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
Participants18
Matches played133
Attendance883,000 (6,639 per match)
Official website NatWest T20 Blast
← 2016

The 2017 NatWest T20 Blast was the 2017 season of the T20 Blast, a professional Twenty20 cricket league in England and Wales. It was the fourth season in which the domestic T20 competition, run by the ECB, has been branded as the NatWest t20 Blast. 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 Division

Table

PosTeam
PldWLTNRDedPts 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 [lower-alpha 1] 143100143−1.206
Source: BBC Sport [4]
  1. ↑ Durham were given a four-point deduction after accepting a financial aid package.

South Division

Table

PosTeam
PldWLTNRDedPts 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]

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
Derbyshire Falcons 148
Hampshire 249/8
Hampshire 146
Nottinghamshire Outlaws 169/7
Nottinghamshire Outlaws 152/5
Somerset 151/6

Most Runs = Joe Denly (567) Kent Spitfires

Most Wickets = Clint McKay (23) Leicestershire Foxes

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References

  1. ↑ "Frantic finish as 15 counties still retain Blast dream". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "NatWest T20 Blast" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Rules for ECB Competitions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  4. 1 2 "NatWest T20 Blast Tables". BBC Sport . 16 October 2017. Archived from the original on 6 November 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
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