World Cup – 1996: World Cup 2011
NJ Astle of New Zealand registered 101 in the game against England at Ahmedabad on 14.02.06 to become the second New Zealand batsman and eighth batsman to register a hundred one World Cup debut. As on date there are eleven batsmen who have scored hundred on World Cup debut. The complete list of batsman to register hundreds on World Cup debut read thus
GM Turner – {171*} of NZl v EAF at Birmingham in 1975 : DL Amiss – {137} of Eng v Ind at Lord’s in 1975 : TM Chappell – {110} of Aus v Ind at Nottingham in 1983 : AJ Lamb – {102} of Eng v NZl at The Oval in 1983 : GR Marsh {110} of Aus v Ind at Chennai in 1987 : A Flower – {115*} of Zim v Srl at New Plymouth in 1992 : G Kirsten – {188*} of RSA v UAE at Rawalpindi in 1996 : NJ Astle – {101} of NZl v Eng at Ahmedabad in 1996 : CB Wishart – {172*} of Zim v Nam at Harare in 2003 : A Symonds – {143*} of Aus v Pak at Johannesburg in 2003 and SB Styris – {141*} of NZl v Srl at Bloemfontein in 2003
Gary Kirsten’s 188 not out in the match between South Africa and United Arab Emirates at Rawalpindi on 16.02.96 has the following accreditations
It represents the highest individual innings in the World Cup, obliterating IVA Richards’s 181 against Sri Lanka at Karachi on 13.10.89
It represents the fourth knock of 170 plus runs in World Cup. The other three are IVA Richards – 181 – Win vs Srl at Karachi on 13.10.89 ; Kapil Dev – 175 not out – Ind vs Zim at Tunbridge Wells on 18.06.83 ; GM Turner – 171 not out – NZl vs EAF at Edgbaston on 07.06.75
Kirsten became the sixth batsman to carry the bat through the over allocation in the World Cup. His 188 not out represents the highest individual score by a batsman registered while carrying the bat through in World Cup game as well as in the history of One day internationals
Kirsten was associated in two three figure partnership during the course of his 188 not out. He added 116 runs with WJ Cronje for the second wicket and 145 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket with D Cullinan. This provides the third instance of two three figure partnerships in the same innings in World Cup.
Paul Strang with his four for 40 in the game between Zimbabwe and West Indies at Hyderabad on 16.02.96, became the ninth bowler to capture four wickets on World Cup debut,
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GM Turner – {171*} of NZl v EAF at Birmingham in 1975 : DL Amiss – {137} of Eng v Ind at Lord’s in 1975 : TM Chappell – {110} of Aus v Ind at Nottingham in 1983 : AJ Lamb – {102} of Eng v NZl at The Oval in 1983 : GR Marsh {110} of Aus v Ind at Chennai in 1987 : A Flower – {115*} of Zim v Srl at New Plymouth in 1992 : G Kirsten – {188*} of RSA v UAE at Rawalpindi in 1996 : NJ Astle – {101} of NZl v Eng at Ahmedabad in 1996 : CB Wishart – {172*} of Zim v Nam at Harare in 2003 : A Symonds – {143*} of Aus v Pak at Johannesburg in 2003 and SB Styris – {141*} of NZl v Srl at Bloemfontein in 2003
Gary Kirsten’s 188 not out in the match between South Africa and United Arab Emirates at Rawalpindi on 16.02.96 has the following accreditations
It represents the highest individual innings in the World Cup, obliterating IVA Richards’s 181 against Sri Lanka at Karachi on 13.10.89
It represents the fourth knock of 170 plus runs in World Cup. The other three are IVA Richards – 181 – Win vs Srl at Karachi on 13.10.89 ; Kapil Dev – 175 not out – Ind vs Zim at Tunbridge Wells on 18.06.83 ; GM Turner – 171 not out – NZl vs EAF at Edgbaston on 07.06.75
Kirsten became the sixth batsman to carry the bat through the over allocation in the World Cup. His 188 not out represents the highest individual score by a batsman registered while carrying the bat through in World Cup game as well as in the history of One day internationals
Kirsten was associated in two three figure partnership during the course of his 188 not out. He added 116 runs with WJ Cronje for the second wicket and 145 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket with D Cullinan. This provides the third instance of two three figure partnerships in the same innings in World Cup.
Paul Strang with his four for 40 in the game between Zimbabwe and West Indies at Hyderabad on 16.02.96, became the ninth bowler to capture four wickets on World Cup debut,
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