Twenty20
Australia: Back to Earth in Perth (And so not liking it)
As I made clear in my Twenty20 article, I am not a cricket fan. I cannot tell a square drive from a leg spin (I know one is a batting terminology and the other is a bowling terminology… mate), but again, cricket has been the flavor around me for quite some time, and as a person who takes contemporary happenings very seriously, here I am with my take on the latest test series between India and Australia.
Twenty20 Cricket Championship: Beyond Pain, Humiliation and Defeat
Exciting, Nailbiting, Satisfying... that was the Twenty20 cricket championship for the Indian population. Here are my two bits about it.
Fancy a Crack at That $1m Twenty20 Game? Sorry, It's Raining
Rain has stopped England's players from impressing in today's Twenty20 match with South Africa
England's Twenty20 Clash With South Africa Rained Off
England's Twenty20 international against South Africa has been called off 24 hours in advance following heavy rain at Chester-le-Street
Twenty20 Cup Rescheduling Angers England
England's Test series in India has come under renewed pressure after a scheduling clash with the Champions League
Deadlock in Row Over Champions League Dates
The ICC has postponed its decision over the proposed Champions Twenty 20 League schedule
Asian Tv Giant Threatens Icc Over Twenty20
ESPN-Star could pursue court action against the International Cricket Council if it authorizes the Champions Twenty20 League
Champions League Hopes Dealt Major Blow
English cricket's involvement with Sir Allen Stanford may have jeopardized its participation in the Twenty20 Champions League
When the Blacksmith is Worth a Dozen Tendulkars
Twenty20 has come from nowhere to establish itself as the world's campest sport, says Simon Hattenstone
Twenty20's Mind Games May Be Giving Clever Bowlers the Edge
Cricket: Guile is the hottest property in Twenty20 cricket, as bowlers bluff and double bluff for maximum advantage.
Twenty20 Adds Up to a New Lease of Life for Veteran Spinner Udal
Having retired from first-class cricket, Shaun Udal returned to play a key part in Middlesex's success
Udal and Mahmood at Home in the Country for Old Men
On and off the pitch there Twenty20 cricket is turning out not to just be for the young
Henderson Delivers a Dot of Magic
The Twenty20 Cup ended in high drama as Middlesex beat Kent by three runs at the Rose Bowl
Spitfires Shoot Down Eagles to Reach Final
Kent will defend their Twenty20 title in this evening's final after they defeated Essex by 14 runs
The Twenty20 Revolution That Turned Innocent Sideshow Into Hunt for Millions
Twenty20's rapid rise has brought millions of pounds into cricket but there is a risk of overexposure
Relaxed Smith Happy to Lead Durham's Charge
Durham all-rounder Will Smith hopes his newly found confidence can lead his team to Twenty20 success
Smith Seizes Chance in Twenty20 Finals Spotlight
Few players embody the versatility of Durham this season as well as Will Smith
England Set for Match Against Twenty20 Champs
Sir Allen Stanford has confirmed that his Super Series will include a fixture between England and the domestic Twenty20 champions
Plunkett Picks Off Glamorgan to Set Up Durham Finals Debut
Liam Plunkett and Shaun Pollock bowled Durham to a comfortable victory over Glamorgan in the Twenty20 cup
Championship Heritage Still in Peril As the Rich Get Richer
The Championship has had a vibrant season but could be undermined by a saturation of Twenty20, writes Vic Marks
Fears of Overkill As Twenty20 is Set to Dominate English Summer
A Twenty20 English Premier League will operate from 2010 following a shake-up of the domestic game
Yorkshire Miss Chance of Pay Day As Appeal Descends Into Farce
Yorkshire had their Twenty20 eviction overruled but it is Glamorgan who progress to the quarter-finals
Yorkshire's Twenty20 Appeal Slung Out
Disciplinary panel docks Yorkshire two points, meaning that Glamorgan will play Durham in the quarter-finals
The Marylebone Cricket Club? More Like the Marylebone Commercial Corporation
The MCC's Twenty20 proposals shamelessly advance the wealthier city elite ahead of the smaller first-class counties and risk a schism in the game
EPL Plans Bring Whiff of Betrayal
Keith Bradshaw's new Twenty20 proposals have infuriated the nine counties sidelined
Twenty20 Blindness
Stephen Moss: Do we really want to replace the grand narrative of county cricket with mock dramas starring the Headingley Humdingers?
Yorkshire Lodge Appeal Against Twenty20 Expulsion
Yorkshire have confirmed they are to appeal the ECB's decision to remove them from the Twenty20 Cup
Big Hitters Propose £50m English Twenty20 Tournament
The MCC, Lancashire, Hampshire and Surrey are to propose a 57-match competition based on the Indian Premier League
Spitfires Fly High As Kent Reach Finals Day
Kent beat Warwickshire by 42 runs at Edgbaston to ease their way into the semi-finals
Yorkshire May Appeal Twenty20 Expulsion
The ECB disciplinary panel kicked Yorkshire out of the Twenty20 Cup for a 'serious breach' of regulations
Yorkshire Thrown Out of Twenty20 Cup
Yorkshire have been thrown out of the Twenty20 Cup by the ECB after they fielded an ineligible player against Notts
Twenty20 Quarter-final Rained Off
Warwickshire and Kent will try again tomorrow after a wash-out at Edgbaston
England Win Over India to Ease Zimbabwe Out of World Cup
Cricket: England will stage next year's World Twenty20 after a compromise which means Zimbabwe will not participate
England Benefits From Zimbabwe's World Twenty20 Withdrawal
Cricket: England will stage next year's World Twenty20 after the ICC blocked Zimbabwe's involvement
Zimbabwe Pulls Out of World Twenty20
Zimbabwe has pulled out of next summer's World Twenty20 but the ICC has decided not to suspend the country from international cricket
Twenty20 Cup Still Bound for England, Says Richardson
The ICC's acting Chief Executive David Richardson has insisted that England will stage the World Twenty20
ICC Insists England Will Host World Twenty20 Despite Delay Over Zimbabwe
The ICC debate over Zimbabwe will rumble into a third day, leaving next year's World Twenty20 up in the air
England to Keep World Cup After Zimbabwe Deal
A compromise preventing Zimbabwe from playing in World Twenty20 will ensure England host next year's tournament
Hampshire Fall to Forces of Darkness and Grand Kaneria
Essex's excellence in the field helped them to beat Hampshire in the Twenty20 domestic cup
Northants Find a Silver Lining After the Rain
Northamptonshire booked their place in the Twenty20 Cup quarter-finals despite rain denying them a likely victory against Somerset
Napier Hits Sharks for Six - Again and Again and Again
Essex's Graham Napier smashed a world-record number of sixes as his side thrashed Sussex in the Twenty20 Cup
Zimbabwe Face Tour Ban
Culture secretary, Andy Burnham, wants Zimbabwe to be banned from the Twenty20 World Cup
Troughton and Trott Partnership Gives Warwickshire the Edge
Warwickshire booked a place in the quarter finals of the Twenty20 Cup with a four wicket win over Somerset
Gloucestershire Break Their Twenty20 Losing Streak
Will Porterfield's lively innings of 62 helped Gloucestershire to a seven wicket victory over Glamorgan
Kiwis Remind Us It's Not All About Slap, Bang and Wallop
The next couple of years will show if Twenty20 is indeed a rich vein that has been struck, or fool's gold, writes Mike Selvey
Indian Wrangles Put Counties' T20 Role at Risk
Indian officials have given conflicting accounts of English counties' involvement in the Twenty20 Champions League
Veteran Cairns Piles on the Pain for Sad Foxes As Snape Calls Time
Nottinghamshire consigned Leicestershire to their fifth consecutive defeat in this season's Twenty20 cup
Twenty20 the Perfect Stage for Swashbuckling Switch-hitters
The issues raised by Kevin Pietersen's improvisation are not too thorny to require complete censure, writes Richard Williams
Wagg's Surge Leaves Notts Floundering
Derbyshire scored 11 off the final over against Notts to keep themselves in the hunt for the Twenty20 Cup
Malan Steers Middlesex to Capital Gain
Dawid Malan's unbeaten 41 helped the Crusaders claim London pride with victory over Surrey
Ashes or $1m - Collingwood Can't Decide
Paul Collingwood admits he is fearful that the money on offer in Twenty20 could harm Test cricket
Stanford Arrives on a Wing to Answer Clarke's Prayer
The ECB has embraced Sir Allen Stanford's heavyweight investment in a new series of winner-takes-all Twenty20 matches, writes Paul Kelso
With Stanford's $20m in a Perspex Box, Who Cares About Being Tacky?
The ECB has embraced Sir Allen Stanford's heavyweight investment in a new series of winner-takes-all Twenty20 matches, writes Paul Kelso
Adams Heroics in Vain As Kent Start Well in Dash for Cash
Kent triumphed over Sussex with just one ball to spare in the Twenty20 Cup
England to Play in £10m Twenty20 Showdown
English players could earn £2.5m each in series created by Texan billionaire Sir Allen Stanford
Time to Pension Off 50-over Cricket
Twenty20 is the new kid on the block, says Andy Bull, and it's made the longer form of the one-day game look distinctly out of touch
Twenty20 is Back With a Bang But the Party Has Now Turned Serious
It may be the original Twenty20 but things are about to change for the domestic cup
Counties Ignore Modi and Play Icl Outcasts in Twenty20
English county sides are to field Indian Cricket League players despite the threat to ban them from the inaugural Champions League
Modi Threatens to Ban Icl Players From Twenty20 Champions League
A storm is brewing over the participation of ICL players in the proposed global Twenty20 tournament
Twenty20 Winners Eye £2.5m Jackpot
Cricket: The winners of the Twenty20 Cup will be entered into a global Champions League of cricket
Caribbean Payday Causes Ructions in England Squad
Debate over how to split the fees from England's Twenty20 game in Antigua has threatened to become a sticking point
Black Bat Law Stumps Stanford
The ECB and MCC will today resume talks with billionaire Sir Allen Stanford about a £52m series of Twenty20 matches
End of Four-day County Games Proposed to Let in Twenty20
Jack Simmons has said County Championship games should be reduced to three days to allow for Twenty20
Somerset Left Jet-lagged
June 22: No matter what the format a one-sided contest can be dull and tedious, as this complete domination of Somerset by a niggardly Gloucestershire side was.
