1987 Cricket World Cup statistics

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This is a list of statistics for the 1987 Cricket World Cup.

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Team statistics

Highest team totals

The following table lists the ten highest team scores during this tournament. [1]

TeamTotalOpponentGround
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 360/4Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka National Stadium, Karachi
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 297/7Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Flag of England.svg  England 296/4Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar
Flag of India.svg  India 289/6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 270/6Flag of India.svg  India MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Flag of India.svg  India 269Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Flag of England.svg  England 269/5WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 267/6Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad, Sind
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 267/8Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 266/5Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Barabati Stadium, Cuttack

Batting statistics

Most runs

The top ten highest run scorers (total runs) in the tournament are included in this table. [2]

PlayerTeamRunsMatchesInnsAvgS/RHS100s50s4s6s
Graham Gooch Flag of England.svg  England 4718858.8770.2911513450
David Boon Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4478855.8776.679305383
Geoff Marsh Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4288861.1468.26126*21354
Sir Viv Richards WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 3916665.16107.41181132913
Mike Gatting Flag of England.svg  England 3548850.5795.936003262
Rameez Raja Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 3497749.8563.3311312150
Saleem Malik Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 3237753.8391.2410012300
Dean Jones Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3148844.8577.7258*0399
Sunil Gavaskar Flag of India.svg  India 3007750.5579.15103*12364
Allan Lamb Flag of England.svg  England 2998759.8094.927602203

Highest scores

This table contains the top ten highest scores of the tournament made by a batsman in a single innings. [3]

PlayerTeamScoreBalls4s6sOpponentGround
Sir Viv Richards WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 181125167Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka National Stadium, Karachi
Dave Houghton Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 142137136Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan
Geoff Marsh Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 126*149123Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh
Graham Gooch Flag of England.svg  England 115136110Flag of India.svg  India Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Rameez Raja Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 11314850Flag of England.svg  England National Stadium, Karachi
Geoff Marsh Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11014171Flag of India.svg  India MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Richie Richardson WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 11013582Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan National Stadium, Karachi
Desmond Haynes WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 105124101Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka National Stadium, Karachi
Sunil Gavaskar Flag of India.svg  India 103*88103Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Javed Miandad Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 10310060Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad, Sind

Highest partnerships

The following tables are lists of the highest partnerships for the tournament. [4] [5]

By wicket
WicketRunsTeamPlayersOppositionGround
1st136Flag of India.svg  India Kris Srikkanth Sunil Gavaskar Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
2nd167Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Rameez Raja Saleem Malik Flag of England.svg  England National Stadium, Karachi
3rd182WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Desmond Haynes Sir Viv Richards Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka National Stadium, Karachi
4th116WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Sir Viv Richards Gus Logie Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka National Stadium, Karachi
5th83WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Jeff Dujon Gus Logie Flag of England.svg  England Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala, Pakistan
6th73Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Imran Khan Saleem Yousuf WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
7th46*Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Jeff Crowe Ian Smith Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Eden Gardens, Kolkata
8th117Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Dave Houghton Iain Butchart Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan
9th39Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Martin Snedden Willie Watson Flag of India.svg  India Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
10th36Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Andy Pycroft Malcolm Jarvis Flag of India.svg  India Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
By runs
3rd182WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Desmond Haynes Sir Viv Richards Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka National Stadium, Karachi
2nd167Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Rameez Raja Saleem Malik Flag of England.svg  England National Stadium, Karachi
3rd137WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Richie Richardson Sir Viv Richards Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan National Stadium, Karachi
1st136Flag of India.svg  India Kris Srikkanth Sunil Gavaskar Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
3rd135Flag of England.svg  England Bill Athey Mike Gatting Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan National Stadium, Karachi
2nd126Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Geoff Marsh Dean Jones Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh, India
1st123Flag of England.svg  England Graham Gooch Tim Robinson Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Nehru Stadium, Pune, India
8th117Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Dave Houghton Iain Butchart Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan
2nd117Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia David Boon Dean Jones Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Nehru Stadium, Indore, Deccan
3rd117Flag of England.svg  England Graham Gooch Mike Gatting Flag of India.svg  India Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Bowling statistics

Most wickets

The following table contains the ten leading wicket-takers of the tournament. [6]

PlayerTeamWktsMtsAveS/REconBBI
Craig McDermott Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 18818.9424.34.675/44
Imran Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 17713.0517.54.454/37
Patrick Patterson WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 14618.0724.04.513/31
Maninder Singh Flag of India.svg  India 14720.0030.04.003/21
Eddie Hemmings Flag of England.svg  England 13621.0727.44.604/52
Abdul Qadir Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 12720.1634.03.554/31
Phil DeFreitas Flag of England.svg  England 12823.5834.54.093/28
Steve Waugh Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11826.1834.64.532/36
Ravi Ratnayeke Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 10631.3032.45.793/41
Courtney Walsh WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 9625.4437.04.124/40

Best bowling figures

This table lists the top ten players with the best bowling figures in the tournament. [7]

PlayerTeamOversFiguresOpponentGround
Craig McDermott Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10.05/44Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Manoj Prabhakar Flag of India.svg  India 8.04/19Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Abdul Qadir Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 10.04/31Flag of England.svg  England Pindi Club Ground' Rawalpindi
Imran Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 8.34/37WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Imran Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 8.34/37Flag of England.svg  England National Stadium, Karachi
Simon O'Donnell Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 12.05/39Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Courtney Walsh WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 10.04/40Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Eddie Hemmings Flag of England.svg  England 9.34/52Flag of India.svg  India Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Craig McDermott Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10.04/56Flag of India.svg  India M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Mohammad Azharuddin Flag of India.svg  India 3.53/19Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Fielding statistics

Most dismissals

This is a list of the wicketkeepers who have made the most dismissals in the tournament. [8]

PlayerTeamMatchesDismissalsCaughtStumpedMax
Kiran More Flag of India.svg  India 611654
Greg Dyer Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8 11924
Saleem Yousuf Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 79903
Paul Downton Flag of England.svg  England 89813
Dave Houghton Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 65322

Most catches

This is a list of the outfielders who have taken the most catches in the tournament. [9]

PlayerTeamMatchesCatchesMax
Kapil Dev Flag of India.svg  India 752
Bill Athey Flag of England.svg  England 641
Martin Crowe Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 642
Carl Hooper WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 642
Simon O'Donnell Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 742
Dean Jones Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 841
Bruce Reid Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 842
Mudassar Nazar Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 232
Robin Brown Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 332
Rumesh Ratnayake Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 332

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References

  1. "Cricket World Cup 1987: Highest Totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  2. "Cricket World Cup 1987: Highest Run Scorers". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  3. "Cricket World Cup 1987: High Scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  4. Highest partnerships by wicket ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2011
  5. Highest partnerships by runs ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2011
  6. "Cricket World Cup 1987: Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  7. "Cricket World Cup 1987: Best Bowling Figures". ESPN Circinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  8. "Cricket World Cup 1987: Most Dismissals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  9. "Cricket World Cup 1987: Most Catches". ESPN Circinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2011.