World Cup 2003
World Cup Trivia – 2003
This World Cup witnessed the most five wicket hauls – 12 – which is a record for most five wicket hauls in any edition of the World Cup. All the twelve five wicket hauls are listed below – 5 for 27 by A Codrington of Canada vs Bangladesh at Durban : 6 for 25 by WPUJC Vaas of Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Pietermaritzburg : 5 for 28 by Wasim Akram of Pakistan vs Namibia at Kimberley : 5 for 43 by RJ Vuuren of Namibia vs England at Port Elizabeth : 5 for 44 by VC Drakes of West Indies vs Canada at Centurion : 5 for 24 by CO Obuya of Kenya vs Sri Lanka at Nairobi {Gym} : 6 for 23 by A Nehra of India vs England at Durban : 7 for 15 by GD McGrath of Australia vs Namibia at Potchefstroom : 7 for 20 by AJ Bichel of Australia vs England at Port Elizabeth : 5 for 33 by VC Drakes of West Indies vs Kenya at Kimberley : 6 for 23 by SE Bond of New Zeland vs Australia at Port Elizabeth and 5 for 42 by B Lee of Australia vs New Zealand at Port Elizabeth
Shane Bond’s 6 for 23 for New Zealand and Bret Lee’s 5 for 42 for Australia st Port Eliabeth on 11.03.03 provide the third instance of rival bowlers capturing five plus wickets in the same game. The other two occasions are – 5 for 39 by ALF de Mel of Sri Lanka and 5 for 44 of Pakistan in the game between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at Leeds on 16.06.83 and 5 for 43 by N Kapil Dev of India and 6 for 29 by KH Macleay of Australia in the match between India and Australia at Nottingham on 13.06.83
CB Wishart of Zimbabwe carried his bat through the over allocation in the match against Namibia at Harare on 10.02.03, providing the ninth instance of such a feat in World Cup. Wishart was concerned in two three figure partnerships in this innings – 107 for the first wicket with M Vermulen and 166 runs unfinished stand for the third wicket with Grant Flower during his knock of 172 not out. This feat of Wishart provides the sixth instance of two three figure stands in an innings in the World Cup
Scott Styris’s 141 for New Zealand against Sri Lanka at Bloemfontein went in vain providing the 12th instance of a batsman’s hundred going in vain. Styris’s 141 remains the second best after DL Houghton’s 142 which has ended in a losing cause
Andrew Symonds of Australia registered 143 not out on his debut World Cup appearance against Pakistan at Johannesburg on 11.02.03 providing the tenth instance of a batsman registering a hundred on World Cup debut
A Codrington of Canada with his 5 for 27 against Bangladesh at Durban on 11.02.03 became the fifth bowler to capture five plus wickets on World Cup debut as on date. The complete list read thus – 5 for 34 by DK Lillee of Australia vs Pakistan at Leeds on 07.06.75: 6 for 14 by GJ Gilmour of Australia vs England at Leeds on 18.06.75 : 7 for 51 by WW Davis of West Indies vs Australia at Leeds on 12.06.83 : 5 for 36 by DW Fleming of Australia vs India at Bombay on 27.02.96 and 5 for 27 by A Codrington of Canada vs Bangladesh at East London on 11.02.03
South Africa registered ten wickets victory over Kenya at Potchefstroom on 12.02.03 providing the third instance of a victory without losing a wicket in World Cup.
India-Netherlands fixture at Paarl on 12.02.03 witnessed de Leede capture 4 for 35 for Netherlands,Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath captured 4 for 30 and 4 for 32 respectively for India, providing the second instance of rival bowlers capturing four wickets in which two bowlers were from one side. The first instance was at Old Trafford on 16.06.99 between South Africa and Australia when two South Afrcian bowlers – SM Pollock and A Donald captured 5 for 36 and 4 for 32 respectively and SK Warne came up with 4 for 29. Netherland’s opening batsmen – JF Kloppenburg failed to open his account while the other opener DLS van Bunge came up with 62, providing the third instance of openers scoring zero and fifty in the World Cup. As on date there are five such instances.
Sri Lanka registered ten wicket victory over Bangladesh at Pietermaritzburg on 14.02.03 providing the fourth instance of a victory without losing a wicket in World Cup. Chaminda Vaas became the third bowler to capture exact six wickets in the World Cup. As on date there are five bowlers who have captured exact six wickets in World Cup. They are listed below – 6 for 14 by GJ Gilmour of Australia vs England at Leeds in 1975: 6 for 39 y KH MacLeay of Australia vs India at Nottingham in 1983 : 6 for 25 by WPUJC Vaas of Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Pietermaritzburg in 2003 : 6 for 23 by A Nehra of India vs England at Durban in 2003 and 6 for 23 by SE Bond of New Zealand vs Australia at Port Elizabeth in 2003
This game provided an unique “Hat trick” by Sri Lankan bowler in the annals of One day Internationals and also in the history of World Cup. Chaminda Vaas took hat trick with his first thee deliveries of the match. His victims were Hannan Sarkar, Mohammad Ashraful and Ehsanul Huq. This match also witnessed the second instance of first three wickets falling without a run on the board in the World Cup, the first instance being witnessed in the game between Pakistan and New Zealand at Birmingham on 11th and 12th June 1983, when Pakistan lost Mohsin Khan, Mudassar Nazar and Zaheer Abbas without a run on the board
Stephen Fleming’s innings of 134 not out against South Africa at Johannesburg on 16.02.03 contained 21 fours which is a record for most fours hit by a batsman in the World Cup. In fact Stephen Fleming is the only batsman in the World Cup to register 20 plus boundaries in the World Cup.
Canada-Sri Lanka fixture at Paarl on 19.02.03 witnessed another unique instane in the World Cap. Perhaps it may be the first of its kind in One day Internationals also. For the first time in the World Cup, no batsman reached double figures in an innings. In Canada’s innings, no batsman reached double figures.
RJ van Vuuren of Namibia captured five for 43 in the game against England at Port Elizabeth on 19.02.03. England won this game by 55 runs and thus the five wicket haul of RJ van Vuuren went in vain, providing the fourth instance of a bowler’s five plus wickets going in vain in the World Cup. As on date there are six such instances in World Cup which are listed below – 5 for 48 by GJ Gilmour of Australia vs West Indies at Lord’s in 1975 – West Indies won by 17 runs : 5 for 42 by N Kapil Dev of India vs Australia at Nottigham in 1983 – Australia won by 162 runs : 5 for 39 by ALF de Mel of Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Leeds in 1983 – Pakistan won b
y 11 runs : 5 for 35 by Saqlain Mushtaq of Pakistan vs Bangladesh at Northhampton in 1999 : Bangladesh won by 62 runs : 5 for 43 by RJ v Vuuren of Namibia vs England at Port Elizabth in 2003 – England won by 55 runs and 6 for 23 by SE Bond of New Zealand vs Australia at Port Elizabeth in 2003 – Australia won by 96 runs
South Africa registered ten wickets victory over Bangladesh at Bloemfontein on 22.02.03 providing the fifth instance of a victory without losing a wicket in World Cup. South Africa remains the only team to win two games without losing a wicket in World Cup.
JM Davison of Canada registered the fastest hundred in the World Cup when he made 111 against West Indies at Centurion on 23.03.03. His 111 was made in 98 minutes in 76 balls with the help of eight fours and six sixes. Davison 111 provides the third instance of a “Nelson” in World Cup games. Davison’s 111 could not clinch a win for Canada providing the 13th instance of a batsman’s hundred going in vain in World Cup
Tendulkar and Ganguly registered hundreds against Namibia at Pietermaritzburg on 23.02.03. Tendulkar scored 152 and Ganguly registered 112 not out in this game providing the fourth instance of two batsmen registering hundreds for the same team in the World Cup. Namibia were all out for 130. This total was less than the individual score of 152 by Sachin Tendulkar. This instance provides the fifth instance of a batsman’s individual score greater than the opponent team’s total in World Cup. As on date there are seven such instances in the World Cup. Tendulkar registered his fourth World Cup hundred while making 152 and emulated Mark Waugh of Australia who has also scored four hundreds in the World Cup. Yuvaraj Singh returned with bowling figures of four for six providing the third instance of a bowler capturing four wickets conceding single digit runs in the World Cup. The three instances are listed below – 4 for 08 by CM Old of England vs Canada at Manchester on 14.06.79 : 4 for 07 by CZ Harris of New Zealand vs Scotland at Edinburgh on 31.05.99 and 4 for 06 by Yuvraj Singh of India vs Namibia at Pietermaritzburg on 23.02.03 { Note : All the three instances are against the non test playing nations|
Australia-Kenya match at Potchefstroom on 27.02.03 was won by Australia by 256 runs providing the largest victory margin by runs in World Cup. This was the second victory margin by 200 plus runs in the World Cup after the England’s 202 runs triumph over India in the inaugural match on 07.06.75 of the first ever World Cup 1975. In this match Namibia were bundled out for 45 runs. Three Australian batsmen – Hayden {88}, A Symonds {59} and DS Lehmann {50 not out} scored more than Namibia’s total of 45 runs. This match provides the unique instance of three batsman’s individual score which were greater than the team’s total. McGrath registered the World Cup’s best figures of seven for 15 in this match. He also became the second bowler to capture seven wickets in the World Cup. As on date there are three bowlers who have taken seven wickets in the World Cup. McGrath’s figure of seven for 15 represent the most wickets conceding least runs , while WW Davis’s seven for 51 represent the most wickets conceding most runs in the World Cup {Note – 15 and 51 have 1 and 5 opposite to each other}. The three occasions are – 7 for 51 by WW Davis of West Indies vs Australia at Leeds in 1983 : 7 for 15 by GD McGrath of Australia vs Namibia at Potcchefstroom in 2003 and 7 for 20 by AJ Bichel of Australia vs England at Port Elizabth in 2003
Saeed Anwar’s 101 for Pakistan against India at at Centurion on 01.03.03 went in vain as India won the game by six wickets. This instance provides the 14th instance of a batsman’s hundred going in vain in World Cup. Saeed Anwar’s 101 for Pakistan and SR Tendulkar’s 98 for India provides the third instance of rival batsmen registering a ninety and hundred in World Cup. The other two instances are – SR Tendulkar {90} and ME Waugh {126} in the game between India and Australia at Bombay on 27.02.07 and DL Haynes {93*} and Rameez Raja {102*} in the game between West Indies and Pakistan at Melbourne on 23.02.96
Netherland-Namibia fixture at Bloemfontien on 03.03.03 witnessed the fifth instance of two batsmen from the same team registering hundreds in the World Cup. JF Kloppenburg and KJJ van Noortwijk of Netherlands registered 121 and 134 respectvely in this game. JF Kloppnburg shone with the leather also by capturing four wickets conceding 42 runs. He is the only all rounder in the World Cup to register a hundred and take four wickets in the same game. JF Kloppenburg and Adeel Raja returned with identical figures of 4 for 42 in this match providing the first of two instances of two bowlers from the same team returning with identical figures in a match.
The match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Durban on 03.03.03 ended in a tie on Duckworth Lewis Method. This is the second instance of a tied match in World Cup. The first instance of a tied match was between Australia and South Africa at Birmingham on 17.06.99.
Kenya were dismissed for 104 by West Indies at Kimberley on 04.03.03. Chris Gayle scored 119 for West Indies. This match provides the seventh instance of a batsman’s individual score greater than the opponent team’s total in World Cup.
VC Drakes of West Indies earned the distinction of becoming the third bowler to capture five wickets in two games in the same world cup edition after GJ Gilmour of Australia and ALF de Mel of Sri Lanka. The performance of these three bowlers read as under – GJ Gilmour of Australia – 6 for 14 vs England at Leeds in 1975 and 5 for 48 vs West Indies at Lord’s in 1975 : ALF de Mel of Sri Lanka – 5 for 39 vs Pakistan at Leeds in 1983 and 5 for 32 vs New Zealand at Derby in 1975 and VC Drakes of West Indies – 5 for 44 vs Canada at Centurion in 2003 and 5 for 33 vs Kenya at Kimberley in 2003
Glen McGrath can be added to this list with criteria of two different World Cups as the fourth bowler to capture five plus wickets. McGrath is the other bowler who has taken 5 for 14 against West Indies at Manchester on 13.05.99 in 1999 edition and 7 for 15 against Namibia at Potchefstroom on 27.02.03 in 2003 edition
Adam Gilchrist provides the only 99 of World Cup. He was dismissed run out for 99 against Sri Lanka at Centurion on 07.03.03. With PA de Silva registering 92 for Sri Lanka this game provides the fourth instance of rival batsmen registering nineties in World Cup. Gilchrist’s 99 and RT Ponting’s 114 in this game provides the lone instance of a ninety and hundred by two batsmen from the same side in World Cup. RT Ponting’s 114 and PA de Silva’s 92 provides the sixth instance of rival batsmen registering a ninety and hundred in World Cup
Tendulkar’s 97 against Sri Lanka at Johannesburg on 10.03.03 provides the third occasion of his scoring ninety in World Cup. He has the most nineties in the World Cup. The other batsmen who have two nineties in World Cup are Zaheer Abbas of Pakistan , Martin Crowe of New Zealand , RB Richardson of West Indies and PA de Silva of Sri Lanka. The performances of these batsmen are listed below – SR Tendulkar of India – 90 vs Australia at Bombay in 1996 : 98 vs Pakistan at Centurion in 2003 and 97 vs Sri Lanka at Jo’burg in 2003 : Zaheer Abbas of Pakistan – 97 vs Sri Lanka at Nottingham in 1975 and 93 vs West Indies at The Oval in 1979 : MD Crowe of New Zealand – 97 vs England at The Oval in 1983 and 91 vs Pakistan at Auckland in 1992 : RB Richardson of West Indies – 93 vs England at Jaipur in 1987 and 93* vs Australia at Jaipur in 1986 and PA de Silva of Sri Lanka – 91 by Zimbabwe at Colombo in 1996 and 92 vs Australia at Centurion in 2003
Tendulkar is the only batsman to register two nineties in the same edition of the World Cup – 98 vs Pakistan at Centurion in 2003 and 97 vs Sri Lanka at Johannesburg in 2003
MS Atapattu carried the bat through while making 103 not for Sri Lanka against Zimbabwe on 15.03.03 to provide the 11th instance of such a feat in World Cup. Prior to Atapattu’s feat Iswar Maharaj of Canada had earned the distinction of carrying the bat through over allocation when he scored 53 not out against South Africa at East London on 27.02.03.
Ganguly’s 111 against Kenya at Durban on 20.03.03 was his 11th hundred as captain in One day games. It was the then record for most hundreds by a captain in One dayers. He wrested the record from Sanath Jayasuriya who had scored ten hundreds while leading Sri Lanka. As of now RT Ponting of Australia holds the record for most hundreds by a captain. Saurav Ganguly became the third batsman to register four hundreds in World Cup after Mark Waugh of Australia and Sachin Tendulkar of India. Saurav Ganguly with his three hundreds holds the record for most hundreds by a captain in the World Cup. The others who have registered two hundreds are GM Turner of New Zealand and RT Ponting of Australia
Gilchrist’s 57 for Australia against India at Johannesburg on 23.03.03 was his sixth fifty which is a record for most fifties in World Cup. The other wicket keepers to register four fifties including hundreds are D Houghton of Zimbabwe, AJ Stewart of England and K Otieno of Kenya, AC Gilchrist’s fifties are listed below – 63 vs Bangladesh at Chester-le-Street in 1999 : 54 vs Pakistan at Lord’s in 1999 : 61 vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo in 2003 : 99 vs Sri Lanka at Centurion in 2003 : 67 vs Kenya at Durban in 2003 and 57 vs India at Jo’burg in 2003
Gilchrist with his four fifties in the 2003 World Cup edition joined the elite band of batsmen who have registered four more fifties including hundreds in the same edition of the World Cup. The batsmen who have achieved the feat are ST Tendulkar of India {seven fifties in 2003 editon}, MD Crowe (five fifties in 1992 edition}, Javed Miandad {five fifties in 1992 edition}, Mohd Azharuddin of India {four fifties in 1992 edition}. Adam Gilchrist remains the only wicket keeper batsman to register four fifties in the same edition.
RT Ponting’s 140 not out in this game represents the highest individual innings by a batsman in the finals of the World Cup obliterating IVA Richards’s 138 not out in the finals of 1979 edition between West Indies and England at Lord’s on 22.06.79
At the end of the 2003 World Cup, Tendulkar has 12 fifties excluding hundreds – a record for most fifties excluding hundreds in the World Cup.