50 county matches live on Sky Sports

Monday 20 April 2015


Sky Sports has announced 50 county matches today as part of its biggest ever year of live cricket.  

Every team will be shown live and all three domestic competitions, the NatWest T20 Blast, the Royal London One-Day Cup and the LV= County Championship, will feature. Coverage begins with the NatWest T20 Blast on Friday 15 May, as champions Birmingham Bears (pictured) face Notts Outlaws. 

A host of top talent from the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup will be playing domestic cricket this season, including several members of the ICC team of the tournament. Viewers will be able to see in-form stars like Brendon McCullum (Birmingham Bears) and Glenn Maxwell (Yorkshire Vikings) alongside big hitters like Chris Gayle (Somerset), Kumar Sangakkara (Surrey) and Shahid Afridi (Northamptonshire Steelbacks) live on Sky throughout the summer. 

Bryan Henderson, Sky Sports executive producer for cricket, said: “This season you can catch the best of the domestic cricket action on Sky Sports with every county, all three competitions and 50 live games. 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.”

The Sky Sports cameras visit Headingley on Friday 5 June for the Roses match as Yorkshire Vikings face Lancashire Lightning, on the day the England squad will be available to play in the NatWest T20 Blast. On Finals Day (Saturday 29 August), Sky Sports will show all three games as the champions of the competition are crowned. 

In a packed cricket schedule, viewers can also see the IPL, England’s tour of the West Indies, the One-Day International against Ireland, the series against New Zealand, The Ashes and for the first time, every ball of the Women’s Ashes, all live on Sky Sports. 

Fans will be able to watch the action live on mobile, laptop and selected tablets via Sky Go wherever they are and follow live over-by-over commentary and scorecards of every match.

Non-subscribers can also see the matches without a contract through online streaming service NOW TV. By purchasing a Sky Sports Day Pass for £6.99 or Sky Sports Week Pass for £10.99, they can enjoy access to all seven Sky Sports channels and watch on a TV with a NOW TV Box or on a range of devices. 

In January, Sky Sports extended its broadcast partnership with the England & Wales Cricket Board until 2019, increasing its unrivalled commitment to English cricket for a further two years. The agreement offers cricket fans unprecedented coverage of England home fixtures, county matches, women's and age grade cricket, and takes the existing partnership into its 14th year. 



   
 
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 
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 
BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Ground
 
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 Cricket 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
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 
SWALEC Stadium
 
Monday 3 August
Sussex Sharks v Middlesex 
BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Ground
 
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 
Lords 
 
 
 
 
 
LV= County Championship 
 
Tuesday 22 – 25 September 
 TBC 
 


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