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BOWRAL will play a role in the build-up to the ICC Cricket World Cup, with memorabilia from the Bradman Museum taken on a tour around regional NSW.
The Home Ground Cricket Tour, presented by the NSW Government, will include a stop in Bowral on January 10 and 11.
Cricket fans and communities will join in the celebrations in the lead up to one of the world's biggest sporting events in 2015.
Deputy Premier Troy Grant said the tour would promote cricket across the state.
"The NSW Government is pleased to support the event and give regional communities across NSW the chance to get involved in the lead up to the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2015," he said.
"There is no better time to be a cricket fan in NSW and I hope people across the state get along to their local sporting ground when the Home Ground Cricket Tour comes to town."
Plans are also underway to turn each of the locations visited into a celebration site, where the local community can enjoy highlights from previous ICC Cricket World Cups and live cricket broadcasts on the big screen at the end of each day.
Grant said the tour would build in excitement leading into the 2015 world cup, to be held in Australia and New Zealand.
The regional tour is designed to encourage people to secure their tickets for a trip to the Sydney Cricket Ground, which will host five games, included the quarter and semi-finals.
"We look forward to welcoming visitors from across the state to Sydney from February next year to see major cricketing nations go head-to-head at the SCG," Grant said.
Minister for Regional Tourism John Barilaro said 27 towns across NSW would be visited from December through to February.
"This tour will give people in regional areas an opportunity to view key pieces from the world-famous Bradman Museum and get involved with the sport by taking part in hands-on activities conducted by Cricket NSW," he said.
For further information, visit www.sydney.com/homegroundtour