ROUND 17 MATCHES - 28 AUGUST - 2 SEPTEMBER 1996

 Derbyshire v Worcestershire at Chesterfield, 29-31 Aug 1996
 Derbyshire v Worcestershire, Report
 Durham v Glamorgan at Chester-le-Street, 28-31 Aug 1996
 Durham v Glamorgan, Report
 Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire at Bristol, 29 Aug - 2 Sep 1996
 Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire, Report
 Hampshire v Middlesex at Portsmouth, 28-31 Aug 1996
 Hampshire v Middlesex, Report
 Kent v Nottinghamshire at Tunbridge Wells, 29 Aug - 2 Sep 1996
 Kent v Nottinghamshire, Report
 Leicestershire v Somerset at Leicester, 29-30 Aug 1996
 Leicestershire v Somerset, Report
 Surrey v Warwickshire at The Oval, 29-31 Aug 1996
 Surrey v Warwickshire, Report
 Sussex v Lancashire at Hove, 29 Aug - 2 Sep 1996
 Sussex v Lancashire, Report
 Yorkshire v Essex at Leeds, 29 Aug - 2 Sep 1996
 Yorkshire v Essex, Report