1987 Cricket World Cup - Stats
Australia won the tournament
Most runs
Full list| Player | M | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Gooch England | 8 | 8 | 471 | 115 | 58.88 | 70.30 | 45 | 0 |
| David Boon Australia | 8 | 8 | 447 | 93 | 55.88 | 76.67 | 38 | 3 |
| Geoff Marsh Australia | 8 | 8 | 428 | 126 | 61.14 | 68.26 | 35 | 4 |
| Viv Richards West Indies | 6 | 6 | 391 | 181 | 65.17 | 107.42 | 29 | 13 |
| Mike Gatting England | 8 | 8 | 354 | 60 | 50.57 | 95.93 | 26 | 2 |
| Ramiz Raja Pakistan | 7 | 7 | 349 | 113 | 49.86 | 63.34 | 15 | 0 |
| Saleem Malik Pakistan | 7 | 7 | 323 | 100 | 53.83 | 91.24 | 30 | 0 |
| Dean Jones Australia | 8 | 8 | 314 | 58 | 44.86 | 77.72 | 9 | 9 |
| Sunil Gavaskar India | 7 | 7 | 300 | 103 | 50.00 | 79.16 | 36 | 4 |
| Allan Lamb England | 7 | 7 | 299 | 76 | 59.80 | 94.92 | 20 | 3 |
Most wickets
Full list| Player | M | Overs | Wkts | Runs | Avg | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig McDermott Australia | 8 | 73 | 18 | 341 | 18.94 | 4.67 |
| Imran Khan Pakistan | 6 | 49.5 | 17 | 222 | 13.06 | 4.45 |
| Patrick Patterson West Indies | 6 | 56 | 14 | 253 | 18.07 | 4.52 |
| Maninder Singh India | 7 | 70 | 14 | 280 | 20.00 | 4.00 |
| Eddie Hemmings England | 6 | 59.3 | 13 | 274 | 21.08 | 4.61 |
| Abdul Qadir Pakistan | 7 | 68 | 12 | 242 | 20.17 | 3.56 |
| Phil DeFreitas England | 8 | 69.1 | 12 | 283 | 23.58 | 4.09 |
| Steve Waugh Australia | 8 | 63.3 | 11 | 288 | 26.18 | 4.54 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke Sri Lanka | 6 | 54 | 10 | 313 | 31.30 | 5.80 |
| Courtney Walsh West Indies | 6 | 55.3 | 9 | 229 | 25.44 | 4.13 |
Highest scores
Full list| Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | vs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viv Richards West Indies | 181 | 125 | 16 | 7 | SL |
| Dave Houghton Zimbabwe | 142 | 137 | 13 | 6 | NZ |
| Geoff Marsh Australia | 126* | 149 | 12 | 3 | NZ |
| Graham Gooch England | 115 | 136 | 11 | 0 | IND |
| Ramiz Raja Pakistan | 113 | 148 | 5 | 0 | ENG |
| Richie Richardson West Indies | 110 | 135 | 8 | 2 | PAK |
| Geoff Marsh Australia | 110 | 141 | 7 | 1 | IND |
| Desmond Haynes West Indies | 105 | 124 | 10 | 1 | SL |
| Sunil Gavaskar India | 103* | 88 | 10 | 3 | NZ |
| Javed Miandad Pakistan | 103 | 100 | 6 | 0 | SL |
Best bowling figures
Full list| Player | Figures | Overs | vs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig McDermott Australia | 5/44 | 10 | PAK |
| Manoj Prabhakar India | 4/19 | 8 | ZIM |
| Abdul Qadir Pakistan | 4/31 | 10 | ENG |
| Imran Khan Pakistan | 4/37 | 9 | ENG |
| Imran Khan Pakistan | 4/37 | 8.3 | WI |
| Simon O'Donnell Australia | 4/39 | 9.4 | ZIM |
| Courtney Walsh West Indies | 4/40 | 10 | PAK |
| Eddie Hemmings England | 4/52 | 9.3 | IND |
| Craig McDermott Australia | 4/56 | 10 | IND |
| Mohammad Azharuddin India | 3/19 | 3.5 | AUS |
Most sixes
Full list| Player | 6s | 4s | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viv Richards West Indies | 13 | 29 | 391 |
| Navjot Sidhu India | 10 | 15 | 276 |
| Dean Jones Australia | 9 | 9 | 314 |
| Dave Houghton Zimbabwe | 6 | 19 | 226 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar India | 5 | 10 | 171 |
| Geoff Marsh Australia | 4 | 35 | 428 |
| Sunil Gavaskar India | 4 | 36 | 300 |
| Ken Rutherford New Zealand | 4 | 15 | 204 |
| Steve Waugh Australia | 4 | 12 | 167 |
| Kapil Dev India | 4 | 9 | 152 |
Most 50s / 100s
| Player | 100s | 50s | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Marsh Australia | 2 | 1 | 428 |
| Graham Gooch England | 1 | 3 | 471 |
| Viv Richards West Indies | 1 | 3 | 391 |
| Ramiz Raja Pakistan | 1 | 2 | 349 |
| Saleem Malik Pakistan | 1 | 2 | 323 |
| Sunil Gavaskar India | 1 | 2 | 300 |
| Richie Richardson West Indies | 1 | 2 | 271 |
| Javed Miandad Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 274 |
| Dave Houghton Zimbabwe | 1 | 1 | 226 |
| Desmond Haynes West Indies | 1 | 0 | 219 |
Best strike rate (min 30 balls)
| Player | SR | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Qadir Pakistan | 130.23 | 56 | 43 |
| Ian Smith New Zealand | 130.19 | 69 | 53 |
| Kapil Dev India | 126.67 | 152 | 120 |
| Roger Harper West Indies | 123.33 | 37 | 30 |
| Saleem Yousuf Pakistan | 123.08 | 112 | 91 |
| Kiran More India | 120.41 | 59 | 49 |
| Phil DeFreitas England | 119.70 | 79 | 66 |
| Greg Dyer Australia | 116.28 | 50 | 43 |
| Neil Foster England | 113.51 | 42 | 37 |
| Mike Veletta Australia | 112.40 | 136 | 121 |
Best economy (min 10 overs)
| Player | Econ | Overs | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Harper West Indies | 3.43 | 60 | 4 |
| Abdul Qadir Pakistan | 3.56 | 68 | 12 |
| John Emburey England | 3.73 | 79 | 6 |
| John Traicos Zimbabwe | 3.76 | 58 | 6 |
| Tauseef Ahmed Pakistan | 3.83 | 60 | 5 |
| Manoj Prabhakar India | 3.98 | 59 | 9 |
| Maninder Singh India | 4.00 | 70 | 14 |
| Ravi Shastri India | 4.01 | 68.2 | 7 |
| Viv Richards West Indies | 4.06 | 31 | 1 |
| Phil DeFreitas England | 4.09 | 69.1 | 12 |
Most catches (fielder)
Most dismissals (keeper)
| Player | Dis | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Dyer | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| Kiran More | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Saleem Yousuf | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Paul Downton | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Dave Houghton | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Jeff Dujon | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Brendon Kuruppu | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Ian Smith | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Chandrakant Pandit | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Javed Miandad | 1 | 0 | 1 |