2017 NatWest T20 Blast
Dates 7 July 2017(2017-07-07) – 2 September 2017(2017-09-02)
Tournament format(s) Group stage and knockout Participants 18
Matches 133
Attendance 883,000 (6,639 per match)
Most wickets Clint McKay (23)Official website
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The 2017 NatWest T20 Blast was the fifteenth edition of the 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. The finals day took place at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham on 2 September 2017. Nottinghamshire Outlaws were the competition winners.
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.
Results and standings Table Results July 7 July Worcestershire Rapids (H)v Birmingham Bears 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)v Nottinghamshire Outlaws 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 v Durham Jets (H)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)v Derbyshire Falcons 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)v Yorkshire Vikings Derbyshire Falcons won by 3 runs Queen's Park , Chesterfield Umpires: Peter Hartley and Stephen Gale Player of the match: Wayne Madsen (Derbyshire FalconsWayne 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 v Birmingham Bears (H)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)v Leicestershire Foxes 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)v Northamptonshire Steelbacks 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.
South Group Table Pos Team Pld W L T NR Ded Pts NRR 1 Glamorgan 14 7 3 0 4 0 18 0.045 2 Surrey 14 7 5 0 2 0 16 −0.130 3 Hampshire 14 7 6 0 1 0 15 −0.021 4 Somerset 14 6 6 0 2 0 14 0.491 5 Sussex Sharks 14 5 5 1 3 0 14 0.423 6 Kent Spitfires 14 6 7 1 0 0 13 −0.158 7 Middlesex 14 5 7 1 1 0 12 0.221 8 Essex Eagles 14 5 7 0 2 0 12 −0.204 9 Gloucestershire 14 4 6 1 3 0 12 −0.648
Results July 7 July Gloucestershire (H)v Middlesex 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 v Glamorgan (H)Hampshire won by 22 runs (D/N ) 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 v Essex Eagles (H)Surrey won by 2 runs (D/N ) 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 v Sussex Sharks (H)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)v Somerset 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 v Kent Spitfires (H)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 v Sussex Sharks (H)Hampshire won by 19 runs (D/N ) 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 v Gloucestershire (H)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 Quarter-final 1 22 August 2017 (D/N )
Hampshire v Derbyshire Falcons 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 )
Leicestershire Foxes v Glamorgan 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 )
Somerset v Nottinghamshire Outlaws 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 )
Surrey v Birmingham Bears 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
Birmingham Bears v Glamorgan 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
Nottinghamshire Outlaws v Hampshire 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 )
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. Personnel Team Coach Captain Overseas Player(s) Birmingham Bears England Jim Troughton New Zealand Grant Elliott New Zealand Jeetan Patel , New Zealand Colin de Grandhomme Derbyshire Falcons New Zealand John Wright Ireland Gary Wilson New Zealand Matt Henry , South Africa Imran Tahir Durham Jets England Jon Lewis England Paul Coughlin New Zealand Tom Latham Essex Eagles England Chris Silverwood Netherlands Ryan ten Doeschate Pakistan Mohammad Amir , Bangladesh Tamim Iqbal , New Zealand Neil Wagner Glamorgan Wales Robert Croft South Africa Jacques Rudolph South Africa Jacques Rudolph Gloucestershire England Richard Dawson Australia Michael Klinger Australia Michael Klinger , Australia Cameron Bancroft , Sri Lanka Thisara Perera Hampshire England Craig White England James Vince Australia George Bailey , Pakistan Shahid Afridi Kent Spitfires England Matt Walker England Sam Northeast New Zealand Adam Milne , New Zealand Jimmy Neesham Lancashire Lightning England Glen Chapple England Steven Croft Pakistan Junaid Khan , South Africa Ryan McLaren Leicestershire Foxes South Africa Pierre de Bruyn Australia Clint McKay Australia Clint McKay , New Zealand Luke Ronchi Middlesex New Zealand Daniel Vettori England Dawid Malan / New Zealand Brendon McCullum New Zealand Brendon McCullum , New Zealand Tim Southee Northamptonshire Steelbacks England David Ripley England Alex Wakely South Africa Tabraiz Shamsi , Sri Lanka Seekuge Prasanna Nottinghamshire Outlaws England Peter Moores Australia Dan Christian Australia Dan Christian , New Zealand Ish Sodhi Somerset England Matthew Maynard Australia Jim Allenby New Zealand Corey Anderson , South Africa Dean Elgar Surrey Australia Michael Di Venuto England Gareth Batty Australia Aaron Finch , Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara , Australia Moisés Henriques Sussex Sharks South Africa Mark Davis New Zealand Ross Taylor New Zealand Ross Taylor Worcestershire Rapids England Steve Rhodes England Joe Leach Australia John Hastings , New Zealand Mitchell Santner Yorkshire Vikings England Andrew Gale England Gary Ballance / England Tim Bresnan Australia Peter Handscomb , Australia Shaun Marsh , Pakistan Sarfraz Ahmed
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