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Quarter-final stage introduced for Twenty20 2004

The England & Wales Cricket Board has resisted the temptation to cook its golden goose, and has announced that the Twenty20 Cup will remain largely unchanged for next season's competition

31-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Surrey set their sights on triple crown

In the wake of Surrey's emphatic Twenty20 Cup triumph at Trent Bridge, Adam Hollioake, the captain, has set his sights on a domestic treble of trophies

21-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Kittens and cricket

No more than a couple of years ago, there was an advert doing the rounds on British television, which posed one of the philosophical questions of the age

19-Jul-2003•Roving Reporter by Andrew Miller at Trent Bridge

The Twenty20 Cup reaches its grand finale

On Saturday a new generation of cricket fans will assemble en masse at Trent Bridge, the venue for the first-ever Twenty20 Cup final

18-Jul-2003•Freddie Auld

Ormond shines under the Trent Bridge lights

In the end it wasn't the thrilling finale that the competition deserved, but it nevertheless produced worthy champions as Surrey became the first ever Twenty20 Cup winners at Trent Bridge

18-Jul-2003•Freddie Auld

Cork handed fine and suspended sentence

Dominic Cork has been given a three-match ban, suspended for 12 months, and fined £1000 at an ECB disciplinary hearing at Lord's

14-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Twenty20 finals tickets up for grabs

Twenty20 Cup fans will be delighted to learn that more than 1000 tickets have unexpectedly become available for the finals day extravaganza at Trent Bridge on July 19

09-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Virender Sehwag for Leicestershire

Virender Sehwag got many starts for Leicestershire, but it took him six innings in the Frizzell County Championship to score his first hundred - which came within a single session

28-Jun-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Hodge considers legal action over Cork's 'cheat' accusation

Brad Hodge is considering taking legal action after being called a "cheat" by Dominic Cork in the aftermath of Derbyshire's defeat by Leicestershire in the Twenty20 Cup on Tuesday

27-Jun-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Kaif sizzles, but Derbyshire lose a thriller to Leicestershire

Mohammad Kaif scored a blistering 40-ball 53 for Derbyshire in a Twenty20 Cup match against Leicestershire, but it wasn't enough to snatch victory

26-Jun-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Croft and Maynard win honours in Twenty20

Despite only winning one of their Twenty20 matches, there were some notable performances by Glamorgan players in the zonal round of the new competition, especially by captain Robert Croft and senior player Matthew Maynard

26-Jun-2003•Andrew Hignell

Draw for semi-final of Twenty20 Cup

Surrey must overcome Gloucestershire to reach the final of the new Twenty20 Cup competition

26-Jun-2003

Scotland push for Twenty20 inclusion

Scotland are pushing to be included in next season's Twenty20 Cup on the back of their impressive performances in their early outings in the National League

26-Jun-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Cork slams 'cheat' Hodge and 'pathetic' Lamb

Dominic Cork, the Derbyshire captain, has claimed that there is a "culture of cheating" in the modern game which is threatening cricket's image

26-Jun-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

6,500 attend last Twenty20 match despite being a dead rubber

A crowd of 6,500 attended the Twenty20 match at the Rose Bowl, all the more remarkable as the qualification contest had been decided

25-Jun-2003•Vic Isaacs

Twenty20 Vision

Steven Lynch I have been pleasantly surprised by the crowds, the obvious fun, and the way the players have tucked in (maybe the promise of meeting Atomic Kitten at Trent Bridge has something to do with that)

24-Jun-2003

Leicestershire through after controversy at Grace Road

Leicestershire v Derbyshire at Leicester Leicestershire progressed to finals day with a fifth successive win, but controversy marred their achievement as Derbyshire protested - in vain - about a disputed boundary catch in the closing stages of a

24-Jun-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Eight counties battle it out tonight for the last two places at Twenty20 Cup Finals Day

Following their victories last night, Gloucestershire and Surrey are the first two counties to qualify for Twenty20 Cup Finals Day, having won their respective groups

24-Jun-2003•ECB Media Release

Hampshire lose for third time in Twenty20 Cup

Hampshire Hawks were dumped out of the Twenty20 competition after losing to the Middlesex Crusaders at Uxbridge CC on Monday

24-Jun-2003•Vic Isaacs

Harvey hammers first Twenty20 ton

Gloucestershire 135 for 2 (Harvey 100*) beat Warwickshire 134 for 7 by 8 wickets at Edgbaston Ian Harvey thrashed the first century in Twenty20 Cup cricket as Gloucestershire maintained their 100% record at Edgbaston

24-Jun-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

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