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CricInfo Women's World Cup Internet Site launched by New Zealand Cricket and CricInfo

For further information, please contact:

Graham McKechnie
Press Officer
CricInfo Ltd.
Telephone: +44 (0)1249 700733
Email: grahamm@cricinfo.com


The build up to the CricInfo Women's Cricket World Cup 2000, to be played in New Zealand during November and December, began today with the launch of the tournament's web site, wwc2000.cricinfo.com. CricInfo has joined forces with New Zealand Cricket to produce a site which will give all 31 World Cup matches comprehensive coverage, including live ball-by-ball scores, making the tournament the most widely followed in its history.

The site contains historical information on the Women's World Cup tournaments, player profiles, the draw and venue information, and the latest in women's cricket news. During the tournament live scorecards will be complemented by written and audio commentary plus hourly photo updates. The site will host news reports on each match and interviews with leading players and officials.

Chief Executive of CricInfo New Zealand, Adrian Motherway, said the provision of a dedicated Internet site would ensure that cricket supporters across the globe had detailed information about all matches as they are played. "This is a breakthrough for women's cricket which historically has not received the level of exposure that its popularity demands. CricInfo is the most popular single sport site in the world and our decision to provide a dedicated Women's World Cup address is a reflection of the interest from our patrons."

NOTES TO EDITORS

ABOUT THE CRICINFO WOMEN'S WORLD CUP

  • CricInfo is the title sponsor: the tournament is to be referred to as the "CricInfo Women's World Cup 2000".
  • The tournament, the seventh of its kind, runs from 28th November to 23rd December 2000 in and around Christchurch, New Zealand.
  • Hosts New Zealand line up against seven other nations: holders Australia, England, India, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Ireland and The Netherlands.
  • The CricInfo Women's World Cup will be the single biggest international event hosted by New Zealand Cricket since the 1992 men's world cup. There will be a total of 31 games including 28 round robin games, two semi-finals and a final.
  • CricInfo's web site, wwc2000.cricinfo.com, will provide exclusive ground-breaking interactive coverage of the tournament, using the complete range of multimedia elements including video and audio, as well as ball-by-ball text commentary from every game.
  • The first Women's World Cup was held in England in 1973, and was to be the forerunner of the first men's World Cup in 1975. Australia (four times) and England (twice) have won the previous six Women's World Cup tournaments.
  • The last final, at Eden Gardens in Calcutta, was attended by more than 80,000 people.
  • All matches in the CricInfo Women's World Cup 2000 will be played at three venues in Christchurch - BIL Oval, Lincoln Green at Lincoln University, and the Hagley Park Oval.
  • The opening game of the CricInfo Women's World Cup will be a top-of-the-table clash between the defending champions, Australia, and hosts New Zealand on November 29th.

    ABOUT CRICINFO LIMITED

  • CricInfo Limited is the world's leading digital cricket information company.
  • CricInfo's web site, www.cricinfo.com, is the most popular cricket site in the world and is among the Internet's most popular sports sites, estimated to reach more than fifteen million fans in 180 countries. The site generated 591 million page views during 1999, and recorded 95,536,300 page impressions during March 2000 alone.
  • CricInfo has its Head Office in the UK, with regional offices in Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Zimbabwe and the UK.
  • CricInfo works with cricket boards and cricket organisations, blue chip companies and the media to deliver cricket content for a wide range of different platforms. It currently produces official sites for seven of the ten Test-playing countries, for the ICC and for a number of domestic teams worldwide.

    For further information, please contact:

    Graham McKechnie
    Press Officer
    CricInfo Ltd.
    Telephone: +44 (0)1249 700733
    Email: grahamm@cricinfo.com


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    Date-stamped : 02 Aug2000 - 21:23