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Somerset Men<\/p>\n
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Somerset begin the defence of the Vitality Blast crown with a repeat of the 2025 final when we welcome Hampshire Hawks to the Cooper Associates County Ground on Friday May 22nd.<\/p>\n
The big home local derby against Gloucestershire is on Friday June 26th with the away match in Bristol taking place on Friday June 5th.<\/p>\n
Glamorgan and Warwickshire Bears visit Taunton on June 4th and 7th respectively whilst we finish the group stage off with home games against Northants Steelbacks and Worcestershire Rapids in July.<\/p>\n
Our away matches will see us take on Warwickshire Bears (May 24th), Glamorgan (May 29th), Worcestershire Rapids (June 28th), Northants Steelbacks (July 5th) and Derbyshire Falcons (July 8th).<\/p>\n
Somerset Women<\/p>\n
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Somerset begin the 2026 Vitality Blast campaign with a home double header against Hampshire Hawks on Friday May 22nd before another double header against Warwickshire Bears at Edgbaston two days later.<\/p>\n
We then take on Yorkshire for the first time when they visit the Cooper Associates County Ground on May 27th. We then have two double headers on the road when we take on Lancashire Thunder (May 29th) and defending champions Surrey (May 31st).<\/p>\n
Warwickshire Bears visit Taunton on June 7th and we host Durham on June 26th as part of a double header which will see Somerset Men take on Gloucestershire.<\/p>\n
Surrey visit the CACG on June 28th before we travel to Headingley to take on Yorkshire in a double header (July 3rd) and visit Essex on July 7th).<\/p>\n
We make the trip to Trent Bridge to face The Blaze (July 10th) before finishing the group stage with a home double header fixture against Essex on July 12th.<\/p>\n
2026 Vitality Blast<\/p>\n
The new-look Vitality Blast will \u2018Blast Off\u2019 with 16 double headers across the opening Bank Holiday Weekend of the men\u2019s and women\u2019s competitions next season.\u00a0A total of 61 double headers will be played next season with both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s competitions revamped following this year\u2019s county-led review, that will see a greater focus on derby rivalries, more matches on fan-friendly days and a more balanced schedule to support player performance.<\/p>\n
The Vitality Blast Men\u2019s Competition and Vitality Blast Women\u2019s Competition group stage will conclude over \u2018Finale Weekend\u2019 (Friday July 10th \u2013 Sunday July 12th) with the men\u2019s quarter-finals immediately following on Wednesday July 15th.<\/p>\n
Vitality Blast Women\u2019s Finals Day will mirror the men\u2019s format \u2013 with two semi-finals and a final \u2013 and will be played on Friday July 17th at the Kia Oval. Vitality Blast Men\u2019s Finals Day will follow the next day at Edgbaston.<\/p>\n
Vitality Blast Men\u2019s Competition<\/p>\n
Group A: Derbyshire Falcons, Durham, Lancashire Lightning, Leicestershire Foxes, Notts Outlaws, Yorkshire.<\/p>\n
Group B: Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire Steelbacks, Somerset, Warwickshire Bears, Worcestershire Rapids.<\/p>\n
Group C: Essex, Kent Spitfires, Hampshire Hawks, Middlesex, Surrey, Sussex Sharks.<\/p>\n
Format:<\/p>\n
Each county will play 12 group-stage matches \u2013 six at home and six away. Counties will play the other five counties in their group home and away, in addition to one home match against a county outside their group and one away match against another county from outside their group.<\/p>\n
Quarter-finals:<\/p>\n
The top two teams in each group will qualify for the quarter-finals in addition to two best third-placed teams. The winners of each quarter-final qualify for Vitality Blast Men\u2019s Finals Day.<\/p>\n
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Vitality Blast Women\u2019s Competition<\/p>\n
Group: Durham, Essex, Hampshire Hawks, Lancashire Thunder, Somerset, Surrey, The Blaze, Warwickshire Bears, Yorkshire.<\/p>\n
Format:<\/p>\n
Each county will play 12 group-stage matches \u2013 six home and six away.<\/p>\n
Each county will play four counties twice and four counties once.<\/p>\n
Knockout stage:<\/p>\n
The top four counties at the end of the group stage will progress to women\u2019s Vitality Blast Women\u2019s Finals Day, which will include two semi-finals and the Final.<\/p>\n
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International T20 Cricket<\/p>\n
If you love T20 cricket, then make sure you don\u2019t miss England taking on India in a Women\u2019s IT20 on Tuesday June 2nd.<\/p>\n
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