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Cricket World Cup 2007 West Indies - Venues!

2006-07-01T04:24:00.001-07:00

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!

2006-07-01T04:24:00.000-07:00

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!

2006-07-01T04:19:00.000-07:00

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!

2006-07-01T04:12:00.000-07:00

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!

2006-07-01T04:06:00.000-07:00

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!

2006-07-01T04:05:00.000-07:00

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!

2006-07-01T03:35:00.000-07:00

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!

2006-07-01T03:28:00.000-07:00

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

Cricket World Cup - Batting Records!

2006-07-01T03:22:00.000-07:00

Best batting strike rate

(Qualification: 200 runs)

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

sr	player	team	mat	inns	runs	bf	ave
121.17	L Klusener	SA	14	11	372	307	124.00
118.94	JM Davison	Can	6	6	226	190	37.66
115.14	N Kapil Dev	Ind	26	24	669	581	37.16
106.31	Moin Khan	Pak	20	14	286	269	28.60
101.90	SB Styris	NZ	8	7	268	263	53.60
100.70	Wasim Akram	Pak	38	30	426	423	19.36
95.87	RR Sarwan	WI	5	5	209	218	104.50
94.18	AC Gilchrist	Aus	20	20	632	671	31.60
91.85	AL Logie	WI	15	13	282	307	25.63
90.55	A Symonds	Aus	9	5	326	360	163.00
90.00	SM Patil	Ind	8	8	216	240	30.85
88.05	JN Rhodes	SA	24	20	354	402	20.82
87.92	MJ Greatbatch	NZ	7	7	313	356	44.71
87.70	BC Lara	WI	25	25	956	1090	43.45
87.56	SR Tendulkar	Ind	33	32	1732	1978	59.72
87.05	MW Gatting	Eng	15	13	437	502	39.72
86.66	V Sehwag	Ind	11	11	299	345	27.18
86.57	PA de Silva	SL	35	32	1064	1229	36.68
86.17	ST Jayasuriya	SL	27	26	698	810	29.08
85.93	RW Marsh	Aus	11	11	220	256	31.42
85.71	SG Law	Aus	7	6	204	238	51.00
85.49	HH Gibbs	SA	15	15	725	848	55.76
85.42	CB Wishart	Zim	8	7	293	343	48.83
85.40	Yuvraj Singh	Ind	11	10	240	281	34.28
85.12	AC Parore	NZ	14	11	206	242	22.88
85.05	IVA Richards	WI	23	21	1013	1191	63.31
84.88	CH Lloyd	WI	17	11	393	463	43.66
84.37	DL Amiss	Eng	4	4	243	288	60.75
84.10	AJ Lamb	Eng	19	17	656	780	50.46
83.49	MD Crowe	NZ	21	21	880	1054	55.00
83.04	ME Waugh	Aus	22	22	1004	1209	52.84
82.65	Saleem Malik	Pak	27	23	591	715	32.83
82.60	CL Cairns	NZ	28	24	565	684	33.23
82.35	DI Gower	Eng	12	11	434	527	54.25
81.78	SC Ganguly	Ind	18	18	844	1032	56.26
81.08	DS Lehmann	Aus	19	16	360	444	32.72
81.02	SR Waugh	Aus	33	30	978	1207	48.89
80.95	A Ranatunga	SL	30	29	969	1197	46.14
80.67	WJ Cronje	SA	23	20	476	590	29.75
80.00	DR Martyn	Aus	12	10	352	440	50.28
80.00	ML Hayden	Aus	11	11	328	410	32.79

