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The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was the ninth edition of the tournament and took place in the West Indiesmarker from 13 March to 28 April 2007, using the sport's One Day International format. There were a total of 51 matches played, three fewer than at the 2003 World Cup (despite a field larger by two teams).

The 16 competing teams were initially divided into four groups, with the two best-performing teams from each group moving on to a "Super 8" format. From this, Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and South Africa won through to the semi-finals, with Australia defeating Sri Lanka in the final to win their third consecutive World Cup. Australia's unbeaten record in the tournament increased their total to 29 consecutive World Cup matches without loss, a streak dating back to 23 May 1999, during the group stage of the 1999 World Cup.

Following the tournament the ICC distributed surplus tournament revenues of USD 239 million to its members.

Host selection

The World Cup was awarded to the West Indies via the International Cricket Council's rotational policy. It is the first time the Cricket World Cup has been held in the Caribbeanmarker despite the fact that the West Indies cricket team have been the second most successful team in past World Cups.

The United Statesmarker contingent lobbied strongly for matches to be staged at its newly built cricket ground in Lauderhillmarker, Floridamarker, but the ICC decided to award all matches to Caribbeanmarker nations. Bids from Bermudamarker, St. Vincent and the Grenadinesmarker, and a second bid by Jamaicamarker were also rejected.

Venues

Eight venues across the West Indies were selected to host the World Cup final tournament. All host countries hosted six matches with the exceptions of St Lucia, Jamaica and Barbados (the last of which hosted the final) which each hosted seven matches.

The stadium capacities shown are all seated capacities.
Antigua and Barbudamarker Barbadosmarker Grenadamarker Guyanamarker
Sir Vivian Richards Stadiummarker

Capacity: 20,000		 Kensington Ovalmarker

Capacity: 31,000		 Queen's Parkmarker

Capacity: 20,000		 Providence Stadiummarker

Capacity: 20,000
Jamaicamarker Saint Kitts and Nevismarker Saint Luciamarker Trinidad and Tobagomarker
Sabina Parkmarker

Capacity: 20,000		 Warner Park Stadiummarker

Capacity: 10,000		 Beausejour Stadiummarker

Capacity: 20,000		 Queen's Park Ovalmarker

Capacity: 25,000


Four additional venues hosted warm-up matches.
Country City Stadium Capacity Cost
Barbados Bridgetownmarker 3Ws Ovalmarker 8,500
Jamaica Falmouth, Jamaicamarker Greenfield Stadiummarker 25,000 US$35 Million
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstownmarker Arnos Vale Stadiummarker 12,000
Trinidad and Tobago St. Augustinemarker Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground 22,000
The Jamaican Government spent US$81 million for "on the pitch" expenses. This included refurbishing Sabina Park and constructing the new multi-purpose facility in Trelawny - through a loan from China. Another US$20 million is budgeted for 'off-the-pitch' expenses, putting the tally at more than US$100 million or JM$7 billion.

This put the reconstruction cost of Sabina Park at US$46 million whilst the Trelawny Stadium will cost US$35 million. The total amount of money spent on stadiums was at least US$301 million.

The Brian Lara Stadium, in Trinidad, lost its status as a pre-tournament warm-up match venue on 21 September 2006.

Qualification

The captains of the 2007 Cricket World Cup.
The field of sixteen teams, the largest ever for the Cricket World Cup, consists of all sixteen teams which currently hold One Day International status. This includes the ten full members of the ICC (which all have Test and permanent ODI status):


The other six (associate) ODI nations are Kenya (which has ODI status until 2009) and five further teams which qualified via the 2005 ICC Trophy (gaining ODI status until 2009, in the process):


Media coverage

The World Cup has grown as a media event with each tournament. The sponsorship and television rights that were awarded primarily to cover the 2003 and 2007 World Cups raised over US$550 m. The 2007 World Cup was televised in over 200 countries to a viewing audience estimated at more than two billion television viewers and was expected to generate more than 100,000 unique visitors to the West Indies who traveled solely for the tournament.

The 2007 Cricket World Cup featured an orange raccoon-like creature named "Mello" as its mascot. It has been announced during matches that Mello has no race, species, age or gender- it is an attitude, the attitude of the young people of the West Indies. The official song for the World Cup was "The Game of Love and Unity" by Jamaicanmarker-born Shaggy, Bajanmarker entertainer Rupee and Trinidadianmarker Fay-Ann Lyons.

