Fourteen teams will participate in a total of 54 matches in atournament that will take 42 days to complete from the Opening Ceremony inCape Town on Thursday, February 6 to the Final in Johannesburg on Wednesday,March 19

23-Jun-2001FORMATFourteen teams will participate in a total of 54 matches in atournament that will take 42 days to complete from the Opening Ceremony inCape Town on Thursday, February 6 to the Final in Johannesburg on Wednesday,March 19.The opening match will be played in Cape Town on February 7 and willinvolve the South African team.The Pool/Group matches will number 42 and will be played over 22consecutive days. On 20 of those days there will be two matches played perday.The nine Super Six matches will be played over nine consecutive daysi.e. one match per day.The first semifinal will be played in Port Elizabeth as a day gameon Friday, March 14, and the second semifinal will be played in Durban as aday/night game on Saturday, March 15.All games will be day games, except in Cape Town and Durban wherethe games will be day/night games.The scheduling of matches will take into consideration the need tomaximise TV audiences. Thus, games involving the Australian and New Zealandteams will be predominantly day games, and games involving the West Indiesteam will be predominantly day/night games.In South Africa, there will be 46 matches:24 matches will be Category A (e.g. Pool matches involving SouthAfrica and Sri Lanka, Super Six games, Semifinals and Final) all of whichwill be played at the six Test match centres;18 Pool matches will be Category B (e.g. Australia vs AssociatedMember, New Zealand vs Kenya) all of which will be at the six non-Testgrounds whose average capacity is 10-12,000; andFour matches will be Category C (e.g. Associated Member vs AssociatedMember) all of which will be played at the Test match centres. This isintended to give players from the associate member countries the opportunityto play at some of South Africa’s famous Test match grounds. In Zimbabwe, there will be 4 Category A matches and 2 Category B matches. In Nairobi, there will be 2 Category B matches should the decision be taken to award World Cup cricket to Kenya.Based on all ODI results from 21 June 1999 to 17 June 2001, theparticipating countries would be placed in the following Pools/GroupsGROUP AAustraliaPakistanIndiaWest IndiesZimbabweWinner of ICC Trophy (in Toronto)Runner-up of ICC TrophyGROUP BSouth AfricaSri LankaNew ZealandEnglandBangladeshKenya3rd place at ICC TrophyMATCH SCHEDULE/LOGO/MASCOT/TEAM BASESAt the end of October 2001, the final programme of matches will beannounced.At the end of October 2001, the 2003 Cricket World Cup Logo andMascot will be unveiled.Each participating team will spend 7-10 days at one South Africantown/city preparing for their match programme. An announcement on where eachteam will be based will be made on August 20, 2001.GROUNDSThe United Cricket Board of South Africa has allocated R35-millionto the affiliates for the upgrading of their grounds for the tournament. Theaffiliates in turn will contribute an additional R35-million.There will be a giant TV screen at every venue that hosts World Cupcricket.The National Anthems of the competing teams will be played beforethe start of each match.TICKETINGA unique ticketing system, costing R36-million, is being devised byDimension Data and the United Cricket Board of South Africa. At every WorldCup venue, access at the turnstiles will be controlled. Only bar-codedtickets will allow a spectator access into the ground.On July 1, 2002, tickets will go on sale via the Internet, CallCentres and at the World Cup grounds.Ticketing policy will be based on Team Packages and StadiumPackages. Member countries will receive a letter from me on February 1,2002, requesting them to advise Ian Smith (Commercial Director) by the endof February of how many packages they wish to purchase.The tournament will be attended by some 750 000 spectators, of which25 000-50 000 will be from overseas.SECURITYThe reality is that there has not been a single security problem inSouth Africa during the past 10 years when South Africa has playedinternational soccer, rugby and cricket matches.All security will fall under the Security Directorate, whichincludes high profile security and trade union representatives.COINS FOR THE TOSSAs South Africa is the biggest gold-producing country in the world, thecoins used for the toss will be 1oz pure gold supplied by the Chamber ofMines. There will be a separate coin for each game, 54 in all. Permissionhas been sought from the South African Government for the face of PresidentThabo Mbeki to appear on one side of the coin, with the 2003 Cricket WorldCup logo, the names of the two competing teams, the date and venue of thematch on the other side of the coin.GENERALAll teams will be treated the same.WORLD CUP AMBASSADORSFrom abroad, former great cricketers of integrity and credibilitywill be invited to assist in the promotion of the event.In South Africa, current and former great sportsmen and women,including disabled sportsmen and women, will be asked to assist.ORGANISING COMMITTEEThe 2003 CWC Organising Committee has its base at 69 Melville Rd, Hyde Park,Johannesburg. Telephone: +27 11 446-3600. Of the 24 CWC staffers, there will be 6 key personnel viz. CommercialDirector, Logistics Director, Marketing Director, PR Manager and twoCommunications Managers.OUR MISSION STATEMENT1. We aim to unite all the peoples of the country behind the event, byfollowing it, supporting it and participating in it.2. We will use the opportunity to raise the profile of cricket in SouthAfrica and throughout Africa and to develop the sport on the continent likenever before.3. We will make the most of a unique opportunity to make money forSouth African cricket to ensure the sport’s financial viability and securityin the future.4. It is our intention to have the support and involvement of theGovernment at all levels – local, provincial and national.5. We aim to give added value to the global sponsors and suppliers andlocal suppliers and ensure they have a good commercial return on theirinvestment.6. The management team that organises the competition must reflect thedemographics of South Africa.7. South African companies that are given commercial opportunitiesthrough the World Cup must have a satisfactory black empowerment element.8. All grounds must host an acceptable number of black spectators.9. We intend to contribute significantly to the lasting enhancement ofthe image of South Africa abroad as a commercial, sporting and tourismdestination.10. We will fulfil the objectives of the International Cricket Councilin awarding the 2003 World Cup to South Africa.11. The 2003 Cricket World Cup is also about:1. Developing people2. Spreading ownership of the World Cup.3. The transfer of skills.4. Broadening the cricket market (blacks, youth, womenand girls).5. Facilitating a mentoring process for black SouthAfricans, eg. mentoring black cricket writers.12. We want all South Africans to be proud of the event.