2017 County Championship matches. Following a series of financial "bailout" payments made by the England and Wales Cricket Board to Durham during the 2016 season, the county, which had finished fourth in Division One at the end of the season, were relegated to Division Two in place of the eighth place team, Hampshire. Durham were also placed under a salary cap administered by the ECB until 2020 and started the 2017 Championship season with a deduction of 48 points. Ahead of the season, each team played a first-class match against a MCC University team. The 2017 Championship was divided into two divisions, Division
2017 Women's County Championship 2017 Women's County Championship The 2017 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 21st cricket Women's County Championship season. The championship works on a points system, the winner being the team with most average points of completed games in the first division. The points are currently awarded as follows: Win: 10 points + bonus points. Tie: 5 points + bonus points. Loss: Bonus points. Abandoned or cancelled: Match not counted to average. Bonus points are collected for batting and bowling. The bonus points for each match are retained if the match is completed. The 2017 Championship was divided into three divisions: