tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277225282007-03-15T23:59:38.712+01:00getvisibleBlogger491tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27722528.post-67203236160044602182007-03-15T21:34:00.000+01:002007-03-15T21:35:10.216+01:00Mar 13 WIN vs PAK Jamaica<br />Mar 15 ZIM vs IRE Jamaica<br />Mar 17 PAK vs IRE Jamaica<br />Mar 19 WIN vs ZIM Jamaica<br />Mar 21 ZIM vs PAK Jamaicagetvisibletag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27722528.post-19551939720676840432007-03-15T21:33:00.000+01:002007-03-15T21:34:14.770+01:00Mar 14 KEN vs CAN St Lucia<br />Mar 16 ENG vs NZ St Lucia<br />Mar 18 ENG vs CAN St Lucia<br />Mar 20 NZ vs KEN St Lucia<br />Mar 22 NZ vs CAN St Luciagetvisibletag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27722528.post-327860817911880532007-03-15T21:32:00.000+01:002007-03-15T21:33:15.583+01:00Mar 15 SRI vs BER Trinidad<br />Mar 17 IND vs BAN Trinidad<br />Mar 19 IND vs BER Trinidad<br />Mar 21 SRI vs BAN Trinidad<br />Mar 23 IND vs SRI Trinidadgetvisibletag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27722528.post-83742350344055458082007-03-15T21:29:00.000+01:002007-03-15T21:31:42.989+01:00Mar 14 AUS vs SCO St Kitts<br />Mar 16 RSA vs NED St Kitts<br />Mar 18 AUS vs NED St Kitts<br />Mar 20 RSA vs SCO St Kitts<br />Mar 22 SCO vs NED St Kittsgetvisibletag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27722528.post-2918537381340183212007-03-15T21:21:00.000+01:002007-03-15T21:24:18.222+01:00Here's the highlights of the Canada V Kenya World Cup Cricket game:<br /><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ynQBQRfWGxw"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ynQBQRfWGxw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>getvisibletag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27722528.post-31972094897062775512007-03-15T21:13:00.000+01:002007-03-15T21:20:53.457+01:00<strong>Kenya beat Canada by 7 wickets</strong><br />Canada - 199 all out (50.0 overs)<br />Kenya - 203 for 3 (43.2 overs)<br /><br /><strong>Canada Innings </strong><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1"><tr><td></td><td colspan="2"></td><td>Runs </td><td>Balls </td><td>4s </td><td>6s </td></tr><tr><td>G E F Barnett </td><td>c T Mishra </td><td >b P J Ongondo </td><td><strong>41 </strong></td><td>50 </td><td>9 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td>A M Samad </td><td>c S O Tikolo </td><td >b T M Odoyo </td><td><strong>15 </strong></td><td>29 </td><td>3 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td>A Bagai </td><td>st M A Ouma </td><td >b H A Varaiya </td><td><strong>19 </strong></td><td>48 </td><td>2 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td>I S Billcliff </td><td>c and b </td><td >S O Tikolo </td><td><strong>34 </strong></td><td>63 </td><td>2 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td>J M Davison </td><td></td><td >b J K Kamande </td><td><strong>8 </strong></td><td>19 </td><td>1 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td>Q Ali </td><td></td><td >b J K Kamande </td><td><strong>6 </strong></td><td>16 </td><td>1 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td>A A Mulla </td><td>c P J Ongondo </td><td >b S O Tikolo </td><td><strong>25 </strong></td><td>39 </td><td>0 </td><td>1 </td></tr><tr><td>S Dhaniram </td><td>not out </td><td ></td><td><strong>34 </strong></td><td>35 </td><td>3 </td><td>1 </td></tr><tr><td>U Bhatti </td><td>run out </td><td ></td><td><strong>1 </strong></td><td>2 </td><td>0 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td>A C Cummins </td><td>run out </td><td ></td><td><strong>1 </strong></td><td>3 </td><td>0 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td>H Osinde </td><td>run out </td><td ></td><td><strong>1 </strong></td><td>2 </td><td>0 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Extras </strong></td><td></td><td >6nb 3w 5lb </td><td><strong>14 </strong></td><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total </strong></td><td></td><td >all out </td><td><strong>199 </strong></td><td colspan="3"><strong>(50.0 ovs) </strong></td></tr></table><br><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td valign="top"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1"><tr><td>Bowler </td><td>O </td><td >M </td><td>R </td><td>W </td></tr><tr><td>T M Odoyo </td><td>8.0 </td><td >1 </td><td>32 </td><td>1 </td></tr><tr><td>P J Ongondo </td><td>10.0 </td><td >0 </td><td>51 </td><td>1 </td></tr><tr><td>N Odhiambo </td><td>3.0 </td><td >0 </td><td>33 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td>H A Varaiya </td><td>10.0 </td><td >3 </td><td>19 </td><td>1 </td></tr><tr><td>J K Kamande </td><td>10.0 </td><td >1 </td><td>25 </td><td>2 </td></tr><tr><td>S O Tikolo </td><td>9.0 </td><td >0 </td><td>34 </td><td>2 </td></tr></table></td><td></td><td valign="top"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1"><tr><td>Fall of wicket </td><td></td></tr><tr><td>40 </td><td>A M Samad </td></tr><tr><td>73 </td><td>G E F Barnett </td></tr><tr><td>102 </td><td>A Bagai </td></tr><tr><td>115 </td><td>J M Davison </td></tr><tr><td>127 </td><td>Q Ali </td></tr><tr><td>146 </td><td>I S Billcliff </td></tr><tr><td>175 </td><td>A A Mulla </td></tr><tr><td>185 </td><td>U Bhatti </td></tr><tr><td>187 </td><td>A C Cummins </td></tr><tr><td>199 </td><td>H Osinde </td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br><strong>Kenya Innings </strong><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1"><tr><td></td><td colspan="2"></td><td>Runs </td><td>Balls </td><td>4s </td><td>6s </td></tr><tr><td>M A Ouma </td><td>c A A Mulla </td><td >b S Dhaniram </td><td><strong>58 </strong></td><td>89 </td><td>7 </td><td>1 </td></tr><tr><td>D O Obuya </td><td>c A Bagai </td><td >b A C Cummins </td><td><strong>4 </strong></td><td>17 </td><td>0 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td>R D Shah </td><td>lbw </td><td >b U Bhatti </td><td><strong>6 </strong></td><td>26 </td><td>0 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td>S O Tikolo </td><td>not out </td><td ></td><td><strong>72 </strong></td><td>76 </td><td>7 </td><td>1 </td></tr><tr><td>T Mishra </td><td>not out </td><td ></td><td><strong>35 </strong></td><td>54 </td><td>3 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Extras </strong></td><td></td><td >2nb 18w 1b 2lb 5pen </td><td><strong>28 </strong></td><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total </strong></td><td></td><td >for 3 </td><td><strong>203 </strong></td><td colspan="3"><strong>(43.2 ovs) </strong></td></tr></table><br><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td valign="top"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1"><tr><td>Bowler </td><td>O </td><td >M </td><td>R </td><td>W </td></tr><tr><td>U Bhatti </td><td>9.0 </td><td >0 </td><td>44 </td><td>1 </td></tr><tr><td>A C Cummins </td><td>8.0 </td><td >0 </td><td>32 </td><td>1 </td></tr><tr><td>H Osinde </td><td>5.2 </td><td >0 </td><td>31 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td>J M Davison </td><td>9.0 </td><td >0 </td><td>31 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td>A M Samad </td><td>3.0 </td><td >0 </td><td>23 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td>S Dhaniram </td><td>9.0 </td><td >1 </td><td>34 </td><td>1 </td></tr></table></td><td></td><td valign="top"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1"><tr><td>Fall of wicket </td><td></td></tr><tr><td>28 </td><td>D O Obuya </td></tr><tr><td>52 </td><td>R D Shah </td></tr><tr><td>119 </td><td>M A Ouma </td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br>getvisibletag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27722528.post-52353127053215238772007-03-15T21:08:00.000+01:002007-03-15T21:09:08.252+01:00We've got the highlights for the West Indies V Pakistan World Cup Cricket game:<br /><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7Ccp5pn2M3w"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7Ccp5pn2M3w" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>getvisibletag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27722528.post-85581187919524908902007-03-15T20:46:00.000+01:002007-03-15T21:06:50.682+01:00<strong>West Indies beat Pakistan by 54 runs</strong><br />Pakistan won the toss and decided to field <br /><br />West Indies: 241-9 ( 50.0 overs ) <br />Pakistan: 187 ( 47.2 overs ) <br /><br /><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1"><tr><td></td><td colspan="2"></td><td>Runs </td><td>Balls </td><td>4s </td><td>6s </td></tr><tr><td>C H Gayle </td><td>c Kamran Akmal </td><td >b Umar Gul </td><td><strong>2 </strong></td><td>6 </td><td>0 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td>S Chanderpaul </td><td>c Kamran Akmal </td><td >b Iftikhar Anjum </td><td><strong>19 </strong></td><td>63 </td><td>2 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td>R R Sarwan </td><td>c Younis Khan </td><td >b Iftikhar Anjum </td><td><strong>49 </strong></td><td>65 </td><td>9 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td>M N Samuels </td><td>c Shoaib Malik </td><td >b Mohammad Hafeez </td><td><strong>63 </strong></td><td>70 </td><td>5 </td><td>3 </td></tr><tr><td>B C Lara </td><td>c Kamran Akmal </td><td >b Mohammad Hafeez </td><td><strong>37 </strong></td><td>56 </td><td>3 </td><td>1 </td></tr><tr><td>D J Bravo </td><td>c Naved-ul-Hasan </td><td >b Iftikhar Anjum </td><td><strong>16 </strong></td><td>17 </td><td>2 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td>D Ramdin </td><td>st Kamran Akmal </td><td >b Danish Kaneria </td><td><strong>1 </strong></td><td>4 </td><td>0 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td>D R Smith </td><td>c Inzamam-ul-Haq </td><td >b Umar Gul </td><td><strong>32 </strong></td><td>15 </td><td>3 </td><td>2 </td></tr><tr><td>J E Taylor </td><td>run out </td><td ></td><td><strong>2 </strong></td><td>4 </td><td>0 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td>D B Powell </td><td>not out </td><td ></td><td><strong>1 </strong></td><td>1 </td><td>0 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td>C D Collymore </td><td>not out </td><td ></td><td><strong>8 </strong></td><td>2 </td><td>0 </td><td>1 </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Extras </strong></td><td></td><td >3nb 6w 2lb </td><td><strong>11 </strong></td><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total </strong></td><td></td><td >for 9 </td><td><strong>241 </strong></td><td colspan="3"><strong>(50.0 ovs) </strong></td></tr></table><br><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td valign="top"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1"><tr><td>Bowler </td><td>O </td><td >M </td><td>R </td><td>W </td></tr><tr><td>Umar Gul </td><td>9.0 </td><td >1 </td><td>38 </td><td>2 </td></tr><tr><td>Naved-ul-Hasan </td><td>9.0 </td><td >1 </td><td>49 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td>Iftikhar Anjum </td><td>10.0 </td><td >3 </td><td>44 </td><td>3 </td></tr><tr><td>Danish Kaneria </td><td>9.0 </td><td >2 </td><td>45 </td><td>1 </td></tr><tr><td>Mohammad Hafeez </td><td>8.0 </td><td >0 </td><td>29 </td><td>2 </td></tr><tr><td>Shoaib Malik </td><td>5.0 </td><td >0 </td><td>34 </td><td>0 </td></tr></table></td><td></td><td valign="top"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1"><tr><td>Fall of wicket </td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7 </td><td>C H Gayle </td></tr><tr><td>64 </td><td>S Chanderpaul </td></tr><tr><td>77 </td><td>R R Sarwan </td></tr><tr><td>168 </td><td>B C Lara </td></tr><tr><td>181 </td><td>M N Samuels </td></tr><tr><td>183 </td><td>D Ramdin </td></tr><tr><td>223 </td><td>D R Smith </td></tr><tr><td>228 </td><td>J E Taylor </td></tr><tr><td>232 </td><td>D J Bravo </td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br><br><strong>Pakistan Innings </strong><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1"><tr><td></td><td colspan="2"></td><td>Runs </td><td>Balls </td><td>4s </td><td>6s </td></tr><tr><td>Imran Nazir </td><td>c D Ramdin </td><td >b D B Powell </td><td><strong>6 </strong></td><td>3 </td><td>0 </td><td>1 </td></tr><tr><td>Mohammad Hafeez </td><td>c B C Lara </td><td >b D B Powell </td><td><strong>11 </strong></td><td>28 </td><td>2 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td>Younis Khan </td><td>c D Ramdin </td><td >b J E Taylor </td><td><strong>9 </strong></td><td>13 </td><td>2 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td>Mohammad Yousuf </td><td>c D Ramdin </td><td >b D R Smith </td><td><strong>37 </strong></td><td>72 </td><td>1 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td>Inzamam-ul-Haq </td><td>lbw </td><td >b D R Smith </td><td><strong>36 </strong></td><td>65 </td><td>4 