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WC Remembrances - 1992 ICC Cricket World Cup


The 1992 world cup held in Australia/New Zealand saw Pakistan, under the captainship of Imran Khan, winning the world cup, beating England in the final. The tournament saw England once reaching the finals but loosing it. Pakistan who had the likes of Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Javed Miandad and Rameez Raza, could only win only 1 of the 5 matches in the preliminary stage but reached the semis by winning the last 3 games beating the then unbeatable team of New Zealand in the last. New Zealand again lost to Pakistan in the semis to give the final berth to the Paks. It was a 60 from 37 bowls innings from the then unknown lad, Inzamam, which helped Pak take the prestigious cup home.

The world cup saw many changes in the format of the game. For the first time colored team uniforms were introduced in a world cup. The 1992 world cup was also the first to use white cricket balls and have day/night matches. Also this world cup had 9 participants with South Africa appearing in the world cup for the first time after returning to one-day cricket in 1991. Thus this time teams were not splits into 2 groups but teams played once with every team in the prelims. Also the world cup was also characterized by the controversial 'highest-scoring overs' rule that led to the controversial defeat of South Africa in the semifinals. South Africa needed 22 runs of 13 bowls to win the match when rain stopped play and South Africa was given an impossible revised target of 21 of 1 bowl using the 'highest-scoring overs' rule.

The New Zealand team captain introduced new innovative tactics by sending pinch hitters to start the innings and a spinner (Dipak Patel) to start the teams bowling rather than the seamers, as was the usual practice. The Indians finished the World Cup on a bad note loosing 5 out its 8 prelims and winning just 2 with 1 NR. The Indian team studded with stars like Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev, M. Azharuddin, Vinod Kambli and Kiran More could win only two encounters, one against their archrivals Pakistan and other the minnows Zimbabwe.

Summary of the results

England v India at Perth - February 22, 1992
England won by 9 runs. England 236-9 (50 ov); India 227 (49.2 ov).

New Zealand v Australia at Auckland - February 22, 1992
New Zealand won by 37 runs. New Zealand 248-6 (50 ov); Australia 211 (48.1 ov).

Pakistan v West Indies at Melbourne - February 23, 1992
West Indies won by 10 wickets. Pakistan 220-2 (50 ov); West Indies 221-0 (46.5 ov).

Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at New Plymouth - February 23, 1992
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets. Zimbabwe 312-4 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 313-7 (49.2 ov).

New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Hamilton - February 25, 1992
New Zealand won by 6 wickets. Sri Lanka 206-9 (50 ov); New Zealand 210-4 (48.2 ov).

Australia v South Africa at Sydney - February 26, 1992
South Africa won by 9 wickets. Australia 170-9 (49 ov); South Africa 171-1 (46.5 ov).

England v West Indies at Melbourne - February 27, 1992
England won by 6 wickets. West Indies 157 (49.2 ov); England 160-4 (39.5 ov).

Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Hobart - February 27, 1992
Pakistan won by 53 runs. Pakistan 254-4 (50 ov); Zimbabwe 201-7 (50 ov).

India v Sri Lanka at Mackay - February 28, 1992
No result. India 1-0 (0.2 ov).

New Zealand v South Africa at Auckland - February 29, 1992
New Zealand won by 7 wickets. South Africa 190-7 (50 ov); New Zealand 191-3 (34.3 ov).

West Indies v Zimbabwe at Brisbane - February 29, 1992
West Indies won by 75 runs. West Indies 264-8 (50 ov); Zimbabwe 189-7 (50 ov).

Australia v India at Brisbane - March 1, 1992
Australia won by 1 run. Australia 237-9 (50 ov); India 234 (47 ov).

England v Pakistan at Adelaide - March 1, 1992
No result. Pakistan 74 (40.2 ov); England 24-1 (8 ov).

South Africa v Sri Lanka at Wellington - March 2, 1992
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets. South Africa 195 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 198-7 (49.5 ov).

New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Napier - March 3, 1992
New Zealand won by 48 runs. New Zealand 162-3 (20.5 ov); Zimbabwe 105-7 (18 ov).

India v Pakistan at Sydney - March 4, 1992
India won by 43 runs. India 216-7 (49 ov); Pakistan 173 (48.1 ov).

Australia v England at Sydney - March 5, 1992
England won by 8 wickets. Australia 171 (49 ov); England 173-2 (40.5 ov).

South Africa v West Indies at Christchurch - March 5, 1992
South Africa won by 64 runs. South Africa 200-8 (50 ov); West Indies 136 (38.4 ov).

Australia v Sri Lanka at Adelaide - March 7, 1992
Australia won by 7 wickets. Sri Lanka 189-9 (50 ov); Australia 190-3 (44 ov).

India v Zimbabwe at Hamilton - March 7, 1992
India won by 55 runs. India 203-7 (32 ov); Zimbabwe 104-1 (19.1 ov).

New Zealand v West Indies at Auckland - March 8, 1992
New Zealand won by 5 wickets. West Indies 203-7 (50 ov); New Zealand 206-5 (48.3 ov).

