Indoor Cricket World Cup
Administrator | World Indoor Cricket Federation |
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Format | Indoor Cricket |
First edition | 1995 |
Latest edition | 2017 |
Tournament format | Round-robin and Knockout |
Current champion | ![]() (Men & Women) |
Most successful | ![]() 21 collective titles (11 men's titles, 10 women's titles) |
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 (WICF) and is held every two or three years.[1] The first Indoor Cricket World Cup contest was organised in England in 1995. Separate world championships are held for both junior and masters age groups with the Junior World Series of Indoor Cricket and the Masters World Series of Indoor Cricket held at similar intervals.[2]
The World Cup is contested by the members of the WICF (though member nations have not always entered teams) and beyond being an affiliated member of that body there are no formal qualifications for entry. Australia have been the most successful side having won every world title in both divisions to date.[3]
The 2017 Indoor Cricket World Cup was held in Dubai in United Arab Emirates, with Insportz Club serving as the host venue.
Tournament Format
[edit]Whilst the precise nature of the tournament has varied slightly over the years, each tournament usually follows a simple round robin format followed by finals contested by the highest placed sides. The semi finals are contested by the top four sides.[4]
The tournament usually takes place over the course of 7 to 10 days and is sometimes run in conjunction with the Masters World Series or the Junior World Series.
Results
[edit]Year | Host Nation(s) | Venue | Final | |
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Men | Women | |||
1995 Details |
![]() England |
Birmingham | ![]() ![]() 130 to 61 |
Not contested |
1998 Details |
![]() Australia |
Melbourne | ![]() ![]() 142 to 35 |
![]() ![]() 147 to 59 |
2000 Details |
![]() South Africa |
Johannesburg | ![]() ![]() 92 to 53 |
![]() ![]() 96 to 54 |
2002 Details |
![]() New Zealand |
Wellington | ![]() ![]() 97 to 58 |
![]() ![]() 160 to 64 |
2004 Details |
![]() Sri Lanka |
Colombo | ![]() ![]() 70 to 48 |
![]() ![]() 92 to 76 |
2007 Details |
![]() England |
Bristol | ![]() ![]() 74 to 51 |
![]() ![]() 138 to 89 |
2009 Details |
![]() Australia |
Brisbane | ![]() ![]() 55 to 44 |
![]() ![]() 120 to 96 |
2011 Details |
![]() South Africa |
Gauteng | ![]() ![]() 94 to 55 |
![]() ![]() 66 to 33 |
2014 Details |
![]() New Zealand |
Wellington | ![]() ![]() 149 to 55 |
![]() ![]() 131 to 61 |
2017 Details |
![]() United Arab Emirates |
Dubai | ![]() ![]() 94 to 48 |
![]() ![]() 121 to 52 |
2022 Details |
![]() Australia |
Melbourne | ![]() ![]() 120 to 57 |
![]() ![]() 117 to 111 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ None. "International Indoor Cricket Tri-series gets underway". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Easterns Indoor Cricket caps players". Benoni City Times. 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Indoor Cricket South Africa heads to Dubai in hopes to win tournament". Sandton Chronicle. 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Super Rugby Pacific, Cricket World Cup open gates to fans after Government lifts outdoor crowd restrictions". Newshub. Retrieved 2022-03-31.