The west indies also finished with a 44 record, but were just behind. Australian batting legend and an exceptional fielder ricky ponting holds the record for most catches in a single world cup edition. Chetan sharma was the first bowler to take a hattrick in a cricket world cup. The 1975 cricket world cup was the first cricket world cup. Still gutted that ian healy pulled a hamstring in the opening match and australia struggled and limped from then on. Crickets first world cup eight international teams came together for the first mens world cup in 1975. With the third team not in action this week, there were was a win for harlow town cricket club seconds, a defeat for the firsts and a draw for the fourth team. And what better setting to spark this delicious twist to the conundrum. The real big break came in the 2017 world cup when we reached the finals, raj said.
It was held in australia and new zealand from 22 february to 25 march 1992, and finished with pakistan beating england by 2. The year was 1987 and the cricket world cup was seeing several firsts. In world cup 2003, he seized 4 catches against sri lanka. Australia is the most successful world cup team having won the tournament five times, and were runner up another two times. Each was a member of australias winning teams of 1999, 2003 and 2007.
The world cup was awarded to the west indies via the international cricket councils rotational policy. It was hosted by england and officially known as the prudential cup, since it was sponsored by the prudential assurance company. Read about world cup, records, trophy cup records cricket team records only on. Among all the firsts he achieved, sachin cracked a unique record by. Melbourne cricket club has triumphed over prahran this afternoon to record the clubs first womens premier firsts one day title. Get the list of cricket records of men and women cricketers in 2019. Among the other most fulfilling learning experiences in her career, kerr counts the 2017 odi world cup, a confluence for many firsts for the then 16yearold. The tournament takes place every four years, with matches contested in a 50 over cricket format. They entered the final which australia won, watched by over 93,000 spectators on the melbourne cricket ground. England will defend their title in the 31match tournament hosted by new zealand between 6 february and 8 march.
The 2023 icc cricket world cup is the th edition of the cricket world cup, scheduled to be hosted by india, from 9 february to 26 march 2023. It was the first time the cricket world cup had been held in the caribbean despite the fact that the west indies cricket team had been the. Learn more about the cricket world cup in this article. Interest in tickets for the tournament has been unprecedented with over 3 million ticket applications for approximately 800,000 tickets so far, from 148. Melbourne cricket club win womens premier firsts cricket. The icc cricket world cup is the most prestigious international competition in mens cricket, sanctioned by the international cricket council and occurring every four years. The first team to remain undefeated throughout the whole tournament was australia in 2003. Frantic searches of the record books established it to be the highest first xi innings in league.
At the annual general meeting of the womens cricket association, held in london, november 1971, two most important proposals were ratified. Mohinder amaranth is the first bowler to take wicket in world cup. The event is organised by the sports governing body, the international cricket council icc, every four years, with first qualification rounds leading up to a semifinals and then finals tournament. It was only decades later that my niece read about it in the guinness book of firsts. The format consisted of a group stage, in which each team played the other three teams in its group of four. My book icc cricket world cup facts, trivia and records book. It was the first time the cricket world cup had been held in the caribbean despite the fact that the west indies cricket team had been the second most successful team in past world cups. The icc cricket world cup trophy is presented to the winners of the world cup finals. Crickets boys from nowhere gave sri lanka and bangladesh a scare before losing by 275 runs to australia, who racked up a world cup record total of 417, and by nine wickets to england. First edition of the tournament took place in 1975 in england. In the eleven icc cricket world cups held so far, five different teams have won the tournament.
England v new zealand at nottingham, 11 jun 1975 6th match. In front of great local support at the citipower centre, melbourne overcame prahrans total with 16 balls remaining. The first world cup held outside england was in 1987, the tournament held in india and pakistan. Icc cricket world cup qualifier icc trophy icc world cricket league. It was held in australia and new zealand from 22 february to 25 march 1992, and finished with pakistan beating england in the final to become the world cup champions for. Cricket world cup, international cricket championship held at fouryear intervals that is the premier contest in oneday cricket and one of the mostwatched sporting events in the world. Icc womens cricket world cup 2021 scheduled revealed. The icc cricket world cup is the international championship of one day international odi cricket. Jul 22, 2017 womens cricket makes declaration of intent. Stats from each tournament and comprehensive roundup of world cup records. Melbourne skipper teagan parker won the toss and sent prahran in on a cloudy day. Cricket records, made or broken, have always captivated its passionate enthusiasts all over the world. Here is a look back at the first instance of the pakistanis facing the irish at cricket.