Highest individual scores

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

runs	player	match	season
188*	G Kirsten	South Africa v United Arab Emirates at Rawalpindi	1995/96
183	SC Ganguly	India v Sri Lanka at Taunton	1999
181	IVA Richards	West Indies v Sri Lanka at Karachi	1987/88
175*	N Kapil Dev	India v Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells	1983
172*	CB Wishart	Zimbabwe v Namibia at Harare	2002/03
171*	GM Turner	New Zealand v East Africa at Birmingham	1975
161	AC Hudson	South Africa v Netherlands at Rawalpindi	1995/96
152	SR Tendulkar	India v Namibia at Pietermaritzburg	2002/03
145	PA de Silva	Sri Lanka v Kenya at Kandy	1995/96
145	R Dravid	India v Sri Lanka at Taunton	1999
143*	A Symonds	Australia v Pakistan at Johannesburg	2002/03
143	HH Gibbs	South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg	2002/03
142	DL Houghton	Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Hyderabad (Decc)	1987/88
141	SB Styris	New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Bloemfontein	2002/03
140*	SR Tendulkar	India v Kenya at Bristol	1999
140*	RT Ponting	Australia v India at Johannesburg	2002/03
138*	IVA Richards	West Indies v England at Lord's	1979
137	DL Amiss	England v India at Lord's	1975
137	SR Tendulkar	India v Sri Lanka at Delhi	1995/96
134*	SP Fleming	New Zealand v South Africa at Johannesburg	2002/03
134*	KJJ van Noortwijk	Netherlands v Namibia at Bloemfontein	2002/03
132*	NC Johnson	Zimbabwe v Australia at Lord's	1999
131	KWR Fletcher	England v New Zealand at Nottingham	1975
130	DI Gower	England v Sri Lanka at Taunton	1983
130	ME Waugh	Australia v Kenya at Visakhapatnam	1995/96
130	CZ Harris	New Zealand v Australia at Chennai	1995/96
127*	SR Tendulkar	India v Kenya at Cuttack	1995/96
126*	GR Marsh	Australia v New Zealand at Chandigarh	1987/88
126	ME Waugh	Australia v India at Mumbai	1995/96
124	MS Atapattu	Sri Lanka v South Africa at Durban	2002/03
121	JF Kloppenburg	Netherlands v Namibia at Bloemfontein	2002/03
120*	SR Waugh	Australia v South Africa at Leeds	1999
120	ST Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Bloemfontein	2002/03
119*	Rameez Raja	Pakistan v New Zealand at Christchurch	1991/92
119	IVA Richards	West Indies v India at The Oval	1983
119	CH Gayle	West Indies v Kenya at Kimberley	2002/03
116	BC Lara	West Indies v South Africa at Cape Town	2002/03
115*	A Flower	Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at New Plymouth	1991/92
115	GA Gooch	England v India at Mumbai	1987/88
114*	GM Turner	New Zealand v India at Manchester	1975
114	Aamer Sohail	Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Hobart	1991/92
114	RT Ponting	Australia v Sri Lanka at Centurion	2002/03
113*	Saeed Anwar	Pakistan v New Zealand at Manchester	1999
113	Rameez Raja	Pakistan v England at Karachi	1987/88
112*	SC Ganguly	India v Namibia at Pietermaritzburg	2002/03
111*	SC Ganguly	India v Kenya at Durban	2002/03
111	Aamer Sohail	Pakistan v South Africa at Karachi	1995/96
111	BC Lara	West Indies v South Africa at Karachi	1995/96
111	JM Davison	Canada v West Indies at Centurion	2002/03
110	TM Chappell	Australia v India at Nottingham	1983
110	GR Marsh	Australia v India at Chennai	1987/88
110	RB Richardson	West Indies v Pakistan at Karachi	1987/88
110	PV Simmons	West Indies v Sri Lanka at Berri	1991/92
110	ME Waugh	Australia v New Zealand at Chennai	1995/96
107*	PA de Silva	Sri Lanka v Australia at Lahore	1995/96
107*	SC Ganguly	India v Kenya at Cape Town	2002/03
106*	CG Greenidge	West Indies v India at Birmingham	1979
106	VG Kambli	India v Zimbabwe at Kanpur	1995/96
105*	CG Greenidge	West Indies v Zimbabwe at Worcester	1983
105	DL Haynes	West Indies v Sri Lanka at Karachi	1987/88
104*	GA Hick	England v Netherlands at Peshawar	1995/96
104*	R Dravid	India v Kenya at Bristol	1999
104	ME Waugh	Australia v Zimbabwe at Lord's	1999
103*	Zaheer Abbas	Pakistan v New Zealand at Nottingham	1983
103*	SM Gavaskar	India v New Zealand at Nagpur	1987/88
103*	MS Atapattu	Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at East London	2002/03
103	Javed Miandad	Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Hyderabad (Sind)	1987/88
103	Saeed Anwar	Pakistan v Zimbabwe at The Oval	1999
102*	Imran Khan	Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Leeds	1983
102*	Rameez Raja	Pakistan v West Indies at Melbourne	1991/92
102*	NJ Astle	New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Bloemfontein	2002/03
102	CH Lloyd	West Indies v Australia at Lord's	1975
102	AJ Lamb	England v New Zealand at The Oval	1983
102	RT Ponting	Australia v West Indies at Jaipur	1995/96
101	A Turner	Australia v Sri Lanka at The Oval	1975
101	NJ Astle	New Zealand v England at Ahmedabad	1995/96
101	HH Gibbs	South Africa v Australia at Leeds	1999
101	Saeed Anwar	Pakistan v India at Centurion	2002/03
100*	MD Crowe	New Zealand v Australia at Auckland	1991/92
100*	A Jadeja	India v Australia at The Oval	1999
100	Saleem Malik	Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Faisalabad	1987/88
100	DC Boon	Australia v New Zealand at Auckland	1991/92
100	DC Boon	Australia v West Indies at Melbourne	1991/92

