New Zealand Team Under Intensive Training

4 January 1997


New Zealand cricket team is under intensive training in Wellington in preparations for two important home series against England and Sri Lanka. England team will be the first to arrive here.

England, who ends their tour of Zimbabwe on Friday, will make a two-month tour of New Zealand commencing from January 8. England will open the Kiwi tour with a one day game against the New Zea- land Cricket Academy XI in Pukekura Park, New Plymouth on January 10. New Zealand will play three Tests and five one day interna- tionals against England.

This will put the New Zealand team on fine shape before their second home series against the World Champions Sri Lanka who are due to play two Tests and three one day internationals commencing from February 27.


Source: The Daily News

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