WORLD CUP TEAMS COMING
The managers of the 16 teams participating in next year's International Cricket Council World Cup (CWC) will visit Kensington Oval in Barbados on Friday to have a close look at the venue for the final.
This trip will be the highlight of two days of meeting which will conclude the tenth CWC venue summit which is ongoing at Hilton Barbados.
The Oval is being re-developed specially for the World Cup to host six Super 8 (second-round) matches from April 11-21 and the grand final on April 28. The cost of the upgrade is $135 million, and the seating capacity will be 28 000 – up from 13 000.
The majority of the work is complete and all the permanent work should be completed by early December. After that the new grandstand to host 16 000 fans will start and should be completed in six weeks.
"This meeting is not only being held because it is one of our obligations under the host agreement between CWC and the International Cricket Council (ICC), but because it will be an extremely useful tool in assisting all the participating teams in their preparation and planning for the tournament," said Michael Hall, the CWC's cricket operations director.
"It will also present an opportunity for team managers to establish important contacts with the cricket operations managers from the local organising committees and allow for meaningful dialogue between them, between now and March 2 next year, when all the teams arrive in the Caribbean."
Also expected at the meeting are Bob Woolmer, coach of the Pakistan team; Dave Richardson, the ICC's general manager; Chris Tetley, the ICC's liaison at the CWC; Tim May, president of the Federation of International Cricketers Association; Dinanath Ramnarine, president of the West Indies Players Association.
"A similar meeting was held in South Africa ahead of the 2003 World Cup, and it proved to be extremely useful. We at CWC have been preparing diligently to host this meeting, and we are confident that the team managers will leave the Caribbean assured that we are doing everything to stage the Cricket World Cup to world-class standards," Hall said.
The offices of the CWC reported yesterday that some team representatives were combining their attendance at the meeting with visits to the host venues where their respective teams will play group stage matches.
Arrangements have been put in place for officials of all four teams in Group 'A', which will be played at the new Warner Park in St Kitts – Australia, Scotland, South Africa and Holland – to visit that island.
The team officials will also be updated on areas of interest to them, including – the confirmation of international flights; the special CARICOM visa; airport arrival and departure protocols for teams; domestic flight arrangements; and confirmation of hotel arrangements.
They will also get details on ground transportation plans; team practice schedules; the tournament schedule; support staff arrangements (liaison officers, close protection officers, baggage handlers and net bowlers); administrative issues, such as match tickets and financial arrangements.
They will hear presentations by members of the CWC Cricket operations team, as well as from venue development director Donald Lockerbie; security director, John Collymore; and chairperson of the medical and health group Dr Marion Bullock DuCasse, who will present an overview of the medical, health and anti-doping plan.
This trip will be the highlight of two days of meeting which will conclude the tenth CWC venue summit which is ongoing at Hilton Barbados.
The Oval is being re-developed specially for the World Cup to host six Super 8 (second-round) matches from April 11-21 and the grand final on April 28. The cost of the upgrade is $135 million, and the seating capacity will be 28 000 – up from 13 000.
The majority of the work is complete and all the permanent work should be completed by early December. After that the new grandstand to host 16 000 fans will start and should be completed in six weeks.
"This meeting is not only being held because it is one of our obligations under the host agreement between CWC and the International Cricket Council (ICC), but because it will be an extremely useful tool in assisting all the participating teams in their preparation and planning for the tournament," said Michael Hall, the CWC's cricket operations director.
"It will also present an opportunity for team managers to establish important contacts with the cricket operations managers from the local organising committees and allow for meaningful dialogue between them, between now and March 2 next year, when all the teams arrive in the Caribbean."
Also expected at the meeting are Bob Woolmer, coach of the Pakistan team; Dave Richardson, the ICC's general manager; Chris Tetley, the ICC's liaison at the CWC; Tim May, president of the Federation of International Cricketers Association; Dinanath Ramnarine, president of the West Indies Players Association.
"A similar meeting was held in South Africa ahead of the 2003 World Cup, and it proved to be extremely useful. We at CWC have been preparing diligently to host this meeting, and we are confident that the team managers will leave the Caribbean assured that we are doing everything to stage the Cricket World Cup to world-class standards," Hall said.
The offices of the CWC reported yesterday that some team representatives were combining their attendance at the meeting with visits to the host venues where their respective teams will play group stage matches.
Arrangements have been put in place for officials of all four teams in Group 'A', which will be played at the new Warner Park in St Kitts – Australia, Scotland, South Africa and Holland – to visit that island.
The team officials will also be updated on areas of interest to them, including – the confirmation of international flights; the special CARICOM visa; airport arrival and departure protocols for teams; domestic flight arrangements; and confirmation of hotel arrangements.
They will also get details on ground transportation plans; team practice schedules; the tournament schedule; support staff arrangements (liaison officers, close protection officers, baggage handlers and net bowlers); administrative issues, such as match tickets and financial arrangements.
They will hear presentations by members of the CWC Cricket operations team, as well as from venue development director Donald Lockerbie; security director, John Collymore; and chairperson of the medical and health group Dr Marion Bullock DuCasse, who will present an overview of the medical, health and anti-doping plan.
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