Pakistan v South Africa at Brisbane - March 8, 1992
South Africa won by 20 runs. South Africa 211-7 (50 ov); Pakistan 173-8 (36 ov).

England v Sri Lanka at Ballarat - March 9, 1992
England won by 106 runs. England 280-6 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 174 (44 ov).

India v West Indies at Wellington - March 10, 1992
West Indies won by 5 wickets. India 197 (49.4 ov); West Indies 195-5 (40.2 ov).

South Africa v Zimbabwe at Canberra - March 10, 1992
South Africa won by 7 wickets. Zimbabwe 163 (48.3 ov); South Africa 164-3 (45.1 ov).

Australia v Pakistan at Perth - March 11, 1992
Pakistan won by 48 runs. Pakistan 220-9 (50 ov); Australia 172 (45.2 ov).

England v South Africa at Melbourne - March 12, 1992
England won by 3 wickets. South Africa 236-4 (50 ov); England 226-7 (40.5 ov).

New Zealand v India at Dunedin - March 12, 1992
New Zealand won by 4 wickets. India 230-6 (50 ov); New Zealand 231-6 (47.1 ov).

Sri Lanka v West Indies at Berri - March 13, 1992
West Indies won by 91 runs. West Indies 268-8 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 177-9 (50 ov).

Australia v Zimbabwe at Hobart - March 14, 1992
Australia won by 128 runs. Australia 265-6 (46 ov); Zimbabwe 137 (41.4 ov).

India v South Africa at Adelaide - March 15, 1992
South Africa won by 6 wickets. India 180-6 (30 ov); South Africa 181-4 (29.1 ov).

New Zealand v England at Wellington - March 15, 1992
New Zealand won by 7 wickets. England 200-8 (50 ov); New Zealand 201-3 (40.5 ov).

Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Perth - March 15, 1992
Pakistan won by 4 wickets. Sri Lanka 212-6 (50 ov); Pakistan 216-6 (49.1 ov).

Australia v West Indies at Melbourne - March 18, 1992
Australia won by 57 runs. Australia 216-6 (50 ov); West Indies 159 (42.4 ov).

England v Zimbabwe at Albury - March 18, 1992
Zimbabwe won by 9 runs. Zimbabwe 134 (46.1 ov); England 125 (49.1 ov).

New Zealand v Pakistan at Christchurch - March 18, 1992
Pakistan won by 7 wickets. New Zealand 166 (48.2 ov); Pakistan 167-3 (44.4 ov).

Semi-Final: New Zealand v Pakistan at Auckland - March 21, 1992
Pakistan won by 4 wickets. New Zealand 262-7 (50 ov); Pakistan 264-6 (49 ov).

Semi-Final: England v South Africa at Sydney - March 22, 1992
England won by 19 runs. England 252-6 (45 ov); South Africa 232-6 (43 ov).

Final: England v Pakistan at Melbourne - March 25, 1992
Pakistan won by 22 runs. Pakistan 249-6 (50 ov); England 227 (49.2 ov).

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WC Remembrances - 1987 ICC Cricket World Cup


The 1987 Cricket World Cup held in India and Pakistan was the first World Cup hosted outside of England. It was also the first tournament where the West Indies was unable to reach the final. Australia won the championship by defeating England by 7 runs, the closest margin so far in World Cup final history. Also Australia's win hinted the emergence of a new dominator in cricket. In the finals held at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, England did make struggle to win the cup but it was the Kangaroos who had the last laugh.

This world cup also known as the Reliance Cup had 8 teams participating. Another feature of the fourth world cup was that the number of overs were reduced from 60 to 50 due shorter daylight hours in the subcontinent with the rest of the format same as the last world. As for India and Pakistan, the hosts, both of them reached the semis and lost there though they were the toppers of the respective group tables. India lost to England while Pakistan lost to Australia in the semis.

One of the especial feature of staging a world cup in India and Pakistan was that the spin dominated in contrast to the previous world cups where it was the seamers who dominated the batsmen. Also this world cup was characterised by high scores and run rates though the overs had been reduced. Thus the spectators had a splendid time watching it. Sunil Gavaskar retired after the world cup while Imran Khan made first of his many announcements of retirement before finally retiring after the 1992 world cup. Sidhu and Moody made their debuts in this world cup and while Sidhu averaged 50 Moody averaged only 5. Courtney Walsh, one of the greatest bowlers of all time, also came as a younster here and had a terrible time .

Summary of results

Group B: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Hyderabad - October 8, 1987
Pakistan won by 15 runs. Pakistan 267-6 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 252 (49.2 ov).

Group A: India v Australia at Chennai - October 9, 1987
Australia won by 1 run. Australia 270-6 (50 ov); India 269 (49.5 ov).

Group B: England v West Indies at Gujranwala - October 9, 1987
England won by 2 wickets. West Indies 243-7 (50 ov); England 246-8 (49.3 ov).

Group A: New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Hyderabad - October 10, 1987
New Zealand won by 3 runs. New Zealand 242-7 (50 ov); Zimbabwe 239 (49.4 ov).

