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International cricket will make a long-awaited return to Nelson’s Saxton Oval this summer.
After last meeting at Saxton in 2016 when the BLACKCAPS secured a 3-0 ODI series win, Bangladesh will return for the second ODI of their tour to New Zealand on December 20.
At the tail end of summer, the WHITE FERNS face England in two T20 matches on March 22 and 24.
One WHITE FERN in particular will be eager to make her return to Nelson. Melie Kerr made her WT20I debut as a 16-year-old at Saxton Oval in 2016 where she made an early statement by claiming figures of 3-16.
Tickets go on sale November 1 – tickets.nzc.nz
The New Zealand national cricket team, known as the Black Caps, made their Test debut in 1930 against England in Christchurch, becoming the fifth nation to play Test cricket. After waiting 26 years for their first Test win against the West Indies in 1956, they also played their first ODI in 1972–73 against Pakistan. New Zealand are the inaugural World Test Championship champions (2021) and have won the ICC Champions Trophy (2000). They have reached the Cricket World Cup final twice and the T20 World Cup final once.
