Lara stadium ruled out of World Cup
by Cricketarchive Staff
DateLine: 23rd September 2006
World Cup officials have insisted that preparations for next year's
tournament are on track despite being forced to look at alternative
venues because the Brian Lara Stadium will not be ready in time.
The stadium in southern Trinidad had been scheduled to host warm-up
matches for Ireland, Pakistan, South Africa and Canada ahead of the
tournament that gets underway on March 11. Those fixtures will now be
played elsewhere after World Cup managing director Chris Dehring
confirmed inspectors decided the stadium would not be finished in time.
“With less than six months to the start of the tournament we are very
satisfied that the matter has been deliberated thoroughly, and a final
decision for the good of the tournament has been taken,” Dehring said.
