WORLD CUP WINNERS FROM 1975 TO 2003

1975 ( England)


England's hopes end with a tame semi-final defeat to Australia. In the final, Clive Lloyd hammers a quick-fire 102 to lead a vintage West Indies side to a 17-run win against the Aussies. The tournament was blessed with superb weather with not a minute of playing time lost to rain.

1979 (England)

A tournament dogged by rain (it took Sri Lanka three days to beat India) is best remembered for Viv Richards' brutal 138 not out in the final against England, as West Indies defended their title at Lord's. England collapsed from 183 for 2 to 194 all out. No surprise there then.



1983 (England)

One of the greatest World Cup innings, Kapil Dev's unbeaten 175 for India against Zimbabwe, is lost to posterity when the BBC go on a flash strike. The Beeb do manage to get the cameras rolling in time to see Kapil's India beat the West Indies in the final.

1987 (India)

England reach the final against Australia in Calcutta, only to chuck it away with victory within their grasp. Mike Gatting's ambitious reverse sweep ends in disaster when he is caught of the innocuous bowling of Allan Border.

1992 (Australia and New Zealand)

Imran Khan's majestic Pakistan team dispose of England to take the title, making it three out of three final defeats for our boys. Meanwhile, the introduction of vivid, coloured kits is the cue for a string of pyjama-based gags in the tabloids.

1996 (India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka)

Sri Lanka's aggressive pinch-hitting pays off as they beat the Aussies in an final. England all-rounder Neil Smith throws up whilst batting against the UAE. He blames it on a dodgy pizza, retires ill but still wins the man-of-the-match award.

1999 (England)

England are eliminated in the opening stages for the first time. Australia ride their luck against South Africa in a wonderful semi-final and humiliate Pakistan in the final.

2003(south africa)
After poor performance in first two matches.India bounce back and reach to the final but Australia humilite India in finals.

WORLD CUP TEAMS

India squad:

Rahul Dravid(captain),Sachin Tendulkar(vice captain), Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag, VVS Laxman, Mohammad Kaif, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk), Dinesh Karthik, Parthiv Patel, Anil Kumble, Gautham Gambhir, Zaheer Khan, Ramesh Powar, Sreesanth, Harbhajan Singh, Joginder Sharma, Ajit Agarkar, Rudra Pratap Singh, VRV Singh, Munaf Patel, Irfan Pathan, Rohit Sharma, S Badrinath, Cheteshwar Pujara, Dinesh Mongia, Ishanth Sharma, Rajesh Powar,Robin Uthappa



Pakistan world cup squad:


Inzamam-ul-Haq (captain), Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Imran Farhat, Mohammad Hafeez, Yasir Hameed, Faisal Iqbal, Asim Kamal, Salman Butt, Abdul Razzaq, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Yasir Arafat, Kamran Akmal, Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Asif, Umar Gul, Shabbir Ahmed, Mohammad Sami, Rana Naved, Shahid Nazir, Danish Kaneria, Abdul Rehman, Zulqarnain Haider, Rao Iftikhar.



South Africa World cup squad:

Graeme Smith(captain),Loots Bosman, Johan Botha, Mark Boucher, AB de Villiers, Boeta Dippenaar, JP Duminy, Herschelle Gibbs, Andrew Hall, Paul Harris, Jacques Kallis, Justin Kemp, Garnett Kruger, Charl Langeveldt, Albie Morkel, Andre Nel, Makhaya Ntini, Justin Ontong, Alviro Petersen, Robin Peterson, Vernon Philander, Shaun Pollock, Ashwell Prince, Jacques Rudolph, Dale Steyn, Roger Telemachus, Alfonso Thomas, Thandi Tshabalala, Johan van der Wath, Morne van Wyk.





zimbabwe world cup squad:

Prosper Utseya, Gary Brent, Chamunorwa Chibhabha, Elton Chigumbura, Tendai Chisoro, Charles Coventry, Graeme Cremer, Keith Dabengwa, Terrence Duffin, Trevor Garwe, Ryan Higgins, Tinashe Hove, Tafadzwa Kamungozi, Friday Kasteni, Blessing Mahwire, Timycen Maruma, Hamilton Masakadza, Stuart Matsikenyeri, Tinotenda Mawoyo, Christopher Mpofu, Tafadzwa Mufambisi, Tawanda Mupariwa, Mluleki Nkala, Edward Rainsford




WEST INDIES WORLD CUP SQUAD:

Brian Lara (Captain) ,Chris Gayle, Shivnarine Chanderpau,lRamnaresh Sarwan ,Pedro Collins, Collymore,Daren Ganga,Wavell Hinds,Dwayne Bravo,Denesh Ramdin,,Marlon Samuels,Jerome Taylor,Devon Smith,Dwayne ,SmithFidel EdwardsJermaine ,Lawson,Daren Powell ,Ian Bradshaw ,Rawl, Lewis Runako Morton

BRIEF HISTORY OF WORLD CUP

The first attempt at any kind of world championship was in 1912, when a THREE WAYwas arranged between the then current Test playing nations, Australia, England and South Africa. Dogged by poor weather, the experiment was dropped and not repeated until 1975, when, following the success of domestic one-day competitions, the six Test-playing nations (England, Australia, New Zealand, West Indies, India and Pakistan) were joined by Sri Lanka and East Africa in the first World Cup in England. A resounding success, the tournament was repeated in 1979 and 1983 in England, before moving abroad, maintaining a four-year cycle. The next tournament takes place in the Caribbean in 2007.

BEST BATTING PERFORMANCES IN WORLD CUP

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

BEST BOWLING PERFORMACES IN WORLD CUP

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

VENUES

Trinidad & Tobago

Queen's Park Oval
Capacity 17,000 Seats. Status Major renovations under construction. Matches Group Stage.
Overlay Architects C.Penzler Sports (Lawrence, KS, USA)

sir vivian richards stadium (Antigua )
Capacity 20,0Kensington Oval
Capacity 28,000 Seats.
Status New stadium under construction

Kensington Oval ( barbados )
Capacity 28,000 Seats.
Matches Super 8s & Final.
Status Major upgrade to be undertaken to add additional seats, player, media and sponsor facilities.
Overlay Architects Arup Associates (London, England)

barbados-2
3Ws Oval
Capacity Approximately 3,000-4,000.
Matches Warm Up Matches.
Status Brand new state-of-the-art venue.

grenada

Queen's Park
Capacity 17,000 seats.
Matches Super 8s.
Status New stadium under construction in partnership with People's Republic of China.
Overlay Architects Arup Associates (London, England).

guyana

Providence Stadium

Capacity 16,000 Seats.
Matches Super 8s.
Status New stadium under construction in partnership with the government of India.
Overlay Architects NLBA (Gros Islet, St. Lucia).
Jamaica
Sabina Park
Capacity 21,000 Seats.
Matches Opening Match; Group Stage; Semi Final.
Status Major renovation under construction.
Overlay Architects Hok Sve (Denver, USA).

jamaica

Sabina Park
Capacity 21,000 Seats.
Matches Opening Match; Group Stage; Semi Final.
Status Major renovation under construction.
Overlay Architects Hok Sve (Denver, USA).

St. Kitts & Nevis

warner Park Stadium
Capacity 10,000 Seats.
Matches Group Stage.
Status Brand new stadium under construction near completion in May 2006.
Overlay Architects NLBA (Gros Islet, St. Lucia).

ST LUCIA

Beausejour Cricket Ground
Capacity Increasing existing capacity of 12,000 to 20,000 with the addition of temporary stands.
Matches Group Stage & Semi Final.
Status The addition of the temporary stands is required.
Overlay Architects NLBA (Gros Islet, St. Lucia).

