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ICC Approves Seeding and Pool System for 2003 World Cup
13 February 2001

The Executive Committee of the International Cricket Council has approved the UCB's proposed system for seeding and pool allocations for teams competing in the 2003 Cricket World Cup in Southern Africa.

Australia
Australia World Cup Holders
Photo Paul McGregor

"We believe that the proposal we submitted is the fairest possible way of allocating teams to the two pools for the 2003 Cricket World Cup. The system is based on each team's percentage wins in One-Day Internationals from the end of the 1999 World Cup to the end of September 2001. The reason for this cut-off date is that it is our intention to announce the programme of matches in October 2001," said Dr Ali Bacher, the Executive Director of the 2003 Cricket World Cup.

At the end of each month until September, the current percentage wins of each team as well as the pool allocations as they fall according to each month's standings will be released. The Percentage wins and pool allocations as at 13 February 2001 are attached.

The ICC has agreed to the teams being allocated on the following basis:

Pool A Pool B
Team 1 Team 2
Team 4 Team 3
Team 5 Team 6
Team 8 Team 7
Team 9 Team 10
Team 12 Team 11
Team 13 Team 14

This system ensures that Team 1 has the advantage of being pooled with Team 4, and so on. The other three teams which will join the system will be known after the ICC Associate Members Trophy in July 2001.

Limited Overs International Results

21 June 1999 to 13 February 2001

Seed Team P W L T NR %Won
1 Australia 41 32 7 1 1 80.00
2 South Africa 49 31 16 1 1 64.58
3 Sri Lanka 45 27 16 1 1 61.36
4 Pakistan 49 27 21 1 0 55.10
5 England 21 11 9 0 1 55.00
6 India 54 25 28 0 1 47.17
7 New Zealand 38 14 22 0 2 38.89
8 West Indies 45 16 27 0 2 37.21
9 Zimbabwe 56 14 41 0 1 25.45
10 Bangladesh 6 0 6 0 0 0.00
= Kenya 4 0 4 0 0 0.00

Note: The %Won calculation excludes "No Result" matches

Pools as based on above percentages (If the cut-off date were 13 February these would be the pool allocations - these will change in the coming months according to performance)

Pool A Pool B
Australia South Africa
Pakistan Sri Lanka
England India
West Indies New Zealand
Zimbabwe Bangladesh/Kenya
Winner: Associate Member Trophy Bangladesh/Kenya
Runner-Up: Associate Member Trophy Third: Associate Member Trophy

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Date-stamped : 02 Mar2001 - 16:03