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Caribbean officials regret stolen Australian gear
Georgetown (Guyana), June 03: Caribbean officials regret the theft of thousands of dollars in equipment from touring Australian cricketers, but say that doesn`t mean they`re not ready to host the 2007 cricket world cup.
Georgetown (Guyana), June 03: Caribbean officials regret the theft of thousands of dollars in equipment from touring Australian cricketers, but say that doesn't mean they're not ready to host the 2007 cricket world cup.
"No one should doubt our ability to host a good world cup," the assistant secretary-general of the Caribbean community, Edward Greene, said yesterday. "We have been looking at all aspects of what it will take to host a world cup, and I can say that we are confident."
Trinidad's police and officials of the Caribbean's Bwia Airline are investigating the May 26 theft.
The Australian Cricket Board said some players' bags were tampered with after they were checked at the Bwia counter and that as many as 35 items went missing as the team was flying to Grenada for its last two internationals against the West Indies.
Australian journalist Trevor Marshallsea wrote that many Australian players were angry about the disappearance of $10,000 worth of gear. Police said they have yet to determine the exact value.
"The already slim hopes that the West Indies will host a smoothly-run world cup in 2007 have also been further dented. By airline delays, missing baggage and lax crowd control at grounds," Marshallsea wrote.
The article, which appeared in the age newspaper of Melbourne and the 'Sydney Morning Herald' last week, also described Trinidad as "a forgettable place if ever there was one."
Bureau Report
Trinidad's police and officials of the Caribbean's Bwia Airline are investigating the May 26 theft.
The Australian Cricket Board said some players' bags were tampered with after they were checked at the Bwia counter and that as many as 35 items went missing as the team was flying to Grenada for its last two internationals against the West Indies.
Australian journalist Trevor Marshallsea wrote that many Australian players were angry about the disappearance of $10,000 worth of gear. Police said they have yet to determine the exact value.
"The already slim hopes that the West Indies will host a smoothly-run world cup in 2007 have also been further dented. By airline delays, missing baggage and lax crowd control at grounds," Marshallsea wrote.
The article, which appeared in the age newspaper of Melbourne and the 'Sydney Morning Herald' last week, also described Trinidad as "a forgettable place if ever there was one."
Bureau Report