Darwin to host first class matches First-class cricket is going to return to Darwin after almost two decades. The Australia A team will play a multi-format series against Sri Lanka A this July. According to ESPNcricinfo's report, this will be the first time since 2006 that Darwin will host a first-class match. The last time a match was played here was in the year 2006.

Darwin to host first class matches: First-class cricket is going to return to Darwin after almost two decades. The Australia A team will play a multi-format series against Sri Lanka A this July. According to ESPNcricinfo's report, this will be the first time since 2006 that Darwin will host a first-class match. The last time Australia A played matches was in the year 2006 against Pakistan A and India A played matches against New Zealand A.

The upcoming series to be played in Darwin (Darwin to host A series against Sri Lanka) will consist of three 50-over matches followed by two four-day matches. News agency ANI has revealed that first class cricket is returning to Darwin. It is also set to host the first two T20 Internationals of Australia's home series against South Africa in August.