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.

When the tournament comes to a thrilling climax in Nottingham on July 19, it will be the first time a major domestic final has been played away from the game's headquarters at Lord's ... and the move is generating tremendous interest.

Both semi-final games plus the final and interval entertainment by top UK band Atomic Kitten are included in the programme for the price of a ticket and the Trent Bridge sales staff are delighted with the initial response.

Sales and Marketing Manager Lisa Pursehouse said: "With a brand new competition like the Twenty20 Cup we were dealing with an unknown quantity so could not be sure exactly how the public would react.

"But the nation's cricket fans already seem to be extremely excited by the prospect of this new form of the game and as a result we've been selling tickets to people from all over the country.

"To do that before the competition starts and without even knowing who the four teams competing on the day might be is a terrific achievement."

Anyone interested in reserving their seats for this great family day out is urged to move as soon as possible to ensure they can be accommodated in the most popular areas of the ground.

Tickets for the Finals Day are priced at just £30 for adults for premium parts of the ground and £20 in other areas, while juniors under-16 who are accompanied by an adult pay a flat rate of £10.

The Twenty20 Cup gets under way on Friday June 13 with all 18 first class counties competing in three regional groups of six teams who will play each other once.

Group games will be played in the evenings between 5.30pm and 8.15pm and the three group winners plus the best runner-up will go through to the Finals' Day at Trent Bridge.

Seats can be reserved either on-line at www.trentbridge.co.uk or by calling the Ticket Hotline on 0870 168 8888.