2017 T20 Blast

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2017 NatWest T20 Blast
NatWest T20 Blast 2017 Logo.png
Dates7 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
Champions Nottinghamshire Outlaws (1st title)
Participants18
Matches133
Attendance883,000 (6,639 per match)
Most runs Joe Denly (567)
Most wickets Clint McKay (23)
Official website NatWest T20 Blast
2016
2018

The 2017 NatWest T20 Blast was the fifteenth edition of the T20 Blast formerly known as the NatWest T20 Blast, a professional domestic T20 competition league in England and Wales run by the ECB. The league consisted of the 18 first-class county teams divided into two divisions of nine teams each with fixtures played between July and September. Ahead of the final round of fixtures, 15 teams were still in a position to qualify for the quarter-finals. [1] The finals day took place at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham on 2 September 2017. Nottinghamshire Outlaws were the competition winners.

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Competition format

The 18 competing teams were 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 played six of the other teams in the same division twice, once at a home stadium and once at a home ground of their opponents. They played the other two teams only once, for a total of 14 games each. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a tie or if a match was abandoned. Teams were ranked within their groups by total points, then net run rate. At the end of the group stage, the top four teams from each group entered the knockout stage of the competition. [2] [3]

Teams

TeamLocationDivisionHome groundCoachCaptainOverseas Player(s)
Birmingham Bears Birmingham North Edgbaston Flag of England.svg Jim Troughton Flag of New Zealand.svg Grant Elliott Flag of New Zealand.svg Jeetan Patel, Flag of New Zealand.svg Colin de Grandhomme
Derbyshire Falcons Derby North 3aaa County Ground Flag of New Zealand.svg John Wright Cricket Ireland flag.svg Gary Wilson Flag of New Zealand.svg Matt Henry, Flag of South Africa.svg Imran Tahir
Durham Jets Chester-le-Street North Riverside Ground Flag of England.svg Jon Lewis Flag of England.svg Paul Coughlin Flag of New Zealand.svg Tom Latham
Essex Eagles Chelmsford South Cloudfm County Ground Flag of England.svg Chris Silverwood Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ryan ten Doeschate Flag of Pakistan.svg Mohammad Amir, Flag of Bangladesh.svg Tamim Iqbal, Flag of New Zealand.svg Neil Wagner
Glamorgan Cardiff South Sophia Gardens Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Robert Croft Flag of South Africa.svg Jacques Rudolph Flag of South Africa.svg Jacques Rudolph
Gloucestershire Bristol South Bristol County Ground Flag of England.svg Richard Dawson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Klinger Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Klinger, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Bancroft, Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Thisara Perera
Hampshire Southampton South Rose Bowl Flag of England.svg Craig White Flag of England.svg James Vince Flag of Australia (converted).svg George Bailey, Flag of Pakistan.svg Shahid Afridi
Kent Spitfires Canterbury South St Lawrence Ground Flag of England.svg Matt Walker Flag of England.svg Sam Northeast Flag of New Zealand.svg Adam Milne, Flag of New Zealand.svg Jimmy Neesham
Lancashire Lightning Manchester North Old Trafford Flag of England.svg Glen Chapple Flag of England.svg Steven Croft Flag of Pakistan.svg Junaid Khan, Flag of South Africa.svg Ryan McLaren
Leicestershire Foxes Leicester North Grace Road Flag of South Africa.svg Pierre de Bruyn Flag of Australia (converted).svg Clint McKay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Clint McKay, Flag of New Zealand.svg Luke Ronchi
Middlesex London South Lord's Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Vettori Flag of England.svg Dawid Malan / Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon McCullum Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon McCullum, Flag of New Zealand.svg Tim Southee
Northamptonshire Steelbacks Northampton North County Ground Flag of England.svg David Ripley Flag of England.svg Alex Wakely Flag of South Africa.svg Tabraiz Shamsi, Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Seekuge Prasanna
Nottinghamshire Outlaws Nottingham North Trent Bridge Flag of England.svg Peter Moores Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dan Christian Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dan Christian, Flag of New Zealand.svg Ish Sodhi
Somerset Taunton South Cooper Associates County Ground Flag of England.svg Matthew Maynard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jim Allenby Flag of New Zealand.svg Corey Anderson, Flag of South Africa.svg Dean Elgar
Surrey London South The Oval Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Di Venuto Flag of England.svg Gareth Batty Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Finch, Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Kumar Sangakkara, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Moisés Henriques
Sussex Sharks Hove South 1st Central County Ground Flag of South Africa.svg Mark Davis Flag of New Zealand.svg Ross Taylor Flag of New Zealand.svg Ross Taylor
Worcestershire Rapids Worcester North New Road Flag of England.svg Steve Rhodes Flag of England.svg Joe Leach Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Hastings, Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitchell Santner
Yorkshire Vikings Leeds North Headingley Flag of England.svg Andrew Gale Flag of England.svg Gary Ballance / Flag of England.svg Tim Bresnan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Handscomb, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shaun Marsh, Flag of Pakistan.svg Sarfraz Ahmed

