The World Cup's prolific nearly-men
Players who were outstanding on the biggest stage of all but were part of unsuccessful teams
Player | Series | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 |
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SR Tendulkar (India) | 1995/96 | 7 | 7 | 523 | 137 | 87.16 | 2 | 3 |
SB Styris (NZ) | 1 | 4 | ||||||
JH Kallis (SA) | 2006/07 | 10 | 9 | 485 | 128* | 80.83 | 1 | 3 |
R Dravid (India) | 1999 | 8 | 8 | 461 | 145 | 65.85 | 2 | 3 |
MD Crowe (NZ) | 1 | 4 | ||||||
KP Pietersen (Eng) | 2006/07 | 9 | 9 | 444 | 104 | 55.50 | 2 | 3 |
GC Smith (SA) | 2006/07 | 10 | 10 | 443 | 91 | 49.22 | 0 | 5 |
IJL Trott (Eng) | 0 | 5 | ||||||
PN Kirsten (SA) | 1991/92 | 8 | 8 | 410 | 90 | 68.33 | 0 | 4 |
IVA Richards (WI) | 1987/88 | 6 | 6 | 391 | 181 | 65.16 | 1 | 3 |
G Kirsten (SA) | 1 | 1 | ||||||
DI Gower (Eng) | 1983 | 7 | 7 | 384 | 130 | 76.80 | 1 | 1 |
HH Gibbs (SA) | 2002/03 | 6 | 6 | 384 | 143 | 96.00 | 1 | 2 |
MS Atapattu (SL) | 2 | 1 | ||||||
SC Ganguly (India) | 1999 | 7 | 7 | 379 | 183 | 54.14 | 1 | 1 |
RR Sarwan (WI) | 2006/07 | 9 | 9 | 375 | 92 | 46.87 | 0 | 2 |
AB de Villiers (SA) | 1 | 2 | ||||||
DC Boon (Aus) | 1991/92 | 8 | 8 | 368 | 100 | 52.57 | 2 | 0 |
NC Johnson (Zim) | 1999 | 8 | 8 | 367 | 132* | 52.42 | 1 | 3 |
G Fowler (Eng) | 0 | 4 | ||||||
SP Fleming (NZ) | 2006/07 | 10 | 10 | 353 | 102* | 39.22 | 1 | 3 |
AB de Villiers (SA) | 2010/11 | 5 | 5 | 353 | 134 | 88.25 | 2 | 1 |
Player | Series | Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | 4 | 5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WPUJC Vaas (SL) | 2002/03 | 10 | 528 | 331 | 23 | 6/25 | 14.39 | 3.76 | 1 | 1 |
Shahid Afridi (Pak) | 2010/11 | 8 | 447 | 270 | 21 | 5/16 | 12.85 | 3.62 | 2 | 2 |
GI Allott (NZ) | 1999 | 9 | 526 | 325 | 20 | 4/37 | 16.25 | 3.70 | 2 | 0 |
TG Southee (NZ) | 2010/11 | 8 | 434 | 312 | 18 | 3/13 | 17.33 | 4.31 | 0 | 0 |
ALF de Mel (SL) | 1983 | 6 | 396 | 265 | 17 | 5/32 | 15.58 | 4.01 | 0 | 2 |
Imran Khan (Pak) | 1987/88 | 7 | 299 | 222 | 17 | 4/37 | 13.05 | 4.45 | 2 | 0 |
L Klusener (SA) | 1999 | 9 | 455 | 350 | 17 | 5/21 | 20.58 | 4.61 | 0 | 1 |
M Muralitharan (SL) | 2002/03 | 10 | 526 | 319 | 17 | 4/28 | 18.76 | 3.63 | 1 | 0 |
SE Bond (NZ) | 2002/03 | 8 | 468 | 305 | 17 | 6/23 | 17.94 | 3.91 | 0 | 1 |
CZ Harris (NZ) | 1991/92 | 9 | 433 | 342 | 16 | 3/15 | 21.37 | 4.73 | 0 | 0 |
AA Donald (SA) | 1999 | 9 | 492 | 325 | 16 | 4/17 | 20.31 | 3.96 | 2 | 0 |
VC Drakes (WI) | 2002/03 | 6 | 311 | 208 | 16 | 5/33 | 13.00 | 4.01 | 0 | 2 |
DL Vettori (NZ) | 2006/07 | 10 | 586 | 447 | 16 | 4/23 | 27.93 | 4.57 | 1 | 0 |
A Kumble (India) | 1995/96 | 7 | 418 | 281 | 15 | 3/28 | 18.73 | 4.03 | 0 | 0 |
RJ Peterson (SA) | 2010/11 | 7 | 336 | 238 | 15 | 4/12 | 15.86 | 4.25 | 1 | 0 |
RJ Hadlee (NZ) | 1983 | 6 | 391 | 180 | 14 | 5/25 | 12.85 | 2.76 | 0 | 1 |
Maninder Singh (India) | 1987/88 | 7 | 420 | 280 | 14 | 3/21 | 20.00 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
BP Patterson (WI) | 1987/88 | 6 | 336 | 253 | 14 | 3/31 | 18.07 | 4.51 | 0 | 0 |
EA Brandes (Zim) | 1991/92 | 8 | 421 | 355 | 14 | 4/21 | 25.35 | 5.05 | 1 | 0 |
JDP Oram (NZ) | 2002/03 | 8 | 420 | 295 | 14 | 4/52 | 21.07 | 4.21 | 1 | 0 |
AJ Hall (SA) | 2006/07 | 9 | 456 | 335 | 14 | 5/18 | 23.92 | 4.40 | 0 | 1 |
A Flintoff (Eng) | 2006/07 | 8 | 414 | 298 | 14 | 4/43 | 21.28 | 4.31 | 1 | 0 |
CK Langeveldt (SA) | 2006/07 | 8 | 396 | 361 | 14 | 5/39 | 25.78 | 5.46 | 0 | 1 |
DBL Powell (WI) | 2006/07 | 9 | 510 | 385 | 14 | 3/38 | 27.50 | 4.52 | 0 | 0 |
Imran Tahir (SA) | 2010/11 | 5 | 237 | 150 | 14 | 4/38 | 10.71 | 3.79 | 2 | 0 |
Umar Gul (Pak) | 2010/11 | 8 | 363 | 272 | 14 | 3/30 | 19.42 | 4.49 | 0 | 0 |
Travis Basevi is a cricket statistician and UK Senior Programmer for Cricinfo and other ESPN sports websites. George Binoy is an Assistant Editor at ESPNcricinfo