History of the ICC Cricket World Cup a composite team from East Africa. One notable omission was the South African cricket team who were not competing due to the international sports boycott. West Indies won the first Cricket World Cup by defeating Australia by 17 runs in the final. The next two World Cups held in 1979 and 1983 were again hosted by England. The 1979 Cricket World Cup saw the introduction of the ICC Trophy, a competition used to select non-Test playing teams for the World Cup. Sri Lanka and Canada qualified through the ICC Trophy in 1979. West Indies again won the World Cup tournament,
1999 Cricket World Cup Final of the bowlers was Shane Warne who took 4 wickets for 33 runs from nine overs. When the Australians came out to bat, Adam Gilchrist made a mockery of the Pakistani bowlers scoring 54 off 36 balls. Australia won the match after 20.1 overs, losing just two wickets. Warne won the man of the match award and Steve Waugh lifted the World Cup. 1999 Cricket World Cup Final The final of the 1999 ICC Cricket World Cup was played at Lord's, London on 20 June 1999. This was the fourth time Lord's had hosted the final of an ICC Cricket