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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><SPAN class=TopStory>LOC reports ticket sales good</SPAN>
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Tuesday, February 27, 2007
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<P class=StoryText align=justify>With just under 14 days to the start of the ICC Cricket World Cup, the Jamaica Local Organising Committee (LOC) has expressed enthusiasm at the level of ticket sales for the local leg of the tournament.<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width=130 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>
</TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class=Description>BRYAN... I can confirm that the numbers are looking quite good </SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P class=StoryText align=justify>Executive Director of the Jamaica LOC, Robert Bryan, said that while the first match of the tournament featuring the West Indies vs Pakistan was almost sold out, he was suprised at the level of support for the less high profile matches such as West Indian vs Zimbabwe on March 19, for which 44 per cent of Sabina Park has been sold, while more than 5,000 tickets have been sold for the Zimbabwe vs Ireland match on March 15.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"I said surprised, because everywhere I go people heap skepticism on what they call lesser matches," he said at a press conference held recently at his Oxford
Road office.<P class=StoryText align=justify>He indicated that interest in the warm-up matches was also picking up. "Our expectations were lower than what has materialised at this point. Everyone understands that the warm-up games would not be necessarily the most attractive matches, but the response in the final phase, especially to those matches which involve the Windies, has been encouraging," he noted.<P class=StoryText align=justify>While not providing details on the number of tickets sold to date, Bryan said: "I can confirm that the numbers are looking quite good. Of course, the sales in the group stage are higher at this point than warm-up matches. I can confirm that we will not have empty stadiums."
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Tuesday, February 27, 2007
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<P class=StoryText align=justify>With just under 14 days to the start of the ICC Cricket World Cup, the Jamaica Local Organising Committee (LOC) has expressed enthusiasm at the level of ticket sales for the local leg of the tournament.<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width=130 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>
</TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class=Description>BRYAN... I can confirm that the numbers are looking quite good </SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P class=StoryText align=justify>Executive Director of the Jamaica LOC, Robert Bryan, said that while the first match of the tournament featuring the West Indies vs Pakistan was almost sold out, he was suprised at the level of support for the less high profile matches such as West Indian vs Zimbabwe on March 19, for which 44 per cent of Sabina Park has been sold, while more than 5,000 tickets have been sold for the Zimbabwe vs Ireland match on March 15.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"I said surprised, because everywhere I go people heap skepticism on what they call lesser matches," he said at a press conference held recently at his Oxford Road office.<P class=StoryText align=justify>He indicated that interest in the warm-up matches was also picking up. "Our expectations were lower than what has materialised at this point. Everyone understands that the warm-up games would not be necessarily the most attractive matches, but the response in the final phase, especially to those matches which involve the Windies, has been encouraging," he noted.<P class=StoryText align=justify>While not providing details on the number of tickets sold to date, Bryan said: "I can confirm that the numbers are looking quite good. Of course, the sales in the group stage are higher at this point than warm-up matches. I can confirm that we will not have empty stadiums."
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