ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 line-up completed, schedule to be announced on 19 July
Scotland's 47-run win over Ireland today in the ICC Trophy 2005 final in Ireland confirms the groupings for the first stage of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007.
Jon Long
13-Jul-2005
Scotland's 47-run win over Ireland today in the ICC Trophy 2005 final in Ireland confirms the groupings for the first stage of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007.
The fixtures schedule for 2007 can now be finalised and, along with the tournament dates, will be announced on 19 July in Trinidad.
Scotland's reward for winning the ICC Trophy is a place alongside Australia, Holland and South Africa in Pool 1 in St Kitts.
Ireland will be in Pool 4 with the host West Indies, Pakistan and Zimbabwe.
In Pool 2 Bermuda will take on Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh in Trinidad and Tobago while Canada will be in Pool 3 in St Lucia with New Zealand, England and Kenya.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 groups
| Pool 1 (St Kitts & Nevis) |
Pool 2 (Trinidad & Tobago) |
Pool 3 (St Lucia) |
Pool 4 (Jamaica) |
| Australia (1) | Sri Lanka (2) | New Zealand (3) | Pakistan (4) |
| South Africa (5) | India (8) | England (7) | West Indies (6) |
| Scotland | Bangladesh (11) | Kenya (10) | Zimbabwe (9) |
| Netherlands | Bermuda | Canada | Ireland |