Dec 9, 2010

ICC World Cup: Best economy rates in an innings

Player
Overs
Mdns
Runs
Wkts
EconTeamOppositionGroundYear
DA Reeve
5.0
3
2
1
0.40Englandv PakistanAdelaide1992
BS Bedi
12.0
8
6
1
0.50Indiav E.AfricaLeeds1975
M Hendrick
8.0
4
5
1
0.62Englandv CanadaManchester1979
AC Botha
8.0
4
5
2
0.62Irelandv PakistanKingston2007
SM Pollock
6.0
3
4
1
0.66S. Africav N.landsBasseterre2007
CM Old
10.0
5
8
4
0.80Englandv CanadaManchester1979
CEL Ambrose
10.0
4
8
2
0.80West Indiesv ScotlandLeicester1999
B Wood
5.0
2
4
0
0.80Englandv IndiaLord's1975
RJ Hadlee
12.0
6
10
0
0.83N.Zealandv E.AfricaBirmingham1975
AY Karim
8.2
6
7
3
0.84Kenyav AustraliaDurban2003

Dec 1, 2010

ICC Cricket World Cup: Highest partnerships by wicket

WktRuns
PlayersTeamsPlaceYear
1st194
Saeed Anwar, W. Wasti v Manchester1999
2nd318
SC Ganguly, R Dravid v Taunton1999
3rd237*
R Dravid, SR Tendulkar v Bristol1999
4th204
MJ Clarke, BJ Hodge v Basseterre2007
5th148
RG Twose, CL Cairns v Cardiff1999
6th161
MO Odumbe, AV Vadher v Southampton1999
7th98
RR Sarwan, RD Jacobs v Port Elizabeth2003
8th117
DL Houghton, IP Butchart v Hyderabad1987
9th126*
N Kapil Dev, SMH Kirmani v Tunbridge Wells1983
10th71
AME Roberts, J Garner v Manchester1983

Nov 23, 2010

ICC Cricket World Cup: Lowest Innings Totals

Score Team PlaceYear
36Canada v Sri LankaBoland Bank Park, Paarl2003
45Canada v EnglandOld Trafford, Manchester1979
45Namibia v AustraliaN/W Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom2003
68Scotland v W.IndiesGrace Road, Leicester1999
74Pakistan v EnglandAdelaide Oval1992
77Ireland v Sri LankaQueen's Park (New), St George's2007
78Bermuda v Sri LankaQueen's Park Oval, Port of Spain2007
84Namibia v PakistanDe Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley2003
86Sri Lanka v West IndiesOld Trafford, Manchester1975
91Ireland v AustraliaKensington Oval, Bridgetown2007


Oct 22, 2010

India or Sri Lanka may win ICC WorldCup 2011: Rodney Marsh

India and Sri Lanka will be hot favorites’ to win cricket World Cup 2011 which would be held in the sub-continent, according to ex-Australian wicketkeeper Rodney Marsh.

Marsh feels Asian countries will have an edge during the February-March tournament which would be jointly hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

Marsh said Australia's chances in the World Cup 2011 would also get clearer depending on how they fare against India and England in the coming days.

"I think we'll get a fair idea of how Australia are going to fair in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 once we've seen the results of the ODI games Australia are playing against India and also against England.

"We'll also get an idea of how England and India are going to fair too with those results," Marsh, who represented Australia in 92 ODIs, said on this week's ICC Cricket World audio show.

"I think the fact that the tournament is being held in the sub-continent means it will be very difficult for teams England, Australia, New Zealand or South Africa to win.

"I would think a team from Asia would be successful, perhaps Sri Lanka, I quite fancy them for the title and of course India," he said.

Marsh is an ICC Cricket Hall of Famer, who played in the 1975 and 1983 World Cups in England.

Oct 13, 2010

ICC World Cup: Top 10 Highest Batting Averages

Player Name
MatchRunsHighestAvg.S.Rate
L Klusener1437257124.00121.17
A Symonds18515143*103.0093.29
SB Styris1876714169.7289.08
IVA Richards23101318163.3185.05
R Dravid2286014561.4274.97
GM Turner14612171*61.2064.01
RR Sarwan145849258.4083.54
SR Tendulkar36179615257.9388.21
HH Gibbs25106714356.1587.38
Sourav Ganguly21100618355.8877.50

Oct 7, 2010

ICC World Cup: Top 10 Highest Wicket Takers

NameTeamWicketsMatch
GD McGrathAustralia7139
M MuralitharanSri Lanka6840
Wasim AkramPakistan5536
C VaasSri Lanka4931
Zaheer KhanIndia4423
J SrinathIndia4433
AA DonaldSouth Africa3825
Jacob OramNew Zealand3623
Brett LeeAustralia3517
GB HoggAustralia3421

Oct 5, 2010

ICC Cricket World Cup: Most Man of the Match Awards

NameMatchMOM Awards
SR Tendulkar368
GD McGrath396
L Klusener145
GA Gooch215
IVA Richards235
ST Jayasuriya385
DC Boon164
SK Warne174
SC Ganguly214
ME Waugh334
BC Lara344
A de Silva354