Bulls season draw confirmed
The XXXX Queensland Bulls will open their 2002-2003 cricket seasonagainst archrivals NSW in an ING Cup match at North Sydney Oval onOctober 13.
Queensland Cricket
01-Aug-2002
The XXXX Queensland Bulls will open their 2002-2003 cricket season
against archrivals NSW in an ING Cup match at North Sydney Oval on
October 13.
The game is a repeat of the ING Cup Final that NSW won last year at the
Gabba won by 19 runs and should see both teams at near full strength.
The Bulls will then commence their quest for a fourth Pura Cup title in
a row at the Gabba from October 16 to 19 when the Blues make the trip
north.
Queensland will play five ING Cup matches at the Gabba, with three of
those games being day/nighters, in the official season draw released
yesterday by the ACB.
The Bulls will also play an ING Cup match against Victoria in Ballarat
on the Australia Day long weekend.
All of Queensland's matches will be at the Gabba in 2002-2003 apart from
the three-day tour match against England at Allan Border Field from
November 2-4 prior to the First Orange Ashes Test match at the Gabba
from November 7-11.
Meanwhile tickets went on sale today for the International Cricket
season at the Gabba.
Ticketmaster7 are selling a five-day Test pass and individual match day
tickets for the First Orange Ashes Test match at the Gabba in November
and the One Day International "Three-Pack", which offers reserved
seating for the three limited overs international day/nighters at the
Gabba this summer.
Individual one-day international match tickets will go on sale from
September 1 through Ticketmaster7.
Australia, recently named the number one sporting team in the world,
play England in the opening Test match of the 2002-2003 Ashes Series at
the world-class Gabba stadium from November 7-11.
In the one-day arena, Australia 'A' will meet Sri Lanka on Saturday
December 14 in a day/night match while England will play Sri Lanka in
the VB Series on Tuesday December 17 under the spectacular lights at the
Gabba. The world champion Australian one-day team plays former world
champions Sri Lanka in a day/nighter at the Gabba on Wednesday, January
15.
This season's one-day series is being played earlier in the season than
normal due to the World Cup in South Africa in February where Australia
will defend their title.
All tickets sold for international matches this summer will allow the
ticket-bearer free public transport to and from the Gabba.
Queensland Cricket and CityTrans have reached an agreement that will
again enable patrons with ample public transport opportunities to get to
the big games at the Gabba in 2002-2003.
Patrons will also be able to park at the Convention Centre and catch
buses to the Woolloongabba bus station.