At teatime on July 18, despite the grey clouds overhead, a massive crowd turned out at Old Trafford to watch Lancashire Lightning in the Twenty20 quarter finals.
And they cheered and waved their '6' cards as Mal Loye and Andrew Symonds battered the ball over the boundary before the home side bowled out Derbyshire in the final over. It was another typically thrilling Twenty20 encounter which you would think would fire up fans to go and watch their team battle it out on Finals Day. Tickets Yet this week, Lancashire announced they have only sold a third of their ticket allocation to watch the semi finals and final at the Oval on Saturday. The club will now return 500 tickets through a lack of demand - giving Lancashire's semi final opponents Surrey a huge home advantage. Lancs captain Mark Chilton said: "It's a shame. The crowd can give you a real lift but we just have to get on with it and we will be totally focused on the job in hand." Chief executive Jim Cumbes told BBC GMR: "The biggest drawback is the distance people have to travel. The final won't finish until after 10pm so you've also got the expense of staying over as well and I think it's a match too far for a lot of people."
So what do you think? Have the ECB got it wrong in holding it all on the one day? Or are Lightning fans Lancashire lightweights? And what does it say about Twenty20? Have Your Say | 
