{"id":7439,"date":"2023-05-30T08:48:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T12:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/?p=7439"},"modified":"2023-06-27T08:59:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T12:59:40","slug":"england-vs-west-indies-in-barbados","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/england-vs-west-indies-in-barbados\/","title":{"rendered":"England vs West Indies in Barbados"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Head to Barbados&#8217; historic Kensington Oval for two thrilling matches as England tour the West Indies in December 2023!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/west-indies-england.jpg\" alt=\"West Indies and England cricketers on the field during a cricket match at Kensington Oval.\" class=\"wp-image-7440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/west-indies-england.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/west-indies-england-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/west-indies-england-768x382.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On Saturday <strong>December 9<\/strong><sup><strong>th<\/strong><\/sup> the West Indies will face England at the Oval in the third and final <strong>One Day International<\/strong> of the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The teams return to the ground on Tuesday <strong>December 12<\/strong><sup><strong>th<\/strong><\/sup> to kick off the <strong>T20 series<\/strong>, the first of five T20&#8217;s that they will contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/kensington-oval-barbados-1.jpg\" alt=\"Wide view of Kensington Oval cricket ground in Barbados\" class=\"wp-image-7441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/kensington-oval-barbados-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/kensington-oval-barbados-1-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/kensington-oval-barbados-1-768x335.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This iconic venue has been the setting for many memorable, hotly contested matches between these teams.. and this winter should be more of the same!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">See It Live!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#x1f9f3; <strong>Travel Packages<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make live easier on yourself and book a travel package &#8211; flights, accommodation, tickets, transport &#8211; with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Gullivers Sports Travel (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/gulliverstravel.co.uk\/event\/england-cricket-tour-west-indies\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Gullivers Sports Travel<\/strong><\/a>, <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Barmy Army (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/barmyarmy.com\/TICKETS--TOURS\/England-Overseas-Cricket-Tours\/England-Cricket-Tour-To-The-West-Indies\" target=\"_blank\">Barmy Army<\/a><\/strong> or <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Howzat Travel (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/howzattravel.co.uk\/event\/england-cricket-tour-west-indies-odi-t20-series\" target=\"_blank\">Howzat Travel<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prefer to book it yourself? Read on&#8230; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#x2708;&#xfe0f; <strong>Book Your Flight<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Google Flights (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/travel\/flights\" target=\"_blank\">Google Flights<\/a><\/strong> for great deals, check with the airline websites, or contact a local travel agent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#x1f6cf;&#xfe0f; <strong>Where To Stay<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Head to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/personaholidays.com\/barbados\/\">PersonaHolidays<\/a><\/strong> to quickly locate a great place to stay on the island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#x1f3ab; <strong>Cricket Tickets<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get your match tickets through <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Windies Tickets  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.windiescricket.com\/tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\">Windies Tickets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#x1f92a; <strong>What Else To Do<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the game is done, the fun continues! Check out tours and activities with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.viator.com\/Barbados\/d30-ttd?pid=P00064477&amp;mcid=42383&amp;medium=link\">Expedia Viator<\/a><\/strong> (we highly recommend a catamaran cruise and a half-day island tour) and find the best drinking spots at <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"BarbadosHappyHours.com (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/BarbadosHappyHours.com\" target=\"_blank\">BarbadosHappyHours.com<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Full Tour Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-table\" id=\"page-table\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Match<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dec 03<\/td><td>1st ODI<\/td><td>Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dec 06<\/td><td>2nd ODI<\/td><td> Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dec 09<\/td><td> 3rd ODI <\/td><td>Kensington Oval, Barbados<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dec 12<\/td><td>1st T20<\/td><td> Kensington Oval, Barbados <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dec 14<\/td><td>2nd T20<\/td><td>National Cricket Stadium, Grenada<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dec 16<\/td><td>3rd T20<\/td><td>National Cricket Stadium, Grenada<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dec 19<\/td><td>4th T20<\/td><td>Brian Lara Stadium, Trinidad<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dec 21<\/td><td>5th T20<\/td><td>Brian Lara Stadium, Trinidad<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Head to Barbados&#8217; historic Kensington Oval for two thrilling matches as England tour the West Indies in December 2023!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7440,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,5],"tags":[33,477,120],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7439"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}