Indoor Cricket World Cup

Aussies sweep the board in World Cup Finals

29 September 2007

Australia had a triumphant finals day in Bristol. Their Men's team retained their world title by beating South Africa 74-51. The Australian Ladies had earlier beaten the South Africans 138-89. The Australians also claimed the Boys and Girls Under 19 titles.

Australia set up Final double v South Africa

28 September 2007

Australia and South Africa will contest both the Mens and Ladies Finals at the Indoor Cricket World Cup.  In the Men's competition Australia crushed England in their semi-final by 163 to 51.  South Africa comfortably disposed of New Zealandi n the other semi. New Zealand went on to collect the bronze medal by beating England 106-1 in the play-off.

In the Ladies tournament, NZ beat England 210-63 before losing in the semi against Australia 131-42. The Aussies meet South Africa in the final .

Sportuk.tv will bring you the pick of the action from both Finals over the weekend.

Penalty runs cost England victory over South Africa

27 September 2007

England were denied a shock victory over South Africa in their final match in the super 4's at the Indoor Cricket World Cup when they were twice penalised by the officials. England celebrations at taking a vital wicket cost them five penalty runs after the match referee ruled an England player had thrown the ball at the stumps in celebration.  When the England coaching team complained they were deducted a further five runs. That reduced what was looking like a daunting target of 75 to just 65 and the South African's duly held on to win.

(see the video report on the right of this page)

"The umpire didn't take kindly to the abuse he had received," said England captain Sean Ongers. "We had all the chances to win that game but now we will never know. "

India on their way

26 September 2007

Although they were unable to make it for the opening on the World Cup, eleven members of India's squad have now been allowed to travel to Bristol where they will play demonstration matches against Pakistan, Guernsey and France.

U19 Aussies too good for England

The Ausssie youngsters took revenge for their senior team's defeat when they beat England 141-35 in the group stages at Action Sports.  The Australians are on course for the predicted final meeting with South Africa on Saturday.

England beat the Aussies

24 September 2007

For only the second time in 22 years England's men beat Australia at the 2007 Indoor Cricket World Cup by 72 runs to 62.

England captain Sean Onger's called it "the best feeling in the world," and praised his players' grit and determination.

Indian team forced to stay away

23 September 2007

The 6th Indoor World Cup has got underway in Bristol after an opening ceremony when the players and officials of eight countries were welcomed to England and the Action Sports Arena which is the venue for the competition.

Not even the absence of the Indian team could dampen the enthusiasm of the competitiors. India ran into visa problems with the British High Commission and with two players being refused admission to the UK the squad stayed at home. Pakistan had similar problems but were able to arrive in Bristol on Sunday.

Ready for action

Thursday 20 September 2007, will see the cream of the indoor cricketing world descend on Bristol.

The brand new Action Indoor Sports Arena, rated as the best indoor cricket arena in the world by the players, will be the venue for the 6th World Cup for Men and Women.

This competition will also include the 3rd Junior Under-19 Boys and Girls Junior Series and the 3rd Men's over 45 Test Series, between England and South Africa.

Indoor Cricket has come a long way since its creation in the 1980's, from an old warehouse
in Perth, Australia, and has matured to the point where Internationals and World Cups are
played on a regular basis.

This World Cup is the 2nd one to be held in England after the inaugural tournament was held in Birmingham in 1995. Since then, Australian Men have lifted the trophy in Australia (1998), South Africa (2000), New Zealand (2002), and Sri Lanka (2004) making
them the team everyone wants to beat.

Likewise, their Women's side has proved to be as successful, winning all four Women's tournaments so far (1998, 2000, 2002, and 2004).

For the first time in World Cup history, a huge 22 teams from 9 different countries are
entering, making it the biggest competition ever in Indoor Cricket's history, with
Action Indoor Sports hosting the most open, biggest, and most competitive Indoor Cricket
World Cup to date.

Indoor Cricket showpiece heads for Bristol

13 July 2007

Bristol is to host the 2007 Indoor Cricket World Cup on 22– 30 September 2007 at the Action Indoor Sports Stadium, Bamfield, Whitchurch, Bristol.

Nine countries will be represented at this prestigious event, which has been held bi-annually in countries around the world, since 1995.

This is the biggest ever Indoor Cricket World Cup, and it is the first year in which the Junior teams will take part in the same event.

The Lord Mayor of Bristol Mr Royston Griffey has agreed to be a patron of the event, and other honoured guests at Friday's launch were:

Bob Manca – President -England Indoor Cricket Association
Syd Lawrence – Former England fast bowler
Sean Ongers – England Indoor Cricket Team Men’s Captain

Announcements and interviews

Launch announcement at Whitchurch: Play video

Bob Manca: Play video

Sean Ongers: Play video

Syd Lawrence: Play video

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