Cricket World Cup won by the West Indies, who defeated Australia by 17 runs in the final at Lord's. The 1979 World Cup saw the introduction of the ICC Trophy competition to select non-Test playing teams for the World Cup, with Sri Lanka and Canada qualifying. The West Indies won a second consecutive World Cup tournament, defeating the hosts England by 92 runs in the final. At a meeting which followed the World Cup, the International Cricket Conference agreed to make the competition a quadrennial event. The 1983 event was hosted by England for a third consecutive time. By this stage, Sri Lanka
1996 Cricket World Cup statistics !Team !No. of Sixes The following table contains the ten leading wicket-takers of the tournament. This table lists the top ten players with the best bowling figures in the tournament. This is a list of the wicket keepers who have made the most dismissals in the tournament. This is a list of the outfielders who have taken the most catches in the tournament. The following tables are lists of the highest partnerships for the tournament. 1996 Cricket World Cup statistics This is a list of statistics for the 1996 Cricket World Cup. The following table lists the ten highest team