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SUNCORP CHALLENGE
HAS A TRIPLE TREAT
Cairns will receive a tasty
entrée of big time cricket
next week before the main
course arrives in October.
There will be plenty riding
on the XXXX GOLD Queensland
Bulls-Tasmania clash
in the opening round of the
Ford Ranger Cup at Cazalys
Stadium on October 18,
with a good start imperative
in the competition.
The Bulls lost a rain interrupted
season opener to
the Tigers at the Gabba
last season and were playing
catch-up with the top
sides thereafter, while Tasmania
went on to win the
competition.
The opposite occurred in
2006-07, when it was the
Bulls who rode roughshod
over the Tigers in the 50-
over season-opener and
went on to win the title.
Tickets are expected to go
on sale for the Cairns Ford
Ranger Cup match in early
Three Day Match
29-31 July 2008
Starts 10am each day
Twenty20 Blast
Friday 1 August
Match starts 6pm
One Day Match
Sunday 3 August
Match starts 10am
Suncorp Sportsman's Dinner
Thursday 31 July
Cazaly's, 7pm
Michael Kasprowicz MC
Tickets: 4054 4511
August. Queensland will
step up their preparations
for the Round 1 Sheffield
Shield and Ford Ranger
Cup matches with a threegame
Suncorp Country
Challenge series in Cairns
from 29 July – 3 August,
and there is free admission
to each of them.
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The Bulls meet a New Zealand
XI that will contain
that nation’s most promising
youngsters who are
currently competing
against the AIS, India and
South Africa in the Emerging
Players’ Tournament in
Brisbane. The Suncorp
Challenge consists of a
three-day, Twenty20 and
50-over game at Cazalys
Stadium, which was to
originally host a Test between
Australia and Bangladesh
before that series
was lopped.
Bulls players including captain
Chris Simpson will visit
Innisfail on Sunday 27 July
as part of the KFC sign-on
campaign, while a number
of the squad will appear at
the Earlville branch of Suncorp
from 1pm on Monday
28 July to meet local
cricket fans.
There will be a big Sportsman’s
Dinner at Cazalys on
Thursday 31 July, while the
squad will also hold a clinic
on the Esplanade on Saturday
morning 2 August.
BULLS TRIO EXCITED ABOUT
SUNCORP REGIONAL TOUR
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Bulls players Ryan Harris,
Aaron Nye and Nathan
Reardon will visit Mackay,
Cannonvale, Proserpine
and Bowen as part of the
annual Suncorp Regional
Tour early next month.
Along with regional cricket
manager, Dale Bryant, the
Bulls players will participate
in a number of coaching
clinics and school visits,
and will be the centre of
attention at a Sportsman's
Dinner in Mackay.
Entering its ninth year, the
Suncorp Regional Tour allows
players to take the
Aaron
Nye
Wednesday 6 August
- School visit in Bowen
- Club visit in Bowen
Thursday 7 August
- School visit Cannonvale
- Club visit Proserpine
Friday 8 August
- School visit in Mackay
- Club visit in Mackay
Sportsman's Dinner
Thursday 7 August, 7pm
Harrup Park, Mackay
Tickets: $40-$50
Bookings: 4944 0000
game to regional areas.
Suncorp has been a dedicated
sponsor of Queensland
Cricket for 18 years,
and their support of this
program is invaluable.
“It is always great to get
out into country centres
and work with local kids
and cricketers,” Nye said.
“Working the grass roots is
important to us and we’re
looking forward to it.”