The wait is over for Somerset County Cricket Club members and supporters as today has seen the publication of the Vitality Blast and Royal London Cup fixtures.

Following last summer's shortened Vitality Blast, the competition returns to a 14-match group stage competition this summer with the counties split into North and South groups.

Each county will therefore play seven matches at home, and seven matches away, with the top four counties in each group progressing to the quarter-finals.

The quarter-finals will be seeded with the higher-seeded team set to host their quarter-final. The four winners of the quarter-finals (24-27 August) progress to Finals Day. Finals Day will be staged at Edgbaston on September 18th.

The South Group contains: Somerset, Essex Eagles, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent Spitfires, Middlesex, Surrey, Sussex Sharks.

Somerset begin the road to Finals Day with a clash against Essex Eagles under the lights at the Cooper Associates County Ground on Wednesday, June 9th. This is quickly followed by two further home fixtures against Surrey (Friday June 11th) and Kent Spitfires (Monday June 15th).