The Geography of Sports: Cricket World Cup Map Available from Ball
State University Libraries
The 2015 Cricket World Cup
began on February 14 and runs through March 29 in New Zealand and
Australia. Fourteen teams are
participating in the matches held in Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton,
Napier, and Wellington, New Zealand; and Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart,
Perth, and Sydney, Australia. The
championship match will be held in Melbourne, Australia.
According to The Atlas of Sports: Who Plays What, Where,
and Why by Alan Tomlinson, cricket is one of the world’s most popular
sports. “The Indian subcontinent, where
cricket stimulates more passion than perhaps anywhere else, now generates 70%
of world cricketing revenues.” The map
above from the atlas (click to enlarge) shows the status of membership for
countries belonging to the International Cricket Council and the location of
the Council headquarters (recently moved from London, England to Dubai, United
Arab Emirates).
The chart shows the
countries that have won the women’s or men’s World Cup. A graphic notes that 32 million people
watched the 20/20 (abbreviated format) World Cup final in 2009. Australia has won the most World Cup
competitions for both men and women.
The Ball State University
Libraries’ Atlas Collection on the second floor of Bracken Library includes
over 3,000 atlases of numerous geographical topics and locations. The maps and other charts and graphics from
atlases offer unique visual aids for students writing papers, presentations, or
other types of research and learning.
For more information about
using maps as visual aids, please contact the GIS Research and Map Collection
in Bracken Library at 765-285-1097.
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