Group B: Pakistan v England at Rawalpindi - October 12, 1987
Pakistan won by 18 runs. Pakistan 239-7 (50 ov); England 221 (48.4 ov).

Group A: Australia v Zimbabwe at Chennai - October 13, 1987
Australia won by 96 runs. Australia 235-9 (50 ov); Zimbabwe 139 (42.4 ov).

Group B: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Karachi - October 13, 1987
West Indies won by 191 runs. West Indies 360-4 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 169-4 (50 ov).

Group A: India v New Zealand at Bangalore - October 14, 1987
India won by 16 runs. India 252-7 (50 ov); New Zealand 236-8 (50 ov).

Group B: Pakistan v West Indies at Lahore - October 16, 1987
Pakistan won by 1 wicket. West Indies 216 (49.3 ov); Pakistan 217-9 (50 ov).

Group A: India v Zimbabwe at Mumbai - October 17, 1987
India won by 8 wickets. Zimbabwe 135 (44.2 ov); India 136-2 (27.5 ov).

Group B: England v Sri Lanka at Peshawar - October 17, 1987
England won on faster scoring rate. England 296-4 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 158-8 (45 ov).

Group A: Australia v New Zealand at Indore - October 18, 1987
Australia won by 3 runs. Australia 199-4 (30 ov); New Zealand 196-9 (30 ov).

Group B: Pakistan v England at Karachi - October 20, 1987
Pakistan won by 7 wickets. England 244-9 (50 ov); Pakistan 247-3 (49 ov).

Group B: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Kanpur - October 21, 1987
West Indies won by 25 runs. West Indies 236-8 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 211-8 (50 ov).

Group A: India v Australia at Delhi - October 22, 1987
India won by 56 runs. India 289-6 (50 ov); Australia 233 (49 ov).

Group A: New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Calcutta (Kolkata) - October 23, 1987
New Zealand won by 4 wickets. Zimbabwe 227-5 (50 ov); New Zealand 228-6 (47.4 ov).

Group B: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Faisalabad - October 25, 1987
Pakistan won by 113 runs. Pakistan 297-7 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 184-8 (50 ov).

Group A: India v Zimbabwe at Ahmedabad - October 26, 1987
India won by 7 wickets. Zimbabwe 191-7 (50 ov); India 194-3 (42 ov).

Group B: England v West Indies at Jaipur - October 26, 1987
England won by 34 runs. England 269-5 (50 ov); West Indies 235 (48.1 ov).

Group A: Australia v New Zealand at Chandigarh - October 27, 1987
Australia won by 17 runs. Australia 251-8 (50 ov); New Zealand 234 (48.4 ov).

Group A: Australia v Zimbabwe at Cuttack - October 30, 1987
Australia won by 70 runs. Australia 266-5 (50 ov); Zimbabwe 196-6 (50 ov).

Group B: England v Sri Lanka at Poona - October 30, 1987
England won by 8 wickets. Sri Lanka 218-7 (50 ov); England 219-2 (41.2 ov).

Group B: Pakistan v West Indies at Karachi - October 30, 1987
West Indies won by 28 runs. West Indies 258-7 (50 ov); Pakistan 230-9 (50 ov).

Group A: India v New Zealand at Nagpur - October 31, 1987
India won by 9 wickets. New Zealand 221-9 (50 ov); India 224-1 (32.1 ov).

Semi-Final: Pakistan v Australia at Lahore - November 4, 1987
Australia won by 18 runs. Australia 267-8 (50 ov); Pakistan 249 (49 ov).

Semi-Final: India v England at Mumbai - November 5, 1987
England won by 35 runs. England 254-6 (50 ov); India 219 (45.3 ov).

Final: Australia v England at Calcutta (Kolkata) - November 8, 1987
Australia won by 7 runs. Australia 253-5 (50 ov); England 246-8 (50 ov).

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WC Remembrances - 1983 ICC Cricket World Cup


The ICC cricket World Cup 1983 held in England in June 1983 can be said to be a golden era in history of Indian cricket. India, quoted at 1 to 66 before world cup began, won the most prestigious cricket cup defeating the then world champions, West Indies, in the finals held on June25, 1983 at Lord's by 43 runs. Though India batting first was all out for an average score of 183, India knocked out the champions for just 140 odd runs. It was the all round performance of Mohindar Amarnath and Indian captain, Kapil Dev which led India India to surprise victory in the finals.

This world cup saw the emergence of all time great players like Sunil Gavaskar, K Srikkanth, RMH Binny, Ravi Shastri and Syed Kirmani (Ind), Javed Miandad and Abdul Qadir (Pak), Alan Border (Aus) and R Hadlee (NZ). A total of 8 teams participated in the world cup with Zimbabwe replacing Canada.

The world cup started with two fine surprises with India beating West Indies and Zimbabwe beating Australia in the group stages. While India won 6 out of its 8 group matches while lost one each to Australia and West Indies. As against the last two world cups the sides played twice with each other in the group stages in this world cup. Also each of the eight sides registered at least single victory. Unexpectedly Binny (Ind) and De Mel (SL) came out as leading wicket takers. The aggregate attendance was 232081 while gate receipts amounted to 1195712Pounds.

