Lord's missed out on the first year of Twenty20

Lord's will host its first Twenty20 Cup fixture in 2004 with a match between Middlesex and holders Surrey.

Council rules on music prevented the home of cricket hosting a match in the tournament's inaugural season, and the final was held at Trent Bridge instead.

This year's tournament starts on 2 July and Edgbaston will host the semi-finals and the final on 7 August.

The tournament's second year sees the introduction of a quarter-final stage as well as a single "derby day".

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On 9 July, Sussex play Hampshire, Warwickshire host Worcestershire, Derbyshire travel to Nottinghamshire, Gloucestershire take on Somerset and Surrey play Kent.

The innovative version of the game sees teams bat for 20 overs per side with other rules in place to speed up the action.

Full fixture list:

Fri 2 July
Northamptonshire v Glamorgan, Northampton
Warwickshire v Somerset, Edgbaston
Sussex v Surrey, Hove *
Derbyshire v Yorkshire, Derby
Nottinghamshire v Durham, Trent Bridge
Essex v Hampshire, Chelmsford *
Worcestershire v Gloucestershire, New Road
Kent v Middlesex, Maidstone
Lancashire v Leicestershire, Old Trafford

Sat 3 July
Surrey v Hampshire, Oval

Mon 5 July
Kent v Essex, Maidstone
Somerset v Glamorgan, Taunton
Northamptonshire v Worcestershire, Northampton

Wed 7 July
Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire, Trent Bridge
Leicestershire v Durham, Grace Road
Middlesex v Sussex, Richmond
Essex v Surrey, Chelmsford *

Thur 8 July
Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire, Northampton
Derbyshire v Lancashire, Derby
Yorkshire v Leicestershire, Headingley
Glamorgan v Warwickshire, Sophia Gardens

Fri 9 July
Warwickshire v Worcestershire, Edgbaston
Durham v Lancashire, Riverside
Sussex v Hampshire, Hove *
Surrey v Kent, Oval
Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire, Trent Bridge
Gloucestershire v Somerset, Bristol

Mon 12 July
Warwickshire v Northamptonshire, Edgbaston
Middlesex v Essex, Southgate

Tue 13 July
Durham v Derbyshire, Riverside
Kent v Sussex, Canterbury
Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire, Grace Road
Somerset v Worcestershire, Taunton
Hampshire v Middlesex, Rose Bowl

Wed 14 July
Yorkshire v Lancashire, Headingley
Glamorgan v Gloucestershire, Sophia Gardens

Thur 15 July
Derbyshire v Leicestershire, Derby
Somerset v Northamptonshire, Taunton
Middlesex v Surrey, Lord's
Essex v Sussex, Chelmsford*
Worcestershire v Glamorgan, New Road
Gloucestershire v Warwickshire, Bristol
Lancashire v Nottinghamshire, Old Trafford
Hampshire v Kent, Rose Bowl
Durham v Yorkshire, Riverside

Mon 19 July
Quarter-finals

Sat 7 August
Semi-finals, Final, Edgbaston