The ECB have confirmed fixtures for the 2025 Vitality Blast for both Men’s and Women’s teams.
The 2025 Vitality Blast campaign kicks off with a trip to Headingley to face Yorkshire on Friday 30th May.
On Sunday 1st June, Northamptonshire Steelbacks Men and Women will play their first home games, facing Leicestershire Foxes Men and Women as they come to Wantage Road for a thrilling double header.
Along the course of the group stages, Wantage Road will host four Friday night fixtures against Durham, Notts Outlaws, Lancashire Lightning and Derbyshire Falcons, as well as two double headers with our Tier 2 Women’s side against Leicestershire Foxes and Worcestershire Rapids.
Four our new Tier 2 Steelbacks Women, they will face Worcestershire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire in the North Group of the Vitality Blast Women’s League 2. The newly established side, under the leadership of David Ripley, will play 8 games home and away from 1st June – 18th July. The top two from the group will progress to Finals Day at Wantage Road on 26th July.
2025 Men’s Vitality Blast Fixtures
Friday 30th May | Yorkshire Vikings | Headingley
Sunday 1st June | Leicestershire Foxes (Double Header) | The County Ground, Northampton
Wednesday 4th June | Derbyshire Falcons | The County Ground, Derby
Friday 6th June | Worcestershire Rapids | Visit Worcestershire New Road
Sunday 8th June | Lancashire Lightning | Emirates Old Trafford
Wednesday 11th June | Birmingham Bears | The County Ground, Northampton
Friday 13th June | Durham Cricket | The County Ground, Northampton
Friday 20th June | Notts Outlaws | The County Ground, Northampton
Friday 4th July | Lancashire Lightning | The County Ground, Northampton
Sunday 6th July | Worcestershire Rapids (Double Header) | The County Ground, Northampton
Thursday 10th July | Leicestershire Foxes | Uptonsteel County Ground
Friday 11th July | Derbyshire Falcons | The County Ground, Northampton
Sunday 13th July | Birmingham Bears | Edgbaston
Friday 18th July | Durham Cricket | Seat Unique Riverside
2025 Women’s Vitality Blast Fixtures
Sunday 1st June | Leicestershire Women (Double Header) | The County Ground, Northampton
Sunday 8th June | Worcestershire Rapids | Visit Worcestershire New Road
Sunday 15th June | Derbyshire Falcons | The County Ground, Northampton
Friday 27th June | Leicestershire Women | TBC
Sunday 29th June | Yorkshire | The County Ground, Northampton
Sunday 6th July | Worcestershire Rapids (Double Header) | The County Ground, Northampton
Sunday 13th July | Yorkshire | Headingley
Friday 18th July | Derbyshire Falcons | The County Ground, Derby