Highest run-scorers

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

player	team	mat	runs	hs	100	ave	sr
SR Tendulkar	Ind	33	1732	152	4	59.72	87.56
Javed Miandad	Pak	33	1083	103	1	43.32	67.89
PA de Silva	SL	35	1064	145	2	36.68	86.57
IVA Richards	WI	23	1013	181	3	63.31	85.05
ME Waugh	Aus	22	1004	130	4	52.84	83.04
RT Ponting	Aus	28	998	140*	3	41.58	74.98
SR Waugh	Aus	33	978	120*	1	48.89	81.02
A Ranatunga	SL	30	969	88*	0	46.14	80.95
BC Lara	WI	25	956	116	2	43.45	87.70
Saeed Anwar	Pak	21	915	113*	3	53.82	79.08
GA Gooch	Eng	21	897	115	1	44.85	63.21
MD Crowe	NZ	21	880	100*	1	55.00	83.49
DL Haynes	WI	25	854	105	1	37.13	57.50
SC Ganguly	Ind	18	844	183	4	56.26	81.78
M Azharuddin	Ind	30	826	93	0	39.33	77.19
DC Boon	Aus	16	815	100	2	54.33	73.75
A Flower	Zim	30	815	115*	1	32.60	68.25
G Kirsten	SA	21	806	188*	1	47.41	75.46
R Dravid	Ind	19	779	145	2	64.91	75.26
HH Gibbs	SA	15	725	143	2	55.76	85.49
SP Fleming	NZ	23	722	134*	1	34.38	73.00
Rameez Raja	Pak	16	700	119*	3	53.84	64.22
ST Jayasuriya	SL	27	698	120	1	29.08	86.17
N Kapil Dev	Ind	26	669	175*	1	37.16	115.14
Imran Khan	Pak	28	666	102*	1	35.05	65.61
AJ Lamb	Eng	19	656	102	1	50.46	84.10
Inzamam-ul-Haq	Pak	32	643	81	0	23.81	74.76
RB Richardson	WI	20	639	110	1	37.58	62.89
GA Hick	Eng	20	635	104*	1	42.33	74.00
AC Gilchrist	Aus	20	632	99	0	31.60	94.18
GM Turner	NZ	14	612	171*	2	61.20	64.01
AJ Stewart	Eng	25	606	88	0	28.85	61.52
Aamer Sohail	Pak	16	598	114	2	37.37	69.29
Zaheer Abbas	Pak	14	597	103*	1	49.75	78.34
RS Mahanama	SL	25	596	89	0	33.11	56.54
CG Greenidge	WI	15	591	106*	2	45.46	59.15
Saleem Malik	Pak	27	591	100	1	32.83	82.65
DM Jones	Aus	16	590	90	0	42.14	72.74
GR Marsh	Aus	13	579	126*	2	48.25	58.66
AC Hudson	SA	12	571	161	1	47.58	76.95
SO Tikolo	Ken	20	569	96	0	29.94	66.70
DL Houghton	Zim	20	567	142	1	29.84	63.00
CL Cairns	NZ	28	565	60	0	33.23	82.60
SM Gavaskar	Ind	19	561	103*	1	35.06	57.36
S Chanderpaul	WI	17	541	80	0	41.61	66.05
MG Bevan	Aus	26	537	74*	0	44.75	64.38
A Jadeja	Ind	21	522	100*	1	34.79	71.40
K Srikkanth	Ind	23	521	75	0	23.68	68.28
MS Atapattu	SL	15	521	124	2	43.41	79.29
Ijaz Ahmed	Pak	29	516	70	0	23.45	71.96
GW Flower	Zim	21	512	78*	0	28.44	57.20

