KFC Twenty20 Big Bash

KFC Twenty20 Big Bash

Logo KFC Twenty20 Big Bash
Countries	Australia
Administrator	Cricket Australia
Format	Twenty20
First tournament	2005–06
Last tournament	2010–11
Tournament format	Round-robin and knockout finals
Number of teams	6
Most successful	Victorian Bushrangers (4 titles)
Qualification	Champions League Twenty20
Most runs	Overall: Brad Hodge (919)
Most wickets	Overall: Dirk Nannes (31)
Website	Official website

The KFC Twenty20 Big Bash was the domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. The competition was organised by Cricket Australia, and sponsored by fast food chicken outlet KFC. The competition was replaced by the Big Bash League as Australia's domestic Twenty20 competition after the 2010–11 tournament. The Victorian Bushrangers were the most successful team during the tournament's running, winning the title four times.

Teams

Placings

Finals

Year	Final Venue	Final Attendance	Final
			Winner	Result	Runner-up
2005–06 Details	North Sydney Oval, Sydney	5,669	Victoria 233 for 7 (20 overs)	Victoria won by 93 runs Scorecard	New South Wales 140 all out (15.3 overs)
2006–07 Details	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	28,960	Victoria 160 for 6 (20 overs)	Victoria won by 10 runs Scorecard	Tasmania 150 for 8 (20 overs)
2007–08 Details	WACA, Perth	16,589	Victoria 203 for 8 (20 overs)	Victoria won by 32 runs Scorecard	Western Australia 171 all out (19.3 overs)
2008–09 Details	ANZ Stadium, Sydney	17,592	New South Wales 167 for 5 (20 overs)	New South Wales won by 5 wickets Scorecard	Victoria 166 for 4 (20 overs)
2009–10 Details	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	17,722	Victoria 166 for 7 (20 overs)	Victoria won by 48 runs Scorecard	South Australia 118 for 9 (20 overs)
2010–11 Details	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	27,920	South Australia 155 for 2 (17.3 overs)	South Australia won by 8 wickets Scorecard	New South Wales 153 for 8 (20 overs)

Records

• Highest Score: 7/233 Victorian Bushrangers vs New South Wales Blues, 21 Jan 2006, at North Sydney Oval.^[1]
• Lowest Score: 71 (16.2 overs) New South Wales, vs Western Warriors, 5 Jan 2010, at WACA Ground.^[2]
• Biggest Winning Margin: 127 Western Warriors vs New South Wales Blues, 5 Jan 2010, at WACA Ground.^[3]
• Lowest Winning Margin: 2 Victorian Bushrangers vs Western Warriors, 6 Jan 2006, at WACA Ground, Perth.
  New South Wales Blues vs Victorian Bushrangers, 17 Jan 2009, at ANZ Stadium, Sydney.^[4]
• Highest Individual Score: 111 (56 balls) Michael Dighton, Tasmanian Tigers vs New South Wales Blues, 10 Jan 2007, at ANZ Stadium, Sydney.^[5]
• Most Runs: See Infobox.
• Fastest Half-Century: 18 Balls David Warner, New South Wales Blues vs Tasmanian Tigers, 30 Dec 2009 Bellerive Oval, Hobart
• Best Bowling: 6/25 (3 overs) Michael Dighton, Tasmanian Tigers vs Queensland Bulls, 1 Jan 2007, at The Heritage Oval, Toowoomba.^[6]
• Most Wickets: See Infobox.
• Most Catches: 13 David Hussey, Victorian Bushrangers.^[7]
• Largest Crowd: 43,125 – Victorian Bushrangers vs Tasmanian Tigers, 15 Jan 2010 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Television coverage

All games, including the finals were covered by Fox Sports.

See also

• Tasmania in the 2009–10 domestic Ford Ranger Cup and Twenty20 cricket competitions

References

External links

• Cricinfo Australian Domestic Cricket Archive