Full Backing For Windies World Cup Bid (18 Jun 1998)
A unanimous vote by over 60 delegates at the International Cricket Council (ICC) annual meeting awarded the 9th ICC World Cup to the West Indies, a release from the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) said yesterday
18-Jun-1998
18 June 1998
Full Backing For Windies World Cup Bid
The Barbados Nation
A unanimous vote by over 60 delegates at the International Cricket
Council (ICC) annual meeting awarded the 9th ICC World Cup to the West
Indies, a release from the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) said
yesterday.
Going under the slogan A great place for the World Cup, a delegation
from the WICB were given the go-ahead to host the tournament scheduled
for 2007, but which could be held as early as 2005.
President of the WICB Pat Rousseau moved the motion which was seconded
by England.
Later he said: "We are extremely pleased about winning this bid for
the 9th ICC World Cup. We are particularly satisfied with the way we
presented our case that the delegates had such confidence in the WICB,
to give a unanimous vote in our favour.
"Hosting this world championship of One-Day cricket will bring
tremendous benefits to the sport, tourism and the Caribbean economy in
general," Rousseau said in a WICBC release.
The four-member team made up of Rousseau, vice-president Julian Hunte,
chief executive officer Stephen Camacho and chief marketing executive
Chris Dehring made a half-hour multi-media presentation to the
delegates following up on discussions with the members during the
week.
Secure resources
The presentation sought to show that the WICB would be able to host
the World Cup because it would secure the support and resources of the
governments and private sector, and the structures and plans were
already in place to upgrade facilities for the event.
The team also stressed that after 70 years' involvement in cricket,
the region deserved the opportunity to host the World Cup.
The WICB also demonstrated that they would be able to guarantee
profit-sharing for ICC members given the region's attractiveness as a
tourist destination, the release said.
The 9th World Cup will be played between 16 countries with matches
being played in the West Indies. It is also possible that venues in
Bermuda, Canada and the United States may be used.
Dehring said that the WICB would provide a more extensive briefing on
the World Cup bid for the people of the Caribbean at a future date.
The next World Cup will be held next year in England and in South
Africa in 2003.
Source :: The Barbados Nation (https://www.nationnews.com/)