The International Cricket Council today announced the dates the for the first round of fixtures for the ICC Intercontinental Cup 2011-13 which features teams from Afghanistan, Canada, Ireland, Kenya, Netherlands, Namibia, Scotland and United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The teams that finish the competition in first and second place will go on to play in the Intercontinental Cup final scheduled to be played at the end of 2013.
Dates for ICC Intercontinental Cup first round fixtures:
- 21-24 Jun – Scotland v Netherlands, Aberdeen
- 28 Jun-1 Jul Ireland v Namibia, Stormont
- 28-31 Jul Kenya v UAE, venue to be confirmed by host board
- 2-5 Aug Canada v Afghanistan, Maple Leaf CC
In addition to the ICC Intercontinental Cup fixtures, a 50-over competition is being played between the eight participating countries with two matches to be played alongside the ICC Intercontinental Cup tournament schedule.
The 50-Over matches between the six Associate teams currently with One-Day International status will be classed as ODIs.
The first round fixtures for these matches are listed below.
Dates for 50-over matches
- 28 and 29 Jun – Scotland v Netherlands, Aberdeen
- 4 and 5 Jul – Ireland v Namibia, Stormont
- 25 and 26 Jul – Kenya v UAE, venue to be confirmed by host board
- 7 and 9 Aug – Canada v Afghanistan, Toronto SCCC
