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.

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.”

full time table & venue details

“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