da casino： England’s tour of the Caribbean next January will get underway in St Kitts instead of Barbados, after the West Indies Cricket Board announced a switch in the itinerary for two three-day warm-up matches
Cricinfo staff18-Nov-2008England’s tour of the Caribbean next January will get underway in St Kitts instead of Barbados, after the West Indies Cricket Board announced a switch in the itinerary for two three-day warm-up matches.The England team will now arrive in Basseterre on January 21, and will play their first fixture, against a St Kitts XI at Warner Park, four days later. The second match, a first-class fixture against West Indies A, will begin on January 29, two days after the conclusion of the opening game.The first Test gets underway in Jamaica on February 4, with the second scheduled for the Sir Vivian Richards stadium in Antigua on February 13. Thereafter the teams will fly to Barbados where a two-day practice will take place against a BCA President’s XI, at a ground to be confirmed.The 50-over practice match in Trinidad before the start of the five-match ODI series will be played against WIPA President’s Select XI, at a ground to be confirmed.
Fixtures
da bet nacional： January 2009 Sun 25 – Tue 27
10:00 local, 14:00 GMT St Kitts v England XI
Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts
Thu 29 – Sat 31
10:00 local, 14:00 GMT West Indies A v England XI
Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts
February 2009 Wed 4 – Sun 8
10:00 local, 15:00 GMT 1st Test – West Indies v England
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
Fri 13 – Tue 17
10:00 local, 14:00 GMT 2nd Test – West Indies v England
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua
Sat 21 – Sun 22
14:00 GMT Barbados Cricket Association President’s XI v England XI
Venue TBC
Barbados Thu 26 – Mon 2
10:00 local, 14:00 GMT 3rd Test – West Indies v England
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
March 2009 Fri 6 – Tue 10
10:00 local, 14:00 GMT 4th Test – West Indies v England
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Sat 14
14:00 GMT West Indies Cricket Board President’s XI v England XI
Venue TBC
Trinidad Sun 15
12:00 local, 16:00 GMT Only T20I – West Indies v England
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Fri 20
09:30 local, 13:30 GMT 1st ODI – West Indies v England
Providence Stadium, Guyana
Sun 22
09:30 local, 13:30 GMT 2nd ODI – West Indies v England
Providence Stadium, Guyana
Fri 27
09:30 local, 13:30 GMT 3rd ODI – West Indies v England
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Sun 29
09:30 local, 13:30 GMT 4th ODI – West Indies v England
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
April 2009 Fri 3
14:30 local, 18:30 GMT 5th ODI – West Indies v England
Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia