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
Lancashire Thunder (women) vs Somerset (women) (match 56 – league one) – stand alone fixture at Blackpool CC, Stanley Park (Lancs) on Friday 18 July 2025 (15h00) Friday ‘finale’ turned out to be a match of ‘variable quality,’ albeit a dead rubber without the means to qualify the finals. Somerset women’s innings relied upon skipper Luff
Derbyshire Falcons (women) vs Leicestershire Foxes (women) (match 37 – league two, stand alone fixture) at Repton School Ground Derbys on Sunday 20 July 2025 14h30 ‘Local’ East Midlands derby, with the same result as previous clash, but this time with Foxes women batting first. Foxes skipper Rebecca ‘Becki’ Brooker [35 runs (from 50 balls)]
Worcestershire Rapids (women) v Yorkshire (women) (match 38 – league two) at Visit Worcestershire New Road, Worcester on Sunday 20 July 2025 (14h30) Yorkshire women kept a clean sheet with eight wins from eight. Yorkshire head coach Rich Pyrah told reporters he was ‘pleased’ to finish the group stage top-of-table, with a good performance and
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
Middlesex (women) vs Yorkshire (women) (match 43 – league two final) at Northampton County Ground on Saturday, 26 July 2025, at 18h45 Commentators remarked on an ‘unusual situation’ where Yorkshire women are promoted next year, to become ‘league-one professionals’ without any trophy to their name following their ‘top order collapse’ in the final; whereas Middlesex
Bears Women (162-8) beat The Blaze (143ao) by 20 runs. Bears Women overcame defending short-format champions The Blaze, in the Vitality Women’s T20 Blast 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.
Yorkshire (women) vs Glamorgan (women) (match 42 – league two semi-final 2) at Northampton County Ground on Saturday, 26July 2025, at 15h00 Yorkshire women sailed through their north-south semi-final, having won all their matches-to-date and play Middlesex women in the final. Glamorgan women’s opening partnership worth 66 runs between top-scorer Bethan Ellis [41 runs (from
Middlesex (women) vs Leicestershire Foxes (women) (match 41 – league two semi-final 1) at Northampton County Ground on Saturday, 26 July 2025, at 11h00 Middlesex women made a ‘completely dominant’ display during their north-south semi-final, having lost one solitary match-to-date. Drama struck during Foxes innings when Issy Routledge’s ball to dismiss Ellen Watson broke a
Kent Horses (women) v Sussex Sharks (women) (match 39-league two stand-alone fixture) at The Spitfire Ground St.Lawrence, Canterbury (Kent) on Sunday 20 July 2025 14h30 (delayed start, 16h55) Billed as a ‘Wealden’ local derby, the rain-affected match was reduced to ten overs, once ten overs had been docked from each side’s quota. Scores were level-pegging
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