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The 2013 FriendsLife T20 was the eleventh edition of the T20 Blast formerly known as the FriendsLife T20, a domestic Twenty20 English cricket competition. The competition ran from 26 June to 17 August 2013. The teams and format of the tournament remained the same as the previous season. Northamptonshire Steelbacks were champions, defeating Surrey in the final to win their first limited overs trophy since 1992.[1]

2013 Friends Life t20
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Group stage and knockout
ChampionsNorthamptonshire Steelbacks (1st title)
Participants18
Matches97
Most runsCraig Kieswetter, Somerset (517)
Most wicketsAzharullah, Northamptonshire (27)
Official websitefriendslife.co.uk/t20

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The 18 teams were divided into three groups of six and each group played a double round-robin tournament. The top two teams from each group and the top two third-placed teams qualified for the knockout stage: a three-round single-elimination tournament. The top team from each group and the best second-placed team then played in a different quarter-final at their home ground. A free draw determined the placement of the remaining four teams and the semi-final and final match-ups.[2]

Team Location Division Home ground Coach Captain Overseas player(s)
Derbyshire Falcons Derby North County Ground   Karl Krikken   Wayne Madsen   Shivnarine Chanderpaul
  Albie Morkel
Durham Dynamos Chester-le-Street North Riverside Ground   Geoff Cook   Dale Benkenstein —
Essex Eagles Chelmsford South County Ground   Paul Grayson   James Foster   Hamish Rutherford
  Shaun Tait
Glamorgan Cardiff Midlands/Wales/West Sophia Gardens   Matthew Mott   Marcus North   Nathan McCullum
  Marcus North
Gloucestershire Gladiators Bristol Midlands/Wales/West Nevil Road   John Bracewell   Michael Klinger   Daniel Christian
  Michael Klinger
Hampshire Royals Southampton South Rose Bowl   Giles White   Dimitri Mascarenhas   Sohail Tanvir
Kent Spitfires Canterbury South St Lawrence Ground   Jimmy Adams   James Tredwell   Vernon Philander
Lancashire Lightning Manchester North Old Trafford   Peter Moores   Glen Chapple   Simon Katich
  Mitchell McClenaghan
Leicestershire Foxes Leicester North Grace Road   Phil Whitticase   Josh Cobb   Joe Burns
  Shakib Al Hasan
Middlesex Panthers London South Lord's   Richard Scott   Neil Dexter   Kyle Mills
  Adam Voges
Northamptonshire Steelbacks Northampton Midlands/Wales/West County Ground   David Ripley   Alex Wakely   Richard Levi
  Cameron White
Nottinghamshire Outlaws Nottingham North Trent Bridge   Mick Newell   David Hussey   Ian Butler
  David Hussey
Somerset Taunton Midlands/Wales/West County Ground   Andy Hurry   Marcus Trescothick   Alviro Petersen
  Yasir Arafat
Surrey London South The Oval   Alec Stewart (acting)   Gareth Batty   Kevin O'Brien
  Ricky Ponting
Sussex Sharks Hove South County Cricket Ground   Mark Robinson   Ed Joyce   Dwayne Smith
  Scott Styris
Warwickshire Bears Birmingham Midlands/Wales/West Edgbaston   Dougie Brown   Jim Troughton   Jeetan Patel
Worcestershire Royals Worcester Midlands/Wales/West New Road   Steve Rhodes   Daryl Mitchell   Andre Russell
  Thilan Samaraweera
Yorkshire Vikings Leeds North Headingley Carnegie   Jason Gillespie   Andrew Gale —