Pietersen Takes a Bow for Notts
June 17: Nobody is yet sure of the par score for a 20-over innings, but the game won by Nottinghamshire proved that 120, the lowest target posted so far, is certainly not enough.
Hollioake Keeps Surrey Perfect
June 17: There were enough families in Esher to witness Surrey win again and encourage the notion that Twenty20 is reaching the parts that longer forms of the game cannot reach.
Bracewell Keeps on Moving the Goalposts Before Upping Sticks
July 19: John Bracewell, the Kiwi who turned Gloucestershire into one-day winners, hopes for 20Twenty cup success.
Aussies to Old Trafford
The ECB announced that Old Trafford will host two Twenty20 internationals between England and Australia next summer
Roses Rivals Reject Merger But Thorny Regional Issue is Still Alive
Yorkshire and Lancashire have poured cold water on the idea of them playing together in Twenty20 cricket
ECB Reveal English Premier League Likely By 2010
The ECB's chief excecutive David Collier confirms 'very positive' talks over a new Twenty/20 competition, backed by billionaire Allen Stamford
Counties Asked to Merge for Twenty20 League
The ECB is to discuss creating six regional teams to compete in a proposed English Premier League
Morris Dances to the Compelling Tune of Big-time Twenty20
New Professional Cricketers' Association chief executive Sean Morris is set to back an English Premier League
It's the End of the World As We Know It (and Cricket Will Be Fine)
Twenty20 is closer to the spirit of cricket than the lifeless trudge of the county championship, argues Richard Williams
ECB Set to Discuss Twenty20 Future With Stanford
The ECB has confirmed that it will meet with Allen Stanford tomorrow to discuss plans for the future of Twenty20 cricket
Leicestershire
County Championship preview: Boeta Dippenaar could score a stack of runs but Leicestershire may choose to concentrate on Twenty20
ECB to Hold Crisis Twenty20 Talks
Cricket: The ECB is to meet TV executives and sponsors for emergency talks about launching a rival to Indian Twenty20 competitions
Health and Safety is Full of Gas
Next year's Twenty20 World Cup could suffer from the sudden interest of Health and Safety in the Oval gasometers, writes David Hopps
Twenty20 Taken a Touch Too Far As India Slump to 76 All Out
India were bowled out for a paltry 76 as South Africa ran riot on the first morning of the second Test
Surrey Entice Lewis Out of Retirement for Twenty20
Cricket: 40-year-old former England star Chris Lewis has signed a contract to play for Surrey on a game-by-game basis
Rebel Without a Pause
Two decades after touring apartheid South Africa, English cricket's foremost rebel is at it again, coaching in the unofficial Twenty20 league in India and dreaming of a global inter-city event, he tells Will Buckley
I Don't Need Ipl's Money, Says Pietersen
Cricket: Kevin Pietersen insists there's "no way in the world" he'll jeopardise his England career to chase quick money in India's burgeoning Twenty20 scene
Stanford's 20/20 Vision is Waking Up the West Indies
After committing to a $130m investment, Texan billionaire Allen Stanford is hoping to make Twenty20 cricket's biggest cash-cow
Beyond the Old Boundaries
Leader: Auctioning of top cricket players for new Twenty20 league signals end of bygone era
No One Knows When the Cricket Honey-pot Will Start to Overflow
The Stanford Twenty20 finals in the Caribbean are the latest ingredient in an already heady cricketing cocktail, writes Andy Bull
Collingwood Spoiled for Choice As Kiwis Crumble
Cricket: England wrapped up the Twenty20 series with another convincing win over hapless New Zealand in Christchurch
New Zealand v England: Twenty20
Over-by-over report: Can England beat the Kiwis again? Follow the action with Andy Bull NOW
Australia Warm Up for Cb Series By Routing India
Cricket: India were bowled out for a feeble 74 en route to a nine-wicket Twenty20 defeat at the hands of Australia.
Security Stepped Up at Twenty20
Cricket: The ECB will improve stewarding and bring in restrictions on alcohol to vanquish unruly behavior at future Twenty20 matches
Symonds and Haddin Inspire Australia
Cricket: Australia gained a measure of revenge for their World Twenty20 semi-final loss to India by inflicting an 84-run defeat on the hosts in the second one-day international in Kochi.
Over-by-over: Sri Lanka Innings
Cricket: On it goes, chug, chug, chug. Chug. Chug. In last five months England have played Tests against West Indies and India, ODIs against West Indies and India, the Twenty20 World and now this ... a five-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. These days international cricket is like a 24/7 Burger bar. It's always open for business. And today your service representative is me, I'm afraid.
Bell Bounces Back With a Century in England Victory
Cricket: Ian Bell delivered a telling response to his undeserved omission from England's ICC World Twenty20 squad by opening the one-day challenge in Sri Lanka with an impressive century.
India on Top of the World After Gambhir Snuffs Out Pakistan Attack
Twenty20 World Cup final: Despite the last ditch efforts of Pakistan's Misbah-il-Haq, India won the inaugural trophy in a belting final.
India Win Thrilling Final to Become World Champions
World Twenty20: India held on in the face of a stirring Pakistan fightback for a five-run win in the final.
India v Pakistan - Live!
Cricket: World Twenty20: It's the first time these two sides have met in a major final. Follow all the action with Lawrence Booth from 12.30pm.
Yuvraj Heroics Take India Into Final
World Twenty20: Yovraj Singh hit 70 from 30 balls as India edged out Australia in Durban.
Pakistan Power Into Twenty20 Final
Cricket: Pakistan cruised past New Zealand with six wickets and seven balls to spare at the World Twenty20.
Yuvraj Finds Redemption in a Perfect Set of Sixes
World Twenty20: India's Yuvraj Singh hit a maximum 36 off one Chris Broad over to set a new Twenty20 record.
Yuvraj's Six of the Best Leave Broad Reeling
World Twenty20: While India revelled in Yuvraj Singh's incredible six sixes, his victim Chris Broad was left with a painful memory.
Lap Dancing Costs Collingwood Dear
Twenty20 World Cup: After skipper Paul Collingwood's late night shenanigans, his team performed like drains against the Kiwi's and face elimination.
Champions League Cricket Holds Many Pitfalls
The lure of millions for Twenty20 champions in a new exclusive league seems attractive, but must be viewed with caution, writes Vic Marks.
Solanki Takes Up Prior's Gloves
Matt Prior was today ruled out of the remainder of England's World Twenty20 campaign after x-rays confirmed he has fractured his right thumb.
Solanki is England's Emergency Keeper After Prior Ruled Out
World Twenty20: Vikram Solanki will keep wicket against New Zealand after Matt Prior damaged his thumb.
Prior Has X-ray on Thumb Injury
Cricket: Matt Prior has given England an injury scare for the crucial ICC World Twenty20 match against New Zealand at Kingsmead.
Vettori Stars in Kiwi Victory
New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori led his team to a 10-run victory over India in the opening game of the Twenty20 World Cup Super 8s.
Australia Turn on the Power After English Talk of Humiliation
Cricket: World Twenty20: Australia recovered from their shock defeat against Zimbabwe to beat second-rate England with ease.
English Clubs to Play in New Indian League
Cricket: The Indian Cricket Board have announced plans for a Champions League style Twenty20 competition between the world's top clubs.
Pietersen Inspires England to Easy Win
Cricket: England survived a brief scare against Zimbabwe in Cape Town to begin their ICC World Twenty20 campaign with a 50-run win and will now face Australia tomorrow knowing that another victory will knock the pre-tournament favourites out at the first hurdle.
India to Host Twenty20 Champions League
Cricket: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to launch a Twenty20 cricket version of football's Champions League with a £1m prize for the winners.
England Call on Old Salts to Add Twenty20 Spice
Cricket World Twenty20: England hope their aging trio of short-game specialists can bring success in South Africa.
Zimbabwe Win Puts Ponting in Twenty20 Rage
Cricket: World Twenty20: Ricky Ponting condemned his side's batting as 'diabolical' after Zimbabwe's remarkable victory over Australia.
Zimbabwe Stun Aussies
Cricket: World Twenty20: Australia lost by five wickets in an almighty shock at the tournament.
Scotland v Pakistan - Live!
Cricket: World Twenty20 Can Scotland spring a surprise? Follow it now with Lawrence Booth.
Kenya Crushed By Kiwis
Cricket: New Zealand dismissed Kenya for a record low total at Kingsmead to begin their World Twenty20 campaign with a crushing nine-wicket win.
Records Fall to Gayle But South Africa Win the Day
Cricket: Chris Gayle's swashbuckling century was in vain as Herschelle Gibbs led South Africa to an entertaining victory in the opening match of the World Twenty20.
The Dividing Line Behind the Celebrations
Cricket: Twenty20 success is merely papering open the deep underlying cracks in the national game that threaten to blow apart South Africa's standing as a major cricketing power, says David Hopps.
Blast Masters Can Reshape One-day Game
Cricket: The Twenty20 will offer the full stadiums and close matches that the 50 over varient failed to deliver earlier this year, says Vic Marks.
Flintoff Passes Latest Test and Prays for No More Setbacks
Cricket: Andrew Flintoff will play in the deciding one-dayer against India and the Twenty20 World Championship as the cricketing public await a thrilling series finale at Lord's.
Twenty20 Call for Anderson
Cricket: England have drafted Lancashire fast bowler James Anderson into their ICC World Twenty20 squad as a replacement for Essex all-rounder Ravi Bopara.
