No Test Match?
BBC
January 15, 1998
The West Indies Cricket Board will decide whether
England's third Test with the West Indies can go ahead
in trouble-torn Guyana.
The match, scheduled to start on February 27, is in
doubt because of political unrest in the country after last
month's elections.
The Foreign Office has advised against travel to the
country after a bomb explosion last week in the only
major hotel in Georgetown, the country's capital.
Guyanan Cricket Board secretary Bish Panday said: "It
will depend what happens between now and next week
as to whether the match will be played here or at another
venue in the Caribbean, maybe Antigua.
The British High Commission in Guyana are liaising
closely with the English Cricket Board, England tour
manager Bob Bennett, and tour captain Mike Atherton
as to the present situation on the island.
An English Cricket Board statement said: "In view of the
fact that the England cricket team is not due in Guyana
until February 19, the Foreign Office is waiting to see
how the situation develops over the next week before
offering specific advice.
The England squad are currently in Jamaica preparing for
their first tour match.
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