1. The ICC Cricket World Cup is held in every?
Four Years.
2. The first Cricket World Cup contest was organised in?
England in 1975.
The 1975 tournament started on June 7
3. Which country has won the World Cup Cricket title most number of times?
Australia. 4 times.
The West Indies have won twice, while India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka have each won once.
4. The 2011 Cricket World Cup is co hosted by?
Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka. There are 14 countries that are participating in World Cup 2011.
5. First World Cup Cricket (held in 1975) officially known as?
Prudential Cup.
The sponsor of that tournament was Prudential plc, a global financial services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
6. How many teams participated in the first World Cup Cricket?
Eight.
Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, and the West Indies (the six Test nations at the time), together with Sri Lanka and a composite team from East Africa
7. Which country won the first World Cup Cricket tournament held in England in 1975?
West Indies.
They defeated Australia by 17 runs in the final at Lord's.
8. Fielding circle 30 yards (27 m) away from the stumps is first introduced in which world cup?
1983 World cup
Four fieldsmen needed to be inside this fielding circle at all times.
9. In which World Cup, the matches were reduced from 60 to 50 overs per innings?
Reliance World Cup, 1987.
It was held in India and Pakistan. Because of the shorter daylight hours in the Indian subcontinent compared with England's summer, the overs were reduced to 50.
10. In which World Cup, coloured clothing, white balls, day/night matches, and an alteration to the fielding restrictions were introduced for the first time?
The 1992 World Cup, held in Australia and New Zealand.
11. South African cricket team participated in the World Cup event for the first time in?
1992 World Cup
12. In the semi-final against India in the 1996 World Cup, an Asian country was awarded victory by default after riots broke out in protest against the Indian performance. Which is that country?
Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka, heading towards a crushing victory over India at Eden Gardens (Calcutta) after their hosts lost eight wickets while scoring 120 runs in pursuit of 254.
13. India has won just one match in 1975 & 1979 world cups. They registered that victory against which country?
East Africa
14. Which countries hosted the 2003 World Cup?
South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya.
15. Approximate weight and Height of World Cup Trophy is?
11 Kg Weight, 60 cm Height.
The trophy has a golden ball placed above three silver stumps.
16. WINNERS, RUNNERS UP, MAN OF THE MATCH AND MAN OF THE TOURNAMENT OF WORLD CUP CRICKET UPTO 2011.
1975 World Cup held in England:
Winner-West Indies. (Captain -Clive Lloyd.)
Runner-up: Australia (Captain-Ian Chappell)
Result: WI won by 17 runs. West Indies 291/8 (60 overs), Australia 274 all out (58.4 overs).
Man of the Match: Clive Lloyd (West Indies) (102 from 85 balls, 12 fours, 2 sixes).
Man of the Tournament: None awarded.
1979 World Cup held in England:
Winner-West Indies. (Captain -Clive Lloyd.)
Runner-up: England (Captain-John Brearley)
Result: WI won by 92 runs. West Indies 286/9 (60 overs), England 194 all out (51 overs).
Man of the Match: Viv Richards (West Indies) (138 Runs)
Man of the Tournament: None awarded.
1983 World Cup held in England:
Winner-India. (Captain –Kapil Dev.)
Runner-up: West Indies (Captain -Clive Lloyd)
Result: India won by 43 runs. India 183 all out (54.4 overs), West Indies 140 all out (52 overs).
Man of the Match: Mohinder Amarnath (India) (3/12 and 26 runs)
Man of the Tournament: None awarded.
1987 World Cup held in India, Pakistan:
Winner-Australia. (Captain –Alan Border.)
Runner-up: England (Captain -Michael Gatting)
Result: Australia won by 7 runs. Australia 253/5 (50 overs), England 246/8 (50 overs)
Man of the Match: David Boon (Australia) (75 runs)
Man of the Tournament: None awarded.
1992 World Cup held in Australia, New Zealand:
Winner-Pakistan. (Captain –Imran Khan.)
Runner-up: England (Captain -Alec Stewart)
Result: Pakistan won by 22 runs. Pakistan 249/6 (50 overs), England 227 all out (49.2 overs)
Man of the Match: Wasim Akram (Pakistan) (33 and 3/49)
Man of the Tournament: Martin Crowe (New Zealand), 456 runs.
1996 World Cup held in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka:
Winner-Sri Lanka. (Captain –Arjuna Ranatunga.)
Runner-up: Australia (Captain -Mark Taylor)
Result: Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets. Sri Lanka 245/3 (46.2 overs), Australia 241/7 (50 overs)
Man of the Match: Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka) (107* and 3/42)
Man of the Tournament: Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka), 221 runs and 7 wickets.
1999 World Cup held in England, Wales, Ireland, Netherlands, Scotland:
Winner-Australia. (Captain –Steve Waugh.)
Runner-up: Pakistan (Captain –Wasim Akram)
Result: Aus won by 8 wickets. Australia 133/2 (20.1 overs), Pakistan 132 all out (39 overs)
Man of the Match: Shane Warne (Australia) (4/33)
Man of the Tournament: Lance Klusener (South Africa), 281 runs and 17 wickets.
2003 World Cup held in South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe:
Winner-Australia. (Captain –Ricky Ponting.)
Runner-up: India (Captain –Sourav Ganguly)
Result: Aus won by 125 runs. Australia 359/2 (50 overs), India 234 all out (39.2 overs)
Man of the Match: Ricky Ponting (Australia) (140*)
Man of the Tournament: Sachin Tendulkar (India), 673 runs and 2 wickets.)
2007 World Cup held in West Indies:
Winner-Australia. (Captain –Ricky Ponting.)
Runner-up: Sri Lanka (Captain –Mahela Jayawardene)
Result: Aus won by 53 runs. Australia 281/4 (38 overs), Sri Lanka 215/8 (36 overs)
Man of the Match: Adam Gilchrist (Australia) (149)
Man of the Tournament: Glenn McGrath (Australia), 26wickets.)
17. How many matches resulted in tie in the history of World Cup?
Four.
The first was in the 1999 Cricket World Cup semi-final, in which a run out in the final over with only one run required prevented South Africa advancing to the final instead of Australia, who progressed on head-to-head record against South Africa. The second tied match, in the 2003 Cricket World Cup in South Africa, was a case in which the Duckworth-Lewis method caused a South African loss against Sri Lanka. The third tie happened in a group match between Ireland and Zimbabwe at Kingston in the 2007 Cricket World Cup. The fourth tie happened in a group match between India and England at Bangalore in the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
18. Which country made the highest team total in a World Cup?
India.
In the 19th match of the 2007 World Cup, India scored 413 runs against Bermuda (a run rate of 8.26).
19. Who hit the fastest century of World Cup?
Kevin O’Brien (Ireland).
He holds the world record for the fastest ever century scored at a World Cup, coming from 50 balls against England on 2 March 2011.
20. Who hit the fastest fifty of World Cup?
Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)
He holds the world record for the fastest ever fifty scored at a World Cup, coming from 20 balls against Canada in 2007 World Cup.
