2009 Indoor Cricket World Cup

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2009 Indoor Cricket World Cup
Indoor Cricket World Cup 09.jpg
Logo of the 2009 Indoor Cricket World Cup
Administrator(s) World Indoor Cricket Federation
Cricket format Indoor Cricket
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s) Australia
Champions Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (men)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (women)
Participants5 (men)
5 (women)
Matches24 (men)
24 (women)
Player of the series Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lyle Teske (men)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melissa Mayers (women)
Most runs Flag of South Africa.svg Stef Le Roux (146) (men)
Flag of South Africa.svg Hanri Strydom (178) (women)
Most wickets Flag of South Africa.svg Marius Lubbe (23) (men)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Judith Coleman (22) (women)
Official website Cricket Australia Website
2007
2011

The 2009 Indoor Cricket World Cup was the ninth edition of the tournament and took place between 11 and 17 October 2009 in Brisbane, Australia. [1] The event is notable as the first international indoor cricket event to take place there since the merger of Indoor Cricket Australia and Cricket Australia. [2]

Contents

Australian Cricket hall of fame member and former test cricketer Ian Healy served as ambassador for the event. [2]

The 2009 Junior World Series of Indoor Cricket took place alongside this event. [1]

Host Selection

The World Cup was awarded to Australia by the WICF at the conclusion of the previous World Cup. As a result, Australia became the second nation to host the World Cup twice, having hosted the 1998 Indoor Cricket World Cup at the Glass House in Melbourne. [3]

As the national body for both traditional cricket and indoor cricket, Cricket Australia is the first unified national body to host an international indoor cricket event.

Venue

Cricket Australia determined that Brisbane West Indoor Sports Centre in Darra, Brisbane would host all World Cup matches and Brisbane became the host city as a result. Cricket Australia relocated the 2009 Australian Open Indoor Cricket Championships from Campbelltown [4] to Brisbane to serve as a test event for the new venue.

Media coverage

Television

Cricket Australia has arranged for limited delayed telecast of the finals series on Fox Sports in Australia. [5] This represents the first mainstream television coverage of an Indoor Cricket event (international or otherwise) in a decade. Fox Sports will broadcast highlights packages for the finals series and will broadcast the Men's final in full approximately two weeks after the conclusion of the tournament. [5]

Online Coverage

Cricket Australia provided online coverage including news and results on the official World Cup Website. [6] Action Sports South Africa provided full results details (including scoresheets and statistics) on their website. [7]

A number of players, officials and spectators also provided coverage for friends and members of the public via social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. [8]

Participants

Men's Division

India and Pakistan were also entered in the Men's division but were forced to withdraw just days before the commencement of the tournament due to issues entering Australia. The withdrawal was at such short notice that the tournament program still contains the team listings and player photographs for both sides, and includes the original draw featuring their matches. [9]

Women's Division

Round Robin tournament

Day One

The entirety of day one was a "ticketed session" in that only ticket holders were allowed into the venue. The theme for the day was "Trans Tasman Day" and featured Australia vs New Zealand in the evening match. [1]

Men's Division

11 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
135 (4)
v
Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
11 (0)
Ryk Eksteen (25)
Neil Burger (4/-10)
South Africa won by 124 runs [10]

11 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of England.svg England
25 (0)
v
Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
145 (4)
Lee Irwin (29)
Lee Irwin (3/-9)
Australia won by 120 runs [10]

11 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
97 (2)
v
England Flag of England.svg
61 (2)
New Zealand won by 36 runs [10]

11 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
83 (1)
v
Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
94 (3)
Troy Gurski (18)
Ty Hopes (2/0)
Australia won by 11 runs [10]

11 October 2009
(scoresheet)
South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
112 (3)
v
Flag of England.svg England
63 (1)
Alex Nel (25)
Nestus Bosman (3/-6)
South Africa won by 49 runs [10]

Ladder at conclusion of Day One

TeamPldWTLS%Pts
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa22007333.7813
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia22007221.3013
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand21013116.136
Flag of England.svg England3003342.093
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka100108.150

Women's Division

11 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of England.svg England
9 (0)
v
Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
134 (4)
Australia won by 125 runs [10]

11 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
168 (4)
v
Wales Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
32 (0)
South Africa won by 136 runs [10]

11 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
53 (0)
v
Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
165 (4)
Australia won by 112 runs [10]

