2026-27 New Zealand domestic season

[RMBolton]

India A to tour New Zealand in August ahead of senior series

India A will undertake a shadow tour of New Zealand ahead of the senior team’s multi-format series in the country, with the itinerary comprising three List A matches and two first-class games that could feature a handful of players from the national Test squad.

sportstar.thehindu.com

Interesting

Blimmin' mad. At least wait for a semblance of spring in September. August? Straight up winter? That's just insane.

Do they think NZ is just like Australia, where you can just go to the northern end where it's dry season?

 

[honestbharani]

Ideally they should play in Oct since our tests in NZ are in Nov.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

India A to tour New Zealand in August ahead of senior series

India A will undertake a shadow tour of New Zealand ahead of the senior team’s multi-format series in the country, with the itinerary comprising three List A matches and two first-class games that could feature a handful of players from the national Test squad.

sportstar.thehindu.com

Interesting

Think it would be indoor nets rather than much cricket...

 

[Townes]

Are we being taken for a ride here? An Indian friend reckons the article is a satirical dig at India's performance in Ireland and England. If true, it at least makes more sense than playing cricket in NZ during August.

 

[Chubb]

I mean the NZ season is crazy long compared to Australia (which is way too short) but August is a step too far.

 

[ataraxia]

India A are occupied with a tour by Australia A from 22 September to 11 October. I reckon they probably demanded a tour, NZ refused one that would clash with the Ford Trophy and T20Is/ODIs, so now we've got something called an "August" tour but the FC games will actually be in September. Still, that will surely beat the previous record by a month...

 

[Chubb]

India A are occupied with a tour by Australia A from 22 September to 11 October. I reckon they probably demanded a tour, NZ refused one that would clash with the Ford Trophy and T20Is/ODIs, so now we've got something called an "August" tour but the FC games will actually be in September. Still, that will surely beat the previous record by a month...

Pretty sure there have been A games before the start of daylight saving before.

 

[ataraxia]

Pretty sure there have been A games before the start of daylight saving before.

Good call, 2012. List A on 18 September and FC on 26 September, all at Lincoln.

 

[straw man]

Must be time for a cricketing equivalent of Forsyth Barr stadium if we're going to host in August

 

[jcas0167]

Must be time for a cricketing equivalent of Forsyth Barr stadium if we're going to host in August

Maybe someone thought they meant indoor cricket.