YORKSHIRE will begin their quest for a maiden T20 Blast title at home to 2014 champions Birmingham Bears at Emerald Headingley on Thursday, June 10.

But should they reach the knockout stages, a schedule clash means they will be unable to host a quarter-final.

The ECB have today released their schedule of fixtures for the two limited overs county competitions in 2021, the Vitality Blast and the Royal London One-Day Cup.

Yorkshire’s four-day County Championship schedule was revealed before Christmas.

To secure a home quarter-final, teams must finish in the top two of their respective regional groups.

However, the quarter-finals are scheduled to be played between August 24 and 27, with England’s Test match against India to be played at Headingley between August 25 and 29.

As usual, the highlights of the Vikings’ 14-game North Group campaign in the Blast are July Roses fixtures against Lancashire Lightning.

Both will be televised by Sky Sports, with the home clash at Headingley on the evening of Friday 2. The away clash at Old Trafford will be on Saturday afternoon, July 17.

David Willey’s side have a run of three successive home games at Headingley to take them to the halfway point of the competition.

They host Durham on Friday, June 18, Derbyshire on Sunday, June 20 and Worcestershire on Wednesday, June 23.

That is followed by a trio of away trips to end the group stage, including a final round clash with Derbyshire on Sunday, July 18.

Prior to that, they face defending champions Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge on Friday, July 9 and then the journey across the Pennines the following Saturday.

As mentioned previously, the quarter-finals will take place across four days between August 24 and 27, before what Yorkshire will hope to be a third Finals Day appearance at Edgbaston on Saturday, September 18.

Yorkshire’s Royal London One-Day Cup campaign is set to clash with the inaugural campaign of the Hundred, the fixtures for which are expected to be released closer to the final player draft on February 23.

Yorkshire will face an away 50-over friendly against National Counties side Northumberland on Tuesday, July 20.

Their road to the Royal London final at Trent Bridge (Thursday, August 19) will then begin at Scarborough on Thursday, July 22 against Surrey.

Scarborough will also play host to Yorkshire v Northamptonshire on Wednesday, July 28 before Warwickshire and Notts visit Clifton Park, York on Tuesday, August 3 and Friday, August 6 respectively.

Away trips are marked for Leicestershire at Grace Road (July 25), Somerset at Taunton (August 1), Derbyshire at Chesterfield (August 8) and Glamorgan at Sophia Gardens (August 12). The latter ends the group campaign.

Whereas the top four in each group qualify for the quarter-finals before Finals Day in the Blast, only the top three in each of the two 50-over groups advance.

The top team in each group qualifies for a home semi-final on Tuesday, August 17, while the second and third-placed teams face an effective quarter-final on Saturday, August 14 for the right to advance to the semi-final.

The final is at Nottingham, on Thursday, August 19, for the first time after a move away from Lord’s following 2019.

The RL50 was not played last summer due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The fixtures for the Northern Diamonds women are expected to be released next week.

COUNTY FIXTURES 2021 (Home fixtures in caps):

LV= INSURANCE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP (All four-day matches)

THURS 8 APRIL, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, HEADINGLEY

Thurs 15 April, Kent, Canterbury

Thurs 22 April, Sussex, Hove

THURS 29 APRIL, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, HEADINGLEY

THURS 6 MAY, KENT, HEADINGLEY

Thurs 13 May, Glamorgan, Sophia Gardens

Thurs 27 May, Lancashire, Old Trafford

THURS 3 JUNE, SUSSEX, HEADINGLEY

Sun 4 July, Northamptonshire, Wantage Road

SUN 11 JULY, LANCASHIRE, SCARBOROUGH

Mon 30 August, Divisional Stage, Venue TBC

Sun 5 September, Divisional Stage, Venue TBC

Sun 12 September, Divisional Stage, Venue TBC

Tues 21 September, Divisional Stage, Venue TBC

Mon 27 September, Bob Willis Trophy Final, Venue TBC

VITALITY BLAST (Twenty20)

THURS 10 JUNE, BIRMINGHAM BEARS, HEADINGLEY

Fri 11 June, Durham, Emirates Riverside

TUES 15 JUNE, LEICESTERSHIRE, HEADINGLEY

Wed 16 June, Worcestershire, New Road

FRI 18 JUNE, DURHAM, HEADINGLEY

SUN 20 JUNE, DERBYSHIRE, HEADINGLEY

WED 23 JUNE, WORCESTERSHIRE, HEADINGLEY

Fri 25 June, Leicestershire, Grace Road

SAT 26 JUNE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, HEADINGLEY

Wed 30 June, Birmingham, Edgbaston

FRI 2 JULY, LANCASHIRE, HEADINGLEY

Fri 9 July, Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge

Sat 17 July, Lancashire, Old Trafford

Sun 18 July, Derbyshire, Chesterfield

Tues 24 August to Fri 27 August, Quarter-Finals, Venue TBC

Sat 18 September, Finals Day, Edgbaston

ROYAL LONDON ONE-DAY CUP (50-overs)

THURS 22 JULY, SURREY, SCARBOROUGH

Sun 25 July, Leicestershire, Grace Road

WED 28 JULY, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, SCARBOROUGH

Sun 1 August, Somerset, Taunton

TUES 3 AUGUST, WARWICKSHIRE, YORK

FRI 6 AUGUST, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, YORK

Sun 8 August, Derbyshire, Chesterfield

Thurs 12 August, Glamorgan, Sophia Gardens

Sat 14 August, Quarter-Final, Venue TBC

Tues 17 August, Semi-Final, Venue TBC

Thurs 19 August, Final, Trent Bridge

OTHER MATCHES

Tues 20 July, Northumberland, Venue TBC (National Counties 50-over Friendly)

INTERNATIONAL MATCHES PLAYED AT HEADINGLEY

Sun 18 July, England v Pakistan, T20I (second in three-match series)

Wed 25 August, England v India, Test match (third in five-match series)