73-666: Kitts may refer to: Saint Kitts , an island in the West Indies Saint Kitts and Nevis , an island nation in the West Indies Kitts (surname) HMS St. Kitts (D18) , a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy (RN) See also [ edit ] Kitts Green , area of Birmingham, England Kitts Hill, Ohio , USA Kitts Hummock, Delaware , USA Kitt (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
146-433: A substitute fielder ), 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). 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
219-538: 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
292-508: A growth of just under 40% in a two-year period. As tourism grows, the demand for vacation property increases in conjunction. Saint Kitts & Nevis also acquires foreign direct investment from their unique citizenship-by-investment programme, outlined in their Citizenship Act of 1984. Interested parties can acquire citizenship if they pass the government's strict background checks and make an investment into an approved real estate development. Purchasers who pass government due diligence and make
365-653: 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
438-589: A minimum investment of US$ 400,000, into qualifying government-approved real estate, are entitled to apply for citizenship of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Many projects are approved under the citizenship-by-investment programme. The country hosts an annual St. Kitts Music Festival . Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport serves Saint Kitts. The Basseterre Ferry Terminal facilitates travel between Saint Kitts and sister island Nevis. The narrow-gauge (30 inches ) St. Kitts Scenic Railway circles
511-468: A row, extending his record of four from the 2003 World Cup. 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
584-686: A shallow 3-kilometre (2 mi) channel known as " The Narrows ". Saint Kitts became home to the first Caribbean British and French colonies in the mid-1620s. Along with the island of Nevis, Saint Kitts was a member of the British West Indies until gaining independence on 19 September 1983. The island is one of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles . It is situated about 2,100 km (1,300 mi) southeast of Miami , Florida , US. The land area of Saint Kitts
657-517: Is Mount Liamuiga, formerly Mount Misery, a dormant volcano 1,156 metres (3,793 ft) high. The youngest volcanic centre is Mt. Liamuiga , 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) in diameter and rising to an elevation of 1,155 metres (3,789 ft). Its last eruption was 1,620 years ago, corresponding with the Steel Dust series of pyroclastic deposits on the western flank. The Mansion Series of pyroclastic deposits and andesite with basalt layers occur on
730-507: Is about 168 km (65 sq mi), being approximately 29 km (18 mi) long and on average about 8 km (5.0 mi) across. Saint Kitts has a population of about 40,000, the majority of whom are of African descent . The primary language is English , with a literacy rate of approximately 98%. Residents call themselves Kittitians . The island is named after the Christian Saint Christopher ; "Kit"
803-472: Is also home to several institutions of higher education, including Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine , Windsor University School of Medicine , and the University of Medicine and Health Sciences . The capital of the two-island nation, and also its largest port, is the town of Basseterre on Saint Kitts. There is a modern facility for handling large cruise ships there. A ring road goes around
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#1732772312965876-654: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Saint Kitts Saint Kitts , officially Saint Christopher , is an island in the West Indies . The west side of the island borders the Caribbean Sea, and the eastern coast faces the Atlantic Ocean . Saint Kitts and the neighbouring island of Nevis constitute one country: the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis . Saint Kitts and Nevis are separated by
949-522: Is invaluable for smaller teams such as his own, and questioned the validity of Holding's statements. The majority of the experts and players participating in the tournament backed up the smaller teams taking part in the World Cup. This was further backed up with Ireland and Bangladesh making the Super 8s and being competitive and sportsmanlike throughout the tournament. During the Pakistan and Canada warm-up match at Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground ,
1022-663: 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. 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
1095-606: 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. 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. All major Test-playing nations had schedules allowing them to play
1168-456: The 2007 Twenty20 World Championship . 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. At Sabina Park , seats had to be removed at the newly constructed north-stand due to safety concerns. At Trelawny Stadium in Jamaica, ground staff were unable to gain admission to the ground during
1241-433: The 2011 Cricket World Cup . 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. At 6 weeks, it was the same length as the 2003 World Cup, but longer than
1314-469: 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 . The matches were One Day Internationals and operated under normal ODI rules. All matches were to be 50 overs a side unless stated otherwise by
1387-728: The Igneri people, members of the Arawak group. Around 1300 AD, the Kalinago , or Carib people arrived on the islands. These agriculturalists quickly dispersed the Igneri, and forced them northwards to the Greater Antilles . They named Saint Kitts "Liamuiga" meaning "fertile island", and would likely have expanded further north if not for the arrival of Europeans. A Spanish expedition under Christopher Columbus arrived and claimed
1460-601: The UNESCO World Heritage Site at Brimstone Hill and the now-crumbling Fort Charles . Since 1783, Saint Kitts has been affiliated with the Kingdom of Great Britain , which became the United Kingdom . The island originally produced tobacco , but farmers switched to sugarcane in 1640 because of stiff competition from the colony of Virginia . The labour-intensive cultivation of sugar cane
1533-425: The 2003 and 2007 World Cups raised over US$ 550 million. 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. The 2007 Cricket World Cup featured an orange, anthropomorphic raccoon -like creature named "Mello" as its mascot. It
