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A history of ICC World Cup Finals at Lord's
Lord's will host its first ICC Test World Championship Final this year, the latest in a storied list of showpiece occasions to be staged at the 'Home of Cricket'. Here is a look back at the nine World Cup showpieces which have taken place at the venue so far. 1975 – West Indies v Australia The first-ever ICC Men's Cricket World Cup concluded at Lord's and the West Indies became the inaugural champions by beating Australia in the final. Clive Lloyd top scored with 102 as the Windies set Ian Chappell's side 292 to win before five run outs saw Australia bowled out 17 runs short with eight balls remaining of their 60 overs. 1979 – England v West Indies The Windies defended their title in 1979 and stretched their unbeaten run in ICC Men's Cricket World Cups to two tournaments as they beat hosts England in the final. Viv Richards' 138 helped rescue the Windies from a wobble as they posted 286 before a five-fer for Joel Garner helped bowl England out for 194. 1983 – India v West Indies The trend of batting first and winning the final continued for the 1983 final at Lord's, but this time the West Indies' grip on the trophy ended. India successfully defended their total of 183 with Mohinder Amarnath taking the final wicket as the West Indies were dismissed for 140. 1993 – England v New Zealand The first ICC Women's Cricket World Cup final held at Lord's came 20 years after the first edition of the tournament and just like in 1973 at Edgbaston, the hosts triumphed. England beat New Zealand in this showpiece, Jan Brittin top scoring with 48 to guide her side to 195 for five before Gillian Smith took three wickets as the Kiwis were bowled out 67 runs short. 1999 – Pakistan v Australia Shane Warne spun Australia to their second ICC Men's Cricket World Cup victory with an imperious eight-wicket win over Pakistan in the final in 1999. Warne took four for 33 as Pakistan were bowled out for only 132, with Australia needing just 20.1 overs to chase the total down as Adam Gilchrist scored a 36-ball 54. 2009 – England v New Zealand The first-ever ICC Women's T20 World Cup final was hosted at Lord's as part of a double-header with the men's final. England continued their run of triumphing on home soil as they beat New Zealand, with Katherine Brunt posting three for six as the Kiwis were bowled out for just 85. Claire Taylor steered the ship for England, who took 17 overs to chase down their total, making an unbeaten 39 as her side became the first simultaneous holders of both the T20 and ODI World Cups. 2009 – Sri Lanka v Pakistan Pakistan claimed their first ICC Men's T20 World Cup title as they defeated Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the 2009 final at Lord's. Kumar Sangakkara and Angelo Mathews were required to rescue Sri Lanka from 70 for six, with Sangakkara scoring 64 not out to help his side set Pakistan 139 to win. Shahid Afridi ensured his side made light work of the chase, making an unbeaten 54 from 40 balls as Pakistan got home with eight balls remaining. 2017 – England v India Anya Shrubsole delivered one of the great World Cup performances as England defeated India in a dramatic ICC Women's Cricket World Cup final. Chasing 229, Punam Raut's 86 put India in a strong position, but her dismissal was the beginning of a collapse orchestrated by Shrubsole, whose figures of six for 46 remain the best in a World Cup final and saw England win by just nine runs. 2019 – New Zealand v England Another extraordinary final followed two years later as England finally broke their ICC Men's Cricket World Cup hoodoo in the most dramatic of circumstances. After both sides were tied on 241 after their 50 overs, the match went to a Super Over and boundary countback was needed to split the two teams after both scored 15 – England lifting the trophy by virtue of scoring 26 boundaries to the Kiwis' 17. Jason Roy and Jos Buttler combined to run out Martin Guptill from the final ball of the Super Over, leading to jubilant scenes inside the Home of Cricket as the hosts won, in the immortal words of Ian Smith, 'by the barest of margins'. ENDS
Int'l Cricket Council
27-05-2025
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West Indies to honour 1975 World Cup win at 8th Awards Gala
The West Indies team, led by Clive Lloyd, went through the 1975 Men's Cricket World Cup unbeaten, defeating Australia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the group stages and New Zealand in the semi-final. West Indies faced Australia once again in the final, where captain Clive Lloyd led from the front with a brilliant 102, guiding his team to 291/8 in 60 overs. In reply, Ian Chappell's half-century gave Australia a solid start, but three sharp run-outs by Viv Richards turned the tide. Australia slumped to 233 for nine before a valiant last-wicket stand of 41 between Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson brought them close. However, a fifth run-out ended their innings at 274, handing the West Indies a 17-run win and the inaugural Men's Cricket World Cup title.
