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Sky Sports county cricket schedule released

By James Evison

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Sky Sports county cricket schedule released

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Sky Sports has announced 50 county matches today. 

The broadcaster aims to show every team and provide programming on the three domestic competitons - the NatWest T20 Blast, the Royal London One-Day Cup and the LV= County Championship.

Coverage begins with the NatWest T20 Blast on Friday 15 May, as current champions Birmingham Bears face Notts Outlaws.

Pub viewers will be able to see a host of in-form stars such as Brendon McCullum, who plays for the Birmingham Bears, and Glenn Maxwell, who plays for the Yorkshire Vikings and other famous big hitters like Chris Gayle, Kumar Sangakkara and Shahid Afridi.

Bryan Henderson, Sky Sports executive producer for cricket, said: “With a host of stars from the World Cup having joined county teams, there’ll be lots of big hitting and quality domestic cricket live on Sky this summer.”

Sky will also show the Roses match between Yorkshire and Lancashire on Friday 5 June as well as all three championship games on finals day, Saturday 29 August.

Other cricket highlights for pub viewers includes the IPL, England's tour of the West Indies, ODI against Ireland, the series against New Zealand - and the Ashes.

The news follows Sky Sports extension of its broadcast partnership with the England & Wales Cricket Board by two years - taking the deal to 2019. 

Schedule:

International coverage

Tour of West Indies

Tuesday 21 - 25 April

West Indies v England 2nd​ Test

Grenada National Stadium

Friday 1 - 5 May

West Indies v England 3rd​ Test

Kensington Oval, Barbados

 

One-Day International

Friday 8 May

Ireland vs England

Malahide Cricket Club Ground

 

Investec Test Series

Thursday 21 - 25 May

England v New Zealand 1st​ Test

Lord's

Friday 29 May - 2 June

England v New Zealand 2nd​ Test

Headingley

 

Royal London One-Day International Series

Tuesday 9 June  

England v New Zealand 1st​ ODI

Edgbaston

Friday 12 June     

England v New Zealand 2nd​ ODI

Kia Oval

Sunday 14 June

England v New Zealand 3rd​ ODI

Ageas Bowl

Wednesday 17 June

England v New Zealand 4th​ ODI

Trent Bridge

Saturday 20 June              

England v New Zealand 5th​ ODI

Emirates Durham ICG

 

NatWest International T20

Tuesday 23 June

England v New Zealand T20

Emirates Old Trafford

 

Investec Ashes Series

Wednesday 8 – 12 July      

England v Australia 1st​ Test

SWALEC Stadium

Thursday 16 – 20 July

England v Australia 2nd​ Test

Lord’s

Wednesday 29 July – 2 August

England v Australia 3rd​ Test

Edgbaston

Thursday 6 – 10 August    

England v Australia 4th​ Test

Trent Bridge

Thursday 20 – 24 August 

England v Australia 5th​ Test

Kia Oval

 

England Women’s Ashes Series

Tuesday 21 July  

England Women v

Australia Women 1st​ ODI   

The County Ground, Taunton

 

Thursday 23 July

England Women v

Australia Women 2nd​ ODI  

Bristol County Ground

 

Sunday 26 July   

England Women v

Australia Women 3rd​ ODI  

New Road

Tuesday 11 - 14 August

England Women v

Australia Women Test

Spitfire St Lawrence Ground

 

Wednesday 26 August

England Women v

Australia Women 1st​ T20  

The Essex County Ground

Friday 28 August

England Women v

Australia Women 2nd​ T20

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Monday 31 August             

England Women v

Australia Women 3rd​ T20

SWALEC Stadium

 

 

Under 19s One-Day International

Monday 17 August

England U19 v Australia U19

3aaa County Ground

 

NatWest International T20

Monday 31 August

England vs Australia T20

SWALEC Stadium

 

Royal London One-Day International Series

Thursday 3 September

England v Australia 1st​ ODI               

Ageas Bowl

Saturday 5 September      

England v Australia 2nd​ ODI

Lord’s

Tuesday 8 September       

England v Australia 3rd​ ODI

Emirates Old Trafford

Friday 11 September

England v Australia 4th​ ODI

Headingley

Sunday 13 September

England v Australia 5th​ ODI

Emirates Old Trafford                                       

County coverage

NatWest T20 Blast

Friday 15 May

Notts Outlaws v

Birmingham Bears

Trent Bridge

Saturday 16 May 

Essex Eagles v Surrey

The Essex County Ground

Friday 22 May

Hampshire v Kent Spitfires

Ageas Bowl

Thursday 28 May

Leicestershire Foxes v

Durham Jets

Grace Road

Friday 29 May

Derbyshire Falcons v

Lancashire Lightning

3aaa County Ground

Thursday 4 June 

Hampshire v Middlesex

Ageas Bowl

Friday 5 June

Yorkshire Vikings v

Lancashire Lightning

Headingley

Saturday 6 June

Durham Jets v Birmingham Bears

Emirates Durham ICG

Sunday 7 June

Worcestershire Rapids v

Notts Outlaws

New Road

Thursday 11 June

Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Derbyshire Falcons            

The County Ground, Northampton

Saturday 13 June               

Glamorgan v Somerset

SWALEC Stadium

Thursday 18 June

Kent Spitfires v Essex Eagles

Spitfire St Lawrence Ground

Friday 19 June     

Gloucestershire v Somerset

Bristol County Ground

Sunday 21 June  

Birmingham Bears v

Yorkshire Vikings

Edgbaston

Thursday 25 June

Durham Jets v

Lancashire Lightning

Emirates Durham ICG

Friday 26 June

Lancashire Lightning v Birmingham Bears

Emirates Old Trafford

Saturday 27 June

Notts Outlaws vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks

Trent Bridge

Sunday 28 June

Somerset v Glamorgan      

The County Ground, Taunton

Wednesday 1 July

Surrey v Gloucestershire  

Kia Oval

Thursday 2 July  

Middlesex v Sussex Sharks

Lord’s

Friday 3 July

Lancashire Lightning v

Yorkshire Vikings

Emirates Old Trafford

Saturday 4 July   

Leicestershire Foxes v Birmingham Bears

Grace Road

Sunday 5 July

Worcestershire Rapids v

Durham Jets

New Road

Friday 10 July

Kent Spitfires v Somerset

Spitfire St Lawrence Ground

Tuesday 14 July  

Yorkshire Vikings v

Worcestershire Rapids

Headingley

Wednesday 15 July

Lancashire Lightning v

Notts Outlaws

Emirates Old Trafford

Friday 17 July       

Essex Eagles v Middlesex

The Essex County Ground

Wednesday 22 July

Birmingham Bears v Northamptonshire Steelbacks

Edgbaston

Thursday 23 July

TBC

 

Friday 24 July

TBC

 

Wednesday 12 August

Quarter Final 1

 

Thursday 13 August

Quarter Final 2

 

Friday 14 August 

Quarter Final 3

 

Saturday 15 August

Quarter Final 4

 

Saturday 29 August

Finals Day (3 matches)     

Edgbaston

 

Royal London One-Day Cup

 

 

Saturday 25 July

Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Durham

The County Ground, Northampton

Monday 27 July   

Derbyshire Falcons v

Yorkshire Vikings

3aaa County Ground

Tuesday 28 July 

Glamorgan v Kent Spitfires

SWALEC Stadium

Monday 3 August

Sussex Sharks v Middlesex

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Tuesday 4 August

Surrey v Worcestershire   

Kia Oval

Wednesday 5 August        

Warwickshire v Hampshire

Edgbaston

Tuesday 18 August            

TBC

 

Tuesday 25 August

Quarter Final

 

Thursday 27 August

Quarter Final

 

Sunday 6 September         

Semi Final

 

Monday 7 September

Semi Final

 

Saturday 19 September    

Final

Lord’s

 

LV= County Championship

Tuesday 22 – 25 September

TBC

 

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