 West Indies won the first two World Cups in 1975 and 1979 |
Barbadian businessman Rawle Brancker has been appointed chairman of the board of directors for the 2007 Cricket World Cup. The 65-year-old played first-class cricket from 1956-1970, taking 106 wickets and scoring 1,666 runs.
He was a member of the West Indies squad which toured England in 1966 but did not make it into the Test side.
He set up his own company after retiring from the game and has also served on the boards of various regional organisations.
Jamaican Owen Melhado will serve as Brancker's deputy.
He is vice-chairman of Red Stripe Beer, who have been sponsoring cricket in the Caribbean for the past 15 years.
The World Cup is due to be hosted by the West Indies, although concern has been expressed about the state of some of the international cricket venues in the region.
Tournament director Chris Dehring has already identified Sabina Park in Jamaica and the Kensington Oval in Barbados as grounds which are in urgent need of upgrades.
Discussions are ongoing, meanwhile, about the possibility of staging some matches in the USA.
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