2007 Cricket World Cup

9th Cricket World Cup January 2013 June 2021 2007 Cricket World Cup 2007 Cricket World Cup logo.svg International Cricket Council One Day International Round-robin and Knockout West Indies AUS 4 SRI 16 (from 97 entrants) 51 672000 AUS Glenn McGrath AUS Matthew Hayden (659) AUS Glenn McGrath (26) 2003 2003 Cricket World Cup 2011 2011 Cricket World Cup 13 March 28 April 2007 The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was the ninth Cricket World Cup, a One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007. 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. Every team played a total of 6 matches in the Super 8 round; they didn't play with teams of their own group. They played a total of 6 teams from another three groups (the top 2 teams of all three groups).12 July 2012 ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 match schedule announced https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-match-schedule-announced International Cricket Council 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 and their fourth overall. Australia's unbeaten record in the tournament increased their total to 29 consecutive World Cup matches without a loss, a streak dating back to 23 May 1999, during the group stage of the 1999 World Cup.Huw Richards 29 April 2007 Cricket: Australia powers to its third straight World Cup https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/29/sports/29iht-CRICKET.1.5489654.html The New York Times26 May 2019 World Cup 2007: A dominant champion like no other https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/108149/world-cup-2007-australian-cricket-team-champions-cricbuzzcom Cricbuzz The tournament also saw upsets and surprise results, with pre-tournament favourites India and Pakistan failing to make it past the group stage, while Bangladesh, the second-lowest ranked ICC Full Member at the time, and World Cup debutant Ireland, which was an ICC Associate Member at the time, made it to the "Super 8", beating India and Pakistan respectively en route. Ireland became only the second associate nation to make it past the first round of a Cricket World Cup, the first being Kenya in 2003.26 June 2020 Was the 2007 World Cup really a disaster? https://www.espn.in/cricket/story/_/id/29368461/was-2007-world-cup-really-disaster ESPN Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer died the day after Pakistan was knocked out. The following day, police initially announced that the death was suspicious and ordered a full investigation.http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/286421.html Woolmer's post-mortem inconclusive 20 March 2007 CricInfo 23 March 2007http://www.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/286445.html Woolmer's death 'suspicious' – police 21 March 2007 CricInfo 23 March 2007 Eight months later, an open verdict was returned and the case closed.Police close Woolmer case after open verdict ABC, 30 November 2007 Following the tournament, the ICC distributed surplus tournament revenues of US$239 million to its members.22 January 2010 ORDER OF BUSINESS OF THE SENATE OF JAMAICA https://www.japarliament.gov.jm/attachments/380_ORDER%20OF%20BUSINESS.pdf Parliament of Jamaica 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 ICC Cricket World Cup has been held in the Caribbean despite the fact that the West Indies cricket team had been the second most successful team in past World Cups.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.6 November 2003 ICC Chief Executive - WI have 'earned' right to host ICC CWC 2007 https://www.cricinfo.com/story/icc-chief-executive-wi-have-earned-right-to-host-icc-cwc-2007-132440?platform=amp Cricinfo7 November 2003 WI sign Host Agreement with ICC for 2007 W'Cup https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cricket/wi-sign-host-agreement-with-icc-for-2007-wcup/articleshow/271596.cms The Times of India The United States contingent lobbied strongly for matches to be staged at its newly built cricket ground in Lauderhill, Florida, but the ICC decided to award all matches to Caribbean nations. Bids from Bermuda, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and a second bid by Jamaica were also rejected. Eight venues across the West Indies were selected to host the World Cup tournament. All host countries hosted six matches with the exceptions of St. Lucia, Jamaica, and Barbados (which hosted the final), each of which hosted seven matches. The Jamaican government spent US$81 million for "on-the-pitch" expenses.http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20060831/news/news2.html Robert Bryan, executive director, Jamaica 2007 Cricket Limited Jamaica Gleaner 9 April 2007 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070927023254/http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20060831/news/news2.html 27 September 2007 This included refurbishing Sabina Park and constructing the new multi-purpose facility in Trelawny through a loan from China. Another US$20 million was 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 was estimated to cost US$35 million.http://www.caribbeancricket.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2127 World Cup 2007: Eyes Wide Shut by Claude Robinson caribbeancricket.com 9 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20061029231855/http://caribbeancricket.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2127 29 October 2006 dead http://www.sportsjamaica.com/read_article.php?id=5632 Cricket: 'Run wid it again!' 24 April 2006 9 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070312042225/http://www.sportsjamaica.com/read_article.php?id=5632 12 March 2007 live The total amount of money spent on stadiums was at least US$301 million. Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad lost its status as a pre-tournament warm-up match venue on 21 September 2006.http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/260157.html Brian Lara stadium exits World Cup Mark Pouchet Cricinfo 21 September 2006 9 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070314031446/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/260157.html 14 March 2007 live Venues The following venues were announced for the tournament:5 July 2004 Eight Caribbean venues to host World Cup matches https://www.cricinfo.com/story/eight-caribbean-venues-to-host-world-cup-matches-138648?platform=amp Cricinfo Antigua and BarbudaBarbadosGrenadaGuyanaSir Vivian Richards StadiumCapacity: 20,000Kensington OvalCapacity: 27,000Queen's ParkCapacity: 20,000Providence StadiumCapacity: 15,000150px150px150px150px420pxJamaicaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaTrinidad and TobagoSabina ParkCapacity: 16,000Warner Park StadiumCapacity: 10,000Beausejour Cricket GroundCapacity: 20,000Queen's Park OvalCapacity: 25,000150px150px150px Warm-up venues VenueCityCountryCapacityMatches3Ws OvalBridgetownBarbados8,5004Greenfield StadiumFalmouth, JamaicaJamaica25,0004Arnos Vale StadiumKingstownSaint Vincent and the Grenadines18,0004Sir Frank Worrell Memorial GroundSt. AugustineTrinidad and Tobago4 Qualification thumb|The captains of the 2007 Cricket World Cup 2007 Cricket World Cup qualification The field of 16 teams, the largest ever for the Cricket World Cup, consisted of all 16 teams which currently held ODI status. This included the ten full members of the ICC, all of which have Test and permanent ODI status. The other six (associate) ODI nations were Kenya (which had ODI status until 2009) and five additional teams (previously three) that qualified via the 2005 ICC Trophy (gaining ODI status until 2009 in the process). These nations included Scotland who won the ICC Trophy, Canada, the Netherlands, and – making their World Cup debuts – Ireland and Bermuda. Full MembersAUSBANENGINDNZLPAKRSASRIWINZIMAssociate MembersBERCANKENIRENEDSCO Squads 2007 Cricket World Cup squads The 16 teams had to name their final squads by 13 February 2007. Changes were allowed after this deadline at the discretion of the ICC's Technical Committee in necessary cases, such as due to player injury. Leadup All major Test-playing nations had schedules allowing them to play a large number of ODI matches 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: RankingTeamPoints1RSA1282AUS1253NZL1134PAK1115IND1096SRI1087ENG1068WIN1019BAN4210ZIM2211KEN012SCO0% / 69%13NED0% / 50%14IRE0% / 44%15CAN0% / 33%16BER0% / 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.Fitzgerald James Scotland top of ICC Associate ODI Rankings after WCL Div. 1 http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-wcl/content/story/280216.html ICC 11 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20070219091354/http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-wcl/content/story/280216.html 19 February 2007 13 February 2007 – Note: The ODIs in the WCL Division 1 were the last ODIs played by associates before the World Cup. 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 matches were played from Monday 5 March until Friday 9 March. Australia, Bangladesh, India and Pakistan were the only teams to win both of their warm-up games, whilst Bermuda, Canada, the Netherlands and Scotland did not win either of their fixtures. Matches background:lightblue; 5 March 2007 West Indies 268/6 (50 overs) 247/7 (50 overs) KEN Marlon Samuels 100 Thomas Odoyo 2/26 (6 overs) Collins Obuya 54* Daren Powell 2/23 (6 overs) West Indies won by 21 runs (scorecard) Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny Billy Bowden (NZ) and Brian Jerling (SA) 5 March 2007 ENG 286/8 (50 overs) 45 (22.2 overs) BER Jamie Dalrymple 76 Delyone Borden 3/71 (10 overs) David Hemp 11 Jon Lewis 3/7 (4 overs) ENG won by 241 runs (scorecard) Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown Tony Hill (NZ) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) 5 March 2007 RSA 192 (50 overs) 157 (44.2 overs) IRE Andrew Hall 67* Trent Johnston 4/40 (10 overs) Andre Botha 40 Charl Langeveldt 4/31 (8.2 overs) RSA won by 35 runs (scorecard) Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground, St. Augustine Aleem Dar (Pak) and Peter Parker (Aus) 5 March 2007 SRI 294/7 (50 overs) 135 (41.2 overs) SCO Kumar Sangakkara 81 John Blain 2/51 (9 overs) Gavin Hamilton 25 Tillakaratne Dilshan 2/8 (4.2 overs) SRI won by 159 runs (scorecard) 3Ws Oval, Bridgetown Ian Howell (SA) and Simon Taufel (Aus) 6 March 2007 IND 300/9 (50 overs) 118 (37.5 overs) NED Rahul Dravid 74 Ryan ten Doeschate 5/57 (10 overs) Bastiaan Zuiderent 32 Yuvraj Singh 4/12 (3.5 overs) IND won by 182 runs (scorecard) Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny Steve Bucknor (WI) and Asoka de Silva (SL) 6 March 2007 AUS 290/7 (50 overs) 184/7 (50 overs) ZIM Michael Clarke 82 Sean Williams 2/48 (8 overs) Sean Williams 44 Stuart Clark 2/33 (7 overs) AUS won by 106 runs (scorecard) Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown Asad Rauf (Pak) and Billy Doctrove (WI) 6 March 2007 PAK 273/8 (48 overs) 196 (46.4 overs) CAN Mohammad Hafeez 61 Henry Osinde 2/48 (8 overs) Qaiser Ali 37 Mohammad Hafeez 3/10 (3.4 overs) PAK won by 77 runs (DL) (scorecard) Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground, St. Augustine Ian Gould (Eng) and Daryl Harper (Aus) Match shortened due to technical issues;October 2023 Duckworth-Lewis revised target to win: 274 runs in 48 overs for Canada. 