tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51050179844081361772024-02-19T07:04:54.517-08:00Cricket: ICC World Cup 2007ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 - West Indies: Match schedules, TV & Radio Schedules, Venues, Match Reports and more cricket news from the World CupAmit Bajajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429759992788315125noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105017984408136177.post-80766344273972447322007-09-12T00:36:00.000-07:002007-09-12T00:37:54.594-07:00Twenty20 World Cup: Live on TV ChannelsGeoUK<br />Pakistani broadcaster Geo UK is telecasting the ICC Twenty/20 Cricket World Cup which started yesterday, Tuesday 11th September and will go on till the final on Monday 24th September. The Twenty/20 cricket World Cup is a huge coup for the channel who has been competing with the likes of ARY Digital and ZEE Network for Asian cricket rights in the UK. Furthermore, the channel will broadcast the cricket unencrypted. Geo UK will telecast the matches in UK and Europe in the Urdu dialect with Sky Sports holding the rights for commentary in English.<br /><br />ATN<br /><br />Live on PayPerView basis – they mention 2 differen options, 1 for Ontario and 1 for Canada. I don’t know what they really mean so it’s better you check with local Canada authorities. ( It may be that Rogers TV is for Ontario and Bell Express for the whole of Canada)<br /><br />Rogers- 1-888-764-3771<br />For CBNCall Bell ExpressVu -1-888-759-3474<br />India<br />Live on ESPN (English) and Star Cricket (English audio)<br /><br />Middle East Cricket Fans (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait) please check Fox Sports and Hum FM. They had broadcasted the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 live earlier.Amit Bajajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429759992788315125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105017984408136177.post-44869939540820342692007-04-01T01:59:00.000-07:002007-04-01T02:10:45.118-07:00Points Table, Net Run Rates and Super Eight matches left<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Australia - 6 points - Net Run Rate: +2.014</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Matches left: England, Newzealand, Ireland, Sri Lanka</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">England - 2 points - Net Run Rate: +0.047</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Matches left: Sri Lanka, Australia, South Africa, Bangladesh, West Indies</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Sri Lanka - 2 points - Net Run Rate: +1.972</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Matches left: West Indies, England, Australia, Newzealand, Ireland</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">West Indies - 2 points - Net Run Rate: -0.783</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Matches left: England, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, South Africa</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Newzealand - 4 points - Net Run Rate: +0.982</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Matches left: Bangladesh, Ireland, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Australia</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">South Africa - 2 points - Net Run Rate: -0.714</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Matches left: Ireland, Bangladesh, West Indies, Newzealand, England</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span>Amit Bajajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429759992788315125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105017984408136177.post-31067455726550224242007-03-20T02:21:00.000-07:002007-04-05T11:22:27.953-07:00Results Summary till 19th March 2007<strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Date, Teams, Scores & Man of the Match for World Cup Cricket 2007 Matches: 13-03-07 to 19-03-07</span></strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">13/March/07<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Group D - West Indies vs. Pakistan</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">West Indies (241-9) beat Pakistan (187) by 54 runs<br />Dwayne Smith</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">14/March/07<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Group A - Australia vs. Scotland</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Australia (334-6) beat Scotland (131) by 203 runs<br />Ricky Ponting</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">14/March/07<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Group C - Kenya vs. Canada</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Kenya (203-3) beat Canada (199) by seven wickets<br />Steve Tikolo</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">15/March/07<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Group B – Sri Lanka vs. Bermuda</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Sri Lanka (321-6) beat Bermuda (78) by 243 runs<br />Mahela Jayawardene</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">15/March/07<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Group D – Zimbabwe vs. Ireland</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Ireland (221-9) tied with Zimbabwe (221)<br />Jeremy Bray</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">16/March/07<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Group A- South Africa vs. Netherlands</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">South Africa (353-3) beat Netherlands (132-9) by 221 runs<br />Herschelle Gibbs</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">16/March/07<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Group C – England vs. New Zealand</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">New Zealand (210-4) beat England (209-7) by six wickets<br />Scott Styris</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">17/March/07<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Group B – India vs. Bangladesh</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Bangladesh (192-5) beat India (191) by five wickets<br />Mashrafe Mortaza</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">17/March/07<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Group D - Pakistan vs. Ireland</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Ireland (133-7) beat Pakistan (132) by three wickets<br />Niall O’Brien</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">18/March/07<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Group A – Australia