2008 Twenty20 Cup Betting

The 2008 Twenty20 Cup betting for the English domestic Twenty20 Cup begins on Wednesday and, with the winners and runners up invited to the inaugural Champions League Tournament with US$5million to the winners in the Middle East or India later in the year, there is no doubt that the popular tournament will be fiercely competitive. Stan James and sister company betdirect bet 8/1 Durham and Somerset as joint favourites and are also betting on top batsman, wicket taker, fastest fifty, most sixes etc. There is so much talk about the Twenty20 taking over from all other types of cricket and Michael Vaughan has come out and expressed his concerns that the proposed winners of the English Twenty20 league will have the chance to play for major money against the winners of the Indian, Australian and South African tournaments could make counties fill their squads with this type of player which may impact on the quality of test players going forward.

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Head of PR Charlie McCann: "Whether the cricket purists like it or not the continued expansion of Twenty20 is one of the sporting success stories of recent years and whilst turnover will not approach Euro 2008 levels Twenty20 continues to excite punters, spectators and television audiences alike. As a Lancastrian every year I have renewed optimism that this could be the Red Rose county's year. Well this year I don't think they've got a cat in hell's chance so you never know this year they may prove their many doubters wrong. "

Twenty20 Cup outright

Durham 8/1, Somerset 8/1, Lancashire 10/1, Sussex 10/1, Kent 11/1, Surrey 11/1, Notts 12/1, Worcs 14/1, Warwicks 14/1, Essex 14/1, Yorkshire 14/1, Gloucs 14/1, Leicestershire 18/1, Middlesex 20/1, Northants 20/1, Hampshire 20/1, Derbys 25/1, Glamorgan 25/1.

Top tournament runscorer EW 1/4 odds 1,2,3,4.

M Trescothick 14/1, M Prior 14/1, P Mustard 20/1, M Di Venuto 20/1, R Key 20/1, J Langer 20/1, J Rudolph 20/1, J Benning 25/1, M Ramprakash 25/1, H Marshall 33/1, C Spearman 33/1, V Solanki 33/1, S Davies 33/1, H Gibbs 33/1 & 40/1 Bar.

Fastest 50: Note only the players quoted count

J Benning 9/2, P Mustard 6/1, M Prior 7/1, L Vinvent 7/1, J Rudolph 8/1, L Klusener 10/1, R Ten Deschate 14/1, G Hick 14/1, S Ervine 16/1, I Blackwell 16/1, R Clarke 20/1, N carter 20/1, A Mahmoud 25/1, P Nixon 25/1, M Ealham 25/1, T Maynard 33/1, D Brown 33/1, B Godlemen 50/1. EW 1/4 odds 1,2,3,4.

Most 6s Note only these players count

M Trescothick 10/3, J Benning 4/1, P Mustard 5/1, M Prior 5/1, I Blackwell 6/1, M Loye 7/1, C Spearman 8/1, L Klusener 8/1.

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