6 March 2007 NZL 226 (47.2 overs) 230/8 (49 overs) BAN Jacob Oram 88 Abdur Razzak 4/26 (10 overs) Tamim Iqbal 46 Daniel Vettori 3/38 (10 overs) BAN won by 2 wickets (scorecard) 3Ws Oval, Bridgetown Mark Benson (Eng) and Steve Davis (Aus) 8 March 2007 KEN 274/8 (50 overs) 265/9 (50 overs) NED Thomas Odoyo 73 Daan van Bunge 3/41 (10 overs) Darron Reekers 75 Steve Tikolo 5/48 (10 overs) KEN won by 9 runs (scorecard) Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny Steve Bucknor (WI) and Billy Bowden (NZ) 8 March 2007 BER 136 (50 overs) 137/4 (29 overs) ZIM Janeiro Tucker 56 Anthony Ireland 3/22 (8 overs) Sean Williams 72* Dwayne Leverock 2/54 (10 overs) ZIM won by 6 wickets (scorecard) Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown Asad Rauf (Pak) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) 8 March 2007 CAN 115 (32.5 overs) 116/3 (26.5 overs) IRE Geoff Barnett 27 Dave Langford-Smith 4/41 (10 overs) Jeremy Bray 41* Abdool Samad 1/11 (3 overs) IRE won by 7 wickets (scorecard) Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground, St. Augustine Aleem Dar (Pak) and Daryl Harper (Aus) 8 March 2007 SCO 152/9 (50 overs) 153/3 (34.1 overs) BAN Navdeep Poonia 32 Abdur Razzak 4/41 (10 overs) Habibul Bashar 57* Paul Hoffmann 1/19 (6 overs) BAN won by 7 wickets (scorecard) 3Ws Oval, Bridgetown Mark Benson (Eng) and Simon Taufel (Aus) 9 March 2007 ENG 197 (48.3 overs) 200/5 (40.5 overs) AUS Michael Vaughan 62 Shaun Tait 4/33 (8.3 overs) Adam Gilchrist 72 Monty Panesar 1/16 (6 overs) AUS won by 5 wickets (scorecard) Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown Tony Hill (NZ) and Norman Malcolm (WI) 9 March 2007 RSA 199 (48.3 overs) 200/3 (44.3 overs) PAK Loots Bosman 53 Mohammad Sami 2/13 (5 overs) Younis Khan 79 André Nel 1/21 (7 overs) PAK won by 7 wickets (scorecard) Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground, St. Augustine Ian Gould (Eng) and Peter Parker (Aus) 9 March 2007 NZL 285/8 (50 overs) 267 (48.2 overs) SRI Lou Vincent 70 Lasith Malinga 2/26 (4 overs) Upul Tharanga 106 Scott Styris 2/44 (10 overs) NZL won by 18 runs (scorecard) 3Ws Oval, Bridgetown Steve Davis (Aus) and Ian Howell (SA) Aggregate warm-up results Team Played Won Lost AUS 2 2 0 BAN 2 2 0 BER 2 0 2 CAN 2 0 2 ENG 2 1 1 IND 2 2 0 IRE 2 1 1 KEN 2 1 1 NED 2 0 2 NZL 2 1 1 PAK 2 2 0 SCO 2 0 2 RSA 2 1 1 SRI 2 1 1 West Indies 2 1 1 ZIM 2 1 1 Match status None of the warm-up games were officially recognised as ODIs or List A matches by the International Cricket Council due to various changes in the rules of the game.http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-news/content/story/282105.html ICC confirms umpire and match referee appointments for opening stages of ICC Cricket World Cup Brian Murgatroyd 2 March 2007 ICC dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070308061525/http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-news/content/story/282105.html 8 March 2007 25 May 2007 Note, the warm-up matches do not have ODI status and so there will be no ICC match referee in place for these games.long Jon ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 match schedule announced http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-cwc/content/story/213796.html ICC 9 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070416033529/http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-cwc/content/story/213796.html 16 April 2007 19 July 2005 Whilst normally only 11 players are allowed to bat and field (excluding situations involving a substitute fielder),See twelfth man in the List of cricket terms. 13 players were used in each team's squad for the matches – 11 of which were allowed to field at one time and 11 of which were allowed to bat (meaning players could be swapped in and out when fielding or bowling, but two players did not bat in a match).https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/england/6415975.stm England bowlers demolish Bermuda 5 March 2007 BBC 25 May 2007 In official ICC matches match referees are required to help officiate a game, but due to the changes in the rules none were appointed for any of the warm-up games.http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/282108.html ICC announces umpires and referees for World Cup 2 March 2007 Cricinfo 5 June 2007 Additionally, Man of the Match awards were not given out and no reserve days were set for these matches. Opening ceremony thumb|left|Alison Hinds performing during the ceremony thumb|Fireworks in the opening ceremony of the 2007 Cricket World Cup The opening ceremony was held on Sunday, 11 March 2007 at Trelawny Stadium in Jamaica.12 March 2007 2007 World Cup opening ceremony - a truly spectacular event https://www.cricinfo.com/story/2007-world-cup-opening-ceremony-a-truly-spectacular-event-284842?platform=amp Cricinfo It featured over 2,000 dancers and performers representing all strands of West Indian 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 and included messages from the prime ministers of Jamaica and Grenada.13 March 2007 Cricket's World Cup extravaganza gets underway https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2007/03/13/2003352156 Taipei Times Rules and regulations Matches The matches were One Day Internationals and operated under normal ODI rules. All matches were to be 50 overs a team 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 team 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 were dismissed before the completion of 20 overs). In the event of bad weather, the Duckworth–Lewis method was to be applied to determine the result or target. If no result was declared on the scheduled day, the teams would return the following 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.http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/rules/wc07_playing_conditions.pdf ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 Playing Conditions 27 February 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070226180703/http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/rules/wc07_playing_conditions.pdf 26 February 2007 Tournament points In the Group and Super 8 stages, points were awarded as follows: +PointsResultsPointsWin2 pointsTie/No Result1 pointLoss0 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: Most wins in their group or in Super 8, whichever is applicable Higher net run rate Higher number of wickets taken per ball Winners of head-to-head matches The drawing of lots Match officials 2007 Cricket World Cup officials The umpiring panel for the 2007 Cricket World Cup comprised nine umpires from the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires (the only member not included was Darrell Hair), and nine umpires from the international panel. The refereeing panel consisted of seven members from the Elite Panel of ICC Referees, with Clive Lloyd not being included due to his role as the West Indies's team manager.http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/282108.html ICC announces umpires and referees for World Cup Cricinfo 2007-03-02 2007-06-05 Aleem Dar went on to stand as an umpire in his first World Cup final, alongside Steve Bucknor who appeared in his fifth final in a row, extending his record of four from the 2003 World Cup.http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-media/content/story/292531.html ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Cricket World Cup final ICC Brian Murgatroyd 2007-04-27 2007-05-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20070929091651/http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-media/content/story/292531.html 2007-09-29 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 the 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 was limited.http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/world/icc-table-provides-basis,3325,EN.html World Cup seedings plan announced 9 April 2007 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070926234921/http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/world/icc-table-provides-basis%2C3325%2CEN.html 26 September 2007 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 AGroup BGroup CGroup DAUS (1)SRI (2)NZL (3)PAK (4)RSA (5)IND (6)ENG (7)WIN (8)SCO (12)BAN (11)KEN (10)ZIM (9)NED (16)BER (15)CAN (14)IRE (13) Format The tournament was preceded by a number of warm-up matches to allow the players to acclimatise to the conditions in the West Indies. The group stage matches started on 13 March and finished on 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 also used a league system. Each team carried forward its result against the other team qualifying from its preliminary stage group, and played the other six qualifying teams once each. The top four teams in the league qualified for the semi-finals. This system was modified since the previous World Cup, which had a "Super 6" stage rather than a Super 8. The Super 8 stage matches were played from Tuesday 27 March until Saturday 21 April. A total of 24 matches were played in the Super 8 stage. The top four teams in the "Super 8" advanced to the semi-finals. This was the knockout stage, with the No. 1 team playing the No. 4 team, and the No. 2 team playing the No. 3 team in the tournament. The winners of the two semi-finals played each other in the Final. All tournament matches had 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 2007 Cricket World Cup Group A #eee 14 March 2007 AUS 334/6 (50 overs) 131 (40.1 overs) SCO Australia won by 203 runs Scorecard Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre 16 March 2007 RSA 353/3 (40 overs) 132/9 (40 overs) NED South Africa won by 221 runs Scorecard Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre #eee 18 March 2007 AUS 358/5 (50 overs) 129 (26.5 overs) NED Australia won by 229 runs Scorecard Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre 20 March 2007 SCO 186/8 (50 overs) 188/3 (23.2 overs) RSA South Africa won by 7 wickets Scorecard Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre #eee 22 March 2007 SCO 136 (34.1 overs) 140/2 (23.5 overs) NED Netherlands won by 8 wickets Scorecard Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre 24 March 2007 AUS 377/6 (50 overs) 294 (48 overs) RSA Australia won by 83 runs Scorecard Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre Group B 2007 Cricket World Cup Group B #eee 15 March 2007 SRI 321/6 (50 overs) 78 (24.4 overs) BER Sri Lanka won by 243 runs Scorecard Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain 17 March 2007 IND 191 (49.3 overs) 192/5 (48.3 overs) BAN Bangladesh won by 5 wickets Scorecard Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain #eee 19 March 2007 IND 413/5 (50 overs) 156 (43.1 overs) BER India won by 257 runs Scorecard Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain 21 March 2007 SRI 318/4 (50 overs) 112 (37 overs) BAN Sri Lanka won by 198 runs (D/L) Scorecard Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain #eee 23 March 2007 SRI 254/6 (50 overs) 185 (43.3 overs) IND Sri Lanka won by 69 runs Scorecard Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain 25 March 2007 BER 94/9 (21 overs) 96/3 (17.3 overs) BAN Bangladesh won by 7 wickets (D/L) Scorecard Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain Group C 2007 Cricket World Cup Group C #eee 14 March 2007 CAN 199 (50 overs) 203/3 (43.2 overs) KEN Kenya won by 7 wickets Scorecard Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet 16 March 2007 ENG 209/7 (50 overs) 210/4 (41 overs) NZL New Zealand won by 6 wickets Scorecard Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet #eee 18 March 2007 ENG 279/6 (50 overs) 228/7 (50 overs) CAN England won by 51 runs Scorecard Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet 20 March 2007 NZL 331/7 (50 overs) 183 (49.2 overs) KEN New Zealand won by 148 runs Scorecard Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet #eee 22 March 2007 NZL 363/5 (50 overs) 249/9 (49.2 overs) CAN New Zealand won by 114 runs Scorecard Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet 24 March 2007 KEN 177 (43 overs) 178/3 (33 overs) ENG England won by 7 wickets Scorecard Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet Group D 2007 Cricket World Cup Group D #eee 13 March 2007 WIN 241/9 (50 overs) 187 (47.2 overs) PAK West Indies won by 54 runs Scorecard Sabina Park, Kingston 15 March 2007 IRE 221/9 (50 overs) 221 (50 overs) ZIM Match tied Scorecard Sabina Park, Kingston #eee 17 March 2007 PAK 132 (45.4 overs) 133/7 (41.4 overs) IRE Ireland won by 3 wickets (D/L) Scorecard Sabina Park, Kingston 19 March 2007 ZIM 202/5 (50 overs) 204/4 (47.5 overs) WIN West Indies won by 6 