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 an historic 2025 domestic T20 summer was revealed today.
In 2025 Middlesex will feature in two home double-headers, one at Lord's, when both the men and the women will take on Sussex on the opening day of the tournament on 29th May, and another at Merchant Taylors' School, three days later, when both the men and women go head to head with Glamorgan.
Middlesex men will again play four home Blast ties at Lord's in 2025, with the remaining three men's Blast matches being played at Merchant Taylors' School, whilst the women will also feature once at Lord's in the Blast, once at Merchant Taylors' School and twice at Radlett Cricket Club.
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 competition that delivers fast-paced and explosive action in front of passionate and diverse fans across England and Wales.
And while the Vitality Blast men’s competition enters its 22nd year, next season it will be bigger and better than ever before with the women’s teams playing in two Vitality Blast competitions – one contested by the eight counties from Tier One and the second featuring the 10 remaining Tier Two counties (Vitality Blast Women’s League 2), which Middlesex women will compete in.
The Blast-Off weekend (29 May – 1 June) will kick-start the new-look competition with 10 double headers, with Rivals Week also continuing in the men’s competition with the oldest county rivalries taking centre stage.
Vitality Blast Men’s Finals Day will again take place at Edgbaston, on Saturday 13 September, whilst the Women's Blast League 2 Finals Day will take place at Northampton on Saturday 26 July.
TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR MIDDLESEX'S OUT-GROUND BLAST MATCHES...
Middlesex members of course gain entry into all home matches included within their membership, however non-members can already secure tickets to Middlesex's out-ground Blast matches at Merchant Taylors' School from today.
There are a number of options available to get in early and book your place at the best possible prices, with the following ticket products now available...
BLAST OUTGROUND SEASON TICKET - Secure your ticket to all three of Middlesex Men's out-ground games at Merchant Taylors' School for the heavily discounted early price of just £45 for adults, £35 for Over 65s, and £15 for Under 16s for all three games. This ticket also includes entry into the Women's match on Sunday 01 June, being played as a double-header, with both the men and the women in action against Glamorgan - BUY TICKETS HERE
BLAST OUT-GROUND DOUBLE TICKET - Take your pick of any two of Middlesex's three out-ground matches at Merchant Taylors' School. Select any combination of two games, from the three being played, and you'll get entry into both matches for just £34.50 for adults, £24 for Over 65s and just £7.50 for Under 16s. If you select the match at Merchant Taylors' School on 01 June as one of your selections, you'll also receive entry into the Women's double-header game - BUY TICKETS HERE
Details of Vitality Blast Men’s competition
North Group: Bears, Derbyshire Falcons, Durham, Lancashire Lightning, Leicestershire Foxes, Northamptonshire Steelbacks, Worcestershire Rapids, Yorkshire Vikings.
South Group: Essex, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Hampshire Hawks, Kent Spitfires, Middlesex, Somerset, Sussex Sharks, Surrey.
Format: Each county plays 14 group-stage matches against the counties in their respective groups. The top four teams in each group progress to the quarter-finals. The quarter-final winners progress to Finals Day.
Details of Vitality Blast Women’s League 2
North Group: Derbyshire Falcons, Leicestershire Foxes, Northamptonshire Steelbacks, Worcestershire Rapids, Yorkshire.
South Group: Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Kent, Middlesex, Sussex Sharks.
Format: Each county plays eight group-stage matches (home-and-away against the other four counties in their group). The top two from each group progress to Finals Day.
2025 VITALITY BLAST MEN'S FIXTURES:
2025 VITALITY BLAST WOMEN'S LEAGUE TWO FIXTURES:
YOU CAN PURCHASE TICKETS TO MIDDLESEX'S OUT-GROUND MATCHES HERE
