The 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup was the eighth Cricket World Cup,organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was co-hosted by South Africa,Zimbabwe and Kenya from 9 February to 23 March 2003. This edition of the World Cup was the first to be played in Africa.
Martin David Crowe was a New Zealand cricketer,Test and ODI captain as well as a commentator. He played for the New Zealand national cricket team between 1982 and 1995,and is regarded as one of the country's greatest batsmen.
The Kenya national cricket team represents the Republic of Kenya in international cricket. Kenya is an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) which has Twenty20 International (T20I) status after the ICC granted T20I status to all of their members.
Geoffrey Robert Marsh is a former Australian cricketer,coach and selector. He played 50 Test matches and 117 One Day Internationals for Australia as an opening batsman. As the coach of Australia he was in charge when Australia won the 1999 Cricket World Cup in England. He later coached Zimbabwe (2001–2004) and Sri Lanka (2011–12).
The Scotland national cricket team represents the country of Scotland. They play their home matches at The Grange,Edinburgh,and also some other venues.
The Netherlands national cricket team is the men's team that represents the Kingdom of the Netherlands and is administered by the Royal Dutch Cricket Association.
Lee Kenneth Germon is a former New Zealand cricketer,wicket-keeper and former captain. He played for the provinces of Canterbury and Otago and is the most successful Canterbury cricket captain of the modern era. He was made captain of the New Zealand Cricket team on his Test match debut. He holds the unofficial record for the most runs (70),from a single over in first-class cricket.
Ian Shaw Billcliff is a Canadian cricketer. Though born in Canada,he grew up in New Zealand.
Dipak Narshibhai Patel is a Kenyan-born former New Zealand cricketer,who played 37 Tests and 75 One Day Internationals for the New Zealand cricket team. He is the current spin bowling coach of the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League for 2018.
The Central Stags,formerly known as Central Districts,are a first-class cricket team based in central New Zealand. They are the men's representative side of the Central Districts Cricket Association. They compete in the Plunket Shield first-class competition,The Ford Trophy domestic one-day competition and the Men's Super Smash Twenty20 competition. They are one of six teams that make up New Zealand Cricket. They were the fifth of the current teams to compete in the Plunket Shield,which they entered for the first time in the 1950/51 season.
The 2006–07 ICC Intercontinental Cup was the third edition of the ICC Intercontinental Cup first-class cricket tournament,an international cricket tournament between nations who have not been awarded Test status by the International Cricket Council. Defending champions Ireland won the tournament after three wins and one drawn game,defeating Canada by an innings in the final,and stretched their streak of unbeaten matches in the Intercontinental Cup to eight.
Mark Gordon Burgess is a New Zealand former cricketer who captained the New Zealand cricket team from 1978 to 1980. He was a right-handed batsman,and bowled right-arm off-breaks. He played in New Zealand's first One Day International (ODI).
Kieran Noema-Barnett is a New Zealand cricketer. He played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka and for Otago in the Twenty20 competition in the 2006-07. He has played both first-class and List A cricket for Central Districts.
Sunil Dhaniram is a former Canadian cricketer and a former captain,who played ODIs and T20Is. He formerly played for Guyana from 1993 to 1995. He made his Canadian debut on 2 October 2003 playing against the Windward Islands. He made his ODI debut for Canada on 16 May 2006 against Zimbabwe,and has played 44 ODIs in his long career. He has also played for Canada in seven ICC Intercontinental Cup games,and represented them in the 2007 Cricket World Cup.
The Hawke's Bay cricket team,representing the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand,played first-class cricket between 1883–84 and 1920–21,and competed in the Plunket Shield in the 1914–15 and 1920–21 seasons. The side has continued to appear in minor cricket and now competes in the Hawke Cup competition.
George Herrick Worker is a New Zealand international cricketer. He was named in New Zealand's squad for their tour to Zimbabwe in August 2015,after Mitchell Santner was ruled out due to injury. He made his Twenty20 International debut for New Zealand on 9 August 2015. He made his One Day International debut for New Zealand against South Africa on 23 August 2015.
Regis Wiriranai Chakabva is a Zimbabwean cricketer and vice-captain of the team in all formats of the game. He is a right-handed wicket-keeper batter. He played through school-level cricket and started making his mark as a good batter with sound wicket-keeping abilities. He got picked to play for Zimbabwe.
Regan West is a former New Zealand-born Irish cricketer. He played for the Central Districts and the Wellington in the State Championship in New Zealand. He bowled left-arm,either fast-medium or slow left arm orthodox,batted left-handed. Despite being born in New Zealand,West qualified to play for Ireland in late 2008 and made his first appearance for the team the same year. In 2011,West,at the age of 31,announced his retirement due to an injury to his left shoulder;his last match for Ireland was in August 2009.
Cricket has been played in the Netherlands since at least the 19th century,and in the 1860s was considered a major sport in the country. The sport is governed by the Royal Dutch Cricket Association.
James Douglas Sheahan Neesham,better known as Jimmy Neesham,is a New Zealand international cricketer,who plays all formats of the game. He was born in Auckland and has played first-class cricket for Auckland,Otago and Wellington.
