LONDON: London’s Olympic Stadium will not stage any matches at next year’s 2019 ICC World Cup in England and Wales.The International Cricket Council released the full fixture schedule for its showpiece men’s One-day International tournament on Thursday.
There had been speculation that the London Stadium, which has a capacity of some 60,000 — more than double that of Lord’s and nearly three times that of The Oval, London’s other established major international cricket venue — might be used as a World Cup venue in a bid to attract new audiences to the game.
But the ground, now known as the London Stadium and home to Premier League football club West Ham, has been ignored amid reports that the cost of converting into a ground for cricket — a sport it has yet to stage — was too expensive.
Tournament hosts England begin the 2019 World Cup against South Africa at The Oval on May 30.In all, 11 venues will be used with all 10 teams in a slimmed-down World Cup involved in an all-play-all first round before the top four advance to the semi-finals.Edgbaston, in Birmingham, and Manchester’s Old Trafford will stage the semi-finals on July 9 and 11 respectively, with the final at Lord’s, the ‘home of cricket’ on July 14.
Cricket World Cup Fixtures
May 30: England vs South Africa at The Oval, London
May 31: West Indies vs Pakistan at Trent Bridge, Nottingham
June 1: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Cardiff Wales Stadium, Cardiff
June 1: Afghanistan vs Australia (D/N) at Bristol County Ground, Bristol
June 2: South Africa vs Bangladesh at The Oval, London
June 3: England vs Pakistan at Trent Bridge, Nottingham
June 4: Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka at Cardiff Wales Stadium, Cardiff
June 5: South Africa vs India at Hampshire Bowl, Southampton
June 5: Bangladesh vs New Zealand (D/N) at The Oval, London
June 6: Australia vs West Indies at Trent Bridge, Nottingham
June 7: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Bristol County Ground, Bristol
June 8: England vs Bangladesh at Cardiff Wales Stadium, Cardiff
June 8: Afghanistan vs New Zealand at County Ground, Taunton
June 9: India vs Australia at The Oval, London
June 10: South Africa vs West Indies at Hampshire Bowl, Southampton
June 11: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Bristol County Ground, Bristol
June 12: Australia vs Pakistan at County Ground, Taunton
June 13: India vs New Zealand at Trent Bridge, Nottingham
June 14: England vs West Indies at Hampshire Bowl, Southampton
June 15: Sri Lanka vs Australia at The Oval, London
June 15: South Africa vs Afghanistan (D/N) at Cardiff Wales Stadium, Cardiff
June 16: India vs Pakistan at Old Trafford, Manchester
June 17: West Indies vs Bangladesh at County Ground, Taunton
June 18: England vs Afghanistan at Old Trafford, Manchester
June 19: New Zealand vs South Africa at Edgbaston, Birmingham
June 20: Australia vs Bangladesh at Trent Bridge, Nottingham
June 21: England vs Sri Lanka at Headingley, Leeds
June 22: India vs Afghanistan at Hampshire Bowl, Southampton
June 22: West Indies vs New Zealand (D/N) at Old Trafford, Manchester
June 23: Pakistan vs South Africa at Lord’s, London
June 24: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan at Hampshire Bowl, Southampton
June 25: England vs Australia at Lord’s, London
June 26: New Zealand vs Pakistan at Edgbaston, Birmingham
June 27: West Indies vs India at Old Trafford, Manchester
June 28: Sri Lanka vs South Africa at The Riverside, Durham
June 29: Pakistan vs Afghanistan at Headingley, Leeds
June 29: New Zealand vs Australia (D/N) at Lord’s, London
June 30: England vs India at Edgbaston, Birmingham
July 1: Sri Lanka vs West Indies at The Riverside, Durham
July 2: Bangladesh vs India at Edgbaston, Birmingham
July 3: England vs New Zealand at The Riverside, Durham
July 4: Afghanistan vs West Indies at Headingley, Leeds
July 5: Pakistan vs Bangladesh at Lord’s, London
July 6: Sri Lanka vs India at Headingley, Leeds
July 6: Australia vs South Africa (D/N) at Old Trafford, Manchester
July 9: 1st semi-final at Old Trafford, Manchester
July 11: 2nd semi-final at Edgbaston, Birmingham
July 14: Final at Lord’s, London
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