The 2007 Indoor Cricket World Cup was an Indoor Cricket tournament that took place in Bristol, England from 22 to 29 September 2007 involving both a men's and a women's division. There were a total of 35 matches played in the men's division and 26 matches played in the women's division.
 Logo of the 2007 Indoor Cricket World Cup | |
| Administrator(s) | World Indoor Cricket Federation |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Indoor Cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) | England |
| Champions |  Australia (men) Australia (women) |
| Participants | 7 (men) 5 (women) |
| Matches | 35 (men) 20 (women) |
The men's division was split into two stages (in addition to finals) with each side playing each other once before being split into two groups, the top four and the bottom three. The top four sides progressed to a Super 4's stage where they again played each other once in order to be ranked for the semi-finals. The semi finals featured Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa with Australia defeating South Africa in the final to record their sixth consecutive World Cup. The top three sides contested a subsidiary title, won by England.
Whilst the women's division was not split into separate stages it did employ a more complicated semi final system that gave all five nations the opportunity of progressing through to the final during the finals stage. South Africa advanced straight through to the final after defeating Australia in the semi-finals stage, though Australia then prevailed over New Zealand and were able to reverse their semi final result to defeat South Africa in the final. This was the fifth consecutive World Cup for Australia.
The 2007 Junior World Series of Indoor Cricket was held alongside this event.
Host Selection edit
The World Cup was awarded to England by the WICF at the conclusion of the previous World Cup. As a result, England became the first nation to host the World Cup twice having held the first tournament in 1995.
Venue edit
The England Indoor Cricket Association determined that the Action Indoor Sports Stadium in Bristol would host all World Cup matches and Bristol became the host city as a result. All World Cup matches were played at the same venue.
Participants edit
Men's Division
Australia
England
France
Guernsey
New Zealand
Pakistan
South Africa
India were also initially entered in the men's division but were late withdrawals from the competition.
Women's Division
- Australia
- England
- New Zealand
- South Africa
Wales
Round Robin tournament edit
Men's Division
22 September 2007
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 New Zealand90 |
v
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England
 85 |
22 September 2007
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 South Africa203 |
v
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Guernsey
 -91 |
22 September 2007
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| Australia 211 |
v
|
France
 -101 |
22 September 2007
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| France 0 |
v
|
Pakistan
 0 |
- The Pakistan side arrived late to the tournament and were unable to field a side for this match. It was initially rescheduled and later awarded to France
22 September 2007
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| South Africa 97 |
v
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England
-31 |
22 September 2007
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| New Zealand 193 |
v
|
Guernsey
0 |
23 September 2007
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| England 109 |
v
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Guernsey
-5 |
23 September 2007
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| Australia 82 |
v
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New Zealand
77 |
23 September 2007
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| South Africa 0 |
v
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Pakistan
0 |
- The Pakistan side arrived late to the tournament and were unable to field a side for this match. It was initially rescheduled and later awarded to South Africa
23 September 2007
|
| New Zealand 181 |
v
|
France
30 |
23 September 2007
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| England 0 |
v
|
Pakistan
0 |
- The Pakistan side arrived late to the tournament and were unable to field a side for this match. It was initially rescheduled and later awarded to England
23 September 2007
|
| Australia 123 |
v
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South Africa
40 |
24 September 2007
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| England 72 |
v
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Australia
62 |
24 September 2007
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| South Africa 173 |
v
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France
-11 |
24 September 2007
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| Guernsey 165 |
v
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Pakistan
13 |
24 September 2007
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| New Zealand 110 |
v
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South Africa
35 |
24 September 2007
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| Australia 195 |
v
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Guernsey
-33 |
24 September 2007
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| England 230 |
v
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France
0 |
25 September 2007
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| Pakistan 0 |
v
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New Zealand
0 |
- New Zealand forfeited this match
25 September 2007
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| Pakistan 0 |
v
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Australia
0 |
- Australia won this match but were found to have played an ineligible player. The match was therefore awarded to Pakistan.