Shoaib Sent Home From Twenty20 World Cup
Cricket: Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has been recalled from Johannesburg after reportedly to hitting team-mate Mohammad Asif with a bat.
Five Times Six Makes Twenty20 for Mascarenhas
Cricket: Sixth ODI: Dimitri Mascarenhas' last over heroics may just have snatched him a Twenty20 squad berth, reasons Lawrence Booth.
Concerns Grow As Flintoff Set to Miss Twenty20 Showpiece
Cricket: England are unlikely to take the injury-plagued Andrew Flintoff to the Twenty20 World Cup.
England Ready to Go to Wire on Flintoff's Twenty20 Fitness
Cricket: England will wait until the last minute before deciding whether Andrew Flintoff can make the World Twenty20 squad
Broken Thumb Forces Bopara Out of Twenty20 Showpiece
Cricket: Ravi Bopara will miss England's remaining one-day internationals against India, as well as the World Twenty20 tournament.
Challenge to Kapil's Renegades
Cricket: The Twenty20 project of Kapil Dev's Indian Cricket League is to be rivalled by a BCC competition that might include teams from South Africa, Australia and England.
Mr Twenty20 is Called Out of the Cold for England
Cricket: The Twenty20 World Cup offers second chances to Darren Maddy and several other discards, writes Paul Weaver.
England Turn to Twenty20 Specialists
Cricket: A host of old faces have returned to the team as England turn to Twenty20 specialists for the World Championships
England Favourites Suffer As Finals Day Offers Little Solace to Selectors
Cricket: Finals day in the Twenty20 Cup was a major success, but few of England's World Cup squad made meaningful contributions.
Key Moments Cheer Kent Skipper
Cricket: Kent's skipper Rob Key was delighted after Darren Stevens hit the winning runs in the Twenty20 Cup final.
Wright's Summer of Slogging Forces Him Into England Frame
Cricket: Luke Wright has shot to prominence with his displays in the Twenty20 this season and success at finals day could bring international recognition, says Andy Wilson.
Trescothick Rules Himself Out of England Reckoning
Cricket: Marcus Trescothick has pulled out of England's Twenty20 World Cup squad saying he needs more time to recover from his illness.
Cricket: Murali Arrives Bang on Time to Send Lancs Into Twenty20 Semis
A star turn from Muttiah Muralitharan accounted for Warwickshire as Lancashire booked their place at finals day.
Murali Arrives Bang on Time to Send Lancs Into Twenty20 Semis
Cricket: A star turn from Muttiah Muralitharan accounted for Warwickshire as Lancashire booked their place at finals day.
Gloucestershire First to Make It to Finals Day
Cricket: Hamish Marshall helped Gloucestershire through to the Twenty20 finals day as they beat Worcestershire by seven wickets in Bristol.
Samit Patel, Nottinghamshire
Cricket: Scouting report: Steve James rates the young Notts batsman who was unlucky to miss out on the Twenty20 World Cup squad.
Cricket: Schofield Career Revived With Shock Call-up to England Squad
Cricket's forgotten man Chris Schofield is back in the provisional England squad for the Twenty20 World Cup.
Cricket: 'no Guarantees' But Trescothick Gets Call for Twenty20
Fragile soul Marcus Trescothick has returned to the England fold in the provisional squad for the Twenty20 World Cup.
Cricket: England Name Marcus Trescothick in 30-man Squad for Twenty20 World Cup
Marcus Trescothick, who has not played for England for nearly a year, has been included in a 30-man squad for the ICC World Twenty20 in September.
Cricket: Selectors Line Up Trescothick for Twenty20 Squad Recall
Marcus Trescothick could be named in the England squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in September.
Cricket: Donald: Young Quicks Making Rapid Progress
Allan Donald has had his contract with England extended until after the Twenty20 world championship in September.
Cricket: Schofield's Skills Benefit Surrey
Twenty20 Cup: Surrey extended their Division lead with a comfortable win over Kent in spite of losing early wickets.
Cricket: Worcesteshire Wilt As Marshall Exacts Revenge on Bollinger
Twenty20 Cup: Hamish Marshall's quick-fire ton helped Gloucestershire to a big win over struggling Worcestershire.
Cricket: Twenty20 International: Collingwood Only Resistance in Windies Win
After promising, "11 captains out there, not one," new skipper Paul Collingwood was the only resistance to a Windies onslaught.
Cricket: Twenty20 Cup: Holioake Finds Cavalier Touch
Adam Hollioake's return to county cricket finally got off the mark as he helped Essex to a three wicket win over Surrey.
Cricket: Twenty20's Mind Games May Be Giving Clever Bowlers the Edge
Guile is the hottest property in Twenty20 cricket, as bowlers bluff and double bluff for maximum advantage.
Cricket: Collingwood Enters Leadership Duty With Glow of Optimism
Paul Collingwood captains England for the first time in today's Twenty20 match against the West Indies.
Cricket: Davies Caps Sophia Curtain-raiser
Glamorgan sealed their first Twenty20 win of the season, just overhauling an average Somerset total.
Cricket: Wright's Stunning Century Lifts Sussex After Key Comes Unstuck
A 44-ball ton by Luke Wright took Sussex to victory over Kent in a big-hitting Twenty20 Cup match.
Cricket: England Hit By Injury Scares for Trott and Bell
Both Ian Bell and his likely replacement Jonathan Trott are injury doubts for tomorrow's Twenty20 international.
Cricket: Windies Struggle in Derby
Twenty20 tour match: West Inides' abject tour continued as they were bowled out for 84 by Derbyshire.
Cricket: Ambrose Makes England Claim
Twenty20 Cup: Tim Ambrose hammered 39 runs off just 19 balls to put Warwickshire on their way to victory against Glamorgan.
Cricket: Tresco Brilliance Not Enough
Twenty20 Cup: Marcus Trescothick's 35-ball 76 wasn't enough as Usman Afzaal powered Northants to victory.
The Spin
Cricket: It sticks in the Spin's craw to admit it, but when England and West Indies kick off their one-day encounters with back-to-back Twenty20 internationals next week, the summer might suddenly become quite interesting. By Lawrence Booth
Cricket: Essex Eye Hollioake for Twenty20 Return
Essex have approached Adam Hollioake about a possible return to County cricket.
Twenty20 World Cup: England Drawn Against Australia and Zimbabwe
Cricket: England have been pitted against Australia in the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup, which begins in South Africa in September.
Can This England Team Possibly Get Any Worse?
Cricket: Twenty20 international: England were as poor in the shortest version of the game as they were in the Ashes series as they lost by 77 runs and five wickets.
Cricket: Australia Thrash England By 77 Runs in Twenty20 International
Twenty20 international: Australia thrashed a shambolic England by 77 runs after posting a record total at the SCG.
Cricket: Afridi's Fireworks Outshine Broad and England Hopes Go Up in Smoke
Twenty20: Shahid Afridi hit 28 off ten balls in a pyrotechnic cameo that swung the match for Pakistan, despite an impressive England debut by Stuart Broad.
Cricket: Pakistan Chairman Confident for One-dayers
Shaharyar Khan is confident the England - Pakistan one-dayers can be saved, but an international team is ready for the Twenty20, just in case.
Cricket: Leicestershire's Victory Over Nottinghamshire
Twenty20 final: Umpires last-ball mistake takes gloss off Leicestershire's 11 run victory over Notts.
Twenty20: Foxes Find Winning Formula
Cricket: Darren Maddy eclipsed Nottinghamshire's Chris Read with a half century off 41 balls to help clinch the Twenty20 trophy for Leicestershire.
Cricket: Flowers' Chance for Late Blooming
Twenty20: The Flower brothers look back sadly to Zimbabwe and forward to today's Twenty20 finals.
Cricket: Twenty20 Draw
Past champions Surrey and Leicestershire could contest the Twenty20 final after avoiding each other in the semi-finals.
Yardy Makes a Day of It
Cricket: Mike Yardy made a seamless transition from the slogfest of Twenty20 with a patient century at Hove to end the first day against Kent 126 not out.
Cricket: Warwicks Follow Knight's Early Gambit
Warwickshire completed an impressive double over in-form Northants to maintain their chance of qualifying for the Twenty20 quarter-finals.
Cricket: Gloucester Beat Glamorgan
Gloucestershire won their Twenty20 group after a dramatic finish against Glamorgan at Sophia Gardens.
Cricket: Derby Keep Hopes Alive
Derbyshire's two-run victory over Durham gives them a slight chance of qualifying for the Twenty20 final.
Cricket: White Record Counts for Nothing
Somerset's Cameron White was unlucky to hit Twenty20's highest ever individual score but still finish as a loser against Worcestershire.
Cricket: Cunning Foxes on Course for Finals Day
Leicester are set to continue their record of appearing in every Twenty20 Cup finals day after beating Derbyshire.
Cricket: Glamorgan Bound Ahead As Franklin Hits Out
The Kiwi influence in South Wales has given glamorgan impetus in the Twenty20. Last night James Franklin was the unlikely batting hero.
Cricket: Twenty20 Cup Offers a Chance to Rediscover Feelgood Factor
The start of another Twenty20 campaign is an opportunity for cricket to get the crowds back through the gates.
Sri Lanka Snatch Victory By Two Runs in Rose Bowl Thriller
Cricket: Sri Lanka's two-run win in their first ever Twenty20 international was overshadowed by Ed Joyce's serious injury.
Cricket: South Africa Pledge
South Africa have promised to promote the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship with the fervour of the 2003 World Cup.
World Cup Success Down to Morgan
Digger: ECB chairman David Morgan had to broker hard to secure the 2009 Twenty20 World Cup and the 2019 ODI World Cup.
Cricket: England Hosts in 2019
The inaugral Twenty20 World Cup will be staged in England in 2009, along with the World Cup 10-years later as the ICC decided who hosts what for the forseeable future.
