Schedule of press conferences, teams’ practice and matches for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019

10 June, 2019

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2019Media Packhas information on all host cities, details of match officials and preview packs and stats for all games.

Online Media Zoneto include unedited videos from pre and post-match press conferences, transcripts, columns and other articles, all of which are available for free editorial use giving credit to ICC ; media requiring OMZ access are advised to write to C. Rajshekhar Rao at rajshekhar.rao@icc-cricket.com

11 June

Bristol

Bangladeshand Sri Lanka play match 16 of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 at The Bristol County Ground from 10h30. After the game, both captains will hold their press conferences and players from both teams will be available for Mixed Zone interactions. Video and transcripts will be available on the Online Media Zone.
For further information, please contact: emmad.ahmed.ext@icc-cricket.com

Taunton

Australia will have light training from 10h00 at theCounty Ground, Taunton and will hold their pre-match press conference at around 11h30.
Pakistan will train from 14h00 to 17h00 at the County Ground, Taunton and will hold their pre-match press conference at around 13h20.
For further information, please contact: Mary.Godbeer@icc-cricket.com

Nottingham

New Zealandwill train at Trent Bridge from 10h00 to 13h00. A player is likely to be available for a media interaction at the end of the session, at around 13h15.
Indiawill train at Trent Bridge from 14h00 to 17h00. No media interaction is planned.
For further information, please contact: rajshekhar.rao@icc-cricket.com

ABOUT THE ICC MEN’S CRICKET WORLD CUP 2019

The tournament will run from 30 May to 14 July. The semi-finals will be played at Old Trafford in Manchester and Edgbaston in Birmingham on 9 and 11 July respectively, while Lord’s will host the final on 14 July.
11 venues across England and Wales will be used, namely Cardiff Wales Stadium in Cardiff (four matches), Bristol County Ground in Bristol (three matches), County Ground Taunton in Taunton (three matches), Edgbaston in Birmingham (five matches, including the second semi-final), Hampshire Bowl in Southampton (five matches), Headingley in Leeds (four matches), Lord’s in London (five matches, including the final), Old Trafford in Manchester (six matches, including the first semi-final), The Oval in London (five matches, including the tournament opener), The Riverside Durham in Chester-le-Street (three matches) and Trent Bridge in Nottingham (five matches)
The 10 teams in the tournament will play against each other in a single-league format, with the top four sides after 45 matches to qualify for the two semi-finals
England and Wales have previously staged ICC Cricket World Cups in 1975, 1979, 1983 and 1999
Australia are the most successful team in the history of the World Cup, having won events in 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015. The West Indies won the first two editions in 1975 and 1979, while India won in 1983 and 2011. Other winners are Pakistan in 1992 and Sri Lanka in 1996.

FOR MORE DETAILS CONTACT

For general media questions please email ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Media Operations on mediaoperations@cwc19.co.uk

For top level questions or issues please email Jamie Fox (ICC Senior Manager – Media and Communications) on jamie.fox@icc-cricket.com