vs. Netherlands</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Australia (358-5) beat Netherlands (129) by 229 runs<br />Brad Hodge</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">18/March/07<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Group C – England vs. Canada</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">England (279-6) beat Canada (228-7) by 51 runs<br />Paul Collingwood</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">19/March/07<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Group B – India vs. Bermuda</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">India (413-5) beat Bermuda (156) by 257 runs<br />Virender Sehwag</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">19/March/07<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Group D - West Indies vs. Zimbabwe</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;">West Indies (204-4) beat Zimbabwe (202-5) by six wickets<br />Sean Williams</span>Amit Bajajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429759992788315125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105017984408136177.post-20528564331992378012007-03-19T11:57:00.000-07:002007-03-19T12:00:10.517-07:00Cricket World Cup: Net Run Rate calculation method<a href="http://cricketplusnews.blogspot.com/2007/03/net-run-rate-calculation-method-for.html"><span style="font-family:arial;">For an explanation of the <strong>net run rate calculation method during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007</strong>, click here.</span></a>Amit Bajajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429759992788315125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105017984408136177.post-50758230091633853992007-03-16T15:15:00.000-07:002007-03-17T13:50:20.064-07:00Qualification Rules for the Super Eight Stage of the World Cup<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Following the Group stage the top 2 teams in each group will progress to the next phase (the Super Eight series). Each team will play every other team that has qualified for the Super Eight series except for the team that it played in the Group stage (six matches). The result of this match and any points gained will be carried forward to the Super Eight series. No other points from the Group stage will be carried forward to the Super Eight series.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /><strong>The following point system will apply:</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong>Win 2 Tie or no result 1 Loss 0</strong><br /><br />Group Matches<br />In the event of teams finishing on equal points in its Group, the right to play in the Super Eight series will be decided in the following order of priority:<br /><br />• The team with the most wins in the Group matches will be<br />placed in the higher position.<br />• If there are teams with equal points and equal wins in the<br />Group matches then in such case the team with the higher<br />net run rate in the Group matches will be placed in the<br />higher position </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">• If following the net run rate calculation above there are<br />teams which are still equal, then the team with the higher<br />number of wickets taken per balls bowled in the Group<br />matches in which results were achieved will be placed in the<br />higher position.<br />• If still equal, the team which was the winner of the head to<br />head match played between them will be placed in the<br />higher position.<br />• In the highly unlikely event that teams cannot be separated<br />by the above this will be done by drawing lots.<br /><br />However, for the purpose of the Super Eight stage, even if Australia finish second and South Africa first on the basis of point in its group, Australia will still be treated as A1 and South Africa as A2. Here, the ICC ratings will apply.</span><br /><br /></span>Amit Bajajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429759992788315125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105017984408136177.post-64737897898569059682007-03-16T15:09:00.000-07:002007-03-16T15:13:29.773-07:00ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 - Rules for the Bowl Out<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong>The following procedure will apply should the provision for a bowl out be adopted in any match.</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><div align="justify"><br />1. Subject to weather conditions the bowl out will take place on the scheduled day of the match at a time to be determined by the referee.</div><div align="justify"><br />2. The bowl out will take place on the pitch allocated for the match (the designated pitch) unless otherwise determined by the umpires in consultation with the ground authority and the referee.</div><div align="justify"><br />3. A full set of stumps, including bails, will be pitched at both ends of the designated pitch.</div><div align="justify"><br />4. The bowlers will all bowl from the same end.</div><div align="justify"><br />5. The host television broadcaster shall be consulted as to which end of the ground the bowlers should bowl from, although the final decision will be taken by the referee.</div><div align="justify"><br />6. CWC 07 shall ensure there is an adequate supply of dry, used balls.</div><div align="justify"><br />7. The captains shall toss a coin for the right to decide which team bowls first or second in the bowl out. The referee will supervise the toss in the normal manner.</div><div align="justify"><br />8. The captains shall nominate their five bowlers to each other, the umpires and referee prior to the toss. In the event of injury during the bowl out, the injured player may be replaced by another bowler. </div><div align="justify"><br />9. The wicket keeper will not be permitted to stand up to the stumps.</div><div align="justify"><br />10. No bowler will be allowed a practice delivery.</div><div align="justify"><br />11. The umpires will stand in their normal positions and will be responsible for officially recording the number of ‘hits’ on the wicket. Their decision shall be final as to the result.</div><div align="justify"><br />12. The referee will be responsible for making sure only the chosen bowlers actually bowl, and that no bowler bowls more than once until permitted to do so.</div><div align="justify"><br />13. The bowls are taken alternately by the teams. </div><div align="justify"><br />14. The team with the most number of hits after five bowls shall be declared the winner.