77-623: Piggotts , also known as St Mark's Village, is a village in Saint George Parish on Antigua island in Antigua and Barbuda . It had a population of 1,478 in 2001. It is located in the north of the island, to the east of the capital city of St. John's . In the late 1850s and early 1860s a school was built in what is now Piggotts to provide education to the poorer residents of the nearby sugar estates of Carlisle, Fitches Creek, Weirs, Gunthorpes, Paynters and Cassada Gardens. This school
154-433: 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
231-538: 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
308-476: A Cambridge School/CXC examination, 13.68% had a GCE 'O' level/CXC General, 2.26% had a GCE 'A' Levels, CAPE, 8.12% had a college certificate, 3.09% had an associate degree, 4.63% had a bachelor's degree, 0.52% had a post graduate diploma, 2.38% had a professional certificate, 1.84% had a masters or doctoral degree, 0.29% had another degree, and 5.60% didn't know or didn't state their examination level. In people of African descent, 43.20% had no examination, 8.25% had
385-529: A Naval Air Station at Crabbs, Saint Peter. The U.S. flag was hoisted on 21 March 1941, even though the Antigua agreement was not signed until 28 May and the entire lease agreement not until 27 March 1941. Even earlier, on 4 February, work had started building the Naval Air Station, and on 17 March, a detachment of fifty Marines, the first American military personnel, arrived. On 13 May, construction on
462-472: 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 the final to win their third consecutive World Cup and their fourth overall. Australia's unbeaten record in
539-480: A certificate with examination, 9.29% had a certificate without examination, 9.77% had a diploma or advanced diploma, 2.72% had an associated degree, 3.79% had a first degree or post graduate degree, 9.04% had a professional qualification, 0.97% had another qualification, and 5.79% didn't know or didn't state. 17°07′N 61°48′W / 17.117°N 61.800°W / 17.117; -61.800 2007 Cricket World Cup The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup
616-1104: A daily salary, 30.92 per cent of workers were paid a weekly salary, 21.59 per cent of workers were paid a fortnightly salary, 44.45 per cent of workers were paid a monthly salary, and 1.15 per cent of workers were paid at some other rate. In 2011, of all the people in Saint George, including those in school or those that have not begun school, 3.68% had no education, 1.23% had their highest level of education be day-care education, 2.23% preschool, 1.88% pre-infant/kindergarten, 5.32% primary/elementary (1-3), 14.11% primary/elementary (4-7), 3.78% junior secondary, 8.60% secondary form 1–3, 27.75% secondary form 4–5, 0.89% sixth form ("a" level lower), 2.65% sixth form ("a" level upper), 1.01% post secondary, 10.12% college, 1.47% post primary/vocational, 0.45% special education, 8.86% university, 1.53% other, and 4.43% didn't know/didn't state. 2,224 people attended school full time, and 200 people attended school part-time. In 2011, there were 2,424 attending an educational institution. 3.54% of those people attended
693-424: A daycare, 7.51% attended preschool, 12.93% government primary school, 25.55% private primary school, 28.12% secondary school, 7.07% community college, 1.27% vocational/trades school, 2.66% adult education, 7.38% university, 1.31% special education, and 2.66% didn't know or didn't state. In 2011, 42.05% of people had no examination, 8.21% had a school leaving certificate, 2.48% had a high school certificate, 4.84% had
770-570: A fixed place of work outside of the home, 2.97 per cent worked from home, 7.03 per cent had no fixed place of work, and 2.78 per cent did not know or did not state. 19.60 per cent of workers were paid government employees, 7.20 per cent of workers were paid statutory body employees, 54.93 per cent were paid private employees, 2.67 per cent were paid private home employees, 4.93 per cent were self-employed with paid employees, 8.86 per cent were self-employed without paid employees, 0.95 per cent had another worker status, and 0.85 per cent dn/ns. According to
847-725: 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 is the first time the ICC Cricket World Cup has been held in the Caribbean despite the fact that
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#1732780444028924-487: A gap, but when the affordable housing project Happy Hill was constructed from the 1950s to the 1970s, the villages became connected, and the rivalry slowly ended. The town is landlocked and has no sea access, and borders the town of Osbourn . The town is home to the Antigua & Barduda International Islamic Society Masjid, one of the only mosques in Antigua and Barbuda, as well as Piggots has six enumeration districts. This Antigua and Barbuda location article
1001-653: 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
1078-562: 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 was at least US$ 301 million. Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad lost its status as
1155-500: 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
1232-408: 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
1309-493: A school leaving certificate, 2.27% had a high school certificate, 4.98% had a Cambridge School/CXC examination, 13.73% had a GCE 'O' level/CXC General, 2.14% had GCE 'A' Levels, CAPE, 8.07% had a college certificate, 2.96% had an associate degree, 4.38% had a bachelor's degree, 0.46% had a post graduate diploma, 1.98% had a professional certificate, 1.56% had a master's/doctoral degree, and the remainder had other examinations, or didn't know/state their examination level. In 2011, of
1386-497: Is GE-01, a sizable post-Saladoid and Archaic munti-component site (Winthorpe's East). Here was found a lithic workshop, or flint processing facility. There were two archeological excavations in 1997 and 2002. Barnacle Point, and the Archaic sites, GE-9 and 10, were destroyed by land development in the summer of 2003. Studies in this field are ongoing. The parish of Saint George was created on 22 January 1725 after An Act for dividing
