The ECB and New Zealand Cricket have confirmed the full schedule for the BLACKCAPS 2008 tour of England.
The tourists take on the MCC at Arundal in a one-day game before three- and four-day games at Kent and Essex, respectively.
A four-day match against England Lions at Hampshire’s Rose Bowl completes preparations for the Test series against the hosts.
Northamptonshire entertain the New Zealanders for a three-day game in between the second and third Tests of the series.
A one-day match at Worcestershire on 11 June precedes the limited-overs leg of the tour.
After one Twenty20 match and five ODIs in June series, the BLACKCAPS head north to face Scotland in two more limited-overs matches.
Sun 27 April: MCC v BLACKCAPS (50-over), Arundel
Mon 28 –Wed 30 April: Kent v BLACKCAPS, (Three-Day), Canterbury
Fri 2 – Mon 5 May: Essex v BLACKCAPS, (Four-Day), Chelmsford
Thu 8 – Sun 11 May: England Lions v BLACKCAPS (Four-Day), Rose Bowl
Thu 15 – Mon 19 May: England v BLACKCAPS, 1st Test, Lord’s
Fri 23 – Tue 27 May: England v BLACKCAPS, 2nd Test, Old Trafford
Fri 30 May – Sun 1 June: England v BLACKCAPS (Three-Day), Northamptonshire v BLACKCAPS, Northampton
Thu 5 – Mon 9 June: England v BLACKCAPS, 3rd Test, Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Wed 11 June: Worcestershire v BLACKCAPS (50-over), Worcester
Fri 13 June: England v BLACKCAPS, Twenty20, Old Trafford
Sun 15 June: England v BLACKCAPS, 1st ODI v New Zealand, Riverside, Durham
Wed 18 June: England v BLACKCAPS, 2nd ODI v New Zealand, Edgbaston
Sat 21 June: England v BLACKCAPS, 3rd ODI v New Zealand , Bristol
Wed 25 June: England v BLACKCAPS, 4th ODI v New Zealand , The Oval
Sat 28 June: England v BLACKCAPS, 5th ODI v New Zealand, Lord’s