World Cup Cricket Batting Records

World Cup Cricket - Team Records!

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Highest team totals

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

score	match	season
398-5 (50.0 ov)	Sri Lanka v Kenya at Kandy	1995/96
373-6 (50.0 ov)	India v Sri Lanka at Taunton	1999
360-4 (50.0 ov)	West Indies v Sri Lanka at Karachi	1987/88
359-2 (50.0 ov)	Australia v India at Johannesburg	2002/03
340-2 (50.0 ov)	Zimbabwe v Namibia at Harare	2002/03
338-5 (60.0 ov)	Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Swansea	1983
334-4 (60.0 ov)	England v India at Lord's	1975
333-9 (60.0 ov)	England v Sri Lanka at Taunton	1983
330-6 (60.0 ov)	Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Nottingham	1975
329-2 (50.0 ov)	India v Kenya at Bristol	1999
328-5 (60.0 ov)	Australia v Sri Lanka at The Oval	1975
328-3 (50.0 ov)	South Africa v Netherlands at Rawalpindi	1995/96
322-6 (60.0 ov)	England v New Zealand at The Oval	1983
321-2 (50.0 ov)	South Africa v United Arab Emirates at Rawalpindi	1995/96
320-9 (60.0 ov)	Australia v India at Nottingham	1983
319-5 (50.0 ov)	Australia v Sri Lanka at Centurion	2002/03
314-4 (50.0 ov)	Netherlands v Namibia at Bloemfontein	2002/03
313-7 (49.2 ov)	Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at New Plymouth	1991/92
312-4 (50.0 ov)	Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at New Plymouth	1991/92
311-2 (50.0 ov)	India v Namibia at Pietermaritzburg	2002/03
310-8 (50.0 ov)	Australia v Pakistan at Johannesburg	2002/03
309-5 (60.0 ov)	New Zealand v East Africa at Birmingham	1975
307-8 (50.0 ov)	New Zealand v Netherlands at Vadodara	1995/96
306-6 (50.0 ov)	South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg	2002/03
304-7 (50.0 ov)	Australia v Kenya at Visakhapatnam	1995/96
303-4 (50.0 ov)	Australia v Zimbabwe at Lord's	1999
301-6 (50.0 ov)	Australia v Namibia at Potchefstroom	2002/03
301-8 (50.0 ov)	Zimbabwe v Netherlands at Bulawayo	2002/03

