▁promotion ▁to ▁Division ▁ 1 ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Season . ▁There ▁was ▁less ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁two ▁knock out ▁cu ps ▁where ▁M idd les ex ▁failed ▁to ▁progress ▁beyond ▁the ▁group ▁stages ▁of ▁either ▁tournament . ▁In ▁the ▁Fri ends ▁Prov ident ▁Tro phy ▁they ▁finished ▁ 7 th ▁of ▁the ▁ten ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁Division . ▁Like wise ▁in ▁the ▁Tw enty 2 0 ▁Cup , ▁ 5 th ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁six ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁Division ▁was ▁not ▁good ▁enough ▁to ▁see ▁them ▁progress . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁M idd les ex ▁won ▁the ▁Tw enty 2 0 ▁Cup ▁by ▁be ating ▁Kent ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁at ▁The ▁Rose ▁Bowl . ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁being ▁the ▁club ' s ▁first ▁major ▁tro phy ▁for ▁ 1 5 ▁seasons , ▁the ▁final ▁was ▁also ▁memor able ▁for ▁M idd les ex ' s ▁record ▁breaking ▁ 1 8 7 / 6 ▁( the ▁highest ▁ever ▁Tw enty 2 0 ▁Cup ▁Final s ▁Day ▁score ) ▁with ▁Kent ' s ▁ret ort ▁of ▁ 1 8 4 / 5 ▁( be ing ▁second ▁on ▁the ▁all - time ▁list ) ▁and ▁ens ured ▁that ▁the ▁Cup ▁was ▁decided ▁on ▁the ▁last ▁ball ▁of ▁the ▁match . ▁The ▁victory ▁is ▁also ▁made ▁historic ▁as ▁M idd les ex ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁County ▁Cr icket ▁Club ▁to ▁gain ▁entry ▁to ▁both ▁the ▁Tw enty 2 0 ▁Champions ▁League ▁and ▁the ▁Stan ford ▁Super