England Cricket Board announce their schedule for the year 2017
The England and Wales Cricket Board announced today the fixtures for England’s home season for the year 2017. As per reports, the year 2017 is going to be the longest cricket season in England’s cricket history. The span of the tightly packed season will be about 148 days. The season gets underway on May 5, 2017, the earliest date of commencement ever in England’s cricket history and concludes on September 29, which will be their latest finish ever.
South Africa and the West Indies are going to be the visiting teams. South Africa will play 3 ODIs, 3 T20 internationals and 4 Test matches, while the men from the Caribbean will feature in 3 Tests, 5 ODIs and a lone T20 international. England’s season will start with a couple of ODIs against their neighbours, Ireland. The ICC champions Trophy will also be played on English soil between June-1 and June-18 next year.
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England players like Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali and Alex Hales who feature in the each and every format will be in action for as many as 54 days, which makes it obvious that they would be rested in phases during the tiring season. The first ODI of the season – aginst Ireland – will be played in Bristol and the last ODI will be played in Southampton against the West Indies, which will be their home match in England for the season.
As reported by ESPN Cricinfo, ECB’s chief executive Tom Harrison said, “With three different international teams coming here next summer and this country playing host to two major ICC global events – the ICC Champions Trophy and the ICC Women’s World Cup – there will be a feast of international cricket to excite us in England and Wales.”
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“Both the international and domestic schedule will have a different shape to previous years. And the early season block for the Royal London One-Day Cup – with a new mid-season date for its Lord’s final – will support both England’s ICC Champions Trophy preparations and our longer term planning for the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2019. It will also allow players to focus skills on the white ball game and help more people to understand the structure of the season.”
England's 2017 schedule
DATE | FORMAT | HOME TEAM | VISITING TEAM | VENUE |
5th May | One-Day International | England | Ireland | Bristol |
7th May | One-Day International | England | Ireland | Lord’s |
24th May | One-Day International | England | South Africa | Headingley |
27th May | One-Day International | England | South Africa | Ageas Bowl |
29th May | One-Day International | England | South Africa | Lord’s |
1st June to 18th June | One-Day International | England | ICC Champions Trophy | Various |
21st June | T-20 International | England | South Africa | Ageas Bowl |
23rd June | T-20 International | England | South Africa | Taunton |
25th June | T-20 International | England | South Africa | Cardiff |
6th to 10th July | Test Match | England | South Africa | Lord’s |
14th to 18th July | Test Match | England | South Africa | Trent Bridge |
27th to 31st July | Test Match | England | South Africa | The Oval |
4th to 8th August | Test Match | England | South Africa | Old Trafford |
17th to 21st August | Test Match | England | West Indies | Edgbaston |
25th to 29th August | Test Match | England | West Indies | Headingley |
7th to 11th September | Test Match | England | West Indies | Lord’s |
16th September | T-20 International | England | West Indies | Durham |
19th September | One-Day International | England | West Indies | Old Trafford |
21st September | One-Day International | England | West Indies | Trent Bridge |
24th September | One-Day International | England | West Indies | Bristol |
27th September | One-Day International | England | West Indies | The Oval |
29th September | One-Day International | England | West Indies | Ageas Bowl |