Cricket World Cup 2007 West Indies - Venues!

Providence Stadium, Guyana

Capacity: 20,000

Status: to be built on a completely new site

Cricket World Cup 2007 West Indies Venue

Cricket World Cup 2007 West Indies - Venues!

Queens Park, Grenada

Built: 1998

Capacity: present capacity of 13,000 to increase to 20,000 through temporary stands

Status: minor upgrade required

Matches: Super-8.

Cricket World Cup 2007 West Indies Venues

Cricket World Cup 2007 West Indies - Venues!

Kensington Oval, Barbados

History: hosted its first Test in 1929-30 and first ODI in 1984-85

Capacity: 32,000

Status: Major upgrade to be undertaken to add additional seats, player, media and sponsor facilities.

Matches: Super-8 & Finals.

Cricket Wolrd Cup 2007 West Indies Venues

Cricket World Cup 2007 West Indies - Venues!

Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua

Capacity: 20,000 of which 10,000 will be permanent

Location: the stadium is to be conveniently built between the city and the airport.

Status: New stadium under construction in partnership with Peoples Republic Of China.

Matches: Super-8.

Cricket World Cup 2007 Venues

World Cup Cricket - Most Umpire Appearances!

Most umpire appearances

Updated to include: Australia v India at Johannesburg, Final, 23 Mar 2003

mat	player	country	first	last
46	DR Shepherd	Eng	1983	2002/03
34	SA Bucknor	WI	1991/92	2002/03
23	S Venkataraghavan	Ind	1995/96	2002/03
18	HD Bird	Eng	1975	1987/88
18	Khizer Hayat	Pak	1987/88	1995/96
18	ID Robinson	Zim	1991/92	1999
15	RE Koertzen	SA	1999	2002/03
14	SG Randell	Aus	1991/92	1995/96
13	DB Hair	Aus	1999	2002/03
13	P Willey	Eng	1999	2002/03
12	DJ Constant	Eng	1975	1983
12	DL Orchard	SA	1999	2002/03
11	SJ Woodward	NZ	1987/88	1991/92
11	RS Dunne	NZ	1995/96	1999
11	KT Francis	SL	1995/96	1999
10	Mahboob Shah	Pak	1987/88	1995/96

World Cup Cricket - Most Player Appearances!

Most player appearances

Updated to include: Australia v India at Johannesburg, Final, 23 Mar 2003

mat	player	team	first	last
38	Wasim Akram	Pak	1987/88	2002/03
35	PA de Silva	SL	1987/88	2002/03
34	J Srinath	Ind	1991/92	2002/03
33	Javed Miandad	Pak	1975	1995/96
33	SR Waugh	Aus	1987/88	1999
33	SR Tendulkar	Ind	1991/92	2002/03
32	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Pak	1991/92	2002/03
30	A Ranatunga	SL	1983	1999
30	M Azharuddin	Ind	1987/88	1999
30	A Flower	Zim	1991/92	2002/03
29	Ijaz Ahmed	Pak	1987/88	1999
28	Imran Khan	Pak	1975	1991/92
28	CZ Harris	NZ	1991/92	2002/03
28	CL Cairns	NZ	1991/92	2002/03
28	RT Ponting	Aus	1995/96	2002/03
28	GD McGrath	Aus	1995/96	2002/03
27	Saleem Malik	Pak	1987/88	1999
27	ST Jayasuriya	SL	1991/92	2002/03
26	N Kapil Dev	Ind	1979	1991/92
26	MG Bevan	Aus	1995/96	2002/03
25	DL Haynes	WI	1979	1991/92
25	AR Border	Aus	1979	1991/92
25	RS Mahanama	SL	1987/88	1999
25	AJ Stewart	Eng	1991/92	2002/03
25	BC Lara	WI	1991/92	2002/03
25	AA Donald	SA	1991/92	2002/03
24	HP Tillakaratne	SL	1991/92	2002/03
24	JN Rhodes	SA	1991/92	2002/03
23	IVA Richards	WI	1975	1987/88
23	K Srikkanth	Ind	1983	1991/92
23	WJ Cronje	SA	1991/92	1999
23	SP Fleming	NZ	1995/96	2002/03
22	IT Botham	Eng	1979	1991/92
22	PAJ DeFreitas	Eng	1987/88	1995/96
22	ME Waugh	Aus	1991/92	1999
22	NJ Astle	NZ	1995/96	2002/03
22	HH Streak	Zim	1995/96	2002/03
21	GA Gooch	Eng	1979	1991/92
21	MD Crowe	NZ	1983	1991/92
21	A Jadeja	Ind	1991/92	1999
21	SM Pollock	SA	1995/96	2002/03
21	G Kirsten	SA	1995/96	2002/03
21	GW Flower	Zim	1995/96	2002/03
21	M Muralitharan	SL	1995/96	2002/03
21	WPUJC Vaas	SL	1995/96	2002/03
21	Saeed Anwar	Pak	1995/96	2002/03
20	DL Houghton	Zim	1983	1991/92
20	AJ Traicos	Zim	1983	1991/92
20	AJ Pycroft	Zim	1983	1991/92
20	CL Hooper	WI	1987/88	2002/03
20	RB Richardson	WI	1987/88	1995/96
20	AC Waller	Zim	1987/88	1995/96
20	GA Hick	Eng	1991/92	1999
20	Moin Khan	Pak	1991/92	1999
20	GJ Whittall	Zim	1995/96	2002/03
20	SO Tikolo	Ken	1995/96	2002/03
20	MA Suji	Ken	1995/96	2002/03
20	KO Otieno	Ken	1995/96	2002/03
20	AC Gilchrist	Aus	1999	2002/03

