2017 NatWest t20 Blast

2017 NatWest t20 Blast

Dates	7 July 2017 – 2 September 2017
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 the domestic T20 competition, run by the ECB, 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 their home stadium and once at that 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.^[1][2]

Teams

Team	Location	Division	Home ground	Coach	Captain
Birmingham Bears	Birmingham	North	Edgbaston	Vacant	Ian Bell
Derbyshire Falcons	Derby	North	County Ground	John Wright	Billy Godleman
Durham Jets	Chester-le-Street	North	Riverside Ground	Jon Lewis	Paul Collingwood
Essex Eagles	Chelmsford	South	County Ground	Chris Silverwood	Ryan ten Doeschate
Glamorgan	Cardiff	South	SWALEC Stadium	Robert Croft	Jacques Rudolph
Gloucestershire	Bristol	South	Bristol County Ground	Richard Dawson	Michael Klinger
Hampshire	Southampton	South	Rose Bowl	Craig White	James Vince
Kent Spitfires	Canterbury	South	St Lawrence Ground	Vacant	Sam Northeast
Lancashire Lightning	Manchester	North	Old Trafford	Ashley Giles	Steven Croft
Leicestershire Foxes	Leicester	North	Grace Road	Pierre de Bruyn	Mark Pettini
Middlesex	London	South	Lord's	Richard Scott	Dawid Malan
Northamptonshire Steelbacks	Northampton	North	County Ground	David Ripley	Alex Wakely
Nottinghamshire Outlaws	Nottingham	North	Trent Bridge	Peter Moores	Dan Christian
Somerset	Taunton	South	County Ground	Matthew Maynard	Vacant
Surrey	London	South	The Oval	Michael Di Venuto	Gareth Batty
Sussex Sharks	Hove	South	County Cricket Ground	Mark Davis	Luke Wright
Worcestershire Rapids	Worcester	North	New Road	Steve Rhodes	Joe Leach
Yorkshire Vikings	Leeds	North	Headingley	Andrew Gale	Alex Lees

North Division

Table

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Ded	Pts	NRR
Birmingham Bears	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Derbyshire Falcons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Lancashire Lightning	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Leicestershire Foxes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Northamptonshire Steelbacks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Nottinghamshire Outlaws	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Worcestershire Rapids	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Yorkshire Vikings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Durham Jets[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0	0	0	4	–4	0.000

1. Durham were given a four-point deduction after accepting a financial aid package.

As of 25 November 2016 ^[3]

Results

Birmingham Bears Derbyshire Falcons Durham Jets Lancashire Lightning Leicestershire Foxes Northamptonshire Steelbacks Nottinghamshire Outlaws Worcestershire Rapids Yorkshire Vikings Birmingham Bears Derbyshire Falcons Durham Jets Lancashire Lightning Leicestershire Foxes Northamptonshire Steelbacks Nottinghamshire Outlaws Worcestershire Rapids Yorkshire Vikings Home team win Away team win Match tied Match abandoned

South Division

Table

Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Ded	Pts	NRR
Essex Eagles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Glamorgan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Gloucestershire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Hampshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Kent Spitfires	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Middlesex	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Somerset	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Surrey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Sussex Sharks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000

As of 25 November 2016 ^[4]

Results

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

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final

References

1. "NatWest T20 Blast" (PDF). Retrieved 5 May 2014.
2. "Rules for ECB Competitions" (PDF). Retrieved 5 May 2014.
3. "Cricket Tables". ECB.
4. "Cricket Tables". ECB.

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