11 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of England.svg England
94 (2)
v
Wales Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
88 (2)
England won by 6 runs [10]

Ladder at conclusion of Day One

TeamPldWTLS%Pts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia22008482.2614
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa11004525.007
Flag of England.svg England2101246.395
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales2002045.802
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand1001032.120

Day Two

The evening session on was ticketed and in keeping with the theme of "Aussie Juniors Night" featured few matches from the open divisions and instead focused on the simultaneously run 2009 Junior World Series of Indoor Cricket. Most open matches therefore took place whilst free entry to the venue was permitted. [1]

Men's Division

12 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
77 (2)
v
Flag of England.svg England
101 (2)
England won by 24 runs [1]

12 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
53 (0)
v
Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
128 (4)
Australia won by 70 runs [1]

Ladder at conclusion of Day Two

TeamPldWTLS%Pts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia330011224.8420
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa32017152.2813
Flag of England.svg England4103558.008
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand21013116.136
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka2002237.292

Women's Division

12 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
161 (4)
v
Wales Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
40 (0)
Laura Boorman (18 runs)
Laura Boorman (1/12), Becky Williams (1/12)
Australia won by 121 runs [10]

12 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
129 (2)
v
New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg
127 (2)
South Africa won by 2 runs [10]

12 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of England.svg England
54 (0)
v
South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
213 (4)
Laura Owen (18), Beth Howe (18)
Ceara Toal (1/11)
South Africa won by 159 runs [10]

12 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
57 (0)
v
New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg
168 (4)
New Zealand won by 111 runs [10]

Ladder at conclusion of Day Two

TeamPldWTLS%Pts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia330012450.9821
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa330010239.4419
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand3102699.719
Flag of England.svg England3102236.095
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales4004236.552

Day Three

Day three featured both free and ticketed matches. The theme of "Ashes Night" saw Australia take on England in the ticketed evening session, whilst the daytime games were held during free admission periods. [1]

Men's Division

13 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
96 (4)
v
South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
59 (0)
New Zealand won by 37 runs [10]

13 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
154 (4)
v
Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
12 (0)
Australia won by 142 runs [10]

13 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
148 (4)
v
Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
31 (0)
New Zealand won by 108 runs [10]

13 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of England.svg England
24 (1)
v
Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
122 (3)
Lee Irwin (21)
Chris Boyce (4/-8)
Australia won by 98 runs [10]

13 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
39 (0)
v
South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
143 (4)
South Africa won by 104 runs [10]

Ladder at conclusion of Day Three

TeamPldWTLS%Pts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia550018323.8633
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa530211151.2020
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand430111166.9320
Flag of England.svg England5104649.559
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka5005226.282

Women's Division

13 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
113 (0)
v
Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
155 (4)
Amy Wills (26)
Olivia Magno (4/-13)
Australia won by 42 runs [10]

13 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of England.svg England
106 (0)
v
New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg
163 (4)
Sarah White (29)
Jess Little (3/-1), Lea Tahuhu (3/-1)
New Zealand won by 57 runs [10]

13 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
176 (4)
v
England Flag of England.svg
22 (0)
Amy Wills (28)
Nicole Martin (5/-16)
Beth Howe (16)
Ceara Toal (1/14)
Australia won by 154 runs [10]

13 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
74 (1)
v
South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
157 (3)
South Africa won by 83 runs [10]

Ladder at conclusion of Day Three

TeamPldWTLS%Pts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia550019330.9634
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa540114176.8726
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand420210112.2516
Flag of England.svg England5104236.825
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales5005338.773

Day Four

Day four featured both free and ticketed matches. The theme of "Green and Gold Rivalry Night" saw Australia take on South Africa in the ticketed evening session, whilst the daytime games were during free admission periods. [1]

Men's Division

14 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
51 (0)
v
Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
118 (4)
Australia won by 67 runs [10]

14 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of England.svg England
90 (3)
v
South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
74 (1)
England won by 16 runs [10]

14 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
126 (2)
v
England Flag of England.svg
87 (2)
New Zealand won by 39 runs [10]

14 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
69 (3)
v
South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
39 (1)
Australia won by 30 runs

Ladder at conclusion of Day Four

TeamPldWTLS%Pts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia770025287.4646
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand640213133.5625
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa730413125.2522
Flag of England.svg England72051159.8917
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka5005226.282

Women's Division

14 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
111 (2)
v
England Flag of England.svg
64 (2)
Wales won by 47 runs [10]

