Bay Oval Trust general manager Kelvin Jones says it makes sense for New Zealand A and India A to play their Bay Oval games under lights. Photo / John Borren
Tauranga cricket fans will get their first taste of day/night cricket for the season next Friday when New Zealand A and India A play the first of three 50-over matches under lights at Bay Oval.
The Bay Oval Trust has decided that all three matches on December 7, 9 and
11, which were originally due to start at 11am, will now start at 2pm with a scheduled finish around 9.45pm.
The Bay Oval general manager Kelvin Jones says because the ground has the best lighting of any cricket ground in the country "it makes sense to use them".
India A is on tour in the Northern Districts area for a month. They played a four-day match against New Zealand A at Bay Oval two weeks ago which ended in a high-scoring draw. Their second game was badly affected by weather in Hamilton last weekend, and they start their final four-day match at Cobham Oval in Whangarei tomorrow.
It's not known just exactly who will make up the respective teams, but India A have named a squad for the three one-day matches which includes Shubman Gill, who was the Player of the Tournament in the Under 19 World Cup here earlier in the year.
