da esport bet： The regular Monday column in which Steven Lynch answers your questionsabout (almost) any aspect of cricket. This week it’s a World Cupspecial

da betano casino： Steven Lynch12-Mar-2007The regular Monday column in which Steven Lynch answers your questionsabout (almost) any aspect of cricket. This week it’s a World CupspecialWho has made the highest score in the World Cup, and who’s scored mostruns in it? asked Davey Robertson from Catford

Gary Kirsten holds the World Cup record for the highest individual score of 188 not out against United Arab Emirates © Cricinfo Ltd
The highest individual score is 188 not out, by South Africa’s GaryKirsten, against the United Arab Emirates at Rawalpindi in 1995-96. The highest score against a Test-playingcountry is 183, by Sourav Ganguly for India v Sri Lanka atTaunton in 1999. For a full list of the highest World Cup scores, click here.As for the second part of your question, Sachin Tendulkar is well clear atthe top of the list of World Cuprunscorers, with 1732 – 651 ahead of the next-best, Javed Miandad’s1083. Three other men have passed 1000 – Aravinda de Silva (1064), VivRichards (1013) and Mark Waugh (1004) – while Ricky Ponting had 998 beforethe 2007 tournament got under way.Who has taken the most wickets in World Cups? asked NathanRoberts from Adelaide
The only man to have taken more than 50 wickets in the World Cup isPakistan’s Wasim Akram, with55. Glenn McGrath ofAustralia currently has 45, one more than India’s Javagal Srinath, who played atthe last four World Cups and will be an ICC referee at this one. For alist of the World Cup’s leading wicket-takers, click here.Who has played the most matches in the World Cup? askedChristine from Belfast
Wasim Akram leads the way heretoo: he played 38 matches in the World Cup, over the five tournaments from1987-88 to 2002-03. Aravindade Silva of Sri Lanka is next with 35. Before this World Cup started,Sachin Tendulkar had made 33appearances and Inzamam-ul-Haq 32. For afull list of the players making the most World Cup appearances, click here.Who’s the youngest person to appear in the World Cup? And the oldest? asked Jyoti Prasad from Bangalore
Four 17-year-olds have played in the World Cup, including Javed Miandad inthe very first one, in 1975 – but the youngest player ever to appear is Talha Jubair ofBangladesh, who was only 70 days past his 17th birthday when he opened thebowling against West Indies atBenoni in 2002-03. The other 17-year-olds were Sudath Pasqualof Sri Lanka in 1979, and Thomas Odoyo of Kenya in1995-96. For a full list of the World Cup’s youngest players, click here.The oldest man to appear in a World Cup match was Holland’s Nolan Clarke, at 47years 257 days in 1995-96, followed by 44-year-old John Traicos of Zimbabwe in1991-92. clickhere for a list of the World Cup’s oldest players.Which country has won the most World Cup matches in a row? Is it WestIndies? asked Ralph Manville from Barbados

Australia are on a roll with 12 consecutive wins in World Cup matches © Getty Images
West Indies won nine World Cup matches in a row in 1975 and 1979,including both finals, before losing their first match of the 1983competition – to India, who beat them in the final later on too. But theWorld Cup record is 12 successive wins – and it’s a run which is notfinished yet. Australia have won all their 12 matches since the 1999final, including all their games in the 2002-03 tournament. Click here formore details.Which ground has staged the most World Cup matches? askedNorman Chappell from Bradford
The answer to that one is quite a surprise, although I’m guessing by yourlocation that you might know already! The ground which has staged the mostWorld Cup matches is Headingley, Leeds, with 12 -one more than Edgbaston, Old Trafford and Trent Bridge. Lord’s has onlystaged ten matches (four of them finals), as has The Oval. The leadingnon-English grounds are Karachi and Lahore, with six. Click here for afull list.And there’s an addition to last week’s list of playerswho scored a century in a domestic final at Lord’s but didn’t win thematch award, from John Price
“This also happened to Phil Weston of Gloucestershire in the 2004 C&GTrophy final atLord’s. Weston made 110 not out as his side won by eight wickets, butthe award went to Vikram Solanki, who had earlier made 115 forWorcestershire.”