2013 Friends Life t20 county home grounds

Midlands/Wales/West Division

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Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1 Northamptonshire Steelbacks 10 7 3 0 0 14 0.329
2 Somerset 10 6 4 0 0 12 0.841
3 Glamorgan 10 5 5 0 0 10 −0.168
4 Warwickshire Bears 10 5 5 0 0 10 −0.410
5 Worcestershire Royals 10 4 6 0 0 8 −0.327
6 Gloucestershire Gladiators 10 3 7 0 0 6 −0.245
Glamorgan Gloucestershire Gladiators Northamptonshire Steelbacks Somerset Warwickshire Bears Worcestershire Royals
Glamorgan Gloucestershire
9 wickets 		Northamptonshire
6 wickets 		Glamorgan
9 wickets 		Glamorgan
4 wickets 		Glamorgan
5 wickets
Gloucestershire Gladiators Gloucestershire
10 wickets 		Northamptonshire
17 runs 		Somerset
9 wickets 		Warwickshire
6 wickets 		Gloucestershire
48 runs
Northamptonshire Steelbacks Northamptonshire
7 wickets 		Northamptonshire
41 runs 		Northamptonshire
10 runs 		Northamptonshire
27 runs 		Worcestershire
37 runs
Somerset Somerset
64 runs 		Somerset
4 wickets 		Somerset
6 wickets 		Somerset
10 wickets 		Worcestershire
8 runs
Warwickshire Bears Glamorgan
8 wickets 		Warwickshire
7 wickets 		Warwickshire
3 wickets 		Somerset
10 runs 		Warwickshire
8 wickets
Worcestershire Royals Glamorgan
58 runs (D/L) 		Worcestershire
5 wickets 		Northamptonshire
5 runs 		Worcestershire
5 wickets 		Warwickshire
7 wickets
Home team win Away team win Match abandoned
Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1 Nottinghamshire Outlaws 10 7 3 0 0 14 1.009
2 Lancashire Lightning 10 5 3 2 0 12 0.177
3 Durham Dynamos† 10 6 4 0 0 11.75 0.317
4 Leicestershire Foxes 10 4 5 1 0 9 0.417
5 Derbyshire Falcons 10 4 6 0 0 8 −0.604
6 Yorkshire Vikings 10 2 7 1 0 5 −1.223

†Durham were deducted 0.25 points for a breach of team salary payments in 2012.

Derbyshire Falcons Durham Dynamos Lancashire Lightning Leicestershire Foxes Nottinghamshire Outlaws Yorkshire Vikings
Derbyshire Falcons Durham
4 wickets 		Derbyshire
7 wickets 		Leicestershire
79 runs 		Nottinghamshire
6 wickets 		Yorkshire
6 runs
Durham Dynamos Durham
37 runs 		Lancashire
9 runs 		Durham
5 wickets 		Nottinghamshire
8 wickets 		Durham
76 runs
Lancashire Lightning Lancashire
12 runs 		Lancashire
25 runs 		Lancashire
4 runs 		Nottinghamshire
4 wickets 		Lancashire
8 wickets
Leicestershire Foxes Derbyshire
24 runs 		Leicestershire
11 runs 		Match tied Leicestershire
7 wickets 		Leicestershire
10 wickets
Nottinghamshire Outlaws Derbyshire
16 runs 		Durham
3 wickets 		Nottinghamshire
60 runs 		Nottinghamshire
7 wickets 		Nottinghamshire
6 wickets
Yorkshire Vikings Derbyshire
2 wickets 		Durham
4 wickets 		Match tied Yorkshire
7 wickets 		Nottinghamshire
25 runs
Home team win Away team win Match abandoned
Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1 Hampshire Royals 10 8 1 0 1 17 0.810
2 Surrey 10 7 3 0 0 14 0.915
3 Essex Eagles 10 5 4 0 1 11 −0.040
4 Middlesex Panthers 10 5 5 0 0 10 −0.194
5 Kent Spitfires 10 3 7 0 0 6 −0.941
6 Sussex Sharks 10 1 9 0 0 2 −0.520
Essex Eagles Hampshire Royals Kent Spitfires Middlesex Panthers Surrey Sussex Sharks
Essex Eagles Abandoned
No result 		Essex
62 runs 		Middlesex
8 wickets 		Surrey
61 runs 		Essex
6 wickets
Hampshire Royals Hampshire
5 wickets 		Kent
8 runs 		Hampshire
8 runs 		Hampshire
5 wickets 		Hampshire
4 wickets
Kent Spitfires Essex
47 runs 		Hampshire
62 runs 		Middlesex
4 wickets (D/L) 		Surrey
31 runs 		Kent
9 runs
Middlesex Panthers Middlesex
7 wickets 		Hampshire
7 wickets 		Middlesex
9 wickets 		Surrey
86 runs 		Sussex
24 runs
Surrey Essex
8 wickets 		Hampshire
7 wickets 		Surrey
5 wickets 		Surrey
15 runs 		Surrey
3 runs
Sussex Sharks Essex
7 wickets 		Hampshire
5 wickets 		Kent
8 wickets 		Middlesex
6 wickets 		Surrey
10 runs
Home team win Away team win Match abandoned
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
M2 Somerset 148/6
S2 Surrey (H) 151/7
S2 Surrey 145/6
S1 Hampshire Royals 142/9
S1 Hampshire Royals (H) 202/3
N2 Lancashire Lightning 201/4
S2 Surrey 92
M1 Northamptonshire Steelbacks 194/2
M1 Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H) 183/4
N3 Durham Dynamos 147/6
M1 Northamptonshire Steelbacks 171/3
S3 Essex Eagles 168/5
S3 Essex Eagles 187/6
N1 Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H) 140
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Northamptonshire Steelbacks won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Nottinghamshire Outlaws won the toss and elected to field.
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
  • Northamptonshire's innings was interrupted by rain which reduced both teams' innings to 18 overs.

