Cricket event
Cricket tournament
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.
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
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
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
Men's Division
India were also initially entered in the men's division but were late withdrawals from the competition.
Women's Division
Round Robin tournament
Men's Division
 New Zealand
90
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England 
85
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| New Zealand won by 5 runs
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 South Africa
203
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Guernsey 
-91
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| South Africa won by 304 runs
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 Australia
211
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France 
-101
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| Australia won by 312 runs
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France
0
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Pakistan 
0
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- 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
South Africa
97
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England
-31
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| South Africa won by 128 runs
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New Zealand
193
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Guernsey
0
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| New Zealand won by 193 runs
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England
109
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Guernsey
-5
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Australia
82
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New Zealand
77
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South Africa
0
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Pakistan
0
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| South Africa won on forfeit
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- 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
New Zealand
181
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France
30
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| New Zealand won by 151 runs
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England
0
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Pakistan
0
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- 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
Australia
123
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South Africa
40
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England
72
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Australia
62
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South Africa
173
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France
-11
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| South Africa won by 184 runs
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Guernsey
165
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Pakistan
13
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New Zealand
110
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South Africa
35
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Australia
195
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Guernsey
-33
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| Australia won by 228 runs
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England
230
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France
0
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Pakistan
0
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New Zealand
0
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- New Zealand forfeited this match
Pakistan
0
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Australia
0
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- Australia won this match but were found to have played an ineligible player. The match was therefore awarded to Pakistan.
Guernsey
76
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France
30
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Women's Division
Australia
183
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England
3
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| Australia won by 180 runs
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South Africa
178
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Wales 
-33
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| South Africa won by 211 runs
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Australia
193
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Wales
-45
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| Australia won by 238 runs
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New Zealand
132
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England
14
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| New Zealand won by 118 runs
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New Zealand
194
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Wales
42
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South Africa
131
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Australia
115
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| South Africa won by 16 runs
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England
83
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Wales
80
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South Africa
161
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New Zealand
108
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| South Africa won by 53 runs
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South Africa
201
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England
58
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| South Africa won by 143 runs
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Australia
157
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New Zealand
72
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Australia
179
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England
31
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| Australia won by 148 runs
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South Africa
194
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Wales
35
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| South Africa won by 159 runs
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Australia
228
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Wales
-19
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| Australia won by 247 runs
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New Zealand
171
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England
35
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| New Zealand won by 136 runs
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New Zealand
198
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Wales
61
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| New Zealand won by 137 runs
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South Africa
103
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Australia
87
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| South Africa won by 16 runs
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South Africa
119
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New Zealand
65
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| South Africa won by 54 runs
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Wales
116
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England
88
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Australia
130
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New Zealand
111
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South Africa
192
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England
17
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| South Africa won by 175 runs
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Super 4's Stage
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
South Africa
109
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New Zealand
33
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| South Africa won by 76 runs
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Australia
106
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England
41
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New Zealand
112
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England
94
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| New Zealand won by 18 runs
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Australia
82
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South Africa
64
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South Africa
80
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England
65
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| South Africa won by 15 runs
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Australia
99
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New Zealand
56
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Men's Division – Bottom Three
Pakistan
107
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Guernsey
30
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France
107
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Pakistan
30
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France
74
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Guernsey
61
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Women's Division
There was no Super 4's stage in the women's division.
Semi finals
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
Australia
163
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England
51
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| Australia won by 112 runs
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Semi-final 2 (2nd vs 3rd) – winner to final, loser to bronze medal match
South Africa
87
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New Zealand
84
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| South Africa won by 3 runs
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Bronze Medal Match – winner receives bronze medal, loser to World Cup Plate final
New Zealand
106
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England
1
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| New Zealand won by 105 runs
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Women's Division
Major Semi-final (1st vs 2nd) – winner to final, loser to preliminary final
South Africa
127
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Australia
97
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| South Africa won by 30 runs
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Qualifying Final (3rd vs 5th) – winner to minor semi final, loser knocked out
England
84
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Wales
80
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Minor Semi-final – winner to preliminary final, loser knocked out
New Zealand
210
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England
63
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| New Zealand won by 147 runs
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Preliminary Final – winner to final, loser knocked out
Australia
131
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New Zealand
42
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Finals
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.
Australia
74
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South Africa
51
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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.
England
101
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France
21
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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.
Australia
138
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South Africa
39
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Player of the tournament
Nineteen year old Lee Irwin of Australia was awarded player of the tournament.
See also
References
- "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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Logo of the 2007 Indoor Cricket World Cup