Perth is prepared for a sensational summer of cricket, with the wicket installed at Perth Stadium ahead of the upcoming NRMA Insurance West Test, Australia v Pakistan ODI, and KFC BBL|14.
source: Cricket Australia – CA Multicultural Media (eLanka)
Vison and interviews with Australian men’s player Aaron Hardie and Perth Stadium CEO Mike McKenna and the Perth wicket being installed are now available.
Men’s international white ball cricket returns to Perth on 10 November with a Men’s ODI between the Australia and Pakistan lighting up Perth Stadium.
One of the game’s greatest rivalries takes centre stage when Australia and India commence the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Series with the NRMA Insurance West Test from 22-26 November.
This will be followed by five Perth Scorchers BBL|14 home matches, including the blockbuster season-opener on December 15 against Melbourne Stars and Perth’s biggest Boxing Day Bash versus Brisbane Heat.
In partnership with HG Turf the drop-in wicket was moved by a 30-meter-long, 40-tonne cricket wicket transporter onto the Perth Stadium playing surface. The machine is the only one of its kind in Western Australia.