Lankans want game in Melbourne

By SA'ADI THAWFEEQ

Friday 01, May 1998


The Australian Cricket Board (ACB) is to take up at a meeting today, a request from the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL) for a change of venue in the World Series Cup competition scheduled for January next year.

The BCCSL are not happy that Sri Lanka, the World Cup champions have not been allocated a match at Melbourne against the host country.

According to BCCSL, Melbourne is where Sri Lanka have the biggest support from expatriates living there and they feel it is only right the world champions are given the opportunity to play in front of such an audience.

The BCCSL have requested for the dates of the Australia-Sri Lanka match at Hobart on January 21 to be exchanged with the England-Sri Lanka game at Melbourne on January 19.

According to the itinerary released by the ACB, Australia play the world champions at Sydney (twice), Hobart, Adelaide, and Perth in the preliminary round games.

BCCSL sources said they are confident their request for a change would be acceded to by the ACB.

Sri Lanka's Australian tour itinerary:

Dec. 29 : Arrival in Brisbane, Jan. 1 v Australia 'A' at Brisbane (d/n), Jan. 3 : v Australia 'A' at Adelaide (d/n), Jan. 5 : v Australia 'A' at Perth (d/n), Jan. 9 : v Australia 'A' at Melbourne (d/n).

Carlton and United World Series Cup (all matches day/night unless indicated):

Jan. 10 : Australia v England at Brisbane

Jan. 11 : Sri Lanka v England at Brisbane

Jan. 13 : Sri Lanka v Australia at Sydney

Jan. 15 : Australia v England at Melbourne

Jan. 17 : Australia v England at Sydney

Jan. 19 : Sri Lanka v England at Melbourne

Jan. 21 : Sri Lanka v Australia at Hobart (day)

Jan. 23 : Sri Lanka v England at Adelaide

Jan. 24 : Sri Lanka v Australia at Adelaide

Jan. 26 : Australia v England at Adelaide

Jan. 28 : Sri Lanka v Australia at Sydney

Jan. 31 : Austalia v England at Melbourne

Feb. 2 : Sri Lanka v England at Sydney

Feb. 5 : Sri Lanka v England at Perth

Feb. 7 : Sri Lanka v Australia at Perth

Feb. 10 : First Final at Sydney

Feb. 12 : Second Final at Melbourne

Feb. 14 : Third Final at Melbourne (if needed).


Source: The Daily News

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