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PLAYERS WINNING 'MAN OF THE MATCH' ON MOST OCCASIONS
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| 5 occasions: |
IVA Richards (WI) |
(v Eng 79; v Ind 83; v Aus 83; v Pak 83; v SL 87) |
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GA Gooch (Eng) |
(v Aus 79; v NZ 79; v WI 87; v SL 87; v Ind 87) |
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SR Tendulkar (Ind) |
(v Pak 92; v Zim 92; v Ken 96; v WI 96; v Ken 99) |
| 4 occasions: |
DC Boon (Aus) |
(v NZ 87; v Zim 87; v Eng 87; v WI 92) |
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PA deSilva (SL) |
(v Zim 96; v Ken 96; v Ind 96; v Aus 96) |
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ME Waugh (Aus) |
(v Ken 96, v Ind 96, v NZ 96, v Sco 99) |
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SK Warne (Aus) |
(v Zim 96, v WI 96, v SA 99, v Pak 99) |
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L Klusener (SA) |
(v SL 99, Eng 99, v Ken 99, v Pak 99) |
MAN OF MATCH IN THE WORLD CUP FINALS
|
| CH Lloyd (102 & 1-38 in 12 ov) |
W Indies v Australia |
Lord's |
21-06-75 |
| IVA Richards (138* & 0-35 in 10 ov) |
W Indies v England |
Lord's |
23-06-79 |
| M Amarnath (26 & 3-12 in 7 ov) |
India v West Indies |
Lord's |
25-06-83 |
| DC Boon (75) |
Australia v England |
Calcutta |
08-11-87 |
| Wasim Akram (33 & 3-49 in 10 ov) |
Pakistan v England |
Melbourne |
25-03-92 |
| PA de Silva (107* & 3-42 in 9 ov) |
Sri Lanka v Australia |
Lahore |
17-03-96 |
| SK Warne (4-33 in 9 ov) |
Australia v Pakistan |
Lord’s |
20-06-99 |
PLAYERS WHO HAVE APPEARED IN MOST MATCHES
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| |
M |
1975 |
1979 |
1983 |
1987 |
1992 |
1996 |
1999 |
| Javed Miandad (Pak) |
33 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
5 |
-- |
| SR Waugh (Aus) |
33 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
8 |
8 |
7 |
10 |
| Wasim Akram (Pak) |
33 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
7 |
10 |
5 |
10 |
| M Azharuddin (Ind) |
30 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
7 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
| A Ranatunga (SL) |
30 |
-- |
-- |
6 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
| Ijaz Ahmed (Pak) |
29 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
7 |
7 |
6 |
9 |
| Imran Khan (Pak) |
28 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
-- |
-- |
| Salim Malik (Pak) |
27 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
7 |
10 |
6 |
4 |
| Kapil Dev (Ind) |
26 |
-- |
3 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
-- |
-- |
| Inzamam ul Haq (Pak) |
26 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
10 |
6 |
10 |
| AR Border (Aus) |
25 |
-- |
3 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
-- |
-- |
| DL Haynes (WI) |
25 |
-- |
4 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
-- |
-- |
| PA deSilva (SL) |
25 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
6 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
| RS Mahanama (SL) |
25 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
6 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
| Javed Miandad is the only player to appear in six editions
of the World Cup |
YOUNGEST PLAYERS TO MAKE WORLD CUP DEBUT
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| 17 yrs & 238 days |
SP Pasqual |
Sri Lanka v N Zealand |
Nottingham |
09-06-79 |
| 17 yrs & 283 days |
T Odoyo |
Kenya v India |
Cuttack |
18-02-96 |
| 17 yrs & 364 days |
Javed Miandad |
Pakistan v West Indies |
Birmingham |
11-06-75 |
| 18 yrs & 305 days |
SR Tendulkar |
India v England |
Perth |
22-02-92 |
| 18 yrs & 351 days |
B Zuiderent |
Holland v N Zealand |
Baroda |
17-02-96 |
OLDEST PLAYERS TO APPEAR IN A WORLD CUP MATCH
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| 47 yrs & 258 days |
NE Clarke |
Holland v S Africa |
Rawalpindi |
05-03-96 |
| 44 yrs & 306 days |
AJ Traicos |
Zimbabwe v England |
Albury |
18-03-92 |
| 43 yrs & 129 days |
GJAF Aponso |
