Feb 7, 2012

Cricket World Cup Records: Most Wickets in a Series

PlayerYearMWktsBBF45
GD McGrath (Aus)200711263/1400
WPUJC Vaas (SL)200310236/2511
M Muralitharan (SL)200710234/1920
SW Tait (Aus)200711234/3910
B Lee (Aus)200310225/4201
Shahid Afridi (Pak)20118215/1622
GD McGrath (Aus)200311217/1501
GB Hogg (Aus)200711214/2720
Z Khan (India)20119213/2000
GI Allott (NZ)19999204/3720

Jan 27, 2012

Cricket World Cup Records: Best Strike Rates

PlayerSpanMatOverRunsWktsBBFAveSR
Z Khan (India)2003-201123198.5890444/4220.2227.1
GD McGrath (Aus)1996-200739325.51292717/1518.1927.5
Imran Khan (Pak)1975-199228169.3655344/3719.2629.9
M Muralitharan (SL)1996-201140343.31335684/1919.6330.3
J Oram (NZ)2003-201123182.2768364/3921.3330.3
C Vaas (SL)1996-200731261.41040496/2521.2232.0
A Kumble (India)1996-200718173.1708314/3222.8333.5
AA Donald (SA)1992-200325218.5913384/1724.0234.5
W Akram (Pak)1987-200338324.31311555/2823.8335.4
CZ Harris (NZ)1992-200328194.2861324/726.9036.4

Cricket World Cup Records: Best Strike Rates

PlayerSpanMatOverRunsWktsBBFAveSR
Z Khan (India)2003-201123198.5890444/4220.2227.1
GD McGrath (Aus)1996-200739325.51292717/1518.1927.5
Imran Khan (Pak)1975-199228169.3655344/3719.2629.9
M Muralitharan (SL)1996-201140343.31335684/1919.6330.3
J Oram (NZ)2003-201123182.2768364/3921.3330.3
C Vaas (SL)1996-200731261.41040496/2521.2232.0
A Kumble (India)1996-200718173.1708314/3222.8333.5
AA Donald (SA)1992-200325218.5913384/1724.0234.5
W Akram (Pak)1987-200338324.31311555/2823.8335.4
CZ Harris (NZ)1992-200328194.2861324/726.9036.4

Nov 2, 2011

Cricket World Cup Records: Top 10 Best economy rates

PlayerSpanMORWBBFEcon
Roberts (WI)1975-198316170.1552263/323.24
IT Botham (Eng)1979-199222222.0762304/313.43
GR Larsen (NZ)1992-199919170.0599183/163.52
AJ Traicos (Zim)1983-199220188.0673163/353.57
SM Pollock (SA)1996-200731269.0970315/363.60
Kapil Dev (Ind)1979-199226237.0892285/433.76
Imran Khan (Pak)1975-199228169.3655344/373.86
Muralitharan (SL)1996-201140343.31335684/193.88
DeFreitas (Eng)1987-199622187.5742293/283.95
McGrath (Aus)1996-200739325.51292717/153.96

Oct 11, 2011

Cricket World Cup Records: Best Bowling Averages

PlayerSpanMatWktsBBFAvgEcon
G McGrath (Aus)1996-200739717/1518.193.96
Imran Khan (Pak)1975-199228344/3719.263.86
M Muralitharan(SL)1996-201140684/1919.633.88
Z Khan (India)2003-201123444/4220.224.47
C Vaas (SL)1996-200731496/2521.223.97
AME Roberts (WI)1975-198316263/3221.233.24
J Oram (NZ)2003-201123364/3921.334.21
A Kumble (India)1996-200718314/3222.834.08
W Akram (Pak)1987-200338555/2823.834.04
A Donald (SA)1992-200325384/1724.024.17

Sep 26, 2011

Cricket World Cup Records: Best Bowling Figures in an Innings

Player
Over
Runs
Wkts
Econ
TeamOpp.Place
G McGrath
7.0
15
7
2.14
Ausv NamPotchefstroom
A Bichel
10.0
20
7
2.00
Ausv EngPort Elizabeth
W Davis
10.3
51
7
4.85
WIv AusLeeds
G Gilmour
12.0
14
6
1.16
Ausv EngLeeds
A Nehra
10.0
23
6
2.30
Indiav EngDurban
S Bond
10.0
23
6
2.30
NZv AusPort Elizabeth
C Vaas
9.1
25
6
2.72
SLv BanPietermaritzburg
K Roach
8.3
27
6
3.17
WIv NetDelhi
L Malinga
7.4
38
6
4.95
SLv KenyaColombo(RPS)
K MacLeay
11.5
39
6
3.29
Ausv IndiaNottingham

Sep 12, 2011

Cricket World Cup Records: Match Result summary

TeamSpanMWLTNRWin %
Australia1975-20117655191174.00
South Africa1992-20114730152065.95
England1975-20116639251160.76
West Indies1975-20116438250160.31
India1975-20116739261159.84
Pakistan1975-20116436260258.06
New Zealand1975-20117040290157.97
Sri Lanka1975-20116631321249.21
Bangladesh1999-2011268170132.00
Ireland2007-2011154101030.00
Zimbabwe1983-20115110371321.87
Kenya1996-2011296220121.42
UAE1996-19965140020.00
Canada1979-2011182160011.11
Netherlands1996-2011202180010.00
Bermuda2007-2007303000.00
East Africa1975-1975303000.00
Namibia2003-2003606000.00
Scotland1999-2007808000.00