To the horror of some, the bite-size format is the most successful innovation in the domestic game for years. A constant diet of crowd-pleasing boundaries, tumbling wickets and frenzied running is accompanied by musical soundbites and raucous support.

The 2008 competition begins in a group format in June. In July, quarter finals are followed by a Finals Day at the Rose Bowl.

South Zone group:

Kent Spitfires (@Lawrence Ground, Canterbury): v Sussex Sharks 11 June; v Hampshire Hawks 16 June; v Surrey Brown Caps 25 June; (@Beckenham): v Middlesex Crusaders 20 June; v Essex Eagles 22 June.

Sussex Sharks (@Hove): v Hampshire Hawks 13 June; v Essex Eagles 17 June; v Surrey Brown Caps 22 June; v Middlesex Crusaders 25 June; v Kent Spitfires 27 June.

Middlesex Crusaders (@Lord's): v Essex Eagles 12 June; v Surrey Brown Caps 16 June; v Sussex Sharks 19 June; (@Richmond CC) v Hampshire Hawks 22 June; (@Uxbridge CC) v Kent Spitfires 24 June.

Surrey Brown Caps (@The Oval): v Essex Eagles 11 June; v Kent Spitfires 13 June; v Sussex Sharks 15 June; v Hampshire Spitfires 18 June; v Middlesex Crusaders 27 June.

Essex Eagles (@Chelmsford): v Middlesex Crusaders 15 June; v Kent Spitfires 18 June; v Surrey Brown Caps 20 June; v Sussex Sharks 24 June; v Hampshire Hawks 27 June.

Hampshire Hawks (@The Rose Bowl, Southampton): v Middlesex Crusaders 11 June; v Kent Spitfires 14 June; v Sussex Sharks 20 June; v Surrey Brown Caps 23 June; v Essex Eagles 25 June.

For further details, please visit the Twenty20 Cup website.