THE league's T20 competition kicks off tonight and I will be interested to see how it develops.

If everything goes to plan I think it could be a real winner.

In my opinion, they have done the right thing by scheduling the games on a Friday night, and the decision to allow coloured kits and give every team a nickname just adds a bit of flavour to it.

I am a big fan of the format in general, even though it is not great for bowlers.

Spectators want to see batsmen try to hit the ball as hard and as far as they can. Add to that the loud music and a party atmosphere and it really ticks all the boxes.

Having the games on Friday means people can pop to the cricket, have a few jars and a laugh then carry on their night.

It should be the start of a great weekend.

The Lancashire League have already introduced something like this and I went down to watch a game at Ramsbottom and it was packed.

T20 never caught on in the Bolton League because the matches were in midweek and they resisted the move to introduce coloured kits and the like.

Greenmount had a few games where the teams didn't even bother turning up. But done right it should attract big crowds.

I'm working, so can't play, but I would still be up for it if I was available, even though it raises the possibility of me playing three matches in a weekend, which at my age would leave me stiff as a badger.

The only other thing the league could look at is staggering the fixtures.

It's great they have organised the pools geographically, but the idea is to get as many spectators in as possible so if all the local teams are playing at the same time that cuts down the number of people you could get through the door.