An exciting era for cricket in Hong Kong is about to commence with the announcement of a new franchise Twenty20 competition to be played at Mission Road.

​The Hong Kong T20 Blitz will be played over the weekend of May 28 & 29 and open up opportunity for businesses in Hong Kong to run their own Twenty20 cricket franchise.

Four franchises - Hong Kong Island, Kowloon City, Sha Tin and Lantau will be up for sale with ownership to be determined by a silent bid auction.

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National squad players will be drafted evenly across the four teams with an HKCA U/19 player also provided to each franchise.

Hong Kong Marketing and Commercial Director Max Abbott said the new competition was being launched with an eye on the future.

"This season will just be the start of something that we think has the potential to grow into a major league in future seasons," Abbott said.

"In true Hong Kong style this first edition will be fast paced, with seven matches played over a weekend."

"All matches at Mission Road will be streamed live, so it will be an opportunity to showcase the talent we have domestically. And hopefully we may see some overseas players as well."

"Franchise owners will get to come up with their own team nickname, design their playing kits and pick the players they want, so I'm looking forward to seeing some creativity from the community."

The four teams will play each other once, with the final scheduled for 2.45pm on Sunday 29th of May.

Tickets for the event will go on sale at the beginning of May.

全新本地20回合制板球賽事 歡迎機構贊助球隊

香港板球再有令人興奮的消息！香港板球總會將會推出全新的20回合制板球賽事，將於天光道板球場上演。

是次賽事將於5月28及29日舉行，將會為本地企業提供贊助球隊的機會。

四支球隊，包括港島、九龍城、沙田及大嶼山，將會以暗標拍賣形式，定出各支球隊的贊助機構。

香港隊成員將會以遴選形式平均地分佈到四支球隊，而每隊球隊亦會獲派一名香港19歲以下代表隊成員。

香港板球總會市場及商務總監艾明思（Max Abbott）表示，這個全新賽事為香港板球寫下新一頁。

他說：「這個球季只是一個開始，我們認為這個賽事有潛質於未來球季發展成一個重要的聯賽。」

「這個賽事節奏明快，七場球賽將於同一個週末進行。」

「所有於天光道板球場舉行的賽事均會進行網上直播，是一個很好的機會向外界展示香港板球的真正實力。賽事亦有機會得到外國球員加盟。」

「球隊贊助商可以為所屬球隊訂立名字、設計球衣及遴選球員，可以盡情發揮他們的創意。」

四支球隊將會進行單循環賽事，成績最好的兩支球隊將會進行決賽，於5月29日（星期日）下午2時45分舉行。

賽事門票將於5月初開始發售。

如欲取得更多資訊，請閱： http://www.hkcricket.org/cms/upload/hkca/files/HKT20BLITZ(1).pdf

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