Cricket World Cup A-Z

KevIRL · 20-02-2007 04:07PM #1

Perhaps this could replace the Ashes series countdown sticky.....

(unfortunately I've missed A thru E)

F ... is for fast scoring
Chris Old hit England's quickest World Cup fifty off 30 balls, against India at Lord's in 1975

TrueDub · 20-02-2007 06:43PM

Are BBC doing one of these now?

KevIRL · 20-02-2007 11:45PM

TrueDub wrote:

Are BBC doing one of these now?

Yep, and t'will be up here each day too

county · 20-02-2007 11:48PM

KevIRL wrote:

Perhaps this could replace the Ashes series countdown sticky.....

(unfortunately I've missed A thru E)

F ... is for fast scoring
Chris Old hit England's quickest World Cup fifty off 30 balls, against India at Lord's in 1975

tut tut;)

KevIRL · 21-02-2007 09:13AM

G ... is for giant-killing
Sri Lanka became the first side to beat a Test nation when they won by 47 runs against India at Old Trafford in 1979

KevIRL · 22-02-2007 11:32AM

H ... is for hat-trick
There have been four so far...by Chetan Sharma (1987), Saqlain Mushtaq (1999), Chaminda Vaas (2003) and Brett Lee (2003).

KevIRL · 23-02-2007 09:03AM

I ... is for impossible task
South Africa were left a revised target of 22 off one ball against England in 1992 after rain interrupted the semi

KevIRL · 24-02-2007 02:23PM

J ... is for Jacobs
Windies gloveman Ridley is the only man to carry his bat in the World Cup. He hit 49 out of 110 all out against Australia in 1999

KevIRL · 26-02-2007 09:14AM

L
... is for Clive Lloyd
the first man to hold aloft the majestic gold World Cup trophy at Lord's in 1975 and he did it again four years later

KevIRL · 27-02-2007 09:14AM

M ... is for MVP
Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for most World Cup Man of the Match awards with eight

KevIRL · 28-02-2007 09:25AM

N ... is for nearly man
Australia's Adam Gilchrist is the only player dismissed for 99 in a World Cup match, run out against Sri Lanka in 2003

KevIRL · 01-03-2007 09:39AM

O ... is for Oval ordeal
England were bowled out for 103 by South Africa in 1999, which led to their dismal early exit from the tournament

KevIRL · 02-03-2007 09:23AM

P ... is for parsimonious
The most economical World Cup bowling figures ever were England all-rounder Dermot Reeve's 1-2 from five overs against Pakistan in 1992

KevIRL · 04-03-2007 11:07AM

R ... is for run-out
Allan Donald and Lance Klusener were to blame in 1999 and the resulting semi-final tie against Australia saw South Africa eliminated

KevIRL · 05-03-2007 10:49PM

S ... is for switching sides
Kepler Wessels played for Australia in 1983 and nine years later led South Africa to victory against them, scoring 81 not out

KevIRL · 06-03-2007 09:17AM

T ... is for thrashing
Australia beat Namibia by 256 runs at Potchefstroom in 2003 after bowling them out for 45

KevIRL · 07-03-2007 09:23AM

U ... is for umpire
England's David Shepherd stood in a record 46 World Cup matches between 1983 and 2003

mikeruurds · 07-03-2007 02:44PM

KevIRL wrote:

R ... is for run-out
Allan Donald and Lance Klusener were to blame in 1999 and the resulting semi-final tie against Australia saw South Africa eliminated

I still have nightmares...

KevIRL · 08-03-2007 06:57PM

V ... is for veteran
Dutch batsman Nolan Clarke was 47 years 257 days old when he made his World Cup debut against South Africa in 1996

KevIRL · 09-03-2007 12:30PM

W ... is for wasteful
New Zealand's Lee Germon and Chris Harris shared a record fourth-wicket partnership of 168 at Madras in 1996 but could still not prevent defeat by Australia

KevIRL · 11-03-2007 10:09AM

Y ...is for youthful
Ricky Ponting became the youngest World Cup centurion aged 21 years and 76 days against West Indies in 1996

KevIRL · 12-03-2007 10:49AM

Z ... is for Andrew Zesers
He played two games for Australia in 1987. Can you name the other World Cup players whose names begin with a Z?

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