23		Sylvester Joseph 63* Royston Crandon 4/33

Antigua and Barbuda won by 10 runs Stanford Cricket Ground, St. John's Umpires: T Birbal and AL Kelly Player of the match: Sylvester Joseph (Antigua and Barbuda)

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Semi-Finals

22 February 2008 scorecard

Trinidad & Tobago 120 all out (19.1 overs)	v	Barbados 115/6 (20 overs)
William Perkins 43 Dwayne Smith 4/9		Patrick Browne 55 Sherwin Ganga 2/18

Trinidad and Tobago won by 5 runs Stanford Cricket Ground, St. John's Umpires: GE Greaves and N Malcolm Player of the match: Patrick Browne (Barbados)

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23 February 2008 scorcard

Jamaica 143/7 (20 overs)	v	Antigua and Barbuda 142/8 (20 overs)
Danza Hyatt 59 Sylvester Joseph 3/8		Sylvester Joseph 55 Jerome Taylor 2/14

Jamaica won by 1 run Stanford Cricket Ground, St. John's Umpires: BR Doctrove and CE Mack Player of the match: Sylvester Joseph (Antigua and Barbuda)

Final

24 February 2008 scorecard

Jamaica 91 all out (16.4 overs)	v	Trinidad & Tobago 94/1 (9.2 overs)
Marlon Samuels 27 Dave Mohammed 4/20		William Perkins 50* Jerome Taylor 1/19

Trinidad & Tobago won by 9 wickets Stanford Cricket Ground, St. John's Umpires: BR Doctrove and GE Greaves Player of the match: Dave Mohammed (Trinidad & Tobago)

Winner

Coming back from the 2006 performance as runners-up when they were beaten by Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago emerged as the 2008 Stanford 20/20 Champions by beating Jamaica by 9 wickets in the final.

See also

• Antigua and Barbuda
• Stanford Super Series