Nottinghamshire will begin their LV= County Championship campaign against Middlesex at Lord’s on Sunday 12 April.

In a testing start to their schedule, Nottinghamshire will then face reigning Champions Yorkshire in their first home game of the season at Trent Bridge from Sunday 19 April.

“It’s important to get off to a good start and we’ve traditionally played good cricket in April and May,” said Nottinghamshire Director of Cricket Mick Newell. 

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"These fixtures present a good opportunity for us to test our strength in what will prove to be a very competitive division."

Trent Bridge will also host reigning champions Birmingham Bears when Notts Outlaws begin their NatWest T20 Blast campaign on Friday 15 May.

”This is one of the most balanced fixture lists we’ve had in a long time and we have Championship cricket at Trent Bridge in every month of the season,” said Nottinghamshire Chief Executive Lisa Pursehouse.

"We also have five Friday nights and two weekend slots for our NatWest T20 Blast fixtures which will provide lots of opportunities for members and supporters to see live cricket at Trent Bridge”.

Notts Outlaws will play two Royal London One-Day Cup fixtures at Welbeck Cricket Club in July as part of an ongoing effort to establish a viable outground. 

“We were one of only five counties that didn’t use an outground in 2014 and it is a priority for us to develop a suitable second facility,” said Lisa.

"In addition we have a really important Test Match this year and we want to give Steve Birks and his team as much time as possible to prepare for it. 

“We’ve played a lot of second team cricket at Welbeck where we know the pitches have good pace and bounce and we will work with the Club over the winter to ensure that there are enough facilities for members and supporters."

The matches against Warwickshire on Saturday 25 July and Glamorgan on Sunday 26 July mark the first Nottinghamshire fixtures staged at an outground since the 45-over league match against Durham in Cleethorpes in 2004.

Nottinghamshire have history in Welbeck having staged County Championship matches against Derbyshire in the town in 1901 and 1904.

Welbeck President John Fretwell has made significant investments in the ground which is highly regarded in recreational cricket.

”We are delighted to be hosting these fixtures and look forward to bringing county cricket back to north Nottinghamshire,” said John.

“We hope that a weekend of high quality cricket will hold strong appeal and look forward to welcoming Nottinghamshire supporters to Welbeck.”

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Notts Outlaws hope to break the 10,000 barrier when reigning champions Birmingham Bears visit Trent Bridge for a NatWest T20 Blast encounter on Friday 15 May.

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