The 2007 tournament recorded the highest ticketing revenue for a Cricket World Cup, selling more than 672,000. Although, attendance leading into the semi finals for the 2007 World Cup was 403,000; an average of 8,500 supporters per match.

Leadup

All major Test-playing nations had schedules allowing them to play a large number of One Day International against other major ODI teams just prior to the World Cup. Australia, New Zealand and England took part in the Commonwealth Bank Series where England defeated Australia in the finals. Australia then went to New Zealand for the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, losing 3-0. South Africa played five ODIs against India (South Africa won 4-0) and five against Pakistan (South Africa won 3-1) while India also played four ODIs against the West Indies (India won 3-1) and four ODIs against Sri Lanka (India won 2-1). Bangladesh played four ODIs against Zimbabwe (Bangladesh won 3-1) and won a tri-series against Canada and Bermuda. The associate ODI teams took part in the World Cricket League, which Kenya won, and were also involved in other series prior to the World Cup.

The rankings of the teams at the beginning of the Cricket World Cup were:
Ranking Team Points Ranking Team Points
1 128 9 42
2 125 10 22
3 113 11 0
4 111 12 0% / 69%
5 109 13 0% / 50%
6 108 14 / Ireland 0% / 44%
7 106 15 0% / 33%
8 101 16 0% / 28%
Note:Teams 12-16 did not have official ODI rankings leading up to the World Cup; they are ranked based on their win percentage against full members and then wins against associate members prior to the tournament.

Warm-up matches

Prior to the main tournament all 16 nations played a series of warm-up matches to prepare, experiment with different tactics and to help them get acclimated to conditions in the West Indies. The warm-up matches were not considered as official ODIs. The matches were played from Monday 5 March until Friday 9 March. The matches included a surprise victory by Bangladeshmarker over New Zealandmarker.

Opening ceremony

Fireworks in the opening ceremony of the 2007 Cricket World Cup
The Cricket World Cup 2007 Opening Ceremony was held on Sunday, 11 March 2007, at Trelawny Stadiummarker in Jamaicamarker.

It featured over 2000 dancers and performers representing all strands of West Indianmarker music, from calypso and ragga to reggae and soca; among the performers were Sean Paul, Byron Lee, Kevin Lyttle, Beres Hammond, Lucky Dube, Buju Banton, Half Pint, Arrow, Machel Montano, Alison Hinds, Tony Rebel, Third World, Gregory Isaacs, David Rudder, Shaggy, the I Threes and Jimmy Cliff.

The ceremony, attended by several heads of state including the Governor-General of Jamaica started with an address by Sir Garfield Sobers; there were messages from the Prime Ministers of Jamaicamarker and Grenadamarker.

Rules and regulations

Matches

All matches were held from 0930 to 1715 local time. The first innings were held from 0930 to 1300 and the second innings were held from 1345 to 1715. For all venues other than Jamaicamarker, local time was UTC-4, while Jamaican venues had local time UTC-5.

The matches were One Day Internationals and operated under normal ODI rules. All matches were to be 50 overs a side unless stated otherwise by the umpires or match referee. A bowler was able to bowl a maximum of 10 overs per match.

In the event of bad weather, each side must have batted a minimum of 20 overs for a result to be declared (if the match was not otherwise won, for example if the team batting second was dismissed before the completion of 20 overs). In the event of bad weather, the Duckworth-Lewis method was applied to determine the result or target. If no result was declared on the scheduled day, the teams returned the next day to complete the game, with the same situation as when the game was abandoned.

There was a new rule regarding referral of catches to the TV replay official (third umpire): if the standing umpires were unable to determine whether a catch had been taken cleanly, and/or whether a claimed catch was a "bump ball", they had discretion to refer the decision to the third umpire. Also, whilst reviewing such a catch via TV replay if it was clear to the third umpire that the batsman did not hit the ball, he was to indicate that the batsman was not out.

Tournament points

In the Group Stage and in the Super 8 Stage points were awarded as follows:
Points
Results Points
Win 2 points
Tie/No Result 1 point
Loss 0 points


The top two teams from each group advanced to the Super 8 stage and any points they earned against the other qualifier from their own group was carried through. Points earned against the non qualifying teams in the same pool were not carried over. In the Super 8s, each team played the six remaining qualifiers from the other groups and the top four teams went through to the semi-finals. Positions were decided by most points. Where two or more teams were tied on points, the following methods in turn were used to decide which team went through:

  1. Most wins in their group or in Super 8 whichever is applicable
  2. Higher net run rate
  3. Higher number of wickets taken per ball
  4. Winners of head to head matches
  5. The drawing of lots


Groups

Seeds

The tournament began with a league stage consisting of four groups of four. Each team played each of the other teams in its group once. Australia, India, England and West Indies were placed in separate pools for logistical reasons, as they were expected to have the most supporters in attendance, and transport and accommodation capacity in the West Indies is limited.

