2009 Indoor Cricket World Cup
Encyclopedia
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
. 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
.
Australian Cricket hall of fame member and former test cricketer Ian Healy
served as ambassador for the event.
The 2009 Junior World Series of Indoor Cricket took place alongside this event.
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
.
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.
to Brisbane to serve as a test event for the new venue.
in Australia. 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 Mens final in full approximately two weeks after the conclusion of the tournament.
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
.
England
New Zealand
South Africa
Sri Lanka
India and Pakistan were also entered in the Mens 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.
Women's Division Australia
England
New Zealand
South Africa
Wales
Men's Division
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Ladder at conclusion of Day One
Women's Division
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Ladder at conclusion of Day One
Men's Division
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Ladder at conclusion of Day Two
Women's Division
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Ladder at conclusion of Day Two
Men's Division
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Ladder at conclusion of Day Three
Women's Division
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Ladder at conclusion of Day Three
Men's Division
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Ladder at conclusion of Day Four
Women's Division
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Ladder at conclusion of Day Four
Men's Division
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Ladder at conclusion of Day Five
Women's Division
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Ladder at conclusion of Day Five
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)
B: Minor Semi Final (3v4)
Preliminary Final (Loser A v Winner B)
Women's Division
A: Major Semi Final (1v2)
B: Minor Semi Final (3v4)
Preliminary Final (Loser A v Winner B)
Men's Division
Women's Division
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The event is notable as the first international indoor cricket
Indoor cricket
Indoor cricket is a variant of and shares many basic concepts with cricket. The game is most often played between two teams each consisting of eight players, in matches featuring two innings of sixteen 7-ball overs each...
event to take place there since the merger of Indoor Cricket Australia and Cricket Australia
Cricket Australia
Cricket Australia, formerly known as the Australian Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia. It was originally formed in 1905 as the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket...
.
Australian Cricket hall of fame member and former test cricketer Ian Healy
Ian Healy
Ian Andrew Healy is a former cricketer who played for Queensland and Australia. A specialist wicketkeeper and useful right-hand middle-order batsman, he made an unheralded entry to international cricket in 1988, after only six first-class games. His work ethic and combativeness was much needed...
served as ambassador for the event.
The 2009 Junior World Series of Indoor Cricket took place alongside this event.
Host Selection
The World CupIndoor Cricket World Cup
The Indoor Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of both men's and women's Indoor Cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the World Indoor Cricket Federation and is held every two or three years. The first Indoor Cricket World Cup contest was organised...
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
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
.
As the national body for both traditional cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
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 CampbelltownCampbelltown
Campbelltown can refer to:Places in Australia:*Towns/suburbs:**Campbelltown, New South Wales**Campbelltown, South Australia**Campbell Town, Tasmania*Government areas:**Electoral district of Campbelltown, state electoral district in New South Wales...
to Brisbane to serve as a test event for the new venue.
Television
Cricket Australia has arranged for limited delayed telecast of the finals series on Fox SportsFox Sports (Australia)
Fox Sports is an Australia group of sports channels. They are owned by the Premier Media Group, which is in turn owned by News Corporation, and Consolidated Media Holdings. Its main competitors are ESPN, which has little local content and the free-to-air digital channel One HD...
in Australia. 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 Mens final in full approximately two weeks after the conclusion of the tournament.
Online Coverage
Cricket Australia provided online coverage including news and results on the official World Cup Website. Action Sports South Africa provided full results details (including scoresheets and statistics) on their website.A number of players, officials and spectators also provided coverage for friends and members of the public via social networking sites such as Facebook
Facebook
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and Twitter
Twitter
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.
Participants
Men's Division AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
India and Pakistan were also entered in the Mens 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.
Women's Division Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
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.Men's Division
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Ladder at conclusion of Day One
| Team | Pld | W | T | L | S | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 333.78 | 13 |
 Australia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 221.30 | 13 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 116.13 | 6 |
 England |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 42.09 | 3 |
 Sri Lanka |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.15 | 0 |
Women's Division
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Ladder at conclusion of Day One
| Team | Pld | W | T | L | S | % | Pts |
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| Australia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 482.26 | 14 |
| South Africa |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 525.00 | 7 |
| England |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 46.39 | 5 |
 Wales |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45.80 | 2 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32.12 | 0 |
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.Men's Division
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Ladder at conclusion of Day Two
| Team | Pld | W | T | L | S | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 224.84 | 20 |
| South Africa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 152.28 | 13 |
| England |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 58.00 | 8 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 116.13 | 6 |
| Sri Lanka |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 37.29 | 2 |
Women's Division
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Ladder at conclusion of Day Two
| Team | Pld | W | T | L | S | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 450.98 | 21 |
| South Africa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 239.44 | 19 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 99.71 | 9 |
| England |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 36.09 | 5 |
| Wales |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 36.55 | 2 |
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.Men's Division
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Ladder at conclusion of Day Three
| Team | Pld | W | T | L | S | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 323.86 | 33 |
| South Africa |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 151.20 | 20 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 166.93 | 20 |
| England |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 49.55 | 9 |
| Sri Lanka |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 26.28 | 2 |
Women's Division
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Ladder at conclusion of Day Three
| Team | Pld | W | T | L | S | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 330.96 | 34 |
| South Africa |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 176.87 | 26 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 112.25 | 16 |
| England |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 36.82 | 5 |
| Wales |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 38.77 | 3 |
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.Men's Division
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Ladder at conclusion of Day Four
| Team | Pld | W | T | L | S | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 287.46 | 46 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 133.56 | 25 |
| South Africa |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 125.25 | 22 |
| England |
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 59.89 | 17 |
| Sri Lanka |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 26.28 | 2 |
Women's Division
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Ladder at conclusion of Day Four
| Team | Pld | W | T | L | S | % | Pts |
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| Australia |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 330.96 | 45 |
| South Africa |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 176.87 | 28 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 112.25 | 24 |
| Wales |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 38.77 | 8 |
| England |
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 36.82 | 7 |
Day Five
Day five featured both free and ticketed matches. The theme of "World Cup Mens Night" saw a full round of Mens matches played during the ticketed session, whilst the daytime Mens games and all Womens games were during free admission periods.Men's Division
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Ladder at conclusion of Day Five
| Team | Pld | W | T | L | S | % | Pts |
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| Australia |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 261.17 | 53 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 144.03 | 33 |
| South Africa |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 125.13 | 28 |
| England |
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 68.88 | 23 |
| Sri Lanka |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 35.85 | 3 |
Women's Division
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Ladder at conclusion of Day Five
| Team | Pld | W | T | L | S | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 255.04 | 52 |
| South Africa |
8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 143.32 | 37 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 129.74 | 34 |
| Wales |
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 47.04 | 9 |
| England |
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 40.70 | 8 |
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)
B: Minor Semi Final (3v4)
Preliminary Final (Loser A v Winner B)
Women's Division
A: Major Semi Final (1v2)
B: Minor Semi Final (3v4)
Preliminary Final (Loser A v Winner B)
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
Women's Division