ARTICLE: Tour is likely to end early (The Times) - 23 Apr 1987

New Zealand in Sri Lanka 1986-87

TOUR IS LIKELY TO END EARLY

The New Zealand  Cricket  Council  are  to  decide  today whether
or  not to end their country`s tour of Sri Lanka, in the light of
the present communal unrest and in particular, the bomb explosion
here on Tuesday which killed over a hundred people.

Ken Deas, the New Zealand team manager, said players were divided
yesterday   about   whether   to  go to Kandy for the Second Test
Match, which is due to start tomorrow.

The tour, which started on April 9  is  scheduled   to   take  in
three  Tests and four one-day internationals before ending on May
16.

Last winter, England B had an up-country match in   Nuwara  Eliya
cancelled  because  of  fears that the team might be a target for
attack by Tamil Separatists.

Source :: The Times 23rd April 1987.
 Contributed by John.Evans (en92jrfe@exeter.ac.uk)