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England - ASHES CRICKET
TOUR 2006/2007
Cricket Supplies have teamed up with Thomas
Cook to offer a superb range of cricket tours to Australia for
the 2006/2007 Ashes
tour. Take a look at our itineries below and choose where
you will be for the Ashes
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Brisbane - Tour departs
19 November 2006
Queensland’s capital is renowned for its sub
tropical climate, events and relaxed, friendly
atmosphere and is a great venue to start this
test series. It is home to many riverside
restaurants, cafes, galleries, museums,
shopping centres and the fantastic South Bank
and Roma Street Parklands. With both beaches
and mountains within sixty minutes of the city
centre, Brisbane provides a perfect base when
visiting southeast Queensland. So whatever
type of experience you’re after, Brisbane has
plenty for you to do and explore.
Brisbane Cricket ground
The Brisbane Cricket Ground is better known as
"The Gabba" and comes from the suburb of
Woolloongabba in which the ground is situated.
The Gabba hosts Australian Football League
matches, national and international cricket
events and is home to the Brisbane Lions
Australian Football League Team, Queensland
Cricketers, Queensland Bulls and the National
Cricket team. The stadium has just finished
its redevelopment to take the capacity up to
42,000. |
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Prices From:
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Including 9 nights accommodation
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£2520
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£2351
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£2121
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Single Room Supplement
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£666
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£622
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£559
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Business Class Flight Upgrade
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£2470
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£2470
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£2470
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WHAT'S INCLUDED
TOUR 1 BRISBANE – Departing
19 November.
Return economy flights from London Heathrow
with Malaysian Airlines.
9 nights hotel accommodation in Brisbane, on a
room only basis.
Return airport transfers from Brisbane airport
to your hotel.
Match tickets for all 5 days of test match.
Gold Packages, a pre-test event, which will
include meeting a current player or ECB
official*
* Times and venue to be confirmed as well as
player appearance. |
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Adelaide - Tour departs 26 November
2006
Adelaide, the states capital, offers you
café-lined streets, leafy parklands and a
colourful calendar of festivals and special
events makes Adelaide the perfect spot to
start a South Australian holiday. With
Adelaide’s mild climate, alfresco and
beachside dinning are constantly in demand.
Good wine and good food goes hand-in-hand so
it is no surprise that the nearest winery
cellar doors are in the Adelaide foothills.
Adelaide Cricket ground
Adelaide Oval is widely regarded as the most
picturesque Test cricket ground in the world,
with St Peter's Cathedral rising behind an
elegant Edwardian scoreboard and Moreton Bay
fig trees at the northern end, the Mount Lofty
Ranges to the east, and nearby city skyline to
the south. The playing arena is 191 x 127
metres. With two new stands, completed in
August 2003 on the eastern side, the ground
has a capacity for cricket of about 32,000 and
is also host to rugby league, rugby union and
concerts. |
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Prices From:
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Including 9 nights accommodation
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£2603
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£2503
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£2461
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Single Room Supplement
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£523
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£440
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£424
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Business Class Flight Upgrade
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£1846
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£1846
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£1846
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WHAT'S INCLUDED
TOUR 2 ADELAIDE – Departing
26 November
Return economy flights from London Heathrow
with Malaysian Airlines.
9 nights hotel accommodation in Adelaide, on a
room only basis.
Return airport transfers from Adelaide airport
to your hotel.
Match tickets for all 5 days of test match.
Gold Packages, a pre-test event, which will
include meeting a current player or ECB
official*
* Times and venue to be confirmed as well as
player appearance. |
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Brisbane and Adelaide COMBINED
- Tour departs 19 November 2006
See the first two tests in this eargerly
awaited rematch whilst enjoying the
atmospheric delights of these two cosmopolitan
cities. This package includes internal flights
between Brisbane and Adelaide. |
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Prices From:
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Silver
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Including 17 nights accommodation
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£4592
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£4248
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£3995
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Single Room Supplement
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£1314
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£1185
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£950
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Business Class Flight Upgrade
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£2860
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£2860
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£2860
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WHAT'S INCLUDED
TOUR 3 BRISBANE & ADELAIDE –
Departing 19 November
Return economy flights from London Heathrow
with Qantas.
Internal economy flights between Brisbane &
Adelaide on Qantas.
8 nights hotel accommodation in Brisbane & 9
nights in Adelaide, on a room only basis.
Airport transfers throughout.
Match tickets for all 5 days of each test
match.
Gold Packages, a pre-test event, which will
include meeting a current player or ECB
official*
* Times and venue to be confirmed as well as
player appearance. |
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Perth - Tour departs 10 December 2006
Perth, basking in a Mediterranean climate, is
the capital of Western Australia and the
nation’s western gateway. It’s an open air
city with numerous alfresco cafes plus
museums, arts and crafts, parks and historic
architecture. There are also top-class golf
courses, white sand beaches and the glorious
Indian ocean just a few minutes drive away.
Perth Cricket ground
The Western Australian Cricket Association
Ground “WACA” has played host to many sports
in the past. It is the home of We s t e rn
Australian Cricket with International Cricket
fixtures played at the ground. Other sports
played include Football, Rugby, Rugby League &
Soccer. The “WACA” has been redeveloped over
the winter of 2002 to reduce its size to make
it a more suitable cricket venue. The
permanent capacity of the stadium is 22,000
with the use of temporary stands used for all
major events to boost the capacity to 24,500. |
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Prices From:
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Including 10 nights accommodation
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£2918
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£2174
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£2090
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Single Room Supplement
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£426
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£380
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£316
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Business Class Flight Upgrade
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£1846
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£1846
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£1846
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WHAT'S INCLUDED
TOUR 4 PERTH – Departing 10
December
Return economy flights from London Heathrow
with Malaysian Airlines.
