Cricket Ground
Cricket is played on a large ,circular, grassy aria called a ground. Cricket grounds can be any size, but those used in professional cricketer usually between 114m and 160m(375ft and 525ft)in diameter. Most of the action in cricket takes place in the center of the ground on a manicured strip of grass,20m(66ft)long and about 3m (10ft)wide, called the pitch. At each end of the pitch, set upright in the ground, are three wooden poles called stumps.Collectivly the stumps are known as a wicket. The wicket is 71cm(28in)high and 23cm(9in)wide. Resting in grooves on top of the stumps are two small pieces of wood called bails. Four feet in front of and parallel to the wicket is a long white chalk line called the popping crease. Running between the two wickets 2.7cm(8.7ft)apart, are two other white lines called the return creases.
Cricket Field
A cricket match is played by two teams of 11 players each. When one team is playing the field its 11 players may shift around, depending on the strengths of the batsman, and take up some of the many positions shown in this diagram. The majority of the action takes place in the center portion of the field (highlighted in brown) known as the pitch
Cricket World Cup Winners
This competition was first held in 1975.
Year
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Name
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Runner-up
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Location
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1975
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West Indies
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Australia
|
England
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1979
|
West Indies
|
England
|
England
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1983
|
India
|
West Indies
|
England
|
1987
|
Australia
|
England
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India and Pakistan
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1992
|
Pakistan
|
England
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Australia and New Zealand
|
1996
|
Sri Lanka
|
Australia
|
India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka
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1999
|
Australia
|
Pakistan
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England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and The Netherlands
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2003
|
Australia
|
India
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South Africa, Kenya, and Zimbabwe
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2007
|
Australia
|
Sri Lanka
|
West Indies
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