Summary of the results

Group A: England v New Zealand at The Oval - June 9, 1983
England won by 106 runs. England 322-6 (60 ov); New Zealand 216 (59 ov).

Group A: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Swansea - June 9, 1983
Pakistan won by 50 runs. Pakistan 338-5 (60 ov); Sri Lanka 288-9 (60 ov).

Group B: Australia v Zimbabwe at Nottingham - June 9, 1983
Zimbabwe won by 13 runs. Zimbabwe 239-6 (60 ov); Australia 226-7 (60 ov).

Group B: India v West Indies at Manchester - June 9, 1983
India won by 34 runs. India 262-8 (60 ov); West Indies 228 (54.1 ov).

Group A: England v Sri Lanka at Taunton - June 11, 1983
England won by 47 runs. England 333-9 (60 ov); Sri Lanka 286 (58 ov).

Group A: New Zealand v Pakistan at Birmingham - June 11, 1983
New Zealand won by 52 runs. New Zealand 238-9 (60 ov); Pakistan 186 (55.2 ov).

Group B: Australia v West Indies at Leeds - June 11, 1983
West Indies won by 101 runs. West Indies 252-9 (60 ov); Australia 151 (30.3 ov).

Group B: India v Zimbabwe at Leicester - June 11, 1983
India won by 5 wickets. Zimbabwe 155 (51.4 ov); India 157-5 (37.3 ov).

Group A: England v Pakistan at Lord's - June 13, 1983
England won by 8 wickets. Pakistan 193-8 (60 ov); England 199-2 (50.4 ov).

Group A: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Bristol - June 13, 1983
New Zealand won by 5 wickets. Sri Lanka 206 (56.1 ov); New Zealand 209-5 (39.2 ov).

Group B: Australia v India at Nottingham - June 13, 1983
Australia won by 162 runs. Australia 320-9 (60 ov); India 158 (37.5 ov).

Group B: West Indies v Zimbabwe at Worcester - June 13, 1983
West Indies won by 8 wickets. Zimbabwe 217-7 (60 ov); West Indies 218-2 (48.3 ov).

Group A: England v New Zealand at Birmingham - June 15, 1983
New Zealand won by 2 wickets. England 234 (55.2 ov); New Zealand 238-8 (59.5 ov).

Group B: India v West Indies at The Oval - June 15, 1983
West Indies won by 66 runs. West Indies 282-9 (60 ov); India 216 (53.1 ov).

Group A: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Leeds - June 16, 1983
Pakistan won by 11 runs. Pakistan 235-7 (60 ov); Sri Lanka 224 (58.3 ov).

Group B: Australia v Zimbabwe at Southampton - June 16, 1983
Australia won by 32 runs. Australia 272-7 (60 ov); Zimbabwe 240 (59.5 ov).

Group A: England v Pakistan at Manchester - June 18, 1983
England won by 7 wickets. Pakistan 232-8 (60 ov); England 233-3 (57.2 ov).

Group A: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Derby - June 18, 1983
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets. New Zealand 181 (58.2 ov); Sri Lanka 184-7 (52.5 ov).

Group B: Australia v West Indies at Lord's - June 18, 1983
West Indies won by 7 wickets. Australia 273-6 (60 ov); West Indies 276-3 (57.5 ov).

Group B: India v Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells - June 18, 1983
India won by 31 runs. India 266-8 (60 ov); Zimbabwe 235 (57 ov).

Group A: England v Sri Lanka at Leeds - June 20, 1983
England won by 9 wickets. Sri Lanka 136 (50.4 ov); England 137-1 (24.1 ov).

Group A: New Zealand v Pakistan at Nottingham - June 20, 1983
Pakistan won by 11 runs. Pakistan 261-3 (60 ov); New Zealand 250 (59.1 ov).

Group B: Australia v India at Chelmsford - June 20, 1983
India won by 118 runs. India 247 (55.5 ov); Australia 129 (38.2 ov).

Group B: West Indies v Zimbabwe at Birmingham - June 20, 1983
West Indies won by 10 wickets. Zimbabwe 171 (60 ov); West Indies 172-0 (45.1 ov).

Semi-Final: England v India at Manchester - June 22, 1983
India won by 6 wickets. England 213 (60 ov); India 217-4 (54.4 ov).

Semi-Final: Pakistan v West Indies at The Oval - June 22, 1983
West Indies won by 8 wickets. Pakistan 184-8 (60 ov); West Indies 188-2 (48.4 ov).

Final: India v West Indies at Lord's - June 25, 1983
India won by 43 runs. India 183 (54.4 ov); West Indies 140 (52 ov).

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WC Remembrances - 1979 ICC Cricket World Cup



The second Cricket World Cup was held in England in June 1979. The result of this mega event was the same as the first one with West Indies stealing the show with their dominating performance. West Indies continued their undefeatable performance by defeating England in the finals and clinching the cup. The only difference in the first WC and this one was that in the first WC it was Australia against them in the finals and who put up a great fight while in this one it was the host, England, against them who easily gave up the chase and lost by a hefty margin of 92 runs. Another thing to be noted of this world cup was that last time finalists didn't even clear the group stage and went out of contention.