The following table lists the five highest team scores in the season.[3]

Team Total Opponent Ground
Durham 215/6 Yorkshire Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Northamptonshire 206/3 Gloucestershire College Ground, Cheltenham
Sussex 202/3 Middlesex Lord's Cricket Ground, London
Hampshire 202/3 Lancashire Rose Bowl, Southampton
Lancashire 201/4 Hampshire Rose Bowl, Southampton

The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the season are included in this table.[4]

Player Team Runs Inns Avg S/R HS 100s 50s 4s 6s
Craig Kieswetter Somerset 517 11 64.62 137.13 89* 0 5 46 19
Michael Carberry Hampshire 502 11 55.77 142.61 100* 1 4 59 16
Cameron White Northamptonshire 417 13 46.33 125.60 71* 0 4 29 18
Phil Mustard Durham 379 11 34.35 123.45 91 0 3 41 11
Michael Klinger Gloucestershire 366 10 52.28 129.32 108* 1 2 33 11

This table contains the top five highest scores of the season made by a batsman in a single innings.[5]

Player Team Score Balls 4s 6s Opponent Ground
Richard Levi Northamptonshire 110* 62 15 4 Gloucestershire College Ground, Cheltenham
Michael Klinger Gloucestershire 108* 64 9 5 Worcestershire County Ground, Bristol
Michael Carberry Hampshire 100* 66 11 3 Lancashire Rose Bowl, Southampton
Michael Lumb Nottinghamshire 96 52 14 3 Durham Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Steven Davies Surrey 95* 70 12 1 Kent St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the season.[6]

Player Team Wkts Inns Ave S/R Econ BBI
Azharullah Northamptonshire 27 12 12.62 10.1 7.44 4/14
Reece Topley Essex 21 11 13.23 10.5 7.51 4/26
David Willey Northamptonshire 21 12 13.33 12.1 6.58 4/9
Yasir Arafat Somerset 20 11 14.60 12.3 7.90 4/5
Jade Dernbach Surrey 18 12 16.44 14.7 6.70 3/15

Best bowling figures

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This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in the season.[7]

Player Team Overs Figures Opponent Ground
Graham Wagg Glamorgan 3.0 5/14 Worcestershire New Road, Worcester
Jack Brooks Yorkshire 4.0 5/21 Leicestershire Headingley, Leeds
Graeme White Nottinghamshire 4.0 5/22 Lancashire Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Mitchell McClenaghan Lancashire 4.0 5/29 Nottinghamshire Old Trafford, Manchester
Moeen Ali Worcestershire 4.0 5/34 Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton

Sky Sports showed many games during 2013, after showing them throughout the 2010, 2011 and 2012 seasons. S4C also offers some coverage with a few Glamorgan matches available with Welsh commentary.

Country TV Broadcaster(s) Notes
  United Kingdom Sky Sports Official Broadcasters of the tournament.
  Pakistan Pakistan Television Corporation Broadcast on PTV Sports.
  India ESPN Star Sports Broadcast on STAR Cricket.
  Wales S4C Broadcast in Welsh commentary.
  Australia Fox Sports Pty Limited Broadcast on Fox Sports
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  2. ^ "Friends Life t20, 2013 / Points table". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Friends Life t20, 2013 / Records / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Friends Life t20, 2013 / Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Friends Life t20, 2013 / Records / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Friends Life t20, 2013 / Records / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Friends Life t20, 2013 / Records / Best bowling figures in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2013.