The ECB has announced the full domestic fixture programme for 2017 which will include an historic first full round of nine day/night matches in the Specsavers County Championship next June.

SPECSAVERS COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

The Specsavers County Championship season begins on April 7 with three matches in each division – the first of seven rounds that begin on a Friday, meaning a significant increase in the amount of weekend Championship cricket in 2017.

The day/night matches – hosted by Essex, Hampshire, Warwickshire and Yorkshire in Division One, and Durham, Glamorgan, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Sussex in Division Two – will all start on Monday June 26, and be played with pink Dukes balls.

ROYAL LONDON ONE-DAY CUP

Warwickshire will launch their defence of the Royal London One-Day Cup on Thursday April 27 with an away game at Northamptonshire, the competition having been brought forward to the spring – meaning all the group matches will be played before the ICC Champions Trophy in June.

The top three teams in each of the two nine-team groups will qualify for knockout stages in mid-June, with the final at Lord’s on Saturday July 1.

NATWEST T20 BLAST

The NatWest T20 Blast will begin on Friday, July 7, and will dominate the next seven weeks of the season – a major shift in emphasis for the competition, meaning the teams will play their 14 qualifying matches in a concentrated period in high summer rather than spread over three months as previously.

The Steelbacks, who were crowned Blast champions for the second time in four years at Edgbaston last August, have home advantage on the opening night against the Derbyshire Falcons.

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Match day tickets and season tickets for the 2017 season  will go on general sale on Monday 28^th November at 12 noon. These will be available to purchase in person from the club shop, online at www.northantscrickettickets.com or over the phone by calling 01604514455.

The 2017 earlybird window will run until the 31^st January 2017

There is no better club to be involved with right now, here’s hoping for yet another successful season. We can’t wait and hope to see you all in April!