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Extra tour match for India results in minor changes to 2003-04 domestic and international programs

Cricket Australia today advised a series of changes to the 2003-04 domestic and international programs, and also confirmed the date for the 2004 Allan Border Medal

Cricket Australia

Cricket Australia today advised a series of changes to the 2003-04 domestic and international programs, and also confirmed the date for the 2004 Allan Border Medal.

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International program

India will take part in an additional tour match as part of its Australian itinerary.

The touring side will take on a Queensland XI in a three-day match at Allan Border Field (29 November - 1 December) in Brisbane.

The scheduling of an extra fixture results in two changes to the tour program in matches featuring India against Victoria and a Prime Minister's XI.

The three-day match between India and Victoria, originally scheduled to start on 27 November in Melbourne, will now start two days earlier (25-27 November).

The limited-over game against a Prime Minister's XI at Manuka Oval in Canberra, originally scheduled for 1 December, will now be played on 28 January.

India's other tour match, a three-day clash against Australia A in Hobart (19-21 December), remains unchanged.

Domestic program

The additional Indian tour match has also seen a change to the 2003-04 Pura Cup program.

The match between the Victorian Bushrangers and the Western Warriors, originally scheduled for 21-24 November, is now scheduled for 19-22 November.

In a separate change to the Pura Cup program, the fixture between the Victorian Bushrangers and the New South Wales Blues, originally scheduled to begin on Thursday 11 December, will now commence on Friday 12 December in Melbourne.

AB Medal date confirmed

The Allan Border Medal, Australian cricket's black-tie gala event, will be held at the Crown Palladium Ballroom in Melbourne on 12 February 2004.

The Allan Border Medal is awarded to the best-performed Australian player in Test and one-day international cricket over the 12 month period from February 2003 to February 2004.

2003-04 Cricket Australia Cup schedule released

The official schedule for the national second XI competition, the Cricket Australia Cup, has also been released.

The seven-team competition involves sides from the six states, and a team from the Australian Capital Territory.

The Cricket Australia Cup allows talented players to compete on a national stage and assist in bridging the gap between grade and first-class cricket.

Each team will play each other once, in six four-day matches.

The team which finishes the competition at the top of the table is declared the Cricket Australia Cup winner. Queensland won the 2002-03 Cricket Australia Cup.

The Cricket Australia Cup was formerly known as the ACB Cup.

The fixture for the Cricket Australia Cup is:

Date Match Venue
Oct 2003
Tue 7 - Fri 10South Australia Second XI v Victoria Second XITBC
Mon 13 - Thu 16Queensland Academy of Sport v New South Wales Second XITBC
Mon 13 - Thu 16Western Australia Second XI v Victoria Second XITBC
Mon 27 - Thu 30New South Wales Second XI v South Australia Second XITBC
Mon 27 - Thu 30Western Australia Second XI v Tasmania Second XITBC
Nov 2003
Mon 10 - Thu 13South Australia Second XI v Australian Capital TerritoryTBC
Mon 17 - Thu 20Queensland Academy of Sport v Western Australia Second XITBC
Mon 24 - Thu 27New South Wales Second XI v Western Australia Second XITBC
Mon 24 - Thu 27Tasmania Second XI v South Australia Second XITBC
Dec 2003
Mon 1 - Thu 4New South Wales Second XI v Australian Capital TerritoryTBC
Mon 1 - Thu 4Victoria Second XI v Tasmania Second XITBC
Mon 15 - Thu 18Australian Capital Territory v Queensland Academy of SportTBC
Jan 2004
Sat 3 - Tue 6Australian Capital Territory v Victoria Second XITBC
Mon 12 - Thu 15Australian Capital Territory v Tasmania Second XITBC
Mon 12 - Thu 15Queensland Academy of Sport v South Australia Second XITBC
Feb 2004
Mon 9 - Thu 12Tasmania Second XI v New South Wales Second XITBC
Mon 9 - Thu 12South Australia Second XI v Western Australia Second XITBC
Mon 9 - Thu 12Victoria Second XI v Queensland Academy of SportTBC
Mon 23 - Thu 26Western Australia Second XI v Australian Capital TerritoryTBC
Mon 23 - Thu 26Tasmania Second XI v Queensland Academy of SportTBC
Mon 23 - Thu 26Victoria Second XI v New South Wales Second XITBC

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