WCOC Press Release06-Mar-2003
TeamsHighest totals 340-2 Zimbabwe v Namibia (Harare) 314-4 Holland v Namibia (Bloemfontein) 311-2 India v Namibia (Pietermaritzburg) 310-8 Australia v Pakistan (Johannesburg) 306-6 South Africa v New Zealand (Johannesburg)Highest totals batting 2nd 276-4 India v Pakistan (Centurion) (won) 275-9 South Africa v West Indies (Cape Town) (lost) 250 Namibia v Holland (Bloemfontein) (lost) 248-3 Australia v Zimbabwe (Bulawayo) (won) 229-1 New Zealand v South Africa (Johannesburg) (won) 229-6 South Africa v Sri Lanka (Durban) (tied)Lowest totals 36 Canada v Sri Lanka (Paarl) 45 Namibia v Australia (Potchefstroom) 84 Namibia v Pakistan (Kimberley) 104 Kenya v West Indies (Kimberley) 108 Bangladesh v South Africa (Bloemfontein)Most sixes by a team 28 West Indies 26 South Africa 23 New Zealand 19 Canada 15 Australia 15 Holland 13 India 12 England 11 Zimbabwe 10 Pakistan 9 Bangladesh 8 Namibia 6 Kenya 4 Sri LankaMost run outs (batting) 5 Pakistan 4 Canada 4 India 4 Sri Lanka 4 West Indies 3 Australia 2 Kenya 2 New Zealand 1 Bangladesh 1 England 1 Holland 1 Namibia 1 South Africa 1 ZimbabweMost run outs (fielding) 5 South Africa 4 Holland 4 West Indies 3 Bangladesh 3 England 3 Namibia 3 Sri Lanka 2 Australia 2 India 2 New Zealand 1 Canada 1 Pakistan 1 Zimbabwe 0 KenyaMost catches taken 22 West Indies 21 Australia 21 England 21 Holland 20 India 19 South Africa 18 Kenya 17 Sri Lanka 16 New Zealand 15 Bangladesh 15 Namibia 15 Pakistan 15 Zimbabwe 11 CanadaMost extras conceded 129 Pakistan 105 India 104 Namibia 103 Sri Lanka 98 Australia 95 South Africa 81 England 80 New Zealand 78 Bangladesh 72 West Indies 62 Canada 62 Holland 56 Zimbabwe 41 KenyaMost wides conceded 59 Pakistan 57 India 55 Namibia 49 Bangladesh 49 Sri Lanka 44 Canada 43 Australia 42 New Zealand 42 South Africa 34 England 34 Holland 31 West Indies 30 Zimbabwe 26 KenyaMost no balls conceded 29 Pakistan 23 South Africa 20 Australia 16 India 14 Namibia 14 West Indies 13 New Zealand 11 Bangladesh 11 England 11 Sri Lanka 6 Kenya 2 Canada 2 Holland 1 ZimbabweBattingHighest scores 172* CB Wishart Zimbabwe v Namibia (Harare) 152 SR Tendulkar India v Namibia (Pietermaritzburg) 143* A Symonds Australia v Pakistan (Johannesburg) 143 HH Gibbs South Africa v New Zealand (Johannesburg) 141 SB Styris New Zealand v Sri Lanka (Bloemfontein) 134* SP Fleming New Zealand v South Africa (Johannesburg) 134* K-JJ van Noortwijk Holland v Namibia (Bloemfontein) 124 MS Atapattu Sri Lanka v South Africa (Durban) 121 JF Kloppenburg Holland v Namibia (Bloemfontein) 120 ST Jayasuriya Sri Lanka v New Zealand (Bloemfontein)Fastest innings (min 25 runs)Runs/100B 268.75 Shoaib Akhtar Pakistan v England (Cape Town) 43 (16) 222.22 RL Powell West Indies v South Africa (Cape Town) 40* (18) 213.33 RR Sarwan West Indies v South Africa (Cape Town) 32* (15) 206.45 WW Hinds West Indies v Canada (Centurion) 64 (31) 200.00 HH Streak Zimbabwe v Holland (Bulawayo) 44 (22)Fastest fifties (balls faced) 23 BC Lara West Indies v Canada (Centurion) 24 WW Hinds West Indies v Canada (Centurion) 25 AM Blignaut Zimbabwe v Australia (Bulawayo) 25 JM Davison Canada v New Zealand (Benoni) 30 RL Powell West Indies v Bangladesh (Benoni) 30 G Kirsten South Africa v Bangladesh (Bloemfontein) 30 JM Davison Canada v West Indies (Centurion) 32 AM Blignaut Zimbabwe v Holland (Bulawayo)Fastest centuries (balls faced) 67 JM Davison Canada v West Indies (Centurion) 92 A Symonds Australia v Pakistan (Johannesburg) 100 CB Wishart Zimbabwe v Namibia (Harare) 104 SB Styris New Zealand v Sri Lanka (Bloemfontein) 109 SP Fleming New Zealand v South Africa (Johannesburg)Most