Cricket World Cup records 1975-2003
World Cup records ahead of the 2007 tournament which gets underway in the West Indies from March 13:
Team records
Highest Total: 398-5 Sri Lanka v Kenya, Kandy, 1996
Lowest Total: 36 Canada v Sri Lanka, Paarl, 2003
Highest match aggregate: 652 Sri Lanka v Kenya, Kandy, 1996
Highest winning margin (runs): 256 Australia v Namibia, Potchefstroom, 2003
Batting records
Most runs in a career: 1732 Sachin Tendulkar, India
Highest score: 188 not out Gary Kirsten, South Africa v UAE,Rawalpindi, 1996
Most runs in a tournament: 673 Sachin Tendulkar, 2003
Bowlng records
Most wickets in a career: 55 Wasim Akram, Pakistan
Best figures: 7 for 15 Glenn McGrath, Australia v Namibia, Potchefstroom, 2003
Most wickets in a tournament: 23 Chaminda Vaas, Sri Lanka, 2003
Most runs conceded: 105 (off 12 overs) Martin Snedden, New Zealand v England, The Oval, 1983
Fielding records
Most catches in a career: 18 Ricky Ponting, Australia
Most catches in a tournament: 11 Ricky Ponting, 2003
Youngest/oldest
Youngest player: Talha Jubair, 17y 70d, Bangladesh v West Indies, Benoni, 2003
Oldest player: Nolan Clarke, 47y 257d, Netherlands v South Africa, Rawalpindi, 1996
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