England’s inglorious history at the World Cup #cwc2011

Some possible reasons why England have never won the World Cup.

• 12 batsman have scored more than 1000 runs in the tournament’s history. None of them are English. Sachin Tendulkar tops the list, with a total of 1796 runs at 57.93.

• 10 batsman have scored 150 or more in an innings at the World Cup. None of them are English. Incidentally, only 3 English batsman have ever scored more than 150 in ANY one-dayer – Robin Smith, David Gower and Andrew Strauss.
• 9 batsman have scored 3 or more World Cup hundreds. None of them are English.
• Mark Waugh scored 484 runs in the 1995-96 tournament. Seven batsman have scored more than this in a single tournament, but none are English.
• No English batsmen appear in the list of highest partnerships for each wicket.
• No English bowler has taken more than 30 World Cup wickets. 12 bowlers from other countries have done so (Glenn McGrath tops the list with 71).
• 8 bowlers have taken 6 or more wickets in an innings. None of them are English.
• No English bowler has ever taken a hat-trick at the World Cup. Five bowlers have performed this feat, including Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga who took four in four balls against South Africa in 2006-07.
• No Englishman has taken 20 or more wickets in a single tournament. Nine bowlers have done so. 
• England have never scored more than 350 in an innings. Six countries have, including India who scored more than 400 against Bermuda in 2006-07.

Apart from that, England have done really well at the World Cup.