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Ticket prices lowered for T20 WC

Ted Corbett

LONDON: Twenty20 for every man comes to Lord’s next summer when the double header also makes its first appearance in cricket in this country as part of the ICC Twenty20 World Cup.

As the series was launched at Lord’s on Tuesday, it was clear that the authorities have forsaken their love for high ticket prices and decided to make the fun, short form of the game as cheap as possible.

So when tickets go on sale on June 30, under-16s will be asked to pay only £8 to see two matches on the same day. In addition the three venues for the event are at Lord’s and the Oval five miles apart and Trent Bridge, Nottingham which means that spectators from overseas do not have to part with excessive amounts of cash to travel. At the same time the women’s Twenty20 World Cup will take place at Taunton although its final stages will be mixed in with the men’s event.

There will be 14 double headers but the finals and semifinals will have double headers involving men’s and women’s matches.

Entry for the final at Lords on June 21 will be £50, with £30 for the Oval semifinal on June 19 and £20 at Trent Bridge on June 18.

“We believe these prices represent great value for money,” said David Morgan, head of ICC and former chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board.

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