Lowest team totals

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

score	match	season
36 (18.4 ov)	Canada v Sri Lanka at Paarl	2002/03
45 (40.3 ov)	Canada v England at Manchester	1979
45 (14.0 ov)	Namibia v Australia at Potchefstroom	2002/03
68 (31.3 ov)	Scotland v West Indies at Leicester	1999
74 (40.2 ov)	Pakistan v England at Adelaide	1991/92
84 (17.4 ov)	Namibia v Pakistan at Kimberley	2002/03
86 (37.2 ov)	Sri Lanka v West Indies at Manchester	1975
93 (36.2 ov)	England v Australia at Leeds	1975
93 (35.2 ov)	West Indies v Kenya at Poona	1995/96
94 (52.3 ov)	East Africa v England at Birmingham	1975
103 (41.0 ov)	England v South Africa at The Oval	1999
104 (35.5 ov)	Kenya v West Indies at Kimberley	2002/03
105 (33.2 ov)	Canada v Australia at Birmingham	1979
108 (35.1 ov)	Bangladesh v South Africa at Bloemfontein	2002/03
109 (23.0 ov)	Sri Lanka v India at Johannesburg	2002/03
110 (35.2 ov)	Sri Lanka v South Africa at Northampton	1999
110 (46.4 ov)	West Indies v Australia at Manchester	1999
112 (30.1 ov)	New Zealand v Australia at Port Elizabeth	2002/03
116 (37.4 ov)	Bangladesh v New Zealand at Chelmsford	1999
120 (55.3 ov)	East Africa v India at Leeds	1975
120 (28.0 ov)	Bangladesh v Canada at Durban	2002/03

Cricket World Cup Team Records

World Cup Cricket 2007 - Event Mascot !

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In the search for a character to become the Event Mascot many options were explored, from animals to inanimate objects.

The highly experienced design consultants sought to create a character that did not have an association with just one or two of the Host Venues. It was also important to consider how the mascot would look in various environments for example running out onto a Cricket Field to help rally the crowd.

The chosen Mascot needed to have personality and real character.

The extensive research and development sessions generated a common theme across the region…a zest for life, a life philosophy and the warmth of the people. It became clear that the Mascot was all about an attitude - a feeling, and looking at the role it would play, in embodying a lifestyle rather than a particular country or single culture.

Through word play and further research a name was selected.

Once a name was chosen the Mascot concept grew from there, neither an object, animal nor person but instead a youthful, friendly, contemporary character with bright eyes, a big smile and an abundance of personality.

The result is Mello:

He’s in his teens—cheeky and curious and socially aware like so many young people today. Because Mello is conscious of the growing HIV problem around the world he wears a red ribbon to show his support for the ICC/UNAIDS initiative.

World Cup Cricket 2007 West Indies Event Mascot

World Cup Cricket 2007 - Event Symbol!

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The event identity was developed by the ICC retained design agency Minale Bryce Design Strategy in consultation with a Caribbean Consortium of agencies called Howzat.

MBDS have overseen the development of all ICC Marks including the ICC CWC 2003 and ICC Champions Trophy logo’s.

In creating a logo for the event it was essential to develop a symbol that would immediately say ‘ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007’

The requirement was to create a symbol that would encompass aspects of Cricket, the Caribbean and the essence of its people, conveying this multiple message,

quickly,

simply and

memorably.

It was agreed through extensive research and development that the logo needed to:

Reflect the aspects of Caribbean life, resonate with an international audience and encapsulate the spirit of Cricket.
Research, focus groups and interviews were undertaken in several countries in order to define the type of images that would attract a host of worldwide cricket lovers.

A wealth of experience amongst this creative time worked to combine, condense and demonstrate all of the information gathered into a single image in order to produce this logo. It is a logo that expresses the joy and exuberance of cricketers and cricket fans worldwide, in a Caribbean setting.

The vibrant red figure central to the logo captures the exuberant energy of dance and celebration. The colour red represents the passion that the fans both in the West Indies and around the world have for the game of Cricket.

The spirit of cricket and life in the Caribbean are shown through the close association of the core Cricket symbols of bat, ball and stumps, all presented in a palette of vibrant colours and shapes of symbols from the Caribbean.

