The 2019 Vitality Blast fixtures have been released. The schedule sees the Spitfires take on Somerset in a home opener on Saturday 20th July.
Matches at home against local rivals Sussex Sharks (Friday August 16th) and Surrey (Friday August 23rd) will mark the start and close of the 168th Canterbury Cricket Week.
As per last season, the Spitfires’ final Vitality Blast fixture in the South Group stage takes place away at The CloudFM County Ground in Chelmsford against the Essex Eagles in what will be the fifth scheduled ‘Battle of the Bridge’ of the 2019 season.
The ever-popular Vitality Blast Finals Day will take place on Saturday 21st September at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham.
Kent Spitfires’ 2019 Vitality Blast fixtures in full:
Saturday 20th July: Kent Spitfires v Somerset, The Spitfire Ground, St. Lawrence, Canterbury, 7pm
Sunday 21st July: Hampshire v Kent Spitfires, Ageas Bowl, Southampton, 3pm
Friday 26th July: Kent Spitfires v Essex Eagles, The Spitfire Ground, St. Lawrence, Canterbury, 7pm
Tuesday 30th July: Surrey v Kent Spitfires, Kia Oval, London, 7pm
Thursday 1st August: Middlesex v Kent Spitfires, Lord’s Cricket Ground, 7pm
Friday 2nd August: Sussex Sharks v Kent Spitfires, The 1st Central County Ground, Hove, 7pm
Sunday 4th August: Kent Spitfires v Hampshire, The County Ground, Beckenham, 3pm
Wednesday 7th August: Gloucestershire v Kent Spitfires, The Brightside Ground, Bristol, 7pm
Saturday 10th August: Somerset v Kent Spitfires, The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton, 7pm
Wednesday 14th August: Kent Spitfires v Glamorgan, The Spitfire Ground, St. Lawrence, Canterbury, 7pm
Friday 16th August: Kent Spitfires v Sussex Sharks, The Spitfire Ground, St. Lawrence, Canterbury, 7pm
Friday 23rd August: Kent Spitfires v Surrey. The Spitfire Ground, St. Lawrence, Canterbury, 7pm
Thursday 29th August: Kent Spitfires v Gloucestershire, The Spitfire Ground, St. Lawrence, Canterbury, 7pm
Friday 30th August: Essex Eagles v Kent Spitfires, The CloudFM County Ground, Chelmsford, 7pm
Start times are subject to change.
Wednesday 4th September: TBC v TBC, Vitality Blast quarter-final
Thursday 5th September: TBC v TBC, Vitality Blast quarter-final
Friday 6th September: TBC v TBC, Vitality Blast quarter-final
Saturday 7th September: TBC v TBC, Vitality Blast quarter-final
Saturday 21st September: TBC v TBC, Vitality Blast Finals Day