In this world cup also 8 teams participated with Canada replacing East Africa. This world cup was full of stars which included great players like Ian Botham, G Boycott and M Hendrick (Eng), Asif Iqbal, Zaheer Abbas and Imran Khan (Pak), Garner, Holding, G Greennidge, Richards, Haynes, Lloyd and Croft (WI) , GJ Cosier (Aus) and Turner and Wright (NZ).

India on the other hand continued its dismal performance and was thrown out of the tournament in the group stages only. India lost all of its 3 groups matches against West Indies, New Zealand and Sri Lanka.

A summary of the results of 1979 cricket world cup

Group A: Canada v Pakistan at Leeds - June 9, 1979
Pakistan won by 8 wickets. Canada 139-9 (60 ov); Pakistan 140-2 (40.1 ov).

Group A: England v Australia at Lord's - June 9, 1979
England won by 6 wickets. Australia 159-9 (60 ov); England 160-4 (47.1 ov).

Group B: India v West Indies at Birmingham - June 9, 1979
West Indies won by 9 wickets. India 190 (53.1 ov); West Indies 194-1 (51.3 ov).

Group B: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Nottingham - June 9, 1979
New Zealand won by 9 wickets. Sri Lanka 189 (56.5 ov); New Zealand 190-1 (47.4 ov).

Group A: Australia v Pakistan at Nottingham - June 13, 1979
Pakistan won by 89 runs. Pakistan 286-7 (60 ov); Australia 197 (57.1 ov).

Group A: England v Canada at Manchester - June 13, 1979
England won by 8 wickets. Canada 45 (40.3 ov); England 46-2 (13.5 ov).

Group B: India v New Zealand at Leeds - June 13, 1979
New Zealand won by 8 wickets. India 182 (55.5 ov); New Zealand 183-2 (57 ov).

Group B: Sri Lanka v West Indies at The Oval - June 13, 1979
Match abandoned.

Group A: Australia v Canada at Birmingham - June 16, 1979
Australia won by 7 wickets. Canada 105 (33.2 ov); Australia 106-3 (26 ov).

Group A: England v Pakistan at Leeds - June 16, 1979
England won by 14 runs. England 165-9 (60 ov); Pakistan 151 (56 ov).

Group B: India v Sri Lanka at Manchester - June 16, 1979
Sri Lanka won by 47 runs. Sri Lanka 238-5 (60 ov); India 191 (54.1 ov).

Group B: New Zealand v West Indies at Nottingham - June 16, 1979
West Indies won by 32 runs. West Indies 244-7 (60 ov); New Zealand 212-9 (60 ov).

Semi-Final: England v New Zealand at Manchester - June 20, 1979
England won by 9 runs. England 221-8 (60 ov); New Zealand 212-9 (60 ov).

Semi-Final: Pakistan v West Indies at The Oval - June 20, 1979
West Indies won by 43 runs. West Indies 293-6 (60 ov); Pakistan 250 (56.2 ov).

Final: England v West Indies at Lord's - June 23, 1979
West Indies won by 92 runs. West Indies 286-9 (60 ov); England 194 (51 ov).

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Ian Bothom


Full name: Ian Terence Botham
Nickname: Beefy, Both, Guy
Born: November 24, 1955, Oldfield, Heswall, Cheshire
Major teams: England, Durham, Queensland, Somerset, Worcestershire
Height: 6.02 ft
Education: Buckler's Mead Secondary School, Yeovil
Relations: Son - LJ Botham


Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm fast-medium
Other: Commentator

Test debut: England v Australia at Nottingham - Jul 28-Aug 2, 1977
Last Test: England v Pakistan at Lord's - Jun 18-21, 1992

ODI debut: England v West Indies at Scarborough - Aug 26, 1976
Last ODI: England v Pakistan at Manchester - Aug 24, 1992

BBC Sports Personality of the Year 1981
Walter Lawrence Trophy 1982
Walter Lawrence Trophy 1985
Awarded the OBE in 1992

PROFILE
Ian Botham was a genuine all-rounder who played for three county teams but most significantly for Somerset CCC.In a Test career spanning 15 years from 1977, he played in 102 matches, scoring 5,200 runs at 33.54; taking 383 wickets at an average of 28.40; and holding 120 catches. In first-class cricket, he scored 19,399 runs at 33.97, took 1,172 wickets at 27.22 and held 354 catches. He was a good limited overs player and was elected a Wisden cricketer of the year in 1978.

Within three years he was captain; within four, he had resigned (a minute before being sacked), his form shot to pieces. Then began the most famous few weeks in English cricket history when Botham (under Mike Brearley's captaincy) led England to an astonishing Ashes victory with three performances - two with bat, one with ball - of mystical brilliance. Every one led to victory and between them they caused a boom in support for English cricket that reverberated through the decade. By the end of it, sober judges were wondering if Botham had done more harm by good by making all England believe, as he did, that cricket matches are won by inspiration not preparation.