25 September 2007
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| Guernsey 76 |
v
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France
30 |
Women's Division
22 September 2007
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| Australia 183 |
v
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England
3 |
22 September 2007
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| South Africa 178 |
v
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Wales
 -33 |
22 September 2007
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| Australia 193 |
v
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Wales
-45 |
22 September 2007
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| New Zealand 132 |
v
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England
14 |
23 September 2007
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| New Zealand 194 |
v
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Wales
42 |
23 September 2007
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| South Africa 131 |
v
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Australia
115 |
23 September 2007
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| England 83 |
v
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Wales
80 |
23 September 2007
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| South Africa 161 |
v
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New Zealand
108 |
24 September 2007
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| South Africa 201 |
v
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England
58 |
24 September 2007
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| Australia 157 |
v
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New Zealand
72 |
24 September 2007
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| Australia 179 |
v
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England
31 |
24 September 2007
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| South Africa 194 |
v
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Wales
35 |
25 September 2007
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| Australia 228 |
v
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Wales
-19 |
25 September 2007
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| New Zealand 171 |
v
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England
35 |
26 September 2007
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| New Zealand 198 |
v
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Wales
61 |
26 September 2007
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| South Africa 103 |
v
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Australia
87 |
26 September 2007
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| South Africa 119 |
v
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New Zealand
65 |
26 September 2007
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| Wales 116 |
v
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England
88 |
27 September 2007
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| Australia 130 |
v
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New Zealand
111 |
27 September 2007
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| South Africa 192 |
v
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England
17 |
Super 4's Stage edit
The top four sides at the conclusion of the round robin series progressed through to the Super 4 stage of the tournament. The bottom three sides were relegated to the World Cup Plate division and, together with the team that finished 4th after the Super 4's stage, competed for a separate subordinate trophy.
Men's Division – Top Four
25 September 2007
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| South Africa 109 |
v
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New Zealand
33 |
25 September 2007
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| Australia 106 |
v
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England
41 |
26 September 2007
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| New Zealand 112 |
v
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England
94 |
26 September 2007
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| Australia 82 |
v
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South Africa
64 |
27 September 2007
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| South Africa 80 |
v
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England
65 |
27 September 2007
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| Australia 99 |
v
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New Zealand
56 |
Men's Division – Bottom Three
26 September 2007
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| Pakistan 107 |
v
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Guernsey
30 |
26 September 2007
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| France 107 |
v
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Pakistan
30 |
27 September 2007
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| France 74 |
v
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Guernsey
61 |
Women's Division
There was no Super 4's stage in the women's division.
Semi finals edit
The World Cup finals operated under a different format in each division. In the men's division the winner of the two semi finals proceeded to the final and the remaining two sides competed for the bronze medal match.
The World Cup Plate final was contested between the loser of the bronze medal match and the highest ranked side from the bottom three during the Super 4's stage.
The women's division employed a slightly more complicated format. The fourth and fifth placed sides faced off against one another with the winner taking on third place to earn a right in the preliminary final. The top two sides competed in a major semi final with the winner progressing to the final and the loser taking the second spot in the preliminary final. The remaining spot in the World Cup final was assumed by the winner of the preliminary final.
Men's Division
Semi-final 1 (1st vs 4th) – winner to final, loser to bronze medal match
28 September 2007
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| Australia 163 |
v
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England
51 |
Semi-final 2 (2nd vs 3rd) – winner to final, loser to bronze medal match
28 September 2007
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| South Africa 87 |
v
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New Zealand
84 |
Bronze Medal Match – winner receives bronze medal, loser to World Cup Plate final
28 September 2007
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| New Zealand 106 |
v
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England
1 |
Women's Division
Major Semi-final (1st vs 2nd) – winner to final, loser to preliminary final
27 September 2007
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| South Africa 127 |
v
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Australia
97 |
Qualifying Final (3rd vs 5th) – winner to minor semi final, loser knocked out
28 September 2007
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| England 84 |
v
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Wales
80 |
Minor Semi-final – winner to preliminary final, loser knocked out
28 September 2007
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| New Zealand 210 |
v
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England
63 |
Preliminary Final – winner to final, loser knocked out
28 September 2007
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| Australia 131 |
v
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New Zealand
42 |
Finals edit
Men's Division
World Cup
The World Cup final was contested between Australia and South Africa. This final was the sixth consecutive appearance in a World Cup final and was the first for South Africa. Despite performing below expectations early in the tournament, Australia easily accounted for England in their semi final. The South African side, on the other hand, came through a tough encounter with the New Zealand side by just three runs.
In the end, Australia managed a narrow but comfortable victory to claim their sixth consecutive title.
29 September 2007
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| Australia 74 |
v
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South Africa
51 |
World Cup Plate
A secondary and subordinate final was played between England (the loser of the bronze medal match) and France (the highest ranked side from the bottom three teams). England rebounded from their heavy loss against New Zealand in the bronze medal match to claim the first Plate title.
29 September 2007
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| England 101 |
v
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France
21 |
Women's Division The Women's World Cup Final featured Australia and South Africa. South Africa entered the side as favourites having accounted for Australia in all but one of their encounters in the earlier stages of the World Cup. Australia, however, rebounded and managed to claim their fifth consecutive World Cup title.
29 September 2007
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| Australia 138 |
v
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South Africa
39 |
Player of the tournament edit
Nineteen year old Lee Irwin of Australia was awarded player of the tournament.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Indoor Cricket World Cup History." World Indoor Cricket Federation. World Indoor Cricket Federation, n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2015. <http://www.worldindoorcricketfederation.com/history_worldcup.html>.
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