Lucky fans get to meet star players at launch ahead of the new season 

Around 100 invited people attended the Birmingham Bears Blast launch party last month at the cricket simulator and activity bar, Sixes in the Mailbox. Ahead of an exciting new season that kicked off on 30 May with a Men and Women’s team double-header, delighted Bears fans were joined by star players including George Garton, Richard Gleeson, Hamza Shaikh and Jake Lintott, plus Davina Perrin and Charis Pavely from the Bears Women. Visit edgbaston.com for the full Blast fixtures list and details of the special Blast Pass season ticket.

Captions:

1 Excited mascots and fans

2 Charis Pavely, Davina Perrin

3 Hamza Shaikh

4 Fans at Sixes Birmingham

5 Q&A with Jake Lintott and Richard Gleeson

6 Nat Wraith, Amu Surenkumar, Millie Taylor