Cricket World Cup - Fielding Records!

Most catches as a fielder

Updated to include: Australia v India at Johannesburg, Final, 23 Mar 2003

ct	player	team	mat
18	RT Ponting	Aus	28
16	CL Cairns	NZ	28
15	ST Jayasuriya	SL	27
14	PA de Silva	SL	35
14	SR Waugh	Aus	33
14	A Kumble	Ind	17
13	CL Hooper	WI	20
12	CH Lloyd	WI	17
12	N Kapil Dev	Ind	26
12	DL Haynes	WI	25
12	GA Hick	Eng	20
12	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Pak	32
11	Ijaz Ahmed	Pak	29
11	M Azharuddin	Ind	30
11	ME Waugh	Aus	22
11	BC Lara	WI	25
11	GP Thorpe	Eng	11
11	DJ Cullinan	SA	15
10	Javed Miandad	Pak	33
10	IT Botham	Eng	22
10	AR Border	Aus	25
10	SR Tendulkar	Ind	33
10	WJ Cronje	SA	23
10	ADR Campbell	Zim	19
10	SP Fleming	NZ	23
10	SM Pollock	SA	21

Most dismissals as a wicketkeeper

Updated to include: Australia v India at Johannesburg, Final, 23 Mar 2003

dis	player	team	mat	ct	st
35	AC Gilchrist	Aus	20	33	2
30	Moin Khan	Pak	20	23	7
23	AJ Stewart	Eng	20	21	2
22	Wasim Bari	Pak	14	18	4
22	MV Boucher	SA	15	22	0
22	RD Jacobs	WI	11	21	1
21	IA Healy	Aus	14	18	3
20	PJL Dujon	WI	14	19	1
18	RW Marsh	Aus	11	17	1
18	KS More	Ind	14	12	6
17	Rashid Latif	Pak	12	14	3
17	KC Sangakkara	SL	10	15	2
16	DL Murray	WI	9	16	0
16	NR Mongia	Ind	14	12	4
16	R Dravid	Ind	12	15	1
15	DJ Richardson	SA	9	14	1
15	KO Otieno	Ken	16	11	4
14	SMH Kirmani	Ind	8	12	2
14	D Williams	WI	8	11	3
14	A Flower	Zim	22	11	3
12	DL Houghton	Zim	12	10	2
12	IJ Gould	Eng	7	11	1
12	RS Kaluwitharana	SL	11	8	4
11	GC Dyer	Aus	8	9	2
10	WK Lees	NZ	8	10	0
10	A Bagai	Can	6	8	2

Cricket World Cup Fielding Records

Cricket World Cup - Bowling Records!

