Cricket: Adelaide Oval to undergo reconstruction

MELBOURNE: Australia’s iconic Adelaide Oval is to undergo a $585 million redevelopment into a multi-purpose stadium that its custodians hope will be finished in time for England’s next Ashes tour. Members of the South Australia Cricket Association (SACA) have endorsed the plan, paving the way for construction which could see the picturesque ground boosted from its current seating capacity of around 32,000 to 50,000. SACA President Ian McLachlan welcomed Monday’s vote, in which more than 80 per cent of SACA’s members approved the plan, surpassing a minimum 75 per cent requirement.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 4^th, 2011.