14 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
109 (3)
v
New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg
85 (1)
Australia won by 14 runs [10]

14 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
90 (2)
v
Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
125 (2)
Australia won by 35 runs [10]

14 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of England.svg England
40 (0)
v
New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg
156 (4)
New Zealand won by 116 runs [10]

Ladder at conclusion of Day Four

TeamPldWTLS%Pts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia770024330.9645
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa640216176.8728
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand630315112.2524
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales6105538.778
Flag of England.svg England7106436.827

Day Five

Day five featured both free and ticketed matches. The theme of "World Cup Men's Night" saw a full round of Men's matches played during the ticketed session, whilst the daytime Men's games and all Women's games were during free admission periods. [1]

Men's Division

15 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
105 (1)
v
England Flag of England.svg
144 (3)
England won by 39 runs [10]

15 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
53 (0)
v
New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg
182 (4)
Tim Papps (34)
Scott Davies (3/-4)
New Zealand won by 129 runs [10]

15 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
110 (4)
v
Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
77 (0)
Australia won by 33 runs [10]

15 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
92 (3)
v
New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg
74 (1)
Neil Burger (27)
Ben Maritz (3/-3)
South Africa won by 18 runs [10]

Ladder at conclusion of Day Five

TeamPldWTLS%Pts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia880029261.1753
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand853218144.0333
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa840416125.1328
Flag of England.svg England83051468.8823
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka8008335.853

Women's Division

15 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
94 (3)
v
New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg
108 (1)
New Zealand won by 14 runs [10]

15 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
62 (0)
v
Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
184 (4)
Australia won by 122 runs [10]

15 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
70 (1)
v
New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg
137 (3)
New Zealand won by 67 runs [10]

15 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of England.svg England
90 (1)
v
South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
131 (3)
South Africa won by 41 runs [10]

Ladder at conclusion of Day Five

TeamPldWTLS%Pts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia880028255.0452
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa850322143.3237
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand850319129.7434
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales8107647.049
Flag of England.svg England8107540.708

Finals

Semi finals

Day six of the tournament featured all of the semi-finals from both divisions and followed a top four format. The first and second-placed sides contested the Major Semi-final with the winner progressing to the World Cup Final whilst the loser contested the Preliminary Final against the winner of the Minor Semi-final featuring the third and fourth-placed sides. All matches took place during ticketed sessions.

The semi finals saw both the Australian men and Australian women suffer their first losses of the tournament.

Men's Division

A: Major Semi-final (1v2)

16 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
73 (2)
v
Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
54 (2)
Leigh Kelly (23)
Tim Papps (4/-2)
New Zealand won by 19 runs [10]
  • This match saw New Zealand advance directly to the World Cup Final by virtue of their first win over Australia since 2006. It also represented Australia's first loss of the tournament. [11]

B: Minor Semi-final (3v4)

16 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
62 (4)
v
England Flag of England.svg
26 (0)
South Africa won by 36 runs [10]
  • As a result of their loss in this match, England were eliminated from the tournament.

Preliminary Final (Loser A v Winner B)

16 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
92 (3)
v
South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
49 (1)
Jay Otto (23)
Jay Otto (5/-12)
Australia won by 43 runs [10]
  • As a result of their loss in this match, South Africa were eliminated from the tournament.

Women's Division

A: Major Semi-final (1v2)

16 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
104 (1)
v
South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
110 (3)
South Africa won by 6 runs [10]
  • This match represented Australia's first loss of the tournament. [11]

B: Minor Semi-final (3v4)

16 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
99 (0)
v
New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg
175 (4)
New Zealand won by 76 runs [10]
  • As a result of their loss in this match, Wales were eliminated from the tournament.

Preliminary Final (Loser A v Winner B)

16 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
127 (4)
v
New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg
24 (0)
Australia won by 103 runs. [10]
  • As a result of their loss in this match, New Zealand were eliminated from the tournament.

World Cup Final

The seventh and final day of the tournament featured the World Cup Finals. Both the Australian Men and Australian Women won their respective finals in close matches and kept Australia's flawless World Cup title record intact.

Men's Division

17 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
44 (1)
v
Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
55 (3)
Australia won by 11 runs [10]

Women's Division

17 October 2009
(scoresheet)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
120 (3)
v
South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
96 (1)
Australia won by 24 runs [10]

See also

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