Best bowling analysis

Updated to include: Australia v India at Johannesburg, Final, 23 Mar 2003

figs	player	match	season
7-15	GD McGrath	Australia v Namibia at Potchefstroom	2002/03
7-20	AJ Bichel	Australia v England at Port Elizabeth	2002/03
7-51	WW Davis	West Indies v Australia at Leeds	1983
6-14	GJ Gilmour	Australia v England at Leeds	1975
6-23	A Nehra	India v England at Durban	2002/03
6-23	SE Bond	New Zealand v Australia at Port Elizabeth	2002/03
6-25	WPUJC Vaas	Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Pietermaritzburg	2002/03
6-39	KH MacLeay	Australia v India at Nottingham	1983
5-14	GD McGrath	Australia v West Indies at Manchester	1999
5-21	AG Hurst	Australia v Canada at Birmingham	1979
5-21	PA Strang	Zimbabwe v Kenya at Patna	1995/96
5-21	L Klusener	South Africa v Kenya at Amstelveen	1999
5-24	CO Obuya	Kenya v Sri Lanka at Nairobi (Gym)	2002/03
5-25	RJ Hadlee	New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Bristol	1983
5-27	BKV Prasad	India v Pakistan at Manchester	1999
5-27	A Codrington	Canada v Bangladesh at Durban	2002/03
5-28	Wasim Akram	Pakistan v Namibia at Kimberley	2002/03
5-29	SF Dukanwala	United Arab Emirates v Netherlands at Lahore	1995/96
5-31	RR Singh	India v Sri Lanka at Taunton	1999
5-32	ALF de Mel	Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Derby	1983
5-33	VC Drakes	West Indies v Kenya at Kimberley	2002/03
5-34	DK Lillee	Australia v Pakistan at Leeds	1975
5-35	Saqlain Mushtaq	Pakistan v Bangladesh at Northampton	1999
5-36	DW Fleming	Australia v India at Mumbai	1995/96
5-36	SM Pollock	South Africa v Australia at Birmingham	1999
5-38	J Garner	West Indies v England at Lord's	1979
5-39	VJ Marks	England v Sri Lanka at Taunton	1983
5-39	ALF de Mel	Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Leeds	1983
5-42	B Lee	Australia v New Zealand at Port Elizabeth	2002/03
5-43	N Kapil Dev	India v Australia at Nottingham	1983
5-43	RJ van Vuuren	Namibia v England at Port Elizabeth	2002/03
5-44	Abdul Qadir	Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Leeds	1983
5-44	CJ McDermott	Australia v Pakistan at Lahore	1987/88
5-44	VC Drakes	West Indies v Canada at Centurion	2002/03
5-48	GJ Gilmour	Australia v West Indies at Lord's	1975

Best bowling economy rate

(Qualification: 500 balls)

Updated to include: Australia v India at Johannesburg, Final, 23 Mar 2003

econ	player	team	mat	balls	runs	wkts	bb	ave
2.66	RGD Willis	Eng	11	709	315	18	4/11	17.50
2.68	CM Old	Eng	9	543	243	16	4/8	15.18
2.88	RJ Hadlee	NZ	13	877	421	22	5/25	19.13
2.94	MA Holding	WI	11	695	341	20	4/33	17.05
3.03	CEL Ambrose	WI	17	987	499	24	3/28	20.79
3.08	MD Marshall	WI	11	678	349	14	3/28	24.92
3.21	J Garner	WI	8	540	289	13	5/38	22.23
3.24	AME Roberts	WI	16	1021	552	26	3/32	21.23
3.38	BJ McKechnie	NZ	8	539	304	13	3/24	23.38
3.40	JV Coney	NZ	10	534	303	12	3/28	25.25
3.43	IT Botham	Eng	22	1332	762	30	4/31	25.39
3.46	CA Walsh	WI	17	948	547	27	4/25	20.25
3.52	GR Larsen	NZ	19	1020	599	18	3/16	33.27
3.57	AJ Traicos	Zim	20	1128	673	16	3/35	42.06
3.64	SM Pollock	SA	21	1110	674	23	5/36	29.30
3.65	Sarfraz Nawaz	Pak	11	714	435	16	4/44	27.18
3.66	S Madan Lal	Ind	11	698	426	22	4/20	19.36
3.68	M Muralitharan	SL	21	1127	693	30	4/28	23.10
3.69	RA Harper	WI	14	792	488	18	4/47	27.11
3.70	GI Allott	NZ	9	526	325	20	4/37	16.25
3.72	Abdul Qadir	Pak	13	814	506	24	5/44	21.08
3.73	BM McMillan	SA	15	696	433	17	3/11	25.47
3.76	N Kapil Dev	Ind	26	1422	892	28	5/43	31.85
3.78	BL Cairns	NZ	11	692	436	14	3/36	31.14
3.78	Mudassar Nazar	Pak	12	630	397	8	3/43	49.62
3.81	GD McGrath	Aus	28	1470	935	45	7/15	20.77
3.83	SK Warne	Aus	17	977	624	32	4/29	19.50
3.86	Imran Khan	Pak	28	1017	655	34	4/37	19.26
3.86	M Dillon	WI	10	516	332	13	4/46	25.53
3.90	M Amarnath	Ind	14	663	431	16	3/12	26.93
3.92	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	10	512	335	11	2/28	30.45
3.95	PAJ DeFreitas	Eng	22	1127	742	29	3/28	25.58
3.97	DN Patel	NZ	17	840	556	13	3/36	42.76
3.98	EJ Chatfield	NZ	13	789	524	14	2/24	37.42