The groups are listed below, with seedings (rankings from April 2005) shown in brackets. Each group played all of its matches at a single ground.
Group A Group B Group C Group D 
 (1) 

 (5) 

 (12) 

 (16) 


 (2)

 (6) 

 (11)

 (15)


 (3)

 (7)

 (10)

 (14)


 (4)

 (8)

 (9)

 (13)


System

The tournament was preceded by a number of warm-up matches to acclimatise the players. The Group Stage matches started on Tuesday 13 March and finished on Sunday 25 March. There were a total of 24 matches played in the group stage.

The top two teams in each group proceeded to the "Super 8" stage which will also use a league system. Each team carried forward its result against the other team qualifying from its 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. The Super 8 stage matches will be played from Tuesday 27 March until Saturday 21 April. A total of 24 matches will be played in the Super 8 stage.

The top four teams in the "Super 8" will advance to the Semi-Finals. This is the knockout stage, with the #1 team playing the #4 team, and the #2 team playing the #3 team in the tournament. The winners of the two semi-finals will play each other in the Final.

All tournament matches will have one reserve day (the day after the scheduled day of the match) to allow for matches to be completed in the event of bad weather.

Group stage

Group A

All matches start at 1330 UTC.
Team Pts Pld W T L NR NRR
6 3 3 0 0 0 +3.433
4 3 2 0 1 0 +2.403
2 3 1 0 2 0 -2.527
0 3 0 0 3 0 -3.793












Group B

All matches start at 1330 UTC.
Team Pts Pld W T L NR NRR
6 3 3 0 0 0 +3.493
4 3 2 0 1 0 -1.523
2 3 1 0 2 0 +1.206
0 3 0 0 3 0 -4.345












Group C

All matches start at 1330 UTC.
Team Pts Pld W T L NR NRR
6 3 3 0 0 0 +2.138
4 3 2 0 1 0 +0.418
2 3 1 0 2 0 -1.194
0 3 0 0 3 0 -1.389












Group D

All matches start at 1430 UTC.

Team Pts Pld W T L NR NRR
6 3 3 0 0 0 +0.764
3 3 1 1 1 0 -0.092
2 3 1 0 2 0 +0.089
1 3 0 1 2 0 -0.886












Super 8 stage

The top two teams in each first-round group moved on to a "super eight" stage which is scored as a complete round-robin. But each of the eight teams played only six new matches, rather than seven— each group's two representatives carried forward their result against each other rather than play again. Thus the table below, showing seven matches for each team, covers all matches between the Super 8 qualifiers, including those from the Group Stage.

Teams depicted in green backgrounds qualified for the semi-finals.

Team Pts Pld W T L NR RF OF RA OB NRR
14 7 7 0 0 0 1725 266.1 1314 322 +
10 7 5 0 2 0 1586 301.1 1275 337 +
10 7 5 0 2 0 1378 308 1457 345.1 +
8 7 4 0 3 0 1561 299.1 1635 333.2 +
6 7 3 0 4 0 1557 344.4 1511 307.4
4 7 2 0 5 0 1595 338.1 1781 337.1
2 7 1 0 6 0 1084 318 1398 284
2 7 1 0 6 0 1111 333 1226 242
Abbreviations:
  • Pts = Points
  • W = Won
  • T = Tied
  • L = Lost
  • RF = Runs for
  • OF = Overs faced
  • RA = Runs against
  • OB = Overs bowled


