World Cup appointments for Hall and Holder

Michael Hall has been appointed as Cricket Operations Director for the 2007 World Cup 2007.

In his role as Cricket Operations Director, Hall will oversee all cricket related activity in the host venue countries, including the logistical movements of all teams and officials during the tournament, and the management of cricket operations for all venues on match day and all training days.

He will be joined by Roland Holder, the former West Indies Test cricketer and current Manager of the Barbados Cricket team, who has been appointed as Cricket Operations Manager.

Hall, supported by Holder, will manage the specification and procurement of all cricket-related equipment stipulated by the ICC for matches and training, as well as liaising with the Event Operations, Anti-Infringement and Security Unit of the ICC to ensure all their requirements for the tournament are met. The Cricket Operations team will also oversee all cricket related activity undertaken in each of the participating host venues.