Record earnings from world cup cricket in the Caribbean
Last year's ICC Cricket World Cup in the West Indies is believed to have generated the highest event surplus in the history of the cricket world cup...at US$53.9 million.
The audited report of the event shows that of this amount, US$29.3 million was paid out to the local organizing committees on behalf of the governments of the Caribbean as of December 2006.
The West Indies Cricket Board will also be further sharing 25 % of its portion, US$24.6 million, with the territorial cricket boards.
Ticket sales were audited at US$31.4 million, the highest ever recorded in the history of the cricket world cup.
Source:http://www.radiojamaica.com
The audited report of the event shows that of this amount, US$29.3 million was paid out to the local organizing committees on behalf of the governments of the Caribbean as of December 2006.
The West Indies Cricket Board will also be further sharing 25 % of its portion, US$24.6 million, with the territorial cricket boards.
Ticket sales were audited at US$31.4 million, the highest ever recorded in the history of the cricket world cup.
Source:http://www.radiojamaica.com
