Minor Counties who make the third round are guaranteed home matches for the first time. The semi-finals take place on Aug 14-15, and the final, earlier than before, on Aug 28.

Natwest Trophy Draw. Board XI

1st rd (May 4): 1 Holland v Cambs; 2 Surrey v Norfolk; 3 Suffolk v Hants; 4 Lincs v Wales; 5 Scotland v Notts; 6 Kent v Denmark; 7 Cumbria v Cornwall; 8 Northants v Wilts; 9 Beds v Huntingdonshire; 10 Berks v Warwicks; 11 Herts v Leics; 12 Gloucs v Yorks; 13 Northumberland v Ireland; 14 Durham v Oxfordshire.

Byes: Bucks, Middlesex, Cheshire, Somerset, Devon, Sussex, Dorset, Essex, Hereford, Lancs, Shropshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Worcs.

2nd rd (May 19): 15-Lancs v winner match 1; 16-match 2 v Cheshire; 17-Shropshire v match 3; 18-Derbyshire v match 4; 19-match 5 v Dorset; 20-match 6* v Worcs; 21-Middx v match 7; 22-Hereford v match 8; 23-Somerset v match 9; 24-Devon v match 10; 25-match 11 v Sussex; 26-match 12 v Bucks; 27-match 13 v Essex; 28-match 14 v Staffs.

3rd rd (June 23): Winner match 15 v Durham; match 16 v Kent; match 17 v Glamorgan; match 18 v Somerset; match 19 v Surrey; match 20* v Hampshire; match 21 v Sussex; match 22 v Yorks; match 23 v Derbyshire; match 24 v Worcs; match 25 v Lancs; match 26 v Warwicks; match 27 v Leics; match 28 v Gloucs; Northants v Essex; Notts v Middx.

* Denmark to play away