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Gloucestershire Vitality Blast Fixtures Released

12 August 2020

Gloucestershire Cricket is delighted to announce that the 2020 Vitality Blast fixtures have been released and supporters can look forward to an entertaining couple of months of T20 cricket this summer.

The Vitality Blast will begin on Thursday 27 August with Gloucestershire hosting Northamptonshire Steelbacks at the Bristol County Ground.

As per the Bob Willis Trophy, Gloucestershire’s opponents in the central group will be Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Glamorgan, Somerset and Northamptonshire.

Each of Gloucestershire’s behind closed doors matches at the Bristol County Ground will be streamed on the Gloscricket Match Centre which can be accessed from the homepage of the Gloucestershire Cricket website here. A step-by-step guide on how to set up your account can be found here.

T20 Fixtures below:

Gloucestershire Cricket Head Coach, Richard Dawson said:

“To have our Vitality Blast schedule confirmed is very exciting. The regional nature of the fixtures and the schedule of home and away matches that Gloucestershire has been given is fantastic.

We are very much looking forward to the competition beginning. With three quarter-final appearances in the last four years, we are certainly looking to push on and try to reach finals day at Edgbaston.”

ECB Chief Executive Officer, Tom Harrison, said:

“After a challenging few months it’s really exciting that we can look forward to three domestic finals at the end of the summer. It promises to be a thrilling climax to the season, and something members, fans and everyone involved in the game can look forward to.

“The prestige of a Lord’s final for the Bob Willis Trophy will provide an even greater incentive for the First-Class Counties, and it’s pleasing to see so many people watching the high-class entertainment via the enhanced live streams the counties have invested in. Finals Day at Edgbaston will also ensure the men’s county cricket finishes the season on a high.

“I’m also proud that we will stage the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy in honour of a true great of our game both on and off the field. Rachael’s determination to give women’s cricket the platform it deserves is a legacy that must endure through these difficult times as we continue the journey to professionalise the women’s game. This summer’s tournament will be another important step on that path.

“The fact we’ve been able to get so much domestic cricket played this summer owes to the collaborative efforts of the county network and their willingness to find a way to get the game on in the safest way possible for all involved. There will be many more challenges ahead, but the unity and spirit shown during this summer has been a tribute to the county network as we work together to grow our sport.”

The Vitality Blast has been regionalised into the same three groups used in the Bob Willis Trophy with each county set to play 10 group-stage matches behind closed doors. The quarter-finals will all be played on Thursday 1 October.

All white-ball knockout matches, including the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy final and Vitality Blast Finals Day have been assigned reserve days.

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