Super 8 Matchup by Teams
AUS 83 runs AUS 7 wkts AUS 10 wkts AUS 215 runs AUS 7 wkts AUS 9 wkts AUS 103 runs
AUS 83 runs RSA 1 wkt BAN 67 runs NZL 5 wkts RSA 9 wkts RSA 7 wkts RSA 67 runs
AUS 7 wkts RSA 1 wkt SRI 198 runs SRI 6 wkts SRI 2 runs SRI 8 wkts SRI 113 runs
AUS 10 wkts BAN 67 runs SRI 198 runs NZL 9 wkts ENG 4 wkts IRL 74 runs WI 99 runs
AUS 215 runs NZL 5 wkts SRI 6 wkts NZL 9 wkts NZL 6 wkts NZL 129 runs NZL 7 wkts
AUS 7 wkts RSA 9 wkts SRI 2 runs ENG 4 wkts NZL 6 wkts ENG 48 runs ENG 1 wkt
AUS 9 wkts RSA 7 wkts SRI 8 wkts IRL 74 runs NZL 129 runs ENG 48 runs WI 8 wkts
AUS 103 runs RSA 67 runs SRI 113 runs WI 99 runs NZL 7 wkts ENG 1 wkt WI 8 wkts


Matches

All matches start at 1330 UTC.















































Knockout stage

Semi-finals



Final

This was the first World Cup final to be a repeat – the sides previously met in the 1996 World Cup final, which Sri Lanka won. Australia has won every World Cup match against Sri Lanka apart from that loss. The match was Sri Lanka's second World Cup final appearance and Australia's sixth, their fourth in a row.
A large crowd of over 10,000 fans welcome the Australian team on completing the first World Cup hat-trick - Martin Place, Sydney.
Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat. However, the start of play was delayed due to rain, and the match was reduced to 38 overs per side. Adam Gilchrist played an incredible innings of 149 - the highest for any batsman in a World Cup final - to give Australia an imposing total going in at to break. While Sri Lankan batsmen Kumar Sangakkara and Sanath Jayasuriya were adding 116 for the second wicket, the contest was alive, but after the pair got out, Sri Lanka's chances slowly washed way. Further rain forced the reduction of Sri Lanka's innings to just 36 overs, with the target revised to 269. At the culmination of the 33rd over, with Sri Lanka still trailing the adjusted Duckworth-Lewis target by 37 runs, the umpires suspended the game due to bad light. While Australia's players began to celebrate their victory (since the minimum 20 overs had been reached), the umpires incorrectly announced that because the match was suspended due to light and not rain, the final three overs would have to be bowled the following day. With Sri Lanka needing 61 runs from 18 deliveries, Mahela Jayawardene agreed there was no need to return the following day, and instructed his team to resume batting, with Ricky Ponting agreeing to play only spinners. Umpires later apologized for their error, and that the match should have ended then with Australia winning by 37 runs. The last three overs were played in almost complete darkness, during which Sri Lanka added nine runs, giving Australia a 53-run victory via the DL method, as Sri Lanka had batted 2 overs fewer than Australia.
Australian captain Ricky Ponting
Australia won the tournament undefeated, concluding a streak of 29 World Cup games without a loss. Australian bowler Glenn McGrath was named 'Player of the Series'.

Records

2007 Cricket World Cup Records
Record Performance Player Country
Most runs
659 M Hayden Australia
548 M Jayawardene Sri Lanka
539 R Ponting Australia
Most wickets
26 G McGrath Australia
23 M Muralitharan Sri Lanka
S Tait Australia
Most dismissals

(wicketkeeper)
17 A Gilchrist Australia
15 K Sangakkara Sri Lanka
14 B McCullum New Zealand
Most catches

(fielder)
8 P Collingwood England
G Smith South Africa
7 H Gibbs South Africa
E Morgan Ireland
M Hayden Australia
R Ponting Australia
Source: Cricinfo.com


