ACB ACB announces initial squad of 30 players for 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup
Australian Cricket Board - 2 December 2002

Australian Cricket Board (ACB) Chief Executive Officer James Sutherland today announced that the National Selection Panel (NSP) has chosen an initial 30-man squad for the 2003 International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup in South Africa.

This squad will be reduced to 15 players by 31 December 2002, according to the guidelines set out in the Participating Nation Agreement between the ICC and the 14 countries taking part in the event.

The agreement stipulates that an initial 30-man squad from each nation must be submitted to the ICC by 30 November 2002 (or the first working day that follows), with the subsequent reduction to 15 players taking place by the end of the month.

Despite the selection of this squad, players who have not been named can still be drafted in to represent Australia at the tournament.

The squad is:

1.Michael BevanNSW16.Michael HusseyWA
2.Andrew BichelQLD17.Justin LangerWA
3.Greg BlewettSA18.Brett LeeNSW
4.Nathan BrackenNSW19.Darren LehmannSA
5.Ryan CampbellWA20.Jimmy MaherQLD
6.Stuart ClarkNSW21.Damien MartynWA
7.Michael ClarkeNSW22.Glenn McGrathNSW
8.Adam GilchristWA23.Ashley NoffkeQLD
9.Jason GillespieSA24.Ricky PontingTAS
10.Brad HaddinNSW25.Andrew SymondsQLD
11.Ian HarveyVIC26.Shane WarneVIC
12.Nathan HauritzQLD27.Shane WatsonTAS
13.Matthew HaydenQLD28.Cameron WhiteVIC
14.Mark HiggsSA 29.Brad WilliamsWA
15.Brad HoggWA 30.Damien WrightTAS

Commenting on the players chosen, NSP Chairman Trevor Hohns said whatever the eventual make-up of the travelling party happened to be, it would contain sufficient depth for the tournament.

"This is really the first phase in selecting the squad to attend South Africa for the 2003 World Cup," Hohns said.

"There are a number of players we need to continue looking at over the coming month as we move to cut the squad by half.

"That will be a challenging task because there are several players that could fill a variety of positions for us at the World Cup.

"So far we have selected a healthy mix of players - batsmen, bowlers, all-rounders and three wicket-keepers, which gives us a broad range to choose from when finalising our list," he said.

The Australian side is scheduled to depart for the ICC Cricket World Cup in South Africa on Wednesday 29 January 2003 following the Allan Border Medal presentation on 28 January.

© 2002 Australian Cricket Board


Teams Australia.
Players/Umpires James Sutherland, Michael Bevan, Andy Bichel, Greg Blewett, Nathan Bracken, Ryan Campbell, Stuart Clark, Michael Clarke, Adam Gilchrist, Jason Gillespie, Brad Haddin, Ian Harvey, Nathan Hauritz, Matthew Hayden, Mark Higgs, Brad Hogg, Mike Hussey, Justin Langer, Brett Lee, Darren Lehmann, Jimmy Maher, Ashley Noffke, Ricky Ponting, Andy Symonds, Shane Warne, Shane Watson, Cameron White, Brad Williams, Damien Wright, Trevor Hohns.
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