The irish cricketing renaissance began with the famous defeat of pakistan at the 2007 world cup, and moreover, pakistan have played more bilateral odi series in ireland than any other team thrice. May 11, 2018 the irish cricketing renaissance began with the famous defeat of pakistan at the 2007 world cup, and moreover, pakistan have played more bilateral odi series in ireland than any other team thrice. Chris hawkes played cricket professionally and was editor of the cricketers whos who. The top two teams from both groups would progress to the semifinals. Indian fielder mohammed kaif has pickedup maximum catches in one innings in icc cricket world cup career. Sep 18, 2016 recalling some memorable indian firsts. However, a lesser known fact is that the first womens world cup was played two years.
The 1992 world cup was the first to feature coloured player. The 2017 world cup was a turning point for womens cricket in india. The 1983 cricket world cup a detailed timeline with scorecards and photos from the 1983 tournament. The official history of the icc cricket world cup is a beautiful book brought. Thumbing through the guinness book of firsts one day, her eagleeyed niece, ruth, noticed that her aunt was the first person to score a century at a cricket world cup. Cricket world cup history odi world cup origin history of. The irresistible rise of amelia kerr, new zealands oncein.
A world of firsts a look at womens achievements in cricket. The eightteam round robin format will see all teams play each. Harlow town cricket club cricket world latest cricket. Crickets most memorable summer in recent history drives a recordbreaking year for the game.
Mens cricket world cup drives recordbreaking engagement ecb. It was the first time the tournament was hosted outside england. Icc world cup records just before cricket world cup 2015. The first time a tournament host or cohost won the cricket world cup was sri lanka in 1996. In this section you can find the updated information of cricket world records in one day international odi matches, test matches and also in world cup matches recognised by international cricket council icc. The first world cup match involving a tie was the second semifinal of the 1999 tournament when australia played south africa. Top 10 maximum run scorers in icc cricket world cup.
It was held in england in june 1975 and consisted of two weeks of oneday matches played 60oversaside. The eightteam round robin format will see all teams play each other, with the top four teams qualifying for the semifinals. My book icc cricket world cup facts, trivia and records. The 1992 cricket world cup was the fifth staging of the cricket world cup, organised by the. List of twenty20 international records list of cricket world cup records list of ranji. The current trophy was created for the 1999 championships, and was the first permanent prize in the tournaments history. The official history of the icc cricket world cup wisden. The event is organised by the sports governing body, the international cricket council icc, with preliminary qualification rounds leading up to a finals tournament which is held every four years. England fans can book their seat for this summers icc mens cricket world cup with tickets now available through general sale thursday 21 march on the official cwc19 ticketing website. East africa v india at leeds, 11 jun 1975 7th match. The 1992 cricket world cup was a tournament full of firsts. The complete record smith, patrick all the details.
A total of 40 players aged 19 years old or under have made an appearance in the world cup and 19 players aged more than 40 have played in the competition. The full schedule for the icc womens cricket world cup 2021 has been revealed. Checkout latest cricket records wicket keeper batting bowling team records at. The world cup cricket is the flagship event of international cricket calendar. Read about world cup, records, trophycup records cricket team records only on. Over 70 years after dividing them, england is uniting india and pakistan again.
World cup prize money will change peoples lives world cup can put indias women on the map. First cricket world cup 1975 icc world cup 1975 results. Icc cricket world cup is one of the top three sport carnivals in the world. Adam gilchrist, glenn mcgrath and ricky ponting share the record of three world cup titles. Icc cricket world cup, counted amongst the premier tournaments in mens odi cricket, made its debut in the year 1975. He has also written icc cricket world cup 2007 guide and world twenty20 guide 2009. Cricket world cup simple english wikipedia, the free. This will be the first time the competition is held completely in india three previous editions were partially hosted there 1987, 1996, and 2011.