Cricket: Martyn Smashes Proteas As Australia Win at a Canter
A thrilling innings from Damien Martyn inspired Australia to a resounding win over South Africa in their Twenty20 home debut.
Record Crowd Sees Aussies Crush Proteas
Cricket: Australia's Twenty20 home debut produced a resounding victory for the hosts as they thrashed South Africa by 95 runs.
Why Joneseys, Hoggys and Banger Just Aren't Worth Their Shirts
Cricket: Close the book on Naffest Sports Promotion of the Year: Australia's first inter-state Twenty20 cricket extravaganza has got it sewn up, says Mike Selvey.
Cricket: England Favourite to Host Twenty20 Internationals
The Twenty20 format is likely to be adopted for a major international tournament as early as 2007, with England set to host the inaugural event.
Cricket: W. Indies to Get Twenty20
Texan businessman Allen Stanford has announced plans for a £16m Twenty20 competition in the West Indies in a bid to revive interest in cricket in the region.
Elsewhere
Cricket: I have never been to a Twenty20 game and perhaps I still never will. But being ill in bed, I switched on the radio; and couldn't resist the excitement. David Mckie
Cricket: Sussex Beat Somerset
Richard Montgomerie posted an unbeaten 132 for victorious Sussex as Somerset suffered a Twenty20 hangover.
Cricket: Smith's Rich Harvest for Somerset
The South African says he is ready to return home after leading Somerset to the Twenty20 trophy, beating Lancashire by seven wickets.
Cricket: Leicestershire See Their Chance
ReigningTwenty20 champions Leicestershire need to see off outsiders Somerset at The Oval if they are to reach the final and have a chance of retaining their crown.
Cricket: Twenty20 Should Be Celebrated
A full house at The Oval for the Twenty20 Cup semi-finals will celebrate a game letting its hair down and hitting the sceptics for six, writes Lawrence Booth.
Twenty20 Cup: Leicestershire Beat Middlesex By 19 Runs
Cricket: Leicestershire's Charl Willoughby had his hands around Middlesex's windpipe to secure his side a third visit to finals day.
Twenty20 Cup: Somerset Beat Northamptonshire By Four Wickets
Cricket: Somerset are celebrating their first appearance on finals day of the Twenty20 Cup, but they left it late as the sun set over Wantage Road last night.
Surrey Beat Warwickshire 4-3 in Bowl-out After Tie Under D-l Method
Cricket: Cricketing history was made when Surrey beat Warwickshire in a bowl-out to decide a Twenty20 match for the first time.
Cricket: Middlesex Mauled But Move on
Middlesex 174-7; Hampshire 178-4 (Hampshire beat Middlesex by 6 wkts) Hampshire recorded a convincing Twenty20 Cup win over group leaders Middlesex following a man-of-the-match performance by Craig McMillan.
Cricket: Maddy Rediscovers Form to Guide Foxes to Victory
Yorkshire 177-5; Leicestershire 178-3 (Leicestershire won by seven wickets) Darren Maddy rediscovered his knack for Twenty20 cricket to take the holders Leicestershire into the quarter finals.
Cricket: Sussex Lose Out Despite Winning
Surrey 144-8; Sussex 148-7 (Sussex beat Surrey by 3 wkts) Sussex beat Surrey with three balls to spare, but Derbyshire's superior run-rate denied them a quarter-final place in the Twenty20 Cup.
Cricket: Kent Bats Paddle in 20-over Swamp
Twenty20 Cup: Kent's point they collected when yesterday's match against Sussex was abandoned was their first for seven matches.
Twenty20 Cup: Warwickshire Beat Somerset By 47 Runs
Cricket: James Anyon's wobblers bagged him a hat-trick and helped Warwickshire to a win over Somerset.
Twenty20 Cup: Lancashire Beat Derbyshire By 50 Runs (d/l)
Cricket: Brad Hodge scored 67 and took four wickets as Lancashire secured their place in the quarter-finals.
Twenty20 Cup: Lancashire 208-4; Durham 171-7
Cricket: A century for Mal Loye guaranteed a win against Durham and all but sealed Lancashire's place in the quarter-finals of the Twenty20 Cup.
Cricket: Surrey Send Record Crowd Home Happy
Southern division: A record 20,041 people saw Surrey win their 18th Twenty20 match out of 20 that all but sealed a quarter-final place.
Cricket: Warwicks Beat Glamorgan in Twenty20
Glamorgan snatched defeat from the jaws of victory after David Hemp's dismissal provoked an embarrassing collapse against Warwickshire.
Cricket: Pothas and Prittipaul Prevail
Hampshire secured their second successive Twenty20 win in the last over to delight a packed Rose Bowl.
Cricket: Surrey Beat Middlesex
Tim Murtagh posted the first six-wicket haul in Twenty20 history as Surrey comfortably defeated Middlesex in the London derby.
Cricket: Hoggard Hammered
Yorkshire 165-7 Lancashire 166-5 Lancashire won by five wickets Following his exclusion from England's one-day squad, Matthew Hoggard has suffered an undignified introduction to the Twenty20 game.
Cricket: Twenty20 Ideal Format to Let Game Thrive at Every Level
The Twenty20 format is good for cricket because it creates greater scope for such upsets as Bangladesh's defeat of Australia, says Kevin Mitchell.
International Twenty20: Brutal England Strike the First Blow
Cricket: Seven wickets in a wild 20-ball spell saw England make the perfect start to the Ashes summer with a stunning 100-run victory.
England v Australia - Live!
Cricket: Over-by-over report: Follow all the action from the historic Twenty20 international now with James Dart.
Intrepid Leicestershire Blaze Trail - in Pakistan
Criket: Vic Marks explains why an English county will feature in Asia's first Twenty20 match.
Kiwis Feel Ponting's Force in Inaugural Twenty20 Clash
Cricket: Ricky Ponting blasted 98 off 55 as Australia trounced New Zealand in the inaugural men's Twenty20 international.
Surrey to Host Tsunami Appeal Match
Cricket: The Oval will host a Twenty20 Match between Asia and an International XI to raise money for the tsunami appeal in June.
Twenty20 Cricket Must Take International Stage
Kevin Mitchell: After watching two sell-out games down under, Kevin Mitchell is perplexed by the ICC's reluctance to to promote Twenty20 cricket at international level.
Cricket: Big Plans Afoot for the Short Game
August 9: The ECB will cash in on the success of the Twenty20 Cup by extending the competition for the next two seasons.
Cricket: Hodge Helps Himself As Snape Masters Hollioake's Dark Arts
August 9: Jeremy Snape and Brad Hodge decoded Adam Hollioake's signals to fire Leicestershire to the second Twenty20 Cup.
Twenty20's Success Raises Spirits in Sleepy World of County Cricket
Twenty20 is only in its second year, but domestic cricket is struggling to imagine life without it. About 20,000 spectators are expected when Glamorgan, Lancashire, Leicestershire and the holders, Surrey, arrive for the semi-finals and final at Edgbaston today: a moderate figure in...
Twenty20 Cup: Maddy Fireworks See Off Essex
Darren Maddy's quickfire 84 propelled Leicestershire into their second successive Twenty20 Cup semi-final.
Twenty20 Cup: Hollioake Rules in Brief As Lions Run Goes on
Holders Surrey were more than a little indebited to all-rounder Adam Hollioake, who turned in another match-winning display.
Surrey Aim for 12 Out of 12
The defending champions Surrey have been handed a home tie against Worcestershire in the quarter-finals of the Twenty20 Cup. The Lions, who have won all 11 of their completed matches in the competition's two-year history, will be hoping to extend that record and book their place...
Twenty20 Cup: Hollioake Thrills the Multitudes
Adam Hollioake's supercharged 65 off 41 was enough to see off Middlesex in front of a packed Lord's.
Twenty20 Cup: Flintoff Fireworks Blown Off Course By Spin
July 15: Despite smashing 85 from just 48 balls, Fred Flintoff was forced to play second fiddle to Yorkshire's Ian Harvey.
Hick's 116 Breaks New Ground
July 6: Graeme Hick belted 116 from 65 balls against Northamptonshire, the highest score so far in the Twenty20 Cup.
Cricket: Twenty20 Has Vision of Olympics
Twenty20 cricket will soon be an Olympic sport, if the England and Wales Cricket Board has anything to do with it.
Surrey Crack Cricket's Golden Egg
Organisers must not tamper with a winning formula, writes Stephen Bierley.
Less is More for Twenty20
July 13: We all recognise that the Twenty20 Cup has been a startling success. But, just in case we are wavering, we have been bombarded with statistics to prove it.
Gough Skittles Zimbabwe in Record Time
England reached the final of the NatWest Series yesterday and also appeared to lend international approval to the concept of Twenty20 cricket.
Move to Expand Twenty20 Cup
June 29: The first-class counties, many of whom opposed the Twenty20 Cup initially, want the competition expanded to provide them with more short, sharp and extremely crowd-friendly fixtures.
Frank Keating: Notes From the Touchline
Frank Keating: As Sky Sports played strident ringmaster to the phantasmagoria of Twenty20's frenzies at Headingley, it was sobering to realise that the very day marked the 65th anniversary of the first live television coverage of a cricket match.
Surrey Won By Four Wickets
June 17: There were enough families in Esher to witness Surrey win again and encourage the notion that Twenty20 is reaching the parts that longer forms of the game cannot reach.
New Age Begins With a Bang As Cricket Sells Itself
June 14: Hampshire Hawks, dressed in bible-black outmanoeuvred and eventually outgunned the Sussex Sharks to win the inaugural televised Twenty20 Cup match.
Twenty20 Cup Could Revitalise Cricket
John Rawling: Barbecues on the boundary, face-paint and live bands? No, but seriously, the Twenty20 Cup will breathe new life into county cricket.