sixes in an inns 6 SB Styris New Zealand v Sri Lanka (Bloemfontein) 6 JM Davison Canada v West Indies (Centurion) 5 L Klusener South Africa v West Indies (Cape Town) 5 BC Lara West Indies v Canada (Centurion) 4 HH Gibbs South Africa v Kenya (Potchefstroom) 4 RL Powell West Indies v Bangladesh (Benoni) 4 SC Ganguly India v Namibia (Pietermaritzburg) 4 JM Davison Canada v New Zealand (Benoni) 4 JF Kloppenburg Holland v Namibia (Bloemfontein)Most fours in an inns 21 SP Fleming New Zealand v South Africa (Johannesburg) 19 HH Gibbs South Africa v New Zealand (Johannesburg) 18 CB Wishart Zimbabwe v Namibia (Harare) 18 A Symonds Australia v Pakistan (Johannesburg) 18 SR Tendulkar India v Namibia (Pietermaritzburg) 18 MS Atapattu Sri Lanka v South Africa (Durban)Most runs 469 (avg 78.16) SR Tendulkar India 384 (avg 96.00) HH Gibbs South Africa 269 (avg 53.80) ST Jayasuriya Sri Lanka 249 (avg 62.25) MS Atapattu Sri Lanka 248 (avg 41.33) BC Lara West Indies 237 (avg 118.50) SB Styris New Zealand 228 (avg 45.60) ML Hayden Australia 226 (avg 37.66) JM Davison Canada 218 (avg 54.50) Saeed Anwar Pakistan 215 (avg 71.66) CB Wishart ZimbabweFastest strike-rates (min 100 runs) Runs/100B 160.56 AM Blignaut Zimbabwe 114 runs (avg 38.00) 156.94 RL Powell West Indies 113 runs (avg 28.25) 118.94 JM Davison Canada 226 runs (avg 37.66) 114.01 Rashid Latif Pakistan 122 runs (avg 30.50) 110.74 SB Styris New Zealand 237 runs (avg 118.50) 104.66 A Symonds Australia 202 runs (avg 101.00) 100.78 HH Gibbs South Africa 384 runs (avg 96.00) 100.50 AJ Burger Namibia 199 runs (avg 33.16) 100.00 CB Wishart Zimbabwe 215 runs (avg 71.66) 97.04 SP Fleming New Zealand 197 runs (avg 49.25)Slowest strike-rates (min 100 runs) Runs/100B 55.10 DLS van Bunge Holland 135 runs (avg 27.00) 58.10 IS Billcliff Canada 147 runs (avg 24.50) 60.00 D Keulder Namibia 132 runs (avg 22.00) 61.84 HP Tillakaratne Sri Lanka 154 runs (avg 51.33) 63.25 R Dravid India 167 runs (avg 55.66) 65.02 JF Kloppenburg Holland 158 runs (avg 31.60) 65.63 RD Shah Kenya 170 runs (avg 34.00) 66.66 AJ Stewart England 136 runs (avg 34.00) 68.00 Salim Elahi Pakistan 102 runs (avg 25.50) 68.35 HH Dippenaar South Africa 108 runs (avg 36.00)Most sixes 12 JM Davison Canada 10 HH Gibbs South Africa 9 SB Styris New Zealand 7 BC Lara West Indies 6 RL Powell West Indies 6 A Flintoff England 6 L Klusener South Africa 6 AR Adams New ZealandMost fours 57 SR Tendulkar India 52 HH Gibbs South Africa 37 MS Atapattu Sri Lanka 30 SP Fleming New Zealand 27 ST Jayasuriya Sri LankaHighest % of runs in boundaries (min 100 runs) 75.92 WW Hinds West Indies 108 runs (avg 18.00) 71.92 V Sehwag India 114 runs (avg 19.00) 69.79 HH Gibbs South Africa 384 runs (avg 96.00) 69.02 JM Davison Canada 226 runs (avg 37.66) 68.96 ME Trescothick England 116 runs (avg 23.20)Most balls faced 500 SR Tendulkar India 469 runs (avg 78.16) 381 HH Gibbs South Africa 384 runs (avg 96.00) 328 ST Jayasuriya Sri Lanka 269 runs (avg 53.80) 306 BC Lara West Indies 248 runs (avg 41.33) 302 Saeed Anwar Pakistan 218 runs (avg 54.50)BowlingBest bowling in an innings 7-15 GD McGrath Australia v Namibia (Potchefstroom) 7-20 AJ Bichel Australia v England (Port Elizabeth) 6-23 A Nehra India v England (Durban) 6-25 WPUJC Vaas Sri Lanka v Bangladesh (Pietermaritzburg) 5-24 CO Obuya Kenya v Sri Lanka (Nairobi) 5-27 A Codrington Canada v Bangladesh (Durban) 5-28 Wasim Akram Pakistan v Namibia (Kimberley) 5-33 VC Drakes West Indies v Kenya (Kimberley) 5-43 RJ van Vuuren Namibia v England (Port Elizabeth) 5-44 VC Drakes West Indies v Canada (Centurion)Most economical bowling in an inns (min 5 overs)RPO 1.30 10-2-13-3 