wickets Scorecard Sabina Park, Kingston #eee 21 March 2007 PAK 349 (49.5 overs) 99 (19.1 overs) ZIM Pakistan won by 93 runs (D/L) Scorecard Sabina Park, Kingston 23 March 2007 IRE 183/8 (48 overs) 190/2 (38.1 overs) WIN West Indies won by 8 wickets (D/L) Scorecard Sabina Park, Kingston Super 8 stage 2007 Cricket World Cup Super Eight stage The top two teams in each first-round group moved on to a "Super 8" stage which was scored as a complete round-robin. However, 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. #eee 27 March 2007 AUS 322/6 (50 overs) 219 (45.3 overs) WIN Australia won by 103 runs Scorecard Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound 28 March 2007 SRI 209 (49.3 overs) 212/9 (48.2 overs) RSA South Africa won by 1 wicket Scorecard Providence Stadium, Guyana #eee 29 March 2007 WIN 177 (44.4 overs) 179/3 (39.2 overs) NZL New Zealand won by 7 wickets Scorecard Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound 30 March 2007 ENG 266/7 (50 overs) 218 (48.1 overs) IRE England won by 48 runs Scorecard Providence Stadium, Guyana #eee 31 March 2007 BAN 104/6 (22 overs) 106/0 (13.5 overs) AUS Australia won by 10 wickets Scorecard Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound 1 April 2007 SRI 303/5 (50 overs) 190 (44.3 overs) WIN Sri Lanka won by 113 runs Scorecard Providence Stadium, Guyana #eee 2 April 2007 BAN 174 (48.3 overs) 178/1 (29.2 overs) NZL New Zealand won by 9 wickets Scorecard Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound 3 April 2007 IRE 152/8 (35 overs) 165/3 (31.3 overs) RSA South Africa won by 7 wickets (DL) Scorecard Providence Stadium, Guyana #eee 4 April 2007 SRI 235 (50 overs) 233/8 (50 overs) ENG Sri Lanka won by 2 runs Scorecard Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound 7 April 2007 BAN 251/8 (50 overs) 184 (48.4 overs) RSA Bangladesh won by 67 runs Scorecard Providence Stadium, Guyana #eee 8 April 2007 ENG 247 (49.5 overs) 248/3 (47.2 overs) AUS Australia won by 7 wickets Scorecard Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound 9 April 2007 NZL 263/8 (50 overs) 134 (37.4 overs) IRE New Zealand won by 129 runs Scorecard Providence Stadium, Guyana #eee 10 April 2007 RSA 356/4 (50 overs) 289/9 (50 overs) WIN South Africa won by 67 runs Scorecard Queen's Park, Grenada 11 April 2007 BAN 143 (37.2 overs) 147/6 (44.5 overs) ENG England won by 4 wickets Scorecard Kensington Oval, Bridgetown #eee 12 April 2007 09:30 NZL 219/7 (50 overs) 222/4 (45.1 overs) SRI Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets Scorecard Queen's Park, Grenada 13 April 2007 IRE 91 (30 overs) 92/1 (12.2 overs) AUS Australia won by 9 wickets Scorecard Kensington Oval, Bridgetown #eee 14 April 2007 RSA 193/7 (50 overs) 196/5 (48.2 overs) NZL New Zealand won by 5 wickets Scorecard Queen's Park, Grenada 15 April 2007 IRE 243/7 (50 overs) 169 (41.2 overs) BAN Ireland won by 74 runs Scorecard Kensington Oval, Bridgetown #eee 16 April 2007 SRI 226 (49.4 overs) 232/3 (42.4 overs) AUS Australia won by 7 wickets Scorecard Queen's Park, Grenada 17 April 2007 ENG 154 (48 overs) 157/1 (19.2 overs) RSA South Africa won by 9 wickets Scorecard Kensington Oval, Bridgetown #eee 18 April 2007 IRE 77 (27.4 overs) 81/2 (10 overs) SRI Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets Scorecard Queen's Park, Grenada 19 April 2007 WIN 230/5 (50 overs) 131 (43.5 overs) BAN West Indies won by 99 runs Scorecard Kensington Oval, Bridgetown #eee 20 April 2007 AUS 348/6 (50 overs) 133 (25.5 overs) NZL Australia won by 215 runs Scorecard Queen's Park, Grenada 21 April 2007 WIN 300 (49.5 overs) 301/9 (49.5 overs) ENG England won by 1 wicket Scorecard Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Knockout stage 25 April – Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet 4 RSA 149 1 AUS 153/3 24 April – Sabina Park, Kingston 2 SRI 289/5 3 NZL 208 28 April – Kensington Oval, Bridgetown AUS 281/4 SRI 215/8 Semi-finals 24 April 2007 SRI 289/5 (50 overs) Mahela Jayawardene 115* (109) James Franklin 2/46 (9 overs) NZL 208 (41.4 overs) Peter Fulton 46 (77) Muttiah Muralitharan 4/31 (8 overs) Sri Lanka won by 81 runs Scorecard Sabina Park, Kingston Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Mahela Jayawardene (SL) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. Sri Lanka qualified for the final for second time after 1996.24 April 2007 Jayawardene-inspired Sri Lanka seal a spot in the final https://www.cricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2006-07-125929/new-zealand-vs-sri-lanka-1st-semi-final-247505/match-report Cricinfo Stephen Fleming (NZ) played in his last ODI match. 25 April 2007 RSA 149 (43.5 overs) Justin Kemp 49* (91) Shaun Tait 4/39 (10 overs) AUS 153/3 (31.3 overs) Michael Clarke 60* (86) Shaun Pollock 1/16 (5 overs) Australia won by 7 wickets Scorecard Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet Steve Bucknor (WI) and Aleem Dar (Pak) Glenn McGrath (Aus) South Africa won the toss and elected to bat. Australia qualified for the final for sixth time after 1975, 1987, 1996, 1999 and 2003.25 April 2007 Imposing Australia march into World Cup final https://www.cricinfo.com/series/icc-world-cup-2006-07-125929/australia-vs-south-africa-2nd-semi-final-247506/match-report Cricinfo Final 2007 Cricket World Cup Final 28 April 2007 AUS 281/4 (38 overs) Adam Gilchrist 149 (104) Lasith Malinga 2/49 (8 overs) SRI 215/8 (36 overs) Sanath Jayasuriya 63 (67) Michael Clarke 2/33 (5 overs) Australia won by 53 runs (D/L method) Scorecard Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Steve Bucknor (WI) and Aleem Dar (Pak) Adam Gilchrist (Aus) Australia won the toss and elected to bat. The match was reduced to 38 overs per side due to rain. Sri Lanka were set a revised target of 269 runs from 36 overs. Glenn McGrath (Aus) and Russel Arnold (SL) both played in their last ODI.Peter English 23 December 2006 McGrath to retire after World Cup https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/mcgrath-to-retire-after-world-cup-273700 