Afridi Turns Non-whirling Dervish
May 1: When cricket invents a competition with a little more urgency than the rather sedentary Twenty20 Cup Shahid Afridi will at last be properly recognised as the genius he is.
ECB Launches Domestic Plan With a New Vision
November 14: The name of the 20-over-a-side competition designed to appeal to a new and youthful audience has been released. It will be officially known as the Twenty20 Cup.
Rain has stopped England's players from impressing in today's Twenty20 match with South Africa
England's Twenty20 Clash With South Africa Rained Off
England's Twenty20 international against South Africa has been called off 24 hours in advance following heavy rain at Chester-le-Street
Twenty20 Cup Rescheduling Angers England
England's Test series in India has come under renewed pressure after a scheduling clash with the Champions League
Deadlock in Row Over Champions League Dates
The ICC has postponed its decision over the proposed Champions Twenty 20 League schedule
Asian Tv Giant Threatens Icc Over Twenty20
ESPN-Star could pursue court action against the International Cricket Council if it authorizes the Champions Twenty20 League
Champions League Hopes Dealt Major Blow
English cricket's involvement with Sir Allen Stanford may have jeopardized its participation in the Twenty20 Champions League
When the Blacksmith is Worth a Dozen Tendulkars
Twenty20 has come from nowhere to establish itself as the world's campest sport, says Simon Hattenstone
Twenty20's Mind Games May Be Giving Clever Bowlers the Edge
Cricket: Guile is the hottest property in Twenty20 cricket, as bowlers bluff and double bluff for maximum advantage.
Twenty20 Adds Up to a New Lease of Life for Veteran Spinner Udal
Having retired from first-class cricket, Shaun Udal returned to play a key part in Middlesex's success
Udal and Mahmood at Home in the Country for Old Men
On and off the pitch there Twenty20 cricket is turning out not to just be for the young
Henderson Delivers a Dot of Magic
The Twenty20 Cup ended in high drama as Middlesex beat Kent by three runs at the Rose Bowl
Spitfires Shoot Down Eagles to Reach Final
Kent will defend their Twenty20 title in this evening's final after they defeated Essex by 14 runs
The Twenty20 Revolution That Turned Innocent Sideshow Into Hunt for Millions
Twenty20's rapid rise has brought millions of pounds into cricket but there is a risk of overexposure
Relaxed Smith Happy to Lead Durham's Charge
Durham all-rounder Will Smith hopes his newly found confidence can lead his team to Twenty20 success
Smith Seizes Chance in Twenty20 Finals Spotlight
Few players embody the versatility of Durham this season as well as Will Smith
England Set for Match Against Twenty20 Champs
Sir Allen Stanford has confirmed that his Super Series will include a fixture between England and the domestic Twenty20 champions
Plunkett Picks Off Glamorgan to Set Up Durham Finals Debut
Liam Plunkett and Shaun Pollock bowled Durham to a comfortable victory over Glamorgan in the Twenty20 cup
Championship Heritage Still in Peril As the Rich Get Richer
The Championship has had a vibrant season but could be undermined by a saturation of Twenty20, writes Vic Marks
Fears of Overkill As Twenty20 is Set to Dominate English Summer
A Twenty20 English Premier League will operate from 2010 following a shake-up of the domestic game
Yorkshire Miss Chance of Pay Day As Appeal Descends Into Farce
Yorkshire had their Twenty20 eviction overruled but it is Glamorgan who progress to the quarter-finals
Yorkshire's Twenty20 Appeal Slung Out
Disciplinary panel docks Yorkshire two points, meaning that Glamorgan will play Durham in the quarter-finals
The Marylebone Cricket Club? More Like the Marylebone Commercial Corporation
The MCC's Twenty20 proposals shamelessly advance the wealthier city elite ahead of the smaller first-class counties and risk a schism in the game
EPL Plans Bring Whiff of Betrayal
Keith Bradshaw's new Twenty20 proposals have infuriated the nine counties sidelined
Twenty20 Blindness
Stephen Moss: Do we really want to replace the grand narrative of county cricket with mock dramas starring the Headingley Humdingers?
Yorkshire Lodge Appeal Against Twenty20 Expulsion
Yorkshire have confirmed they are to appeal the ECB's decision to remove them from the Twenty20 Cup
Big Hitters Propose £50m English Twenty20 Tournament
The MCC, Lancashire, Hampshire and Surrey are to propose a 57-match competition based on the Indian Premier League
Spitfires Fly High As Kent Reach Finals Day
Kent beat Warwickshire by 42 runs at Edgbaston to ease their way into the semi-finals
Yorkshire May Appeal Twenty20 Expulsion
The ECB disciplinary panel kicked Yorkshire out of the Twenty20 Cup for a 'serious breach' of regulations
Yorkshire Thrown Out of Twenty20 Cup
Yorkshire have been thrown out of the Twenty20 Cup by the ECB after they fielded an ineligible player against Notts
Twenty20 Quarter-final Rained Off
Warwickshire and Kent will try again tomorrow after a wash-out at Edgbaston
England Win Over India to Ease Zimbabwe Out of World Cup
Cricket: England will stage next year's World Twenty20 after a compromise which means Zimbabwe will not participate
England Benefits From Zimbabwe's World Twenty20 Withdrawal
Cricket: England will stage next year's World Twenty20 after the ICC blocked Zimbabwe's involvement
Zimbabwe Pulls Out of World Twenty20
Zimbabwe has pulled out of next summer's World Twenty20 but the ICC has decided not to suspend the country from international cricket
Twenty20 Cup Still Bound for England, Says Richardson
The ICC's acting Chief Executive David Richardson has insisted that England will stage the World Twenty20
ICC Insists England Will Host World Twenty20 Despite Delay Over Zimbabwe
The ICC debate over Zimbabwe will rumble into a third day, leaving next year's World Twenty20 up in the air
England to Keep World Cup After Zimbabwe Deal
A compromise preventing Zimbabwe from playing in World Twenty20 will ensure England host next year's tournament
Hampshire Fall to Forces of Darkness and Grand Kaneria
Essex's excellence in the field helped them to beat Hampshire in the Twenty20 domestic cup
Northants Find a Silver Lining After the Rain
Northamptonshire booked their place in the Twenty20 Cup quarter-finals despite rain denying them a likely victory against Somerset
Napier Hits Sharks for Six - Again and Again and Again
Essex's Graham Napier smashed a world-record number of sixes as his side thrashed Sussex in the Twenty20 Cup
Zimbabwe Face Tour Ban
Culture secretary, Andy Burnham, wants Zimbabwe to be banned from the Twenty20 World Cup
Troughton and Trott Partnership Gives Warwickshire the Edge
Warwickshire booked a place in the quarter finals of the Twenty20 Cup with a four wicket win over Somerset
Gloucestershire Break Their Twenty20 Losing Streak
Will Porterfield's lively innings of 62 helped Gloucestershire to a seven wicket victory over Glamorgan
Kiwis Remind Us It's Not All About Slap, Bang and Wallop
The next couple of years will show if Twenty20 is indeed a rich vein that has been struck, or fool's gold, writes Mike Selvey
Indian Wrangles Put Counties' T20 Role at Risk
Indian officials have given conflicting accounts of English counties' involvement in the Twenty20 Champions League
Veteran Cairns Piles on the Pain for Sad Foxes As Snape Calls Time
Nottinghamshire consigned Leicestershire to their fifth consecutive defeat in this season's Twenty20 cup
Twenty20 the Perfect Stage for Swashbuckling Switch-hitters
The issues raised by Kevin Pietersen's improvisation are not too thorny to require complete censure, writes Richard Williams
Wagg's Surge Leaves Notts Floundering
Derbyshire scored 11 off the final over against Notts to keep themselves in the hunt for the Twenty20 Cup
Malan Steers Middlesex to Capital Gain
Dawid Malan's unbeaten 41 helped the Crusaders claim London pride with victory over Surrey
Ashes or $1m - Collingwood Can't Decide
Paul Collingwood admits he is fearful that the money on offer in Twenty20 could harm Test cricket
Stanford Arrives on a Wing to Answer Clarke's Prayer
The ECB has embraced Sir Allen Stanford's heavyweight investment in a new series of winner-takes-all Twenty20 matches, writes Paul Kelso
With Stanford's $20m in a Perspex Box, Who Cares About Being Tacky?
The ECB has embraced Sir Allen Stanford's heavyweight investment in a new series of winner-takes-all Twenty20 matches, writes Paul Kelso
Adams Heroics in Vain As Kent Start Well in Dash for Cash
Kent triumphed over Sussex with just one ball to spare in the Twenty20 Cup
England to Play in £10m Twenty20 Showdown
English players could earn £2.5m each in series created by Texan billionaire Sir Allen Stanford
Time to Pension Off 50-over Cricket
Twenty20 is the new kid on the block, says Andy Bull, and it's made the longer form of the one-day game look distinctly out of touch
Twenty20 is Back With a Bang But the Party Has Now Turned Serious
It may be the original Twenty20 but things are about to change for the domestic cup
Counties Ignore Modi and Play Icl Outcasts in Twenty20
English county sides are to field Indian Cricket League players despite the threat to ban them from the inaugural Champions League
Modi Threatens to Ban Icl Players From Twenty20 Champions League
A storm is brewing over the participation of ICL players in the proposed global Twenty20 tournament
Twenty20 Winners Eye £2.5m Jackpot
Cricket: The winners of the Twenty20 Cup will be entered into a global Champions League of cricket
Caribbean Payday Causes Ructions in England Squad
Debate over how to split the fees from England's Twenty20 game in Antigua has threatened to become a sticking point
Black Bat Law Stumps Stanford
The ECB and MCC will today resume talks with billionaire Sir Allen Stanford about a £52m series of Twenty20 matches
End of Four-day County Games Proposed to Let in Twenty20
Jack Simmons has said County Championship games should be reduced to three days to allow for Twenty20
Somerset Left Jet-lagged
June 22: No matter what the format a one-sided contest can be dull and tedious, as this complete domination of Somerset by a niggardly Gloucestershire side was.
