Team Standings

Teams		P	W	L	T	NR	PTS	NRR
Group A
Bangladesh		2	0	2	0	0	0	-1.00
India		1	1	0	0	0	2	+1.25
Ireland		1	1	0	0	0	2	+0.68
Group B
England		2	1	1	0	0	2	+1.18
Pakistan		2	1	1	0	0	2	+0.05
Netherlands		2	1	1	0	0	2	-2.40
Group C
Australia		2	0	2	0	0	0	-1.33
Sri Lanka		1	1	0	0	0	2	+0.47
West Indies		1	1	0	0	0	2	+2.65
Group D
New Zealand		2	1	1	0	0	2	+0.31
South Africa		2	2	0	0	0	4	+3.27
Scotland		2	0	2	0	0	0	-5.28

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ICC Cricket World Cup

The ICC Cricket World Cup is the showpiece event of the cricket calendar and takes place every four years, with matches contested in a 50 overs per side format.

There have been nine events so far, with the first tournament taking place in England in 1975.

The last ICC Cricket World Cup took place in 2007 in the Caribbean which was won by Australia, which became the first side in history to win three consecutive titles.

In a final which was interrupted by rain, Australia won the title by 53 runs (Duckworth/Lewis method), with Adam Gilchrist's 149 off 104 balls, the highest score in a CWC Final, helping him take the Man of the Match Award.

Spectacular hitting dominated the tournament, most notably when South Africa's Herschelle Gibbs became the first man in ODI history to hit six sixes in one over against the Netherlands, Matthew Hayden of Australia scored the fastest hundred in CWC history off 66 balls against South Africa and New Zealand's Brendon McCullum's 50 off 20 balls against Canada was also a record.

India made a record team score in a CWC, with 413 against Bermuda, the Australia-South Africa group match was the highest match aggregate in CWC history and the 18 sixes in the South Africa-Netherlands match was also an ODI record.

There were also moments of individual brilliance with the ball, with Lasith Malinga becoming the first to take four wickets in four balls in an ODI and the fifth player to take a CWC hat-trick.

Other winners of the event include West Indies (1975, 1979), India (1983), Pakistan (1992) and Sri Lanka (1996). Australia also captured the title in 1987.

The next ICC Cricket World Cup will be held in 2011 in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

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England County Schedule - 2009

Twenty20 Cup, 2009

May 2009
Mon 25
14:30 local, 13:30 GMT Midlands/Wales/West Division - Northamptonshire v Warwickshire
County Ground, Northampton

Mon 25
14:30 local, 13:30 GMT North Division - Nottinghamshire v Durham
Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Mon 25
14:30 local, 13:30 GMT North Division - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
Headingley, Leeds

Mon 25
14:30 local, 13:30 GMT South Division - Hampshire v Sussex
The Rose Bowl, Southampton

Mon 25
14:40 local, 13:40 GMT South Division - Middlesex v Surrey
Lord's, London

Mon 25
15:00 local, 14:00 GMT Midlands/Wales/West Division - Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester

Mon 25
15:00 local, 14:00 GMT South Division - Kent v Essex
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

Mon 25
18:30 local, 17:30 GMT Midlands/Wales/West Division - Glamorgan v Somerset
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

Tue 26
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT North Division - Lancashire v Yorkshire
Old Trafford, Manchester

Tue 26
18:00 local, 17:00 GMT North Division - Durham v Derbyshire
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street

Tue 26
18:30 local, 17:30 GMT South Division - Surrey v Sussex
Kennington Oval, London

Wed 27
17:40 local, 16:40 GMT Midlands/Wales/West Division - Somerset v Warwickshire
County Ground, Taunton

Wed 27
18:30 local, 17:30 GMT South Division - Surrey v Hampshire
Kennington Oval, London

Wed 27
18:45 local, 17:45 GMT South Division - Middlesex v Kent
Lord's, London

Wed 27
19:00 local, 18:00 GMT Midlands/Wales/West Division - Glamorgan v Gloucestershire
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

Thu 28
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT North Division - Lancashire v Nottinghamshire
Old Trafford, Manchester

Thu 28
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT North Division - Leicestershire v Derbyshire
Grace Road, Leicester

Thu 28
19:10 local, 18:10 GMT South Division - Sussex v Essex
County Ground, Hove

Fri 29
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT Midlands/Wales/West Division - Northamptonshire v Glamorgan
County Ground, Northampton

Fri 29
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT Midlands/Wales/West Division - Somerset v Gloucestershire
County Ground, Taunton

Fri 29
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT Midlands/Wales/West Division - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Edgbaston, Birmingham

Fri 29
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT South Division - Kent v Middlesex
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

Fri 29
17:40 local, 16:40 GMT North Division - Yorkshire v Lancashire
Headingley, Leeds

Fri 29
18:00 local, 17:00 GMT North Division - Durham v Leicestershire
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street

Fri 29
19:00 local, 18:00 GMT North Division - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire
County Ground, Derby

Fri 29
19:00 local, 18:00 GMT South Division - Essex v Surrey
County Ground, Chelmsford

