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| Countries |  West Indies |
|---|---|
| Format | Twenty20 |
| First edition | 2006 |
| Latest edition | 2008 |
| Tournament format | Knockout |
| Number of teams | 19 (2006), 21 (2008) |
| Current champion |  Trinidad & Tobago |
| Qualification | Stanford Super Series |
The Stanford 20/20 was a short-lived cricket tournament in the Caribbean island of Antigua. It was held first in July and August 2006 in the West Indies at the Stanford Cricket Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, and then again in the same place in 2008. It was a variety of the popular Twenty20 format, which had been first introduced in English cricket in 2003. The tournament was separate to the Stanford Super Series, which was held in late 2008.
The tournament was privately devised and funded by wealthy American businessman Allen Stanford, who held Antiguan dual nationality.[1] It has been alleged that Stanford's creation of the tournament was a method of laundering his income from the fraudulent business schemes for which he is now serving a lengthy penal sentence in the USA.
19 teams took part in the inaugural knock-out tournament and 20 teams took part in the second tournament (although 21 teams were originally scheduled to take part). The 2008 season was part of the official calendar of the WICB.[2]
- ^ Billionaire reveals Windies plan, BBC Sport, 4 October 2005
- ^ "WICB and Stanford agree five-year deal". cricinfo.com.