2007 cricket World Cup
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The 2007 Cricket World Cup will be hosted by the West Indies. It will consist of 16 nations divided into 4 groups of 4 teams. The top two teams from each group will then compete in a "Super 8" format, similar to the current "Super 6" format, from which the semi-finalists will be decided.
Although many people expected that some of the games would be played in the United States at a newly built cricket ground in Lauderhill, Florida, specifically to help promote and develop cricket in that country, the International Cricket Council decided that awarding all matches to Caribbean nations was a stronger priority. Bids from Bermuda, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and a second bid by Jamaica were also rejected.
Kingston, Jamaica will host the Opening Ceremony and Opening Match. The actual dates will be announced after the ICC Trophy, but the matches are expected to be played from February - May, 2007.
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Participating nations
- ODI status
- Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Kenya, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Zimbabwe
- ICC Trophy qualifiers
- Top 5 of the following (tbd July 2005 Ireland): Bermuda, Canada, Denmark, The Netherlands, Ireland, Namibia, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States
Preliminary Round
Australia, India, England and West Indies have been placed in separate pools to allow for logistics.
- Pool 1, Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, St. Kitts, St. Kitts and Nevis
- Australia (1), South Africa (5), ICC Trophy (1), ICC Trophy (5)
- Pool 2, Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago
- Sri Lanka (2), India (8), Bangladesh (11), ICC Trophy (4)
- Is undergoing minor renovations
- Pool 3, Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St. Lucia
- New Zealand (3), England (7), Kenya (10), ICC Trophy (3)
- Has been upgraded to increase capacity to 20,000
- Pool 4, Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
- Pakistan (4), West Indies (6), Zimbabwe (9), ICC Trophy (2)
- Has been upgraded to increase capacity to 30,000
Quarterfinals
- Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda
- Will host three of the biggest Super Eight matches
- A new venue with a capacity of 20,000
- Kensington Oval, Barbados
- Will host three of the biggest Super Eight matches
- Is undergoing a major upgrade to increase capacity to 28,000
- Queen's Park, Grenada
- Is undergoing a major upgrade to increase capacity to 20,000
- Providence Stadium, Guyana
- A new stadium with a capacity of 20,000
Semifinals
- Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
- Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St. Lucia
Final
- Kensington Oval, Barbados
See also
External links
- ICC Cricket World Cup website (http://www.icc-cricket.com/events/worldcup)
- West Indies Cricket Board website (http://www.windiescricket.com)
- CaribbeanCricket.com website (http://www.caribbeancricket.com)Template:Cricket World Cup