The ICC will launch the first official One Day International team rankings at a media conference at Lord's cricket ground on Thursday, 31 October.

Chief Executive Malcolm Speed will release the first ICC ODI Ranking table, detailing opening positions for each of the 10 Test teams, plus ODI country Kenya.

The launch comes days before the start of an intense period of ODI cricket that will see eight series and 50 ODI games played under the new Rankings system, in the lead up to the opening of the 2003 Cricket World Cup in South Africa in February.

Joining Malcolm Speed at the media conference will be David Richardson, ICC General Manager-Cricket. International scorer and statistician David Kendix, who developed the system being used by the ICC for the new ODI Rankings, will also be available to take questions on the new Ranking system.

WHO: Malcolm Speed and David Richardson, ICC
WHAT: launch of ICC ODI Team Rankings
WHEN: Thursday, 31 October at 10:30
WHERE: Mezzanine Restaurant, Warner Stand, Lord's Cricket Ground

Malcolm Speed will be available for interview at the end of the launch conference.

Would media planning to attend the event please confirm by return of this message, or by phone to ICC Communications Manager Mark Harrison: 0787 944 1891 or Project Officer Jon Long on 0207 266 7912.

Please note that due to ongoing construction work at Lord's there will be no car parking available in the Indoor School area on the 31st. Fiona Bean at the MCC should be contacted on 0207 289 1611 for specific car parking requests.

Mark Harrison
ICC Communications Manager
Tel: + 44 207 266 7935
Cell: + 44 787 944 1891
Email: mark.harrison@icc-cricket.com

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