<br /><br />15. If, after both teams have taken five bowls, both have scored the same number of hits on the wicket, or have not scored any hits, bowls continue to be taken in the same order until one team has scored a hit more than the other from the same number of bowls. That team shall be declared the winner.</div><div align="justify"><br />16. Each bowl is taken by a different player and all 10 eligible players (the wicket keeper shall not bowl) must bowl a delivery before any player can take a second bowl.</div><div align="justify"><br />17. Only the eligible players and match officials are permitted to remain on the field of play when the bowls are being taken.</div><div align="justify"><br />18. All players, except the bowler at the time and the wicket keeper, must remain just outside the 30 yard circle at mid-wicket.</div><div align="justify"><br />19. Unless otherwise stated by the referee and on-field umpires, Law 24 and ICC standard playing condition 24.1 shall apply. In the case of an infringement the umpire shall call ‘no ball’ and the delivery shall be considered a miss and will not be retaken.</span></div>Amit Bajajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429759992788315125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105017984408136177.post-26938895060945260482007-03-13T15:39:00.000-07:002007-03-13T15:43:57.038-07:00West Indies crush Pakistan in World Cup opener<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#006600;"><strong>Pakistan vs West Indies, 13th March 2007, Sabina Park in Jamaica</strong></span></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#006600;"></span></strong> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#006600;">Pakistan Scorecard cum Summary: </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#006600;">187 all out in 47.2 overs, lost to West Indies by 54 runs</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#006600;">Man of the match: D Smith</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#006600;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Imran Nazir – 6<br />Hafeez – 11<br />Younis Khan – 9<br />Mohammad Yousuf – 37<br />Inzamam-ul-Haq – 36<br />Shoaib Malik – 62<br />Kamran Akmal – duck<br />Rana Naved – 11<br />Rao Ifthikar – 11<br />Umar Gul – 0<br />Kaneria not out without scoring<br /><br />Nazir, Khan & Yousuf were caught by the Windies keeper Ramdin. While Powell got rid of both the openers, Bravo cleaned the last 3. Smith chipped in with 2 wickets. Taylore & Collymore took one each</span></div>Amit Bajajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429759992788315125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105017984408136177.post-29157861104861866372007-03-13T15:07:00.000-07:002007-03-13T15:35:33.649-07:00Match 1: West Indies vs Pakistan - Windies Scorecard<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#660000;"><strong>West Indies: Scorecard cum Highlights</strong></span></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#660000;">241/9 in 50 overs</span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#660000;"></span></strong> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong>Chris Gayle</strong> caught Akmal bowled Gul – 2 runs off 6 balls, Strike Rate: 33.33<br /><strong>Chanderpaul</strong> c Akmal b Ifthikar – 19 off 63, SR: 30.16<br /><strong>Sarwarn</strong> c Younis Khan b Ifthikar – 49 runs off 65 balls, Strike Rate: 75.38<br /><strong>Marlon Samuels</strong> c Malik b Hafeez – 63 off 70<br />( with 5 boundaries and 3 sixes, Samuel’s strike rate was 90%. He was the one who both steadied the West Indian ship and provided them momentum. He fell when the score was 181)<br /><strong>Brian Lara</strong> c Akmal b Hafeez – 37 off 56 balls<br />(He got out at exactly the right moment for Pakistan. If the Windies captain had been around for a couple of more overs, the score would have been well in excess of 250. Not that it mattered)<br /><strong>Bravo</strong> – 16 off 17<br /><strong>Ramdin</strong> failed, fell for 1<br /><strong>Smith</strong> was the one who gave the inning the much needed late momentum. His 32 off just 15 balls included 2 sixes and 3 boundaries<br /><strong>Taylor</strong> – run out for 1<br /><strong>Powell</strong> and <strong>Collymore</strong> not out, for 1 and 8 respectively<br /> </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Rao Ifthikar finished with top honours for Pakistan, taking 3 wickets. Gul and Hafeez took 2 wickets each, while Kaneria took 1. Don't know why Inzamam didn't utilize Gul's full quota of 10 overs. Probably a calculation mistake - Gul's figures read 9-1-38-2.</span></div>Amit Bajajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429759992788315125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105017984408136177.post-2757944843826403072007-03-10T09:21:00.000-08:002007-03-10T09:27:21.028-08:00Live Cricket World Cup in Canada<div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Rogers Cable Communications Inc. has announced the launch of ATN Cricket Plus Channel, which will broadcast live the ICC (International Cricket Council) Cricket World Cup 2007 being held in the WestIndies.From the opening ceremonies on March 11th to the final onApril 28th Rogers Personal TV customers in Ontario and New Brunswick will be able to watch all the 51 games on channels 498 and 577.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Rogers PersonalTV customers can subscribe to the ATN Cricket Plus Channel for $179.99 (billed in 2 installments of $89.99), plus the rental or purchase of a digital cable set-top box. For more information about the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 or to order the ATN Cricket Plus Channel, customers can call 1-888-ROGERS.</span></div>Amit Bajajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429759992788315125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105017984408136177.post-23479863238400720482007-03-10T08:37:00.000-08:002007-03-10T08:49:36.334-08:00World Cup 2007 - Summary of the Warm-up Matches<div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Scotland v Sri Lanka at Bridgetown - March 5, 2007<br /></strong>Sri Lanka won by 159 runs</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Sri Lanka 294/7 (50 overs), Scotland 135 (41.2 overs) </span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><div align="justify"><br /><strong>West Indies v Kenya at Greenfields - March 5, 2007<br /></strong>West Indies won by 21 runs</div><div align="justify">West Indies 268/6 (50 overs), Kenya 247/7 (50 overs) </div><div align="justify"> </div></span><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Bermuda v England at Kingstown - March 5, 2007</strong></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">England won by 241 runs</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">England 286/8 (50 overs), Bermuda 45 (22.2 overs)<br /><br /><strong>Ireland v South Africa at St Augustine - March 5, 2007</strong></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">South Africa won by 35 runs</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">South Africa 192 (50 overs), Ireland 157 (44.2 overs) </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>Ireland quite impressed everyone with their performance, and South Africa were in more than a bit of trouble before they managed to bounce back.