Trent Bridge awaits Twenty20

CRICKET fans are expected to flood the Trent Bridge switchboard with a barrage of calls on Monday when tickets for the Twenty20 Cup Finals Day are released on general sale.

Nottingham's world famous Test ground was last month confirmed as the venue for the final of cricket's exciting new 20-overs-a-side competition.

And when the event takes place on July 19 it will be the first time that a domestic cricket final has been moved away from headquarters at Lord's.

With both semi-finals and the floodlit final being played on the same day - not to mention interval entertainment from the UK's top girl band, Atomic Kitten - tickets for 'The People's Final' are expected to be snapped up.

Trent Bridge Sales and Marketing Manager Lisa Pusehouse said: "It is a great coup and also an honour for Notts to land this showcase event and it has created a terrific buzz around the ground.

"Ticket pricing for the finals day is very attractive, especially considering they allow people to see three great games of cricket and live music.

"Twenty20 is all about getting new people into cricket grounds so where better to start than at the top by seeing a major national sporting event in a world famous venue amongst a sell-out crowd.

"Judging by the massive response from our members, who were given the opportunity to reserve their seats in advance this week, we fully expect all tickets available for general sale to go very quickly."

Tickets for the Finals Day are priced at just 30 pounds Stg. for adults for premium parts of the ground and 20 pounds in other areas, while juniors under-16 who are accompanied by an adult pay a flat rate of 10 pounds.

The Twenty20 Cup gets under way on Friday June 13 with all 18 first class counties competing in three regional groups of six teams who will play each other once.

Group games will be played in the evening between 5.30pm and 8.15pm with the three group winners plus the best runner-up going through to Trent Bridge.

Tickets for the Finals Day can be booked from Monday May 19 either on-line at www.trentbridge.co.uk or by calling the Trent Bridge Hotline on 0870 168 8888.


Posted by Eddie