ESPN Cricinfo With this victory, Australia became the first team to win three consecutive World Cup titles. thumb|left|Final of 2007 Cricket World Cup between Sri Lanka and Australia This was the first World Cup final to be a repeat: the teams previously met in the 1996 World Cup final, which Sri Lanka won. Australia had won every World Cup match against Sri Lanka apart from that loss.https://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scorecard/4075/aus-vs-sl-final-icc-world-cup-2007 Australia vs Sri Lanka, Final, ICC World Cup, 2007 – Scorecard Cricbuzz 28 April 2007 The match was Sri Lanka's second World Cup final appearance, and Australia's fourth in a row and sixth overall. Australian captain 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. Wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist played an innings of 149 – the highest for any batsman in a World Cup final – to give Australia an imposing total going in at the break.http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/292681.html Gilchrist leads Australia to World Cup treble Cricinfo 28 April 2007 thumb|A large crowd of over 10,000 fans welcome the Australian team on completing the first World Cup hat-trick – Martin Place, Sydney. 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 diminished. Further rain forced the reduction of Sri Lanka's innings to just 36 overs, with the target revised to 269. At the end 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, Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene agreed there was no need to return the following day, and instructed his team to resume batting; Ponting agreed to play only spin bowlers. The last three overs were played in almost complete darkness, during which Sri Lanka added just nine runs to give Australia a 53-run victory by the D-L method.http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247507.html Australia v Sri Lanka, 2007 World Cup final, Barbados Cricinfo 30 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070430003511/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247507.html 30 April 2007 live The umpires later apologised for their error, saying that the match should have ended then with Australia winning by 37 runs.http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/292771.html Crowe takes the blame for light chaos Cricinfo 30 April 2007 thumb|Australian captain Ricky Ponting Australia won the tournament undefeated, extending their streak of World Cup matches without a loss to 29.http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/292773.html How Gilchrist destroyed Sri Lanka Cricinfo 30 April 2007 Australian bowler Glenn McGrath was named 'Player of the Series' and retired from all forms of international cricket.6 April 2010 McGrath bows out winning Player of the Tournament award https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/mcgrath-bows-out-winning-player-of-the-tournament-award International Cricket Council Statistics Most runs Player Team Runs Matthew Hayden AUS 659 Mahela Jayawardene SRI 548 Ricky Ponting AUS 539 Scott Styris NZL 499 Jacques Kallis RSA 485 Most wickets Player Team Wickets Glenn McGrath AUS 26 Muttiah Muralitharan SRI 23 Shaun Tait AUS 23 Brad Hogg AUS 21 Lasith Malinga SRI 18 Controversies 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",Raedler John Woolmer was strangled, police say CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/03/22/cricket.death/index.html 24 March 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070325203202/http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/03/22/cricket.death/index.html 25 March 2007 live and that the investigation would be handled as a murder.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6482981.stm Pakistan Woolmer death treated as murder 23 March 2007 BBC 23 March 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070326100111/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6482981.stm 26 March 2007 live After a lengthy investigation the Jamaican police rescinded the comments that he was murdered, and confirmed that he died from natural causes.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6745589.stm Woolmer 'died of natural causes' 12 June 2007 BBC 12 June 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070629072142/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6745589.stm 29 June 2007 live In November 2007, an open verdict was returned. Criticism The 2007 World Cup organisers were criticised early on for being over-commercialised 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,http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/288564.html A public relations disaster Tim de Lisle Cricinfo 3 April 2007 24 May 2007 as well as the authorities being accused of "running [cricket and cricketing traditions] out of town, then sanitising it out of existence".https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/apr/05/cricket.cricketworldcup20072 Weep for the ghosts of calypsos past in this lifeless forum Mike Selvey The Guardian London 5 April 2007 24 May 2007 Sir Viv Richards echoed the concerns.