GLAMORGAN supporters face a battle for tickets to see their side at the Twenty20 finals day at Edgbaston on August 7.

The county qualified for the day, when both semi-finals and final will be played, with a five- wickets win over Warwickshire at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, last night.

Supporters were locked out when for the first time in five years the house full sign went up with just over 6,000 inside the ground and traffic chaos outside.

The new competition, introduced last season, has attracted massive crowds with 28,000 plus, Middlesex' biggest for over fifty years, at Lord's recently.

But Edgbaston holds only just over 18,000 and with the four finalists receiving just 1,500 tickets apiece, the scramble for more will be massive.

"I would advise fans to apply direct to Edgbaston (www.edgbaston.com)," said Glamorgan chief executive Mike Fatkin "Last year that's what many did when the finals were held at Trent Bridge and it may be the best course.

"We could obviously do with a lot more tickets but our Premier members and Gold Vice-presidents ticket holders will get preference so it's up to others to use their own methods.

"Fans can also try ticketmaster (0870-5203020) but it will be a difficult situation for fans."

Glamorgan's players believe they can win the competition but last night's 74-run match-winner, David Hemp, warned that despite the success so far, the season really starts now.

"We've got a massive second half to the season. It's going to be harder than the first half because we are in good positions in all competitions," he said.

"It's nice to be in with a chance of winning three different competitions and it's great for the club.

"Ideally we want promotion in the county championship, but four wins from our last seven games should give us the Totesport League too.

"If we keep playing well and take each game as it comes we'll give ourselves a good chance. As soon as you start thinking about winning three, things go out of the window."

Fellow player Adrian Dale said: "We're a decent side. We've fallen short on a few occasions in the past and we don't want that to happen again.

"It's difficult to predict the outcome of Twenty20 games. It's a bit of a lottery really, but we'll be trying out best at Edgbaston. "The way David Hemp and Matthew Elliott retrieved the situation last night was fantastic. It could easily have all gone pear-shaped."

Asked if his innings gave him greater satisfaction as it was against his former club, whom he graced for five seasons until 2001, Hemp said: "Not really. I live in the Midlands and I still pop in to see the Warwickshire players whenever I can and I go out with them a lot. It's just nice to win and be in the final. Confidence is high, but anything can happen on finals day. If we keep doing the right things we have a good chance. The side's well balanced now."

Skipper Robert Croft said: "When you are 2-2 that's where weak sides crumble, but our players know our game plan and as long as they play to that, even if it doesn't come off, then that's fine.

"As you play more and more of these Twenty20 games you realise it's ok to have one or two overs where you don't score because there will be a period where you have two fantastic overs that get you back in the game. The important thing is not to panic.

"The players know we need two more good performances now. Finals day is great, but you do not want to be the bridesmaid."