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#17327723129651606-543: 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. 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
1679-476: 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. However, former Scotland captain George Salmond claims that the opportunity to play one-day cricket against the bigger teams
1752-534: 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. 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
1825-504: 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. This included refurbishing Sabina Park and constructing
1898-480: The Middle Range to the southeast. This Middle Range is another stratovolcano 976 m in height with a small summit crater containing a lake. Next in line is the 900 metres (3,000 ft) South East Range, 1 Myr in age, consisting of four peaks. Ottley's dome and Monkey Hill dome are on the flanks, while the older volcanoes represented by Canada Hills, and Conaree Hills lie past the airport and Basseterre on
1971-499: 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". In addition, a number of teams expressed concern over the slow wickets used during the warm-up matches, 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. Further criticism
2044-625: 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: Note: Teams 12–16 did not have official ODI rankings leading up to
2117-425: The West Indies was limited. 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. 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
2190-466: The World Cup; they are ranked based on their win percentage against full members and then wins against associate members prior to the tournament. 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
2263-427: The break. 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,
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2336-431: The concerns. 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. ICC CEO, Malcolm Speed , said that the ICC recognised the problem but said it was the local organisers' fault. However, the later matches had more crowds as the tournament progressed with the local organisers easing restrictions. Although it did not meet
2409-506: The day after Pakistan was knocked out. The following day, police announced that the death was suspicious and ordered a full investigation. Eight months later, an open verdict was returned. Following the tournament, the ICC distributed surplus tournament revenues of US$ 239 million to its members. The World Cup was awarded to the West Indies via the International Cricket Council 's rotational policy. It
2482-481: The dismay of the Nevisians and Anguillans. Anguilla left this arrangement in 1971, after an armed raid on Saint Kitts in 1967. Sugar production continued to dominate the local economy until 2005, when, after 365 years of having a monoculture , the government closed the sugar industry . This decision was made because of huge losses and European Union plans to greatly cut sugar prices. For purposes of governing,
2555-412: 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 loss, a streak dating back to 23 May 1999, during the group stage of the 1999 World Cup . The tournament also saw upsets and surprise results, with pre-tournament favourites India and Pakistan failing to make it past
2628-420: 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. Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer died
2701-403: 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
2774-475: The industry in 2005. Tourism is a major and growing source of income to the island, although the number and density of resorts is less than on many other Caribbean islands. Transportation , non-sugar agriculture, manufacturing and construction are the other growing sectors of the economy. Saint Kitts is dependent on tourism to drive its economy. Tourism has been increasing since 1978. In 2009, there were 587,479 arrivals to Saint Kitts compared to 379,473 in 2007,
2847-487: The island and offers passenger service from its headquarters near the airport, although the service is geared more for tourists than as day-to-day transportation for residents. Built between 1912 and 1926 to transport sugar cane from farms to the sugar factory in Basseterre, since 2003 the railway has offered a 3.5-hour, 30-mile circle tour of the island on specially designed double-decker open-air coaches, with 12 miles of
2920-564: The island for Spain in 1493. The first English colony was established in 1623, followed by a French colony in 1625. The English and French briefly united to pre-empt a Kalinago ambush. They massacred the local Kalinago , and then partitioned the island, with the English colonists in the middle and the French on either end. In 1629 , a Spanish force sent to clear the islands of foreign settlement seized St. Kitts. The English settlement
2993-613: The island is divided into nine parishes : Saint Kitts & Nevis uses the Eastern Caribbean dollar , which maintains a fixed exchange rate of 2.7-to-one with the United States dollar . The US dollar is almost as widely accepted on the island as the Eastern Caribbean dollar. For hundreds of years, Saint Kitts operated as a sugar monoculture , but due to decreasing profitability, the government closed
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3066-525: 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. The total amount of money spent on stadiums
3139-447: The northern flank, along with mudflows . This volcano has a crater 900 metres (3,000 ft) wide and 244 metres (801 ft) deep, plus two distinct parasitic domes consisting primarily of andesite , Brimstone Hill and Sandy Point Hill which is coalesced with Farm Flat. Brimstone Hill is noted for having limestone on its flanks, which was dragged upward with the formation of the dome 44,400 years ago. Mt. Liamuiga partially overlays
3212-421: 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. 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. Whilst normally only 11 players are allowed to bat and field (excluding situations involving
3285-474: 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: The umpiring panel for
3358-609: The perimeter of the island with smaller roads branching off it; the interior of the island is too steep for habitation. Saint Kitts is 10 km (6.2 mi) away from Sint Eustatius to the north and 3 km (1.9 mi) from Nevis to the south. St. Kitts has three distinct groups of volcanic peaks: the North West or Mount Misery Range; the Middle or Verchilds Range and the South East or Olivees Range. The highest peak
3431-454: The remaining 3 overs following a gentleman's agreement between the two captains. 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. 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
