Hayden, Bichel to play trial match
Australian players Matthew Hayden and Andy Bichel will make their return to the playing field this weekend as part of the XXXX Queensland Bulls pre-season campaign.
Queensland Cricket
03-Sep-2003
Australian players Matthew Hayden and Andy Bichel will make their return to the playing field this weekend as part of the XXXX Queensland Bulls pre-season campaign.
Hayden will play for a Country XI and Bichel will turn out for a City XI in the intra-squad one-day practice match at Allan Border Field on Sunday.
There will also be a two-day practice match at Allan Border Field starting tomorrow, although Hayden and Bichel will not play in that game.
Former Tasmanian pace bowler Shane Jurgensen will play in the two-day game after returning home to Brisbane earlier this year after severing ties with the Tigers.
The matches, involving Bulls and Queensland Academy of Sport members, will provide the State selectors and Queensland coaching staff with an ideal opportunity to monitor the players' build-up prior to the start of club cricket later this month.
Admission is free for all matches, with play scheduled to start at 10am each day.
The Brisbane XXXX Grade one-day competition commences on Sunday September 15 with the First Grade premiership commencing on Saturday September 20.
The Bulls opening match is the ING Cup clash with Tasmania on October 25 at the Gabba.
City v County, September 5-6, Allan Border Field.
Country XI: Brendan Nash, Daniel Payne, James Hopes, Aaron Nye, Wade Seccombe, Nathan Hauritz (c), Mitchell Johnson, Chris Swan, Grant Sullivan, Stephen Farrell, Shane Jurgensen (11 only).
City XI: Jerry Cassell, Duncan Betts, Aaron Maynard, Chris Simpson, Craig Philipson, Chris Hartley (c), Ryan Leloux, Damien Mackenzie, Matthew Petrie, Steve Magoffin, Nathan Rimmington, Peter Reimers (all twelve to play).
City XI: Jerry Cassell, Duncan Betts, Aaron Maynard, Chris Simpson, Craig Philipson, Chris Hartley (c), Ryan Leloux, Damien Mackenzie, Matthew Petrie, Steve Magoffin, Nathan Rimmington, Peter Reimers (all twelve to play).
City v County, September 7, Allan Border Field.
County XII: Matthew Hayden, Daniel Payne, Aaron Maynard, James Hopes, Brendan Nash, Stephen Farrell, Wade Seccombe, Nathan Hauritz (c), Mitchell Johnson, Cameron Glass, Grant Sullivan, Aaron Nye. (all 12 to
play)
City XII: Jerry Casssell, Duncan Betts, Lee Carseldine (c), Chris Simpson, Craig Philipson, Peter Reimers, Chris Hartley, Ryan Leloux, Andy Bichel, Damien Mackenzie, Steve Magoffin, Nathan Rimmington. (all 12 to play)
City XII: Jerry Casssell, Duncan Betts, Lee Carseldine (c), Chris Simpson, Craig Philipson, Peter Reimers, Chris Hartley, Ryan Leloux, Andy Bichel, Damien Mackenzie, Steve Magoffin, Nathan Rimmington. (all 12 to play)