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/other_international/west_indies/6531839.stm Richards attacks Cup organisation BBC 5 April 2007 24 May 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070506212209/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/west_indies/6531839.stm 6 May 2007 live The ICC were also condemned for high prices of tickets and concessions, which were considered unaffordable for the local population in many of the locations.http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/288885.html Crushing the essence of the Caribbean Cricinfo 5 April 2007 24 May 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070519181714/http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/288885.html 19 May 2007 live ICC CEO, Malcolm Speed, said that the ICC recognised the problem but said it was the local organisers' fault.http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/quote/content/current/page/156062.html Quote ... unquote Cricinfo 2007 30 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070516213353/http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/quote/content/current/page/156062.html 16 May 2007 live However, the later matches had more crowds as the tournament progressed with the local organisers easing restrictions.http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/story/288990.html Barbados determined to restore local flavour Cricinfo 5 April 2007 24 May 2007 Although it did not meet the target of US$42 million, the US$32 million revenue from ticket sales was the highest of any Cricket World Cup yet, and double that of the previous World Cup.http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/290706.html Ticket sales double of previous World Cup – Dehring Cricinfo 16 April 2007 30 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070418124554/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/290706.html 18 April 2007 live The World Cup was also criticised by the BCCI for its format because India failed to move on from the group stage after losing two of their three matches. The BCCI later claimed it would see to it that the ICC alter its format for the 2011 Cricket World Cup.https://www.rediff.com/wc2007/2007/mar/27bindra.htm Former BCCI chief blames format for India's exit Rediff.com 27 March 2007 16 August 2013 The elimination of both 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 as the most revenue generating and electric match in the tournament. The tournament was also criticised as being too long.https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29368461/was-2007-world-cup-really-disaster Was the 2007 World Cup really a disaster? ESPN Cricinfo 19 July 2020 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.http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/281062.html Holding slams World Cup minnows 20 February 2007 9 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070301202239/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/281062.html 1 March 2007 live 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.http://cricket.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1659807.cms ICC associates hit back at Holding for his remarks Cricket.indiatimes.com 16 August 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070402194010/http://cricket.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1659807.cms 2 April 2007 The majority of the experts and players participating in the tournament backed up the smaller teams taking part in the World Cup.http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/285508.html Bermuda have 'wonderful experience' in huge loss Cricinfo 16 March 2007 9 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070319225306/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/285508.html 19 March 2007 live This was further backed up with Ireland and Bangladesh making the Super 8s and being competitive and sportsmanlike throughout the tournament.Fitzgerald James Ireland ranked tenth in LG ICC ODI Championship http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-odi/content/story/291931.html ICC 11 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20070428122434/http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-odi/content/story/291931.html 28 April 2007 22 April 2007 During the Pakistan and Canada warm-up match at Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground, the sight screen was knocked down and the game was delayed by over 70 minutes and reduced to 48 overs.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/6422669.stm Pakistan too powerful for Canada 6 March 2007 BBC 25 May 2007 Additionally, a tear gas canister exploded at the Trinidad hotel where the Pakistan, South Africa, Canada and Ireland teams were staying.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/6427455.stm World Cup stars in security scare 7 March 2007 BBC 25 March 2007 The hotel had to be evacuated but no injuries were reported. A number of concerns were expressed regarding the conditions of the pitches for the warm-up matches. During the Pakistan and South Africa warm-up game, the teams were unhappy with the condition of the pitch, claiming irregular bounce off the wicket was "treacherous".https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/6434377.stm Pakistan sink SA on dubious pitch 9 March 2007 BBC 25 May 2007 In addition, a number of teams expressed concern over the slow wickets used during the warm-up matches,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/england/6431081.stm England soundly beaten by Aussies 9 March 2007 BBC 25 May 2007 although Cricinfo writer Sambit Bal welcomed the pitches slowing down as a method of making the battle between the batsmen and the bowlers more equal.http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/284823.html Let the games begin Sambit Bal 11 March 2007 Cricinfo 25 May 2007 If the pitches at the main grounds are anything like the ones in the practice matches, batsmen will have to earn their runs, and that's not a bad thing for the game, Further criticism was generated by the confusion at the end of the final match: the umpires announced that play was suspended due to bad light, which caused the Australian team to erupt in celebration as the scoreboard and official announcements declared Australia the winners. However, the umpires incorrectly insisted that the game was only suspended and not completed, and that 3 overs remained to be played, so in farcical light conditions, Sri Lanka batted out the remaining 3 overs following a gentleman's agreement between the two captains.http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/292772.html Awesome Australia but awful organising Cricinfo 28 April 2007 30 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070501040007/http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/292772.html 1 May 2007 live The