by Michael Bascombe
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, Nov 16, CMC – Officials of Grenada’s Local Organising Committee are confident of meeting the requirements for staging matches in the next year’s Cricket World Cup, ahead of a planned inspection visit.
An International Cricket Council inspection team is set to visit Grenada on Friday to assess the venue’s preparedness for the event.
“Some works are going to schedule, others area little behind but we feel pretty confident that come April 2007 that everything will be in placed,” said Roy O’Neale, managing director of the LOC.
The local officials have been engaged in a series of meetings and reviews during the week and will give the media a pre-inspection tour on Thursday.
Only last week, Chris Dehring, managing director and CEO of CWC 2007, singled out Grenada’s preparations for the World Cup despite the setback following Hurricanes Ivan and Emily.
“They have shown how badly they want to host matches and Grenada is a great example of just how much the region wants to shine in our time on the world stage,” he said.
There were doubts over the country’s recovery efforts and its ability to stage matches. However, the stadium is near completion and ICC officials gave the thumbs up on recent visits to the island.
Grenada will host Group B matches in the Super Eight, second round from April 10-21.
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