WORCESTERSHIRE'S 2006 fixtures include matches against two touring sides, including former director of cricket Tom Moody's Sri Lanka at the beginning of May.

Former New Road left-arm seamer Chaminda Vaas and his Sri Lankan team mates will face the rising stars of the England 'A' team in the first fixture of this kind under the newly developed system.

Further international action may see Chris Gayle pay a return visit to Worcestershire later in the season as West Indies 'A' take on the County's First XI.

n The full list of Worcestershire fixtures for next season is:

APRIL

Sun 23 Nott'mshire CGT Trent Bridge

Wed 26 Somerset LVG New Road

MAY

Mon 1 Lancashire CGT New Road

Wed 3 Leeds UCC UNI tbc

Thur 4 England 'A' v S Lanka New Road

Sun 7 Scotland CGT Grange

Wed 10 Derbyshire LVC New Road

Sun 14 Leicestershire CGT Grace Road

Wed 17 Surrey LVC Brit Oval

Sun 21 Durham CGT New Road

Tue 23 Glamorgan LVC New Road

Sun 28 Northants CGT New Road

Mon 29 Derbyshire CGT Derby

JUNE

Fri 2 Gloucestershire LVC Gloucester

Wed 7 Somerset LVC Taunton

Sun 11 Warwickshire CGT Edgbaston

Sun 11 Elton John New Road

Wed 14 Essex LVC Ch'sford

Wed 21 Northants LVC New Road

Sun 25 Yorkshire CGT New Road

Tue 27 Glamorgan T20 F Cardiff

Thurs 29 Gloucestershire T20 Bristol

Fri 30 Northants T20 New Road

JULY

Mon 3 Northants T20 N'hampton

Thurs 6 Gloucestershire T20 New Road

Fri 7 Warwickshire T20 Edgbaston

Sun 9 Somerset T20 New Road

Tue 11 Warwickshire T20 New Road

Wed 19 Gloucestershire 40L F New Road

Thurs 20 Gloucestershire LVC New Road

Mon 24 Twenty20 QF T20 P tbc

Wed 26 Derbyshire LVC Ch'field

Sun 30 West Indies 'A' TOU New Road

AUGUST

Wed 2 Glamorgan LVC Colwyn Bay

Tue 8 Surrey LVC New Road

Sat 12 Twenty20 Fin T20 P Trent Bridge

Sun 13 Leicestershire 40L Grace Road

Wed 16 Leicestershire LVC Grace Road

Sun 20 Kent NCL New Road

Tue 22 Yorkshire 40L F Headingley

Sat 26 C&G Final CGT P Lord's

Sun 27 Somerset 40L Taunton

Wed 30 Essex LVC New Road

SEPTEMBER

Sun 3 Derbyshire 40L New Road

Wed 6 Leicestershire LVC New Road

Wed 13 Hampshire 40L F Rose Bowl

Sat 16 Surrey 40L New Road

Wed 20 Northants LVC N'hampton

Sun 24 40L Playoff 40L P tbc

n Key: CGT = Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy (one-day); TOU = Tourist match (four-day/one-day); P = Possible fixture; LVC = Liverpool Victoria County Championship (four-day); UNI = University Match (three days); 40L = 40-over League (one-day); F = Floodlit match.