Pietersen Takes a Bow for Notts
June 17: Nobody is yet sure of the par score for a 20-over innings, but the game won by Nottinghamshire proved that 120, the lowest target posted so far, is certainly not enough.
Hollioake Keeps Surrey Perfect
June 17: There were enough families in Esher to witness Surrey win again and encourage the notion that Twenty20 is reaching the parts that longer forms of the game cannot reach.
Bracewell Keeps on Moving the Goalposts Before Upping Sticks
July 19: John Bracewell, the Kiwi who turned Gloucestershire into one-day winners, hopes for 20Twenty cup success.
Aussies to Old Trafford
The ECB announced that Old Trafford will host two Twenty20 internationals between England and Australia next summer
Roses Rivals Reject Merger But Thorny Regional Issue is Still Alive
Yorkshire and Lancashire have poured cold water on the idea of them playing together in Twenty20 cricket
ECB Reveal English Premier League Likely By 2010
The ECB's chief excecutive David Collier confirms 'very positive' talks over a new Twenty/20 competition, backed by billionaire Allen Stamford
Counties Asked to Merge for Twenty20 League
The ECB is to discuss creating six regional teams to compete in a proposed English Premier League
Morris Dances to the Compelling Tune of Big-time Twenty20
New Professional Cricketers' Association chief executive Sean Morris is set to back an English Premier League
It's the End of the World As We Know It (and Cricket Will Be Fine)
Twenty20 is closer to the spirit of cricket than the lifeless trudge of the county championship, argues Richard Williams
ECB Set to Discuss Twenty20 Future With Stanford
The ECB has confirmed that it will meet with Allen Stanford tomorrow to discuss plans for the future of Twenty20 cricket
Leicestershire
County Championship preview: Boeta Dippenaar could score a stack of runs but Leicestershire may choose to concentrate on Twenty20
ECB to Hold Crisis Twenty20 Talks
Cricket: The ECB is to meet TV executives and sponsors for emergency talks about launching a rival to Indian Twenty20 competitions
Health and Safety is Full of Gas
Next year's Twenty20 World Cup could suffer from the sudden interest of Health and Safety in the Oval gasometers, writes David Hopps
Twenty20 Taken a Touch Too Far As India Slump to 76 All Out
India were bowled out for a paltry 76 as South Africa ran riot on the first morning of the second Test
Surrey Entice Lewis Out of Retirement for Twenty20
Cricket: 40-year-old former England star Chris Lewis has signed a contract to play for Surrey on a game-by-game basis
Rebel Without a Pause
Two decades after touring apartheid South Africa, English cricket's foremost rebel is at it again, coaching in the unofficial Twenty20 league in India and dreaming of a global inter-city event, he tells Will Buckley
I Don't Need Ipl's Money, Says Pietersen
Cricket: Kevin Pietersen insists there's "no way in the world" he'll jeopardise his England career to chase quick money in India's burgeoning Twenty20 scene
Stanford's 20/20 Vision is Waking Up the West Indies
After committing to a $130m investment, Texan billionaire Allen Stanford is hoping to make Twenty20 cricket's biggest cash-cow
Beyond the Old Boundaries
Leader: Auctioning of top cricket players for new Twenty20 league signals end of bygone era
No One Knows When the Cricket Honey-pot Will Start to Overflow
The Stanford Twenty20 finals in the Caribbean are the latest ingredient in an already heady cricketing cocktail, writes Andy Bull
Collingwood Spoiled for Choice As Kiwis Crumble
Cricket: England wrapped up the Twenty20 series with another convincing win over hapless New Zealand in Christchurch
New Zealand v England: Twenty20
Over-by-over report: Can England beat the Kiwis again? Follow the action with Andy Bull NOW
Australia Warm Up for Cb Series By Routing India
Cricket: India were bowled out for a feeble 74 en route to a nine-wicket Twenty20 defeat at the hands of Australia.
Security Stepped Up at Twenty20
Cricket: The ECB will improve stewarding and bring in restrictions on alcohol to vanquish unruly behavior at future Twenty20 matches
Symonds and Haddin Inspire Australia
Cricket: Australia gained a measure of revenge for their World Twenty20 semi-final loss to India by inflicting an 84-run defeat on the hosts in the second one-day international in Kochi.
Over-by-over: Sri Lanka Innings
Cricket: On it goes, chug, chug, chug. Chug. Chug. In last five months England have played Tests against West Indies and India, ODIs against West Indies and India, the Twenty20 World and now this ... a five-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. These days international cricket is like a 24/7 Burger bar. It's always open for business. And today your service representative is me, I'm afraid.
Bell Bounces Back With a Century in England Victory
Cricket: Ian Bell delivered a telling response to his undeserved omission from England's ICC World Twenty20 squad by opening the one-day challenge in Sri Lanka with an impressive century.
India on Top of the World After Gambhir Snuffs Out Pakistan Attack
Twenty20 World Cup final: Despite the last ditch efforts of Pakistan's Misbah-il-Haq, India won the inaugural trophy in a belting final.
India Win Thrilling Final to Become World Champions
World Twenty20: India held on in the face of a stirring Pakistan fightback for a five-run win in the final.
India v Pakistan - Live!
Cricket: World Twenty20: It's the first time these two sides have met in a major final. Follow all the action with Lawrence Booth from 12.30pm.
Yuvraj Heroics Take India Into Final
World Twenty20: Yovraj Singh hit 70 from 30 balls as India edged out Australia in Durban.
Pakistan Power Into Twenty20 Final
Cricket: Pakistan cruised past New Zealand with six wickets and seven balls to spare at the World Twenty20.
Yuvraj Finds Redemption in a Perfect Set of Sixes
World Twenty20: India's Yuvraj Singh hit a maximum 36 off one Chris Broad over to set a new Twenty20 record.
Yuvraj's Six of the Best Leave Broad Reeling
World Twenty20: While India revelled in Yuvraj Singh's incredible six sixes, his victim Chris Broad was left with a painful memory.
Lap Dancing Costs Collingwood Dear
Twenty20 World Cup: After skipper Paul Collingwood's late night shenanigans, his team performed like drains against the Kiwi's and face elimination.
Champions League Cricket Holds Many Pitfalls
The lure of millions for Twenty20 champions in a new exclusive league seems attractive, but must be viewed with caution, writes Vic Marks.
Solanki Takes Up Prior's Gloves
Matt Prior was today ruled out of the remainder of England's World Twenty20 campaign after x-rays confirmed he has fractured his right thumb.
Solanki is England's Emergency Keeper After Prior Ruled Out
World Twenty20: Vikram Solanki will keep wicket against New Zealand after Matt Prior damaged his thumb.
Prior Has X-ray on Thumb Injury
Cricket: Matt Prior has given England an injury scare for the crucial ICC World Twenty20 match against New Zealand at Kingsmead.
Vettori Stars in Kiwi Victory
New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori led his team to a 10-run victory over India in the opening game of the Twenty20 World Cup Super 8s.
Australia Turn on the Power After English Talk of Humiliation
Cricket: World Twenty20: Australia recovered from their shock defeat against Zimbabwe to beat second-rate England with ease.
English Clubs to Play in New Indian League
Cricket: The Indian Cricket Board have announced plans for a Champions League style Twenty20 competition between the world's top clubs.
Pietersen Inspires England to Easy Win
Cricket: England survived a brief scare against Zimbabwe in Cape Town to begin their ICC World Twenty20 campaign with a 50-run win and will now face Australia tomorrow knowing that another victory will knock the pre-tournament favourites out at the first hurdle.
India to Host Twenty20 Champions League
Cricket: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to launch a Twenty20 cricket version of football's Champions League with a £1m prize for the winners.
England Call on Old Salts to Add Twenty20 Spice
Cricket World Twenty20: England hope their aging trio of short-game specialists can bring success in South Africa.
Zimbabwe Win Puts Ponting in Twenty20 Rage
Cricket: World Twenty20: Ricky Ponting condemned his side's batting as 'diabolical' after Zimbabwe's remarkable victory over Australia.
Zimbabwe Stun Aussies
Cricket: World Twenty20: Australia lost by five wickets in an almighty shock at the tournament.
Scotland v Pakistan - Live!
Cricket: World Twenty20 Can Scotland spring a surprise? Follow it now with Lawrence Booth.
Kenya Crushed By Kiwis
Cricket: New Zealand dismissed Kenya for a record low total at Kingsmead to begin their World Twenty20 campaign with a crushing nine-wicket win.
Records Fall to Gayle But South Africa Win the Day
Cricket: Chris Gayle's swashbuckling century was in vain as Herschelle Gibbs led South Africa to an entertaining victory in the opening match of the World Twenty20.
The Dividing Line Behind the Celebrations
Cricket: Twenty20 success is merely papering open the deep underlying cracks in the national game that threaten to blow apart South Africa's standing as a major cricketing power, says David Hopps.
Blast Masters Can Reshape One-day Game
Cricket: The Twenty20 will offer the full stadiums and close matches that the 50 over varient failed to deliver earlier this year, says Vic Marks.
Flintoff Passes Latest Test and Prays for No More Setbacks
Cricket: Andrew Flintoff will play in the deciding one-dayer against India and the Twenty20 World Championship as the cricketing public await a thrilling series finale at Lord's.
Twenty20 Call for Anderson
Cricket: England have drafted Lancashire fast bowler James Anderson into their ICC World Twenty20 squad as a replacement for Essex all-rounder Ravi Bopara.
Shoaib Sent Home From Twenty20 World Cup
Cricket: Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has been recalled from Johannesburg after reportedly to hitting team-mate Mohammad Asif with a bat.
Five Times Six Makes Twenty20 for Mascarenhas
Cricket: Sixth ODI: Dimitri Mascarenhas' last over heroics may just have snatched him a Twenty20 squad berth, reasons Lawrence Booth.
Concerns Grow As Flintoff Set to Miss Twenty20 Showpiece
Cricket: England are unlikely to take the injury-plagued Andrew Flintoff to the Twenty20 World Cup.
England Ready to Go to Wire on Flintoff's Twenty20 Fitness
Cricket: England will wait until the last minute before deciding whether Andrew Flintoff can make the World Twenty20 squad
Broken Thumb Forces Bopara Out of Twenty20 Showpiece
Cricket: Ravi Bopara will miss England's remaining one-day internationals against India, as well as the World Twenty20 tournament.
Challenge to Kapil's Renegades
Cricket: The Twenty20 project of Kapil Dev's Indian Cricket League is to be rivalled by a BCC competition that might include teams from South Africa, Australia and England.
Mr Twenty20 is Called Out of the Cold for England
Cricket: The Twenty20 World Cup offers second chances to Darren Maddy and several other discards, writes Paul Weaver.
England Turn to Twenty20 Specialists
Cricket: A host of old faces have returned to the team as England turn to Twenty20 specialists for the World Championships
England Favourites Suffer As Finals Day Offers Little Solace to Selectors
Cricket: Finals day in the Twenty20 Cup was a major success, but few of England's World Cup squad made meaningful contributions.
Key Moments Cheer Kent Skipper
Cricket: Kent's skipper Rob Key was delighted after Darren Stevens hit the winning runs in the Twenty20 Cup final.
Wright's Summer of Slogging Forces Him Into England Frame
Cricket: Luke Wright has shot to prominence with his displays in the Twenty20 this season and success at finals day could bring international recognition, says Andy Wilson.
Trescothick Rules Himself Out of England Reckoning
Cricket: Marcus Trescothick has pulled out of England's Twenty20 World Cup squad saying he needs more time to recover from his illness.
Cricket: Murali Arrives Bang on Time to Send Lancs Into Twenty20 Semis
A star turn from Muttiah Muralitharan accounted for Warwickshire as Lancashire booked their place at finals day.
Murali Arrives Bang on Time to Send Lancs Into Twenty20 Semis
Cricket: A star turn from Muttiah Muralitharan accounted for Warwickshire as Lancashire booked their place at finals day.
Gloucestershire First to Make It to Finals Day
Cricket: Hamish Marshall helped Gloucestershire through to the Twenty20 finals day as they beat Worcestershire by seven wickets in Bristol.
Samit Patel, Nottinghamshire
Cricket: Scouting report: Steve James rates the young Notts batsman who was unlucky to miss out on the Twenty20 World Cup squad.
Cricket: Schofield Career Revived With Shock Call-up to England Squad
Cricket's forgotten man Chris Schofield is back in the provisional England squad for the Twenty20 World Cup.
Cricket: 'no Guarantees' But Trescothick Gets Call for Twenty20
Fragile soul Marcus Trescothick has returned to the England fold in the provisional squad for the Twenty20 World Cup.
Cricket: England Name Marcus Trescothick in 30-man Squad for Twenty20 World Cup
Marcus Trescothick, who has not played for England for nearly a year, has been included in a 30-man squad for the ICC World Twenty20 in September.
Cricket: Selectors Line Up Trescothick for Twenty20 Squad Recall
Marcus Trescothick could be named in the England squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in September.
Cricket: Donald: Young Quicks Making Rapid Progress
Allan Donald has had his contract with England extended until after the Twenty20 world championship in September.
Cricket: Schofield's Skills Benefit Surrey
Twenty20 Cup: Surrey extended their Division lead with a comfortable win over Kent in spite of losing early wickets.
Cricket: Worcesteshire Wilt As Marshall Exacts Revenge on Bollinger
Twenty20 Cup: Hamish Marshall's quick-fire ton helped Gloucestershire to a big win over struggling Worcestershire.
Cricket: Twenty20 International: Collingwood Only Resistance in Windies Win
After promising, "11 captains out there, not one," new skipper Paul Collingwood was the only resistance to a Windies onslaught.
Cricket: Twenty20 Cup: Holioake Finds Cavalier Touch
Adam Hollioake's return to county cricket finally got off the mark as he helped Essex to a three wicket win over Surrey.
Cricket: Twenty20's Mind Games May Be Giving Clever Bowlers the Edge
Guile is the hottest property in Twenty20 cricket, as bowlers bluff and double bluff for maximum advantage.
Cricket: Collingwood Enters Leadership Duty With Glow of Optimism
Paul Collingwood captains England for the first time in today's Twenty20 match against the West Indies.
Cricket: Davies Caps Sophia Curtain-raiser
Glamorgan sealed their first Twenty20 win of the season, just overhauling an average Somerset total.
Cricket: Wright's Stunning Century Lifts Sussex After Key Comes Unstuck
A 44-ball ton by Luke Wright took Sussex to victory over Kent in a big-hitting Twenty20 Cup match.
Cricket: England Hit By Injury Scares for Trott and Bell
Both Ian Bell and his likely replacement Jonathan Trott are injury doubts for tomorrow's Twenty20 international.
Cricket: Windies Struggle in Derby
Twenty20 tour match: West Inides' abject tour continued as they were bowled out for 84 by Derbyshire.
Cricket: Ambrose Makes England Claim
Twenty20 Cup: Tim Ambrose hammered 39 runs off just 19 balls to put Warwickshire on their way to victory against Glamorgan.
Cricket: Tresco Brilliance Not Enough
Twenty20 Cup: Marcus Trescothick's 35-ball 76 wasn't enough as Usman Afzaal powered Northants to victory.
The Spin
Cricket: It sticks in the Spin's craw to admit it, but when England and West Indies kick off their one-day encounters with back-to-back Twenty20 internationals next week, the summer might suddenly become quite interesting. By Lawrence Booth
Cricket: Essex Eye Hollioake for Twenty20 Return
Essex have approached Adam Hollioake about a possible return to County cricket.
Twenty20 World Cup: England Drawn Against Australia and Zimbabwe
Cricket: England have been pitted against Australia in the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup, which begins in South Africa in September.
Can This England Team Possibly Get Any Worse?
Cricket: Twenty20 international: England were as poor in the shortest version of the game as they were in the Ashes series as they lost by 77 runs and five wickets.
Cricket: Australia Thrash England By 77 Runs in Twenty20 International
Twenty20 international: Australia thrashed a shambolic England by 77 runs after posting a record total at the SCG.
Cricket: Afridi's Fireworks Outshine Broad and England Hopes Go Up in Smoke
Twenty20: Shahid Afridi hit 28 off ten balls in a pyrotechnic cameo that swung the match for Pakistan, despite an impressive England debut by Stuart Broad.
Cricket: Pakistan Chairman Confident for One-dayers
Shaharyar Khan is confident the England - Pakistan one-dayers can be saved, but an international team is ready for the Twenty20, just in case.
Cricket: Leicestershire's Victory Over Nottinghamshire
Twenty20 final: Umpires last-ball mistake takes gloss off Leicestershire's 11 run victory over Notts.
Twenty20: Foxes Find Winning Formula
Cricket: Darren Maddy eclipsed Nottinghamshire's Chris Read with a half century off 41 balls to help clinch the Twenty20 trophy for Leicestershire.
Cricket: Flowers' Chance for Late Blooming
Twenty20: The Flower brothers look back sadly to Zimbabwe and forward to today's Twenty20 finals.
Cricket: Twenty20 Draw
Past champions Surrey and Leicestershire could contest the Twenty20 final after avoiding each other in the semi-finals.
Yardy Makes a Day of It
Cricket: Mike Yardy made a seamless transition from the slogfest of Twenty20 with a patient century at Hove to end the first day against Kent 126 not out.
Cricket: Warwicks Follow Knight's Early Gambit
Warwickshire completed an impressive double over in-form Northants to maintain their chance of qualifying for the Twenty20 quarter-finals.
Cricket: Gloucester Beat Glamorgan
Gloucestershire won their Twenty20 group after a dramatic finish against Glamorgan at Sophia Gardens.
Cricket: Derby Keep Hopes Alive
Derbyshire's two-run victory over Durham gives them a slight chance of qualifying for the Twenty20 final.
Cricket: White Record Counts for Nothing
Somerset's Cameron White was unlucky to hit Twenty20's highest ever individual score but still finish as a loser against Worcestershire.
Cricket: Cunning Foxes on Course for Finals Day
Leicester are set to continue their record of appearing in every Twenty20 Cup finals day after beating Derbyshire.
Cricket: Glamorgan Bound Ahead As Franklin Hits Out
The Kiwi influence in South Wales has given glamorgan impetus in the Twenty20. Last night James Franklin was the unlikely batting hero.
Cricket: Twenty20 Cup Offers a Chance to Rediscover Feelgood Factor
The start of another Twenty20 campaign is an opportunity for cricket to get the crowds back through the gates.
Sri Lanka Snatch Victory By Two Runs in Rose Bowl Thriller
Cricket: Sri Lanka's two-run win in their first ever Twenty20 international was overshadowed by Ed Joyce's serious injury.
Cricket: South Africa Pledge
South Africa have promised to promote the inaugural Twenty20 World Championship with the fervour of the 2003 World Cup.
World Cup Success Down to Morgan
Digger: ECB chairman David Morgan had to broker hard to secure the 2009 Twenty20 World Cup and the 2019 ODI World Cup.
Cricket: England Hosts in 2019
The inaugral Twenty20 World Cup will be staged in England in 2009, along with the World Cup 10-years later as the ICC decided who hosts what for the forseeable future.
Cricket: Martyn Smashes Proteas As Australia Win at a Canter
A thrilling innings from Damien Martyn inspired Australia to a resounding win over South Africa in their Twenty20 home debut.
Record Crowd Sees Aussies Crush Proteas
Cricket: Australia's Twenty20 home debut produced a resounding victory for the hosts as they thrashed South Africa by 95 runs.
