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Thursday, 21 September 2006 |
World Cup cricket organisers seek a new Trinidad venue
World Cup cricket organisers have admitted the proposed venue will not be ready in time and they are seeking another place to hold it.
The Brian Lara stadium in Trinidad was going to host warm-up matches before the event, which starts on 11 March, however, the matches will now be relocated to an alternative venue.
World Cup chief Chris Dehring said: "Notwithstanding the odd bump or two, the Cricket World Cup train is building a powerful head of steam."
The Brian Lara stadium was set to host warm-ups for Pakistan, South Africa, Ireland and Canada but building work being done there was behind schedule and inspectors realised it would not be done in time for the tournament.
"It certainly validates the monitoring process which is in place and shows that CWC has the situation under control," said Chris Dehring.
Sabina Park in Jamaica and Grenada National Stadium have also had similar problems but they are both now on track to be finished in time.
Chris Dehring added: "Earlier this year, other stadia were considerably behind in their construction schedules but, under careful monitoring, they are now on track."
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