1463-547: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Saint George Parish, Antigua and Barbuda Saint George , officially the Parish of Saint George , is a parish of Antigua and Barbuda on the island of Antigua. Saint George borders Saint Peter to the southeast, and Saint John to the west and south. Saint George is mostly farmland and savanna in the south, dense forest in the Blackman's Peninsula area, marshland in
1540-522: 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 ,
1617-580: Is now the only division in Saint George, split from Saint Peter with the primary objective of providing for their parish church and having their own parish vestry . Historically, the majority of the parish's lands were used for agricultural purposes. Numerous historical relics from the parish can still be seen today, including the Blackman's and Judge Blizzard's plantations. From the earliest days of colonization, pre-Columbian peoples made extensive use of Winthorpe's Bay. There are patches of Archaic Age flakes and lithic debitage scattered over many kilometers of
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#17327804440281694-606: 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
1771-456: 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
1848-433: 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
1925-461: The Fitches Creek area, and dense forest in the northwest. It is the smallest parish in Antigua and Barbuda, and the parish capital is Fitches Creek. The largest city in the parish is Piggotts . Saint George is the newest parish, splitting from the parish of Saint Peter in 1725. It had an estimated population of 8,817 in 2018. Saint George is the most prosperous parish in the country, with
2002-469: 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
2079-593: 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 the Grenadines , and a second bid by Jamaica were also rejected. Eight venues across
2156-612: The 2,177 people asked, 82.55% had completed training, 8.85% were undergoing training, 6.13% attempted training but did not complete it, and 2.48% didn't know out didn't state their training status. 36.80% had on the job training, 5.54% had an apprenticeship, 4.28% had a correspondence course, 1.17% had secondary school, 28.39% had vocational training, 1.80% had commercial training, 2.67% had business/computer training, 9.53% had university on campus training, 4.42% private study, 3.79% other, and 1.60% didn't know or didn't state their training method. 26.64% had no training qualification, 31.99% had
2233-399: The 20,000-capacity Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium, which co-hosted the 2007 Cricket World Cup . Due to the many international universities hosted in Saint George, Saint George has a large international student population. Due to Saint George hosting Antigua's only airport, Saint George also hosts the only air-links into Barbuda and Montserrat . The Division of New North Sound, which
2310-425: 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
2387-543: 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
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2464-406: The 2011 census, sixteen religious groups were self-reported by parish residents. The major religious groups chosen were Adventists (12.02 per cent), Anglicans (23.20 per cent), Moravian (11.26 per cent), Pentecostalism (9.65 per cent), irreligion (4.48 per cent), and Rastafari (0.55 per cent). According to the 2011 census, there were 3,882 workers in the parish. 87.21 per cent of these workers had
2541-411: The 2011 census, there were 350 business owners living in the parish. 17.82 per cent made under EC$ 1,000 per month from their business, another 17.82 percent made $ 1,000 to $ 1,999 per month from their business, 21.15 per cent made $ 2,000 to $ 2,999 per month, 18.73 per cent made $ 3,000 to $ 4,999 per month, and 24.47 per cent made over $ 5,000. According to the 2011 census, 1.90 per cent of workers were paid
2618-485: The 2011 census, twenty-one country of birth groups were self-reported by parish residents. The country of birth groups chosen were born in Africa (0.19 per cent), other Latin or North American countries (0.17 per cent), Antigua and Barbuda (73.04 per cent), other Caribbean countries (1.22 per cent), Canada (0.50 per cent), other Asian countries (0.33 per cent), other European countries (0.20 per cent), Dominica (3.66 per cent),
2695-476: 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
2772-736: The Dominican Republic (0.96 per cent), Guyana (4.92 per cent), Jamaica (3.80 per cent), Montserrat (0.81 per cent), St. Kitts and Nevis (0.53 per cent), St. Lucia (1.54 per cent), St. Vincent and the Grenadines (0.74 per cent), Syria (0.04 per cent), Trinidad and Tobago (0.86 per cent), the United Kingdom (0.98 per cent), the United States (3.48 per cent), the United States Virgin Islands (0.53 per cent), and not stated (1.50 per cent). According to
2849-534: 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
2926-499: 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
3003-692: The Parish of Saint Peter in the said Island; and for erecting a new Parish, to be called the Parish of Saint George passed the Assembly on 10 January 1725, and the Council on the same day. The parish was created due to the parish of Saint Peter being too large to support the parish of Saint George. The parish was governed by twelve vestry-men. During the times of slavery, Saint George was divided into twenty-two slave plantations. The United States sought to establish an Army Air Base at Coolidge, Saint George, and
3080-557: 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
3157-425: 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
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3234-463: 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 the new multi-purpose facility in Trelawny through
3311-466: 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
3388-588: The bigger Army Air Base started. The settlement of Winthorpes and the MacDonalds' estate house at High Point were included in the borders of the region selected for the Army base, which was primarily made up of canefield, scrub, and mango swamp. Construction on the base did not conclude until the spring of 1942, in part due to the lengthy process of relocating the village and its residents. However, both bases had started up immediately using makeshift facilities, with
