Check out the schedule for the 2026 Vitality Blast men’s competition, which starts on Friday 22nd May and concludes with the final in Edgbaston on 18th July.
The new-look format will begin with 16 double-headers across the Bank Holiday Weekend, the opening day of the men’s and women’s competitions, with Surrey kicking off their title defense at home to last year’s finalists Hampshire Hawks on Friday night.
Teams are divided into three groups of six, and each county plays a total of 12 games, six home and six away. The county will play the remaining five counties in the group home and away and then play two games – one home and one away – against two different teams from outside the group.
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Somerset lifted the Vitality Blast trophy after a thrilling win over Hampshire.
The top two teams from each group and the top two teams from third place will advance to the quarter-finals, with all quarter-finals taking place on Wednesday 15 July ahead of the men’s final at Edgbaston on Saturday 18 July.
Vitality Blast Men’s Competition
Group A: Derbyshire Falcons, Durham, Lancashire Lightning, Leicestershire Foxes, Notts Outlaws, Yorkshire.
Group B: Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire Steelbacks, Somerset, Warwickshire Bears, Worcestershire Rapids.
Group C: Essex, Kent Spitfires, Hampshire Hawks, Middlesex, Surrey, Sussex Sharks.
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David Lloyd rocked the Hollies Stand as he sang along to ‘Mr Brightside’ and ‘Sweet Caroline’! On the day of the finals
Vitality Blast Men’s Competition: Full 2026 Schedule
*Indicates a doubleheader of women’s games.
Friday May 22nd
*Essex v Sussex Sharks (Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford)
*Surrey v Lancashire Lightning (Kia Oval)
*Middlesex v Kent Spitfire (Lord’s)
*Derbyshire Falcons v Durham (The Central Co-op County Ground, Derby)
*Somerset v Hampshire Hawks (Cooper Associates County Ground)
Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Glamorgan (The Country Ground, Northampton)
*Gloucestershire v Warwickshire Bears (The Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol)
*Notts Outlaws v Yorkshire (Trent Bridge)
*Leicestershire Foxes v Worcestershire Rapids (Uptonsteel Grace Road)
Saturday, May 23
*Glamorgan v Gloucestershire (Sophia Gardens)
Sunday May 24th
*Durham v Leicestershire Foxes (Banks Homes Riverside)
*Warwickshire Bears v Somerset (Edgebaston)
*Yorkshire v Derbyshire Falcons (Headingley)
*Middlesex v Surrey (Lord’s)
*Worcestershire Rapids v Northamptonshire Steelbacks (visit Worcestershire New Road)
Monday May 25th
*Lancashire Lightning v Notts Outlaws (Emirates Old Trafford)
*Kent Spitfires v Sussex Sharks (St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury)
Tuesday May 26th
*Hampshire Hawks v Essex (Utility Ball)
Wednesday, May 27
Leicestershire Foxes v Derbyshire Falcons (Uptonsteel Grays Road)
Friday May 29th
*Durham v Yorkshire (Banks Homes Riverside)
*Lancashire Lightning vs Leicestershire Foxes (Emirates Old Trafford)
Glamorgan v Somerset (Sophia Gardens)
Derbyshire Falcons v Notts Outlaws (Central Co-op County Ground, Derby)
Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Gloucestershire (The Country Ground, Northampton)
Kent Spitfires v Essex (St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury)
*Hampshire Hawks v Surrey (Utility Ball)
Worcestershire Rapids v Warwickshire Bears (Visit New Road, Worcestershire)
Saturday, May 30th
Sussex Sharks v Middlesex (1st Central County Ground, Hove)
Sunday May 31st
*Essex v Derbyshire Falcons (Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford)
Warwickshire Bears v Northamptonshire Steelbacks (Edgbaston)
Yorkshire v Gloucestershire (Headingley)
*Surrey v Kent Spitfires (Kia Oval)
Middlesex v Hampshire Hawks (Merchant Taylors School)
*Notts Outlaws v Durham (Trent Bridge)
Tuesday, June 2nd
Hampshire Hawks v Sussex Sharks (Utility Ball)
Wednesday, June 3
Surrey v Middlesex (Kia Oval)
Thursday, June 4
Somerset v Glamorgan (Cooper Associates County Ground)
Friday, June 5th
*Yorkshire v Lancashire Lightning (Headingley)
*Surrey v Hampshire Hawks (Kia Oval)
*Sussex Sharks v Leicestershire Foxes (1st Central County Ground, Hove)
*Gloucestershire v Somerset (The Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol)
*Notts Outlaws v Warwickshire Bears (Trent Bridge)
Worcestershire Rapids v Glamorgan (Visit Worcestershire New Road)
Saturday, June 6th
Durham v Northamptonshire Steelbacks (Banks Homes Riverside)
Sunday, June 7th
Lancashire Lightning v Glamorgan (Blackpool)
*Middlesex v Essex (Radlett)
Sussex Sharks v Kent Spitfires (1 Central County Ground, Hove)
*Somerset v Warwickshire Bears (Cooper Associates Country Ground)
*Gloucestershire v Worcestershire Rapids (The Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol)
*Notts Outlaws v Derbyshire Falcons (Trent Bridge)
*Leicestershire Foxes v Yorkshire (Upsonsteel Grace Road)
Tuesday, June 9
Essex v Kent Spitfire (Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford)
*Durham v Lancashire Lightning (Banks Homes Riverside)
Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Worcestershire Rapids (The County Ground, Northampton)
Friday, June 26
*Warwickshire v Worcestershire Rapids (Edgbaston)
Glamorgan v Middlesex (Sophia Gardens)
Sussex Sharks v Surrey (1st Central County Ground, Hove)
*Somerset v Gloucestershire (Cooper Associates County Ground)
Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Essex (The County Ground Northampton)
Kent Spitfires v Notts Outlaws (St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury)
Leicestershire Foxes v Lancashire Lightning (Uptonsteel Grace Road)
*Hampshire Hawks v Yorkshire (Utility Ball)
Sunday, June 28
Derbyshire Falcons v Yorkshire (Chesterfield)
Middlesex v Durham (Richmond)
*Kent Spitfires v Hampshire Hawks (St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury)
*Leicestershire Foxes v Notts Outlaws (Uptonsteel Grace Road)
*Worcestershire Rapids v Somerset (visit Worcestershire New Road)
Wednesday, July 1
Essex v Surrey (Chelmsford Ambassador Cruise Line Ground)
*Warwickshire Bears v Sussex Stars (Edgbaston)
Derbyshire Falcons v Lancashire Lightning (Central Co-op County Ground, Derby)
Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire Steelbacks (The Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol)
Friday, July 3
*Yorkshire v Durham (Headingley)
*Glamorgan v Warwickshire Bears (Sophia Gardens)
*Sussex Sharks v Essex (1st Central County Ground, Hove)
*Notts Outlaws v Lancashire Lightning (Trent Bridge)
Worcestershire Rapids v Kent Spitfires (Visit New Road, Worcestershire)
Saturday, July 4th
Gloucestershire vs Surrey (The Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol)
Sunday, July 5th
*Essex v Middlesex (Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford)
*Durham v Notts Outlaws (Banks Home Riverside)
*Warwickshire Bears v Gloucestershire (Edgbaston)
Yorkshire v Leicestershire Foxes (Headingley)
*Glamorgan v Worcestershire Rapids (Sophia Gardens)
*Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Somerset (The County Ground, Northampton)
*Hampshire Hawks vs Kent Spitfire (Utility Bowl)
Monday, July 6th
Lancashire Lightning v Derbyshire Falcons (Emirates Old Trafford)
Wednesday, July 8
*Surrey v Sussex Sharks (Kia Oval)
Glamorgan v Northamptonshire Steelbacks (Sophia Gardens)
Derbyshire Falcons v Somerset (Central Co-op County Ground, Derby)
Leicestershire Foxes v Durham (Uptonsteel Grace Road)
*Hampshire Hawks v Middlesex (Utility Bowl)
Friday, July 10th
Essex v Hampshire Hawks (Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford)
*Durham v Derbyshire Falcons (Banks Homes Riverside)
*Warwickshire Bears v Glamorgan (Edgbaston)
*Lancashire Lightning v Yorkshire (Emirates Old Trafford)
Middlesex v Sussex Sharks (Merchant Taylors School)
Northamptonshire Steelbacks in Somerset (Cooper Associates County Ground)
Kent Spitfires v Surrey (St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury)
*Notts Outlaws v Leicestershire Foxes (Trent Bridge)
Worcestershire Rapids v Gloucestershire (visit Worcestershire New Road)
Sunday, July 12th
*Lancashire Lightning v Durham (Emirates Old Trafford)
*Yorkshire v Notts Outlaws (Headingley)
*Surrey vs Essex (Kia Oval)
Sussex Sharks v Hampshire Hawks (1st Central County Ground, Hove)
Derbyshire Falcons v Leicestershire Foxes (Central Co-op Country Ground, Derby)
*Somerset v Worcestershire Rapids (Cooper Associates Country Ground)
Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Warwickshire Bears (The County Ground, Northampton)
Gloucestershire vs Glamorgan (The Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol)
Kent Spitfires v Middlesex (St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury)
Wednesday, July 15th
Vitality Blast Men’s Semifinals
Vitality Blast Men’s Quarterfinals Game 2
Vitality Blast Men’s Quarterfinals Game 3
Vitality Blast Men’s Quarterfinals Semifinals
Saturday, July 18th
Vitality Blast Men’s Final Day – Semi-Finals: TBC v TBC (Edgbaston)
Vitality Blast Men’s Final Day – Semi-Final 2nd: TBC v TBC (Edgbaston)
Vitality Blast Men’s Finals Day – Finals: TBC vs. TBC
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