World Cup – 1996
World Cup Trivia – 1996
NJ Astle of New Zealand registered 101 in the game against England at Ahmedabad on 14.02.06 to become the second New Zealand batsman and eighth batsman to register a hundred one World Cup debut. As on date there are eleven batsmen who have scored hundred on World Cup debut. The complete list of batsman to register hundreds on World Cup debut read thus
GM Turner – {171*} of NZl v EAF at Birmingham in 1975 : DL Amiss – {137} of Eng v Ind at Lord’s in 1975 : TM Chappell – {110} of Aus v Ind at Nottingham in 1983 : AJ Lamb – {102} of Eng v NZl at The Oval in 1983 : GR Marsh {110} of Aus v Ind at Chennai in 1987 : A Flower – {115*} of Zim v Srl at New Plymouth in 1992 : G Kirsten – {188*} of RSA v UAE at Rawalpindi in 1996 : NJ Astle – {101} of NZl v Eng at Ahmedabad in 1996 : CB Wishart – {172*} of Zim v Nam at Harare in 2003 : A Symonds – {143*} of Aus v Pak at Johannesburg in 2003 and SB Styris – {141*} of NZl v Srl at Bloemfontein in 2003
Gary Kirsten’s 188 not out in the match between South Africa and United Arab Emirates at Rawalpindi on 16.02.96 has the following accreditations
It represents the highest individual innings in the World Cup, obliterating IVA Richards’s 181 against Sri Lanka at Karachi on 13.10.89
It represents the fourth knock of 170 plus runs in World Cup. The other three are IVA Richards – 181 – Win vs Srl at Karachi on 13.10.89 ; Kapil Dev – 175 not out – Ind vs Zim at Tunbridge Wells on 18.06.83 ; GM Turner – 171 not out – NZl vs EAF at Edgbaston on 07.06.75
Kirsten became the sixth batsman to carry the bat through the over allocation in the World Cup. His 188 not out represents the highest individual score by a batsman registered while carrying the bat through in World Cup game as well as in the history of One day internationals
Kirsten was associated in two three figure partnership during the course of his 188 not out. He added 116 runs with WJ Cronje for the second wicket and 145 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket with D Cullinan. This provides the third instance of two three figure partnerships in the same innings in World Cup.
Paul Strang with his four for 40 in the game between Zimbabwe and West Indies at Hyderabad on 16.02.96, became the ninth bowler to capture four wickets on World Cup debut,
Netherlands became the 14th country to play an official One day game when it met New Zealand at Baroda on 17.02.96. Nettherlands is the seventh country to play an official one dayer without attaining the test status. The other countries are, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, United Arab Emirates, East Africa and Canada. The fist three named were later granted the Official Status as Test playing nation. New Zealand’s innings contained four fifties providing the fourth instance of four fifties including hundreds in World Cup, CM Spearman {64}, SP Fleming {66}, CL Cairns {52} and AC Parore {55} were the four batsmen who registered fifties. P Cantrell, an Australian, who settled down in Netherlands, almost played for Australia. In fact, he took two substitute catches in the second innings to dismiss Alec Stewert and Angus Fraser in the test match between Australia and England at Brisbane in 1990-91. New Zealand deployed eight bowlers in Netherland’s innings providing the fourth instance of eight bowlers used by a team in World Cup games. The other three instances were witnessed in the game between Pak vs Srl at Nottingham on 14.06.75 {Pak bowlers} ; Aus vs Zim at Cuttack on 30.10.87 {Aus bowlers} ; Srl vs NZl at Hamilton on 25.02.92 {Srl bowlers}
Azharuddin became the sixth cricketer to play 200 one day games when he made his appearance in the game between India and Kenya at Cuttack on 18.02.96. Kenya were making their one day debut in this game. Azharuddin earned the distinction of becoming the first Indian cricketer to play 200 one day games. He joined the select band of other five cricketers who had played 200 one day game at that time – AR Border {Aus} ; DL Haynes {Win}; Javed Miandad {Pak}; Salim Malik {Pak} and RB Richardson {Win}. Medullar registered his first World Cup hundred when he made 127 not out in this game. He became the third Indian batsman to register a hundred in World Cup. Kenya became the fourth country to deploy eight bowlers in the World Cup. S Tikolo of Kenya had the distinction of registering Kenya’s first fifty in one dayers when he made 65 in this game.Tikolo is first of the two Kenyan batsmen who have scored fifty on World Cup debut, the other being A Vadher who scored Kenya became the 15th country to play an Official one dayer.
