Victoria clubs consider adopting Twenty20

Adam Hollioake lifts the Twenty20 trophy after Surrey's win in England last year - and now the format might be coming to club cricket in Victoria © Getty Images

Less than a year after its inception, Twenty20 cricket continues to gather momentum. Earlier this week Cricket Australia announced that it had agreed in principle with the England & Wales Cricket Board to play a one-off international during next year's Ashes tour, and now Victoria's leading clubs are preparing to vote on whether to launch a midweek version of the game next season.

A report in Melbourne's Age explained that the clubs would vote on the idea on June 21. "It's slather and whack, 20 overs - there's something happening every ball," Peter Binns, Victoria's cricket manager, told the newspaper. "I think the bowlers hate it because they get smashed all over the place but it is a really exciting concept. We think it gives clubs a great opportunity on a Tuesday night, for example, to make a real evening of it, invite the local mayor down and supporters and sponsors."

The proposal being discussed is for six groups of three, organised by regions, in a month-long evening competition. The Age added that the final might even be played under lights at the MCG.

Twenty20 was launched last summer in England and attracted considerable media interest and large crowds. South Africa followed suit in March, with similar success, and yesterday Pakistan announced that the format would be incorporated into their domestic schedule in the coming season.