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td>Shoaib Malik </td><td>c S Chanderpaul </td><td >b C D Collymore </td><td><strong>62 </strong></td><td>54 </td><td>6 </td><td>1 </td></tr><tr><td>Kamran Akmal </td><td>c D J Bravo </td><td >b D R Smith </td><td><strong>0 </strong></td><td>1 </td><td>0 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td>Naved-ul-Hasan </td><td></td><td >b D J Bravo </td><td><strong>11 </strong></td><td>29 </td><td>0 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td>Iftikhar Anjum </td><td>c B C Lara </td><td >b D J Bravo </td><td><strong>11 </strong></td><td>18 </td><td>0 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td>Umar Gul </td><td>c and b </td><td >D J Bravo </td><td><strong>0 </strong></td><td>1 </td><td>0 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td>Danish Kaneria </td><td>not out </td><td ></td><td><strong>0 </strong></td><td>0 </td><td>0 </td><td>0 </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Extras </strong></td><td></td><td >2w 2lb </td><td><strong>4 </strong></td><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total </strong></td><td></td><td >all out </td><td><strong>187 </strong></td><td colspan="3"><strong>(47.2 ovs) </strong></td></tr></table><br><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td valign="top"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1"><tr><td>Bowler </td><td>O </td><td >M </td><td>R </td><td>W </td></tr><tr><td>D B Powell </td><td>10.0 </td><td >1 </td><td>42 </td><td>2 </td></tr><tr><td>J E Taylor </td><td>10.0 </td><td >1 </td><td>38 </td><td>1 </td></tr><tr><td>C D Collymore </td><td>8.2 </td><td >3 </td><td>27 </td><td>1 </td></tr><tr><td>D R Smith </td><td>10.0 </td><td >0 </td><td>36 </td><td>3 </td></tr><tr><td>D J Bravo </td><td>9.0 </td><td >0 </td><td>42 </td><td>3 </td></tr></table></td><td></td><td valign="top"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1"><tr><td>Fall of wicket </td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6 </td><td>Imran Nazir </td></tr><tr><td>17 </td><td>Younis Khan </td></tr><tr><td>39 </td><td>Mohammad Hafeez </td></tr><tr><td>99 </td><td>Mohammad Yousuf </td></tr><tr><td>116 </td><td>Inzamam-ul-Haq </td></tr><tr><td>116 </td><td>Kamran Akmal </td></tr><tr><td>144 </td><td>Naved-ul-Hasan </td></tr><tr><td>187 </td><td>Iftikhar Anjum </td></tr><tr><td>187 </td><td>Umar Gul </td></tr><tr><td>187 </td><td>Shoaib Malik </td></tr></table></td></tr></table>getvisibletag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27722528.post-33845468713406110982007-03-15T20:32:00.000+01:002007-03-15T20:38:48.449+01:00We've got hours of the <strong>Cricket World Cup Opening Ceremony</strong> for you to watch:<br /><br /><strong>Part 1</strong><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZjRUdoOgmIM"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZjRUdoOgmIM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br /><strong>Part 2</strong><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/d3RmjpVluAI"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/d3RmjpVluAI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br /><strong>Part 3</strong><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HhQtuOFxq4A"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HhQtuOFxq4A" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br /><strong>Part 4</strong><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IIIXyrkhyfc"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IIIXyrkhyfc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br /><strong>Part 5</strong><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NZyz2lgqtCY"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NZyz2lgqtCY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />View More <a href="http://youtube.com/user/superman972" target="_blank">here</a>.getvisibletag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27722528.post-1159453140091542562006-09-28T15:15:00.000+01:002006-09-28T15:19:00.113+01:00The recent pre-World Cup briefing in Barbados impressed the New Zealand manager who declared it an administrative success. The only cause of concern was that most of the tournament's pitches will be unused surfaces.