da apostaganha： 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 Cricket01-Aug-2002The XXXX Queensland Bulls will open their 2002-2003 cricket seasonagainst archrivals NSW in an ING Cup match at North Sydney Oval onOctober 13.The game is a repeat of the ING Cup Final that NSW won last year at theGabba 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 ina row at the Gabba from October 16 to 19 when the Blues make the tripnorth.Queensland will play five ING Cup matches at the Gabba, with three ofthose games being day/nighters, in the official season draw releasedyesterday by the ACB.The Bulls will also play an ING Cup match against Victoria in Ballaraton the Australia Day long weekend.All of Queensland’s matches will be at the Gabba in 2002-2003 apart fromthe three-day tour match against England at Allan Border Field fromNovember 2-4 prior to the First Orange Ashes Test match at the Gabbafrom November 7-11.Meanwhile tickets went on sale today for the International Cricketseason at the Gabba.Ticketmaster7 are selling a five-day Test pass and individual match daytickets for the First Orange Ashes Test match at the Gabba in Novemberand the One Day International “Three-Pack”, which offers reservedseating for the three limited overs international day/nighters at theGabba this summer.Individual one-day international match tickets will go on sale fromSeptember 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 atthe world-class Gabba stadium from November 7-11.In the one-day arena, Australia ‘A’ will meet Sri Lanka on SaturdayDecember 14 in a day/night match while England will play Sri Lanka inthe VB Series on Tuesday December 17 under the spectacular lights at theGabba. The world champion Australian one-day team plays former worldchampions Sri Lanka in a day/nighter at the Gabba on Wednesday, January15.This season’s one-day series is being played earlier in the season thannormal due to the World Cup in South Africa in February where Australiawill defend their title.All tickets sold for international matches this summer will allow theticket-bearer free public transport to and from the Gabba.Queensland Cricket and CityTrans have reached an agreement that willagain enable patrons with ample public transport opportunities to get tothe big games at the Gabba in 2002-2003.Patrons will also be able to park at the Convention Centre and catchbuses to the Woolloongabba bus station.