Source: Julian Thompson

Vitality T20 Women’s County Cup fixtures for 2026

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Vitality T20 Women’s (knock-out tournament for 20 overs) County Cup fixtures for 2026:

Round One matches played on Sunday 26 April 2026 at venues tbc

Round Two matches played on Sunday 17 May 2026 at venues tbc upon completion of Round One ties.

  • Winner between Dorset/Oxfordshire plays winner between Gloucestershire/Cornwall, venue tbc – (match 15)
  • Winner between Wiltshire/Berkshire plays winner between Glamorgan/Devon, venue tbc – (match 16)
  • Winner between  Middlesex/Kent (Horses) plays winner between Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire, venue tbc – (match 17)
  • Winner between Suffolk/Buckinghamshire plays winner between Sussex Sharks/Norfolk, venue tbc – (match 18)
  • Winner between Leicestershire Foxes/Shropshire plays winner between Worcestershire Rapids/Northumberland, venue tbc – (match 19)
  • Winner between Derbyshire (Falcons)/Cheshire plays winner between Staffordshire/Cumbria, venue tbc – (match 20)
  • Winner between Northamptonshire Steelbacks/Herefordshire plays winner between Bedfordshire&Huntingdonshire/Lincolnshire, venue tbc – (match 21)

Round Three matches played on Sunday 21 June 2026 at venues tbc upon completion of Round Two ties:

  • Winner of match 17 vs Warwickshire Bears, venue tbc  – (match 22)
  • Essex vs winner of match 15, venue tbc –  (match 23)
  • Yorkshire vs Somerset, venue tbc – (match 24)
  • The Blaze vs Durham Cricket, venue tbc – (match 25)
  • Winner of match 19 vs Surrey, venue tbc – (match 26)
  • Winner of match 16 vs Hampshire (Hawks), venue tbc – (match 27)
  • Lancashire Thunder vs winner of match 18, venue tbc – (match 28)
  • Winner of match 20 vs winner of match 21 , venue tbc –  (match 29)

Tier 1 teams entering: Durham Cricket, Essex, Hampshire Hawks, Lancashire Thunder, Somerset, Surrey, The Blaze, Warwickshire Bears, Yorkshire.

Quarter-finals matches played on Sunday 23 August2026 at venues tbc upon completion of Round Three ties:

  • Winner of match 27 vs winner of match 24, venue tbc – (match 30)
  • Winner of match 29 vs winner of match 23, venue tbc – (match 31)
  • Winner of match 22 vs winner of match 26, venue tbc – (match 32)
  • Winner of match 25 vs winner of match 28, venue tbc – (match 33)

Finals Day matches played at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester on Saturday 29 August; with fixtures determined by Quarter-final results:

  • Semi-final 1: winner of match 30 vs winner of match 32 – (match 34)
  • Semi-final 2: winner of match 33 vs winner of match 31 – (match 35)
  • Women’s County Cup Final – semi-final 1 winner vs semi-final 2 winner (match 36)

Source: Participating Counties. Latest match information and timing from England and Wales Cricket Board @url: https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/4409189

Footnote: *Lancashire Women were inaugural title holders (2025) Surrey Women were Runners-up (2025)