About the Stanford 20/20 Tournament

The Stanford 20/20 Tournament is a single-elimination knockout cricket competition featuring teams from several Caribbean territories vying for the top spot. Nineteen (19) teams competed in the inaugural 2006 Tournament and twenty-one (21) teams will compete in the 2008 Tournament. Created by financier Sir Allen Stanford, the first Tournament took place in July/August 2006 with Guyana emerging as the Stanford 20/20 Champions. The 2008 Stanford 20/20 Tournament is set for 25 January to 24 February at the Stanford Cricket Ground in Antigua.

The 21 countries participating in the 2008 competition are Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Cuba**, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, the British Virgin Islands, St. Maarten, St. Vincent, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands** and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Visit the Stanford2020.com website for more information about the Stanford 20/20 programme including the professional league and the Super Stars tournament initiatives.

** denotes new countries


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