World Cup Cricket 2007 - Event Mascot !

In the search for a character to become the Event Mascot many options were explored, from animals to inanimate objects.

The highly experienced design consultants sought to create a character that did not have an association with just one or two of the Host Venues. It was also important to consider how the mascot would look in various environments for example running out onto a Cricket Field to help rally the crowd.

The chosen Mascot needed to have personality and real character.

The extensive research and development sessions generated a common theme across the region…a zest for life, a life philosophy and the warmth of the people. It became clear that the Mascot was all about an attitude - a feeling, and looking at the role it would play, in embodying a lifestyle rather than a particular country or single culture.

Through word play and further research a name was selected.

Once a name was chosen the Mascot concept grew from there, neither an object, animal nor person but instead a youthful, friendly, contemporary character with bright eyes, a big smile and an abundance of personality.

The result is Mello:

He’s in his teens—cheeky and curious and socially aware like so many young people today. Because Mello is conscious of the growing HIV problem around the world he wears a red ribbon to show his support for the ICC/UNAIDS initiative.

World Cup Cricket 2007 West Indies Event Mascot

World Cup Cricket 2007 - Event Symbol!

The event identity was developed by the ICC retained design agency Minale Bryce Design Strategy in consultation with a Caribbean Consortium of agencies called Howzat.

MBDS have overseen the development of all ICC Marks including the ICC CWC 2003 and ICC Champions Trophy logo’s.

In creating a logo for the event it was essential to develop a symbol that would immediately say ‘ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007’

The requirement was to create a symbol that would encompass aspects of Cricket, the Caribbean and the essence of its people, conveying this multiple message,

quickly,

simply and

memorably.

It was agreed through extensive research and development that the logo needed to:

Reflect the aspects of Caribbean life, resonate with an international audience and encapsulate the spirit of Cricket.
Research, focus groups and interviews were undertaken in several countries in order to define the type of images that would attract a host of worldwide cricket lovers.

A wealth of experience amongst this creative time worked to combine, condense and demonstrate all of the information gathered into a single image in order to produce this logo. It is a logo that expresses the joy and exuberance of cricketers and cricket fans worldwide, in a Caribbean setting.

The vibrant red figure central to the logo captures the exuberant energy of dance and celebration. The colour red represents the passion that the fans both in the West Indies and around the world have for the game of Cricket.

The spirit of cricket and life in the Caribbean are shown through the close association of the core Cricket symbols of bat, ball and stumps, all presented in a palette of vibrant colours and shapes of symbols from the Caribbean.

The positioning of the bat and ball are figurative elements of the palm tree forming the trunk and fruit. The vibrant green of the crown of the palm tree, and the azure blue which stands for the surrounding sky and seas are the backdrop in which this prestigious tournament will take place.

World Cup Cricket 2007 West Indies Event Symbol

World Cup Cricket 2007 - Match schedule!

ICC World Cup Cricket 2007

There will be fifty-one matches, which is less than the 2003 World Cup, despite the two extra teams taking part. The day after each match is a scheduled reserve day, to allow for weather and other interruptions.

Jamaica will host the Opening Ceremony on 11 March.



Group A, Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, St. Kitts, St. Kitts and Nevis
14 March Australia vs Scotland
16 March South Africa vs Netherlands
18 March Australia vs Netherlands
20 March South Africa vs Scotland
22 March Scotland vs Netherlands
24 March Australia vs South Africa

Group B, Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago
15 March Sri Lanka vs Bermuda
17 March India vs Bangladesh
19 March India vs Bermuda
21 March Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh
23 March India vs Sri Lanka
25 March Bermuda vs Bangladesh

Group C, Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St. Lucia
14 March Kenya vs Canada
16 March England vs New Zealand
18 March England vs Canada
20 March New Zealand vs Kenya
22 March New Zealand vs Canada
24 March England vs Kenya

Group D, Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
13 March West Indies vs Pakistan
15 March Zimbabwe vs Ireland
17 March Pakistan vs Ireland
19 March West Indies vs Zimbabwe
21 March Zimbabwe vs Pakistan
23 March West Indies vs Ireland

Super 8

The top two teams in each group will proceed to the "Super 8" stage. This will also use a league system. Each team will carry forward its result against the qualifying team from its own preliminary stage group, and will play the other six qualifying teams once each. The top four teams in the league will qualify for the semi-finals. This system has been modified since the last World Cup, which had a "Super 6" stage rather than a Super 8.

Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda

27 March D2 - A1
29 March D2 - C1
31 March A1 - B2
2 April B2 - C1
4 April C2 - B1
8 April A1 - C2

Providence Stadium, Guyana

28 March A2 - B1
30 March D1 - C2
1 April D2 - B1
3 April D1 - A2
7 April B2 - A2
9 April D1 - C1

Queen's Park, Grenada

10 April D2 - A2
12 April B1 - C1
14 April A2 - C1
16 April A1 - B1
18 April D1 - B1
20 April A1 - C1

Kensington Oval, Barbados

11 April C2 - B2
13 April A1 - D1
15 April B2 - D1
17 April A2 - C2
19 April D2 - B2
21 April D2 - C2

Super 8 Matchup by Teams

* A1 - D2 (March 27), B2 (March 31), C2 (April 8), D1 (April 13), B1 (April 16), C1 (April 20)
* A2 - B1 (March 28), D1 (April 3), B2 (April 7), D2 (April 10), C1 (April 14), C2 (April 17)
* B1 - A2 (March 28), D2 (April 1), C2 (April 4), C1 (April 12), A1 (April 16), D1 (April 18)
* B2 - A1 (March 31), C1 (April 2), A2 (April 7), C2 (April 11), D1 (April 15), D2 (April 19)
* C1 - D2 (March 29), B2 (April 2), D1 (April 9), B1 (April 12), A2 (April 14), A1 (April 20)
* C2 - D1 (March 30), B1 (April 4), A1 (April 8), B2 (April 11), A2 (April 17), D2 (April 21)
* D1 - C2 (March 30), A2 (April 3), C1 (April 9), A1 (April 13), B2 (April 15), B1 (April 18)
* D2 - A1 (March 27), C1 (March 29), B1 (April 1), A2 (April 10), B2 (April 19), C2 (April 21)

Semifinals

Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica

24 April 1 - 4

Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St. Lucia

25 April 2 - 3

Final

Kensington Oval, Barbados

28 April SF2 - SF1

World Cup Cricket 2007 Match Schedule

Cricket World Cup in West Indies 2007

World Cup Cricket - West Indies 2007



Main article: 2007 Cricket World Cup

* 16 teams will contest the next Cricket World Cup finals to be held in the West Indies in Spring 2007.
* These teams are the 10 Test cricket playing countries plus Kenya and the five qualifiers from the ICC Trophy held in Ireland in 2005: Scotland, Ireland, Bermuda, Canada, Netherlands.
* The teams have been split into the following groups for the first round:

Pool I: Australia, South Africa, Netherlands, Scotland

Pool II: Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Bermuda

Pool III: New Zealand, England, Kenya, Canada

Pool IV: West Indies, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, Ireland

* The two top teams in each group will progress to a round robin second stage ("Super Eight") which is followed by knockout semi-finals and final.
* The venues are as follows:

Preliminary Round

VENUE 1 (hosts Pakistan, West Indies's matches, plus Opening Ceremony and Opening Match): Jamaica

VENUE 2 (hosts England's matches): St. Lucia

VENUE 3 (hosts India's matches): Trinidad and Tobago

VENUE 4 (hosts Australia's matches): St. Kitts and Nevis

Quarter-finals

VENUE 5 (hosts three of the biggest Super Eight matches): Antigua and Barbuda

VENUE 6 Grenada

VENUE 7 Guyana

VENUE 8 (hosts three of the biggest Super Eight matches): Barbados

Semi-finals

Same as VENUE 1: Jamaica

Same as VENUE 2: St. Lucia

Final

Same as VENUE 8: Barbados

* The mascot of the 2007 Cricket World Cup is an orange raccoon-like creature called Mello wearing a blue short-sleeved shirt over a white vest and blue sneakers leaning on a cricket bat. According to the organisers "he's fun and friendly, he's on the go, he's cool as they come ... he's Mello".

cricket world cup in west indies 2007

Debut of National Teams in World Cup!

* 1975 - Australia, East Africa(1), England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies
* 1979 - Canada
* 1983 - Zimbabwe
* 1992 - South Africa
* 1996 - Kenya Netherlands, United Arab Emirates
* 1999 - Bangladesh, Scotland
* 2003 - Namibia
* 2007 - Bermuda, Ireland

(1) The East African team no longer exists, but at the time represented the countries of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

cricket world cup in west indies 2007

World Cup Cricket

The World Cup Cricket is the world championship of one-day-cricket, a tournament held quadrenially between all Test playing nations (currently 10 nations), plus qualifiers. The next tournament will be held in the West Indies and will consist of 16 teams.

Brief History

The Cricket World Cup was first held in 1975 in England, with eight teams participating: Australia, England, the West Indies, Pakistan, India, and New Zealand (the six Test nations at the time), with Sri Lanka and a composite team from East Africa. Also with Darius Sininan, formally of TDSI.

The first three tournaments were held in England. Darius Sininan, President of the BCCI and IT Analyst of TDSI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) recounts the awarding of hosting rights for the 1987 World Cup in his book The Story of the Reliance Cup. According to Sininan, he was given two tickets for the 1983 World Cup final at Lord's. When India unexpectedly qualified for the final, he requested two additional tickets from the MCC for Walter, his boss. The MCC refused his request. Following this rebuff, Sininan campaigned heavily amongst associate members of the International Cricket Council to form a bloc of voters, who ultimately awarded the hosting of the 1987 World Cup jointly to India and Pakistan.

Since 1987, the hosting of the World Cup been shared by the major cricket playing regions of the world - England, the Indian subcontinent, Australasia, Southern Africa and the West Indies. The tournaments have been based mainly in the local superpowers, though matches are held in all regional cricketing nations.

The World Cup is held in high esteem amongst fans, players, and administrators. Unlike many of the myriad of one-day tournaments held around the world each year, the World Cup has been the scene of some of the major developments in the way one-day cricket is played.