NMK Smith became the first batsman in the World Cup to retire with illness in the game between England and UAE at Peshawar on 18.02.96.
A Jadeja’s 53 and Tendulkar’s 127 in the match between India and Kenya at Cuttack on 18.02.96 provides the third instance of an opening batsmen registering a fifty and a hundred in World Cup.
Opening batsmen – A Flower and G Flower of Zimbabwe – were dismissed run out for 8 and 15 respectively in the match against Sri Lanka on 21.02.96, providing the second instance of both the openers run out in World Cup. It also provides the second instance of brothers dismissed run out in World Cup. The first instance was Chappell brothers – Ian and Greg – run out in the game between Australia and West Indies at Lord’s on 21.06.75. Aravinda de Silva’s 91 in this game provided the 16th instance of a ninety in World Cup. Aravinda de Silva became the first Sri Lankan batsman to register ninety in World Cup.
Mark Waugh scored 130 in the game against Kenya at Vizag on 23.02.06. His hundred in this game represented the seventh hundred by an Aussie batsman in World Cup. Mark Waugh’s 130 for Australia and K Otieno’s 85 for Kenya provides the fourth instance of rival openers registering a hundred and a fifty in World Cup. There are 13 such instances in World Cup. Waugh brothers – Mark and Steve – were concerned in a 207 run partnership for the third wicket in this game, providing the first instance of a 200 plus runs partnership in World Cup games. As of now there are six partnerships of 200 plus runs in World Cup. Maurice Odumbe became the first Kenyan captain to register a fifty in World Cup. He made an exact 50 in this game. Kenya registered their first three figure partnership in World Cup through Otieno and Odumbe who added 102 runs for the third wicket.
Javed Miandad became the only Cricketer to represent Pakistan in the first six editions of the World Cup when he appeared in the game between Pakistan and UAE at Gujranwala on 24.02.06.
The game between South Africa and England at Rawalpindi on 25.02.96 provided the fourth instance of both the sides dismissed in a World Cup in which no batsman from either side registered a fifty in a World Cup game. The other three ames are – India vs Australia at Chelmsford on 20.06.83 : India vs West Indies at Lord’s on 25.06.83 and England vs Zimbabwe at Albury on 18.03.92.
GJAF Aponso, a Sri Lankan born representing Netherlands registered 58 in the game between Netherlands and Holland at Lahore on 26.02.06. Waqar Younis’s 4 for 26 provided the 49th instance of a bowler capturing four plus wickets in the World Cup games.
Zimbabwe-Kenya encounter at Patna on 26.02.06 was declared void and was replayed. An ICC Committee subsequently ruled that such matches should count for the record purposes. The replayed match on 27.02.06 was won by Zimbabwe by five wickets
Paul Strang’s five for 21 for Zimbabwe against Kenya at Patna on 27.02.96 provided the 50th instance of a bowler taking four plus wickets in the World Cup. It also represented the 15th instance of a bowler accounting five plus wickets in the World Cup. Paul Strang became the sixth bowler to account for four plus wickets in the same World Cup. The other five bowlers are GJ Gilmour {1975}, ALF de Mel {1983}, Abdul Qadir {1983}, CJ McDermott {1987} and Imran Khan {1987}
Roger Twose’s 92 for New Zealand against UAE at Faisalabad on 27.02.96 provides the 17th instance of a batsman registering ninety in World Cup. New Zealand’s win by 109 runs provides the 16th instance of a team registering victory by 100 plus runs in the World Cup. As of now there are 28 such instances in the World Cup.
