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,
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