It’s been a long time since Notts Outlaws faced Kent Spitfires in T20 cricket; all of 18 years, in fact.

Since then, the Apple iPhone has hit UK shelves (and spawned eighteen successor models), there have been seven occupants of 10 Downing Street, and the Outlaws have twice won the Blast title, alongside five other trophies.

Cast your mind all the way back to July 2007 and, with seven questions in honour of the year the game took place, test how much you can remember of Notts’ one previous meeting with the Spitfires.

Find the answers at the very bottom of the page.

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1) First up, a reserve day was needed after rain washed out any prospect of play on the original date, but at what stage of the competition in 2007 was the two sides' meeting?

A) Group stage

B) Quarter-finals

C) Semi-finals

2) Kent did win the match, but what was their margin of victory?

A) Nine wickets

B) Eight wickets

C) Seven wickets

3) Who captained Notts, and, having opted to bat first after winning the toss, top-scored in the Outlaws’ innings with 49 from 28 balls?

A) Mark Ealham

B) David Hussey

C) Stephen Fleming

4) Which England international also made 30 with the bat, operating from his lesser-spotted position as an opener?

A) Graeme Swann

B) Stuart Broad

C) Chris Read

5) Notts struggled to post a competitive score and were eventually dismissed for 138. Which seamer claimed figures of 2/17, making him the pick of the Kent attack?

A) Darren Stevens

B) James Tredwell

C) Simon Cook

6) In response, Kent opened the batting with Joe Denly and which other England-capped batter, who was also the Spitfires’ captain on the day?

A) Geraint Jones

B) Rob Key

C) Sam Northeast

7) Kent did eventually complete victory, though a Notts fightback meant the game went to the last over. How many deliveries remained when the winning runs were hit?

A) Five

B) Three

C) One

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Answers: 1) B, 2) A, 3) C, 4) A, 5) C, 6) B, 7) C