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  Cricket World Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The ICC Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of one-day cricket in the world.
The Cricket World Cup was first held in 1975 in England because it was the only nation at the time that had the resources to stage an event of such magnitude.
The actual trophy is always kept by the International Cricket Council but a replica, which is identical in all aspects apart from the inscription of the previous champions is awarded to the winning team and remains in their possession.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cricket_World_Cup   (1614 words)

  
 Getting set for Cricket World Cup - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
The obvious infrastructural benefits to regional cricket apart, hundreds of millions of US dollars will be channeled through Caribbean economies as a result of the World Cup which will be the biggest single project ever undertaken in the region.
World Cup planners say that even though there will be rigorous constraints to prevent the infringing of sponsors' brands and marks (ambush marketing), the tournament will provide unprecedented business opportunities in such areas as accommodation, transportation, merchandising, food and entertainment.
The north stand apart, work remaining to be done at Sabina ahead of next year's World Cup, include the development of a party stand and a grassy knoll along the lines of the old Red Stripe Mound to replace the old Eastern Bleachers.
www.jamaicaobserver.com /sports/html/20060113T230000-0500_96511_OBS_GETTING_SET_FOR_CRICKET_WORLD_CUP_.asp   (1668 words)

  
 Cricket World Cup returns to Asia : Cricket, World Cup, bid, asia, 2011, win : IBNLive.com : CNN-IBN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The International Cricket Council was asked to vote on rival bids for 2011 at its meeting in Dubai, having scrapped its policy of rotating the World Cup between regions and clearing the four Asian nations to vie with Australia and New Zealand for the right to host the title.
I S Bindra, who represented the Board of Control for Cricket in India at the vote in Dubai, was associated with Asia's previous successful bids for the 1987 and 1996 tournaments.
THE STAGE IS SET: The cricket World Cup will return to Asia in 2011, after a gap of 15 years.
www.ibnlive.com /cricket/cricket-world-cup-returns-to-asia/9107-5.html   (444 words)

  
 Karekath  beach apartments in barbados - About us
Cricket has played a very significant role in the social and psychological development of this island, especially due to the outstanding success of many great Barbadian players.
The ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 will be played in the West Indies and Barbados has been awarded the honour of hosting the Final.
At the ICC Cricket World Cup, Barbados will undoubtedly be able to showcase to the world two of our greatest talents — playing cricket and entertaining our guests in style.
www.cariblife.com /pub/karekath/karekathworldcup2007.htm   (449 words)

  
 Cricket World Cup 99 - Feedback
Even in Cricket 97 the pitch report was in movie form but in a new version such as CWC 99 one is supposed to read it.
Cricket World Cup 99 was one of the most anticipated games of the year and to see it in such a way that we have to call it unplayable is not really up to EA SPORTS who have credit for some of the greatest Sport games.
Hello EA I recently purchased Cricket world cup 99 and have to say I am extremely disappointed, there are many serious problems with this game the least of which are the rosters and the lack of left hand batsmen that you have stated are going to be fixed soon.
www.cricketgames.com /games/commercial/cwc99/feedback.htm   (5462 words)

  
 Cricket World Cup education programme vital - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
The various concerns about the Jamaica leg of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 voiced recently by personalities and interest groups, including Kingston's Mayor Desmond McKenzie and the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA), speak substantially to the need for the rapid implementation of a mass education and awareness programme.
Given that the World Cup is now just a year away, we submit that the mass awareness drive has to happen with the greatest urgency.
For the truth is that the cricket world cup will be quite simply the biggest ever single undertaking by the English-speaking Caribbean.
www.jamaicaobserver.com /editorial/html/20060218T210000-0500_99062_OBS_CRICKET_WORLD_CUP_EDUCATION_PROGRAMME_VITAL_.asp   (584 words)

  
 cricket world cup [home page]
The Cricket World Cup 2003 is just round the corner to begin in South Africa.
For the first time in the history of the Cricket World Cup 14 Nations Cricket teams are participating in the World Cup and in a whole 54 matches will be played among the teams divided in to two groups vide A and B
The Opening Ceremony of the ICC World Cup 2003 will be held at Newlands - Cape Town on the 8th of February 2003.
www.geocities.com /cworldcup   (129 words)

  
 CNN/SI - Cricket World Cup '99
Charges that Pakistan deliberately lost the World Cup final are to be investigated by the prime minister's Accountability Bureau.
With a an average of 140.5 runs and 17 wickets, South Africa's Lance Klusener was awarded the title of Man of the Tournament in the World Cup.
The World Cup trophy, crafted in silver and gilt, took two months to prepare and is the first permanent prize in the history of the tournament.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /cricket/1999/world_cup   (342 words)

