Twenty20 Cup Cricket Betting 2011

Twenty20 is one form of the game that has expanded and developed in a huge way that no cricket official in the world could have predicted. The decision by the England and Wales Cricket Board to develop a game played at most club sides up to a professional level is now one of the most popular forms of cricket in the world.

Twenty20 Cup cricket betting 2011 will be a fascinating sports betting market because the incentive to do well in the competition has never been greater. Most English counties are suffering in a financial sense and Twenty20 has the ability to provide a much needed shot in the arm.

Twenty20 Cup cricket betting 2011 will cover the ninth version of the domestic tournament in England and Wales.

Format of Twenty20 Cricket

The format of Twenty20 cricket is very simple. Two sides play each other and are allowed one innings of 20 overs each. Any bowler on either side can bowl a maximum of four overs.

The format of Twenty20 cricket also includes a time constraint where each side must bowl their 20 overs within a 90 minute period. If they do not then penalties are applied as a consequence.

The format of Twenty20 cricket is so popular because it is fast paced and full of action. This makes for an entertaining live match experience and interesting Cricket Betting for any punter that likes to gamble in the sport.

The Twenty20 Cup for 2011 will follow the 2010 model where two divisions (North and South) of nine teams will play a series of matches with the top four teams going through to quarter-finals and then onto finals days.

Twenty20 Cup North Betting 2011

Twenty20 Cup North betting 2011 will be hard to call because many of the counties that are better in the longer format of the game are housed in the Northern group. This will produce some long odds for Twenty20 Cricket Betting matches.

The nine counties that will be involved in Twenty20 Cup North Sports Betting 2011 are; Durham, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire.

Twenty20 Cup South Betting 2011

Twenty20 Cup South betting 2011 betting is traditionally more difficult to call because many of the recent winners of the Twenty20 Cup are involved in the Southern section of the tournament.

There is very little to choose between some of these nine counties; Hampshire, Kent, Glamorgan, Middlesex, Gloucestershire, Essex, Somerset, Surrey and Sussex. Hampshire are the current holders of the trophy and Essex and Somerset also made the last four of the tournament in 2011.

Twenty20 Cup Finals Day

Twenty20 cup finals day has stayed in place ever since the first tournament in 2003. The four teams that come through their quarter-final matches meet head on in a full day of Twenty20 cricket.

Twenty20 cup finals day takes more money in a betting sense than in any other day of the competition. Twenty20 cup finals day is becoming one of the days famous in sport such as a high profile horse racing day.