Cricket Australia loses bid to play Sheffield Shield final at Adelaide Oval – ABC News

Search the news, stories & people
Personalise the news and
stay in the know
Emergency
Backstory
Newsletters
中文新闻
BERITA BAHASA INDONESIA
TOK PISIN
Topic:Cricket
South Australia earned the right to a home final. (Getty Images: Steve Bell )
Cricket Australia has confirmed the Sheffield Shield final will not be played at Adelaide Oval, despite Premier Peter Malinauskas pushing for use of the venue.
The South Australian men's cricket team earned the right to host the five-day event and had pushed for it to be played at Adelaide's premier ground.
But, the event falls in between two AFL games at the venue prompting concerns that a drop-in pitch could compromise player safety.
In a statement, Cricket Australia chief executive officer Todd Greenberg confirmed the five-day match set would instead be played at Karen Rolton Oval, beginning March 26.
"We are disappointed South Australia has been prevented from hosting the Sheffield Shield final at Adelaide Oval," he said.
"The Sheffield Shield final is a significant event for Australia's national sport, and we believe Adelaide Oval would have been the most appropriate venue.
"I would like to thank Premier Malinauskas for his advocacy in this matter and his passionate support of cricket and the South Australia Cricket Association which made an extremely compelling case to host the final at Adelaide Oval."
Topic:Federal Government
Analysis by John Lyons
Topic:Trade
LIVE
Topic:Eating Disorders
Topic:Cricket
Adelaide
Australian Rules Football
Cricket
Topic:Federal Government
Analysis by John Lyons
Topic:Trade
Topic:Government and Politics
Topic:Eating Disorders
Topic:World Politics
Topic:Sustainable and Alternative Farming
Topic:Cricket
Topic:Animals
We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work.
This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced.
AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)

source