Ian Botham was and remains a "larger than life character" and was very popular among many England sport fans. But, having said that, he also had his critics and there are many cricket fans, English as well as Australian and others, who insist that Botham was over-rated. This view is largely based on his lack of success against West Indies, which was the dominant team in cricket during Botham's career. Although Botham's performances against Australia in 1981 were spectacular, Botham did not produce anything like the same results against the more powerful West Indies team. Now he has settled into a calm-ish middle age as a TV commentator of some wit and sagacity.

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Andy Roberts

Full name: Anderson Montgomery Everton Roberts
Born: January 29, 1951, Urlings Village, Antigua
Major teams: West Indies, Combined Islands, Hampshire, Leeward Islands, Leicestershire, New South Wales

Batting Style: Right-hand bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm fast

Test Debut: West Indies v England at Bridgetown - Mar 6-11, 1974
Last Test: West Indies v India at Chennai - Dec 24-29, 1983

ODI Debut: West Indies v Sri Lanka at Manchester - Jun 7,1975
Last ODI: West Indies v India at Jamshedpur - Dec 7, 1983

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1975
Played for New South Wales 1976-77.

PROFILE
AME Roberts was an excellent fast bowler, twice taking seven wickets in an innings of a Test match. In England, he played first class cricket for Hampshire County Cricket Club.Andy Roberts formed part of the "quartet" of West Indian fast bowlers from the mid-Seventies to the early Eighties (the others being Michael Holding, Joel Garner and Colin Croft) which had such a devastating effect on opposition batsmen at both Test and One Day International level. He was also part of the West Indies team that won the first two Prudential World Cups in England in 1975 and 1979.

In October, 2005, Roberts was inducted into the United States Cricket Hall of Fame, becoming the second Antiguan to be so recognized.Despite an excellent record in Tests his international career was relatively short and ended in the early 1980s. Imran Khan (former captain Pakistan national cricket team) once described a ball bowled to him by Andy Roberts as the fastest and most terrifying he had ever faced.
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WC Remembrances - 1975 ICC Cricket World Cup


The 1975 ICC Cricket World Cup was the first ever cricket world cup held and it was held in The United Kingdom. It was the then unformidable team of West Indies studded with stars like CH Llyod, CG Greennidge and AME Roberts, which took the privileged cup home. West Indies defeated Australia in the final. The final, played at The Lord's ground, was a close encounter with West Indies stealing the win from Australia, defeating them by a mere margin of 17 runs.


A total of 8 teams (West Indies, Australia, India, Pakistan, East Africa, New Zealand, England and Sri Lanka) participated in this first ever major cricket event. As for India, India was out of contention for the cup in the group stage only and it could not reach the Semifinals. India placed with East Africa, New Zealand and England in group A, lost 2 of its 3 group matches and was thus unable to reach the semifinal stage.

A brief summary of the results

Group A: East Africa v New Zealand at Birmingham - June 7, 1975
New Zealand won by 181 runs. New Zealand 309-5 (60 ov); East Africa 128-8 (60 ov).

Group A: England v India at Lord's - June 7, 1975
England won by 202 runs. England 334-4 (60 ov); India 132-3 (60 ov).

Group B: Australia v Pakistan at Leeds - June 7, 1975
Australia won by 73 runs. Australia 278-7 (60 ov); Pakistan 205 (53 ov).

Group B: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Manchester - June 7, 1975
West Indies won by 9 wickets. Sri Lanka 86 (37.2 ov); West Indies 87-1 (20.4 ov).

Group A: East Africa v India at Leeds - June 11, 1975
India won by 10 wickets. East Africa 120 (55.3 ov); India 123-0 (29.5 ov).

Group A: England v New Zealand at Nottingham - June 11, 1975
England won by 80 runs. England 266-6 (60 ov); New Zealand 186 (60 ov).

Group B: Australia v Sri Lanka at The Oval - June 11, 1975
Australia won by 52 runs. Australia 328-5 (60 ov); Sri Lanka 276-4 (60 ov).

Group B: Pakistan v West Indies at Birmingham - June 11, 1975
West Indies won by 1 wicket. Pakistan 266-7 (60 ov); West Indies 267-9 (59.4 ov).

Group A: England v East Africa at Birmingham - June 14, 1975
England won by 196 runs. England 290-5 (60 ov); East Africa 94 (52.3 ov).

Group A: India v New Zealand at Manchester - June 14, 1975
New Zealand won by 4 wickets. India 230 (60 ov); New Zealand 233-6 (58.5 ov).

Group B: Australia v West Indies at The Oval - June 14, 1975
West Indies won by 7 wickets. Australia 192 (53.4 ov); West Indies 195-3 (46 ov).

Group B: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Nottingham - June 14, 1975
Pakistan won by 192 runs. Pakistan 330-6 (60 ov); Sri Lanka 138 (50.1 ov).

Semi-Final: England v Australia at Leeds - June 18, 1975
Australia won by 4 wickets. England 93 (36.2 ov); Australia 94-6 (28.4 ov).

Semi-Final: New Zealand v West Indies at The Oval - June 18, 1975
West Indies won by 5 wickets. New Zealand 158 (52.2 ov); West Indies 159-5 (40.1 ov).