  
 ICC Cricket World Cup 2007
A total of 60 Cricket Operations officials from the nine Local Organising Committees (LOCs) for ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, and from the territorial cricket boards of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), will attend Cricket Operations Forum II in Antigua this weekend.
These venues will provide the first 'cricketing' experience for all participating teams once they arrive, and we will be focusing on the quality of outfields and pitches required, as well as the other physical facilities which have to be in place," explained Hall.
Cricket Operations Forum II is part of overall Cricket Operations planning for ICC CWC 2007 and the subjects being covered are critical to the Event’s successful delivery from a cricket standpoint, added the Cricket Operations Director.
www.cricketworldcup.com /MainNewsItem.aspx?do=vc&ci=130   (454 words)

  
 BBC News | 1999 Cricket World Cup
Australian World Cup star Shane Warne is being urged by his captain Steve Waugh not to quit international cricket.
Cricket fans are beginning to believe that Shane Warne is back to his best after his figures of four for 29 against South Africa during the World Cup semi-final.
Steve Waugh may not be the most popular of cricketers, but his unbeaten 120 against South Africa has certainly added to his reputation as one of the most feared batsmen on the planet.
news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/sport/1999_cricket_world_cup   (744 words)

  
 The Age: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Melbourne's leading newspaper.
Shane Warne urges Australian cricket to be mindful of the team's fast-approaching transitional phase, and to appoint a coach who develops younger players.
Australian cricket coach John Buchanan has confirmed he will stand down after next year's World Cup in the Caribbean, Cricket Australia said today.
World cricket chief Malcolm Speed insists he had "no choice" but to make public the damaging emails that threaten to end the career of umpire Darrell Hair.
www.cricket.fairfax.com.au   (608 words)

  
 webindia123.com-sports- india -Cricket World Cup   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The World Cup matches officially began in the year 1975 in England, with eight teams; the 6 Test playing nations England, Australia, New Zealand, West Indies, India, Pakistan along with Srilanka and East Africa.
The permanent prize for the game adopted from 1999 by the International Cricket Council is the ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy designed and manufactured in London by Garrard, the Crown Jewellers.
The globe is presented in the form of a stylised cricket ball while the columns, styled as stumps and bails, represent the three essential pillars of the game - batting, bowling and fielding.
www.webindia123.com /sports/worldcup/history.htm   (909 words)

  
 Sporting Life - Cricket World Cup
Australia produced a ruthless display to crush India in the final of the World Cup and our Jonathan Turner says that - even for an Englishman - it was a pleasure and privilege to watch.
World Cup holders Australia remain hot favourites to retain their crown this winter.
There are few better sights in world cricket than Brian Lara in full flow.
www.sportinglife.com /cricket/worldcup2003/columnists   (661 words)

  
 :: ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP ::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
One of the main venues for this World Cup - The Wanderers Stadium - is in Johannesburg.
For many years cricket was regarded as the game of the privileged white man, but great strides have been made in recent years to make it a game for all South Africans.
South Africa, isolated from international cricket from 1970 to 1991 due to the policies of the apartheid government, has contested only three World Cup tournaments, the first one in 1992.
www.joburg.org.za /2003/jan/cricket.stm   (444 words)

  
 Procrastination: World Cup Cricket
Cricket is very popular in Pakistan and India and a somewhat interesting, though time-wasting, game.
Due to the efforts of cricket enthusiasts at my school, student government is funding the live broadcast of the games on TV.
I remember the 1992 world cup when Pakistan barely squeeked into the semis and then won the cup.
www.zackvision.com /weblog/2003/02/world-cup-cricket.html   (488 words)

  
 Cricket World Cup 2007
The 2007 Cricket World Cup will be hosted by the West Indies from March 11 to April 28, 2007.
The ten Test Match-playing countries qualify for the World Cup automatically, along with Kena, which has ODI status and five further teams qualified via the 2005 ICC Trophy.
The field of sixteen teams is the largest ever for the Cricket World Cup.
www.cricket-worldwide.com   (147 words)

  
 Cricket World Cup Security
Friday, January 21, 2005 - World Cup St. Lucia Ltd., the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for Cricket World Cup 2007 has laid out plans and proposals for security of patrons, cricketers and officials during the hosting of matches in Cricket World Cup 2007.
Among the issues which will receive attention are mass evacuation in the event of an emergency; items not allowed into the ground; and security at official events held on non-match days.
Collymore was apprised of the plans to build a new Venue Operations Centre (VOC) at the Beausejour Cricket Ground, which will facilitate the management of security, medical and emergency services.
www.stlucia.gov.lc /pr2005/january/cricket_world_cup_security.htm   (211 words)

  
 CRICKET WORLD CUP INFO
Matches in the final stages of the 2007 Cricket World Cup will be held in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago.
Host nations of the 2007 Cricket World Cup are still toiling to complete stadiums and organise security just 6 months before the competition gets underway.
Christopher Dehring, chief of the regional organising committee told the Miami Herald that the West Indies are 'moving ahead' and stressed that preparations are further along than South Africa's were at a similar stage before the last Cricket World Cup in 2003.
www.cricketworldcupinfo.co.uk   (332 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Cricket | England lands Cricket World Cup
Australia and New Zealand shared World Cup matches between them the last time the event took place Down Under in 1992, with Pakistan winning the final in Melbourne.
New Zealand and Australia were dismayed to miss out on the 2011 World Cup but welcomed the 2015 event.
England hosted the first three World Cup tournaments in 1975, '79 and '83 and the event returned in 1999 when it was won by Australia.
news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/sport2/hi/cricket/4956010.stm   (586 words)

  
 Cricket World Cup Match News - India ICC World Cup Cricket News & Photos ICC Cricket Championship   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Cricket World Cup was first held in 1975 in England, with eight teams participating: Australia, England, the West Indies, Pakistan, India, and New Zealand (the six Test nations at the time), with Sri Lanka and a composite team from East Africa).
Since 1987, the hosting of the World Cup been shared by the major cricket playing regions of the world - England, the Indian subcontinent, Australasia, Southern Africa and the West Indies.
The World Cup is held in high esteem amongst fans, players, and administrators, unlike many of the myriad of one-day tournaments held around the world each year.
cricket.deepthi.com /world-cup-cricket-index.html   (375 words)

  
 Cricket World Forums: The 2007 Cricket World Cup
I go with South Africa because, 14 months out from the World Cup, they have the most balanced squad with the right mix of youth and experience, talent and skill.
this is about the world cup, and i would like to see talk about the world cup.
well, than lets get back to the cricket talk, i think SA will win the world cup because they are on a role, they are doing really well, and SL seem to falling because they just got white washed by india (4-0).
www.cricketworld.com /forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=312&PN=1   (1603 words)

  
 Cricket World Cup 2007 (West Indies): -- Cricket A We Ting
Come join the fun as the Aussie's defend their ICC championship trophy at the 2007 Cricket World Cup tournament with 15 teams vying for the chance to be cricket's next World Champion.
Who do you think will win the Cricket World Cup title next year; will this be the year that the Windies Cricket team regain their true form and capture the ICC Cricket championship, or would one of the Asian powerhouses surprise us and take the title.
Some say, that the Aussie's are the ones to beat, however, the rookie class of Ireland, Canada, Holland and Bermuda are hoping to make a name for themselves during the Cricket World Cup 2007 tournament.
www.cricketaweting.com   (189 words)

  
 India and the Cricket World Cup :: Insanity Rediscovered
I am not sure how well India is prepared for the next cricket world cup when they lose three consecutive matches to West Indies in West Indies where we are going to have the next World Cup!
In better news, Fifa World Cup is around the corner and Brazil has a great chance to win this one.
Cricket has indeed become a funny game dominated by batsmen all around the world.
sushubh.net /archives/2006/05/27/cricket-world-cup   (278 words)

  
 Prudential Cricket World Cup 1979 in England ICC Cricket Championship   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Again eight countries took part, and from a cricketer's point of view it was a shame that once more South Africa were left in the cold.
At their meeting which followed the World Cup, the International Cricket Conference agreed to make the competition a four-yearly event with the 1983 tournament again being staged in England.
The balance went to the inaugurators, the International Cricket Conference, to distribute at their discretion to the non-participating associated member countries, the International coaching fund and the reserve account for the promotion of the next International World Cup.
cricket.deepthi.com /world-cup-cricket-1979.htm   (1427 words)

  
 Cricket World Cup 2007
However, Michael Brown, CA’s cricket operations manager, appeared to rule that out when he said the entire 25-man contracted squad would be at the camp, which has been designed by the coach John Buchanan.
The camp, which is expected to be held in a secret location with a series of demanding drills, is being used as a warm-up for the Champions Trophy, the Ashes and the World Cup.
The International Cricket Council has officially launched the 2007 cricket World Cup logo, mascot and tournament schedule during a function in New Delhi where the World Cup trophy was also unveiled.
cricketworldcup.desitwist.com   (651 words)

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