1987 Cricket World Cup statistics explained

This is a list of statistics for the 1987 Cricket World Cup.

Team statistics

Highest team totals

The following table lists the ten highest team scores during this tournament.^[1]

Team	Total	Opponent	Ground
	360/4		National Stadium, Karachi
	297/7		Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
	296/4		Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar
	289/6		Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
	270/6		MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
	269		MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
	269/5		Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
	267/6		Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad, Sind
	267/8		Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
	266/5		Barabati Stadium, Cuttack

Batting statistics

Most runs

The top ten highest run scorers (total runs) in the tournament are included in this table.^[2]

Player	Team	Runs	Matches	Inns	Avg	S/R	HS	100s	50s	4s	6s
		471	8	8	58.87	70.29	115	1	3	45	0
		447	8	8	55.87	76.67	93	0	5	38	3
		428	8	8	61.14	68.26	126*	2	1	35	4
		391	6	6	65.16	107.41	181	1	3	29	13
		354	8	8	50.57	95.93	60	0	3	26	2
		349	7	7	49.85	63.33	113	1	2	15	0
		323	7	7	53.83	91.24	100	1	2	30	0
		314	8	8	44.85	77.72	58*	0	3	9	9
		300	7	7	50.55	79.15	103*	1	2	36	4
		299	8	7	59.80	94.92	76	0	2	20	3

Highest scores

This table contains the top ten highest scores of the tournament made by a batsman in a single innings.^[3]

Player	Team	Score	Balls	4s	6s	Opponent	Ground
		181	125	16	7		National Stadium, Karachi
		142	137	13	6		Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan
		126*	149	12	3		Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh
		115	136	11	0		Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
		113	148	5	0		National Stadium, Karachi
		110	141	7	1		MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
		110	135	8	2		National Stadium, Karachi
		105	124	10	1		National Stadium, Karachi
		103*	88	10	3		Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
		103	100	6	0		Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad, Sind

Highest partnerships

The following tables are lists of the highest partnerships for the tournament.^{[4] [5]}

By wicket
Wicket	Runs	Team	Players		Opposition	Ground
1st	136		Kris Srikkanth	Sunil Gavaskar		Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
2nd	167		Rameez Raja	Saleem Malik		National Stadium, Karachi
3rd	182		Desmond Haynes	Sir Viv Richards		National Stadium, Karachi
4th	116		Sir Viv Richards	Gus Logie		National Stadium, Karachi
5th	83		Jeff Dujon	Gus Logie		Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala, Pakistan
6th	73		Imran Khan	Saleem Yousuf		Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
7th	46*		Jeff Crowe	Ian Smith		Eden Gardens, Kolkata
8th	117		Dave Houghton	Iain Butchart		Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan
9th	39		Martin Snedden	Willie Watson		Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
10th	36		Andy Pycroft	Malcolm Jarvis		Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
By runs
3rd	182		Desmond Haynes	Sir Viv Richards		National Stadium, Karachi
2nd	167		Rameez Raja	Saleem Malik		National Stadium, Karachi
3rd	137		Richie Richardson	Sir Viv Richards		National Stadium, Karachi
1st	136		Kris Srikkanth	Sunil Gavaskar		Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
3rd	135		Bill Athey	Mike Gatting		National Stadium, Karachi
2nd	126		Geoff Marsh	Dean Jones		Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh, India
1st	123		Graham Gooch	Tim Robinson		Nehru Stadium, Pune, India
8th	117		Dave Houghton	Iain Butchart		Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan
2nd	117		David Boon	Dean Jones		Nehru Stadium, Indore, Deccan
3rd	117		Graham Gooch	Mike Gatting		Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Bowling statistics

Most wickets

The following table contains the ten leading wicket-takers of the tournament.^[6]

Player	Team	Wkts	Mts	Ave	S/R	Econ	BBI
		18	8	18.94	24.3	4.67	5/44
		17	7	13.05	17.5	4.45	4/37
		14	6	18.07	24.0	4.51	3/31
		14	7	20.00	30.0	4.00	3/21
		13	6	21.07	27.4	4.60	4/52
		12	7	20.16	34.0	3.55	4/31
		12	8	23.58	34.5	4.09	3/28
		11	8	26.18	34.6	4.53	2/36
		10	6	31.30	32.4	5.79	3/41
		9	6	25.44	37.0	4.12	4/40

Best bowling figures

This table lists the top ten players with the best bowling figures in the tournament.^[7]

Player	Team	Overs	Figures	Opponent	Ground
		10.0	5/44		Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
		8.0	4/19		Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
		10.0	4/31		Pindi Club Ground' Rawalpindi
		8.3	4/37		Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
		8.3	4/37		National Stadium, Karachi
		12.0	5/39		Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
		10.0	4/40		M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
		9.3	4/52		Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
		10.0	4/56		M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
		3.5	3/19		Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Fielding statistics

Most dismissals

This is a list of the wicketkeepers who have made the most dismissals in the tournament.^[8]

Player	Team	Matches	Dismissals	Caught	Stumped	Max
		6	11	6	5	4
		8	11	9	2	4
		7	9	9	0	3
		8	9	8	1	3
		6	5	3	2	2

Most catches

This is a list of the outfielders who have taken the most catches in the tournament.^[9]

Player	Team	Matches	Catches	Max
		7	5	2
		6	4	1
		6	4	2
		6	4	2
		7	4	2
		8	4	1
		8	4	2
		2	3	2
		3	3	2
		3	3	2

References

1. Web site: Cricket World Cup 1987: Highest Totals . 10 September 2011. ESPNcricinfo.
2. Web site: Cricket World Cup 1987: Highest Run Scorers . 10 September 2011. ESPNcricinfo.
3. Web site: Cricket World Cup 1987: High Scores . 11 September 2011. ESPNcricinfo.
4. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/fow/highest_partnerships_by_wicket.html?id=617;type=tournament Highest partnerships by wicket
5. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/fow/highest_partnerships_for_any_wicket.html?id=617;type=tournament Highest partnerships by runs
6. Web site: Cricket World Cup 1987: Most Wickets . 12 September 2011. ESPNcricinfo.
7. Web site: Cricket World Cup 1987: Best Bowling Figures . 12 September 2011. ESPN Circinfo.
8. Web site: Cricket World Cup 1987: Most Dismissals . 12 September 2011. ESPNcricinfo.
9. Web site: Cricket World Cup 1987: Most Catches . 12 September 2011. ESPN Circinfo.

External links

• Cricket World Cup 1987 Stats from ESPNcricinfo