1. The West Indies have made the World Cup finals thrice on the trot. They had won the first two editions

in 1975 and 1979 but lost to India in 1983. But the Caribbeans never reached the finals of the tournament

ever again. In 1996, they came very close but lost unbelievably to Australia.

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2. Australia's Glenn McGrath has taken most wickets in the World Cup (71 in 39 matches). McGrath also has

the best bowling figures of 7-15 which he had registered against Namibia in 2003.

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3. Sourav Ganguly is the only cricketer to have won four successive Man of the Match awards in One-day

Internationals. He has got these four man of the match awards within the 8 days period. (Sept 14 to Sept 21,

1997)

http://drivecricket.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Sourav-Ganguly1.jpg

4. Australia had remained unbeaten in the World Cup for 12 years, which is a record. After the 10-run loss to

Pakistan in a group match in the 1999 edition, the Aussies lost again in the World Cup in 2011 when they lost to same Pakistan in a group match by 4 wickets.

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5. Shahid Afridi has played 350 One-Day International matches, where he scored 7360 runs with 6 centuries and 35 half centuries, but he has not played 100 balls

in an innings yet. (He has played 94 balls for his innings 124 (HS)

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01818/alfridireu_1818550c.jpg

6. David Warner is the only Australian cricketer in the last 100 years of cricket history, who has played his first international match without playing a single first

class(domestic) match before that.

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7.  On Nov. 14, 1993, Jonty Rhodes took 5 catches(most by any ground fielder, in a match) and was awarded man of the match for his brilliant effort. Although he scored 40 runs with the bat, the major

reason was assumed to be his fielding.

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8. When you keep weight measuring instrument where Brett Lee lands his front leg while bowling, it will show weight of around 1500 Kg. That's the force Brett Lee

exerts on ground.

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9. South Africa's Gary Kirsten has the highest score in a World Cup match, making 188 not out against UAE in

1996.

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10. On the morning of 11/11/11 South Africa needed 111 runs to win at 11:11

This coincidence occurred during the first Test between South Africa and Australia at Cape Town. At 11:11, on

11/11/11, South Africa were 125 for 1 needing a further 111 runs for a win. 

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