DEHRING SPEAKS IN TRINIDAD ON WORLD CUP 2007
Managing Director & CEO of ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007 Inc., Chris Dehring, has assured that preparations for the tournament are well on track and that the Caribbean will be ready to welcome the world next March and April.
Speaking today in Trinidad & Tobago - as an announcement was made that warm-up matches which were to be held at Brian Lara Cricket Academy will be relocated to a venue yet to be named - he said the decision to switch venues is not a setback but rather a step in the right direction.
"With less than six months to the start of the tournament ICC Cricket World Cup is very satisfied that the matter has been deliberated thoroughly, and a final decision for the good of the tournament has been taken. Through ongoing monitoring and open communication channels there is full buy-in from all stakeholders involved with the tournament and 100 per cent awareness that we must deliver a world-class event.
"It is in this climate that the Trinidad & Tobago LOC (Local Organising Committee) put forward the request for a change of venue from Brian Lara, which may not be completed to the required standard within the previously agreed timeframe," stated Dehring during a Press conference.
The relocation, he added, shows that CWC 2007 and the Trinidad & Tobago LOC are "decisive organisations...and that we are prepared and have the necessary contingency plans, in conjunction with the LOCs, to make crucial decisions".
"It certainly validates the monitoring process which is in place and shows that CWC has the situation under control... The message to the cricketing world therefore, is that come what may, we are preparing to welcome fans from around the globe to a memorable event and, notwithstanding the odd bump or two, the Cricket World Cup train is building a powerful head of steam and is very much on track," declared the CWC Managing Director.
CWC Venue Development Director, Donald Lockerbie, also reasoned that CWC's "stringent monitoring programme" had proven a vital asset; allowing for the thorough assessment of all tournament venues.
"Earlier this year, other stadia - most notably the Grenada National Stadium and Sabina Park in Jamaica - were considerably behind in their construction schedules but, under careful monitoring, they are now on track. The process has worked again here and the necessary decisions are being taken," he reminded, adding that all other venues are progressing well and on schedule to be ready by the required date.
The Venue Development Director explained that the proposed new venue can be "elevated to the standard of a venue for Warm-up matches with overlay installations" and therefore would not require significant legacy work.
Trinidad & Tobago Sports Minister, Roger Boynes, had earlier announced that Brian Lara Cricket Academy would not meet the required Warm-up venue standard in the timeframe allotted. He added that subsequent permission was given, through the Board of CWC 2007 to the Trinidad & Tobago LOC, to seek to host the Warm-up matches at an alternate stadium.
Speaking today in Trinidad & Tobago - as an announcement was made that warm-up matches which were to be held at Brian Lara Cricket Academy will be relocated to a venue yet to be named - he said the decision to switch venues is not a setback but rather a step in the right direction.
"With less than six months to the start of the tournament ICC Cricket World Cup is very satisfied that the matter has been deliberated thoroughly, and a final decision for the good of the tournament has been taken. Through ongoing monitoring and open communication channels there is full buy-in from all stakeholders involved with the tournament and 100 per cent awareness that we must deliver a world-class event.
"It is in this climate that the Trinidad & Tobago LOC (Local Organising Committee) put forward the request for a change of venue from Brian Lara, which may not be completed to the required standard within the previously agreed timeframe," stated Dehring during a Press conference.
The relocation, he added, shows that CWC 2007 and the Trinidad & Tobago LOC are "decisive organisations...and that we are prepared and have the necessary contingency plans, in conjunction with the LOCs, to make crucial decisions".
"It certainly validates the monitoring process which is in place and shows that CWC has the situation under control... The message to the cricketing world therefore, is that come what may, we are preparing to welcome fans from around the globe to a memorable event and, notwithstanding the odd bump or two, the Cricket World Cup train is building a powerful head of steam and is very much on track," declared the CWC Managing Director.
CWC Venue Development Director, Donald Lockerbie, also reasoned that CWC's "stringent monitoring programme" had proven a vital asset; allowing for the thorough assessment of all tournament venues.
"Earlier this year, other stadia - most notably the Grenada National Stadium and Sabina Park in Jamaica - were considerably behind in their construction schedules but, under careful monitoring, they are now on track. The process has worked again here and the necessary decisions are being taken," he reminded, adding that all other venues are progressing well and on schedule to be ready by the required date.
The Venue Development Director explained that the proposed new venue can be "elevated to the standard of a venue for Warm-up matches with overlay installations" and therefore would not require significant legacy work.
Trinidad & Tobago Sports Minister, Roger Boynes, had earlier announced that Brian Lara Cricket Academy would not meet the required Warm-up venue standard in the timeframe allotted. He added that subsequent permission was given, through the Board of CWC 2007 to the Trinidad & Tobago LOC, to seek to host the Warm-up matches at an alternate stadium.
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