<br /><br /><blockquote><em>"Most of them will be brand new; a few will have some sort of play on them before the tournament, but it's definitely going to be a journey into the unknown for all teams, including the hosts,"</em> he commented.</blockquote>All grounds for the World Cup would be fitted with sand-based outfields to better accommodate the region's downpours, something he felt could change the basic characteristics of the wickets.<br /><br /><blockquote><em>"Merely upgrading the outfields so that they're sand-based and able to drain well is likely to make some sort of difference to the pitches, given they'll potentially be a shade drier and might need slightly different treatment."</em><br /><br /></blockquote>Let's hope that we'll have a tournament that isn't let down by the state of the pitch and the weather holds off!getvisibletag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27722528.post-1159452717670237242006-09-28T15:07:00.000+01:002006-09-28T15:11:57.673+01:00The outgoing US Ambassador to the Eastern Caribbean , Mary Kramer, recently commented that next year’s World Cup Cricket, although seen by some as a threat to Caribbean economies in some quarters is an investment for the future. She stated:<br /><br />“Although the returns might not come immediately, the opportunities to have a fabulous event that is going to be seen by millions around the world, is going to result in an infrastructure that creates a legacy for future events, and future business opportunities should not be missed.”<br /><br />These political/economic issues are often missed by fans. But for the locals a positive legacy of such tournaments is imperative - just look at the keen interest that is surrounding the <a href="http://www.visitolympics.co.uk" target="_blank">London 2012 Olympics</a>.getvisibletag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27722528.post-1159452424015065752006-09-28T15:04:00.000+01:002006-09-28T15:07:04.033+01:00So Inzamam Ul-Haq has been cleared of tampering with the ball in the game against England this summer. But, he was still found guilty of brining the game into disripute.<br /><br />Let's hope that we can all put the whole affair against us, learn what we've got to learn and hope for a fantastic Ashes Tour and <strong>Cricket World Cup</strong> next year.getvisibletag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27722528.post-1158070451894877322006-09-12T15:08:00.000+01:002006-09-12T15:14:11.916+01:00This is the Englad cricket squad to go down under and take on the Aussies!<br /><br />Andrew Flintoff - Captain<br />Marcus Trescothick<br />Andrew Strauss<br />Alistair Cook<br />Kevin Pieterson<br />Paul Collingwood<br />Ian Bell<br />Chris Read<br />Geraint Jones<br />Ahsley Giles<br />Monty Panesar<br />Steve Harmison<br />Mathew Hoggard<br />Sajid Mahmood<br />Liam Plunkett<br />James Andersongetvisibletag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27722528.post-1156862546861584802006-08-29T15:40:00.000+01:002006-08-29T15:42:26.866+01:00Sporting Journeys are offering tours for the Cricket World Cup.<br /><br />Here's the details:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.sportingjourneys.com/cwc/Tour_1.htm">Jamaica - Warm Up & Opening Ceremony</a> 14 nts from £1599 <a href="http://www.sportingjourneys.com/cwc/bookings.aspx">Book here</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.sportingjourneys.com/cwc/Tour_2.htm">St.Kitts - Super 8 Group Stages</a> 14 nts from £2499 <a href="http://www.sportingjourneys.com/cwc/bookings.aspx">Book here</a></li><li><a href="http://www.sportingjourneys.com/cwc/Tour_3.htm">Trinidad - India Group Stages</a> 14 nts from £4415 <a href="http://www.sportingjourneys.com/cwc/bookings.aspx">Book here</a></li><li><a href="http://www.sportingjourneys.com/cwc/Tour_4.htm">St.Lucia - England Group Stages</a> 14 nts from £2200 <a href="http://www.sportingjourneys.com/cwc/bookings.aspx">Book here</a></li><li><a href="http://www.sportingjourneys.com/cwc/Tour_5.htm">Antigua - Super 8</a> 18 nts from £2845 <a href="http://www.sportingjourneys.com/cwc/bookings.aspx">Book here</a></li><li><a href="http://www.sportingjourneys.com/cwc/Tour_6.htm">Antigua - Barbados - twin centre super 8</a> 24 nts from £6495 <a