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The Friends Provident Trophy is a one day cricket competition in the United Kingdom.[1] It is one of the four tournaments in which the eighteen first-class counties compete each season. They are joined by teams from Scotland and Ireland. The competition has previously been known as the C&G Trophy (2000-2006), the NatWest Trophy (1981-2000) and the Gillette Cup (1963-1980). For a short period following the 2006 season, the competition was known as the ECB Trophy because no sponsors were forthcoming when Cheltenham and Gloucester decided to end their association with the competition after the 2006 season. The 2008 final was won by Essex.
As of 2008, a new format has been introduced for the competition. The 18 counties, plus Scotland and Ireland, are split into 4 groups of 5. Each team plays the other in the group home once and away once, with the top 2 counties in the group going into the quarter finals.[1]
For the 2006 and 2007, the eighteen English and Welsh first-class sides, plus Scotland and Ireland, were split into two groups of ten by geographical location. These were known as the North and South Conferences and were played in a league format. Teams played each other only once, in 50 over games, gaining two points for a win, one point for a no result and no points for a loss. Once the league positions were decided, the top teams from each Conference competed for the trophy in a final at Lord's. In the 2007 season this involved a semi-final knock-out stage, the winner in each conference playing the runners-up in the other.
The competition is played in the first half of the cricket season with the final taking place in August. The other main domestic one-day competition, the Natwest Pro 40 League, is played in the second half of the season.
| Year |
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Final |
| Winner |
Result |
Runner-up |
2008
Details |
Essex
218/5 (48.5 overs) |
Essex won by 5 wickets [2] |
Kent
214 (50 overs) |
2007
Details |
Durham
312/5 (50 overs) |
Durham won by 125 runs [3]
Rain stopped play after 32.2 overs; Reserve day used |
Hampshire
187 (41 overs) |
C&G Trophy
NatWest Trophy
| Year |
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Final |
| Winner |
Result |
Runner-up |
2000
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Gloucestershire
122 for 3 (29.4 overs) |
Gloucestershire won by 22 runs (D/L method) [10]
Rain stopped play after 29.4 overs; Gloucestershire target revised to 101. |
Warwickshire
205 for 7 (50 overs) |
TrophyWins by county 1963-2008
First class counties with no wins: Glamorgan and Leicestershire
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