St. Vincent & the Grenadines

Arnos Vale stadium in St. Vincent
Capacity 12,000 Seats. Status Major renovation under construction. Matches Warm up.
Overlay Architects C.Penzler Sports (Lawrence, KS, USA

PROGRAM OF INDIAN CRICKET TEAM UP TO 2011

April 2007 : World Cup in West Indies
June 2007 : India tours England
October 2007 : India hosts Zimbabwe
December 2007 : India tours Australia
February 2008 : India hosts West Indies
July 2008 India tours Sri Lanka
October 2008 : India hosts South Africa
January 2009 : India tours South Africa
March 2009 : India tours Pakistan
October 2009 : India hosts New Zealand
December 2009 : India hosts Sri Lanka
January 2010 : India hosts Sri Lanka
March 2010 : India tours West Indies
October 2010 :India hosts Australia
January 2011 : India hosts Pakistan,
March 2011 : Zimbabwe hosts India

WORLD CUP TIME-TABLE

League Matches

Tue 13/3
West Indies v Pakistan

Wed 14/3
Australia v Scotland

Wed 14/3
Kenya v Canada

Thu 15/3
Sri Lanka v Bermuda

Thu 15/3
Zimbabwe v Ireland

Fri 16/3
South Africa v Holland

Fri 16/3
ENGLAND v New Zealand

Sat 17/3
India v Bangladesh

Sat 17/3
Pakistan v Ireland

Sun 18/3
Australia v Holland

Sun 18/3
ENGLAND v Canada

Mon 19/3
India v Bermuda

Mon 19/3
West Indies v Zimbabwe

Tue 20/3
South Africa v Scotland

Tue 20/3
New Zealand v Kenya

Wed 21/3
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh

Wed 21/3
Zimbabwe v Pakistan

Thu 22/3
Scotland v Holland

Thu 22/3
New Zealand v Canada

Fri 23/3
India v Sri Lanka

Fri 23/3
West Indies v Ireland

Sat 24/3
Australia v South Africa

Sat 24/3
ENGLAND v Kenya

Sun 25/3
Bermuda v Bangladesh

Cricket World Cup 2007 Super Eight Series Schedule / Timetable
Date
Match details
Venue



Tue 27/3
GD2nd v GA1st
Antigua and Barbuda
Wed 28/3
GA2nd v GB1st
Guyana
Thu 29/3
GD2nd v GC1st
Antigua and Barbuda
Fri 30/3
GD1st v GC2nd
Guyana
Sat 31/3
GA1st v GB2nd
Antigua and Barbuda
Sun 1/4
GD2nd v GB1st
Guyana
Mon 2/4
GB2nd v GC1st
Antigua and Barbuda
Tue 3/4
GD1st v GA2nd
Guyana
Wed 4/4
GC2nd v GB1st
Antigua and Barbuda
Sat 7/4
GB2nd v GA2nd
Guyana
Sun 8/4
GA1st v GC2nd
Antigua and Barbuda
Mon 9/4
GD1st v GC2nd
Guyana
Tue 10/4
GD2nd v GA2nd
Grenada
Wed 11/4
GC2nd v GB2nd
Barbados
Thu 12/4
GB1st v GC1st
Grenada
Fri 13/4
GA1st v GD1st
Barbados
Sat 14/4
GA2nd v GC1st
Grenada
Sun 15/4
GB2nd v GD1st
Barbados
Mon 16/4
GA1st v GB1st
Grenada
Tue 17/4
GA2nd v GC2nd
Barbados
Wed 18/4
GD1st v GB1st
Grenada
Thu 19/4
GD2nd v GB2nd
Barbados
Fri 20/4
GA1st v GC1st
Grenada
Sat 21/4
GD2nd v GC2nd
Barbados
Cricket World Cup 2007 Semi Final Schedule / Timetable
Date
Match details
Venue



Tue 24/4
Super Eight 2nd v 3rd
Jamaica
Wed 25/4
Super Eight 1st v 4th
St Lucia
Cricket World Cup 2007 Final
Sat 28/4

Barbados

WORLD CUP GROUPS

Group A-St kitts and Nevis
Australia
South Africa
Scotland
Holland

Group B- Trindad and tobago
Sri Lanka
India
Bangladesh
Bermuda
Group C-St lucia

New Zealand
ENGLAND
Kenya
Canada


Group D - Jamaica
Pakistan
West Indies
Zimbabwe
Ireland