</em></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><div align="justify"><br /><strong>Australia v Zimbabwe at Kingstown - March 6, 2007</strong></div><div align="justify">Australia won by 106 runs</div><div align="justify">Australia 290/7 (50 overs), Zimbabwe 184/7 (50 overs) </div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">*****</div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">The big upset:</span></strong><br /><strong>Bangladesh v New Zealand at Bridgetown, Barbados - March 6, 2007</strong></div><div align="justify">Bangladesh won by 2 wickets </div><div align="justify">New Zealand 226 (47.2 overs), Bangladesh 230/8 (49 overs) </div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">In spite of Jacob Oram batting with a broken finger and scoring a fine 88, NZ who came to West Indies riding on sky-high confidence having just beaten Australia 3-0, were given a rude shock by Bangladesh, at best, the best of the minnows.</div><div align="justify">*****</div><div align="justify"><br /><strong>Canada v Pakistan at St Augustine - March 6, 2007</strong></div><div align="justify">Pakistan won by 77 runs</div><div align="justify">Pakistan 273/8 (48 overs), Canada 196 (46.4 overs) </div><div align="justify"><br /><strong>India v Netherlands at Greenfields - March 6, 2007</strong></div><div align="justify">India won by 182 runs</div><div align="justify">India 300/9 (50 overs), Netherlands 118 (37.5 overs) </div><div align="justify"><br /><strong>Bangladesh v Scotland at Bridgetown, Barbados - March 8, 2007</strong></div><div align="justify">Bangladesh won by 7 wickets </div><div align="justify">Scotland 152/9 (50 overs), Bangladesh 156/3 (34.1 overs) </div><div align="justify"><br /><strong>Bermuda v Zimbabwe at Kingstown - March 8, 2007</strong></div><div align="justify">Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets </div><div align="justify">Bermuda 136 (50 overs), Zimbabwe 137/4 (29 overs) </div><div align="justify"><br /><strong>Canada v Ireland at St Augustine - March 8, 2007</strong></div><div align="justify">Ireland won by 7 wickets </div><div align="justify">Canada 115 (32.5 overs), Ireland 116/3 (26.5 overs) </div><div align="justify"><br /><strong>Kenya v Netherlands at Greenfields - March 8, 2007</strong></div><div align="justify">Kenya won by 9 runs</div><div align="justify">Kenya 274/8 (50 overs), Netherlands 265/9 (50 overs) </div><div align="justify"><br /><strong>Australia v England at Kingstown - March 9, 2007</strong></div><div align="justify">Australia won by 5 wickets</div><div align="justify">England 197 (48.3 overs), Australia 200/5 (40.5 overs) </div><div align="justify"><br /><strong>New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Bridgetown, Barbados - March 9, 2007</strong></div><div align="justify">New Zealand won by 18 runs</div><div align="justify">New Zealand 285/8 (50 overs), Sri Lanka 267 (48.2 overs) </div><div align="justify"><br /><strong>Pakistan v South Africa at St Augustine - March 9, 2007</strong></div><div align="justify">Pakistan won by 7 wickets </div><div align="justify">South Africa 199 (48.3 overs), Pakistan 200/3 (44.3 overs) </div><div align="justify"><br /><strong>India vs West Indies at Greenfields - March 9, 2007</strong></div><div align="justify">India won by 9 wickets </div><div align="justify">West Indies 85 (25.5 overs), India 86/1 (18.3 overs)<br /> </span></div>Amit Bajajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429759992788315125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105017984408136177.post-83987807863377016762007-03-04T23:20:00.000-08:002007-03-06T03:00:45.345-08:00World Cup Warms-Up from Today<span style="font-size:85%;">In a few hours from now, action begins at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, with 8 of the participating nations beginning the first of their <strong>warm-up matches</strong> today. The matches for the day are:</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">West Indies vs Kenya, Trelawny Stadium, Jamaica</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">( <span style="color:#cc0000;">The Trelawny will also be the venue for the opening ceremony of the World Cup to be held on Sunday, 11th March</span>)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">South Africa vs Ireland, Trinidad</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">England vs Bermuda, St. Vincent</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Sri Lanka vs Scotland, 3Ws Oval, Barbados</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">The remaining 8 teams will be seen in action tomorrow, followed by a no-play Wednesday before the teams begin the second round of warm-up from Thursday.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Tuesday's (6 March) warm-up schedule is:</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">India vs Netherlands, Trelawny, Jamaica</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Australia vs Zimbabwe, St, Vincent</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Newzealand vs Bangladesh, Barbados</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Pakistan vs Canada, Trinidad</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Though all-rounder Andrew Symonds did participate in some light action on the park, Australia is in a bit of a worry right now with only 12 players ready to play in Tuesday's match against the African side. ( In the warm-up matches, each team is allowed to utlilize upto 13 players. Obviously, these warm-up matches do not have official ODI status.)