Twenty20 Cup
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The Twenty20 Cup is a cricket competition for English county clubs.
The Twenty20 format, twenty overs for each team, means a game can be completed in about three hours, making it more palatable for children and families than longer matches. Many games also feature additional activities, such as bouncy castles or bowling speed-guns in order to provide more entertainment.
Most of the standard rules of cricket are retained, but the emphasis is on fast scoring and fast moving cricket. There are limits on fielding positions, and the boundaries are shorter, to encourage aggressive batting. Batsmen get a Free Hit if the bowler bowls a "No Ball" with a foot fault. There is also a strict 1 minute 30 second time limit on the amount of time a new batsman has to reach the crease, and in the event of the scores being equal at the end of the overs, there is a "bowl-off", similar to a penalty shoot out, except the bowlers have to bowl at unguarded stumps.
Many games are played in twilight, again to enhance family spectator appeal and to allow attendance after work and school. They also feature numerous musical 'stings' for exciting events, such as the dismissal of a batsman, or the hitting of a boundary.
- 2003: Surrey Lions
- 2004: Leicestershire Foxes
- 2005: Somerset Sabres