Final: Australia v West Indies at Lord's - June 21, 1975
West Indies won by 17 runs. West Indies 291-8 (60 ov); Australia 274 (58.4 ov).

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Gordon Greenidge


Full name: Cuthbert Gordon Greenidge
Born: May 1, 1951, Black Bess, St Peter, Barbados
Major Teams: Scotland, West Indies, Barbados, Hampshire

Batting Style: Right-hand bat

Test Debut: West Indies v India at Bangalore - Nov 22-27, 1974
Last Test: West Indies v Australia at St John's - Apr 27-May 1, 1991

ODI Debut West Indies v Pakistan at Birmingham - Jun 11, 1975
Last ODI West Indies v England at Manchester - May 25, 1991

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1977
Walter Lawrence Trophy 1978

PROFILE
Brooding and massively destructive, the power of Gordon Greenidge's strokeplay on any given day appeared to bear a direct relationship to the degree that he limped when running between the wickets. In such a mood he didn't run much anyway and his brutal unbeaten 214 at Lord's in 1984, to set up a nine-wicket win after England had had the temerity to declare, is considered one of the great innings. He was a superb technician, who learned solid defensive techniques on the pudding pitches of his childhood in England and then allied them to an uninhibited Caribbean heritage. Attacking was in his genes. Never in the game has there been a more withering and dismissive square-cut, nor a more willing and able hooker and puller, but he drove mightily too on both sides of the wicket. With Desmond Haynes he formed what was by a distance the most enduring and prolific opening partnership of them all, with 16 century stands, four of them in excess of 200. And they were just the hors d'oeuvres.

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Clive Lloyd

Full Name: Clive Hubert Lloyd
Born: 31 August 1944, Queenstown, Georgetown, Demerara, British Guiana
Major Teams: British Guiana, Guyana, Lancashire, West Indies.

Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Other: ICC Match Referee

Test Debut: West Indies v India at Bombay, 1st Test, 1966/67
Last Test: West Indies v Australia at Sydney, 5th Test 1984/85

ODI Debut: West Indies v England at Leeds, Prudential Trophy, 1973
Last ODI: West Indies v Pakistan at Melbourne, World championship of Cricket,1984/85

Wisden cricketer of the year 1971

PROFILE
6'5" with stooped shoulders, a large moustache and thick glasses, Clive Lloyd was the crucial ingredient in the rise of West Indian cricket. A cousin of Lance Gibbs, he was a hard-hitting batsmen and one of the most successful captains in history. An almost ponderous, lazy gait belied the speed and power at his command and the astute tactical brain that led the West Indies to the top of world cricket for two decades.

Clive Lloyd captained the West Indies between 1974 and 1985 and oversaw their rise to become the dominant Test-playing nation, a position that was only relinquished in the latter half of the 1990s. He is still one of the most successful Test captains of all time: during his captaincy the side had a run of 27 matches without defeat, which included 11 wins in succession. Lloyd captained the West Indies in three World Cups. They won the 1975 final (Lloyd scoring a majestic century) and the 1979 final. They were very strong favourites for the 1983 final but surprisingly lost to India.

He scored over 7500 runs at Test level, at an average of 46.67. His scholarly appearance and slight stoop masked his obvious talent as a batsman. He wore his famous glasses due to a fight when he was young at school, which damaged his eyes. He hit 77 sixes in his Test career, which is the sixth highest number of any player. He played for his home nation of Guyana in West Indies domestic cricket, and for Lancashire (he was made captain in 1981) in England. His Test match debut came in 1966. In 1971 he was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year. He is a cousin of spin bowler Lance Gibbs.

Since retiring as a player, Lloyd has remained heavily involved in cricket, managing the West Indies in the late 1990s, and coaching and commentating. He is currently an ICC match referee.

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ICC Top 10 Cricket Batsmen Ranking-ODI Championship

RANKINGNAMECOUNTRYRATINGCAREER BEST
1K.P. PietersenENG827834 vs Australia, 08/04/2007
2R.T. PontingAUS799805 vs South Africa, 12/03/2006
3M.E.K. HusseyAUS766863 vs New Zealand, 28/01/2007
4S.T. JayasuriyaSL763838 vs Bangladesh, 14/02/2003
5R.R. SarwanWI746798 vs India, 23/05/2006
5M.L. HaydenAUS746854 vs India, 15/02/2003
7G.C. SmithSA740784 vs India, 25/11/2005
8M.S. DhoniIND739806 vs West Indies, 18/05/2006
9A.C. GilchristAUS729820 vs Sri Lanka, 20/02/2004
10M.J. ClarkeAUS728749 vs South Africa, 26/02/2006

The complete rankings can be seen at http://www.lgiccrankings.com/odi/batting/rankings.php

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ICC Top 10 Cricket Allrounders Rankings-ODI Championship

