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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><SPAN class=TopStory>Hall says Caribbean can produce 'best World Cup ever'</SPAN>
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Tuesday, October 17, 2006
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</TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class=Description>HALL ... I don't see any reasons why we can't get to the final or really win it</SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P class=StoryText align=justify>MANHATTAN, New York (CMC) - West Indies fast-bowling legend the Reverend Wes Hall says the Caribbean can produce the "best ever" Cricket World Cup.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"Not only is it our turn, but we feel, in the Caribbean, that we can produce the best World Cup ever," Hall told CMC Sport after a press reception in Manhattan Thursday night, at which Cricket World Cup (CWC) officials, headed by chief executive officer Chris Dehring, sought to promote the region's hosting of the 2007 event.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"We are very resourceful people, and I think our people have very indomitable spirits," Hall stated.
Hall said cricket fans around the world should also get the message that the West Indies players are "not new boys on the block".<P class=StoryText align=justify>"We have been playing first-class cricket since our first tour to England in 1900, and we've been playing Test cricket since 1928," he said.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"And, therefore, we were the only country out of the eight established cricketing countries that never hosted a World Cup," he added.<P class=StoryText align=justify>The erstwhile pace bowling star said the region could also win the title. He compared the Windies' current performance to a race horse "that is brilliant but had a few faults".<P class=StoryText align=justify>"What we need to do is to put those things right. We have the best talent in the world, but our work ethic and our discipline have always been a bit ajar. So they're getting them right. I am convinced, having beaten India 4-1 six months ago that we have a very good chance," he added.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"And playing at home we are always very dangerous."
Hall said the Windies have won the World Cup "just as many times as anybody else," noting victories in 1975 and 1979, and finalists in 1983.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"We got an impeccable record. We just have to believe in ourselves. If we don't believe in ourselves, then nobody else is going to do that," he added.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"I don't see any reasons why we can't get to the final or really win it," he continued.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"A little luck can help us along. We have a good shot."
Hall said it is important that the entire region rallies around the team, adding, however: "We don't suffer from lack of support in the Caribbean.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"What we suffer from is that we get very disappointed when we lose and lose badly."<P class=StoryText align=justify>He said it is significant for Caribbean nationals in the Diaspora to be an integral part of next year's mega event, stating that the World Cup will leave a great legacy for the region's entrepreneurship and creativity, and "give our people the opportunity to host a cricket extravaganza that will be the envy of the world."
<SPAN class=Subheadline></SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD>CMC
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width=135 align=left border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>
</TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class=Description>HALL ... I don't see any reasons why we can't get to the final or really win it</SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P class=StoryText align=justify>MANHATTAN, New York (CMC) - West Indies fast-bowling legend the Reverend Wes Hall says the Caribbean can produce the "best ever" Cricket World Cup.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"Not only is it our turn, but we feel, in the Caribbean, that we can produce the best World Cup ever," Hall told CMC Sport after a press reception in Manhattan Thursday night, at which Cricket World Cup (CWC) officials, headed by chief executive officer Chris Dehring, sought to promote the region's hosting of the 2007 event.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"We are very resourceful people, and I think our people have very indomitable spirits," Hall stated.Hall said cricket fans around the world should also get the message that the West Indies players are "not new boys on the block".<P class=StoryText align=justify>"We have been playing first-class cricket since our first tour to England in 1900, and we've been playing Test cricket since 1928," he said.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"And, therefore, we were the only country out of the eight established cricketing countries that never hosted a World Cup," he added.<P class=StoryText align=justify>The erstwhile pace bowling star said the region could also win the title. He compared the Windies' current performance to a race horse "that is brilliant but had a few faults".<P class=StoryText align=justify>"What we need to do is to put those things right. We have the best talent in the world, but our work ethic and our discipline have always been a bit ajar. So they're getting them right. I am convinced, having beaten India 4-1 six months ago that we have a very good chance," he added.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"And playing at home we are always very dangerous."
Hall said the Windies have won the World Cup "just as many times as anybody else," noting victories in 1975 and 1979, and finalists in 1983.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"We got an impeccable record. We just have to believe in ourselves. If we don't believe in ourselves, then nobody else is going to do that," he added.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"I don't see any reasons why we can't get to the final or really win it," he continued.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"A little luck can help us along. We have a good shot."
Hall said it is important that the entire region rallies around the team, adding, however: "We don't suffer from lack of support in the Caribbean.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"What we suffer from is that we get very disappointed when we lose and lose badly."<P class=StoryText align=justify>He said it is significant for Caribbean nationals in the Diaspora to be an integral part of next year's mega event, stating that the World Cup will leave a great legacy for the region's entrepreneurship and creativity, and "give our people the opportunity to host a cricket extravaganza that will be the envy of the world."