T20 World Cup 2026 Cricket News

Hawks open with Twenty20 victory, Hamblin Man of the Match

James Hamblin won the Man of the Match award, after helping Hampshire Hawks to a thrilling 5 run victory over Sussex Sharks in the inaugural Twenty20 match at The Rose Bowl in front of a sell out crowd and the Sky TV viewers.

14-Jun-2003•Vic Isaacs

So far, so good

So, the new era of Twenty20 cricket has begun

13-Jun-2003•Freddie Auld

Twenty20 Cup rules

13-Jun-2003

Punting on a pyjama party

It had better work

13-Jun-2003•Stephen Fay

Saggers undergoes keyhole surgery

Martin Saggers has been forced to miss the Twenty20 Cup after undergoing keyhole surgery on a troublesome knee

13-Jun-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Somerset lose to Warwickshire but Twenty20 Cup is a great success at Taunton

The new Twenty20 Cup competition was voted a hit by those who attended the first match at the County Ground in Taunton on Friday evening

13-Jun-2003•SOMERSET

Penney blasts Warks to big win

Somerset lost to Warwickshire by 19 runs at Taunton Scorecard Trevor Penney launched Warwickshire to the largest total of the day as they ran out comfortable winners over Somerset

13-Jun-2003•Freddie Auld

Counties and BBC team up for Twenty20 audio blitz

ECB and the counties have extended their partnership with BBC Local Radio around the country to provide unrivalled audio coverage of the new Twenty20 Cup

12-Jun-2003•ECB Media Release

Cricket embraces the rave culture

Atomic Kitten: what a purrformance It is astonishingly rare for English cricket to be at the vanguard of innovation

12-Jun-2003•Andrew Miller

The Twenty20 revolution is all set to roll

Sussex skipper Chris Adams is certain the new Twenty20 Cup will prove to be "no-holds-barred cricket" and can't wait to get the competition rolling in the big launch-night match with local rivals Hampshire

12-Jun-2003

Hampshire chose from 13 for Twenty20 launch

Hampshire Cricket manager Paul Terry choses from 13 players, the same eleven that defeated Durham in the National League last Sunday, plus James Hamblin and Lawrence Prittipaul.

11-Jun-2003•Vic Isaacs

The Twenty20 Cup gives Hampshire Cricket record-breaking ticket sales

The inaugural Twenty20 Cup match will be played at Hampshire's Rose Bowl on Friday 13th June between Hampshire Hawks and Sussex Sharks.

10-Jun-2003•Media Release

Dancing, Singing, Eating, Playing..and The Twenty20 Cup

Hampshire Cricket has introduced a range of fun-filled activities for spectators to enjoy at the first Twenty20 Cup match on Friday 13th June

03-Jun-2003•ECB Media Release

Junior Sabres Bash on Twenty20 day promises to be biggest and best ever

All young cricket fans are invited to the Somerset County Cricket Club Junior Sabres `Bash' that will take place at the County Ground on the morning of Saturday June 21st starting at 10.00 am

02-Jun-2003•SOMERSET

Yorkshire go Twenty20 Cup Crazy!

Yorkshire CCC have today announced that they have slashed admission prices for their 3 home Twenty20 Cup Matches on 14th, 20th and 24th June

23-May-2003•Yorkshire CCC Media Release

COUNTDOWN TO CRICKET - Twenty Things you may not know about the 20/20

There's just 20 days to go before the first brand new cricket competition for over thirty years, the Twenty20 Cup, hits off at The Rose Bowl, Southampton on Friday, 13th June.

23-May-2003•Media Release

ECB Cricket Roadshow to promote Twenty20 Cup

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has launched a brand new Cricket Roadshow experience sponsored by England Team sponsor, Vodafone

22-May-2003•ECB Media Release

Fans go mad for Twenty20 tickets

Finals Day for the Twenty20 Cup has become the hottest ticket in cricket with almost 25 per cent of the seats available to the general public sold within three days at Trent Bridge

22-May-2003•Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club

Twenty20 Cup Ticket Sales Top 1000 in One Week

Billed as `twice the action; half the time', the new Twenty20 Cup cricket competition being launched at The Rose Bowl appears to be an appealing concept as over one thousand tickets have already been booked within the first week of sales.

16-May-2003•Hampshire Media Release

Trent Bridge ready for sales rush

Cricket fans are expected to flood the Trent Bridge switchboard with a barrage of calls on Monday when tickets for the Twenty20 Cup Finals Day are released on general sale

15-May-2003•Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club

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