2017 County Championship
The 2017 County Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2017 Specsavers County Championship), was the 118th cricket County Championship season. It was announced in March 2016 that the season would feature eight teams in Division One and ten teams in Division Two, meaning that at the end of the 2016 season only one team was promoted from Division Two whilst two were relegated from Division One.[1] The first round of fixtures began on 7 April, with the final matches completed on 28 September. All of the fixtures starting on 26 June 2017 were played as day/night matches.[2]
Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
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Cricket format | First-class cricket (4 days) |
Tournament format(s) | League system |
Champions | Essex |
Participants | 18 |
Following a series of financial "bailout" payments made by the England and Wales Cricket Board to Durham during the 2016 season, the county, which had finished fourth in Division One at the end of the season, were relegated to Division Two in place of the eighth place team, Hampshire.[3] Durham were also placed under a salary cap administered by the ECB until 2020 and started the 2017 Championship season with a deduction of 48 points.[3] Ahead of the season, each team played a first-class match against a MCC University team.
Teams
The 2017 Championship was divided into two divisions, Division One with eight teams, Division Two with 10 teams.
Teams in both divisions played a total of 14 games, with all Division One teams playing each other twice, while Division Two teams played five counties twice and four once.
Division One
Team promoted from Division Two
Team | Primary home ground | Other grounds | Coach | Captain | Overseas player(s) | Refs |
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Essex | County Ground, Chelmsford | — | Chris Silverwood | Ryan ten Doeschate | Neil Wagner (Apr-Jun) Mohammad Amir (Jun-Sep) |
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Hampshire | Rose Bowl, Southampton | — | Craig White | James Vince | George Bailey | |
Lancashire | Old Trafford, Manchester | — | Glen Chapple | Steven Croft | Ryan McLaren | |
Middlesex | Lord's, London | Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge |
Richard Scott | Adam Voges | Adam Voges | |
Somerset | County Ground, Taunton | — | Matthew Maynard | Tom Abell | Dean Elgar | |
Surrey | The Oval, London | Woodbridge Road, Guildford | Michael Di Venuto | Gareth Batty | Kumar Sangakkara Aaron Finch (Jul) |
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Warwickshire | Edgbaston, Birmingham | — | Jim Troughton | Ian Bell | Jeetan Patel | |
Yorkshire | Headingley, Leeds | North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough | Andrew Gale | Gary Ballance | Peter Handscomb |
Division Two
Team relegated from Division One
Standings
Teams received 16 points for a win, 8 for a tie and 5 for a draw. Bonus points (a maximum of 5 batting points and 3 bowling points) could be scored during the first 110 overs of each team's first innings.[5]
Division One
Source: CricInfo[5] |
Division Two
Source: CricInfo[6]
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Fixtures
The fixture list for the 2017 season was announced in November 2016.[11]
April
7–10 April 2017 |
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Essex (H) |
Match drawn |
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7–10 April 2017 |
Surrey (H) |
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Surrey won by an innings and 1 run |
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7–9 April 2017 |
Yorkshire (H) |
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Hampshire won by 4 wickets |
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14–17 April 2017 |
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Hampshire (H) |
Match drawn |
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14–16 April 2017 |
Somerset (H) |
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Essex won by 8 wickets |
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14–17 April 2017 |
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Surrey (H) |
Match drawn |
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14–17 April 2017 |
Warwickshire (H) |
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Yorkshire won by an innings and 88 runs |
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21–24 April 2017 |
Hampshire (H) |
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Match drawn |
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21–24 April 2017 |
Lancashire (H) |
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Lancashire won by 164 runs |
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21–24 April 2017 |
Middlesex (H) |
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Match drawn |
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21–24 April 2017 |
Warwickshire (H) |
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Match drawn |
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May
19–21 May 2017 |
Essex (H) |
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Essex won by an innings and 97 runs |
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19–22 May 2017 |
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Lancashire (H) |
Match drawn |
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19–22 May 2017 |
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Middlesex (H) |
Match drawn |
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19–22 May 2017 |
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Somerset (H) |
Match drawn |
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26–29 May 2017 |
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Essex (H) |
Match drawn |
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26–29 May 2017 |
