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 | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  West Indies | 360/4 |  Sri Lanka | National Stadium, Karachi | 
|  Pakistan | 297/7 |  Sri Lanka | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | 
|  England | 296/4 |  Sri Lanka | Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar | 
|  India | 289/6 | .svg.png.webp) Australia | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | 
| .svg.png.webp) Australia | 270/6 |  India | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 
|  India | 269 | .svg.png.webp) Australia | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 
|  England | 269/5 |  West Indies | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | 
|  Pakistan | 267/6 |  Sri Lanka | Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad, Sind | 
| .svg.png.webp) Australia | 267/8 |  Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 
| .svg.png.webp) Australia | 266/5 |  Zimbabwe | 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gooch |  England | 471 | 8 | 8 | 58.87 | 70.29 | 115 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 
| David Boon | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 447 | 8 | 8 | 55.87 | 76.67 | 93 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 3 | 
| Geoff Marsh | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 428 | 8 | 8 | 61.14 | 68.26 | 126* | 2 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 
| Sir Viv Richards |  West Indies | 391 | 6 | 6 | 65.16 | 107.41 | 181 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 
| Mike Gatting |  England | 354 | 8 | 8 | 50.57 | 95.93 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 
| Rameez Raja |  Pakistan | 349 | 7 | 7 | 49.85 | 63.33 | 113 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 
| Saleem Malik |  Pakistan | 323 | 7 | 7 | 53.83 | 91.24 | 100 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 
| Dean Jones | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 314 | 8 | 8 | 44.85 | 77.72 | 58* | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 
| Sunil Gavaskar |  India | 300 | 7 | 7 | 50.55 | 79.15 | 103* | 1 | 2 | 36 | 4 | 
| Allan Lamb |  England | 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Viv Richards |  West Indies | 181 | 125 | 16 | 7 |  Sri Lanka | National Stadium, Karachi | 
| Dave Houghton |  Zimbabwe | 142 | 137 | 13 | 6 |  New Zealand | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan | 
| Geoff Marsh | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 126* | 149 | 12 | 3 |  New Zealand | Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh | 
| Graham Gooch |  England | 115 | 136 | 11 | 0 |  India | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 
| Rameez Raja |  Pakistan | 113 | 148 | 5 | 0 |  England | National Stadium, Karachi | 
| Geoff Marsh | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 110 | 141 | 7 | 1 |  India | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 
| Richie Richardson |  West Indies | 110 | 135 | 8 | 2 |  Pakistan | National Stadium, Karachi | 
| Desmond Haynes |  West Indies | 105 | 124 | 10 | 1 |  Sri Lanka | National Stadium, Karachi | 
| Sunil Gavaskar |  India | 103* | 88 | 10 | 3 |  New Zealand | Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur | 
| Javed Miandad |  Pakistan | 103 | 100 | 6 | 0 |  Sri Lanka | Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad, Sind | 
Highest partnerships
The following tables are lists of the highest partnerships for the tournament.[4][5]
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig McDermott | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 18 | 8 | 18.94 | 24.3 | 4.67 | 5/44 | 
| Imran Khan |  Pakistan | 17 | 7 | 13.05 | 17.5 | 4.45 | 4/37 | 
| Patrick Patterson |  West Indies | 14 | 6 | 18.07 | 24.0 | 4.51 | 3/31 | 
| Maninder Singh |  India | 14 | 7 | 20.00 | 30.0 | 4.00 | 3/21 | 
| Eddie Hemmings |  England | 13 | 6 | 21.07 | 27.4 | 4.60 | 4/52 | 
| Abdul Qadir |  Pakistan | 12 | 7 | 20.16 | 34.0 | 3.55 | 4/31 | 
| Phil DeFreitas |  England | 12 | 8 | 23.58 | 34.5 | 4.09 | 3/28 | 
| Steve Waugh | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 11 | 8 | 26.18 | 34.6 | 4.53 | 2/36 | 
| Ravi Ratnayeke |  Sri Lanka | 10 | 6 | 31.30 | 32.4 | 5.79 | 3/41 | 
| Courtney Walsh |  West Indies | 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig McDermott | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 10.0 | 5/44 |  Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 
| Manoj Prabhakar |  India | 8.0 | 4/19 |  Zimbabwe | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 
| Abdul Qadir |  Pakistan | 10.0 | 4/31 |  England | Pindi Club Ground' Rawalpindi | 
| Imran Khan |  Pakistan | 8.3 | 4/37 |  West Indies | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 
| Imran Khan |  Pakistan | 8.3 | 4/37 |  England | National Stadium, Karachi | 
| Simon O'Donnell | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 12.0 | 5/39 |  Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 
| Courtney Walsh |  West Indies | 10.0 | 4/40 |  Pakistan | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 
| Eddie Hemmings |  England | 9.3 | 4/52 |  India | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 
| Craig McDermott | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 10.0 | 4/56 |  India | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 
| Mohammad Azharuddin |  India | 3.5 | 3/19 | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiran More |  India | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 
| Greg Dyer | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 
| Saleem Yousuf |  Pakistan | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 
| Paul Downton |  England | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 
| Dave Houghton |  Zimbabwe | 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev |  India | 7 | 5 | 2 | 
| Bill Athey |  England | 6 | 4 | 1 | 
| Martin Crowe |  New Zealand | 6 | 4 | 2 | 
| Carl Hooper |  West Indies | 6 | 4 | 2 | 
| Simon O'Donnell | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 7 | 4 | 2 | 
| Dean Jones | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 8 | 4 | 1 | 
| Bruce Reid | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 8 | 4 | 2 | 
| Mudassar Nazar |  Pakistan | 2 | 3 | 2 | 
| Robin Brown |  Zimbabwe | 3 | 3 | 2 | 
| Rumesh Ratnayake |  Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 2 | 
References
- ↑ "Cricket World Cup 1987: Highest Totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ↑ "Cricket World Cup 1987: Highest Run Scorers". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ↑ "Cricket World Cup 1987: High Scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ↑ Highest partnerships by wicket ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2011
- ↑ Highest partnerships by runs ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2011
- ↑ "Cricket World Cup 1987: Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ↑ "Cricket World Cup 1987: Best Bowling Figures". ESPN Circinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ↑ "Cricket World Cup 1987: Most Dismissals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ↑ "Cricket World Cup 1987: Most Catches". ESPN Circinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
External links

- Cricket World Cup 1987 Stats from ESPNcricinfo