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.

The tickets have been returned from Surrey, one of the semi-finalists, after they failed to sell their reserve allocation of 1500 seats. They are now on general sale through the Trent Bridge Box Office on 0870 168 8888, or via the club's website at www.nottsccc.co.uk.

David Collier, Nottinghamshire's chief executive, said: "We are fully confident that the remaining tickets will be taken up before the day of the match by those people on our waiting list and by spectators wishing to attend what should be a superb day's cricket."

Each of the other three semi-finalists - Gloucestershire, Leicestershire and Warwickshire - have sold out their quotas for the games.

Both the semi-finals and the final will take place on the finals day, with top girl band Atomic Kitten providing the interval entertainment.