West Indies will face County Select XI at Beckenham in Test warm-up match

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Image caption, Beckenham's County Ground first played host to Kent's first XI in the County Championship in 1954 but has been predominantly used for white-ball matches in the past few seasons

Kent will host the touring West Indies men's Test team at Beckenham in July.

The tourists will take on a first-class Counties Select XI in a four-day match at the County Ground, Beckenham, from 3-6 July.

The red-ball showcase match will begin a week before the first Test of West Indies' series against England at Lord's on 10 July.

The West Indians played a one-day warm-up match at Beckenham in 2004 before losing 4-0 in the Test series.