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Somerset (H) |
Hampshire won by 90 runs |
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June
2–5 June 2017 |
Hampshire (H) |
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Hampshire won by an innings and 94 runs |
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2–5 June 2017 |
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Middlesex (H) |
Match drawn |
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2–5 June 2017 |
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Yorkshire (H) |
Yorkshire won by 10 wickets |
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9–12 June 2017 |
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Lancashire (H) |
Lancashire won by 8 wickets |
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9–12 June 2017 |
Somerset (H) |
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Yorkshire won by 3 runs |
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9–12 June 2017 |
Surrey (H) |
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Essex won by 8 wickets |
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19–22 June 2017 |
Essex (H) |
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Essex won by an innings and 164 runs |
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19–22 June 2017 |
Lancashire (H) |
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Lancashire won by an innings and 30 runs |
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19–22 June 2017 |
Middlesex (H) |
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Middlesex won by an innings and 64 runs |
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26–29 June 2017 (D/N) |
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Essex (H) |
Essex won by an innings and 34 runs |
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26–29 June 2017 (D/N) |
Hampshire (H) |
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Match drawn |
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26–29 June 2017 (D/N) |
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Warwickshire (H) |
Match drawn |
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26–29 June 2017 (D/N) |
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Yorkshire (H) |
Match drawn |
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July
3–6 July 2017 |
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Surrey (H) |
Match drawn |
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3–6 July 2017 |
Warwickshire (H) |
v |
Middlesex won by 1 wicket |
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3–6 July 2017 |
v |
Yorkshire (H) |
Somerset won by 179 runs |
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August
6–9 August 2017 |
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Hampshire (H) |
Match drawn |
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6–9 August 2017 |
v |
Middlesex (H) |
Warwickshire won by 190 runs |
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6–9 August 2017 |
Yorkshire (H) |
v |
Essex won by 8 wickets |
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7–10 August 2017 |
Somerset (H) |
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Match drawn |
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28–31 August 2017 |
Essex (H) |
v |
Essex won by 179 runs |
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28–31 August 2017 |
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Lancashire (H) |
Lancashire won by 8 wickets |
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28–31 August 2017 |
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Surrey (H) |
Match drawn |
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September
5–8 September 2017 |
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Hampshire (H) |
Match drawn |
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5–8 September 2017 |
Lancashire (H) |
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Match drawn |
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5–8 September 2017 |
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Warwickshire (H) |
Somerset won by 169 runs |
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5–8 September 2017 |
Yorkshire (H) |
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Match drawn |
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12–15 September 2017 |
Middlesex (H) |
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Match drawn |
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12–15 September 2017 |
Somerset (H) |
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Somerset won by 7 wickets |
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12–15 September 2017 |
Surrey (H) |
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Match drawn |
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12–15 September 2017 |
Warwickshire (H) |
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Essex won by an innings and 56 runs |
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19–22 September 2017 |
Hampshire (H) |
v |
Essex won by 108 runs |
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19–22 September 2017 |
Middlesex (H) |
v |
Middlesex won by 36 runs |
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19–22 September 2017 |
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Surrey (H) |
Surrey won by 6 wickets |
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19–22 September 2017 |
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Yorkshire (H) |
Yorkshire won by 2 wickets |
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25–28 September 2017 |
Essex (H) |
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Essex won by 376 runs |
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25–28 September 2017 |
