Notes from the organizer: And now for something completely different.
Welcome to the first running of the Apterous World T20 (or ICC T20 World Cup), played to a 5-rounder as a very-short-but-not-too-short format.
There are 20 teams in the tournament proper, and so if we get 20 or fewer we will just proceed with the tournament proper. If not, we'll go into a qualifying process, which, as those of you who took part in my cricket-related tournaments in the past will know, is overlong and silly. This time you can find it at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Men%27s_T20_World_Cup_qualification although some of the sub-regional qualifiers will probably be nobbled in some way. Unless we get 99 players. I should be so lucky.
Sign-ups will close on **FRIDAY 6 FEBRUARY 2026** so we can play alongside the real tournament (kind of).
Ran from: 26 January – 6 February 2026. Format: 5-rounder. Matches: One-off. Approved.
Fixtures: 0. Completed: 0.
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