Talk:2003 Cricket World Cup

What does "enigmatic" mean? -- Zoe


 * Inexplicably inconsistent, basically. On their day, they can thrash the best teams in the world, and for no apparent reason go out the next day and lose to a very weak team and play like they don't care whether they lose or not.  Some in other parts of the cricket world privately suspect that the Pakistanis have occasionally thrown matches to collect payoffs from bookmakers.  Additionally, the administration of their cricket team, like the administration of the entire country, is chaotic in the extreme, with decisions on team selection, captaincy, and tactics, made for no reason obvious to outsiders.

If you've got a more appropriate word to use, please edit. --Robert Merkel

"England refused to play in Zimbabwe on political grounds"

I thought the official story was that the British government wished to cancel the game on political grounds, but the MCC refused to cooperate, then ended up cancelling anyway on the grounds the team might not be safe. Andy G 00:27, 31 Oct 2003 (UTC)
 * Correct. Fixed.


 * I'm not sure that's quite correct - the British Government wanted the team to refuse to play, but offered little in the way of backup (if I remember correctly, the Government said it was the ECB's decision to make, while the ECB said they weren't prepared to boycott unless the Government underwrote any potential claim for compensation from the Zimbabwe Cricket Board. Basically a Mexican standoff -

From BBC Sport

December 2002

The British government gradually increases pressure on English cricket authorities to pull out of the match, fearing that it will be seen as a message of support for Mugabe. However, Prime Minister Tony Blair stresses that the government has no power to force a boycott.

January 2002

The British government confirms that no compensation will be paid to the ECB if they withdraw from the game in Harare.

--Dave. 21:22, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

Possible removal of cleanup tag?
This article seems to be in a reasonable shape for the content it has: there's no doubt it needs expansion, but I feel it's been cleaned up sufficiently for the removal of the tag. Thoughts?

I've also added the mini-scorecards today - took a few days but it wasn't too bad. If people would be kind enough to look through the links and make sure there are no links to redirect/disambig pages that'd be a huge help. I'm pretty sure it's correct for the most part, but I think it'd be worth a second look by someone. AllynJ 18:00, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

"This was the first time that the World Cup was held in Africa."
Can anyone find a source for the above statement? I haven't removed it as, although it does not have a reference, I'm aware it's true: however after an hour or two of trying to find a page, article or statement that proves it I've come up empty handed. AllynJ 19:57, 8 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I don't think you will find the statement because its so rediculously obvious. I suggest you see the general Cricket World Cup page which should have links to all world cup results and show that none were previously in Africa.--Dacium 01:44, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

It's not a quote, therefore it doesn't need a reference to say exactly those words. Cricinfo identifies a list of the World Cups here:. That should be a good enough source to identify that this is the first in Africa! --Dave. 12:41, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

Player of the Series
No 'Man of the Series' was awarded in1975, 1979, 1983 and 1987. The first was awarded in 1993. The award was changed to 'Player of the Tournament' in 1999 and then to 'Player of the Series' in 2003 - Ctbolt 03:46, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

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Potchefstroom as indicated on the map is in the wrong place
Potchefstroom as indicated on the map is in the wrong place. This needs to be fixed, however I don't know how to do it... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.132.89.6 (talk) 19:24, 18 June 2011 (UTC)

Move discussion in progress
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Repeated use of "careered" in match summary
the India Kenya semifinal overview uses the term "careered" to describe both India's batting and fielding scores. The term though doesn't just imply speed but also implies unpredictability. I'm not sure this repeated use is appropriate, or if it is appropriate to describe either case to be honest. What was unpredictable about it considering India being heavy favorites and Kenya's tournement described as a Cinderella run? Rs180216 (talk) 20:29, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

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