Holland v S Africa |
Rawalpindi |
05-03-96 |
| 43 yrs & 44 days |
DJ Pringle |
E Africa v England |
Birmingham |
14-06-75 |
| 42 yrs & 347 days |
SW Lubbers |
Holland v S Africa |
Rawalpindi |
05-03-96 |
| 42 yrs* |
PG Nana |
E Africa v England |
Birmingham |
14-06-75 |
UMPIRES IN MOST MATCHES
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| |
M |
1975 |
1979 |
1983 |
1987 |
1992 |
1996 |
1999 |
| DR Shepherd (Eng |
35 |
- |
- |
4 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
10 |
| SA Bucknor (WI) |
25 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
8 |
7 |
10 |
| HD Bird (Eng) |
18 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
| Khizer Hayat (Pak) |
18 |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
7 |
6 |
- |
| ID Robinson (Zim) |
18 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6 |
6 |
6 |
UMPIRES WHO SUPERVISED THE WORLD CUP FINAL
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| |
Venue |
Umpire1 |
Umpire2 |
| 1st WC (1975 |
Lord's, London (Eng) |
HD Bird (Eng) |
TW Spencer (Eng) |
| 2nd WC (1979) |
Lord's, London (Eng) |
HD Bird (Eng) |
BJ Meyer (Eng) |
| 3rd WC (1983) |
Lord's, London (Eng) |
HD Bird (Eng) |
BJ Meyer (Eng) |
| 4th WC (1987) |
Calcutta (India) |
RB Gupta (Ind) |
Mahboob Shah (Pak |
| 5th WC (1992) |
Melbourne (Australia) |
SA Bucknor (WI) |
BL Aldridge (NZ) |
| 6th WC (1996) |
Lahore (Pakistan) |
SA Bucknor (WI) |
DR Shepherd (Eng) |
| 7th WC (1999) |
Lord's, London (Eng) |
SA Bucknor (WI) |
DR Shepherd (Eng) |
CAPTAINCY RECORDS
MOST MATCHES AS CAPTAIN
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Period |
M |
Won |
Lost |
NR/Tie |
win% |
| M Azharuddin |
1992-1999 |
23 |
10 |
12 |
1 |
43.48 |
| Imran Khan (Pak) |
1983-1992 |
22 |
14 |
8 |
- |
63.64 |
| CH Lloyd (WI) |
1975-1983 |
17 |
15 |
2 |
- |
88.24 |
| AR Border (Aus) |
1987-1992 |
16 |
11 |
5 |
- |
68.75 |
| Kapil Dev (Ind) |
1983-1987 |
15 |
11 |
4 |
- |
73.33 |
| WJ Cronje (SA) |
1996-1999 |
15 |
11 |
3 |
1 |
73.33 |
| Wasim Akram |
1996-1999 |
15 |
10 |
5 |
- |
66.67 |
| RB Richardson |
1992-1996 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
- |
50.00 |
| LRD Mendis (SL) |
1983-1987 |
12 |
1 |
11 |
- |
8.33 |
MOST SUCCESSFUL CAPTAINS
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Period |
M |
Won |
Lost |
NR |
Success% |
| CH Lloyd (WI) |
1975-1983 |
17 |
15 |
2 |
- |
88.23 |
| MD Crowe (NZ) |
1992 |
9 |
7 |
2 |
- |
77.77 |
| WJ Cronje (SA) |
1996-1999 |
15 |
11 |
3 |
1 |
73.33 |
| Kapil Dev (Ind) |
1983-1987 |
15 |
11 |
4 |
- |
73.33 |
| A Ranatunga (SL) |
1996-1999 |
11 |
8 |
3 |
- |
72.73 |
| SR Waugh (Aus) |
1999 |
10 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
70.00 |
| AR Border (Aus) |
1987-1992 |
16 |
11 |
5 |
- |
68.75 |
| Wasim Akram |
1996-1999 |
15 |
10 |
5 |
- |
66.67 |
HUNDREDS BY CAPTAINS
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| IVA Richards (West Indies) |
181 v Sri Lanka |
Karachi |
13-10-87 |
| Kapil Dev (India |
175* v Zimbabwe |
Tunbridge Wells |
18-06-83 |
| GM Turner (New Zealand) |
171* v East Africa |
Birmingham |
07-06-75 |
| SR Waugh (Australia) |
120* v South Africa |
Leeds |
13-06-99 |
| GM Turner (New Zealand) |
114* v India |
Manchester |
14-06-75 |
| Imran Khan (Pakistan) |
102* v Sri Lanka |
Leeds |
16-06-83 |
| CH Lloyd (West Indies) |
102 v Australia |
Lord's |
21-06-75 |
| MD Crowe (New Zealand) |
100* v Australia |
Auckland |
22-02-92 |
FOUR OR MORE WICKETS BY CAPTAINS
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| Kapil Dev (India) |
5-43 v Australia |
Nottingham |
13-06-83 |
| Imran Khan (Pakistan) |
4-37 v West Indies |
Lahore |
16-10-87 |
| Imran Khan (Pakistan) |
4-37 v England |
Karachi |
20-10-87 |
| Wasim Akram (Pakistan) |
4-40 v Australia |
Leeds |
23-05-99 |
| DAG Fletcher (Zimbabwe) |
4-42 v Australia |
Nottingham |
09-06-83 |
| RGD Willis (England) |
4-42 v Australia |
Birmingham |
15-06-83 |
| Asif Iqbal (Pakistan) |
4-56 v West Indies |
The Oval |
20-06-79 |
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