</span><br /><div id="adblock1"></div>Amit Bajajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429759992788315125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105017984408136177.post-5211425052441475572007-03-02T23:28:00.000-08:002007-03-02T23:33:48.326-08:00New flights for the CupAir Jamaica has introduced special flights for the World Cup. It will now be possible to fly from Florida for a match and return the same evening. This service will be available for the group matches and the semi-final.<br /><br />There are a few regional flights to connect the cricket fans better to the island of Barbados also.<br /><br />******<br /><br /><a href="http://cricketplusnews.blogspot.com">For more cricket, log on here</a><br /><br /><a href="http://cricketquiz.blogspot.com">Cricket Trivia & Quizzes</a>Amit Bajajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429759992788315125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105017984408136177.post-46057246623547295442007-02-28T10:04:00.000-08:002007-02-28T13:17:11.982-08:00Buy World Cup Cricket Tickets OnlineThe prices for the <!-- google_ad_section_start--> Cricket World Cup match tickets <!-- google_ad_section_end--><br />in the West Indies have been fixed between US $ 10 and 300. You may go for single match tickets, venue combinations, follow team paths or go for bigger packages. <a href="http://www.travour.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2007-west-indies/tickets-for-cricket-world-cup.html">Click here for online bookings and more details on world cup tickets</a>.Amit Bajajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429759992788315125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105017984408136177.post-385919547956720672007-02-28T08:21:00.000-08:002007-02-28T08:26:26.541-08:00Caribbean Cricket CruisesThe ocean liner Galaxy has crafted some 5 sexy cruise itineraries for those wanting to enoy the World Cup Cricket in the Caribbean in style.<br /><br />from their site:<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">"The Galaxy Cricket cruises are officially endorsed products. Richleigh Yachts, by working alongside Edusport Travel and Cricket Logistics have access to category 1 match tickets for each of the matches listed in the itineraries."</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Looks and sounds great, check out <a href="http://www.cricket-cruise.com">Cricket-Cruise.Com </a>for more</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">****</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">for more on cricket, log on to <strong><a href="http://cricketplusnews.blogspot.com">cricket etcetera</a></strong></span>Amit Bajajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429759992788315125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105017984408136177.post-81937745115350252822007-02-27T03:38:00.000-08:002007-02-27T04:45:43.414-08:00Trin..i...da..da<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqRMXQzXAf0s45IZ5ppEY6Lj5XkO1PJz7CUM_fZJxWqbjkWQ8LBYj3K6dEaarvoLz6ZVAS8OaGzV-lyyZsFUDHKyR8gkRymNw3pHvhTAJVHLT9-4fLbG3WVL-dWPvUX6e2dz1L6BlrIQs/s1600-h/trinidad+carnival.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036194020267473250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqRMXQzXAf0s45IZ5ppEY6Lj5XkO1PJz7CUM_fZJxWqbjkWQ8LBYj3K6dEaarvoLz6ZVAS8OaGzV-lyyZsFUDHKyR8gkRymNw3pHvhTAJVHLT9-4fLbG3WVL-dWPvUX6e2dz1L6BlrIQs/s200/trinidad+carnival.jpg" border="0" /></a> "Take your party to cricket city Trinidad, where the rambunctious annual carnival seems to last all year - laughter and celebration are just another day's work for a supremely fun loving people."<br /><div align="right"><span style="font-size:85%;">- Carmen Roberts, writing for Travel Plus</span> </div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Every year, in the month of February, the island nations of Trinidad & Tobago come alive with the annual carnival. This year the excitement is that much more as locals wait for an extended party this year, as the world's biggest cricket show unfurls in the Carribean. Music & Dance are as much a part of life here as cricket - no match at the Queen's Park stadium goes unaccompanied by singing & feverish chanting. So it's anyone's guess what the atmosphere is going to be like during the World Cup.</span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Getting there:</span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Air India, American Airlines and British West Indies Airways (BWIA) fly from Indian metros via London and New York to Port of Spain. The islands are also well-connected from Australia and UK. ( directly or indirectly through the States).</span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Hotels in Trinidad & Tobago: </span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Chancellor Hotel, St. Anns, Phone: +1 186 623 0883</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Hilton Trinida, Port of Spain, phone: + 1 868 623 0883</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Other good hotels include the Hilton Tobago, The Gingerbread House and The Oceanpoint. </span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Nightlife:</span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Smokey and Bunty's on Western Main Road. St. Jame's is another popular bar.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Food: Veni Mange serves you authentic local food, great ambience too. </span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Don't miss:</span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">- The Pan-yards - in every village you will find one. These are still orchestras of upto a hundred people and make for some real loud & great music.</span><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">- The Asa Wright Nature Centre, a protected reserve . If you are into bird-watching then this is just the place for you. Also, check out the Marianne Waterfall. </span></div>Amit Bajajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429759992788315125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105017984408136177.post-17206007975276718462007-02-26T08:37:00.000-08:002007-02-26T08:50:39.447-08:00Warming-up for the 2007 Cup<span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Venues for the warm-up matches:</strong><br /><br /><strong>Jamaica Trelawny</strong> - India, Kenya, West Indies, the Netherlands<br /><strong>St Vincent</strong> - England, Bermuda, Australia, Zimbabwe<br /><strong>Trinidad </strong>- Canada, Pakistan, England, South Africa<br /><strong>Barbados </strong>- Sri Lanka, Newzealand, Bangladesh, Ireland<br /><br /><strong>Monday 5th March</strong><br />West Indies v Kenya<br />England v Bermuda<br />Ireland v South Africa<br />Sri Lanka v Scotland<br /><br /><strong>Tuesday 6th