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Trent Bridge named host venue for 2009 World Twenty20

10/04/2008

Nottingham's Trent Bridge cricket ground has been named as a venue for the ICC's World Twenty20 tournament to be staged in England in 2009.

The International Cricket Council has approved the Nottinghamshire stadium - a regular venue for England Test matches - ahead of the tournament, which is scheduled to take place in June next year.

The Oval and Lord's in London have already been ratified by the ICC, with Lord's hosting the opening game and the final and the Oval and Trent Bridge staging the two semi-finals.

It is thought Trent Bridge beat off competition from a number of other stadia around the country for the right to host matches during the competition, including Southampton's Rose Bowl and Edgbaston in Birmingham.

Tournament director Steve Elworthy said: "I know that there were some extremely competitive bids from all grounds who wanted to be a part of this exciting event.

"I am delighted that Trent Bridge joins Lord's and the Oval as a venue. It gives the tournament a good geographical spread without being logistically challenging for the players and officials."

Nottinghamshire chief executive Derek Brewer said everyone associated with the county cricket club "are absolutely delighted" at being given the opportunity to stage the global event.

"It's a fantastic opportunity for us to showcase English cricket to the rest of the world and is brilliant news for the whole of the city, county and region," he explained.

"As a club, we are very grateful for the support we received from public and private sector partners in making the bid and we would not have been successful without the extensive development work that has taken place at Trent Bridge this winter."