North Group

Table

PosTeamPldWLTNRDedPts NRR
1 Nottinghamshire Outlaws 1484020180.484
2 Derbyshire Falcons 1485010170.457
3 Birmingham Bears 1485010170.230
4 Leicestershire Foxes 1485010170.133
5 Yorkshire Vikings 1465120151.127
6 Northamptonshire Steelbacks 146503015−0.630
7 Lancashire Lightning 1456120130.174
8 Worcestershire Rapids 143100107−0.713
9 Durham Jets 143100143 [lower-alpha 1] −1.206
Source: BBC Sport [4]
Notes:
  1. Durham were given a four-point deduction after accepting a financial aid package.

Fixtures

July

7 July
Worcestershire Rapids (H)
152/9 (20 overs)
v
Birmingham Bears
153/2 (19 overs)
Birmingham Bears won by 8 wickets
 
 
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Nigel Cowley
Player of the match: Ian Bell (Birmingham Bears)
Ben Cox 43 (27)
Rikki Clarke 3/20 (4 overs)
Ian Bell 75* (55)
Daryl Mitchell 1/10 (3 overs)
  • Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to field.
7 July
Yorkshire Vikings (H)
227/5 (20 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire Outlaws
179/8 (20 overs)
Yorkshire Vikings won by 48 runs
 
 
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Neil Mallender and Steve O'Shaugnessy
Player of the match: Adam Lyth (Yorkshire Vikings)
Adam Lyth 82 (50)
Harry Gurney 3/49 (4 overs)
Alex Hales 47 (26)
Azeem Rafiq 2/38 (4 overs)
  • Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
7 July
Lancashire Lightning
192/6 (20 overs)
v
Durham Jets (H)
140/7 (20 overs)
Lancashire Lightning won by 52 runs
 
 
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Russell Warren and Tim Robinson
Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Lancashire Lightning)
Jos Buttler 59 (39)
James Weighell 3/28 (4 overs)
Paul Collingwood 48 (39)
Jordan Clark 3/26 (4 overs)
  • Durham Jets won the toss and elected to field.
7 July
Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H)
179/6 (20 overs)
v
Derbyshire Falcons
180/3 (19.1 overs)
Derbyshire Falcons won by 7 wickets
 
 
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Paul Pollard
Player of the match: Luis Reece (Derbyshire Falcons)
Ben Duckett 69 (52)
Hardus Viljoen 3/28 (4 overs)
Luis Reece 75* (51)
Josh Cobb 1/16 (2 overs)
  • Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
8 July
Derbyshire Falcons (H)
165/8 (20 overs)
v
Yorkshire Vikings
162/7 (20 overs)
Derbyshire Falcons won by 3 runs
 
 
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Umpires: Peter Hartley and Stephen Gale
Player of the match: Wayne Madsen (Derbyshire Falcons
Wayne Madsen 42 (28)
Steven Patterson 2/19 (4 overs)
Adam Lyth 68 (54)
Imran Tahir 3/18 (4 overs)
  • Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to bat.
8 July
Nottinghamshire Outlaws
158/6 (20 overs)
v
Birmingham Bears (H)
159/4 (20 overs)
Birmingham Bears won by 6 wickets
 
 
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Jeff Evans and Mike Burns
Player of the match: Jeetan Patel (Birmingham Bears)
Samit Patel 55 (33)
Jeetan Patel 4/22 (4 overs)
Ian Bell 47 (38)
Samit Patel 1/23 (4 overs)
  • Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to field.
9 July
Lancashire Lightning (H)
173/9 (20 overs)
v
Leicestershire Foxes
178/7 (20 overs)
Leicestershire Foxes won by 3 wickets
 
