The Little Big Book of World Cup Cricket
Edition: Paperback
Publisher: Sporting Links
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Gurgaon, India
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 656
Subjects: Cricket; Thesaurus of first eight World Cups from 1975 to 2003, and preview of 2007 World Cup
Genres: Sports
First sentence: The International Cricket Conference (ICC), now known as International Cricket Council, approved a proposal on 25 July 1973 to hold a Limited-overs World Cup tournament. Hardly could anyone have imagined what a mega event this would become right from its inception.
Description: Story of the cricket World Cup - 1975-2003, and a look ahead to the 2007 World Cup.
41 Classic Matches.
40 Memorable Individual Performances.
Hall of Fame showcasing 74 top players in the World Cup, and exclusive interviews with World Cup-winning captains Kapil Dev, Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting.
Sidelights (lighter moments and trivia).
Full scorecards of all 252 matches.
Performances of all the 17 teams that appeared in the first eight World Cups.
Detailed records and statistics.
Batting and bowling averages, and fielding records of all 684 players.
Table of contents: value: 1. The Cricket World Cup  2. Thrilling Encounters  3. Star Turns  4. Legends  5. Sidelights  6. Scorecards  7. Statistics  8. Records  9. Averages