EVERYONE INVOLVED in preparations for Cricket World Cup 2007
must be keenly aware of how much work remains to be done and use each of the
400 days, left until the opening ceremony on Sunday, March 11, 2007, to achieve
as much as possible.
These words of wisdom have come from Cricket World Cup 2007 West Indies Inc. Chairman Ken Gordon.
"We are really very close to the event now and everyone must recognise the diligence, precision and enthusiasm with which we must all undertake our respective duties to ensure this is indeed the best Cricket World Cup ever," said Gordon.
"All around us, a lot of work is taking place on venues and related infrastructure and various officials - from those in cricket operations to ticketing, to the countless volunteers whom we will rely on heavily - are readying themselves to welcome the world in just over a year from now. We cannot afford to be complacent or inattentive to the slightest detail."
Gordon, who is also president of the West Indies Cricket Board, urged residents of the nine host venues - across which 51 tournament matches plus an official warm-up series will be played - to support their respective Local Organising Committee and assist wherever possible.
"There will be several opera-tional and voluntary functions to be carried out as we draw even closer to this landmark occasion. Cricket has always been a binding force among Caribbean people and this is a signal opportunity for the sport, which means so much for us as a region, to unite us in an even more meaningful way," said the chairman.