href="http://www.sportingjourneys.com/cwc/bookings.aspx">Book here</a></li><li><a href="http://www.sportingjourneys.com/cwc/Tour_7.htm">Grenada - Super 8 Stages</a> 14 nts from £2245 <a href="http://www.sportingjourneys.com/cwc/bookings.aspx">Book here</a></li><li><a href="http://www.sportingjourneys.com/cwc/Tour_8.htm">Grenada Kingston - twin centre super 8 & semi</a> 14 nts from £4415 coming soon</li><li><a href="http://www.sportingjourneys.com/cwc/Tour_9.htm">Galaxy cruise and stay Super 8, semi & final</a> 10 nts from £5995 <a href="http://www.sportingjourneys.com/cwc/bookings.aspx">Book here</a></li><li><a href="http://www.sportingjourneys.com/cwc/Tour_10.htm">Barbados - Super 8 Stages</a> 15 nts from £2965 <a href="http://www.sportingjourneys.com/cwc/bookings.aspx">Book here</a></li><li><a href="http://www.sportingjourneys.com/cwc/Tour_11.htm">Barbados - 6 Super 8 Semi & Final</a> 23 nts from £3150 <a href="http://www.sportingjourneys.com/cwc/bookings.aspx">Book here</a></li><li><a href="http://www.sportingjourneys.com/cwc/Tour_12.htm">Barbados - 3 Super 8 to the Final</a> 14 nts from £2980 <a href="http://www.sportingjourneys.com/cwc/bookings.aspx">Book here</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.sportingjourneys.com/cwc/Tour_13.htm">St Lucia - Semi final only</a> 6 nts from £3395 coming soon</li><li><a href="http://www.sportingjourneys.com/cwc/Tour_14.htm">Barbados - semi and final</a> 9 nts from £1435 <a href="http://www.sportingjourneys.com/cwc/bookings.aspx">Book here</a></li><li><a href="http://www.sportingjourneys.com/cwc/Tour_15.htm">Barbados - final only</a> 6 nts from £3395 coming soon </li></ul><p> </p>getvisibletag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27722528.post-1156862299864294252006-08-29T15:30:00.000+01:002006-08-29T15:38:19.876+01:00Tony Becca at the <a href="'http://www.blogger.com/">Jamaica Gleaner</a> isn't happy with the way the organisation of the Cricket World Cup is going on the island.<br /><br />He commented: "For the World Cup to be an event, certain things need to be in place - and definitely so in the capital city. With some six months to go, however, nothing but talk and more talk is happening. "<br /><br />The capital - Kingston is supposed to be restored to its previous glorious self, but it's just not happening.<br /><br />He's also not happy with the matches being played. The island will host West Indies, Pakistan, Ireland and West Indies. I think he's a bit unfair to the organisers. Unlike the <a href="http://www.world-cup-football.com">football World Cup</a>, there just arent' enough top quality nations to fill a group with outstanding talent.<br /><br />Tony also criticises the cost of the tickets. For any world tournament, ticket prices are always too high for the locals. But if you think about it, seeing your nation play in the home world finals of your favourite sport is something that rarely happens more than once in your lifetime. No one is expected to go to every match.<br /><br />But there is one thing I definitely do agree with Mr Becca, and that's that Jamaica does need a face-lift. As they're hosting the opening ceremony, they need it to be polished and prestigous.getvisibletag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27722528.post-1156861723307314612006-08-29T15:25:00.000+01:002006-08-29T15:28:43.310+01:00The Cricket World Cup organisers have announced that all the ordinary tickets have been sold out and the only way for fans to see the games would be to purchase the hospitality and travel packages.<br /><br />The official travel company of the tournament - Cricket Logistics 2007 have commented on the situation:<br /><blockquote><em>"Fans need to be buying their packages now because if they wait too long there will be nothing left", Roach was quoted in cricketworldcup.com. "This not only applies to the finals but, to both semi-finals as well, because they are proving very popular. In fact, because of how the match schedule is structured, people are buying combinations of Hospitality packages to watch Super Eight matches in Barbados, then go to St. Lucia or even Jamaica for a semi-final, and come back<br />to Barbados for the finals."