2017 Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches

2017 Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches
Dates28 March 2017 (2017-03-28) – 9 April 2017 (2017-04-09)
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatFirst-class
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The 2017 Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches were a series of first-class cricket matches played between the eighteen County Championship teams and the six Marylebone Cricket Club University teams (MCCU) of England and Wales. Each county side played one fixture against a MCCU side ahead of the start of the 2017 County Championship.[1] Following Leicestershire's match against Loughborough MCCU, bowler Charlie Shreck was found guilty of using obscene language or gestures.[2] This was Leicestershire's fifth fixed penalty in 12 months, resulting in them being deducted 16 points for the 2017 County Championship season.[3]

  1. ^ "MCC University Matches: Fixtures". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Leicestershire given 16-point penalty after Shreck offence". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  3. ^ "County Championship: Leicestershire deducted 16 points on eve of season opener". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 April 2017.