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

4 July, 2019

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

5 July

Lord’s

Pakistanand Bangladesh play match 43 of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 at Lord’s from 10h30. After the game, both teams will hold their press conferences and players will be available for Mixed Zone interactions. Videos and transcripts will be available on the Online Media Zone.

For further information, please contact: sipokazi.sokanyile.ext@icc-cricket.com
- Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) will welcome 250 local schoolchildren from Westminster state schools into the Pavilion at Lord’s Cricket Ground for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match between Pakistan and Bangladesh.
- This marks the first time in the club’s 232 year history that children will be able to watch an international match from the Pavilion at Lord’s.

Manchester

South Africawill train at Old Trafford from 14h00 to 17h00. Captain Faf du Plessis will hold his pre-match press conference at around 13h30
Australiawill train at Old Trafford from 18h00 to 21h00. Captain Aaron Finch will hold his pre-match press conference at around 17h30.
For more information, contact rajshekhar.rao@icc-cricket.com

Leeds

Sri Lanka will practice from 10h00 to 13h00 at the Headingley, Leeds. One squad member will hold the pre-match press conference at around 12h40.
India will have an optional practice session from 14h00 to 17h00 at the Headingley, Leeds. One squad member will hold the pre-match press conference at around 13h40 (tbc).
For further information, please contact: emmad.ahmed.ext@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