Jason Krejza was beaten for pace and movement as the ball thudded into his pad, and two balls later an unsettled Mitchell Johnson was dropped at second slip by Laxman.
Harrington was set to capture the event on the final day but choked on the 18th hole, hitting two consecutive balls into a creek before a nifty chip and putt for a double bogey that put him into a playoff against the Spaniard Sergio Garcia.
But an expected 40, 000 people crammed into the Washington Convention Center for those two balls, and there was still plenty of star power in the entertainment lineup.
After bowling two balls at the left-hander that swung into him, he then moved one the other way and Butcher, on 42, edged his drive straight to first slip.
Just two balls later, Jonathan Batty went for a quick single into the covers and was run out without scoring, beaten by a direct throw from 20 yards from former team-mate, Michael Carberry.
If it was not Neville keeping the cup holders on their toes it was Spanish playmaker Mikel Arteta, who managed to thread balls into the 18-yard box despite being surrounded by two or three defenders.
Trott's 33 came off only 17 balls, including two sixes, and saw him move into the all-time top 10 run scorers in Twenty20 cricket, with 1, 437 - 345 of which have come this season - and to the top of the run scoring charts in the English competition.
Maguire had been in fine form en route to the final but only potted two balls in the first two frames as O'Sullivan moved into gear with breaks of 54 and 66 in the opener.
Two balls later and Imrul Kayes looped a drive at another disguised delivery into the off-side, where Steve Finn swooped to his right to pouch the dipping ball.
And in the opening moments of the first half they resumed where they left off two weeks ago, dominating possession and flinging in balls, primarily from the boot of Neville, into the area.
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