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Title: World Twenty20 Cricket - What It Is And Where It Happens

Author: Jackie De Burca

Article:
For those of us who are not cricket fans if we were to hear the
expression 20/20 we would think of 20/20 vision; but for the
cricket lover the phrase 20/20 brings up a completely different
vision! Often written as Twenty20 cricket this is a relatively
recent form of the traditional cricket game and the vision for a
Twenty20 cricket fan in 2010 could be spending time in Barbados,
St. Lucia, Guyana or St. Kitts to watch the next World 20/20.

So what is Twenty20 cricket and when did it start? In 2003 this
form of cricket also referred to as T20 cricket was introduced
in the United Kingdom for professional inter-county competitions
by the England and Wales Cricket Board. The game involved two
teams each of whom has a single innings and they are batting for
a maximum of 20 overs.

Twenty20 Cricket matches last around three and a half hours
which means that the game is brought more in line with other
popular sports. It has been very successful in achieving its aim
of creating a lively game which would be attractive to live
spectators as well as TV viewers. It has now spread wildly
around the cricket world so that on most international tours
there will be at least one T20 match played.

The first Twenty20 International Cricket Match took place on
17th February 2005 between Australia and New Zealand. It was
approached in a light hearted way with both teams wearing kit
similar to that worn in the 1980s plus some players taking it to
the next level by sporting 1980's hairstyles, beards and
moustaches; competing in cricket and for the best retro look at
the same time! At least the T20 cricket match was won by
Australia but as it was so clear that they were the winners the
players and umpires started to take things less seriously and
Billy Bowden even produced a red card, which are not normally
used in cricket.

The inaugural World Twenty20 was played in South Africa in 2007
where India defeated Pakistan by five runs. In 2009 Pakistan
beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets. The third ICC World Twenty20
Cricket Tournament will be held in the West Indies in April and
May 2010. It promises the world's best cricketing talent in this
thrilling and fast tournament.

The ICC World Twenty20 Cricket Tournament will take place in
Barbados, St. Kitts, St. Lucia and Guyana from 30th April to
16th May 2010. With locations like these even a person who has
not followed cricket before could easily be tempted to go on a
Twenty20 cricket tour. Barbados has actually opened a museum in
November 2009 which is called the Cricket Legends of Barbados
Museum and those who go there on these cricket tours can also
enjoy some of the best beaches around. In fact the Crane Beach
was rated one of the ten best beaches in the world by Lifestyles
of the Rich and Famous. St. Lucia, another location included in
these Twenty20 cricket tours, has an amazing combination of
tropical bliss as well as diving, snorkeling, spa pampering and
so much more.

Some critics may say that although the T20 cricket format has
proved so successful it could be influencing youngsters to being
misguided about the game thinking it is all about trying to hit
6s and 4s. However the impact in general has been extremely
positive and the Twenty20 game is a more athletic and explosive
form of cricket.

About the author:
Jackie de Burca has taken a recent interest in cricket because
of going on a Twenty20 cricket tour. Now she loves cricket and
wants to inform more people about the 2010 <a
href="http://www.gulliverstravel.co.uk/cricket/icc-world-twenty20
-west-indies-2010"target="new">twenty20 cricket tours</a> in the
West Indies.

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