3465-427: 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,
3542-404: The communities of Fitches Creek and Coolidge being classified as one of the six neighbourhoods in the country to have high-income status in 2008. The neighbourhoods of Fitches Creek, Coolidge, Airport all had the top fifteen living conditions indexes in 2008. Saint George's prosperity has been the result of having one of the most modern airports in the Caribbean, V. C. Bird International Airport ,
3619-431: 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
3696-475: The first plane landing at Coolidge on 6 June 1941, and the first seaplane arriving at Crabbs, Saint Peter on 25 June. When the air bases diminished in importance, the army air base was converted into the Coolidge Airport, later renamed the V.C. Bird International Airport. Saint George is mostly flat, being dominated by grasslands in the south, marshland in the centre, and forest in the north. Much of
3773-403: 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
3850-662: The headquarters of the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force , Camp Blizzard , multiple universities such as the American University of Antigua and the Antigua and Barbuda International Institute of Technology, the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium , and the former Antigua Air Station . This economic prosperity is spread throughout the parish, with both the northern region of the parish, and the southern region, having important and modern facilities. Long Island and Maiden Island are legally parts of
3927-421: 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
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#17327804440284004-474: 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
4081-536: The parish of Saint George, however, statistically, the three residents on Long Island in 2011 were counted as living in Saint Peter, and politically, Long Island and Maiden Island are sometimes considered parts of the St. Peter constituency . Saint George does not have many tourist attractions and beaches, and instead generates much of its revenue from the V.C. Bird International Airport, the only airport in Antigua, and
4158-454: 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
4235-451: 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
4312-427: The sea floor surrounding the parish is home to seagrass patches. There are many creek systems in the southern region of the parish. There is a salt pond in the northern region, and various small water bodies in the south. In 1891, Saint George was very well connected by Antigua's historic rail infrastructure. The parish is mostly part of Antigua's limestone region. The northern region has a very right drought risk and
4389-474: 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
4466-769: The southern region has a low drought risk. All of the coastline is part of the Northeast Marine Management Area. The parish has some marine sand coverage, many coral reef communities, and many mangrove wetlands. Saint George is one of the most diverse parishes in the country. According to the 2011 census, nine ethnic groups were self-reported by parish residents. The ethnic groups chosen were African descendent (89.29 per cent), other mixed (5.15 per cent), mixed black/white (1.14 per cent), East Indian (1.01 per cent), Hispanic (0.97 per cent), white (0.97 per cent), other (0.68 per cent), dn/ns (0.42 per cent), and Syrian/Lebanese (0.37 per cent). According to
4543-492: 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
4620-513: 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
4697-435: 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 the group stage, while Bangladesh , the second-lowest ranked ICC Full Member at the time, and World Cup debutant Ireland , which
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#17327804440284774-464: 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
4851-476: 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
4928-488: 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
5005-769: 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 ,
5082-624: 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
5159-515: The waterfront, together with deposits of shellfish, which are the leftovers of prehistoric meals. In 1997, a shoreline archaeological survey was carried out. Three sites from the Ceramic Age were identified and examined during this search. One meter below the surface, Saladoid pottery was found in GE-06 (Winthorpe's West). But the site is essentially a post-Saladoid site. The second and biggest site
5236-487: 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
5313-478: 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
5390-407: 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 the day after Pakistan was knocked out. The following day, police announced that the death was suspicious and ordered
5467-443: 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
5544-460: Was centrally located so all of the residents of the estates would have easy access to the school. Circa 1864, Richard Albert Louden Piggott (1844-1926) from Newgate Street in St. John’s City, moved to this area. Piggott had so many children, that the area eventually became known as “Piggotts Village”. The village had a rivalry with Osbourn Farm, especially in cricket . The two villages were separated by
5621-497: 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
5698-506: 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
5775-478: 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
5852-486: 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
5929-407: Was the ninth Cricket World Cup , a One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007. There were a total of 51 matches played, three fewer than at the 2003 World Cup (despite a field larger by two teams). The 16 competing teams were initially divided into four groups, with the two best-performing teams from each group moving on to
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