March</strong><br />India v The Netherlands<br />Australia v Zimbabwe<br />Canada v Pakistan<br />New Zealand v Bangladesh<br /><br /><strong>Thursday 8th March</strong><br />Kenya v The Netherlands<br />Zimbabwe v Bermuda<br />Ireland v Canada<br />Scotland v Bangladesh<br /><br /><strong>Friday 9th March</strong><br />India v West Indies<br />Australia v England<br />Pakistan v South Africa<br />New Zealand v Sri Lanka </span>Amit Bajajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429759992788315125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105017984408136177.post-38338101004170309222007-02-26T08:16:00.000-08:002007-02-26T09:06:07.003-08:00South Africa: Team & Schedule<div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">SA team for ICC Cricket World Cup 2007</span></strong></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Graeme Smith (captain), Jacques Kallis, Loots Bosman, Boucher (w.k.), AB de Villiers, Herschelle Gibbs, Andrew Hall, Justin Kemp, Ashwell Prince, Charles Langeveldt, Andre Nel, Makhaya Ntini, Robin Peterson, Shaun Pollock, Roger Telemachus</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><br />First Phase Schedule:</strong></span></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></strong></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Friday 16th March: South Africa vs Holland</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Tuesday 20th March: Scotland vs South Africa</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#660000;"><strong>Saturday 24th March: Australia vs South Africa</strong></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><a href="http://icc-cricket-world-cup.blogspot.com/2006/10/cricket-world-cup-venues-st-kitts-nevis.html">(all matches to be held in St. Kitts & Nevis</a>)</span></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></strong></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div>Amit Bajajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429759992788315125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105017984408136177.post-40634657084778969302007-02-26T07:58:00.000-08:002007-02-26T09:03:15.790-08:00West Indies: Team & Schedule<div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Brian Lara (captain), Ramnaresh Sarwan, Chris Gayle, Dwayne Smith, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dwayne Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Ian Bradshaw, Dinesh Ramdin, Corey Collymore, Jerome Taylor, Devon Smith, Lendl Simmons, Daren Powell, Kieron Pollard<br /></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Who are Lendl Simmons and Kieroon Pollard?</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">( he is apparently a batter, has played 6 matches and averages 18 odd.. in case he is more popular than that, kindly forgive my ignorance. Pollard is yet to play any ODIs, though he has played 5 twenty-twenty matches, averages 32)</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />West Indies' schedule for the League phase: </span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></strong></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Tuesday 13th March - In the first match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, the hosts take on Pakistan </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Monday 19th March - vs Zimbabwe</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Friday 23rd March - Ireland vs West Indies</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />(All matches in <a href="http://icc-cricket-world-cup.blogspot.com/2006/11/world-cup-cricket-venues-jamaica.html">Jamaica</a>)</span></div>Amit Bajajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429759992788315125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105017984408136177.post-73399082276876281592007-02-26T07:26:00.000-08:002007-02-26T09:01:50.331-08:00Black Caps Team & Schedule for the Cricket World Cup<div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Stephen Fleming (captain), Daniel Vettori (vice-captain), Lou Vincent, Daryl Tuffey, Shane Bond, James Franklin, Peter Fulton, Mark Gillespie, Brendon McCullum (wicket-keeper), Craig McMillan, Michael Mason, Oram, Jeetan Patel, Scott Styris, Ross Taylor</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />League-phase Schedule for the Newzealand team. All matches in <a href="http://icc-cricket-world-cup.blogspot.com/2006/11/world-cup-cricket-venues-st-lucia.html">St. Lucia</a></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#660000;"><strong><br />Friday 16th March: England vs Newzealand</strong></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Tuesday 20th March: against previous edition's semi-finalist Kenya</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Saturday 24th March: Canada</span></div>Amit Bajajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429759992788315125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105017984408136177.post-81141628527078962842007-02-26T05:37:00.000-08:002007-02-26T08:58:25.973-08:00India: Team & Schedule for World Cup<div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Team:</strong></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Rahul Dravid (captain), Sachin Tendulkar, Saurav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag, Robin Uthappa, Yuvraj Singh, Dinesh Karthick, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wicket-keeper), Irfan Pathan, Ajit Agarkar, Zaheer Khan, Sreesanth, Harbhajan Singh, Anil Kumble & Munaf Patel.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><br />Back-ups: (in case of injuries)</strong></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">VRV Singh & Suresh Raina</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>however Pathan has proved his fitness now (in the eyes of the Indian Selectors!!), so the back-ups don't have much of a hope now.