</em> </blockquote><br />Even the tickets for the Super Eight matches are also virtually sold out already!getvisibletag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27722528.post-1156861493171723252006-08-29T15:23:00.000+01:002006-08-29T15:24:53.173+01:00The <strong>Cricket World Cup</strong> organising cheif Chris Dehring has said he's satisfied with the way the organisation of the tournament is going.<br /><br />The opening ceremony will take place at the Greenfield complex now under construction in western Jamaica, and the opening game between the West Indies and Pakistan will be played at Sabina Park in Kingston.getvisibletag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27722528.post-1156861299281545802006-08-29T15:19:00.000+01:002006-08-29T15:21:39.300+01:00The Jamaican Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has assured <strong>Cricket World Cup</strong> fans that they country will be ready.<br /><br />"Everything that is necessary will be done, and I want to assure you, I have given directives and will be holding those responsible, to ensuring that everything be put in place. Even with the limited resources, I expect everyone to ensure that we will be ready and well-prepared," Miller said.getvisibletag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27722528.post-1156861119637898232006-08-29T15:16:00.000+01:002006-08-29T15:18:39.636+01:00Neil McCallum will captain the 15-man squad for the World Cup in the West Indies. The PE teacher has made a good run in recent matches and has got the nod.<br /><br />Here's the full squad:<br /><br />Craig Wright (Greenock) captain, Ryan Watson (Forfarshire), John Blain (Rotherham), Dougie Brown (Warwickshire), Gavin Hamilton (East Bierley), Majid Haq (Ferguslie), Paul Hoffman (Uddingston), Dougie Lockhart (West), Ross Lyons (Clydesdale), Neil McCallum (Grange), Dewald Nel (Greenock), Navdeep Poonia (Warwickshire), Colin Smith (Aberdeenshire), Fraser Watts (Greenock).getvisibletag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27722528.post-1156860896253616422006-08-29T14:25:00.000+01:002006-08-29T15:14:57.253+01:00John Buchanan - the hugely successful coach of the Australian Cricket Team is due to retire after the<strong> Cricket World Cup</strong> in the West Indies next year.<br /><br />Buchanan led Australia to their world record string of 16 consecutive Test wins between October 1999 and March 2001.<br /><br />They also won 21 consecutive one day matches in 2003 which included 11 in the World Cup in South Africa.<br /><br />He said "There's a shelf life in coaching and I believe that following the World Cup it will be the appropriate time to hand over the reins to someone new."<br /><br />During his reign Australia won 75.29 per cent of its 85 tests.getvisibletag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27722528.post-1154437534538785122006-08-01T14:02:00.000+01:002006-08-01T14:05:34.540+01:00With the two top nations in One Day Cricket; <a href="http://www.cricket-world-cup.co.uk/2006/08/australian-cricket-team-fixtures.html">Australia</a> and <a href="http://www.cricket-world-cup.co.uk/2006/08/south-african-cricket-team-fixtures.html">South Africa</a> coming up against each other the two other teams; <a href="http://www.cricket-world-cup.co.uk/2006/08/scottish-cricket-team-fixtures.html">Scotland</a> and <a href="http://www.cricket-world-cup.co.uk/2006/08/dutch-cricket-team-fixtures.html">The Netherlands</a> have virtually no chance of qualifying. Even though there have been upsets in <a href="http://www.cricket-world-cup.co.uk/2006/07/history-of-cricket-world-cup.html">previous world cups</a>, I can't really see any of that happening here.getvisibletag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27722528.post-1154437321496886762006-08-01T13:56:00.000+01:002006-08-01T14:02:01.500+01:00<img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://www.cricket-world-cup.co.uk/uploaded_images/KNCB-779652.png" border="0" />The Dutch have a very difficult task trying to get through Group A as they face Australia and South Africa - the top two teams in the One Day style of game.