2007 Cricket World Cup
Encyclopedia : 2 : 20 : 200 : 2007 Cricket World Cup
The 2007 Cricket World Cup will be hosted by the West Indies from March 11 to April 28 2007. It will be contested by 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 previous "Super 6" format, from which the semi-finalists will be decided.
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, but the International Cricket Council decided to award all matches to Caribbean nations. The internal disputes within American cricket did not help its bid. Bids from Bermuda, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and a second bid by Jamaica were also rejected.
Match schedule
There will be fifty-one matches, which is less than the 2003 World Cup, despite the two extra teams taking part. The day after each match is a scheduled reserve day, to allow for weather and other interruptions.Jamaica will host the Opening Ceremony on 11 March.
Teams
- For details, see 2007 Cricket World Cup qualification.
Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New ZealandPakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Zimbabwe
- ODI status
- 2005 ICC Trophy qualifiers
Venues
Eight venues across the West Indies have been selected to host the World Cup final tournament.The stadium capacities shown are all seated capacities.
| Country | City | Stadium | Capacity | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbados | Bridgetown | Kensington Oval | 32,000 | Super 8 & Final |
| Antigua & Barbuda | St John's | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | 20,000 | Super 8 |
| Grenada | St George's | Queen's Park | 20,000 | Super 8 |
| Guyana | Georgetown | Providence Stadium | 20,000 | Super 8 |
| St Kitts & Nevis | Basseterre | Warner Park Stadium | 10,000 | Group A |
| Trinidad & Tobago | Port of Spain | Queen's Park Oval | 25,000 | Group B |
| St Lucia | Gros Islet | Beausejour Stadium | 20,000 | Group C & Semi-final |
| Jamaica | Kingston | Sabina Park | 30,000 | Group D & Semi-final |
There will be four additional venues that will host warm-up matches.
| Country | City | Stadium | Capacity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | Trelawny | Greenfield Stadium | 25,000 | Opening ceremony |
| Trinidad & Tobago | Tarouba | Brian Lara Stadium | 15,000 | |
| Barbados | Bridgetown | 3Ws Oval | 3,500 | |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | Kingstown | Amos Vale Stadium | 12,000 |
Groups
Seeds
The tournament will begin with a league stage consisting of four groups of four. Each team will play each of the other teams in its group once. Australia, India, England and West Indies have been placed in separate pools for logistical reasons, as they are expected to have the most supporters in attendance, and transport and accommodation capacity in the West Indies is limited. There are plans to moor cruise ships off some of the islands to provide extra accommodation.The groups are listed below, with seedings (rankings from April 2005) shown in brackets. Each group will play all its matches at a single ground.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
Australia (1) South Africa (5) Scotland (12) Netherlands (16) |
Sri Lanka (2) India (8) Bangladesh (11) Bermuda (15) |
New Zealand (3) England (7) Kenya (10) Canada (14) |
Pakistan (4) West Indies (6) Zimbabwe (9) Ireland (13) |
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | T | L | NR | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Australia |
Scotland | Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre |
South Africa |
Netherlands | Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre |
Australia |
Netherlands | Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre |
South Africa |
Scotland | Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre |
Scotland |
Netherlands | Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre |
Australia |
South Africa | Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre |
Group B
Group C
Group D
Play-off stages
Super 8
The top two teams in each group will proceed to the "Super 8" stage. This will also use a league system. Each team will carry forward its result against the qualifying team from its own preliminary stage group, and will play the other six qualifying teams once each. The top four teams in the league will qualify for the semi-finals. This system has been modified since the last World Cup, which had a "Super 6" stage rather than a Super 8.
- Super 8 Matchup by Teams
- A1 - D2 (March 27), B2 (March 31), C2 (April 8), D1 (April 13), B1 (April 16), C1 (April 20)
- A2 - B1 (March 28), D1 (April 3), B2 (April 7), D2 (April 10), C1 (April 14), C2 (April 17)
- B1 - A2 (March 28), D2 (April 1), C2 (April 4), C1 (April 12), A1 (April 16), D1 (April 18)
- B2 - A1 (March 31), C1 (April 2), A2 (April 7), C2 (April 11), D1 (April 15), D2 (April 19)
- C1 - D2 (March 29), B2 (April 2), D1 (April 9), B1 (April 12), A2 (April 14), A1 (April 20)
- C2 - D1 (March 30), B1 (April 4), A1 (April 8), B2 (April 11), A2 (April 17), D2 (April 21)
- D1 - C2 (March 30), A2 (April 3), C1 (April 9), A1 (April 13), B2 (April 15), B1 (April 18)
- D2 - A1 (March 27), C1 (March 29), B1 (April 1), A2 (April 10), B2 (April 19), C2 (April 21)
Semi-finals
- Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
- Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St. Lucia
Final
- Kensington Oval, Barbados
See also
- West Indies Cricket Board
External links
- [2007 Cricket World cup website]
- [ICC Cricket World Cup website]
- *[Pictures of 2007 Arenas]
- [West Indies Cricket Board website]
- [CaribbeanCricket.com website]
- [Barbados Accommodation options for cricket fans.]
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.