 
Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Richard Illingworth
Player of the match: Colin Ackermann (Leicestershire Foxes)
Liam Livingstone 48 (34)
Clint McKay 3/29 (4 overs)
Colin Ackermann 62* (41)
Danny Lamb 3/30 (4 overs)
  • Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to field.
9 July
Durham Jets (H)
161/7 (20 overs)
v
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
162/4 (19.2 overs)
Northamptonshire Steelbacks won by 6 wickets
 
 
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Neil Mallender and Nick Cook
Player of the match: Ben Duckett (Northamptonshire Steelbacks)
Jack Burnham 53* (41)
Rory Kleinveldt 3/28 (4 overs)
Ben Duckett 72 (56)
James Weighell 2/30 (3.2 overs)
  • Northamptonshire Steelbacks won the toss and elected to field.
11 July
v
Match abandoned
 
 
  • No toss
  • No play possible due to rain.

South Group

Table

PosTeamPldWLTNRDedPts NRR
1 Glamorgan 1473040180.045
2 Surrey 147502016−0.130
3 Hampshire 147601015−0.021
4 Somerset 1466020140.491
5 Sussex Sharks 1455130140.423
6 Kent Spitfires 146710013−0.158
7 Middlesex 1457110120.221
8 Essex Eagles 145702012−0.204
9 Gloucestershire 144613012−0.648
Source: BBC Sport [4]

Fixtures

July

7 July
Gloucestershire (H)
182/5 (20 overs)
v
Middlesex
182/9 (20 overs)
Match tied
 
 
College Ground, Cheltenham
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Ian Blackwell
Player of the match: Ryan Higgins (Middlesex)
Cameron Bancroft 51 (31)
Tim Southee 2/39 (4 overs)
Ryan Higgins 68* (28)
Benny Howell 2/31 (4 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
7 July
Hampshire
167/5 (20 overs)
v
Glamorgan (H)
145/9 (20 overs)
Hampshire won by 22 runs
 
 
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Russell Evans and Tom Lungley
Player of the match: Lewis McManus (Hampshire)
Lewis McManus 59 (35)
Michael Hogan 2/25 (4 overs)
Graham Wagg 50 (28)
Shahid Afridi 4/20 (4 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
7 July
Surrey
188/8 (20 overs)
v
Essex Eagles (H)
186/6 (20 overs)
Surrey won by 2 runs
 
 
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: David Millns and Richard Kettleborough
Player of the match: Tom Curran (Surrey)
Dom Sibley 61 (40)
Ravi Bopara 2/23 (4 overs)
Ravi Bopara 75 (46)
Tom Curran 3/28 (4 overs)
  • Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
9 July
Glamorgan
198/3 (20 overs)
v
Sussex Sharks (H)
180/6 (20 overs)
Glamorgan won by 18 runs
 
 
Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, Arundel
Umpires: Billy Taylor and Martin Saggers
Player of the match: Colin Ingram (Glamorgan)
Colin Ingram 101* (47)
Danny Briggs 1/28 (4 overs)
Luke Wright 101 (53)
Michael Hogan 2/22 (4 overs)
  • Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
9 July
Surrey (H)
181/7 (20 overs)
v
Somerset
177/9 (20 overs)
Surrey won by 4 runs
 
 
The Oval, London
Umpires: David Millns and Paul Baldwin
Player of the match: Tom Curran (Surrey)
Aaron Finch 61 (42)
Roelof van der Merwe 3/27 (4 overs)
Corey Anderson 81 (45)
Sam Curran 2/22 (4 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
9 July
Essex Eagles
166/8 (20 overs)
v
Kent Spitfires (H)
169/3 (18.3 overs)
Kent Spitfires won by 7 wickets
 
 
County Ground, Kent
Umpires: Alex Wharf and Richard Kettleborough
Player of the match: Daniel Bell-Drummond (Kent Spitfires)
Varun Chopra 47 (38)
James Neesham 3/37 (4 overs)
Daniel Bell-Drummond 90* (55)
Simon Harmer 2/21 (4 overs)
  • Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
12 July
Hampshire
188/3 (20 overs)
v
Sussex Sharks (H)
169/7 (20 overs)
Hampshire won by 19 runs
 
 
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Neil Mallender
Player of the match: Kyle Abbott (Hampshire)
James Vince 81 (48)
Will Beer 1/27 (3 overs)
Luke Wright 50 (33)
Kyle Abbott 3/22 (4 overs)
  • Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
13 July
Kent Spitfires
152/8 (20 overs)
v
Gloucestershire (H)
156/4 (19.1 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 6 wickets
 