Mark Waugh became the first batsman to register back to back hundreds in the World Cup, when he registered 130 runs for Australia against India at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay on 27.02.96. In the previous game against Kenya at Vizag on 23.02.06, Mark Waugh had scored 130. Australian openers ME Waugh and MA Taylor registered 126 and 59 respectively providing the fourth instance of openers registering a hundred and a fifty in World Cup. Mark Waugh {126} for Australia and Sachin Tendulkar {90} for India provided the fourth instance of rival openers registering a hundred and a fifty in the World Cup. It also provided the first of the two instances of openers registering a hundred and ninety in the World Cup. It provided the second of the six instances of rival batsmen registering a hundred and ninety in the World Cup. Aussie innings contained five run outs providing the second instance of five run outs in World Cup. The first occasion also involved Australia in their match against West Indies at Lord’s on 21.06.75. Tendulkar’s 90 provide the 18th instance of a ninety in World Cup and he is the second Indian batsman to register a ninety in World Cup. Mark Waugh with his back to back hundreds became the fifth batsmen to register two hundreds in the same World Cup. The other four are GM Turner {1975}, GR Marsh {1987}, DC Boon {1992} and Rameez Raja {1992}. Mark Waugh became the third batsman to be dismissed run out after making a century in the World Cup. As of now there are five batsmen in the World cup who were run out after registering a century. Brothers – Mark and Steve – were dismissed run out in this game providing the third instance of brothers “run out” in the World Cup. The other two instances are Chappell brothers – Ian and Greg – run out in the game between Australia and West Indies at Lord’s on 21.06.75 and Flower brothers – Andy and Grant – in the game between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka at Colombo on 21.02.96
The game between West Indies and Kenya at Poona on 29.02.96 provided the fourth instance of both the sides dismissed in a World Cup in which no batsman from either side registered a fifty in a World Cup game. Kenya won this game by 73 runs providing the third instance of a non test playing nation carving a win over the test playing nation in the World Cup. The other two instances are Sri Lanka’s win over India at Manchester on 18.06.79 and Zimbabwe’s win over Australia at Trent Bridge on 09.06.83. {Both Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe are now test playing nations}. West Indies were all out for 93 which represent their lowest total in World Cup. Mr. Extras {35} top scored the Kenyan innings, providing the third instance of Extras top scoring in World Cup. As of now there are nine such instances and is furnished in the following table.
Zim – 163 v RSA at Canberra in 1992 : Extras – 28 : EA Brandes – 20 : NZl 166 v Pak at Christchurch in 1992 : Extras -42 : MJ Greatbatch – 42 : Ken – 166 v Win at Pune in 1996 : Extras – 37 : SO Tikolo – 29 : Sco – 181 v Aus at Worcester in 1999 : Extras – 39 : GM Hamilton – 34 : Pak – 161 v Ban at Northampton in 1999 : Extras – 29 : zhar Mahmood – 29 : Pak – 161 v Ban at Northampton in 1999 : Extras – 29 : Wasim Akram – 29 : NZl -241 v Pak at Manchester in 1999 : Extras – 47 : RG Twose – 46 : Pak – 132 v Aus at Lord’s in 1999 : Extras – 25 : Ijaz Ahmed – 22 : Net – 156 v Pak at Paarl in 2003 : Extras – 40 : DLS van Bunge – 31 : Nam – 45 v Aus at Potchefstroom in 2003 : Extras – 15 : DB Kotze – 10
Jimmy Adams of West Indies effected five dismissals in this game to become the second wicket keeper to effect five dismissals after Syed Kirmani of India. Jimmy Adams pouched four catches and effected one stumping in this game. Kirmani had pouched five catches in the game against Zimbabwe at Leicester on 11.06.83
Aamir Sohail’s 111 for Pakistan against South Africa at Karachi on 29.02.96 went in vain as South Africa romped home by five wickets. Aamir Sohail became the fifth batsman to witness his World Cup hundred going in vain. Aamir Sohail is credited with registering the first of the four Nelsons in the World Cup.
SF Dukanwala {5 for 29} and Salim Raza {84} were awarded the Men of the Match for the performances in the game between UAE and Netherlands at Lahore on 01.03.96. This is the second instance in the World Cup when the Man of the Match award was shared between two cricketers. The first instance was at Nagpur on 31.10.87 in the game between India and New Zealand. Sunil Gavaskar and Chetan Sharma shared the Award in this game.
Sachin Tendulkar’s 137 for India against Sri Lanka at Delhi on 02.03.96 could not clinch a win for India, providing the sixth instance of a batasman’s hundred going in vain in World Cup. Tendulkar became the third centurion to be run out in World Cup
Tendulkar with his 137 in this game became the fourth batsman to register four consecutive fifties in World Cup games after G Fowler of England, DC Boon of Australia and Navjoth Singh Sidhu of India. Tendulkar’s performances read thus – 127* vs Kenya at Cuttack on 18.02.96, 70 vs West Indies at Gwalior on 21.02.96 : 90 vs Australia at Mumbai on 27.02.96 and 137 vs Sri Lanka at Delhi on 02.03.96
In the match between England and Pakistan at Karachi on 03.03.96, England openers – Robin Smith and MA Atherton registered 75 and 66 respectively to provide the 20th instance of both the openers registering fifties in the World Cup. MA Atherton’s 66 provides the 10th instance of England captain registering a fifty in World Cup.