JN Gillespie Australia v India (Centurion) 1.33 6-2-8-2 SM Pollock South Africa v Bangladesh (Bloem'tein) 1.50 10-2-15-2 A Flintoff England v India (Durban) 1.50 10-3-15-3 JM Davison Canada v Kenya (Cape Town) 1.62 8-5-13-1 SM Pollock South Africa v Canada (East London)Most expensive bowling in an inns (min 5 overs)RPO 9.85 7-0-69-2 TBM de Leede Holland v Zimbabwe (Bulawayo) 9.20 10-0-92-0 RJ van Vuuren Namibia v Australia (Potchefstroom) 8.91 5.5-0-52-1 AA Donald South Africa v New Zealand (Jo'burg) 8.71 7-0-61-1 BB Seebaran Canada v New Zealand (Benoni) 8.20 5-0-41-0 M Dillon West Indies v Canada (Centurion)Most wickets 16 (avg 9.87) WPUJC Vaas Sri Lanka 16 (avg 13.00) VC Drakes West Indies 12 (avg 2.75) AJ Bichel Australia 12 (avg 12.66) GD McGrath Australia 12 (avg 14.58) M Muralitharan Sri Lanka 12 (avg 16.75) Wasim Akram Pakistan 11 (avg 18.09) JDP Oram New Zealand 11 (avg 22.90) Shoaib Akhtar Pakistan 11 (avg 23.00) TBM de Leede Holland 10 (avg 17.60) M Ntini South Africa 10 (avg 18.70) JM Davison Canada 10 (avg 22.50) JM Anderson EnglandMost economical bowlers (min 20 overs)RPO 2.87 A Flintoff England 140 off 48.4 overs 3.09 DS Lehmann Australia 68 off 22 overs 3.14 WPUJC Vaas Sri Lanka 158 off 50.1 overs 3.26 JN Gillespie Australia 98 off 30 overs 3.30 GD McGrath Australia 152 off 46 overs 3.37 M Ntini South Africa 176 off 52.1 overs 3.45 M Muralitharan Sri Lanka 175 off 50.4 overs 3.51 Z Khan India 165 off 47 overs 3.52 RP Lefebvre Holland 141 off 40 overs 3.58 SM Pollock South Africa 172 off 48 oversMost expensive bowlers (min 20 overs)RPO 6.41 BL Kotze Namibia 276 off 43 overs 5.96 RJ van Vuuren Namibia 298 off 50 overs 5.95 BO van Rooi Namibia 119 off 20 overs 5.86 Waqar Younis Pakistan 177 off 30.1 overs 5.85 G Snyman Namibia 281 off 48 overs 5.80 PT Collins West Indies 151 off 26 overs 5.76 CRD Fernando Sri Lanka 150 off 26 overs 5.72 Shoaib Akhtar Pakistan 252 off 44 overs 5.68 Tapash Baisya Bangladesh 125 off 22 overs 5.65 AR Adams New Zealand 247 off 43.4 oversLeading strike-rates (min 8 wickets)BPW 8.00 AJ Bichel Australia 12 wickets off 16 overs 18.81 WPUJC Vaas Sri Lanka 16 wickets off 50.1 overs 19.43 VC Drakes West Indies 16 wickets off 51.5 overs 20.37 A Nehra India 8 wickets off 27.1 overs 22.50 JN Gillespie Australia 8 wickets off 30 overs 23.00 GD McGrath Australia 12 wickets off 46 overs 23.75 Wasim Akram Pakistan 12 wickets off 47.3 overs 24.00 Shoaib Akhtar Pakistan 11 wickets off 44 overs 25.00 TBM de Leede Holland 11 wickets off 45.5 overs 25.20 JM Davison Canada 10 wickets off 42 oversWicket-keepersMost dismissals in an innings6 (6 ct, 0 st) AC Gilchrist Australia v Namibia (Potchefstroom) 4 (3 ct, 1 st) KC Sangakkara Sri Lanka v New Zealand (Bloemfontein) 4 (2 ct, 2 st) KO Otieno Kenya v Bangladesh (Johannesburg)Most dismissals 13 AC Gilchrist Australia (13 ct, 0 st) 11 MV Boucher South Africa (11 ct, 0 st) 11 R Dravid India (10 ct, 1 st) 11 KC Sangakkara Sri Lanka (10 ct, 1 st) 10 A Bagai West Indies (8 ct, 2 st)Most stumpings 3 KO Otieno KenyaFieldersMost catches in an innings 3 V Sehwag India v Holland (Paarl) 3 LJ Burger Namibia v England (Port Elizabeth) 3 HH Dippenaar South Africa v Bangladesh (Bloemfontein) 3 D Mongia India v Namibia (Pietermaritzburg) 3 V Sehwag India v England (Durban) 3 AF Giles England v Australia (Port Elizabeth)Most catches 7 RT Ponting Australia 6 LJ Burger Namibia 6 V Sehwag India 6 D Mongia India 5 CL Hooper West Indies 5 B Zuiderent Holland 4 AF Giles England 4 PD Collingwood England 4 Younis Khan Pakistan 4 RL Powell West Indies 4 M Dillon West Indies 4 Sanwar Hossain Bangladesh 4 SM Pollock South Africa
