Trent Bridge to host world Twenty20 semi

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The Nottinghamshire ground, which will host one of the semi-finals, was chosen by the England and Wales Cricket Board following a meeting on Wednesday.

Lord's will stage the opening match and the final of next June's event with the other semi-final at The Oval.

Steve Elworthy, tournament director of ICC World Twenty20 2009, said: "I know that there were some extremely competitive bids from all grounds who wanted to be a part of this exciting event.

"I am delighted that Trent Bridge joins Lord's and The Oval as a venue. It gives the tournament a good geographical spread without being logistically challenging for the players and officials."

Lancashire chief executive Jim Cumbes was not surprised that Old Trafford had missed out.

He said: "The decision to award Trent Bridge the third and final venue for the ICC World Twenty20 was as we expected.

"Following the first bidding process, when Lord's and The Oval were successful, the ICC announced that the final venue would ideally need to be within 120 miles of these two grounds for logistical reasons.

"Old Trafford did re-bid to be the third venue for the tournament, but we knew it would be a long shot considering the distance requirement between venues."