Why Joneseys, Hoggys and Banger Just Aren't Worth Their Shirts
Cricket: Close the book on Naffest Sports Promotion of the Year: Australia's first inter-state Twenty20 cricket extravaganza has got it sewn up, says Mike Selvey.
Cricket: England Favourite to Host Twenty20 Internationals
The Twenty20 format is likely to be adopted for a major international tournament as early as 2007, with England set to host the inaugural event.
Cricket: W. Indies to Get Twenty20
Texan businessman Allen Stanford has announced plans for a £16m Twenty20 competition in the West Indies in a bid to revive interest in cricket in the region.
Elsewhere
Cricket: I have never been to a Twenty20 game and perhaps I still never will. But being ill in bed, I switched on the radio; and couldn't resist the excitement. David Mckie
Cricket: Sussex Beat Somerset
Richard Montgomerie posted an unbeaten 132 for victorious Sussex as Somerset suffered a Twenty20 hangover.
Cricket: Smith's Rich Harvest for Somerset
The South African says he is ready to return home after leading Somerset to the Twenty20 trophy, beating Lancashire by seven wickets.
Cricket: Leicestershire See Their Chance
ReigningTwenty20 champions Leicestershire need to see off outsiders Somerset at The Oval if they are to reach the final and have a chance of retaining their crown.
Cricket: Twenty20 Should Be Celebrated
A full house at The Oval for the Twenty20 Cup semi-finals will celebrate a game letting its hair down and hitting the sceptics for six, writes Lawrence Booth.
Twenty20 Cup: Leicestershire Beat Middlesex By 19 Runs
Cricket: Leicestershire's Charl Willoughby had his hands around Middlesex's windpipe to secure his side a third visit to finals day.
Twenty20 Cup: Somerset Beat Northamptonshire By Four Wickets
Cricket: Somerset are celebrating their first appearance on finals day of the Twenty20 Cup, but they left it late as the sun set over Wantage Road last night.
Surrey Beat Warwickshire 4-3 in Bowl-out After Tie Under D-l Method
Cricket: Cricketing history was made when Surrey beat Warwickshire in a bowl-out to decide a Twenty20 match for the first time.
Cricket: Middlesex Mauled But Move on
Middlesex 174-7; Hampshire 178-4 (Hampshire beat Middlesex by 6 wkts) Hampshire recorded a convincing Twenty20 Cup win over group leaders Middlesex following a man-of-the-match performance by Craig McMillan.
Cricket: Maddy Rediscovers Form to Guide Foxes to Victory
Yorkshire 177-5; Leicestershire 178-3 (Leicestershire won by seven wickets) Darren Maddy rediscovered his knack for Twenty20 cricket to take the holders Leicestershire into the quarter finals.
Cricket: Sussex Lose Out Despite Winning
Surrey 144-8; Sussex 148-7 (Sussex beat Surrey by 3 wkts) Sussex beat Surrey with three balls to spare, but Derbyshire's superior run-rate denied them a quarter-final place in the Twenty20 Cup.
Cricket: Kent Bats Paddle in 20-over Swamp
Twenty20 Cup: Kent's point they collected when yesterday's match against Sussex was abandoned was their first for seven matches.
Twenty20 Cup: Warwickshire Beat Somerset By 47 Runs
Cricket: James Anyon's wobblers bagged him a hat-trick and helped Warwickshire to a win over Somerset.
Twenty20 Cup: Lancashire Beat Derbyshire By 50 Runs (d/l)
Cricket: Brad Hodge scored 67 and took four wickets as Lancashire secured their place in the quarter-finals.
Twenty20 Cup: Lancashire 208-4; Durham 171-7
Cricket: A century for Mal Loye guaranteed a win against Durham and all but sealed Lancashire's place in the quarter-finals of the Twenty20 Cup.
Cricket: Surrey Send Record Crowd Home Happy
Southern division: A record 20,041 people saw Surrey win their 18th Twenty20 match out of 20 that all but sealed a quarter-final place.
Cricket: Warwicks Beat Glamorgan in Twenty20
Glamorgan snatched defeat from the jaws of victory after David Hemp's dismissal provoked an embarrassing collapse against Warwickshire.
Cricket: Pothas and Prittipaul Prevail
Hampshire secured their second successive Twenty20 win in the last over to delight a packed Rose Bowl.
Cricket: Surrey Beat Middlesex
Tim Murtagh posted the first six-wicket haul in Twenty20 history as Surrey comfortably defeated Middlesex in the London derby.
Cricket: Hoggard Hammered
Yorkshire 165-7 Lancashire 166-5 Lancashire won by five wickets Following his exclusion from England's one-day squad, Matthew Hoggard has suffered an undignified introduction to the Twenty20 game.
Cricket: Twenty20 Ideal Format to Let Game Thrive at Every Level
The Twenty20 format is good for cricket because it creates greater scope for such upsets as Bangladesh's defeat of Australia, says Kevin Mitchell.
International Twenty20: Brutal England Strike the First Blow
Cricket: Seven wickets in a wild 20-ball spell saw England make the perfect start to the Ashes summer with a stunning 100-run victory.
England v Australia - Live!
Cricket: Over-by-over report: Follow all the action from the historic Twenty20 international now with James Dart.
Intrepid Leicestershire Blaze Trail - in Pakistan
Criket: Vic Marks explains why an English county will feature in Asia's first Twenty20 match.
Kiwis Feel Ponting's Force in Inaugural Twenty20 Clash
Cricket: Ricky Ponting blasted 98 off 55 as Australia trounced New Zealand in the inaugural men's Twenty20 international.
Surrey to Host Tsunami Appeal Match
Cricket: The Oval will host a Twenty20 Match between Asia and an International XI to raise money for the tsunami appeal in June.
Twenty20 Cricket Must Take International Stage
Kevin Mitchell: After watching two sell-out games down under, Kevin Mitchell is perplexed by the ICC's reluctance to to promote Twenty20 cricket at international level.
Cricket: Big Plans Afoot for the Short Game
August 9: The ECB will cash in on the success of the Twenty20 Cup by extending the competition for the next two seasons.
Cricket: Hodge Helps Himself As Snape Masters Hollioake's Dark Arts
August 9: Jeremy Snape and Brad Hodge decoded Adam Hollioake's signals to fire Leicestershire to the second Twenty20 Cup.
Twenty20's Success Raises Spirits in Sleepy World of County Cricket
Twenty20 is only in its second year, but domestic cricket is struggling to imagine life without it. About 20,000 spectators are expected when Glamorgan, Lancashire, Leicestershire and the holders, Surrey, arrive for the semi-finals and final at Edgbaston today: a moderate figure in...
Twenty20 Cup: Maddy Fireworks See Off Essex
Darren Maddy's quickfire 84 propelled Leicestershire into their second successive Twenty20 Cup semi-final.
Twenty20 Cup: Hollioake Rules in Brief As Lions Run Goes on
Holders Surrey were more than a little indebited to all-rounder Adam Hollioake, who turned in another match-winning display.
Surrey Aim for 12 Out of 12
The defending champions Surrey have been handed a home tie against Worcestershire in the quarter-finals of the Twenty20 Cup. The Lions, who have won all 11 of their completed matches in the competition's two-year history, will be hoping to extend that record and book their place...
Twenty20 Cup: Hollioake Thrills the Multitudes
Adam Hollioake's supercharged 65 off 41 was enough to see off Middlesex in front of a packed Lord's.
Twenty20 Cup: Flintoff Fireworks Blown Off Course By Spin
July 15: Despite smashing 85 from just 48 balls, Fred Flintoff was forced to play second fiddle to Yorkshire's Ian Harvey.
Hick's 116 Breaks New Ground
July 6: Graeme Hick belted 116 from 65 balls against Northamptonshire, the highest score so far in the Twenty20 Cup.
Cricket: Twenty20 Has Vision of Olympics
Twenty20 cricket will soon be an Olympic sport, if the England and Wales Cricket Board has anything to do with it.
Surrey Crack Cricket's Golden Egg
Organisers must not tamper with a winning formula, writes Stephen Bierley.
Less is More for Twenty20
July 13: We all recognise that the Twenty20 Cup has been a startling success. But, just in case we are wavering, we have been bombarded with statistics to prove it.
Gough Skittles Zimbabwe in Record Time
England reached the final of the NatWest Series yesterday and also appeared to lend international approval to the concept of Twenty20 cricket.
Move to Expand Twenty20 Cup
June 29: The first-class counties, many of whom opposed the Twenty20 Cup initially, want the competition expanded to provide them with more short, sharp and extremely crowd-friendly fixtures.
Frank Keating: Notes From the Touchline
Frank Keating: As Sky Sports played strident ringmaster to the phantasmagoria of Twenty20's frenzies at Headingley, it was sobering to realise that the very day marked the 65th anniversary of the first live television coverage of a cricket match.
Surrey Won By Four Wickets
June 17: There were enough families in Esher to witness Surrey win again and encourage the notion that Twenty20 is reaching the parts that longer forms of the game cannot reach.
New Age Begins With a Bang As Cricket Sells Itself
June 14: Hampshire Hawks, dressed in bible-black outmanoeuvred and eventually outgunned the Sussex Sharks to win the inaugural televised Twenty20 Cup match.
Twenty20 Cup Could Revitalise Cricket
John Rawling: Barbecues on the boundary, face-paint and live bands? No, but seriously, the Twenty20 Cup will breathe new life into county cricket.
Afridi Turns Non-whirling Dervish
May 1: When cricket invents a competition with a little more urgency than the rather sedentary Twenty20 Cup Shahid Afridi will at last be properly recognised as the genius he is.
ECB Launches Domestic Plan With a New Vision
November 14: The name of the 20-over-a-side competition designed to appeal to a new and youthful audience has been released. It will be officially known as the Twenty20 Cup.
