2017 T20 Blast

2017 NatWest t20 Blast

Dates	7 July 2017 (2017-07-07) – 2 September 2017 (2017-09-02)
Administrator(s)	England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Group stage and knockout
Participants	18
Official website	NatWest T20 Blast

The 2017 NatWest T20 Blast is the current Twenty20 cricket league in England and Wales. It is the fourth season of in which the domestic T20 competition, run by the ECB, has been branded as the NatWest t20 Blast. The league consists of the 18 first-class county teams divided into two divisions of nine teams each with fixtures played between July and September. The final is scheduled to take place at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham on 2 September 2017.

Competition format

18 teams will compete for the T20 title. Teams are initially split into 2 divisions (North and South), each containing 9 teams, for the group stage of the competition. During the group stage (from July to September) each club plays 6 of the other teams in the same division twice, once at a home stadium and once at a home ground of their opponents. They play the other two teams only once, for a total of 14 games each. Teams receive two points for a win and one point for a tie or if the match is abandoned. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then net run rate. At the end of the group stage, the top four teams from each group enter the knockout stage.

Teams

Team	Location	Division	Home ground	Coach	Captain	Overseas Player(s)
Birmingham Bears	Birmingham	North	Edgbaston	Jim Troughton	Ian Bell	Jeetan Patel, Colin de Grandhomme
Derbyshire Falcons	Derby	North	County Ground	John Wright	Gary Wilson	Matt Henry, Imran Tahir
Durham Jets	Chester-le-Street	North	Riverside Ground	Jon Lewis	Paul Coughlin	Tom Latham
Essex Eagles	Chelmsford	South	County Ground	Chris Silverwood	Ryan ten Doeschate	Mohammad Amir, Tamim Iqbal, Neil Wagner
Glamorgan	Cardiff	South	SWALEC Stadium	Robert Croft	Jacques Rudolph	Jacques Rudolph
Gloucestershire	Bristol	South	Bristol County Ground	Richard Dawson	Michael Klinger	Michael Klinger, Cameron Bancroft, Thisara Perera
Hampshire	Southampton	South	Rose Bowl	Craig White	James Vince	George Bailey, Shahid Afridi
Kent Spitfires	Canterbury	South	St Lawrence Ground	Matt Walker	Sam Northeast	Adam Milne, Jimmy Neesham
Lancashire Lightning	Manchester	North	Old Trafford	Glen Chapple	Steven Croft	Junaid Khan, Ryan McLaren
Leicestershire Foxes	Leicester	North	Grace Road	Pierre de Bruyn	Clint McKay	Clint McKay, Luke Ronchi
Middlesex	London	South	Lord's	Daniel Vettori	Dawid Malan / Brendon McCullum	Brendon McCullum, Tim Southee
Northamptonshire Steelbacks	Northampton	North	County Ground	David Ripley	Alex Wakely	Tabraiz Shamsi, Seekuge Prasanna
Nottinghamshire Outlaws	Nottingham	North	Trent Bridge	Peter Moores	Dan Christian	Dan Christian, Ish Sodhi
Somerset	Taunton	South	County Ground	Matthew Maynard	Jim Allenby	Corey Anderson, Dean Elgar
Surrey	London	South	The Oval	Michael Di Venuto	Gareth Batty	Aaron Finch, Kumar Sangakkara, Moisés Henriques
Sussex Sharks	Hove	South	County Cricket Ground	Mark Davis	Ross Taylor	Ross Taylor
Worcestershire Rapids	Worcester	North	New Road	Steve Rhodes	Joe Leach	John Hastings, Mitchell Santner
Yorkshire Vikings	Leeds	North	Headingley	Andrew Gale	Gary Ballance / Tim Bresnan	Peter Handscomb, Shaun Marsh, Sarfraz Ahmed

North Division

See also: 2017 NatWest t20 Blast North Division

Results

Birmingham Bears Derbyshire Falcons Durham Jets Lancashire Lightning Leicestershire Foxes Northamptonshire Steelbacks Nottinghamshire Outlaws Worcestershire Rapids Yorkshire Vikings Birmingham Bears Birmingham Bears 20 runs Birmingham Bears 5 wickets Leicestershire Foxes 9 runs Birmingham Bears 6 wickets Abandoned No result Derbyshire Falcons Derbyshire Falcons 35 runs Derbyshire Falcons 7 wickets Abandoned No result Derbyshire Falcons 3 runs Durham Jets Lancashire Lightning 52 runs Leicestershire Foxes 27 runs Northamptonshire Steelbacks 6 wickets Nottinghamshire Outlaws 9 wickets Durham Jets 1 run Lancashire Lightning Lancashire Lightning 5 wickets Lancashire Lightning 31 runs Leicestershire Foxes 3 wickets Abandoned No result Match tied Leicestershire Foxes Birmingham Bears 30 runs Durham Jets 6 wickets Northamptonshire Steelbacks 2 runs (D/L) Northamptonshire Steelbacks Birmingham Bears 2 runs Derbyshire Falcons 7 wickets Northamptonshire Steelbacks 7 wickets Abandoned No result Nottinghamshire Outlaws Nottinghamshire Outlaws 5 runs Nottinghamshire Outlaws 12 runs (D/L) Worcestershire Rapids 13 runs Nottinghamshire Outlaws 5 wickets Worcestershire Rapids Birmingham Bears 8 wickets Derbyshire Falcons 7 wickets Worcestershire Rapids 8 wickets Abandoned No result Leicestershire Foxes 5 wickets Yorkshire Vikings Yorkshire Vikings 29 runs Yorkshire Vikings 24 runs Yorkshire Vikings 48 runs Yorkshire Vikings 37 runs Home team win Away team win Match tied Match abandoned

South Division

See also: 2017 NatWest t20 Blast South Division

Results

Essex Eagles Glamorgan Gloucestershire Hampshire Kent Spitfires Middlesex Somerset Surrey Sussex Sharks Essex Eagles Glamorgan Hampshire 22 runs Gloucestershire Hampshire Kent Spitfires Middlesex Somerset Surrey Sussex Sharks Home team win Away team win Match tied Match abandoned