ICC Champions Trophy tickets on sale from the 1st April

The ICC Champions Trophy is the only occasion outside the ICC Cricket World Cup when all of the world's top cricket sides are brought together in one competition.

The group stage includes enthralling clashes between regional rivals India and Pakistan and Australia and New Zealand. Hosts England will face Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe while South Africa are grouped with the West Indies and Bangladesh.

The challenging format means that one defeat in the group stage will almost certainly put a team out of the tournament.

The ICC's 10 Full Member countries will be joined in England this September by Kenya and the USA. This is the first time the USA has ever qualified for a major ICC event.

The teams are grouped according to their position in the official ICC One-Day International Championship standings on 1 December 2003. Only the group winners will progress to the knockout stages.

The 15 matches will be played at The Oval in London, Edgbaston in Birmingham and the Rose Bowl in Hampshire. Tickets will be sold directly by the three venues with full details outlined below:

The Oval

The Surrey CCC ticket office will only be accepting postal applications. If you are not a member or have not previously purchased tickets via the Surrey CCC ticket office, please send an A4 sized stamped self-addressed envelope to the following address and the appropriate documents will be forwarded to you.

Surrey County Cricket Club, The Brit Oval, Kennington, London, SE11 5SS.

Ticket Office enquiries - +44 (0) 207 582 6660

Email enquiries - tickets@surreycricket.com

Web site - www.surreycricket.com

Matches at The Oval:

10 Sept New Zealand v USA 14 Sept Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe 16 Sept Australia v New Zealand 18 Sept South Africa v West Indies 25 Sept FINAL

Edgbaston

Ticket Office enquiries - +44 (0) 121 446 5506

Email enquiries - icctickets@thebears.co.uk

Website - www.thebears.co.uk

Matches at Edgbaston:

10 Sept            England v Zimbabwe
12 Sept            South Africa v Bangladesh
14 Sept            Pakistan v Kenya
19 Sept            India v Pakistan - SOLD OUT
21 Sept            SEMI FINAL (A v D)

The Rose Bowl

To receive a ticket application form, send a self-addressed envelope to:

The Membership Office, Hampshire Cricket, The Rose Bowl, Botley Road, West End, Southampton, Hampshire, SO30 3XH

Ticket Office enquiries - +44 (0) 870 243 0291

Email enquiries - tickets@rosebowlplc.com
Website:www.hampshire.cricinfo.com

Matches at The Rose Bowl:

11 Sept            India v Kenya
13 Sept            Australia v USA
15 Sept            West Indies v Bangladesh
17 Sept            Sri Lanka v England
22 Sept            SEMI-FINAL (B v C)

For further information: