Sydney: A heavy workload on players has forced the scrapping of Australia A's Limited Over match with South Africa 'A' in Adelaide on April 12, the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) said on Friday. The ACB said it had agreed with the United Cricket Board of South Africa (UCBSA) that because of the heavy workload on players during the three and a half week tour, the match would be withdrawn from the schedule. The South Africans would now play five Limited Over matches and two three-day games against Australia 'A' in Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Hobart, Adelaide and Perth from April 4-23. "While the schedule was agreed some months earlier, the practicalities of it are becoming realised and we felt a mid-tour rest would help the players considerably," ACB chief executive James Sutherland said in a statement. The series is a reciprocal tour to last September's Australia 'A' tour to South Africa. Australia won five of the six Limited Over matches. Copyright AFP 2001

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