10 nights hotel accommodation in Perth, on a
room only basis.
Return airport transfers from Perth airport to
your hotel.
Match tickets for first 4 days of test match,
with guaranteed entry and right to purchase
the 5th day if required.
Gold Packages, a pre-test event, which will
include meeting a current player or ECB
official*
* Times and venue to be confirmed as well as
player appearance. |
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Melbourne - Tour departs 22 December
2006
The river lies at the heart of Melbourne’s
charm with rowers skimming the water, and
outdoor cafes lining the riverside at
Southgate. The city is brimming with
galleries, theatres, exhibitions, and
concerts, International arts festivals and
street entertainment. Adjoining Melbourne are
areas such as bohemian Fitzroy, the
cosmopolitan beachside suburb of St Kilda and
stylish South Yarra.
Melbourne Cricket ground
Lord’s, Wembley, Old Trafford, Eden Gardens
and Yankee Stadium are considered among the
greatest sporting arenas in the world, but for
history, pure drama and emotion, it’s hard to
look past the Melbourne Cricket Ground. It
will boast a seating capacity in excess of
100,000. Other sporting spectacles that have
been held there are Australian World Cup
soccer qualifiers, rugby league home and away
matches and State of Origin, and international
rugby union clashes. |
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Prices From:
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Including 10 nights accommodation
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£3570
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£2765
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£2535
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Single Room Supplement
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£1214
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£580
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£420
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Business Class Flight Upgrade
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£2457
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£2457
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£2457
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WHAT'S INCLUDED
TOUR 5 MELBOURNE – Departing
22 December
Return economy flights from London Heathrow
with Qantas.
10 nights hotel accommodation in Melbourne, on
a room only basis.
Return airport transfers from Melbourne
airport to your hotel.
Match tickets for first 4 days of test match,
with guaranteed entry and right to purchase
the 5th day if required.
Gold Packages, a pre-test event, which will
include meeting a current player or ECB
official*
* Times and venue to be confirmed as well as
player appearance. |
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Melbourne and Sydney COMBINED - Tour
departs 22 December 2006
The ultimate holiday for cricket fans.
Celebrate Christmas and New Year ‘Aussie
style’ with sunshine, surf and two test
matches. This combined package covers both
test matches (in Melbourne & Sydney) as well
as the 20/20 One Day International in Sydney.
All packages include the internal flight
between Melbourne and Sydney. |
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Including 19 nights accommodation
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£5520
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£3947
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£3177
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Single Room Supplement
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£2535
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£1302
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£850
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Business Class Flight Upgrade
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£2457
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£2457
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£2457
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WHAT'S INCLUDED
TOUR 6 MELBOURNE & SYDNEY –
Departing 22 December
Return economy flights from London Heathrow
with Singapore Airlines.
Internal economy flights between Melbourne &
Sydney on Qantas.
8 nights hotel accommodation in Melbourne & 11
nights in Sydney, on a room only basis.
Airport transfers throughout.
Match tickets for first 4 days of test match,
with guaranteed entry and right to purchase
the 5th day if required.
Gold Packages, a pre-test event, which will
include meeting a current player or ECB
official*
* Times and venue to be confirmed as well as
player appearance. |
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Sydney- Tour departs 29
December 2006
With 240 days of wa rm sunshine and blue sky
each year, Sydney is Australia’s favourite
city with the world’s most beautiful harbour.
The harbour provides a play ground for
jetboating, sailing, swimming, harbour scenic
flights, dining, fishing, climbing the harbour
bridge and sightseeing at the opera house. The
Opera House is without doubt Australia’s most
recognisable icon. At night, relax and enjoy a
concert, theatre, ballet or opera performance.
Sydney Cricket ground
The historic Sydney Cricket Ground boasts an
impressive list of credentials, encompassing
cricket, Australian rules football, rugby
league, rugby union, soccer, baseball,
cycling, and major concerts. The Sydney
Cricket Ground is one of Australia's premier
sporting and entertainment venues. It is
located at Moore Park, only 4kms from the
central business district and adjacent to the
popular bars, restaurants, cinemas and shops
of Fox Studios Australia. This package also
includes your match ticket for the 20/20 one
day international in Sydney on the 9th January
‘07. |
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Including 10 nights accommodation
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£3995
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£2995
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£2590
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Single Room Supplement
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£825
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£591
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£520
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Business Class Flight Upgrade
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£2457
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£2457
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£2457
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WHAT'S INCLUDED
TOUR 7 SYDNEY – Departing 29
December
Return economy flights from London Heathrow
with Cathay Pacific.
10 nights hotel accommodation in Sydney, on a
room only basis.
Return airport transfers from Sydney airport
to your hotel.
Match tickets for first 4 days of test match,
with guaranteed entry and right to purchase
the 5th day if required.
Match tickets for 20/20 international on 9th
January.
Gold Packages, a pre-test event, which will
include meeting a current player or ECB
official*
* Times and venue to be confirmed as well as
player appearance. |
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