</em></span></div><div align="justify"><em><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></em></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><br />India's Schedule for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007</strong></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />17th March - Bangladesh</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">19th March - Bermuda</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">23rd March - Sri Lanka</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://icc-cricket-world-cup.blogspot.com/2006/11/world-cup-cricket-venues-trindidad.html">All India league matches will be in Trinidad & Tobago</a></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><br />India's very-likely Super-Eight Schedule</strong> ( unless there is an upset the result of the India-Lanka match will not influence this schedule)</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Saturday 31st March : India vs Australia, Venue: Antigua & Barbuda</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Monday 2nd April: India vs Newzealand, Venue: Antigua & Barbuda</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Saturday 7th April: India vs South Africa, Venue: Guyana</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Wednesday 11th April: India vs England, Venue: Barbados</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#990000;">the big one:</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#990000;">Sunday 15th April: India vs Pakistan, Venue: Barbados</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#990000;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Thursday 19th April: India vs West Indies, Venue: Barbados</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />beyond that any predictions will be pretty hazardous so i'm refraining myself from joining that bandwagon, as of now!!</span></div>Amit Bajajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429759992788315125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105017984408136177.post-43917452411594198002007-02-26T05:25:00.000-08:002007-02-26T09:07:39.225-08:00Sri Lanka: Team & Schedule for World Cup 2007<div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Mahela Jayawardene (Capt), Kumar Sangakkara (V. Capt), Sanath Jayasuriya, Upul Tharanga, Marvan Atapattu, T. M. Dilshan, Chamara Silva, F. Maharoof, Muttiah Muralitharan, Chaminda Vaas, Russel Arnold, Dilhara Fernando, Malinga Bandara, Nuwan Kulasekera, Lasith Malinga</span></div><div align="justify"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">The Sri Lanka Cricket Board has also announced 4 stand-bys for the World Cup squad:</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Chamara Kapugedera, Upul Chandana, Akalanka Ganegama, Ruchira Perera </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Schedule for the League Stage:</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Thursday 15th March - Lanka vs Bermuda</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Wednesday 21st March - Lanka vs Bangladesh</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Friday 23rd March - Lanka vs India</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><a href="http://icc-cricket-world-cup.blogspot.com/2006/11/world-cup-cricket-venues-trindidad.html">Sri Lanka has been placed in Group B of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 and will play all its matches in Trinidad & Tobago</a>.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div>Amit Bajajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429759992788315125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105017984408136177.post-52449592986146926192007-02-25T05:10:00.000-08:002007-02-26T09:33:21.355-08:00ICC Cricket Ratings & Super Eight: Super Confusion<div align="justify"><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc0000;">"Team names for the Super Eight stage are indicative based on the top two teams from the Group Stage qualifying. If these two teams do qualify they will be seeded in position 1 or 2 as specified regardless of whether they finish first or second in their group. For example, if South Africa wins Group A and Australia comes second, for the purposes of the Super Eights, South Africa will still be A2 and Australia will be A1. If, for example, Scotland qualifies instead of Australia, Scotland will become A1."</span></em></div><div align="justify"><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc0000;"></span></em></div><div align="justify"><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc0000;"></span></em></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><span style="color:#000000;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">That's an</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <span style="color:#000000;">extract from the World Cup Schedule page on the official<a href="http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/events/worldcup/schedule.html"> International Cricket Committee site</a>. On this page, the ICC has shown us the likely contenders in the Super Eight matches - for example if the match is between A2 & B1, then the likely contestants should be India and Australia. It was funny why the ICC had gone to such ridiculous lengths to explain - that's where the fine print becomes important. Read on..</span></span></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">What the fine print means is that the <strong>ICC Cricket Ratings will rule. </strong>For example, even if India beats all other teams in its group, Sri Lanka may still finish on top of the group as far as the Super Eight is concerned because it's the ICC Cricket Ratings that will decide that. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I also don't know what the ICC means by that last statement: "If Scotland qualifies instead of Australia...how do we know who is qualifying instead of whom..what if Scotland and the Netherlands qualify?" </span></div>Amit Bajajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429759992788315125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105017984408136177.post-53705383472127028302007-02-15T07:02:00.000-08:002007-02-26T09:04:02.238-08:00Pakistan includes Akhtar in World Cup Team<div align="justify">Inzamam ul Haq (captain), Imran Nazir, Kamran Akmal (Wicket-keeper), Muhammad Hafeez, Younis Khan (vice captain), Muhammad Yousaf, Shoaib Malik, Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi, Umer Gul, Shoaib Akhtar, Muhammad Asif, Rao Iftikhar Anjum, Danish Kaneria, Naveed ul Hasan Rana</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><em><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />According to a Pakistan Cricket Board brief, Shoaib Akhtar and Umer Gul's inclusion is subject to their passing a fitness test - they were however mum on what happens if they don't. PCB has not announced any back-ups unlike India.