Cricket format Indoor Cricket Participants 5 (men)
4 (women) | Host(s) New Zealand | |
Administrator(s) World Indoor Cricket Federation Tournament format(s) Round-robin and Knockout Champions Australia (men)
Australia (women) | ||
The 2002 Indoor Cricket World Cup was an Indoor Cricket tournament that took place in Wellington, New Zealand from the 30th of September to the 6th of October 2002 involving both a men's and a women's division. There were a total of 17 matches played in the men's division and 14 matches played in the women's division.
Contents
In the men's division a round robin tournament was played with each team playing the other once in order to rank the sides. All five teams then competed in the finals, with Australia eventually defeating New Zealand in the final itself. This win represented their 4th World Cup title in succession and was despite losing their first ever World Cup game to New Zealand in the major semi final.
The women's division also featured a round robin tournament, though each of the four sides played each other twice. At the conclusion of the round robin games, the highest ranked side (in this case, Australia) progressed through to the final leaving 2nd and 3rd place (New Zealand and Sri Lanka) to contest the semi final. Australia defeated New Zealand in the final, claiming their 3rd World Cup title in succession.
The event was marred by the late withdrawal of South Africa from both divisions, a decision that would have significant repercussions for the South African national body.
Host Selection
The World Cup was awarded to New Zealand by the WICF at the conclusion of the previous World Cup. This was the first time the event had been held in New Zealand.
Venue
New Zealand Indoor Sports opted to stage the event at the Wellington Indoor Sports arena in Wellington.
Participants
Men's Division
Women's Division