Interesting World Cup Statistics - Overall World Cup Stats From All Tournaments
Here you can find some interesting "all-time" statistics from all previous Cricket world cup tournaments.
| Batting |
| Most runs |
Sachin Tendulkar |
1732 |
| Highest average (min. 20 inns.) |
Viv Richards |
63.31 |
| Most centuries |
Sourav Ganguly Mark Waugh Sachin Tendulkar |
4 |
| Most 50+ scores |
Sachin Tendulkar |
16 |
| Highest score |
Gary Kirsten v UAE |
188 |
| Highest partnership |
Rahul Dravid & Sourav Ganguly (2nd wicket) v Sri Lanka |
318 |
| Most runs in a tournament |
Sachin Tendulkar |
673 (2003) |
| Bowling |
| Most wickets |
Wasim Akram |
55 |
| Lowest average (min. 1000 balls bowled) |
Imran Khan |
19.26 |
| Best bowling figures |
Glenn McGrath v Namibia |
7/15 |
| Most wickets in a tournament |
Chaminda Vaas |
23 (2003) |
| Fielding |
| Most dismissals (wicketkeeper) |
Adam Gilchrist |
35 |
| Most catches (fielder) |
Ricky Ponting |
18 |
| Team |
| Highest score |
Sri Lanka v Kenya |
398/5 |
| Lowest score |
Canada v Sri Lanka |
36 |
| Highest winning margin (runs) |
Australia v Namibia |
256 |
| Highest Win % |
Australia |
68.96% |
| Most consecutive wins |
Australia |
12 (1999–2003) |