umpires and the ICC apologised for the unnecessary situation and cited it as an unnecessary fundamental error due to the pressure of the situation.http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/292851.html Speed apologises for light chaos Cricinfo 28 April 2007 30 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070502005031/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/292851.html 2 May 2007 live 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.http://content-nz.cricinfo.com/twenty20wc/content/current/story/299277.html World Cup officials banned by ICC Cricinfo 22 June 2007 24 June 2007 26 June 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070626155735/http://content-nz.cricinfo.com/twenty20wc/content/current/story/299277.html dead Preparation problems thumb|right|200px|Greenfield Stadium in Trelawny, Jamaica encountered technical problems before playing host to four of the warm-up matches 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.http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070311/sports/sports12.html Some Cup venues still not ready 11 March 2007 9 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070505102707/http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070311/sports/sports12.html 5 May 2007 dead At Sabina Park, seats had to be removed at the newly constructed north-stand due to safety concerns.http://www.indiaenews.com/america/20070311/42427.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20070927185606/http://www.indiaenews.com/america/20070311/42427.htm dead 27 September 2007 A week before the opening Cricket World Cup game, chinks appear at Sabina Park 11 March 2007 9 April 2007 At Trelawny Stadium in Jamaica, ground staff were unable to gain admission to the ground during the warm-up matches due to accreditation problems.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/03/11/scath111.xml Hosts hope calm is not followed by a storm Mike Atherton The Sunday Telegraph London 12 March 2007 9 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070320025708/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fsport%2F2007%2F03%2F11%2Fscath111.xml 20 March 2007 dead Additionally, South Africa and Australia both expressed concerns over practice facilities.http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/04/sports/CB-SPT-CRK-World-Cup-Roundup.php Warmup matches start amid last minute preparations 4 March 2007 9 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070427104732/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/04/sports/CB-SPT-CRK-World-Cup-Roundup.php 27 April 2007 live Ultimately none of the stadiums used in the warm-up games were used in any other part of the tournament except for the Greenfield Stadium in Trelawny, Jamaica, which hosted the opening ceremony but no matches. Media coverage The World Cup had 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 million.http://www.charteredaccountants.com.au/charter/charter_archive/2003/june_2003/A117967146 Sponsorship revenue 9 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070309152853/http://www.charteredaccountants.com.au/charter/charter_archive/2003/june_2003/A117967146 9 March 2007 live The 2007 World Cup was televised in over 200 countries to a viewing audience estimated at more than two billion viewers and was expected to generate more than 100,000 unique visitors to the West Indies travelling solely for the tournament.http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2007/03/11/2003351858 Chinese invade the Caribbean in an attempt to isolate Taiwan 11 March 2007 18 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070323121830/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2007/03/11/2003351858 23 March 2007 livehttp://www.cricketworldcup.com/icc-marketing.html cricketworldcp.com World Cup Overview 29 January 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070124001408/http://www.cricketworldcup.com/icc-marketing.html 24 January 2007 dead The 2007 Cricket World Cup featured an orange, anthropomorphic raccoon-like creature named "Mello" as its mascot. It was announced during matches that Mello had no race, species, age or gender – it was an attitude, the attitude of the young people of the West Indies.28 July 2006 ICC Cricket World Cup 2007's mascot Mello says 'Hello' to India https://www.exchange4media.com/marketing-news/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007s-mascot-mello-says-hello-to-india-22045.html Exchange4Media The official song for the World Cup was "The Game of Love and Unity" by Jamaican-born Shaggy, Barbadian entertainer Rupee, and Trinidadian Fay-Ann Lyons. The 2007 tournament recorded the highest ticket sales for a Cricket World Cup, selling more than 672,000.http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/current/story/301516.html World Cup profits boost debt-ridden Windies board Cricinfo 11 July 2007 Attendance leading into the semi-finals for the 2007 World Cup was 403,000, an average of 8,500 supporters per match.http://www.cricketworld.com/world_cup_2007/article/?aid=11055 ICC CWC 2007 Match Attendance Soars Past 400,000 Cricketworld.com 24 April 2007 25 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070928071404/http://www.cricketworld.com/world_cup_2007/article/?aid=11055 28 September 2007 See also Caribbean Cricket West Indies Cricket Board CARICOM Visa and Freedom of Travel during Cricket World Cup 2007 Cricket World Cup venues Notes References External links 2007 Cricket World Cup website ICC Overview of 2007 World Cup ICC website – Cricket World Cup page Cricinfo – Cricket World Cup 2007 2007 Cricket World Cup Australia's Winning ODI Kit Cricinfo - World Cup Warm-Up Matches CricketArchive - 2007 Cricket World Cup Category:2007 in West Indian cricket Category:International cricket competitions in 2006–07 Category:International cricket competitions in the West Indies Category:March 2003 sports events in North America Category:April 2003 sports events in North America