Warwickshire Bears have confirmed their full list of men’s and women’s fixtures for the 2026 Vitality Blast, with supporters set for a summer packed with blockbuster double headers and the return of the Bears v Pears rivalry.
The season gets underway on Friday, 22 May, when both teams travel for their opening matches, with the men away to Gloucestershire in Bristol and the women away to Essex in Chelmsford, before the attention turns to EdgBLASTon two days later for the first home matchday of the campaign.
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Bears will host a huge Blast Off double header as both the men’s and women’s Bears welcome Somerset, who won the men’s Vitality Blast in 2025. The event marks the first of five home double-headers in the 2026 schedule and is expected to draw one of the biggest crowds of the summer as both teams launch their home seasons together in style.
The home campaign continues with a women’s fixture against The Blaze on Wednesday, 27 May, before one of the headline away battles of the season takes place on Friday, 29 May, as the men travel to New Road for the local derby of the season against Worcestershire Rapids.
EdgBLASTon will then host a string of hotly-anticipated matchdays through the height of the summer, including the eagerly awaited return leg of Bears v Pears on Friday 26 June, with tickets expected to be in high demand on a day which will include the women’s fixture against Surrey to create a second high-profile double header at home.
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Further home fixtures include a double-header with the men against Sussex Sharks and women facing on Wednesday 1 July, and a packed day of action on Sunday 5 July, when the men face Gloucestershire, and the women meet Yorkshire. The final home double header arrives on Friday, 10 July, with the men taking on Glamorgan under the lights while the women host Hampshire Hawks.
The schedule also features several joint away trips, including both squads travelling to Taunton to face Somerset on Sunday 7 June, while other away journeys include men’s fixtures at Notts Outlaws (5 June), Glamorgan (3 July) and Northamptonshire Steelbacks (12 July) as the group stage comes to a close.
Bears Women will visit Durham (29 May), The Blaze at Trent Bridge (June 5), Lancashire Thunder in Blackpool (28 June) and Surrey at the Kia Oval (8 July).
It is set to be an exciting summer of cricket at EdgBLASTon, and you do not want to miss it. To get priority access to tickets and stay up to date with the latest news and ticket availability, please click here.
The full fixture list for the 2026 Vitality Blast campaign can be found here.
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