WCOC Press Release

A record crowd of 32,827 for a cricket match in South Africa attended the ICC Cricket World Cup Final between the champions Australia and India at the Wanderers Stadium on Sunday

ICC President Malcolm Gray thanked South Africa in his closing speech at the presentation ceremony of yesterday's ICC Cricket World Cup final at the Wanderers

The Australian squad will travel from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg ahead of the World Cup final at The Wanderers Stadium on Sunday 23 March

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 today reiterated that it had played no part in the allocation of matches to local television channels

The Australian squad will travel from Durban to Port Elizabeth, ahead of its semi-final clash against Sri Lanka at St Georges Park on Tuesday 18 March

Aasif Karim's figures of 8.2-6-7-3 are the 8th most economical at 0.84 runs per over in a World Cup match by a bowler bowling at least 5 overs

"Live television coverage in South Africa of CWC 2003 matches is carried out through an agreement between the SABC and Supersport

A limited number of tickets will be available to the public for the Semifinals and Final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003

Andrew Bichel's 64 equalled the highest score by a number 9 batsman in Limited Overs Internationals

Two cricket legends, Sir Garfield Sobers of the West Indies and Graeme Pollock of South Africa, will hand over the major individual awards at the presentation ceremony following the ICC Cricket World Cup Final in Johannesburg on March 23

Sri Lanka has practice sessions on Thursday and Friday at Buffalo Park from 10:00 to 13:00

The Australian squad will travel from Port Elizabeth to Durban, ahead of its third and final Super Six match against Kenya on Saturday 15 March

There were a number of interesting features of this match

The squad will depart Johannesburg at 0915 on South African Airways flight SA 405, arriving into Port Elizabeth at 1030

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 has noted with distress recent media reports claiming that the Umsobomvu Youth Fund (UYF) funded the opening ceremony of the cricket spectacle to the tune of R3-million

Grand Total for matches in SOUTH AFRICA 569253 399435

Dr Ali Bacher, executive director of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003, addressed the media today at a scheduled press conference between the conclusion of the preliminary round of CWC 2003 and the start on Friday of the Super Sixes

Feiko Kloppenburg became the 6th player to score a century and take 4 wickets in the same Limited Overs International when he scored 121 and took 4-42 for Netherlands against Namibia in Bloemfontein

The West Indies official delegation for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 currently in South Africa will report on their visit to the ICC CWC 2003 at a press conference on March 6 with CEO of the CWC 2003 Organising Committee, Dr Ali Bacher