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Australia in the World Cup

Mohandas Menon

Seasons Venue Against P W L NR
1975 England Pakistan 1 1 - -
    Sri Lanka 1 1 - -
    West Indies 2 - 2 -
    England 1 1 - -
1979 England England 1 - 1 -
    Pakistan 1 - 1 -
    Canada 1 1 - -
1983 England Zimbabwe 2 1 1 -
    West Indies 2 - 2 -
    India 2 1 1 -
1987-88 India India 2 1 1 -
    Zimbabwe 2 2 - -
    New Zealand 2 2 - -
  Pakistan Pakistan 1 1 - -
  India England 1 1 - -
1991-92 New Zealand New Zealand 1 - 1 -
  Australia South Africa 1 - 1 -
    India 1 1 - -
    England 1 - 1 -
    Sri Lanka 1 1 - -
    Pakistan 1 - 1 -
    Zimbabwe 1 1 - -
    West Indies 1 1 - -
1995-96 India Kenya 1 1 - -
    India 1 1 - -
    Zimbabwe 1 1 - -
    West Indies 2 1 1 -
    New Zealand 1 1 - -
  Pakistan Sri Lanka 1 - 1 -
Total     37 22 15 -

Tournament-wise:

Season Venue P W L NR
1975 England 5 3 2 -
1979 England 3 1 2 -
1983 England 6 2 4 -
1987-88 India/Pakistan 8 7 1 -
1991-92 Australia/N Zealand 8 4 4 -
1995-96 India/Pakistan 7 5 2 -

Against each opponent:

Opponent P W L NR
Canada 1 1 - -
England 4 2 2 -
India 6 4 2 -
Kenya 1 1 - -
New Zealand 4 3 1 -
Pakistan 4 2 2 -
South Africa 1 - 1 -
Sri Lanka 3 2 1 -
West Indies 7 2 5 -
Zimbabwe 6 5 1 -

In each country:

Country P W L NR
In England 14 6 8 -
In India 13 11 2 -
In Pakistan 2 1 1 -
In New Zealand 1 - 1 -
In Australia 7 4 3 -
The forfeited match against Sri Lanka in 1996 has not been included in the above summary

HIGHEST TEAM TOTALS:

Country Score Overs Opponent Venue Date
By Australia:
  328-5 (60 overs) v Sri Lanka The Oval 11-06-75
  320-9 (60 overs) v India Nottingham 13-06-83
  304-7 (50 overs) v Kenya Visakhapatnam23-02-96
Against Australia:
  291-8 (60 overs) by West Indies Lord's 21-06-75
  289-6 (50 overs) by India Delhi 22-10-87
  286-7 (60 overs) by Pakistan Nottingham 13-06-79
  286-9 (50 overs) by New Zealand Chepauk 11-03-96

LOWEST TEAM TOTALS:

Country Score Overs Opponent Venue Date
By Australia:
  129 (38.2 overs) v India Chelmsford 20-06-83
Against Australia:
  93 (36.2 overs) by England Leeds 18-06-75
  105 (33.2 overs) by Canada Birmingham 16-06-79

HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORES:

Country Score Player Opponent Venue Date
By Australia (10):
  130 M E Waugh (1) v Kenya Visakhapatnam 23-02-96
  126* G R Marsh (1) v New Zealand Chandigarh 27-10-87
  126 M E Waugh (2) v India Mumbai 27-02-96
  110 T M Chappell v India Nottingham 13-06-83
  110 G R Marsh (2) v India Chennai 09-10-87
  110 M E Waugh (3) v New Zealand Chennai 11-03-96
  102 R T Ponting v West Indies Jaipur 04-03-96
  101 A Turner v Sri Lanka The Oval 11-06-75
  100 DC Boon (1) v New Zealand Auckland 22-02-92
  100 D C Boon (2) v West Indies Melbourne 18-03-92
Against Australia (4):
  130 C Z Harris for New Zealand Chennai 11-03-96
  107* P A deSilva for Sri Lanka Lahore 17-03-96
  102 C H Lloyd for West Indies Lord's 21-06-75
  100* MD Crowe for New Zealand Auckland 22-02-92

HIGHEST RUN AGGREGATES:

Player Period M Ins NO Runs HS Avg 100 50
D C Boon 1987-92 16 16 1 815 100 54.33 2 5
M E Waugh 1992-96 12 12 2 629 130 62.90 3 2
D M Jones 1987-92 16 16 2 590 90 42.14 - 5
S R Waugh 1987-96 23 22 7 580 82 38.67 - 4
G R Marsh 1987-92 13 13 1 579 126* 48.25 2 2

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS:


Wkt Runs Partnership Between Opponent Venue Date
1st 182 R B McCosker (73) A Turner (101) v S Lanka The Oval 11-06-75
2nd 144 T M Chappell (110) K J Hughes (52) v India Nottingham 13-06-83
3rd 207 M E Waugh (130) S R Waugh (82) v Kenya Visakhapatnam 23-02-96
4th 117 G S Chappell (50) K D Walters (59) v S Lanka The Oval 11-06-75
5th 138 S G Law (72) M G Bevan (69) v W Indies Mohali 14-03-96
6th 99 R Edwards (58) R W Marsh (52*) v W Indies The Oval 14-06-75
7th 55* K D Walters (20*) G J Gilmour (28*) v England Leeds 18-06-75
8th 50* R W Marsh (52*) RM Hogg (19*) v Zimbabwe Nottingham 09-06-83
9th 23* G R Marsh (126*) A K Zesers (8*) v N Zealand Chandigarh 27-10-87
10th 41 J T Thomson (21) D K Lillee (16*) v W Indies Lord's 21-06-75

