Twenty20 Cricket Betting
An explosive recipe of Twenty20 cricket :
Cricket that rocks! That?s the exciting game of Twenty20 cricket which was originally introduced in the UK in 2003. It takes the form of a single innings cricket game in which each team bats for a maximum of only 20 overs. The game is completed in about three hours, with each innings lasting around 75 minutes, a duration very popular with spectators as well as television.
Many games include fun entertainment for the spectators such as paddling pools, bouncing castles, catching competitions, themed areas, and fantastic prizes. On Finals Day, major pop acts usually perform for the crowds. Atomic Kitten, Liberty X and Girls Aloud have performed in the past and the Sugababes performed on Finals Day at Trent Bridge in 2006.
A rapid growth in popularity
Twenty20 does not replace other forms of cricket in the county structure however, and the game is now played by all the test-playing countries around the world with many international matches having taken place. The inaugural Twenty20 World Championship will be held in South Africa in 2007.
So, stand by to hear the umpire shout ?play? on Friday June 22nd as the beginning of another exciting Twenty20 Cup competition gets under way.
Seven short weeks later, on Saturday August 14th, be in the stands at Edgbaston for a feast of action-packed Twenty20 cricket as the two semi-finals and the final are explosively contested.
There are a number of sides in the starting line-up of eighteen who stand out from the rest but one team who?ll definitely catch your eye is Middelsex. They?ll be wearing their new, bold, pink Twenty20 cricket kit. They?ve teamed up with Breakthrough Breast Cancer and during the season this charity will benefit from donations from the sale of exclusive male and female shirts.
The countdown to the 2007 cricket season is now in full swing with most of the county grounds already selling season tickets and match tickets.
Here are the latest Twenty20 rankings:
|
Team |
Matches |
Points |
Ranking |
|
|
1 |
Warwickshire |
7 |
1617 |
231 |
|
2 |
Somerset |
8 |
1850 |
231 |
|
3 |
Surrey |
9 |
2046 |
227 |
|
4 |
Gloucestershire |
9 |
2031 |
225 |
|
5 |
Essex |
9 |
1973 |
219 |
|
6 |
Glamorgan |
7 |
1528 |
218 |
|
7 |
Leicestershire |
9 |
1942 |
215 |
|
8 |
Nottinghamshire |
9 |
1883 |
209 |
|
9 |
Northamptonshire |
9 |
1865 |
207 |
|
10 |
Worcestershire |
8 |
1420 |
203 |
|
11 |
Kent |
9 |
1808 |
200 |
|
12 |
Yorkshire |
8 |
1583 |
197 |
|
13 |
Hampshire |
8 |
1468 |
183 |
|
14 |
Sussex |
8 |
1424 |
178 |
|
15 |
Lancashire |
8 |
1400 |
175 |
|
16 |
Middlesex |
8 |
1395 |
174 |
|
17 |
Derbyshire |
7 |
1175 |
167 |
|
18 |
Durham |
8 |
1244 |
155 |
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