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.
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