3504-451: 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
3577-476: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Kitts . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kitts&oldid=794916645 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Ship disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
3650-474: The sight screen was knocked down and the game was delayed by over 70 minutes and reduced to 48 overs. Additionally, a tear gas canister exploded at the Trinidad hotel where the Pakistan, South Africa , Canada and Ireland teams were staying. 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
3723-457: The southeast flank. The Salt Dome Peninsula contains the oldest volcanic deposits, 2.3–2.77 Myr in age, consisting of at least nine Pelean domes rising up to 319 metres (1,047 ft) in height, which includes Williams Hill and St. Anthony's Peak . During the last ice age , the sea level was up to 91 metres (300 ft) lower and St. Kitts and Nevis were one island along with Saba and Sint Eustatius (also known as Statia). St. Kitts
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#17327723129653796-492: 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. This was the first World Cup final to be a repeat: the sides 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. The match
3869-513: The target of US$ 42 million, the US$ 32 ;million revenue from ticket sales was the highest of any Cricket World Cup and double that of the previous World Cup. 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
3942-464: The tournament undefeated, extending their streak of World Cup matches without a loss to 29. Australian bowler Glenn McGrath was named 'Player of the Series' and retired from all forms of international cricket. 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
4015-481: The trip being by bus. Saint Kitts is or was the residence of: 2007 Cricket World Cup 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
4088-423: 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 played 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) From this, Australia , New Zealand , Sri Lanka , and South Africa won through to the semi-finals, with Australia defeating Sri Lanka in
4161-476: 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 side 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
4234-488: 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
4307-769: The warm-up games. Additionally, Man of the Match awards were not given out and no reserve days were set for these matches. The opening ceremony was held on Sunday, 11 March 2007 at Trelawny Stadium in Jamaica . 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 ,
4380-624: The warm-up matches due to accreditation problems. Additionally, South Africa and Australia both expressed concerns over practice facilities. Ultimately none of the stadia 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. The World Cup had grown as a media event with each tournament. The sponsorship and television rights that were awarded primarily to cover
4453-487: 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
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#17327723129654526-478: 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. In the Group and Super 8 stages, points were awarded as follows: The top two teams from each group advanced to the Super 8 stage and any points they earned against
4599-432: Was abolished by an Act of Parliament which became law on 1 August 1834. This emancipation was followed by four years of forced enslavement, put in place to protect the "planters" (plantation owners) from losing their free labour force. 1 August is now celebrated as a public holiday and is called Emancipation Day . In 1883, Saint Kitts, Nevis , and Anguilla were all linked under one presidency, located on Saint Kitts, to
4672-443: 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. 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. Attendance leading into
4745-576: 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. 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
4818-497: 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", and that the investigation would be handled as a murder. After a lengthy investigation the Jamaican police rescinded the comments that he was murdered, and confirmed that he died from natural causes. In November 2007, an open verdict
4891-493: Was formerly a common diminutive of "Christopher". Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park , a UNESCO World Heritage Site , is the largest fortress ever built in the Eastern Caribbean. The island of Saint Kitts is home to the Warner Park Cricket Stadium , which was used to host 2007 Cricket World Cup matches. This made Saint Kitts and Nevis the smallest nation to ever host a World Cup event . Saint Kitts
4964-506: 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
5037-478: 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. The umpires later apologised for their error, saying that the match should have ended then with Australia winning by 37 runs. Australia won
5110-521: Was originally settled by pre-agricultural, pre-ceramic "Archaic people", who migrated south down the archipelago from Florida. In a few hundred years they disappeared, to be replaced by the ceramic -using and agriculturalist Saladoid people around 100 BC, who migrated to St. Kitts north up the archipelago from the banks of the Orinoco River in Venezuela . Around 800 AD, they were replaced by
5183-541: Was rebuilt following the 1630 peace between England and Spain. The island alternated repeatedly between English (then British ) and French control during the 17th and 18th centuries, as one power took the whole island, only to have it switch hands due to treaties or military action. Actions included the Siege of Brimstone Hill and the Battle of Saint Kitts . Parts of the island were heavily fortified, as exemplified by
5256-486: Was returned. 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, as well as the authorities being accused of "running [cricket and cricketing traditions] out of town, then sanitising it out of existence". Sir Viv Richards echoed
5329-497: Was the reason for the large-scale importation of African slaves . The importation began almost immediately upon the arrival of Europeans to the region even though sugarcane wasn't cultivated for another two hundred years on the island, leading some to discredit the earliest claims of imported African labour. The purchasing of enslaved Africans was outlawed in the British Empire by an Act of Parliament in 1807. Slavery
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