Round 01: 23-26 April 1997

Essex             v Hampshire             Chelmsford
Glamorgan         v Warwickshire          Cardiff
Kent              v Derbyshire            Canterbury
Lancashire        v Durham                Old Trafford
Leicestershire    v Gloucestershire       Leicester
Nottinghamshire   v Worcestershire        Trent Bridge
Surrey            v Somerset              The Foster's Oval
Sussex            v Northamptonshire      Hove

Round 02: 7-11 May 1997

Derbyshire        v Surrey                Derby
Durham            v Nottinghamshire       Hartlepool
Gloucestershire   v Hampshire             Bristol
Middlesex         v Sussex                Lord's
Northamptonshire  v Somerset              Northampton
Worcestershire    v Leicestershire        Worcester
Yorkshire         v Glamorgan             Headingley

Round 03: 14-17 May 1997

Essex             v Durham                Chelmsford
Hampshire         v Leicestershire        Southampton
Kent              v Glamorgan             Canterbury
Lancashire        v Nottinghamshire       Old Trafford
Middlesex         v Derbyshire            Lord's
Somerset          v Sussex                Taunton
Surrey            v Gloucestershire       The Foster's Oval
Warwickshire      v Yorkshire             Edgbaston 

Round 04: 21-24 May 1997

Durham            v Worcestershire        Chester-le-Street
Glamorgan         v Hampshire             Cardiff
Gloucestershire   v Essex                 Gloucester
Lancashire        v Northamptonshire      Old Trafford
Leicestershire    v Surrey                Leicester
Nottinghamshire   v Derbyshire            Trent Bridge
Somerset          v Yorkshire             Taunton
Sussex            v Kent                  Horsham
Warwickshire      v Middlesex             Edgbaston

Round 05: 29 May - 2 June 1997

Essex             v Yorkshire             Ilford
Glamorgan         v Durham                Cardiff
Hampshire         v Warwickshire          Southampton
Leicestershire    v Lancashire            Leicester
Middlesex         v Northamptonshire      Lord's
Nottinghamshire   v Kent                  Trent Bridge
Worcestershire    v Somerset              Worcester
   
Round 06: 4-7 June 1997
Derbyshire        v Hampshire             Chesterfield
Durham            v Sussex                Chester-le-Street
Kent              v Warwickshire          Tunbridge Wells
Middlesex         v Leicestershire        Lord's
Northamptonshire  v Nottinghamshire       Northampton
Somerset          v Lancashire            Taunton
Surrey            v Essex                 The Foster's Oval
Yorkshire         v Gloucestershire       Headingley

Round 07: 12-16 June 1997

Glamorgan         v Middlesex             Cardiff
Gloucestershire   v Worcestershire        Bristol
Hampshire         v Somerset              Basingstoke
Lancashire        v Kent                  Old Trafford
Surrey            v Yorkshire             The Foster's Oval
Sussex            v Essex                 Hove
Warwickshire      v Derbyshire            Edgbaston

Round 08: 18-21 June 1997

Derbyshire        v Sussex                Derby
Durham            v Kent                  Darlington
Gloucestershire   v Middlesex             Bristol
Lancashire        v Glamorgan             Liverpool
Northamptonshire  v Hampshire             Northampton
Nottinghamshire   v Yorkshire             Trent Bridge
Somerset          v Leicestershire        Bath
Worcestershire    v Surrey                Worcester

Round 09: 26-30 June 1997

Essex             v Derbyshire            Southend
Glamorgan         v Sussex                Swansea
Leicestershire    v Warwickshire          Leicester
Northamptonshire  v Gloucestershire       Luton
Worcestershire    v Lancashire            Worcester
Yorkshire         v Middlesex             Headingley
27-30 June 1997
Surrey            v Nottinghamshire       The Foster's Oval

Round 10: 2-5 July 1997

Durham            v Hampshire             Chester-le-Street
Essex             v Somerset              Chelmsford
Glamorgan         v Gloucestershire       Swansea
Kent              v Northamptonshire      Maidstone
Leicestershire    v Yorkshire             Leicester
Middlesex         v Lancashire            Uxbridge
Sussex            v Worcestershire        Arundel
Warwickshire      v Surrey                Edgbaston

