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  • Twelve players on shortlist for T20 Hall of Fame presented by Vitality

    The ECB has today launched the T20 Hall of Fame presented by Vitality to celebrate the icons of domestic T20 cricket in England and Wales.
    The T20 Hall of Fame presented by Vitality will recognise the men and women whose performances and impact in ECB domestic T20 cricket competitions have been exceptional both on and off the field.
    As part of the launch, six men and six women, have today be

  • Tickets for new-look Vitality Blast now on general sale

    Tickets for this summer’s new-look Vitality Blast men’s and women’s competitions are now on general sale.
    Fans are being encouraged to secure their seats early and take advantage of Early Bird pricing to avoid missing out the most in‑demand fixtures for what promises to be the most exciting Vitality Blast season ever with overseas stars like Meg Lanning, Tristan Stubbs and Chris Lynn already si

  • Revamped Vitality Blast fixtures released

    The new-look Vitality Blast will ‘Blast Off’ with 16 double headers across the opening Bank Holiday Weekend of the men’s and women’s competitions next season.
    Somerset begin the defence of their Vitality Blast Men’s Competition title with a home rematch of last season’s final against Hampshire Hawks on the opening Friday night.
    Vitality Blast Women’s Competition champions Surrey are at home

  • 2026 Vitality Blast Finals Day dates revealed

    Cricket fans can already start planning their 2026 summer with confirmation of the dates for next season’s men’s and women’s Vitality Blast Finals Days.
    Following the success of the first-ever Vitality Blast Women’s Finals Day earlier this season, the Kia Oval will again stage the showpiece event on Friday 17 July 2026. A day later EdgBLASTon will then host its 14thsuccessive men’s Vitality Bla

  • Surrey Women crowned inaugural Vitality Blast champions

    Surrey Women (154-5) beat Bears Women (153-9) by 5 wickets.
    Surrey Women were crowned champions of the first-ever Vitality Blast women’s competition after a convincing five-wicket win over the Bears Women at the Kia Oval.
    Grace Harris led the way for the hosts with a match-winning 63* from just 33 balls, guiding Surrey to victory with 20 balls to spare.
    Having defeated The Blaze in the El

  • Wong stars as Bears reach Vitality Blast Women's Final

    Bears Women (163-8) beat The Blaze (143ao) by 20 runs.
    Bears Women overcame defending short-format champions The Blaze, in the Vitality Blast Women’s Eliminator at the Kia Oval to secure their place in the final later this afternoon.
    Player of the match, Bears' Issy Wong, top scored with 59 and bowled an impressive 4-19.
    Opting to bat first, the Bears lost early wickets—Davina Perrin f

  • Historic 2025 Vitality Blast schedule confirmed

    All 18 first-class counties will host at least one women’s and men’s Vitality Blast double header next season after the schedule for a historic 2025 domestic T20 summer was revealed today.
    The 2025 season will be the first time all women’s and men’s county teams will play side by side in the Vitality Blast, the original domestic T20 cricket comptition that delivers fast-paced and explosive acti

  • Draw revealed for first ever Vitality T20 Women’s County Cup

    The draw for the inaugural Vitality T20 Women’s County Cup has been unveiled.
    Thirty-seven teams from across the three tiers of the women’s domestic structure will enter the knock-out competition, with the Tier 1 teams entering at Round Three.
    The knock-out nature of the Vitality T20 Women’s County Cup will give Counties in Tier 2 and Tier 3 the chance to pull off a giant-killing against ful

  • Vitality Blast and Metro Bank One Day Cup align with women’s game to drive professionalism and growth

    Men’s and women’s professional domestic T20 and 50-over competitions will be fully aligned for the first time next season in further steps to fuel the growth and reach of women’s professional cricket.
    The move will see men’s and women’s teams competing side by side in the Vitality Blast and the Metro Bank One Day Cup from the 2025 season.
    The eight women’s Tier One professional county teams

  • Vitality and ECB extend partnership with new, three-year deal

    The partnership will see Vitality continue to be the title sponsor of the Vitality Blast and England Men’s and Women’s Vitality IT20s until December 2026. Vitality has also extended its sponsorship as the ECB’s Official Wellness Partner across The Hundred and Test cricket. In addition, Vitality will become the official title sponsor of the Vitality County Championship for the 2024 season.
    The

  • ECB launch 'Friday Night Blast' live YouTube programme

    The ECB will this week launch a new YouTube programme ‘Friday Night Blast’ to give fans even more opportunity to watch and follow all of the Vitality Blast action as the 18 counties begin the race to Finals Day.
    The competition got off to a blistering start with more than 14,000 fans enjoying the first-ever Vitality Blast Off! in warm sunshine at Edgbaston on Saturday and tickets are selling fa

  • ECB announce schedule for 2023 domestic season

    LV= Insurance County Championship returns April 6, in the same format as last year – each county will play 14 fixtures. The fixture list for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy has doubled, with 14 50-over fixtures per season for each women’s regional team. Vitality Blast starts with Vitality Blast Off at Edgbaston on May 20, with Finals Day on July 15 once again a sell-out. The Charlotte Edwards Cup

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