<br /><br /><strong>2007 World Cup Cricket Fixtures</strong><br /><br />Warm Up<br />Tue 06 Mar - India v The Netherlands<br />Thu 08 Mar - Kenya v The Netherlands<br /><br />Group Stage<br />Fri 16 Mar - South Africa v The Netherlands<br />Sun 18 Mar - Australia v The Netherlands<br />Thu 22 Mar - Scotland v The Netherlands<br /><br /><strong>World Cup History</strong><br />1975: Did not participate<br />1979 to 1992 inclusive: Did not qualify<br />1996: First round<br />1999: Did not qualify<br />2003: First round<br /><br /><strong>Official Site</strong><br /><a href="http://www.kncb.nl/" target="_blank">Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond</a>getvisibletag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27722528.post-1154436841399681152006-08-01T13:44:00.000+01:002006-08-01T13:55:43.103+01:00<img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://www.cricket-world-cup.co.uk/uploaded_images/scotland-730431.gif" border="0" />The Scottish Cricket Team aren't ranked in the ICC ODI Championship Table, in fact they normally play in the English National Cricket League as the Scottish Saltires and becamean associate member of the ICC in 1994.<br /><br /><strong>2007 Cricket World Cup Fixures</strong><br /><br />Warm Up:<br />Mon 05 Mar - Sri Lanka v Scotland<br />Thu 08 Mar - Scotland v Bangladesh<br /><br />Group A:<br />Wed 14 Mar - Australia v Scotland<br />Tue 20 Mar - South Africa v Scotland<br />Thu 22 Mar - Scotland v The Netherlands<br /><a id="World_Cup" name="World_Cup"></a><br /><strong>Previous World Cup Performance</strong><br />1975 to 1992: Not eligible - Not an ICC member<br />1996: Not eligible - Not an ICC member at time of qualification.<br />1999: First round<br />2003: Did not qualify<br /><br /><strong>Official Site</strong><br /><a href="http://www.cricketeurope4.net/SCOTLAND/home.shtml" target="_blank">Cricket Scotland</a>getvisibletag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27722528.post-1154436139786058852006-08-01T13:29:00.000+01:002006-08-01T13:55:19.833+01:00<img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://www.cricket-world-cup.co.uk/uploaded_images/saboard-799930.gif" border="0" />The Proteas are currently ranked 2nd in the world and face Australia, Scotland and The Netherland in Group A of the <strong>2007 Cricket World Cup</strong> in the West Indies.<br /><br /><strong>2007 World Cup Cricket Fixtures</strong><br />Warm-Ups:<br />Mon 05 Mar - South Africa v Canada<br />Fri 09 Mar - Pakistan v South Africa<br /><br />Group Stages:<br />Fri 16 Mar - South Africa v The Netherlands<br />Tue 20 Mar - South Africa v Scotland<br />Sat 24 Mar - Australia v South Africa<br /><br /><strong>World Cup Performance</strong><br />From 1975 to 1987 South Africa were not an ICC member and hence couldn't play in the World Cup.<br />1992: Semi Finals<br />1996: Quarter Finals<br />1999: Semi Finals<br />2003: First round<br /><br /><strong>First Test Match </strong><br />v England in Port Elizabeth 1889<br /><br /><strong>Official Site</strong><br /><a href="http://www.cricket.co.za/" target="_blank">United Cricket Board of South Africa</a>getvisibletag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27722528.post-1154435209199289822006-08-01T12:51:00.000+01:002006-08-01T13:54:59.290+01:00<img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://www.cricket-world-cup.co.uk/uploaded_images/australia-766750.jpg" border="0" />Australia are ranked #1 for the <strong>2007 Cricket World Cup</strong>, and rightly so. They'll feature against South Africa, Scotland and The Netherlands in Group A with their first round matches being played in St. Kitts &amp; Nevis.<br /><br /><strong>Australia Cricket World Cup Fixtures</strong><br /><br />Warm-Ups:<br />Tue 06 Mar - Australia v Zimbabwe<br />Fri 09 Mar - Australia v England<br /><br />Group Stages:<br />Wed 14 Mar - Australia v Scotland<br />Sun 18 Mar - Australia v The Netherlands<br />Sat 24 Mar - Australia v South Africa<br /><br /><strong>World Cup Record</strong><br />1975: Runners up<br />1979: First Round<br />1983: First Round<br />1987: Champions<br />1992: 5th place<br />1996: Runners up<br />1999: Champions<br />2003: Champions<br /><br /><strong>Official Site</strong><br /><a class="l" onmousedown="return clk(this.href,'','','res','1','')" href="http://www.cricket.com.au/" target="_blank">Cricket Australia</a>getvisible