 
College Ground, Cheltenham
Umpires: Russell Evans and Tim Robinson
Player of the match: Benny Howell (Gloucestershire)
Joe Denly 39 (24)
Benny Howell 4/29 (4 overs)
Phil Mustard 42 (26)
Adam Milne 2/28 (4 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
      
Glamorgan 126/1
Leicestershire Foxes 123
Glamorgan 164
Birmingham Bears 175/9
Surrey 204/5
Birmingham Bears 207/4
Birmingham Bears 168/8
Nottinghamshire Outlaws 190/4
Hampshire 249/8
Derbyshire Falcons 148
Hampshire 146
Nottinghamshire Outlaws 169/7
Nottinghamshire Outlaws 152/5
Somerset 151/6

Quarter-finals

Quarter-final 1
22 August 2017 (D/N)
Scorecard
Hampshire
249/8 (20 overs)
v
Derbyshire Falcons
148 (19.5 overs)
Shahid Afridi 101 (43)
Matt Critchley 3/32 (3 overs)
Ben Cotton 30* (21)
Kyle Abbott 3/25 (3.5 overs)
Hampshire won by 101 runs
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Alex Wharf and Michael Gough
Player of the match: Shahid Afridi (Hampshire)
  • Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
Quarter-final 2
23 August 2017 (D/N)
Scorecard
Leicestershire Foxes
123 (19.2 overs)
v
Glamorgan
126/1 (13.4 overs)
Luke Ronchi 28 (18)
Craig Meschede 3/17 (4 overs)
Colin Ingram 70* (43)
Clint McKay 1/17 (3 overs)
Glamorgan won by 9 wickets
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Player of the match: Colin Ingram (Glamorgan)
  • Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to bat.
Quarter-final 3
24 August 2017 (D/N)
Scorecard
Somerset
151/6 (20 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire Outlaws
152/5 (18.3 overs)
Steven Davies 59 (41)
Jake Ball 2/21 (4 overs)
Samit Patel 45 (28)
Lewis Gregory 1/20 (3.3 overs)
Nottinghamshire Outlaws won by 5 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: David Millns and Neil Mallender
Player of the match: Samit Patel (Nottinghamshire Outlaws)
  • Nottinghamshire Outlaws won the toss and elected to field.
Quarter-final 4
25 August 2017 (D/N)
Scorecard
Surrey
204/5 (20 overs)
v
Birmingham Bears
207/4 (19.2 overs)
Jason Roy 74 (38)
Aaron Thomason 2/26 (3 overs)
Grant Elliott 59* (37)
Rikki Clarke 2/56 (3.2 overs)
Birmingham Bears won by 6 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Martin Saggers and Tim Robinson
Player of the match: Grant Elliott (Birmingham Bears)
  • Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to field.

Finals Day

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1
2 September 2017
Scorecard
Birmingham Bears
175/9 (20 overs)
v
Glamorgan
164 (19.4 overs)
Ed Pollock 50 (27)
Craig Meschede 2/24 (4 overs)
Jacques Rudolph 65 (39)
Olly Stone 3/29 (4 overs)
Birmingham Bears won by 11 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Alex Wharf and Tim Robinson
Player of the match: Ed Pollock (Birmingham Bears)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
Semi-final 2
2 September 2017
Scorecard
Nottinghamshire Outlaws
169/7 (20 overs)
v
Hampshire
146 (18.4 overs)
Riki Wessels 48 (27)
Chris Wood 2/17 (2 overs)
James Vince 56 (32)
Harry Gurney 3/19 (3 overs)
Nottinghamshire Outlaws won by 23 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Michael Gough and Rob Bailey
Player of the match: Steven Mullaney (Nottinghamshire Outlaws)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to field.

Final

Final
2 September 2017 (D/N)
Scorecard
Nottinghamshire Outlaws
190/4 (20 overs)
v
Birmingham Bears
168/8 (20 overs)
Brendan Taylor 65 (49)
Chris Woakes 3/29 (4 overs)
Sam Hain 72 (44)
Harry Gurney 4/17 (4 overs)
Nottinghamshire Outlaws won by 22 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Alex Wharf and Michael Gough
Player of the match: Samit Patel (Nottinghamshire Outlaws)
  • Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to field.

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