CENTURY PARTNERSHIPS (16):

Wkt Runs Partnership Between Opponent Venue Date
1st (1): 182 R B McCosker (73) A Turner (101) v Sri Lanka The Oval 11-06-75
1st (2): 120 T M Moody (57) G R Marsh (60) v Sri Lanka Adelaide 07-03-92
1st (3): 110 D C Boon (49) GR Marsh (110) v India Chennai 09-10-87
1st (4): 107 T M Moody (42) D C Boon (100) v West Indies Melbourne 18-03-92
1st (5): 103 M E Waugh (126) M A Taylor (59) v Inida Mumbai 27-02-96
2nd (1): 144 T M Chappell (110) K J Hughes (52) v India Nottingham 13-06-83
2nd (2): 126 G R Marsh (126) D M Jones (56) v N Zealand Chandigarh 27-10-87
2nd (3): 117 D C Boon (87) D M Jones (52) v N Zealand Indore 19-10-87
2nd (4): 101 M A Taylor (74) RT Ponting (45) v Sri Lanka Lahore 17-03-96
3rd (1): 207 M E Waugh (130) SR Waugh (82) v Kenya Visakhapatnam 23-02-96
3rd (2): 113 G R Marsh (62) A R Border (67) v Zimbabwe Chennai 13-10-87
3rd (3): 110 R T Ponting (102) S R Waugh (57) v West Indies Jaipur 04-03-96
3rd (4): 101 K J Hughes (69) D W Hookes (56) v West Indies Lord's 18-06-83
4th (1): 117 G S Chappell (50) K D Walters (59) v Sri Lanka The Oval 11-06-75
5th (1): 138 S G Law (72) M G Bevan (69) v West Indies Mohali 14-03-96
5th (2): 113 M E Waugh (66*) S R Waugh (55) v Zimbabwe Hobart 14-03-92

BEST BOWLING:


Country Status Bowler Opponent Venue Date
By Australia (12)
  6-14 G J Gilmour (1) v England Leeds 18-06-75
  6-39 K H Macleay v India Nottingham 13-06-83
  5-21 A G Hurst v Canada Birmingham 16-06-79
  5-34 D K Lillee v Pakistan Leeds 07-06-75
  5-36 D W Fleming v India Mumbai 27-02-96
  5-44 C J McDermott (1) v Pakistan Lahore 04-11-87
  5-48 G J Gilmour (2) v West Indies Lord's 21-06-75
  4-34 M R Whitney v West Indies Melbourne 18-03-92
  4-34 S K Wane (1) v Zimbabwe Nagpur 01-03-96
  4-36 S K Warne (2) v West Indies Mohali 14-03-96
  4-39 S P O'Donnell v Zimbabwe Chennai 13-10-87
  4-56 C J McDermott (2) v India Chennai 09-10-87
Against Australia (7)
  7-51 W W Davis for West Indies Leeds 11-06-8
  5-43 Kapil Dev for India Nottingham 13-06-83
  4-20 S Madan Lal for India Chelmsford 20-06-83
  4-29 R M H Binny for India Chelmsford 20-06-83
  4-31 I T Botham for England Sydney 05-03-92
  4-42 D A G Fletcher for Zimbabwe Nottingham 09-06-83
  4-50 K D Boyce for West Indies Lord's 21-06-75

HIGHEST WICKET AGGREGATES:

Player Period M Overs Md Runs Wkts Avge 4wi BB
C J MCDermott 1987-96 17 149 8 599 27 22.19 2 5-44
S R Waugh 1987-96 23 155.1 7 722 24 30.08 - 3-36

MOST DISMISSALS BY A WICKET-KEEPER IN A MATCH:

Status Player Opponent Venue Date
4 (4ct) G C Dyer v Pakistan Lahore 04-11-87

MOST DISMISSALS BY A WICKET-KEEPER:

Player Period Matches Dism Cts Sts
I A Healy 1992-96 14 21 18 3
R W Marsh 1975-79 11 18 17 1

MOST CATCHES BY A FIELDER IN A MATCH:

Cts Player Opponent Venue Date
3 A R Border v Zimbabwe Hobart 14-03-92

MOST CATCHES BY A FIELDER:

Player Period Matches Cts
A R Border 1979-1992 25 10

CAPTAINCY RECORDS:

Player Period Matches Won Lost NR Success % Toss Won
M A Taylor 1996 7 5 2 - 71.42 3
A R Border 1987-92 16 11 5 - 68.75 9
I M Chappell 1975 5 3 2 - 60.00 3
K J Hughes 1983 8 3 5 - 37.50 7
D W Hookes 1979 1 - 1 - 0.00 -
Total   37 22 15 - 59.46 22

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