Fri 29
19:00 local, 18:00 GMT South Division - Sussex v Hampshire
County Ground, Hove

Sat 30
15:00 local, 14:00 GMT Midlands/Wales/West Division - Worcestershire v Northamptonshire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester

Sat 30
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT Midlands/Wales/West Division - Glamorgan v Warwickshire
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

Sun 31
14:30 local, 13:30 GMT North Division - Derbyshire v Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield

Sun 31
14:30 local, 13:30 GMT North Division - Durham v Nottinghamshire
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street

Sun 31
14:30 local, 13:30 GMT South Division - Hampshire v Surrey
The Rose Bowl, Southampton

Sun 31
14:40 local, 13:40 GMT North Division - Leicestershire v Lancashire
Grace Road, Leicester

Sun 31
15:00 local, 14:00 GMT South Division - Kent v Sussex
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

June 2009
Mon 1
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT Midlands/Wales/West Division - Gloucestershire v Worcestershire
County Ground, Bristol

Mon 1
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT Midlands/Wales/West Division - Somerset v Glamorgan
County Ground, Taunton

Mon 1
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT Midlands/Wales/West Division - Warwickshire v Northamptonshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham

Mon 1
19:00 local, 18:00 GMT South Division - Essex v Kent
County Ground, Chelmsford

Mon 1
19:00 local, 18:00 GMT South Division - Sussex v Middlesex
County Ground, Hove

Tue 2
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT North Division - Lancashire v Derbyshire
Old Trafford, Manchester

Tue 2
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT North Division - Yorkshire v Durham
Headingley, Leeds

Tue 2
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT South Division - Middlesex v Hampshire
Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground

Wed 3
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT Midlands/Wales/West Division - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
County Ground, Bristol

Wed 3
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT Midlands/Wales/West Division - Worcestershire v Somerset
County Ground, New Road, Worcester

Wed 3
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT North Division - Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire
Grace Road, Leicester

Wed 3
19:00 local, 18:00 GMT South Division - Essex v Sussex
County Ground, Chelmsford

Thu 4
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT Midlands/Wales/West Division - Northamptonshire v Somerset
County Ground, Northampton

Thu 4
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT Midlands/Wales/West Division - Warwickshire v Gloucestershire
Edgbaston, Birmingham

Thu 4
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT North Division - Lancashire v Durham
Old Trafford, Manchester

Thu 4
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT North Division - Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire
Headingley, Leeds

Thu 4
19:00 local, 18:00 GMT Midlands/Wales/West Division - Glamorgan v Worcestershire
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

Thu 4
19:00 local, 18:00 GMT North Division - Derbyshire v Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby

Thu 4
19:00 local, 18:00 GMT South Division - Hampshire v Essex
The Rose Bowl, Southampton

Thu 4
19:10 local, 18:10 GMT South Division - Sussex v Kent
County Ground, Hove

Mon 22
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT Midlands/Wales/West Division - Gloucestershire v Warwickshire
County Ground, Bristol

Mon 22
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT North Division - Lancashire v Leicestershire
Aigburth, Liverpool

Mon 22
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT South Division - Kent v Hampshire
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

Mon 22
17:40 local, 16:40 GMT North Division - Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Mon 22
19:00 local, 18:00 GMT South Division - Essex v Middlesex
County Ground, Chelmsford

Mon 22
19:00 local, 18:00 GMT South Division - Sussex v Surrey
County Ground, Hove

Tue 23
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT Midlands/Wales/West Division - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
County Ground, Northampton

Tue 23
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT Midlands/Wales/West Division - Somerset v Worcestershire
County Ground, Taunton

Tue 23
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT Midlands/Wales/West Division - Warwickshire v Glamorgan
Edgbaston, Birmingham

Tue 23
19:00 local, 18:00 GMT North Division - Derbyshire v Durham
County Ground, Derby

Tue 23
19:10 local, 18:10 GMT South Division - Hampshire v Middlesex
The Rose Bowl, Southampton

Wed 24
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT North Division - Durham v Yorkshire
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street

Wed 24
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT North Division - Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Wed 24
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT South Division - Surrey v Kent
Kennington Oval, London

Wed 24
17:40 local, 16:40 GMT Midlands/Wales/West Division - Worcestershire v Glamorgan
County Ground, New Road, Worcester

Thu 25
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT Midlands/Wales/West Division - Somerset v Northamptonshire
County Ground, Taunton

Thu 25
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT South Division - Surrey v Essex
Kennington Oval, London

Thu 25
19:10 local, 18:10 GMT North Division - Derbyshire v Lancashire
County Ground, Derby

Fri 26
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT Midlands/Wales/West Division - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester

Fri 26
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT North Division - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
Grace Road, Leicester

Fri 26
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT North Division - Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Fri 26
17:30 local, 16:30 GMT South Division - Middlesex v Essex
Lord's, London

Fri 26
17:40 local, 16:40 GMT Midlands/Wales/West Division - Gloucestershire v Somerset
County Ground, Bristol

Fri 26
18:00 local, 17:00 GMT North Division - Durham v Lancashire
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street

Fri 26
19:00 local, 18:00 GMT Midlands/Wales/West Division - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

