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The first attempt at any kind of world championship was in 1912, when a three-way series was arranged between the then current Test playing nations, Australia, England and South Africa. Dogged by poor weather, the experiment was dropped and not repeated until 1975, when, following the success of domestic one-day competitions, the six Test-playing nations (England, Australia, New Zealand, West Indies, India and Pakistan) were joined by Sri Lanka and East Africa in the first World Cup in England. A resounding success, the tournament was repeated in 1979 and 1983 in England, before moving abroad, maintaining a four-year cycle. The next tournament takes place in the Asia in 2011. A brief history of previous tournaments follows.

 

Champions So Far...

1975

Final: West Indies v Australia
Venue: Lords, England 
Result: West Indies won by 17 Runs 
West Indies Total: 291 runs in 60 overs at 8 Wickets
Australia Total: 274 runs in 58.4 overs all out

1979

Final: West Indies v England
Venue:
Lords, England 
Result:
West Indies won by 92 Runs 
West Indies Total:
286 runs in 60 overs at 9 Wickets
England Total:
194 runs in 51 overs all out

1983

Final: India v West Indies
Venue: Lords, England
Result: India won by 43 Runs
India Total: 183 runs in 54.4 overs all out
West Indies Total: 140 runs in 52 overs all out

1987

Final: Australia v England
Venue: Calcutta, India
Result: Australia won by 7 Runs
Australia Total: 253 runs in 50 overs for 5 Wickets 
England Total: 246 runs in 50 overs for 8 Wickets

1992

Final: Pakistan v England
Venue: Melbourne, Australia
Result: Pakistan won by 22 Runs
Pakistan Total: 249 runs in 50 overs for 6 Wickets
England Total: 227 runs in 49.2 all out

1996

Final: Sri Lanka v Australia
Venue: Lahore, Pakistan
Result: Sri Lanka won by 7 Wickets
Australia Total: 241 runs in 50 overs for 7 Wickets
Sri Lanka Total: 245 runs in 46.2 overs for 3 Wickets

1999

Final: Australia v Pakistan
Venue: Lords, London
Result: Australia won by 8 Wickets
Australia Total: 133 runs in 20.1 overs for 2 wickets
Pakistan Total: 132 All out in 39 Overs

2003

Final: Australia v India
Venue: Johannesburg
Result: Australia won by 125 runs
Australia Total: 359 runs in 50 overs for 2 wickets
India Total: 234 All out in 39.2 Overs

2007

Final: Australia v Sri Lanka
Venue: Barbados, West Indies
Result: Australia won by 53 runs
Australia Total: 281 runs in 38 overs for 4 wickets
Sri Lanka Total: 215 runs in 36 overs for 8 wickets

 

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