Best bowling strike rate

(Minimum 15 wickets)

Updated to include: Australia v India at Johannesburg, Final, 23 Mar 2003

sr	player	team	mat	wkts	ave	bb	4wi
19.43	VC Drakes	WI	6	16	13.00	5/33	0
21.37	AJ Bichel	Aus	8	16	12.31	7/20	0
22.68	B Lee	Aus	10	22	17.90	5/42	0
25.40	Waqar Younis	Pak	13	22	21.18	4/26	1
26.30	GI Allott	NZ	9	20	16.25	4/37	2
26.39	BP Patterson	WI	7	15	18.53	3/31	0
27.50	L Klusener	SA	14	22	22.13	5/21	1
27.52	SE Bond	NZ	8	17	17.94	6/23	0
27.66	A Nehra	Ind	9	15	19.26	6/23	1
27.74	Shoaib Akhtar	Pak	16	27	23.81	4/46	1
29.30	Saqlain Mushtaq	Pak	14	23	21.47	5/35	0
29.44	Z Khan	Ind	11	18	20.77	4/42	1
29.91	Imran Khan	Pak	28	34	19.26	4/37	2
30.00	RMH Binny	Ind	9	19	20.10	4/29	1
30.11	ALF de Mel	SL	9	18	24.94	5/32	0
30.53	SK Warne	Aus	17	32	19.50	4/29	4
30.66	WPUJC Vaas	SL	21	36	20.94	6/25	1
30.76	DW Fleming	Aus	16	26	22.42	5/36	0
31.15	Mushtaq Ahmed	Pak	15	26	21.11	3/16	0
31.72	S Madan Lal	Ind	11	22	19.36	4/20	1
32.66	GD McGrath	Aus	28	45	20.77	7/15	0
33.11	CJ McDermott	Aus	17	27	22.18	5/44	1
33.91	Abdul Qadir	Pak	13	24	21.08	5/44	2
33.93	CM Old	Eng	9	16	15.18	4/8	1
34.55	AA Donald	SA	25	38	24.02	4/17	2
34.66	PA Strang	Zim	12	15	25.86	5/21	1
34.75	MA Holding	WI	11	20	17.05	4/33	1
35.11	CA Walsh	WI	17	27	20.25	4/25	2
35.14	A Kumble	Ind	17	28	23.92	4/32	1
35.39	Wasim Akram	Pak	38	55	23.83	5/28	2
36.29	M Prabhakar	Ind	19	24	26.66	4/19	1
36.43	CZ Harris	NZ	28	32	26.90	4/7	1
37.56	M Muralitharan	SL	21	30	23.10	4/28	1
38.48	SR Waugh	Aus	33	27	30.14	3/36	0
38.63	J Srinath	Ind	34	44	27.81	4/30	2
38.86	PAJ DeFreitas	Eng	22	29	25.58	3/28	0
38.94	MO Odumbe	Ken	19	18	31.50	4/38	1
39.26	AME Roberts	WI	16	26	21.23	3/32	0
39.38	RGD Willis	Eng	11	18	17.50	4/11	2
39.86	RJ Hadlee	NZ	13	22	19.13	5/25	0
39.86	D Gough	Eng	11	15	28.66	4/34	1