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Lancashire (H) |
Lancashire won by 7 wickets |
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25–28 September 2017 |
Somerset (H) |
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Somerset won by 231 runs |
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25–28 September 2017 |
Warwickshire (H) |
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Match drawn |
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April
7–9 April 2017 |
Kent (H) |
v |
Kent won by 334 runs |
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7–9 April 2017 |
Leicestershire (H) |
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Nottinghamshire won by 10 wickets |
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7–8 April 2017 |
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Northamptonshire (H) |
Northamptonshire won by an innings and 22 runs |
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14–17 April 2017 |
Derbyshire (H) |
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Northamptonshire won by 3 wickets |
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14–17 April 2017 |
Durham (H) |
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Nottinghamshire won by 9 wickets |
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14–16 April 2017 |
Glamorgan (H) |
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Worcestershire won by 8 wickets |
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14–16 April 2017 |
Gloucestershire (H) |
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Gloucestershire won by an innings and 6 runs |
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14–17 April 2017 |
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Sussex (H) |
Kent won by 226 runs |
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21–24 April 2017 |
Gloucestershire (H) |
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Match drawn |
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21–23 April 2017 |
Kent (H) |
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Kent won by 169 runs |
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21–24 April 2017 |
Leicestershire (H) |
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Match drawn |
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21–22 April 2017 |
Nottinghamshire (H) |
v |
Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 88 runs |
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21–22 April 2017 |
Worcestershire (H) |
v |
Worcestershire won by 20 runs |
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May
19–22 May 2017 |
Derbyshire (H) |
v |
Worcestershire won by an innings and 42 runs |
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19–22 May 2017 |
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Glamorgan (H) |
Match drawn |
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19–22 May 2017 |
Leicestershire (H) |
v |
Match drawn |
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21–24 May 2017 |
v |
Sussex (H) |
Sussex win by an innings and 177 runs |
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25–28 May 2017 |
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Derbyshire (H) |
Match drawn |
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26–29 May 2017 |
v |
Glamorgan (H) |
Glamorgan won by 3 wickets |
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26–29 May 2017 |
Kent (H) |
v |
Kent won by 147 runs |
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26–29 May 2017 |
Northamptonshire (H) |
v |
Worcestershire won by 8 wickets |
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26–29 May 2017 |
Nottinghamshire (H) |
v |
Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 50 runs |
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June
2–5 June 2017 |
Durham (H) |
v |
Northamptonshire won by 2 wickets |
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2–5 June 2017 |
Nottinghamshire (H) |
v |
Match drawn |
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2–5 June 2017 |
Sussex (H) |
v |
Sussex won by an innings and 7 runs |
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8–11 June 2017 |
v |
Kent (H) |
Match drawn |
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9–12 June 2017 |
Gloucestershire (H) |
v |
Match drawn |
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9–12 June 2017 |
Leicestershire (H) |
v |
Sussex won by 5 wickets |
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9–12 June 2017 |
Northamptonshire (H) |
v |
Northamptonshire won by 128 runs |
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9–12 June 2017 |
Worcestershire (H) |
v |
Glamorgan won by 9 wickets |
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19–22 June 2017 |
v |
Durham (H) |
Durham won by 9 wickets |
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19–22 June 2017 |
Nottinghamshire (H) |
v |
Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 280 runs |
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19–22 June 2017 |
v |
Worcestershire (H) |
Worcestershire won by 4 wickets |
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26–29 June 2017 (D/N) |
Durham (H) |
v |
Match drawn |
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26–29 June 2017 (D/N) |
v |
Glamorgan (H) |
Derbyshire won by 39 runs |
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26–29 June 2017 (D/N) |
Northamptonshire (H) |
v |
Northamptonshire won by 2 runs |
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26–29 June 2017 (D/N) |
v |
Nottinghamshire (H) |
Match drawn |
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26–29 June 2017 (D/N) |
Sussex (H) |
v |
Match drawn |
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July
3–6 July 2017 |
Derbyshire (H) |
v |
Durham won by 6 wickets |
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3–4 July 2017 |
v |
