Following the release of Men’s & Women’s Vitality Blast fixtures on Tuesday, schedules for the 2026 Rothesay County Championship and Men’s & Women’s Metro Bank One Day Cup competitions have now been revealed.

The 2026 Rothesay County Championship will be played in three blocks of matches – with each county playing a total of 14 matches.
Kent Men will begin their County Championship campaign away at Banks Homes Riverside to take on Durham from Friday 3rd April, with the reverse fixture to be the first Championship match at The County Ground, Beckenham since the 2022 season from Friday 15th May.
All six remaining County Championship home fixtures for Kent Men will take place at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury. Details of the 174th Canterbury Cricket Week, the oldest surviving cricket festival in the world, will be confirmed soon.
In the Men’s Metro Bank One Day Cup, Kent Spitfires will begin the tournament at home against Northamptonshire Steelbacks to kick-off School Summer Holidays on Friday 24tg July, after being drawn in Group A for 2026.
The Spitfires’ second home match will also take place at the St Lawrence Ground on Friday 31st July against Somerset, before two home matches at The County Ground, Beckenham – Notts Outlaws on Sunday 2nd August and Leicestershire Foxes on Sunday 9th August.
Kent will also take on oldest rivals Surrey in an away fixture on Wednesday 5th August, with the venue to be confirmed soon.
The Quarter & Semi Finals of the tournament will take place across the weekend of 14-16th August, with the Final to be held at Trent Bridge on Sunday 20th September.
Men’s Metro Bank One Day Cup Group A: Gloucestershire, Kent Spitfires, Lancashire, Leicestershire Foxes, Northamptonshire Steelbacks, Notts Outlaws, Somerset, Surrey, Warwickshire.
Kent Women will play three home Women’s Metro Bank One Day Cup League Two matches at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury in April, July and September – as well as taking on Glamorgan Women at The County Ground, Beckenham on Sunday 10th May.
The Women’s Metro Bank One Day Cup League Two final will take place on the same day as the Men’s Final, 20th September, at The Seat Unique Stadium in Bristol.
Entry to every scheduled home match for both Kent Men & Women this coming Summer is included in all 2026 Kent Memberships, with Membership available now at Early Bird Prices until 31st January, including a further discount for Kent supporters aged 18-30.





