WORCESTERSHIRE Rapids' home NatWest T20 Blast match with rivals Birmingham Bears on Friday, July 10, is a sell-out.

The remaining 200 tickets for the local derby, currently between the top two sides in the North Group, have been snapped up.

It is another positive sign for the County after nearly 4,000 attended the home televised clash with Notts Outlaws, which was an unprecedented figure for them for a game shown live on television.

Worcestershire commercial director Jon Graham said: "As ever, there is going to be a bumper crowd for the Birmingham Bears game. But to be sold out a full 10 days before the match is unheard of.

"It follows on from having 3,800 people here for a televised game on a Sunday afternoon (v Notts), which was unheard of from our experiences of T20 cricket.

"I was walking around the ground during that game and you had Sky Sports here, a full ground, the backdrop, the weather and a good game.

"I was thinking 'How happy are Sky with this' because, more often than not, you watch T20 on television in this country and the stadiums are not full.

"Now we hope we can have another good crowd for our next home game — also live on television — against Durham Jets this Sunday afternoon at 2.30pm."