BBC News
23-04-2025
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Former Australia batter Stackpole dies aged 84
Former Australia batter Keith Stackpole has died at the age of right-handed opener from Victoria played 43 Tests between 1966 and 1974, scoring 2,807 runs at an average of 37.42, including seven also played in the first ever one-day international, picking up three wickets with his leg-spin against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in is perhaps best remembered for his highest Test score, making 207 against England at the Gabba during the 1970-71 went on to be the top scorer in the 1972 Ashes series, where he was Ian Chappell's vice-captain, with 485 runs, and later became a television and radio Australia chairman Mike Baird said: "Keith was one of the great contributors to the game of cricket and his legacy will live long into the future."It is testament to his talent and standing that he was one of the five Wisden cricketers of the year in 1973 and was awarded the MBE in 1974 for services to cricket."
Times of Oman
27-01-2025
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- Times of Oman
Ian Chappell raises questions over ICC's criteria to award Test status
New Delhi: Former Australian skipper Ian Chappell has raised questions over the awarding of Test status to the associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), saying that there needs to be specific criteria considered before a country is granted Test status, as reported by ESPNCricinfo. In his column for ESPNCricinfo, Chappell expressed concerns about associate members being given Test status without meeting "any reasonable criteria." He also discussed the idea of a two-tier Test system, a concept that has been widely debated recently to enhance the format's popularity. The ESPNCricinfo report, citing Chappell, stated that realistically, only a few teams can compete in Tests on a long-term basis and pointed to the potential feasibility of a two-tier system. He questioned the ICC's criteria when awarding Test status to associate members, which elevates them to full members of the ICC. He also raised doubts about whether Afghanistan is capable of hosting Test series in their country, which is currently under Taliban rule, or if Ireland has enough Test-standard stadiums. "A system that includes promotion and relegation is feasible but there need to be certain criteria attached before a team attains Test status. Those should include: Do they have a viable first-class competition? Do they have legitimate grounds for holding five-day games? Do the grounds have adequate facilities? Are they financially stable?," said Chappell in his column of ESPNCricinfo as quoted by Wisden. "If a team meets those criteria - and maintains a high standard of play over a number of years - then promotion to Test status would be legitimate. However, most of the recent Test-appointed nations do not come close to meeting any reasonable criteria. For instance, could Afghanistan hold a Test series in their strife-torn country? Does Ireland have a realistic number of Test-standard grounds?" "Even setting aside the Taliban's reprehensible treatment of women, the answer to those questions is: absolutely not. Then why do they have Test status?," questioned Chappell. Afghanistan and Ireland were awarded Test status in 2018 and have since played 11 and nine Tests, respectively, winning four and two of them. Chappell also blamed the ICC for the "growing T20 calendar," which has affected international cricket scheduling and caused players to miss out on their international commitments. He further stated that the ICC is "widely regarded as an events management company" and that unless they take control of Test cricket, bilateral agreements between boards will primarily benefit the wealthiest full members, namely India, England, and Australia. "Cricket being run by a competent ICC is a pipe dream. Hence the growing T20 calendar and the current scheduling schemozzle that plagues the game," he wrote, urging the ICC to put in place a viable two-tier Test system, something he feels should have been a thing years ago.
