A full rundown of fixtures in a busy year ahead for Gloucestershire Cricket

A full rundown of fixtures in a busy year ahead for Gloucestershire Cricket

Posted on: 15 Mar 2018

Having had a notably average year in 2017 that saw them finish mid-table in Division Two of the County Championships, Gloucestershire Cricket will be looking to make a big improvement this year. Skippered this time around by batsman Chris Dent, they'll be hoping to mount a challenge for promotion to Division One, as well as kicking on in their Royal London One-Day Cup and T20 Vitality Blast fixtures. Below is a brief rundown of their full 2018 fixture list, separated into each individual competition - check out the Gloucestershire Cricket website for more information and ticket bookings.

Batsman Chris Dent has been awarded the Gloucestershire Cricket captaincy this year.

Specsavers County Championship

As previously mentioned, Gloucestershire endured a pretty mediocre County Championship campaign in 2017, finishing 6th with 3 wins, 4 losses and 7 draws. They'll be hoping for a better outcome this year, kicking off their 2018 season with an away fixture against Kent on Friday 13th April, with their first home runout at The Brightside Ground coming on the following Friday 20th April against Glamorgan. Note: All Specsavers County Championship matches are four-day tests.

Kent (A) - Friday 13th April

Glamorgan (H) - Friday 20th April

Sussex (A) - Friday 27th April

Middlesex (A) - Friday 11th May

Kent (H) - Friday 9th June

Northamptonshire (A) - Wednesday 20th June

Sussex (H) - Monday 16th July

Durham (H) - Sunday 22nd July

Warwickshire (A) - Sunday 19th August

Leicestershire (H) - Wednesday 29th August

Middlesex (H) - Tuesday 4th September

Glamorgan (A) - Monday 10th September

Northamptonshire (H) - Tuesday 18th September

Derbyshire (A) - Monday 24th September

 

Royal London One-Day Cup

Gloucestershire's form in last year's Royal London One-Day Cup competition was also patchy, missing out on the knock-out phase after registering three wins and four losses in the South group. They're set to play four of their seven group matches at The Brightside Ground this time around, hoping that the home crowd might be enough to inspire a decent run of form. Below are the dates for their group fixtures, with more to come if they manage to qualify for the next stage of the competition.

Glamorgan (A) - Friday 18th May

Essex (H) - Sunday 20th May

Surrey (A) - Wednesday 23rd May

Hampshire (H) - Friday 25th May

Sussex (H) - Sunday 27th May

Somerset (A) - Friday 1st June

Kent (A) - Sunday 3rd June

Middlesex (H) - Wednesday 6th June

 

T20 Vitality Blast

Taking place throughout the Summer months, the Vitality Blast is a favourite among cricket fans. With 18 clubs competing for the title, split into North and South divisions, each team has the chance to progress through their Division and into an eventual final to decide the winners. Gloucestershire haven't reached the Semi-Finals of a T20 competition since 2003, and failed to make it past the group stage in 2017. Check out their South division fixtures below.

Somerset (A) - Friday 6th July

Middlesex (A) - Sunday 8th July

Kent (H) - Wednesday 11th July

Somerset (H) - Friday 13th July

Essex (H) - Friday 20th July

Glamorgan (H) - Friday 27th July

Sussex (A) - Wednesday 1st August

Glamorgan (A) - Friday 3rd August

Kent (A) - Sunday 5th August

Middlesex (H) - Thursday 9th August

Essex (A) - Friday 10th August

Surrey (H) - Sunday 12th August

Sussex (H) - Thursday 16th August

Hampshire (A) - Friday 17th August

 

Some fixtures on this list may be subject to change - check the official fixture list on the Gloucestershire Cricket website before booking. Some extra fixtures may also be added to the calendar if GCCC progress through the group stages of the Royal London One-Day Cup or T20 Vitality Blast competitions. For more information and to book tickets, head to the GCCC website via the link above.


Article by:

Matt Robson

 

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