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THE HISTORY OF THE INDOOR CRICKET WORLD CUP 

The brand new Action Indoor Sports Arena, Whitchurch, Bristol, will be the venue for the 6th World Cup for Men and Women.

Thursday 20th September 2007, will see the cream of the indoor cricketing world descend on Bristol. This competition will also include the 3rd Junior Under-19 Boys and Girls Junior Series and the 3rd Men's over 45 Test Series, between England and South Africa .

Indoor Cricket has come a long way since its creation in the 1980's, from an old warehouse in Perth, Australia. The sport has matured to the point where Internationals and World Cups are played on a regular basis. This World Cup is the 2nd one to be held in England. The inaugural tournament was held in Birmingham in 1995. Since then, Australian Men have lifted the trophy in Australia (1998), South Africa (2000), New Zealand (2002), and Sri Lanka (2004) making them the team everyone wants to beat. Likewise, their Women's side have proved to be as successful, winning all four Women's tournaments so far (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004).

For the first time in World Cup history, a huge 22 teams from 9 different countries are entering, making it the biggest competition ever in Indoor Cricket's history. Bristol looks set to host the most open, biggest, and most competitive Indoor Cricket World Cup to date.)

Games start Saturday 22nd September, with the finals being held on Saturday, 29th Sept. 2007.