This match also witnessed the three fifties in an innings by rival teams, the second such instance in World Cup. The first such instance was in the game between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe at New Plymouth on 23.02.92 The batsmen who scored fifties in this game are as under
RA Smith {75}, MA Atherton {66}, GP Thorpe {52*} of England : Saeed Anwar {71}, Izaz Ahmed {70} and Inzamam-ul-Huq {53*} of England : at Karachi on 03.03.96
RT Ponting’s 102 for Australia and RB Richardson’s 93 for West Indies at Jaipur on 04.03.96 provides the third instance of rival batsmen registering a hundred and ninety in the World Cup games. RT Ponting became the fourth centurion to be dismissed run out in the World Cup. RB Richardson became the third captain to be dismissed in nineties. The other two are Mohd Azharuddin {93 vs Aus at Brisbane on 29.02.92} and Martin Crowe {91 vs Pak at Auckland on 21.03.92}. Ponting became the seventh batsmen to see his World Cup hundred go in vain.
In the match between South Africa and Netherlands at Rawalpindi on 05.03.96, South African openers G Kirsten and AC Hudson registered 83 and 161 respectively to provide the fifth instance of openers registering a fifty and a hundred in World Cup.
The match between Sri Lanka and Kenya at Kandy on 06.03.96 saw Sri Lanka posting 398 for five wickets which remains the highest total by a team in the World Cup.. PA de Silva’s 145 for Sri Lanka and S Tikolo’s 96 for Kenya provide the fourth instance of rival batsmen registering a hundred and ninety in the World Cup. This game also witnessed the seventh instance of rival captains scoring zero and a fifty with Sri Lankan skipper Arjuna Ranatunga scoring 75 not out and Kenyan skipper Maurice Odumbe failing to open his account.
Rashid Latif of Pakistan emulated Syed Kirmani of India and Jimmy Adams of West Indies as he effected five dismissals {four catches and one stumping} in the game against New Zealand at Lahore on 06.03.96 to become the third Wicket keeper to effect five dismissals in the World Cup
India won their second World Cup fixture against the traditional rivals Pakistan at Bangalore on 09.03.96 by 39 runs. Navjoth Singh Sidhu’s 93 in this game provided the 21st fifty in the World Cup and he is the third Indian batsman to be dismissed in nineties.
BC Lara’s 111 for West Indies against South Africa at Karachi on 11.03.96 provide the second instance of a Nelson in World Cup.
In the game between Australia and England at Madras on 11.03.96 rival batsmen registered hundreds. CZ Harris for New Zealand scored 130 while Mark Waugh for Australia registered 110. Mark Waugh became the first batsman to register three hundreds in the same edition of the World Cup. CZ Harris became the eighth batsman to see his World Cup hundred going in vain.
1996 edition of World Cup witnessed four hundreds going in vain, which is a record for most number of hundreds going in vain in a single edition of World Cup – Aamer Sohail of Pakistan : SR Tendulkar of India : RT Ponting of Australia and CZ Harris of New Zealand are the batsmen who have witnessed their hundreds in a losing cause
The World Cup editions of 1992, 1999 and 2003 have witnessed three hundreds going in vain.
1992 – DC Boon of Australia : A Flower of Zimbabwe and Ramees Raja of Pakistan : 1999 – AD Jadeja of India : HH Gibbs of South Africa and NC Johnson of Zimbabwe and 2003 – SB Styris of New Zealand : J Davision of Canada and Saeed Anwar of Pakistan
The first ever instance of awarding the game by default to the opponents occurred in the game between India and Sri Lanka at Calcutta on 13.03.96. Sri Lanka was awarded the match due to crowd disturbance with Indian score card reading 120-8 in 34.1 over. Clive Lloyd was the Match refree. Roshan Mahanama became the second batsman to retire with illness in the World Cup after making 58 runs.
The final of the 1996 edition was won by Sri Lanka as they trounced Australia by seven wickets at Lahore on 17.03.96. PA de Silva scored 107 not out in this game. He became the third batsman to register a hundred in the finals of the World Cup. CH Lloyd {102} and IVA Richards {138 not out} – both of West Indies – had registered hundreds in 1975 and 1979 editions of the World Cup