Gloucestershire (H) |
Gloucestershire won by 10 wickets |
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137/0 (31.3 overs) Chris Dent 68[[not out}*]] (99) | |||||
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3–6 July 2017 |
Kent (H) |
v |
Match drawn |
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5–8 July 2017 |
Sussex (H) |
v |
Sussex won by 231 runs |
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9–12 July 2017 |
Gloucestershire (H) |
v |
Match drawn |
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August
6–9 August 2017 |
Derbyshire (H) |
v |
Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 61 runs |
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6–9 August 2017 |
v |
Leicestershire (H) |
Match drawn |
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6–9 August 2017 |
Northamptonshire (H) |
v |
Match drawn |
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6–8 August 2017 |
v |
Worcestershire (H) |
Sussex won by 9 wickets |
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28–31 August 2017 |
Durham (H) |
v |
Durham won by 9 wickets |
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28–30 August 2017 |
Glamorgan (H) |
v |
Sussex won by 1 wicket |
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28–31 August 2017 |
v |
Kent (H) |
Match drawn |
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28–31 August 2017 |
Nottinghamshire (H) |
v |
Nottinghamshire win by 163 runs |
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28–31 August 2017 |
Worcestershire (H) |
v |
Worcestershire won by 189 runs |
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September
5–8 September 2017 |
Derbyshire (H) |
v |
Match drawn |
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5–8 September 2017 |
Durham (H) |
v |
Match drawn |
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5–8 September 2017 |
Leicestershire (H) |
v |
Gloucestershire won by 10 wickets |
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15/0 (3.3 overs) Chris Dent 11 (9) | |||||
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5–8 September 2017 |
Northamptonshire (H) |
v |
Northamptonshire won by 6 wickets |
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5–8 September 2017 |
Nottinghamshire (H) |
v |
Worcestershire win by 8 wickets |
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12–15 September 2017 |
Glamorgan (H) |
v |
Northamptonshire won by 7 wickets |
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12–15 September 2017 |
Gloucestershire (H) |
v |
Match drawn |
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12–15 September 2017 |
v |
Sussex (H) |
Derbyshire won by 45 runs |
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12–15 September 2017 |
v |
Worcestershire (H) |
Worcestershire won by 6 wickets |
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19–22 September 2017 |
Derbyshire (H) |
v |
Match abandoned |
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19–22 September 2017 |
v |
Durham (H) |
Sussex won by 132 runs |
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19–22 September 2017 |
Glamorgan (H) |
v |
Match drawn |
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19–22 September 2017 |
Northamptonshire (H) |
v |
Northamptonshire won by 124 runs |
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25–28 September 2017 |
v |
Gloucestershire (H) |
Derbyshire won by 157 runs |
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25–27 September 2017 |
Kent (H) |
v |
Glamorgan won by 5 wickets |
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25–28 September 2017 |
Leicestershire (H) |
v |
Northamptonshire won by 6 wickets |
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25–28 September 2017 |
Sussex (H) |
v |
Match drawn |
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25–28 September 2017 |
Worcestershire (H) |
v |
Worcestershire won by 137 runs |
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Statistics
Most runs
Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
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Kumar Sangakkara | Surrey | 10 | 16 | 1491 | 106.50 | 200 | 8 | 2 |
Mark Stoneman | Surrey | 12 | 19 | 1156 | 60.84 | 197 | 4 | 4 |
Rory Burns | Surrey | 14 | 22 | 1041 | 49.57 | 219* | 1 | 8 |
Jonathan Trott | Wawrickshire | 14 | 26 | 967 | 37.19 | 175 | 3 | 5 |
Nick Browne | Essex | 14 | 22 | 952 | 43.27 | 221 | 1 | 5 |
Most wickets
Players | Team | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w | 10w |
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Jamie Porter | Essex | 13 | 399 | 75 | 16.83 | 7-55 | 5 | 1 |
Simon Harmer | Essex | 14 | 521.3 | 72 | 19.19 | 9-95 | 4 | 2 |
Kyle Abbott | Hampshire | 14 | 415.3 | 60 | 18.20 | 7-41 | 4 | 0 |
Jack Leach | Somerset | 14 | 520.1 | 51 | 25.78 | 6-78 | 4 | 0 |
Ben Coad | Yorkshire | 12 | 356.4 | 50 | 20.86 | 6-25 | 4 | 1 |
Most runs
Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
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Luke Wells | Sussex | 12 | 22 | 1292 | 64.60 | 258 | 4 | 4 |
Daryl Mitchell | Worcestershire | 14 | 26 | 1266 | 55.04 | 161 | 7 | 3 |
Joe Denley | Kent | 13 | 23 | 1165 | 55.48 | 227 | 4 | 5 |
Mark Cosgrove | Leicestershire | 12 | 23 | 1112 | 48.35 | 188 | 2 | 6 |
Paul Collingwood | Durham | 14 | 24 | 1087 | 49.41 | 177 | 3 | 5 |
Most wickets
Players | Team | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w | 10w |
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Joe Leach | Worcestershire | 14 | 397.5 | 69 | 19.39 | 5-32 | 4 | 1 |
Darren Stevens | Kent | 12 | 395.4 | 62 | 18.08 | 8-75 | 7 | 0 |
Jofra Archer | Sussex | 13 | 475.1 | 61 | 25.30 | 7-67 | 4 | 1 |
Liam Norwell | Gloucestershire | 11 | 321 | 59 | 17.39 | 8-43 | 5 | 2 |
Michael Hogan | Glamorgan | 12 | 370.4 | 50 | 20.88 | 6-43 | 3 | 1 |
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