The positioning of the bat and ball are figurative elements of the palm tree forming the trunk and fruit. The vibrant green of the crown of the palm tree, and the azure blue which stands for the surrounding sky and seas are the backdrop in which this prestigious tournament will take place.

World Cup Cricket 2007 West Indies Event Symbol

World Cup Cricket 2007 - Match schedule!

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ICC World Cup Cricket 2007

There will be fifty-one matches, which is less than the 2003 World Cup, despite the two extra teams taking part. The day after each match is a scheduled reserve day, to allow for weather and other interruptions.

Jamaica will host the Opening Ceremony on 11 March.

Group A, Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre, St. Kitts, St. Kitts and Nevis
14 March Australia vs Scotland
16 March South Africa vs Netherlands
18 March Australia vs Netherlands
20 March South Africa vs Scotland
22 March Scotland vs Netherlands
24 March Australia vs South Africa

Group B, Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago
15 March Sri Lanka vs Bermuda
17 March India vs Bangladesh
19 March India vs Bermuda
21 March Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh
23 March India vs Sri Lanka
25 March Bermuda vs Bangladesh

Group C, Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St. Lucia
14 March Kenya vs Canada
16 March England vs New Zealand
18 March England vs Canada
20 March New Zealand vs Kenya
22 March New Zealand vs Canada
24 March England vs Kenya

Group D, Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
13 March West Indies vs Pakistan
15 March Zimbabwe vs Ireland
17 March Pakistan vs Ireland
19 March West Indies vs Zimbabwe
21 March Zimbabwe vs Pakistan
23 March West Indies vs Ireland

Super 8

The top two teams in each group will proceed to the "Super 8" stage. This will also use a league system. Each team will carry forward its result against the qualifying team from its own preliminary stage group, and will play the other six qualifying teams once each. The top four teams in the league will qualify for the semi-finals. This system has been modified since the last World Cup, which had a "Super 6" stage rather than a Super 8.

Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda

27 March D2 - A1
29 March D2 - C1
31 March A1 - B2
2 April B2 - C1
4 April C2 - B1
8 April A1 - C2

Providence Stadium, Guyana

28 March A2 - B1
30 March D1 - C2
1 April D2 - B1
3 April D1 - A2
7 April B2 - A2
9 April D1 - C1

Queen's Park, Grenada

10 April D2 - A2
12 April B1 - C1
14 April A2 - C1
16 April A1 - B1
18 April D1 - B1
20 April A1 - C1

Kensington Oval, Barbados

11 April C2 - B2
13 April A1 - D1
15 April B2 - D1
17 April A2 - C2
19 April D2 - B2
21 April D2 - C2

Super 8 Matchup by Teams

* A1 - D2 (March 27), B2 (March 31), C2 (April 8), D1 (April 13), B1 (April 16), C1 (April 20)
* A2 - B1 (March 28), D1 (April 3), B2 (April 7), D2 (April 10), C1 (April 14), C2 (April 17)
* B1 - A2 (March 28), D2 (April 1), C2 (April 4), C1 (April 12), A1 (April 16), D1 (April 18)
* B2 - A1 (March 31), C1 (April 2), A2 (April 7), C2 (April 11), D1 (April 15), D2 (April 19)
* C1 - D2 (March 29), B2 (April 2), D1 (April 9), B1 (April 12), A2 (April 14), A1 (April 20)
* C2 - D1 (March 30), B1 (April 4), A1 (April 8), B2 (April 11), A2 (April 17), D2 (April 21)
* D1 - C2 (March 30), A2 (April 3), C1 (April 9), A1 (April 13), B2 (April 15), B1 (April 18)
* D2 - A1 (March 27), C1 (March 29), B1 (April 1), A2 (April 10), B2 (April 19), C2 (April 21)