RANKINGNAMECOUNTRYRATINGCAREER BEST
1S.K. PollockSA459483 vs Pakistan, 14/02/2007
2J.H. KallisSA396505 West Indies, 09/05/2001
3S.T. JayasuriyaSL387462 vs Pakistan, 05/11/1997
4C.H. GayleWI380510 vs Zimbabwe, 30/11/2003
5A. FlintoffENG373543 vs Sri Lanka, 18/09/2004
6S.B. StyrisNZ317348 vs Australia, 10/12/2005
7J.D.P. OramNZ308328 vs Bangladesh, 02/04/2007
8P.D. CollingwoodENG300316 vs Australia, 11/02/2007
9Shoaib MalikPAK298403 vs West Indies, 19/01/2005
10Shahid AfridiPAK294353 vs South Africa, 18/08/2002

The complete rankings can be seen at http://www.lgiccrankings.com/odi/all-rounder/rankings.php

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ICC Top 10 Bowlers Rankings-ODI Chamionship

RANKNAMECOUNTRYRATINGCAREER BEST
1S.M. PollockSA897920 vs Pakistan, 14/02/2007
2N.W. BrackenAUS794806 vs Sri Lanka, 16/04/2007
3S.E. BondNZ790811 vs South Africa, 14/04/2007
4W.P.U.J.C. VaasSL764861 vs South Africa, 20/08/2004
5M. MuralidaranSL752913 vs New Zealand, 09/04/2002
6D.L. VettoriNZ697767 vs England, 30/01/2007
7M. NtiniSA694782 vs West Indies, 25/01/2004
8B. LeeAUS686853 vs South Africa, 03/02/2006
9Abdur RazzakBAN673711 vs England, 11/04/2007
10A. NelSA662666 vs England, 17/04/2007

The complete rankings can seen at http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/rankings/lg.html

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ICC Top 10 Batsmen Ranking-Test Championship

RANKINGNAMECOUNTRYRATINGCAREER BEST
1R.T. PontingAUS936942 vs England, 01/12/2006
2Mohammad YousufPAK915933 vs West Indies, 27/11/2006
3K.P. PietersenENG870896 vs Australia, 14/12/2006
4K.C. SangakkaraSL857857 vs New Zealand, 15/12/2006
5M.E.K. HusseyAUS842842 vs England, 02/01/2007
6M.L. HaydenAUS828935 vs England, 07/11/2002
7J.H. KallisSA820896 vs England, 06/1/2005
8R. DravidIND816892 vs Pakistan, 16/03/2005
9B.C. LaraWI801911 vs South Africa, 02/01/2004
10Younis KhanPAK789856 vs England, 04/08/2006

The complete rankings can seen at http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/rankings/lg.html

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ICC Top 10 Allrounders Rankings-Test Championship


RANKINGNAMECOUNTRYRATINGCAREER BEST
1J.H. KallisSA462615 vs Pakistan, 26/12/2002
2A. FlintoffENG415501 vs Pakistan, 12/11/2005
3S.M. PollockSA356489 vs England, 14/08/2003
4D.L. VettoriNZ328328 vs Sri Lanka, 15/12/2006
5I.K. PathanIND254317 vs England, 13/03/2006
6W.P.U.J.C. VaasSL252280 vs India, 02/12/2005
7C.H. GayleWI230253 vs New Zealand, 09/03/2006
8S.T. JayasuriyaSL206355 vs New Zealand, 04/04/2005
9B. LeeAUS201207 vs South Africa, 31/03/2006
10J.E.C. FranklinNZ200200 vs Sri Lanka, 15/12/2006

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ICC Top 10 Bowlers Ranking-Test Championship

RANKINGNAMECOUNTRYRATINGCAREER BEST
1M. MuralidaranSL913915 vs Pakistan,06/03/2002
2M. NitniSA856863 vs India, 26/12/2006
3A. KumbleIND731859 vs Sri Lanka, 26/01/1994
4S.M. PollockSA730909 vs England, 25/11/1999
5M.J. HoggardENG725795 vs Sri Lanka, 28/05/2006
6S.E. BondNZ722778 vs West Indies, 09/03/2006
7S.R. ClarkAUS720720 vs England, 02/01/2007
8Mohammad AsifPAK710710 vs South Africa, 26/01/2007
9A. FlintoffENG708810 vs Pakistan, 12/11/2005
10Shoaib AkhtarPAK698855 vs New Zealand, 26/12/2003

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ICC Team Rankings-ODI Championship

RANKINGTEAMMATCHESPOINTSRATING
1Australia

54

7038130
2South Africa

43

5313124
3New Zealand

45

5103113
4Sri Lanka

53

5879111
5Pakistan

36

3950110
6India

51

5436107
7England

43

4457104
8West Indies

47

466699
9Bangladesh

43

192745
10Ireland

11

31729
11Zimbabwe

36

77922
12Kenya

11

00

* The weighting of 'matches' is reduced over time, so it does not reflect the full number of matches played in the rating period.

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ICC Team Rankings-Test Championship

RANKINGTEAMMATCHESPOINTSRATINGS
1Australia

43

5807135
2England

47

5344114
3Pakistan

38

4092108
4India

38

4056107
5Sri Lanka

36

3686102
6South Africa

42

4274102
7New Zealand

28

260293
8West Indies

33

237872
9Zimbabwe

15

41528
10Bangladesh

22

482

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