Round 11: 16-19 July 1997

Gloucestershire   v Derbyshire            Cheltenham
Kent              v Leicestershire        Canterbury
Lancashire        v Sussex                Old Trafford
Northamptonshire  v Essex                 Northampton
Nottinghamshire   v Warwickshire          Trent Bridge
Surrey            v Hampshire             Guilford
Yorkshire         v Durham                Scarbrough

Round 12: 23-26 July 1997

Derbyshire        v Glamorgan             Chesterfield
Essex             v Worcestershire        Chelmsford
Gloucestershire   v Durham                Cheltenham
Hampshire         v Lancashire            Southampton
Leicestershire    v Nottinghamshire       Leicester
Middlesex         v Kent                  Lord's
Northamptonshire  v Surrey                Northampton
24-27 July 1997
Warwickshire      v Somerset              Edgbaston

Round 13: 31 July - 4 August 1997

Durham            v Derbyshire            Chester-le-Street
Essex             v Leicestershire        Chelmsford
Glamorgan         v Nottinghamshire       Colwyn Bay
Warwickshire      v Sussex                Edgbaston
Worcestershire    v Kent                  Worcester
Yorkshire         v Northamptonshire      Headingley
  
Round 14: 6-9 August 1997

Kent              v Essex                 Canterbury
Lancashire        v Warwickshire          Blackpool
Middlesex         v Hampshire             Lord's
Northamptonshire  v Worcestershire        Northampton
Somerset          v Gloucestershire       Taunton
Surrey            v Durham                The Foster's Oval
Sussex            v Leicestershire        Eastbourne

Round 15: 15-18 August 1997

Derbyshire        v Lancashire            Derby*
Hampshire         v Yorkshire             Portsmouth*
Middlesex         v Surrey                Lord's*
Nottinghamshire   v Somerset              Trent Bridge*
Sussex            v Gloucestershire       Hove*
Worcestershire    v Glamorgan             Worcester*
* includes Sunday play

Round 16: 20-23 August 1997

Durham            v Middlesex             Chester-le-Street
Glamorgan         v Northamptonshire      Abergavenny
Leicestershire    v Derbyshire            Leicester
Nottinghamshire   v Essex                 Worksop
Somerset          v Kent                  Taunton
Warwickshire      v Worcestershire        Edgbaston
Yorkshire         v Sussex                Scarborough   

Round 17: 27-30 August 1997

Derbyshire        v Somerset              Derby
Essex             v Warwickshire          Chelmsford
Gloucestershire   v Nottinghamshire       Bristol
Hampshire         v Kent                  Portsmouth
Lancashire        v Yorkshire             Old Trafford
Leicestershire    v Glamorgan             Leicester
Northamptonshire  v Durham                Northampton
Worcestershire    v Middlesex             Kidderminster
28-31 August
Sussex            v Surrey                Hove

Round 18: 2-6 September 1997

Derbyshire        v Northamptonshire      Derby
Durham            v Warwickshire          Chester-le-Street
Kent              v Gloucestershire       Canterbury
Lancashire        v Essex                 Old Trafford
Nottinghamshire   v Hampshire             Trent Bridge
Somerset          v Middlesex             Taunton
Surrey            v Glamorgan             The Foster's Oval
Yorkshire         v Worcestershire        Headingley

Round 19: 10-13 September 1997

Durham            v Somerset              Chester-le-Street
Glamorgan         v Essex                 Cardiff
Hampshire         v Sussex                Southampton
Middlesex         v Nottinghamshire       Lord's
Northamptonshire  v Leicestershire        Northampton
Surrey            v Lancashire            The Foster's Oval
Warwickshire      v Gloucestershire       Edgbaston
Worcestershire    v Derbyshire            Worcester
Yorkshire         v Kent                  Headingley

Round 20: 18-21 September 1997

Derbyshire        v Yorkshire             Derby*
Essex             v Middlesex             Chelmsford*
Gloucestershire   v Lancashire            Bristol*
Hampshire         v Worcestershire        Southampton*
Kent              v Surrey                Canterbury*
Leicestershire    v Durham                Leicester*
Somerset          v Glamorgan             Taunton*
Sussex            v Nottinghamshire       Hove*
Warwickshire      v Northamptonshire      Edgbaston*
* includes Sunday play