Brit Oval secures England v Australia day night match in 2009

Published 5 May 2008

The ECB announced today the full schedule of matches for the touring Australians’ 2009 Ashes campaign. On top of hosting the fifth Ashes Test Match on 20-24 August, the Brit Oval will also play host to a NatWest Series day/night match between England and Australia on Friday 4 September.

As well as the confirmation of all Australian fixtures, dates were also confirmed for the World Twenty20 warm up period which is from Monday 1 June to Thursday 4 June, with the competition proper set to run from Friday 5 June to Sunday 21 June.

The Brit Oval will be one of three venues to host World Twenty20 cricket here next year which also includes one of the semi-final matches. Fixture and ticket information for the tournament will be available from www.surreycricket.com shortly.

The best way to make sure that you don’t miss out on the Summer 2009 Ashes though, is by joining Surrey County Cricket Club from just £150 per year. As a Surrey Member, you get priority access to Ashes tickets from the end of the 2008 season, so you could be there when England take on the Aussies. Join online now at www.surreycricket.com or call for a Membership pack on 08712 46 1100.

The full 2009 Ashes tour is listed below:

May (tbc) Australia Team arrives in UK
Mon 1 - Thu 4 June Warm-up period for World Twenty20
Fri 5 – Sun 21 June World Twenty20
Wed 24 – Sat 27 June 4-day game v Sussex (Hove)
Wed 1 – Sat 4 July 4-day game v England Lions (Worcester)
Wed 8 – Sun 12 July 1st npower Test Cardiff
Thu 16 – Mon 20 July 2nd npower Test Lord’s
Fri 24 – Sun 26 July 3-day game v Northants* (Northampton)
Thu 30 July – Mon 3 Aug 3rd npower Test Edgbaston
Fri 7 – Tue 11 Aug 4th npower Test Headingley
Sat 15 – Sun 16 Aug 2-day game v Kent^ (Canterbury)
Thu 20 – Mon 24 Aug 5th npower Test Brit Oval
Fri 28 Aug ODI v Scotland (Edinburgh)
Sun 30 Aug 1st NatWest International T20 (Old Trafford)
Tue 1 Sept 2nd NatWest International T20 (Old Trafford) Floodlit
Fri 4 Sept 1st NatWest Series day/night (Brit Oval)
Sun 6 Sept 2nd NatWest Series (Lord’s)
Wed 9 Sept 3rd NatWest Series day/night (Rose Bowl)
Sat 12 Sept 4th NatWest Series (Lord’s)
Tue 15 Sept 5th NatWest Series day/night (Trent Bridge)
Thu 17 Sept 6th NatWest Series day/night (Trent Bridge)
Sun 20 Sept 7th NatWest Series (Durham)
Mon 21 Sept Australia Team departs