ACA/ACB dispute update (27 Oct 1997)
In developments over the weekend surrounding the dispute between the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) and the Australian Cricketers Association (ACA) surrounding the latter's log of claims, the ACB have organised a meeting of with all state captains at
27-Oct-1997
Australian Players Dispute
Update: 27 October 1997
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In developments over the weekend surrounding the dispute between the
Australian Cricket Board (ACB) and the Australian Cricketers
Association (ACA) surrounding the latter's log of claims, the ACB have
organised a meeting of with all state captains at the ACB office in
Melbourne on Wednesday October 29 to discuss the ACB's financial
situation. Initially the ACA was not invited to participate, however
ACA representative Tim May has now been invited to attend the meeting.
NSW captain Mark Taylor will be unavailable because he is captaining
NSW against New Zealand in a one-day match that day, but Steve Waugh
(who is also a member of the ACA players' executive) will attend on
his behalf.
In other related news over the last three days, ACA consultant James
Erskine said on a television interview that he would welcome the
involvement of a senior ex-player as a mediator in the dispute, and
put forward the name of Richie Benaud. Mr Benaud later rejected this
suggestion.
Rumours have still be circulating of the possibilities of strike or
boycott action as early as the Australian XI v Australian Cricket
Academy game on Tuesday October 28, however these have been played
down. May and senior players connected with the ACA have not
discounted strike action as an option, but all have considered it to
be a last resort.