Sunday, March 13, 2011

Interesting Facts Of 1992 Cricket World Cup

Here I have collected some interesting facts of 1992 Cricket World Cup. Hope you enjoy reading it.......
Do you know????????????????
1. K. Srikkanth scored his lonely run in India's washed out match against Sri Lanka at Mackay in 1992.
2. West Indies didn't lose any wicket in overtaking Pakistan's total of 220 at Melbourne in 1992.
3. Brian Lara scored 88 runs (retired hurt) in his maiden World Cup match in 1992.
4. South Africa won by nine wickets in their debut World Cup match against Australia in Sydney in 1992.
5. David Boon kept wickets for Australia in one game in 1992 World Cup in the absence of regular wicket keeper Ian Healy.
6. Andy Flower of Zimbabwe is the only wicket keeper to score a century with 115 not out in his ODI debut vs Sri Lanka at New Plymouth in 1992.
7. Javed Miandad captained Pakistan for the first and only time in the absence of injured captain Imran Khan in 1992 World Cup.
8. In 1992 World Cup, coloured clothing, the white ball and day/night games were introduced for the first time. This was the uniqueness of this World Cup.
9. Pakistan's Wasim Akram took two wickets in two delieveries in 1992 World Cup final.
10. India and Pakistan meet for the first time in a World Cup encounter at Sydney in 1992. India won by 43 runs.
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Friday, March 11, 2011

Interesting Facts Of 1987 Cricket World Cup

Here i have collected some important facts about 1987 Cricket World Cup. Hope you will enjoy reading it.
 Do you know??????????.........
1. Hyderabad (Sind) was the venue for the opening match of 1987 Cricket World Cup.
2. Australia defeated India by the margin of just one run at Madras in 1987 World Cup.
3. Courtney Walsh bowled the last over in West Indies' defeat at the hands of both England at Gujranwala and Pakistan at Lahore in 1987 World Cup.
4. Australian captain Allan Border took the wicket of England captain Mike Gatting in the 1987 World Cup final.
5. Graham Gooch scored a century for England in their semifinal match against India in 1987 World Cup.
6. Javed Miandad was given out lbw at home soil for the first time in 1987 World Cup since his test debut in 1976.
7. Four foreign players represented England in 1987 World Cup. They were Derek Pringle (Kenya), Allan Lamb (South Africa), Gladstone Small (Barbados), Philip DeFreitas (Dominica).
8. Viv Richards captained West Indies for the first time in his fourth World Cup in 1987.
9. Chetan Sharma of India became the first player in World Cup history to take a hat-trick. He did it against New Zealand in 1987 World Cup.
10. Australian fast bowler Craig McDormett was the leading wicket taker in 1987 World Cup with 18 wickets.