Worcestershire CCC have today published their fixture list for the 2003 season.

Highlights include a four day game against Zimbabwe and a one day game against South Africa. New Road will also host a four day U19 Test Match between England and South Africa.

On the Domestic front, the County's first home game in April will see the visit of Shane Warne's Hampshire side. Other highlights include a likely home draw against Yorkshire in the C & G Trophy if the County overcome the Worcestershire Cricket Board in the 3rd Round. Three Twenty/20 matches will be played at home during the height of summer and the annual day/night fixture will see a visit by current NCL Champions, Glamorgan Dragons.

Chief Executive, Mark Newton, is delighted with the schedule, "The schedule is far better balanced than in 2002 with matches being played at New Road on a regular basis throughout the season. In addition we will definitely host both touring teams and stage an U19 Test Match. In all there will be more than 50 days of top class cricket in Worcester next year."

APRIL
18-21        CCh      HAMPSHIRE                                   NEW ROAD
23-25        UCCE     University of Oxford UCCE                   The Parks
27           NCL      Gloucestershire                             Bristol
30 Apr-3 May CCh      NORTHAMPTONSHIRE                            NEW ROAD
MAY
5            NCL      SURREY                                      NEW ROAD
7            C&G      Worcestershire CB                           New Road
9-12         Tou      ZIMBABWE                                    NEW ROAD
14-17        CCh      Durham                                      Away
21-24        CCh      GLOUCESTERSHIRE                             NEW ROAD
25           NCL      KENT                                        NEW ROAD
28           C&G      C&G Trophy (Yorkshire or Cambridgeshire)    NEW ROAD
30 May-2 Jun CCh      Derbyshire                                  Derby
JUNE
4-7          CCh      Somerset                                    Bath
8            NCL      Glamorgan                                   Away
10 OR 11     C&G      C&G Trophy Quarter Final
13           20/20    NORTHAMPTONSHIRE                            NEW ROAD 
15           NCL      LEICESTERSHIRE                              NEW ROAD
6            20/20    Gloucestershire                             Bristol
18           20/20    WARWICKSHIRE                                NEW ROAD
23           20/20    Glamorgan                                   Away
24           20/20    SOMERSET                                    NEW ROAD
25           Tou      SOUTH AFRICA                                NEW ROAD
27-30        CCh      Glamorgan                                   Away
JULY
2-5          CCh      DURHAM                                      NEW ROAD
6            NCL      WARWICKSHIRE                                NEW ROAD
13           NCL      Leicestershire                              Away
15-18        CCh      DERBYSHIRE                                  NEW ROAD
19           20/20    20/20 overs Trophy Final 
23-26        CCh      Gloucestershire                             Cheltenham College
27           NCL      Surrey                                      Away
29           NCL      GLAMORGAN (Floodlit)                        NEW ROAD
31 Jul-3 Aug CCh      GLAMORGAN                                   NEW ROAD
AUGUST
7 OR 9       C&G      C&G Trophy Semi Final
11           NCL      Kent (Floodlit)                             Canterbury
12-15        U19      ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA                      NEW ROAD
13-16        CCh      Yorkshire                                   Scarborough
17           NCL      Yorkshire                                   Scarborough
20-23        CCh      SOMERSET                                    NEW ROAD
24 OR 25     NCL      GLOUCESTERSHIRE                             NEW ROAD
26           NCL      Essex (Floodlit)                            Colchester
30           C&G      C&G  Trophy  Final
SEPTEMBER 
3-6          CCh      Hampshire                                   The Rose Bowl, West End
7            NCL      YORKSHIRE                                   NEW ROAD
9            NCL      Warwickshire (Floodlit)                     Edgbaston
12-15        CCh      YORKSHIRE                                   NEW ROAD
17-20        CCh      Northamptonshire                            Northampton
21           NCL      ESSEX                                       NEW ROAD

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