More India for longer
I’ve updated the schedule to include the changes to the Indian tour. I hope I have all the details correct. Below, I have tried to show the relevant changes, with the old schedule first, then the new schedule with all changes shown in bold (except the numbering of the matches).
With 10 internationals, the India tour is now the marquee series of the Black Caps season. And with some decent weather, let’s hope it gives us some more decisive results.
| Wed 25 | 1st Twenty20 AMI Stadium |
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| Thu 26 | ||
| Fri 27 | 2nd Twenty20 Westpac Stadium |
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| Sat 28 | ||
| March 2009 | ||
| Sun 1 | ||
| Mon 2 | ||
| Tue 3 | 1st ODI McLean Park |
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| Wed 4 | ||
| Thu 5 | ||
| Fri 6 | Twenty20 Westpac Stadium |
2nd ODI Westpac Stadium |
| Sat 7 | ||
| Sun 8 | 1st ODI McLean Park |
3rd ODI AMI Stadium |
| Mon 9 | ||
| Tue 10 | ||
| Wed 11 | 2nd ODI Seddon Park |
4th ODI Seddon Park |
| Thu 12 | ||
| Fri 13 | ||
| Sat 14 | 3rd ODI Eden Park |
5th ODI Eden Park |
| Sun 15 | ||
| Mon 16 | ||
| Tue 17 | 4th ODI Westpac Stadium |
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| Wed 18 | 1st Test Seddon Park |
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| Thu 19 | 1st Test | |
| Fri 20 | 5th ODI AMI Stadium |
1st Test |
| Sat 21 | 1st Test | |
| Sun 22 | NZ XI v India Bert Sutcliffe Oval |
1st Test |
| Mon 23 | NZ XI v India | |
| Tue 24 | NZ XI v India | |
| Wed 25 | ||
| Thu 26 | 1st Test Seddon Park |
2nd Test McLean Park |
| Fri 27 | 1st Test | 2nd Test |
| Sat 28 | 1st Test | 2nd Test |
| Sun 29 | 1st Test | 2nd Test |
| Mon 30 | 1st Test | 2nd Test |
| Tue 31 | ||
| April 2009 | ||
| Wed 1 | ||
| Thu 2 | ||
| Fri 3 | 2nd Test Basin Reserve |
3rd Test Basin Reserve |
| Sat 4 | 2nd Test | 3rd Test |
| Sun 5 | 2nd Test | 3rd Test |
| Mon 6 | 2nd Test | 3rd Test |
| Tue 7 | 2nd Test | 3rd Test |
January 20th, 2009 at 11:09 am
Napier’s ended up with a bumper season really.
Not bad for a shitty little ground with bad drainage that’s in a half-demolished state.
January 21st, 2009 at 8:23 am
Napier’s ended up with a bumper season really.
Good sunshine hours might have played in its favour when when getting that extra test.
January 21st, 2009 at 9:53 am
…and the fact that University Oval drained like a sponge during the Windies test.
I guess that since there are only 4 test venues at the moment, and 2 of them already had tests in the series NZC weren’t burdened with having too many options.
It’ll rain though. Hawkes Bay formers must love international cricket in Napier.
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:16 pm
Oh we are waiting for the series in NZ. I do hope it will be a good one with lotsa sunshine. What is the official season going to be in NZ then? Will it be summer?
January 24th, 2009 at 8:15 pm
Oh we are waiting for the series in NZ. I do hope it will be a good one with lotsa sunshine. What is the official season going to be in NZ then? Will it be summer?
Great to hear that the tour will be popular in India.
It should be fairly sunny. The weather is more settled in March then it is in December.
I think the official season will be Autumn actually, based on the fact that the equinox will be on 20 March. In fact, daylight saving is due to end during the last match.