# 2016–17 National Cricket League

The 2016–17 National Cricket League was the eighteenth edition of the National Cricket League, a first-class cricket competition that was held in Bangladesh. The tournament started on 25 September 2016 and concluded on 6 January 2017. Khulna Division were the defending champions.
Heavy rain affected the first three rounds of matches, with only two matches out of twelve ending in a result other than a draw. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced that all matches scheduled to take place on 14 October 2016 would be delayed until the weather improved. However, there was no improvement in the weather and those matches and future fixtures were postponed due to the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). The tournament restarted on 20 December 2016 after the conclusion of the BPL.
Khulna Division retained their title when they beat Dhaka Metropolis by 398 runs in their final match. Dhaka Metropolis were relegated to Tier 2 for the next season, while Rangpur Division were promoted to Tier 1.
Following the conclusion of this tournament, the 2016–17 Bangladesh Cricket League began.

## Squads

| Barisal Division | Dhaka Division | Dhaka Metropolis | Khulna Division | Chittagong Division | Rajshahi Division | Rangpur Division | Sylhet Division |
| Abdulla-Al-Saif Abu Sayeem Al-Amin Fazle Mahmud Golam Kabir Islamul Ahsan Kamrul Islam Rabbi Mohammad Manik Monir Hossain Mosaddek Hossain Nuruzzaman Saleh Ahmed Shawon Salman Hossain Shahin Hossain Shahriar Nafees Sohag Gazi Tawhidul Islam Zakaria Masud | Dewan Sabbir Jony Talukdar Joyraz Sheik Mahbubul Alam Mohammad Azim Mohammad Masum Mohammad Sharif Mosharraf Hossain Nadif Chowdhury Nazmul Hossain Prosenjit Das Rakibul Hasan Rony Talukdar Saghir Hossain Saif Hassan Shahadat Hossain Shuvagata Hom Tayabur Rahman Fahim Zahiduzzaman | Abu Hider Arafat Sunny Ashiquzzaman Asif Ahmed Asif Hasan Marshall Ayub Mehedi Maruf Mehrab Hossain jnr Mohammad Ashraful Mohammad Shohid Moinul Islam Nazmul Hossain Milon Shadman Islam Shahbaz Chouhan Shohidul Islam Shamsur Rahman Sharifullah | Abdul Halim Abdur Razzak Amit Majumder Bishawnath Halder Mahedi Hasan Mehedi Hasan Mohammad Mithun Murad Khan Nahidul Islam Najmus Sadat Nurul Hasan Robiul Islam Robiul Islam Robi Tushar Imran Ziaur Rahman | Abdullah Al Mamun Belal Hossen Iftekhar Sajjad Irfan Sukkur Jashimuddin Jasimuddin Kazi Kamrul Islam Mahbubul Karim Mohammad Saifuddin Mojibur Rahman Mominul Haque Moniruzzaman Nazimuddin Noor Hossain Rony Chowdhury Saeed Sarkar Sazzadul Haque Tasamul Haque Yasir Ali Yeasin Arafat | Avishek Mitra Delwar Hossain Farhad Hossain Farhad Reza Habibur Rahman Hamidul Islam Jahurul Islam Jubair Ahmed Junaid Siddique Mizanur Rahman Muktar Ali Myshukur Rahaman Naeem Islam Najmul Hossain Shanto Saqlain Sajib Sujon Hawlader Tanumoy Ghosh Touhid Tareq | Abdur Rahman Ahmedul Kabir Alauddin Babu Ariful Haque Dhiman Ghosh Jahid Javed Litton Das Mahmudul Hasan Naeem Islam Nobin Islam Saddam Hossain Saddam Hossain Sajedul Islam Sanjit Saha Saymon Ahmed Subashis Roy Suhrawadi Shuvo Tanvir Haider | Abul Hasan Abu Jayed Alok Kapali Ebadot Hossain Enamul Haque jnr Imran Ali Imtiaz Hossain Rajin Saleh Ruman Ahmed Ahmed Sadequr Sayem Alam Shahanur Rahman Shanaj Ahmed Khaled Ahmed Zakir Hasan Ezaz Ahmed Nasum Ahmed Nazmul Hossain Milon Rahatul Ferdous |

## Fixtures
### Tier 1

Points table
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts |
| Khulna Division | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 58 |
| Dhaka Division | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 54 |
| Barisal Division | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 32 |
| Dhaka Metropolis | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 29 |
* 2016–17 Champions
* Bottom placed team relegated to Tier 2 for 2017–18 National Cricket League.
* 25–28 September 2016 Scorecard
* Match drawn Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra Umpires: Akteruzzaman and Mahfuzur Rahman
* Dhaka Metropolis won the toss and elected to bat.
* Only 15 overs of play were possible across all four days due to rain.
* Zahiduzzaman (Dhaka Division) made his first-class debut.
* 25–28 September 2016 Scorecard
* Match drawn Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna Umpires: Imran Parvez and Mozahiduzzaman Player of the match: Abdur Razzak (Khulna Division)
* Barisal Division won the toss and elected to bat.
* 2–5 October 2016 Scorecard
* Match drawn Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna Umpires: Imran Parvez and Tanvir Ahmed Player of the match: Sohag Gazi (Barisal Division)
* Barisal Division won the toss and elected to bat.
* 2–5 October 2016 Scorecard
* Match drawn Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra Umpires: Akteruzzaman and Gazi Sohel
* Dhaka Division won the toss and elected to field.
* 8–11 October 2016 Scorecard
* Match drawn Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium, Cox's Bazar Umpires: Gazi Sohel and Imran Parvez Player of the match: Nurul Hasan (Khulna Division)
* Khulna Division won the toss and elected to bat.
* Asif Hossain (Dhaka Metropolis) made his first-class debut.
* 8–11 October 2016 Scorecard
* Match drawn Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium Academy Ground, Cox's Bazar Umpires: Akteruzzaman and Mahfuzur Rahman Player of the match: Taibur Rahman (Dhaka Division)
* Dhaka Division won the toss and elected to bat.
* 20–23 December 2016 Scorecard
* Khulna Division won by 10 wickets Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 3 Ground, Savar Umpires: Anisur Rahman and Gazi Sohel Player of the match: Ashiquzzaman (Khulna Division)
* Barisal Division won the toss and elected to bat.
* Ashiquzzaman (Khulna Division) made his first-class debut.
* Tushar Imran (Khulna Division) scored his 19th century, the most first-class hundreds by a Bangladeshi.
* 20–23 December 2016 Scorecard
* Dhaka Division won by 5 wickets Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman and Masudur Rahman Player of the match: Mohammad Sharif (Dhaka Division)
* Dhaka Division won the toss and elected to field.
* Minhaz Khan (Dhaka Division) made his first-class debut.
* 27–30 December 2016 Scorecard
* Match drawn Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah Umpires: Anisur Rahman and Nadir Shah Player of the match: Raqibul Hasan (Dhaka Division)
* Khulna Division won the toss and elected to field.
* Hasanuzzaman (Khulna Division) made his first-class debut.
* 27–30 December 2016 Scorecard
* Match drawn Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 3 Ground, Savar Umpires: Gazi Sohel and Masudur Rahman Player of the match: Al-Amin (Barisal Division)
* Barisal Division won the toss and elected to field.
* Moin Khan (Barisal Division) made his first-class debut.
* 3–6 January 2017 Scorecard
* Khulna Division won by 398 runs Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah Umpires: Anisur Rahman and Gazi Sohel Player of the match: Al-Amin Hossain (Khulna Division) and Anamul Haque (Khulna Division)
* Dhaka Metropolis won the toss and elected to field.
* Hasanuzzaman (Khulna Division) made his first-class debut.
* 3–6 January 2017 Scorecard
* Dhaka Division won by an innings and 78 runs Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman and Masudur Rahman Player of the match: Taibur Rahman (Dhaka Division)
* Barisal Division won the toss and elected to field.
* Saif Hassan (Dhaka Division) became the youngest player in Bangladesh to score a first-class double century when he made 204 in the first innings.

