Aug 24, 2011

Cricket World Cup Records: Most Fifties

PlayerSpanMRunsHSAvg50s
SR Tendulkar (India)1992-201145227815256.9515
JH Kallis (SA)1996-2011361148128*45.929
MD Crowe (NZ)1983-199221880100*55.008
GA Gooch (Eng)1979-19922189711544.858
HH Gibbs (SA)1999-200725106714356.158
SO Tikolo (Kenya)1996-2011287689629.538
M Azharuddin (India)1987-1999308269339.338
AC Gilchrist (Aus)1999-200731108514936.168
Javed Miandad (Pak)1975-199633108310343.328
Yuvraj Singh (India)2003-20112373811352.717

Aug 23, 2011

Cricket World Cup Records: Most Centuries

PlayerSpanMatRunsHSAvg100s
S Tendulkar (Ind)1992-201145227815256.956
R Ponting (Aus)1996-2011461743140*45.865
S Ganguly (Ind)1999-200721100618355.884
M Waugh (Aus)1992-199922100413052.844
AB de Villiers (SA)2007-20111572514651.783
Rameez Raja (Pak)1987-199616700119*53.843
M Hayden (Aus)2003-20072298715851.943
IVA Richards (WI)1975-198723101318163.313
Saeed Anwar (Pak)1996-200321915113*53.823
M Jayawardene (SL)1999-201133975115*37.503

Aug 19, 2011

Cricket World Cup Records: Highest Strike Rates

PlayerMRunsHSAvgSR100s50s
L Klusener (SA)1437257124.00121.1703
Kapil Dev (Ind)26669175*37.16115.1411
JM Davison (Can)1434011126.15110.3812
SR Watson (Aus)154359462.14109.0204
Moin Khan (Pak)202866328.60106.3101
V Sehwag (Ind)2284317538.31106.1723
AB de Villiers (SA)1572514651.78104.3133
W. Akram (Pak)384264319.36101.1800
AC Gilchrist (Aus)31108514936.1698.0118
B McCullum (NZ)2541410131.8494.0912
MV Boucher (SA)2538175*27.2194.0702
M Clarke (Aus)1866993*83.6293.5606
A Symonds (Aus)18515143*103.0093.2913
ML Hayden (Aus)2298715851.9492.9332
AL Logie (WI)1528265*25.6391.8502
T Dilshan (SL)2071714447.8091.1023
S Jayasuriya (SL)38116512034.2690.6636
Yuvraj Singh (Ind)2373811352.7190.3317
S Tendulkar (Ind)45227815256.9588.98615
SB Styris (NZ)2690914153.4788.5926

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Aug 17, 2011

Cricket World Cup Records: Highest Averages

PlayerSpanMRunsHSAvg100s50s
L Klusener (SA)1999-20031437257124.0003
A Symonds (Aus)2003-200718515143*103.0013
M Clarke (Aus)2007-20111866993*83.6206
IVA Richards (WI)1975-198723101318163.3135
S Watson (Aus)2007-2011154359462.1404
R Dravid (India)1999-20072286014561.4226
GM Turner (NZ)1975-198314612171*61.2022
S Tendulkar (Ind)1992-201145227815256.95615
HH Gibbs (SA)1999-200725106714356.1528
SC Ganguly (India)1999-200721100618355.8843
MD Crowe (NZ)1983-199221880100*55.0018
DC Boon (Aus)1987-19921681510054.3325
DI Gower (Eng)1979-19831243413054.2511
GP Thorpe (Eng)1996-1999113798954.1403
Rameez Raja (Pak)1987-199616700119*53.8432
Saeed Anwar (Pak)1996-200321915113*53.8233
S Styris (NZ)2003-20112690914153.4726
ME Waugh (Aus)1992-199922100413052.8444
Yuvraj Singh (Ind)2003-20112373811352.7117
ML Hayden (Aus)2003-20072298715851.9432

Cricket World Cup Records: Highest Scores

PlayerRuns4s6sTeamsPlace
G Kirsten188*134SA v UAERawalpindi
SC Ganguly183177Ind v SLTaunton
IVA Richards181167WI v SLKarachi
Kapil Dev175*166Ind v ZimTunbridge Wells
V Sehwag175145Ind v BanDhaka
CB Wishart172*183Zim v NamHarare
GM Turner171*162NZ v EABirmingham
AC Hudson161134SA v NetRawalpindi
Imran Nazir160148Pak v ZimKingston
ML Hayden158144Aus v WINorth Sound
AJ Strauss158181Eng v IndBangalore
SR Tendulkar152180Ind v NamPietermaritzburg
AC Gilchrist149138Aus v SLBridgetown
AB de Villiers146125SA v WISt George's
PA de Silva145145SL v KenKandy
R Dravid145171Ind v SLTaunton
TM Dilshan144161SL v ZimPallekele
A Symonds143*182Aus v PakJohannesburg
H Gibbs143193SA v NZJohannesburg
DL Houghton142136Zim v NZHyderabad

Aug 8, 2011

Cricket World Cup Records: Highest Run Scorer

PlayerMRunsHSAvgSR100s50s
S Tendulkar (Ind)45227815256.9588.98615
R Ponting (Aus)461743140*45.8679.9556
B Lara (WI)34122511642.2486.2627
S Jayasuriya (SL)38116512034.2690.6636
J Kallis (SA)361148128*45.9274.4019
A Gilchrist (Aus)31108514936.1698.0118
J Miandad (Pak)33108310343.3268.0218
S Fleming (NZ)331075134*35.8376.8925
H Gibbs (SA)25106714356.1587.3828
A de Silva (SL)35106414536.6886.5726
V Richards (WI)23101318163.3185.0535
S Ganguly (Ind)21100618355.8877.5043
M Waugh (Aus)22100413052.8483.7344