LONDON: The West Indies cricketers will tour England in April and May next year to replace the tour scheduled by Zimbabwe which has been disallowed by the British Government.
Confirmation in this regard has been received by the England and Wales Cricket Board from its West Indies counterpart.
According to ECB announcement, the West Indies will play two Test Matches from May 6 to 10, at Lords in London and from May 14 to 18 at Chester?le?Street, north?east England.
There will be three Nat West One Day Internationals to be played on May 21 at Headingley, Leeds, May 24 at Bristol and May 26 at Edgbaston, Birmingham.
The West Indies tour will be followed by the World Twenty20 Cup and the five?Test Ashes series against Australia.
ECB Chief Executive David Collier welcomed the decision of the West Indies Cricket Board to send their team as a replacement for Zimbabwe.
“The West Indies are always popular visitors and this completes a wonderful summer of cricket which also includes the Ashes Series and the World Twenty20.”
The ECB will now consider the options for the summer of 2010 when West Indies were originally scheduled to tour, it was further announced.
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