Overview

Notable events

  • Ireland tied their first match against Zimbabwe, only the third time a tie had occurred in the World Cup.
  • Ricky Ponting's 113 against Scotland was his 4th century in World Cup matches. He joined Mark Waugh, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly in the list of highest century makers in World Cups.
  • Herschelle Gibbs hit six sixes in one Daan van Bunge over for South Africa against the Netherlands in their Group A match in Warner Parkmarker, Saint Kitts and Nevismarker, becoming the first player to achieve the feat in ODI cricket.
  • South African batsmen hit 18 sixes in the game against the Netherlands; This is the highest number of sixes hit in an innings of a World Cup ODI. This record was equalled by India in the game against Bermuda.
  • Brendon McCullum scored the fastest World Cup fifty (off 20 balls) for New Zealand against Canada, beating Mark Boucher's 21-ball record set against the Netherlands six days earlier.
  • Bangladesh earned qualification from the group stage in a World Cup for the first time, by beating India and Bermuda. Bangladesh later went on to beat South Africa in the Super 8 stage.
  • Ireland defeated Pakistan in their group match and knocked them out of the tournament in the process. Ireland proceeded to qualify for the Super 8 stages in their first ever World Cup.
  • Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer was found dead in his hotel room the day after his team's defeat against Ireland. A murder investigation was launched due to the circumstances of Woolmer's death, but Jamaican police have since confirmed Woolmer died from natural causes.
  • Imran Nazir scored 160 for Pakistan against Zimbabwe in their final Group Stage match; this was the highest individual List A innings ever made in the West Indies.
  • Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq announced his retirement from one-day cricket, and resigned from the Pakistan captaincy, effective from the conclusion of Pakistan's involvement in the tournament.
  • Disciplinary action was taken against several English players for breaking their curfew: several players were fined and Andrew Flintoff was stripped of the English vice-captaincy and left out of their group match against Canada.
  • India scored 413-5 in 50 overs against Bermuda, breaking the World Cup record for the highest team total, and became the first team to score 400 runs in a World Cup innings. It was also the highest List A team total ever made in the West Indies. India bowled out Bermuda for 156 to win by 257 runs, the largest winning margin in ODIs.
  • Matthew Hayden scored the fastest World Cup hundred (off 66 balls) for Australia against South Africa, one ball quicker than the previous record.
  • Both Herschelle Gibbs and Matthew Hayden were awarded honorary citizenship of Saint Kitts and Nevismarker after their individual record-breaking feats.
  • Lasith Malinga became the fifth player to record a hat-trick in the World Cup, taking three wickets in succession for Sri Lanka against South Africa, and with his next delivery proceeded to become the first player ever to take four wickets in four consecutive balls in one day international cricket.
  • Glenn McGrath became the leading wicket taker in the history of the World Cup, taking his 56th World Cup wicket against Bangladesh, overtaking Wasim Akram's 55 wicket total.
  • West-Indies captain Brian Lara announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
  • Following Ireland's successful World Cup debut: defeating two full members (Pakistan and Bangladesh), Ireland was promoted to the main ODI championship table.
  • Ireland's wins against Pakistan and Bangladesh boosted their team's ODI rank to number 10 ahead of Kenya and full member Zimbabwe.
  • Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden put on 76 for the first wicket in the Super-8 game against Sri Lanka. This was their 40th partnership of over 50 runs. The previous highest was 39 partnerships of over 50 runs between Desmond Haynes and Gordon Greenidge of the West Indies.
  • Matthew Hayden's century against New Zealand was the 100th time a century was scored in the World Cup and the third time any individual player scored three centuries in one tournament. He joins Mark Waugh and Sourav Ganguly as the only players to score three centuries in a World Cup.
  • By officating in the England - West Indies match Rudi Koertzen overtook David Shepherd as the most capped umpire in ODI's. The match was Koertzen's 173rd ODI. Shepherd officated in 172 ODIs.
  • Steve Bucknor officiated in a record fifth consecutive World Cup final.
  • Sri Lankan player Russel Arnold announced his retirement from international cricket.
  • After more than a decade at the helm, New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming resigned the captaincy of New Zealand's one-day team in the wake of his team's defeat in the Semi-Final of the World Cup against Sri Lanka at Sabina Park. He captained New Zealand team in 218 one-day matches.
  • Australia created history by participating in their 4th consecutive Cricket World Cup final.
  • South Africa's score of 149 all out against Australia in the semi-final was their lowest World Cup score ever.
  • Glenn McGrath's haul of 3 wickets against South Africa lifted his wicket tally to 25 in the tournament, the most in a World Cup so far.
  • Matthew Hayden's innings of 41 against South Africa brought up the remarkable 600 runs in a tournament, becoming the 2nd person to do so. He achieved a further 38 runs in the final against Sri Lanka, leaving him 14 short of Sachin Tendulkar's record of 673 runs.
  • The 172-run partnership between Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden is the highest opening partnership in a World Cup final.
  • Adam Gilchrist became the 5th batsman to score a century in the Cricket World Cup final in 2007 after Clive Lloyd in 1975, Viv Richards in 1979, Aravinda de Silva in 1996 and Ricky Ponting in 2003. His score of 149 is the highest individual score ever in the final of the World Cup beating the previous highest of 140* by Ricky Ponting in 2003.
  • Australia became the first team to win 3 consecutive World Cups.
  • Glenn McGrath retired from all forms of international cricket following the successful campaign.


