Twenty20 Cup, 2004 news from Cricinfo.com

The battle of the mascots

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

As the Twenty20 carnival rolled into Birmingham for the last three matches to decide England's best short-distance cricketers, a sell-out - and very mixed - crowd, made up of families, old crones, groups of noisy bachelors and a gaggle of

Hodge takes Leicestershire to Twenty20 victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Brad Hodge guided Leicestershire to victory in this year's Twenty20 Cup final against Surrey at Edgbaston

Twenty20 Cup attendances on the rise

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

With a full house expected at Edgbaston this Saturday for the Twenty20 Cup finals day, figures released today by the ECB show that this year's competition has been even more popular than last summer

Flintoff cleared to play in Twenty20 finals day

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The ECB has confirmed that Andrew Flintoff and James Anderson will be available to play for Lancashire in the Twenty20 Cup finals day this Saturday at Edgbaston (August 7)

Loye to miss Twenty20 finals day

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Mal Loye, Lancashire's prolific batsman, will have to miss the Twenty20 finals day this Saturday, and will probably be out of action for two to three weeks, following an injury to his Achilles tendon

Surrey maintain their 100% record

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Adam Hollioake produced another timely allround performance to book Surrey's place in the semi-finals of the Twenty20 Cup, and in the process preserved their 100% record since the competition's inception last year

Surrey given home tie against Worcestershire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey, Leicestershire, Glamorgan and Hampshire have been given home ties in the quarter-finals of the Twenty20 Cup, which will be played on Monday, July 19

Warwickshire squeeze past Gloucestershire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

All but Sussex, Durham and Northants were still in the hunt for a spot in the quarter finals before today's games, the last in the group stage

Harvey hammers hundred as Yorkshire win the Roses match

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ian Harvey's second century trumped a cameo from Andrew Flintoff, as Yorkshire won the war of the 20-over Roses at Headingley.

Surrey set the pace

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The group stages of the Twenty20 Cup have flown by, and while the weather hasn't been as accommodating as last year, the crowds have still flocked to the jacuzzis, jazz-bands and general jamborees - and the matches have been just as entertaining

Dagnall defies Notts at Grace Road

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

There weren't many close finished in the latest round of Twenty20 Cup matches, as Kent, Leicestershire, Somerset, Derbyshire and Hampshire all collected the points in their matches

Twenty20 July 13

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Somerset v Worcestershire at Scorecard

Swann clubs Northants to victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In the latest round of the Twenty20 Cup, there were wins for Middlesex and Northamptonshire in the only two games played this evening

Maddy hundred overpowers Yorkshire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In the latest round of Twenty20 Cup matches, there were wins for Leicestershire, Warwickshire and Lancashire, while Gloucestershire triumphed over Northants in a game reduced to just 5-overs-a-side by rain

Gale-force Twenty20

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Unseasonably atrocious weather disrupted the latest round of the Twenty20 Cup, with the matches between Middlesex and Sussex at Richmond, and the floodlit affair between Essex and Surrey both called off

England players prepare for Twenty20 debuts

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Following their elimination from the NatWest Series, England's players are set for their first taste of Twenty20 cricket

Surrey make it two out of two

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Adam Hollioake continued his good form in the Twenty20 Cup by helping Surrey to their second win as many days, against Hampshire

Surrey's injury crisis deepens

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey's bad luck with their overseas players continued with the news that Azhar Mahmood will miss the first three Twenty20 Cup matches after breaking down with a lower-back injury

Blewett to replace Saqlain at Surrey

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Greg Blewett, the former Australian batsman, is set to sign for Surrey this Friday in time for this season's Twenty20 Cup

Read named as Nottinghamshire captain

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Read has been named as Nottinghamshire's captain for this season's Twenty20 Cup, which comes as some consolation after the harsh manner in which he has been removed from England's Test and one-day plans

Umpire microphones to be introduced

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After helmet-cameras and player-mics in the inaugural competition last season, this year's Twenty20 competition is to experiment with the use of umpire microphones, to enable commentators to communicate with officials in mid-match and allow viewers a

Counties reassert control in debate over the way ahead

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The ongoing battle over the way English domestic cricket should be run shifted back towards the counties and away from the England & Wales Cricket Board with the announcement that a county-dominated review group would look at the way ahead

County chiefs back change in structure

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The majority of county chiefs are in favour of making changes to the current promotion and relegation system, according to a poll in the latest edition of The Wisden Cricketer magazine