KFC Twenty20 Big Bash
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| Country(ies) |  Australia |
| Administrator(s) | Cricket Australia |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| First tournament | 2005 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round Robin, then knockout |
| Total participants | 6 |
| Current champion | Victoria Bushrangers |
| Most successful | Victoria Bushrangers (3 titles) |
| Qualification | Twenty20 Champions League (Possible tournament still in planning stages) |
| Most runs | Overall: Brad Hodge (476)[1] Season 2007/08: Shaun Marsh (290)[2] |
| Most wickets | Overall: Shaun Tait, Brett Dorey, Shane Harwood (15 each) Season 2007/08: Dirk Nannes (12) |
| Official website | Cricket Australia |
The KFC Twenty20 Big Bash is the domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. The competition is organised by Cricket Australia, and sponsored by fast food chicken outlet KFC. Australia was slower to pick up the format of Twenty20 cricket than other countries such as England and South Africa, but eventually established a league amongst the domestic Australian sides in 2005. The inception of the domestic Twenty20 competition was hailed as one of the games biggest innovations in Australia since the advent of World Series Cricket nearly 30 years previously. The format has proved highly popular with crowds in excess of 10,000 for games even during the working week.
The format for the 2007/2008 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash consisted of a 15-match competition which saw each State play 5 matches. The teams which finished first and second on the points table met in a final at the first placed side's home ground. The final was held at the WACA Ground in Perth with Victoria beating Western Australia.
As in other countries, Australia has taken a light-hearted high entertainment approach to the domestic Twenty20 competition, with cheerleaders, DJ's, and nick-names all being features. The crowd are encouraged to wear fancy dress, and create a carnival atmosphere. Big hitting and fast scoring is a notable feature, and encourages crowd involvement.
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[edit] Teams
| Team name (Sponsored name) |
Home ground | Last win | Wins / 2nds | |
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| Victorian Bushrangers (VB Victorian Bushrangers) |
Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2007-08 | 3 / 0 | |
| New South Wales Blues (SpeedBlitz Blues) |
Sydney Cricket Ground | N/A | 0 / 1 | |
| Tasmanian Tigers (Cascade Tasmanian Tigers) |
Bellerive Oval, Hobart | N/A | 0 / 1 | |
| Western Warriors (Retravision Warriors) |
The WACA, Perth | N/A | 0 / 1 | |
| Southern Redbacks (West End Redbacks) |
Adelaide Oval | N/A | 0 / 0 | |
| Queensland Bulls (XXXX Gold Queensland Bulls) |
The Gabba, Brisbane | N/A | 0 / 0 |
[edit] Winners and runners-up
| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Final venue | Final crowd |
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| 2005-06 | Victoria | New South Wales | North Sydney Oval | 5,669 |
| 2006-07 | Victoria | Tasmania | MCG | 28,960 |
| 2007-08 | Victoria | Western Australia | WACA | 16,589 |
[edit] Most Recent Results and Ladder
Final: Western Australia v Victoria at Perth - Jan 13, 2008
Victoria won by 32 runs
Victoria 203/8 (20 overs); Western Australia 171 (19.3 overs)[3]
[edit] Ladder
| Team | Played | Win | Loss | Tied | No Result | Points | Net RR |
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| Western Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +0.584 |
| Victoria | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +0.582 |
| Tasmania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.681 |
| New South Wales | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.078 |
| Queensland | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -0.294 |
| South Australia | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.719 |
[edit] Records
- Highest Score: 7/233 Victorian Bushrangers vs New South Wales Blues, 21 Jan 2006, at North Sydney Oval. [5]
- Lowest Score (batting first): 97 (19.3 overs) Southern Redbacks, vs Western Warriors, 8 Jan 2008, at Adelaide Oval. [6]
- Biggest Winning Margin: 93 Victorian Bushrangers vs New South Wales Blues, 21 Jan 2006, at North Sydney Oval. [7]
- Lowest Winning Margin: 2 Victorian Bushrangers vs Western Warriors, 6 Jan 2006, at WACA Ground, Perth. [8]
- Highest Individual Score: 111 (56 balls) Michael Dighton, Tasmanian Tigers vs New South Wales Blues, 10 Jan 2007, at ANZ Stadium, Sydney. [9]
- Most Runs: See Infobox.
- Best Bowling: 6/25 (3 overs) Michael Dighton, Tasmanian Tigers vs Queensland Bulls, 1 Jan 2007, at The Heritage Oval, Toowoomba. [10]
- Most Wickets: See Infobox.
- Most Catches: 12 David Hussey, Victorian Bushrangers. [11]
[edit] Television Coverage
Most games including the final are covered by Fox Sports.
[edit] References
- Cricinfo Australian Domestic Cricket Archive - Contains results for all matches
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