Death of Bob Woolmer

Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer was found dead on 18 March 2007, one day after his team's defeat to Ireland put them out of the running for the World Cup. Jamaican police performed an autopsy which was deemed inconclusive. The following day police announced that the death was suspicious and ordered a full investigation. Further investigation revealed the cause of death was "manual strangulation", and that the investigation would be handled as a murder. After a lengthy investigation the Jamaican police rescinded the comments that he was murdered, and confirmed that he died from natural causes.

Criticism

The 2007 World Cup organizers were criticized early on for being over-commercialized and, in particular, the generally smaller crowds have been blamed on the ICC's security restrictions on things such as outside food, signs, replica kits and musical instruments, despite Caribbean cricketing customs, as well as the authorities being accused of "running [cricket and cricketing traditions] out of town, then sanitising it out of existence". Sir Viv Richards echoed the concerns. The ICC were also condemned for high prices for tickets and concessions, which were considered unaffordable for the local population in many of the locations. ICC CEO, Malcolm Speed, said that the ICC recognized the problem but said it was the local organizers' fault. However, the later matches had more crowds as the tournament progressed with the local organizers easing restrictions. Although they did not meet the target of US$42m, the revenue from ticket sales was double the ticket sales revenue from the last world cup and recorded the highest ticketing revenue for a Cricket World Cup with more than $32 million in ticket revenue.

The World Cup was also criticized for its format, with India and Pakistan failing to move on from the group stage after losing two matches. This led to Ireland and Bangladesh entering the long Super Eights stage and consistently being defeated (bar another upset by Bangladesh over South Africa). The elimination of India and Pakistan also caused a large exodus of subcontinental fans from the Caribbean, and removed the prospect of an India vs Pakistan Super Eights match, generally considered one of the most revenue generating and electric matches in the tournament. The BCCI later claimed it would see to it that the ICC will alter its World Cup format for the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

The tournament was also criticised as being too long. At 6 weeks, it was the same length as the 2003 World Cup, but longer than the 5 week 1999 World Cup and the 4 week 1996 World Cup. The famous West Indian fast bowler Michael Holding also criticised the qualification process for the 2007 World Cup. Holding expressed doubts over the benefit to less established teams of turning up and being heavily defeated. However, former Scotland captain George Salmond claims that the opportunity to play one-day cricket against the bigger teams is invaluable for smaller teams such as his own, and questioned the validity of Holding's statements. The majority of the experts and players participating in the tournament backed up the smaller teams taking part in the World Cup. This was further backed up with Ireland and Bangladesh making the Super 8s and being competitive and sportsmanlike throughout the tournament.

Further criticism was generated by the confusion at the end of the final match, during which the umpires suspended play due to bad light and while official announcements and the scoreboard declared Australia the winners and the Australian team celebrated, while the umpires incorrectly insisted that the game was only suspended not completed, and that 3 overs remained to be played. And so in farcical light conditions, Sri Lanka batted out the 3 overs following a gentleman's agreement between the two captains. The umpires and ICC apologized for the unnecessary situation and cited it as an unnecessary fundamental error due to the pressure of the situation. In June the ICC announced that the officials involved — onfield umpires Steve Bucknor and Aleem Dar, reserve umpires Rudi Koertzen and Billy Bowden, and match referee Jeff Crowe — would all be suspended from the 2007 Twenty20 World Championship.

Preparation problems

A number of preparation problems surfaced before the start of the World Cup. Some of the venues were not complete by the opening ceremony on 11 March 2007. At Sabina Parkmarker, seats had to be removed at the newly constructed north-stand due to safety concerns. At Trelawny Stadiummarker in Jamaicamarker, ground staff were unable to gain admission to the ground during the warm up matches due to accreditation problems. Additionally, South Africa and Australia both expressed concerns over practice facilities.

See also



Notes

  1. ICC Consolidated Financial Statements for the 9 months ended 31 December 2007, accounting note 12.
  2. In terms of number of wins, win percentage, and number of cups won. In fact, they were on top on all of these criteria from 1975 to 1987, and only in 2003 did Australia pass their number of cups won.
  3. World Cup profits boost debt-ridden Windies board
  4. - Note: The ODIs in the WCL Division 1 were the last ODIs played by associates before the World Cup.
  5. All set for grand opening of cricket's biggest showpiece | Indian Muslims
  6. Hayden finds passport to World Cup success, Cricinfo, 26 March 2007, accessed on 24 May 2007.
  7. Former BCCI chief blames format for India's exit
  8. ICC associates hit back at Holding for his remarks


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