Fri 26
19:00 local, 18:00 GMT South Division - Hampshire v Kent
The Rose Bowl, Southampton

Sat 27
14:40 local, 13:40 GMT South Division - Surrey v Middlesex
Kennington Oval, London

Sun 28
14:30 local, 13:30 GMT Midlands/Wales/West Division - Gloucestershire v Glamorgan
County Ground, Bristol

Sun 28
14:30 local, 13:30 GMT Midlands/Wales/West Division - Northamptonshire v Worcestershire
County Ground, Northampton

Sun 28
14:30 local, 13:30 GMT Midlands/Wales/West Division - Warwickshire v Somerset
Edgbaston, Birmingham

Sun 28
14:30 local, 13:30 GMT North Division - Leicestershire v Durham
Grace Road, Leicester

Sun 28
14:30 local, 13:30 GMT North Division - Nottinghamshire v Lancashire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Sun 28
14:30 local, 13:30 GMT North Division - Yorkshire v Derbyshire
Headingley, Leeds

Sun 28
14:30 local, 13:30 GMT South Division - Essex v Hampshire
County Ground, Chelmsford

Sun 28
14:30 local, 13:30 GMT South Division - Kent v Surrey
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

Sun 28
14:30 local, 13:30 GMT South Division - Middlesex v Sussex
Lord's, London

July 2009
Mon 27 Quarter-Final - TBC v TBC
Venue TBC

Mon 27 Quarter-Final - TBC v TBC
Venue TBC

Tue 28 Quarter-Final - TBC v TBC
Venue TBC

Wed 29 Quarter-Final - TBC v TBC
Venue TBC

August 2009
Sat 15
12:30 local, 11:30 GMT Semi-Final - TBC v TBC
Edgbaston, Birmingham

Sat 15
16:00 local, 15:00 GMT Semi-Final - TBC v TBC
Edgbaston, Birmingham

Sat 15
19:15 local, 18:15 GMT Final - TBC v TBC
Edgbaston, Birmingham

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Men in Blue who matter at the T20 World Cup

MS Dhoni (captain)Age: 27
IPL 2009 stats: Played for Team Chennai
M-13; Runs-304; HS-58*; Avg-43.42;
SR-131.60; 50s-2

No other Indian captain has received as much fan fare as this man. There is a belief that Dhoni can do almost anything, including the impossible. So much gets written and spoken about his captaincy and man-management skills that his batting and keeping gets forgotten. He is seriously good in both these departments too.

Virender Sehwag Age: 30
IPL 2009 stats: Played for Team Delhi
M-11; Runs-198; HS-50; Avg-19.80; SR-143.47

Didn't set the IPL on fire with his performances. Got injured and had to sit out and that affected his rhythm. But impact players like him are one innings away from returning to top form. The only problem for him is motivation. India's first two games are against Bangladesh and Ireland and he has a reputation of struggling against the minnows.

Gautam Gambhir Age: 27
IPL 2009 stats: Played for Team Delhi
M-15; Runs-286; HS-71*; Avg-22.00; SR-102.87

Had a brilliant season till the IPL began and then strangely went off the boil. But Twenty20 is very much his forte and his ability to walk down the track and hit the bowlers over the top psyches them out. In England, where the ball will swing and seam in June, that tactic will also prove to be handy as it will negate movement.

Harbhajan Singh Age: 28
IPL 2009 stats: Played for Mumbai Indians
M-13; Best-4/17; Avg-21.33; Eco-5.81; SR-22.0

Is in top form, but wasn't used very smartly by Sachin Tendulkar. If the pitches in England have a bit of moisture as is expected, he will get some help. Has adapted his bowling well to T20 and his faster one is a great tool. Don't discount his big hitting which may come in handy lower down.

Ravindra Jadeja Age: 20
IPL 2009 stats: Played for Team Jaipur
M-13; Runs-295; HS-42; Avg-26.81; SR-110.90
Bowling: M-13; Wkts-6; Best-3/15;
Avg-25.16; Eco-6.47

Was one of the mainstays for Team Jaipur. He can strike the big blows and rotate the strike well. His left-arm-spin is underrated, but can cause havoc. Watch out for him in the field. His quick-silver fielding in square-off positions can trigger run outs. Is a safe catcher too.

Zaheer Khan
Age: 30
IPL 2009 stats: Played for Mumbai Indians
M-6; Wkts-6; Best-3/31; Avg-23.66;
SR-21.00; Eco-6.76

Got injured at a vital time in the IPL as he looked to be in very good form and great rhythm. He will return to the country where he rediscovered his zest for bowling and reinvented himself after being shabbily treated by the Chappell regime. He can strike in the powerplays and apply the squeeze by bowling yorkers in the death. Can strike meaty blows low down the order too.

Praveen Kumar Age: 22
IPL 2009 stats: Played for Royal Challengers
M-13; Wkts-13; Best-3/30; Avg-30.30;
Eco-7.93; SR-22.90

Will love English conditions as he is a swing bowler. Has the knack of getting wickets in his first over. Has a good yorker and slower one.

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