Highest wicket-takers

Updated to include: Australia v India at Johannesburg, Final, 23 Mar 2003

player	team	mat	balls	runs	wkts	ave	bb	4wi
Wasim Akram	Pak	38	1947	1311	55	23.83	5/28	2
GD McGrath	Aus	28	1470	935	45	20.77	7/15	0
J Srinath	Ind	34	1700	1224	44	27.81	4/30	2
AA Donald	SA	25	1313	913	38	24.02	4/17	2
WPUJC Vaas	SL	21	1104	754	36	20.94	6/25	1
Imran Khan	Pak	28	1017	655	34	19.26	4/37	2
CZ Harris	NZ	28	1166	861	32	26.90	4/7	1
SK Warne	Aus	17	977	624	32	19.50	4/29	4
IT Botham	Eng	22	1332	762	30	25.39	4/31	1
M Muralitharan	SL	21	1127	693	30	23.10	4/28	1
PAJ DeFreitas	Eng	22	1127	742	29	25.58	3/28	0
N Kapil Dev	Ind	26	1422	892	28	31.85	5/43	0
A Kumble	Ind	17	984	670	28	23.92	4/32	1
CA Walsh	WI	17	948	547	27	20.25	4/25	2
SR Waugh	Aus	33	1039	814	27	30.14	3/36	0
CJ McDermott	Aus	17	894	599	27	22.18	5/44	1
Shoaib Akhtar	Pak	16	749	643	27	23.81	4/46	1
AME Roberts	WI	16	1021	552	26	21.23	3/32	0
Mushtaq Ahmed	Pak	15	810	549	26	21.11	3/16	0
DW Fleming	Aus	16	800	583	26	22.42	5/36	0
Abdul Qadir	Pak	13	814	506	24	21.08	5/44	2
M Prabhakar	Ind	19	871	640	24	26.66	4/19	1
CEL Ambrose	WI	17	987	499	24	20.79	3/28	0
SM Pollock	SA	21	1110	674	23	29.30	5/36	0
Saqlain Mushtaq	Pak	14	674	494	23	21.47	5/35	0
RJ Hadlee	NZ	13	877	421	22	19.13	5/25	0
S Madan Lal	Ind	11	698	426	22	19.36	4/20	1
HH Streak	Zim	22	1050	804	22	36.54	3/35	0
Waqar Younis	Pak	13	559	466	22	21.18	4/26	1
L Klusener	SA	14	605	487	22	22.13	5/21	1
B Lee	Aus	10	499	394	22	17.90	5/42	0
MA Holding	WI	11	695	341	20	17.05	4/33	1
ST Jayasuriya	SL	27	911	758	20	37.89	3/12	0
GI Allott	NZ	9	526	325	20	16.25	4/37	2
RMH Binny	Ind	9	570	382	19	20.10	4/29	1
W Watson	NZ	14	792	571	19	30.05	3/37	0
RGD Willis	Eng	11	709	315	18	17.50	4/11	2
ALF de Mel	SL	9	542	449	18	24.94	5/32	0
RA Harper	WI	14	792	488	18	27.11	4/47	1
CL Hooper	WI	20	924	659	18	36.61	3/42	0
CL Cairns	NZ	28	880	755	18	41.94	3/19	0
GR Larsen	NZ	19	1020	599	18	33.27	3/16	0
Aaqib Javed	Pak	15	746	517	18	28.72	3/21	0
MO Odumbe	Ken	19	701	567	18	31.50	4/38	1
Z Khan	Ind	11	530	374	18	20.77	4/42	1
BM McMillan	SA	15	696	433	17	25.47	3/11	0
BKV Prasad	Ind	14	779	578	17	34.00	5/27	0
SE Bond	NZ	8	468	305	17	17.94	6/23	0
Sarfraz Nawaz	Pak	11	714	435	16	27.18	4/44	1
M Amarnath	Ind	14	663	431	16	26.93	3/12	0
CM Old	Eng	9	543	243	16	15.18	4/8	1
AJ Traicos	Zim	20	1128	673	16	42.06	3/35	0
PA de Silva	SL	35	810	671	16	41.93	3/42	0
EA Brandes	Zim	16	775	641	16	40.06	4/21	1
GP Wickramasinghe	SL	17	817	625	16	39.06	3/30	0
TM Odoyo	Ken	17	720	569	16	35.56	4/28	1
VC Drakes	WI	6	311	208	16	13.00	5/33	0
AJ Bichel	Aus	8	342	197	16	12.31	7/20	0
BP Patterson	WI	7	396	278	15	18.53	3/31	0
D Gough	Eng	11	598	430	15	28.66	4/34	1
PA Strang	Zim	12	520	388	15	25.86	5/21	1
A Nehra	Ind	9	415	289	15	19.26	6/23	1

World Cup Cricket Bowling Records