Northants announce four-day clash against Sri Lanka in 2014
Sri Lanka will play Northants at the County Ground in the summer of 2014.
Northants have announced this morning that Sri Lanka will play a four-day game against the County from Thursday, June 5 through to Sunday, June 8.
The game against Stephen Peters’ men will be an important one for Sri Lanka, as it is the final preparation ahead of their two-Test series against England.
Prior to the Northants showdown, the tourists will have played five one-day internationals against England.
The England and Wales Cricket Board announced the full itinerary, including the tour matches, for Sri Lanka’s tour earlier today.
Ahead of next season’s one-day series and NatWest T20 International, Essex and Kent will both host floodlit one-day matches against the tourists with Sussex also due to host a T20 warm-up game.
The tourists’ final tour match will be the four-day game against Northants, before the Test matches which start on June 16 and June 24 respectively.
Sri Lanka itinerary - 2014
Fri 9 May: Sri Lanka arrive
Tue 13 May: 50-over Tour Match v Essex (D/N) Chelmsford
Fri 16 May: 50-over Tour Match v Kent (D/N) Canterbury
Sun 18 May: T20 Tour Match v Sussex at Hove
Tue 20 May: NatWest T20 International (f) Kia Oval
Thu 22 May: 1st ODI (D/N) at Kia Oval
Sun 25 May: 2nd ODI at Emirates ICG Durham
Wed 28 May: 3rd ODI (D/N) at Emirates Old Trafford
Sat 31 May: 4th ODI at Lord’s
Tue 3 June: 5th ODI (D/N) at Edgbaston
Thu 5-Sun 8 June: 4-day v Northamptonshire at Northampton
Thu 12 – Mon 16 June: 1st Investec Test Match at Lord’s
Fri 20 – Tue 24 June: 2nd Investec Test Match at Headingley