### Tier 2

Points table
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts |
| Rangpur Division | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 72 |
| Rajshahi Division | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 65 |
| Sylhet Division | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 35 |
| Chittagong Division | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 33 |
* Top placed team promoted to Tier 1 for 2017–18 National Cricket League.
* 25–28 September 2016 Scorecard
* Match drawn Shahid Kamruzzaman Stadium, Rajshahi Umpires: Manjurul Islam and Shafiuddin Ahmed Player of the match: Abu Jayed (Sylhet Division)
* Sylhet Division won the toss and elected to field.
* Ebadot Hossain and Shahanur Rahman (Sylhet Division) both made their first-class debuts.
* 25–28 September 2016 Scorecard
* Match drawn Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Morshed Ali Khan and Shyful Islam Player of the match: Yeasin Arafat (Chittagong Division)
* Rangpur Division won the toss and elected to field.
* Hossain Ali and Yeasin Arafat (Chittagong Division) both made their first-class debuts.
* Yeasin Arafat took his maiden five-wicket haul in a first-class match.
* 2–5 October 2016 Scorecard
* Rajshahi Division won by an innings and 242 runs Shahid Kamruzzaman Stadium, Rajshahi Umpires: Mozahiduzzaman and Shafiuddin Ahmed Player of the match: Mizanur Rahman (Rajshahi Division)
* Chittagong Division won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rony Chowdhury (Chittagong Division) made his first-class debut.
* This was Rajshahi Division's biggest victory in a first-class match.
* 2–5 October 2016 Scorecard
* Rangpur Division won by 56 runs Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Moniruzzaman and Sohrab Hossain Player of the match: Suhrawadi Shuvo (Rangpur Division)
* Rangpur Division won the toss and elected to bat.
* 8–11 October 2016 Scorecard
* Match drawn Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 3 Ground, Savar Umpires: Asadur Rahman and Shafiuddin Ahmed Player of the match: Junaid Siddique (Rajshahi Division)
* Rajshahi Division won the toss and elected to field.
* 8–11 October 2016 Scorecard
* Match drawn Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah Umpires: Moniruzzaman and Rezwan Parvez Player of the match: Shahanur Rahman (Sylhet Division)
* Chittagong Division won the toss and elected to field.
* Saeed Sarkar (Chittagong Division) made his first-class debut.
* 20–23 December 2016 Scorecard
* Rangpur Division won by 10 wickets Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Sohrab Hossain and Tanvir Ahmed Player of the match: Suhrawadi Shuvo (Rangpur Division)
* Chittagong Division won the toss and elected to field.
* Saddam Hossain (Rangpur Division) made his first-class debut.
* 20–23 December 2016 Scorecard
* Rajshahi Division won by 151 runs Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra Umpires: Nadir Shah and Sharfuddoula Player of the match: Farhad Hossain (Rajshahi Division)
* Sylhet Division won the toss and elected to field.
* 27–30 December 2016 Scorecard
* Rangpur Division won by 10 wickets Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Umpires: Akteruzzaman and Morshed Ali Khan Player of the match: Nasir Hossain (Rangpur Division)
* Sylhet Division won the toss and elected to bat.
* Jaker Ali (Sylhet Division) made his first-class debut.
* 27–30 December 2016 Scorecard
* Rajshahi Division won by 8 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Mahfuzur Rahman and Tanvir Ahmed Player of the match: Junaid Siddique (Rajshahi Division)
* Rajshahi Division won the toss and elected to field.
* Mojibur Rahman (Chittagong Division) made his first-class debut.
* 3–6 January 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Nadir Shah and Sharfuddoula Player of the match: Myshukur Rahaman (Rajshahi Division)
* Rangpur Division won the toss and elected to field.
* 3–6 January 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan No 3 Ground, Savar Umpires: Mozahiduzzaman and Tanvir Ahmed Player of the match: Alok Kapali (Sylhet Division)
* Sylhet Division won the toss and elected to bat.
* Nayeem Hasan (Chittagong Division) made his first-class debut.