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Sky Sports has confirmed its county cricket fixtures for next summer, with more live matches than ever.

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Sky Sports has confirmed its county cricket fixtures for next summer, with at least 65 matches scheduled for broadcast - more than ever before. Every county will feature at least four times - including one home match - in the initial 49 fixtures selected by Sky together with the ECB. The coverage includes: Friends Provident Trophy: 14 matches including both semi-finals and final. Twenty20 Cup: 18 matches including all least three quarter-finals for the first time. NatWest Pro40: 31 matches including 23 day night games. LV County Championship: Three live matches, including Sussex vs Lancashire. Paul King, Sky Sports' cricket producer, said: "Next summer is our biggest yet. The schedule is a mouth-watering line-up of cricket that I'm sure will excite all cricket fans. We've got more matches than ever before too, underlining our unrivalled commitment to county cricket." The schedule begins with Durham's home clash with Yorkshire in the Friends Provident Trophy on 20th April, followed by World Cup heroes Ireland against Nottinghamshire in Dublin the following week. 14 matches have been scheduled for broadcast from next year's competition, including both semi-finals for the first time and two extra day night games.

Twenty20 Cup

Twenty20 Cup fans are treated to another busy schedule of fixtures beginning with holders Kent Spitfires' opening match against the Sussex Sharks at Canterbury on 11th June. 18 live games have been scheduled, including for the first time at least three quarter-finals, plus the Finals Day in its entirety. Well will also bring you the first ever televised Twenty20 Cup match at Lord's. The Worcestershire Royals' defence of their NatWest Pro40 crown begins against Nottinghamshire live on Sky Sports, the first of 31 live games from the competition, 23 of which are day night fixtures. There is also one extra LV County Championship game next summer with three games scheduled, including Sussex's clash with Lancashire beginning on 29th June. Coverage is in High Definition plus Dolby 5.1 surround sound, providing viewers with a cinema-like experience for those with compatible systems. In the Sky Sports commentary box are some of the biggest names from cricket including Sir Ian Botham, Michael Atherton, Nasser Hussain, Bob Willis, David Lloyd, Michael Holding, Nick Knight and Paul Allott. Coverage is presented by Charles Colvile and Ian Ward with daily reports, news and views featured on Sky Sports News and skysports.com. Sky Sports will also show England's home Test, One-Day International and Twenty20 matches against New Zealand and South Africa next summer, together with live coverage of all four county cricket competitions.
Date Game Competition
County Cricket live on Sky
Sun 20 April Durham v Yorkshire FP Trophy
Sun 27 April Ireland v Nottinghamshire FP Trophy
Sun 4 May Hampshire v Gloucestershire FP Trophy
Mon 5 May Surrey v Kent FP Trophy
Thu 8 May Sussex v Surrey D/N FP Trophy
Fri 9 May Glamorgan v Gloucestershire D/N FP Trophy
Sun 11 May Warwickshire v Northamptonshire FP Trophy
Tue 20 May Hampshire v Worcestershire D/N FP Trophy
Thu 22 May Derbyshire v Lancashire D/N FP Trophy
Wed 28 May TBC FP Trophy
Wed 4 Jun Quarter-Final FP Trophy
Fri 4 July Semi-Final FP Trophy
Sat 5 July Semi-Final FP Trophy
Sat 16 Aug Final FP Trophy
Wed 11 June Kent v Sussex Twenty20 Cup
Thu 12 June Worcestershire v Gloucestershire Twenty20 Cup
Sat 14 June Somerset v Warwickshire Twenty20 Cup
Mon 16 June Middlesex v Surrey Twenty20 Cup
Tue 17 June Lancashire v Durham Twenty20 Cup
Thu 19 June Worcestershire v Somerset Twenty20 Cup
Fri 20 June Lancashire v Yorkshire Twenty20 Cup
Sun 22 June Northamptonshire v Glamorgan Twenty20 Cup
Mon 23 June Hampshire v Surrey Twenty20 Cup
Tue 24 June Essex v Sussex Twenty20 Cup
Thu 26 June Yorkshire v Leicestershire Twenty20 Cup
Fri 27 June TBC Twenty20 Cup
Mon 7 July Quarter-Final Twenty20 Cup
Tue 8 July Quarter-Final Twenty20 Cup
Wed 9 July Quarter-Final Twenty20 Cup
Sat 26 July Finals Day Twenty20 Cup
Tue 15 July Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire D/N NatWest Pro40
Wed 16 July Essex v Yorkshire D/N NatWest Pro40
Thu 17 July Lancashire v Gloucestershire D/N NatWest Pro40
Wed 23 July Durham v Somerset D/N NatWest Pro40
Thu 24 July Glamorgan v Surrey D/N NatWest Pro40
Mon 28 July Derbyshire v Essex D/N NatWest Pro40
Tue 29 July Leicestershire v Warwickshire D/N NatWest Pro40
Mon 4 Aug Middlesex v Somerset D/N NatWest Pro40
Tue 5 Aug Essex v Surrey D/N NatWest Pro40
Wed 6 Aug Warwickshire v Northamptonshire D/N NatWest Pro40
Tue 12 Aug Kent v Leicestershire D/N NatWest Pro40
Wed 13 Aug Hampshire v Sussex D/N NatWest Pro40
Tue 19 Aug Nottinghamshire v Durham D/N NatWest Pro40
Thu 21 Aug Derbyshire v Yorkshire D/N NatWest Pro40
Sat 23 Aug Somerset v Gloucestershire NatWest Pro40
Sun 24 Aug Middlesex v Hampshire NatWest Pro40
Mon 25 Aug Sussex v Lancashire D/N NatWest Pro40
Wed 27 Aug Gloucestershire v Middlesex D/N NatWest Pro40
Thu 28 Aug Somerset v Worcestershire D/N NatWest Pro40
Sat 30 Aug Worcestershire v Gloucestershire NatWest Pro40
Mon 1 Sep Hampshire v Durham D/N NatWest Pro40
Tue 2 Sep Surrey v Kent D/N NatWest Pro40
Sat 6 Sep Hampshire v Worcestshire NatWest Pro40
Sun 7 Sep Leicesterhire v Northamptonshire NatWest Pro40
Mon 8 Sep Glamorgan v Derbsyhire D/N NatWest Pro40
Tue 9 Sep Yorkshire v Warwickshire D/N NatWest Pro40
Wed 10 Sep Nottinghamshire v Lancashire D/N NatWest Pro40
Thu 11 Sep Sussex v Middlesex D/N NatWest Pro40
Sat 13 Sep TBC NatWest Pro40
Sun 14 Sep TBC NatWest Pro40
Sun 21 Sep Pro40 Play-Off NatWest Pro40
29 Jun - 2 July Sussex v Lancashire LV County Championship
17 - 20 Sep TBC LV County Championship
24 - 27 Sep TBC LV County Championship

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