World Cup cricket draw
NZPA London The West Indies begins its defence of the World Cricket Cup in England next summer with a match against India at Old Trafford. The other countries in its group are Australia and Zimbabwe. England, which the West Indies beat in the final of the last competition at Lord’s in 1979, is grouped with New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Nine county grounds — Swansea, Taunton, Bristol, Derby, Leicester, Worcester,
Southampton, Tunbridge Wells and Chelmsford — will stage the one-day World Cup matches for the first time. They have been added to the six test match venues because of the increase in the number of games in the competition. A total of 27 will be played, after a decision that each team will meet the others in their group twice, instead of once as before. The semi-finals will be at Old Trafford and the Oval on June 22, with the final at Lord’s on June 25.
Group fixtures announced yesterday were:— Group A: June 9: England v. New Zealand (Oval), Pakistan, v. Sri Lanka (Swansea); 11: Pakistan v. New Zealand (Edgbaston) England v. Sri Lanka (Taunton); 13: England v. Pakistan (Lord's), New Zealand V. Sri Lanka (Bristol); 15: England v. New Zealand (Edgbaston); 16: Pakistan v. Sri Lanka (Headingley); 18: New Zealand v. Sri Lanka (Derby), England v. Pakistan (Old Trafford); 20: England v. Sri Lanka (Headingley), New Zealand v. Pakistan (Trent
Bridge). Group B: June 9: West Indies v. India (Old Trafford), Australia v. Zimbabwe (Trent Bridge); 11: West Indies v. Australia (Headingley), India v. Zimbabwe (Leicester); 13: India v. Australia (Trent Bridge). West Indies v. Zimbabwe (Worcester); 15: West Indies v. India (Oval); 16: Australia v. Zimbabwe (Southampton); 18: West Indies v. Australia (Lord’s), India v. Zimbabwe (Tunbridge Wells); 20: West Indies v. Zimbabwe (Edgbaston), Australia v. India (Chelmsford).
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