Semifinals

Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica

24 April 1 - 4

Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St. Lucia

25 April 2 - 3

Final

Kensington Oval, Barbados

28 April SF2 - SF1

World Cup Cricket 2007 Match Schedule

Cricket World Cup in West Indies 2007

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World Cup Cricket - West Indies 2007

Main article: 2007 Cricket World Cup

* 16 teams will contest the next Cricket World Cup finals to be held in the West Indies in Spring 2007.
* These teams are the 10 Test cricket playing countries plus Kenya and the five qualifiers from the ICC Trophy held in Ireland in 2005: Scotland, Ireland, Bermuda, Canada, Netherlands.
* The teams have been split into the following groups for the first round:

Pool I: Australia, South Africa, Netherlands, Scotland

Pool II: Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Bermuda

Pool III: New Zealand, England, Kenya, Canada

Pool IV: West Indies, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, Ireland

* The two top teams in each group will progress to a round robin second stage ("Super Eight") which is followed by knockout semi-finals and final.
* The venues are as follows:

Preliminary Round

VENUE 1 (hosts Pakistan, West Indies's matches, plus Opening Ceremony and Opening Match): Jamaica

VENUE 2 (hosts England's matches): St. Lucia

VENUE 3 (hosts India's matches): Trinidad and Tobago

VENUE 4 (hosts Australia's matches): St. Kitts and Nevis

Quarter-finals

VENUE 5 (hosts three of the biggest Super Eight matches): Antigua and Barbuda

VENUE 6 Grenada

VENUE 7 Guyana

VENUE 8 (hosts three of the biggest Super Eight matches): Barbados

Semi-finals

Same as VENUE 1: Jamaica

Same as VENUE 2: St. Lucia

Final

Same as VENUE 8: Barbados

* The mascot of the 2007 Cricket World Cup is an orange raccoon-like creature called Mello wearing a blue short-sleeved shirt over a white vest and blue sneakers leaning on a cricket bat. According to the organisers "he's fun and friendly, he's on the go, he's cool as they come ... he's Mello".

cricket world cup in west indies 2007

Debut of National Teams in World Cup!

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* 1975 - Australia, East Africa(1), England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies
* 1979 - Canada
* 1983 - Zimbabwe
* 1992 - South Africa
* 1996 - Kenya Netherlands, United Arab Emirates
* 1999 - Bangladesh, Scotland
* 2003 - Namibia
* 2007 - Bermuda, Ireland

(1) The East African team no longer exists, but at the time represented the countries of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

cricket world cup in west indies 2007

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World Cup Cricket

The World Cup Cricket is the world championship of one-day-cricket, a tournament held quadrenially between all Test playing nations (currently 10 nations), plus qualifiers. The next tournament will be held in the West Indies and will consist of 16 teams.

Brief History

The Cricket World Cup was first held in 1975 in England, with eight teams participating: Australia, England, the West Indies, Pakistan, India, and New Zealand (the six Test nations at the time), with Sri Lanka and a composite team from East Africa. Also with Darius Sininan, formally of TDSI.

The first three tournaments were held in England. Darius Sininan, President of the BCCI and IT Analyst of TDSI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) recounts the awarding of hosting rights for the 1987 World Cup in his book The Story of the Reliance Cup. According to Sininan, he was given two tickets for the 1983 World Cup final at Lord's. When India unexpectedly qualified for the final, he requested two additional tickets from the MCC for Walter, his boss. The MCC refused his request. Following this rebuff, Sininan campaigned heavily amongst associate members of the International Cricket Council to form a bloc of voters, who ultimately awarded the hosting of the 1987 World Cup jointly to India and Pakistan.

Since 1987, the hosting of the World Cup been shared by the major cricket playing regions of the world - England, the Indian subcontinent, Australasia, Southern Africa and the West Indies. The tournaments have been based mainly in the local superpowers, though matches are held in all regional cricketing nations.

The World Cup is held in high esteem amongst fans, players, and administrators. Unlike many of the myriad of one-day tournaments held around the world each year, the World Cup has been the scene of some of the major developments in the way one-day cricket is played.