</span></em></div><div align="justify"><em><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></em></div><div align="justify"><em><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />***</span></em></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#cc0000;">For more on cricket, log onto </span><a href="http://cricketplusnews.blogspot.com"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>Cricket Et Cetera</strong></span></a></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">***</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><br />Pakistan's schedule for the World Cup league phase in West Indies:</strong></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Tuesday 13th March - against the hosts, West Indies</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Saturday 17th March - Pakistan vs Ireland</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Wednesday 21st March - against Zimbabwe</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><a href="http://icc-cricket-world-cup.blogspot.com/2006/11/world-cup-cricket-venues-jamaica.html">Pakistan's league matches will be in Jamaica</a>. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong><br />Very-likely schedule for Pakistan in the Super-Eight:</strong></span></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></strong></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Friday 30th March - vs England in Guyana</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Tuesday 3rd April - Pakistan vs South Africa, again Guyana</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Monday 9th April - Newzeland vs Pakistan, Guyana yet again</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Friday the 13th of April - Pakistan vs Australia, Barbados</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#990000;"><strong>Sunday 15th April - India vs Pakistan, Barbados</strong></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Wednesday 18th April - against Lanka, Grenada</span></div>Amit Bajajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429759992788315125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105017984408136177.post-1047704147550757032007-02-15T06:47:00.000-08:002007-02-26T07:22:28.298-08:00England Cricket Team for World Cup 2007<div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Michael Vaughan (Captain), Paul Nixon (Wicket-keeper), Ed Joyce, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Paul Collingwood, Jamie Dalrymple, Andrew Flintoff, Jon Lewis, James Anderson, Sajid Mahmood, Monty Panesar, Kevin Pietersen, Liam Plunkett, Andrew Strauss</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">**</span></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">England's World Cup Cricket Schedule:</span></strong></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Friday 13th March - Newzealand vs England, St. Lucia</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Sunday 18th March - vs Canada</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Saturday 24th March - England vs Kenya</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">All the above matches at the same venue.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">Very likely Super-Eight schedule for the English Cricketers:</span></strong></div><div align="justify"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></strong> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Friday 30th March - England vs Pakistan, Guyana</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;">Wednesday 4th April - Sri Lanka, Antigua & Barbadas</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#660000;"><strong>Sunday 8th April - England vs Australia, Antigua & Barbadas</strong></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Wedneday 11th April - India vs England, Barbados</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Tuesday 17th April - against South Africa in Barbados</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Saturday 21st April - England vs West Indies, Barbados ( this is also the last match of the super-eight)</span></div>Amit Bajajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429759992788315125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105017984408136177.post-36887281798888956482007-02-15T06:41:00.000-08:002007-02-26T08:59:53.700-08:00Cricket World Cup 2007: Australian TeamRickey Ponting, Michael Clarke, Nathan Bracken, Adam Gilchrist (wicketkeeper), Brad Haddin (wicket keeper), Matthew Hayden, Brad Hodge, Brad Hogg, Michael Hussey, Michael Johnson, Shane Tait, Shane Watson, Brett Lee, Glenn Mc Grath, Andrew Symonds<br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">ICC has allowed Cricket Australia to replace Andrew Symonds should he not be fit in time. Adam Gilchrist may not take part in the first few matches as he would be home with his new-born. </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></em><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>****</em></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#cc0000;">For interesting cricket trivia, check the </span><a href="http://cricketquiz.blogspot.com"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>Cricket Quiz</strong></span></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">****</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Australia's schedule for the 2007 league stage:</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Wednesday 14th March: Scotland</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Sunday 18th March: Netherlands</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Saturday 24th March: Australia vs South Africa</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><a href="http://icc-cricket-world-cup.blogspot.com/2006/10/cricket-world-cup-venues-st-kitts-nevis.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">The Aussies will play all their league matches in St. Kitts & Nevi's</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Likely schedule for Australia in ICC World Cup 2007</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Tuesday 27th March - they should be taking on the hosts, the West Indies in Antigua & Barbadas</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Saturday 31st March - India vs Australia, venue same as above</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#660000;"><strong>Sunday 8th April - Australia vs England, still at Antigua & Barbadas</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;">Friday 13th April - the Oz take on Pakistan in Barbados</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Monday 16th April - Sri Lanka in Grenada</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#660000;"><strong>Friday 20th April - Newzealand vs Australia, Grenada</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span>Amit Bajajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429759992788315125noreply@blogger.com0