ANZ Stadium MEDIA RELEASE
Thursday, 15 January 2009
Smashing batsman David Warner at ANZ Stadium this Saturday
Australia’s ‘hottest’ cricketer, smashing batsman David Warner is confirmed as a starter for the RTA
SpeedBlitz blues this Saturday night (17 January) at ANZ Stadium against the top of the table Victorian
Bushrangers.
Warner has had a meteoric rise to the peak of the Australian cricketing tree and NSW will need all his star
quality when they take on the defending champions.
ANZ Stadium is the perfect place for Twenty20 cricket, where the music will be pumping and the action will
be fast paced. A great Saturday night out and a match not to be missed.
RTA SpeedBlitz Blues v Victorian Bushrangers – Saturday 17 January, 2009
Gates open – 2.45pm
Wolf Blass Breakers v Victorian Spirit – 3.15pm
KFC Twenty20 Big Bash - RTA SpeedBlitz Blues v Victorian Bushrangers - Match commences: 7:15pm
Playing in a curtain raiser at 3.15pm will be 10-time National Champions the Wolf Blass Breakers who will
play the Victorian Spirit side in the women’s T20.
Getting to ANZ Stadium
In conjunction with the KFC Twenty 20 Big Bash game at ANZ Stadium, the Mens’ Doubles (4:30pm) and
Mens’ Singles (7pm) Finals of the Sydney Tennis International are being conducted at the Sydney Olympic
Park Tennis Centre. Patrons are advised to plan their travel to and from Sydney Olympic Park and allow
plenty of time for their trip to the Stadium.
Trains
Fans travelling to ANZ Stadium should travel to Lidcombe Station and change for the Olympic Park Sprint,
operating 6 services per hour from 6:50am until midnight. For details go to www.131500.info
Important track work information:
South Line: Buses replace trains between Macarthur and Granville.
Airport and East Hills Line: Buses replace trains between Macarthur and Kingsgrove.
Inner West and Bankstown lines: Buses replace trains between Liverpool and Villawood.
Southern Highlands line: Buses replace trains between Goulburn and Liverpool
Buses
Sydney Buses will operate to a normal weekend timetable. Sydney Buses service the Sydney Olympic Park
precinct with Routes 401 (until approximately 5:45pm) and 525 (until approximately 10:00pm).
Car Parking
Casual car parking is available. Patrons wishing to drive their cars are encouraged to plan their trip with
school holiday traffic and other events in the Sydney Olympic Park Precinct in mind. The cost of parking at
Sydney Olympic Park is $4 per hour up to a maximum of $20.
ANZ Stadium Twenty20 Fast Facts
36,621 fans attended the two KFC Twenty20 Big Bash matches at ANZ Stadium in the summer of
2007/08
Tasmanian Michael Dighton scored the highest individual KFC Twenty20 Big Bash score of 111 (56
balls) at ANZ Stadium on January 10, 2007
The average innings score at ANZ Stadium is a healthy 153 runs
Glenn McGrath made his final appearance for NSW at ANZ Stadium on January 8, 2008, leading the
Blues to victory in front of 23,737 fans by claiming 1/11 (4 overs)
Retired Rugby League star Andrew Johns made a cameo appearance for NSW on January 10, 2007,
scoring 9 runs in front of 18,464 fans
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Rowena Fitzgerald
Liquid Ideas on behalf of ANZ Stadium
P
02 9667 4211
M
0413 210 940
E
rowenafitzgerald@liquidideas.com.au
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