England, who has been Runners up for the maximum 3 times without winning the title even once, has reached the semifinals for the first five consecutive editions, and after 1992 World Cup they have disappeared into oblivion. Despite having a winning rate of 59% they have failed to win that one match which could have got them the elusive cup. Check their complete batting, bowling, fielding and team records in 10 editions of World Cup before 2015.
World Cup and England: 3 Finals, 39 wins, 25 Losses
English Squad for All Editions including 2015 WC
2015 World Cup: Complete Fixture in Indian Time
World Cup Appearances and Positions
DNP: Did Not Play
| Edition | Position | Won | Loss | Tie/NR |
| 1975 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 2011 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1/0 |
World Cup Results vs Teams
| Teams | Played | Won | Lost | Tie/NR |
| Australia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| East Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| India | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1/0 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kenya | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0/1 |
| South Africa | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| UAE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| West Indies | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | 66 | 39 | 25 | 1/1 |
Team Records
Highest Totals
6 300+ scores, including the first such score of the World Cup in the first match of 1975 World Cup against India.
- 338/8 vs India, 2011
334/4 vs India, 1975
333/9 vs Sri Lanka, 1983
327/8 vs Ireland, 2011
322/6 vs NMew Zealand, 1983
301/9 vs West Indies, 2007
Lowest Totals
- 93 vs Australia, 1975 semifinal
103 vs South Africa, 1999
Biggest Wins
- 202 vs India, 1975
196 vs East Africa, 1975
9 wickets vs Sri Lanka, 1983
9 wikcets vs Kenya, 1999
277 balls vs Canada, 1979
215 balls vs Sri Lanka, 1983
Narrowest Wins
- 6 runs vs South Africa, 2011
9 runs vs New Zealand, 1979
9 runs vs India, 1992
1 wicket vs West Indies, 2007
1 ball vs South Africa, 1992
1 Ball vs West Indies, 2007
Biggest Loss
- 122 vs South Africa, 1999
10 wickets vs Sri Lanka, 2011
188 balls vs Australia, 1975
184 balls vs South Africa, 2007
Narrowest Loss
- 2 runs vs Sri Lanka, 2007
7 runs vs Australia, 1987
2 wickets vs New Zealand (1983), Australia (2003) and Bangladesh (2011)
1 ball vs NEw Zealand (1983)
2 balls vs Australia, 2003
Batting records
Best Batsman
- 897 Graham Gooch (21 Innings)
656 Allan Lamb (17 innings in 19 matches)
635 Grame Hick (19 innings in 20 matches)
High Scores
9 centuries by England scored in the World Cup.
- 158 Stauss, 2011
137 Dennis AMiss, 1975
Most Hundreds
English batsmen have scored 5 centuries. Peitersen is teh onlyy person.
- 2 Pietersen
1 Keith Fletcher, Dennis AMiss, David Gower,
Most 50s
81 50s have been scored by English batsmen.
- 8 Gooch
6 Hick
5 Pietersen
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Most Runs in one edition
- 471 Gooch, 1987
444 Pietersen, 2007
4222 Trott s
Bowling Records
Best Bowler
- 30 Ian Botham (22 matches)
29 Phil DeFreitas (22 matches)
23 Flintoff (17 innings, 18 matches)
22 Anderson )19 matches)
Best figure in an innings
- 5/39 VJ Marks, vs SL 1983
5/48 Bresnan, vs India, 2011
Best economy
- 1.80 John SNow (36 overs)
1.86 Underwood (22 overs)
Most 4/5 wickets haul
- 1 Bresnan
1 VJ Marks
Most Expensive in an Innings
- 1/91 Anderson vs India, 2011
0/83 Derek Pringle vs West Indies, 1987
Most wickets in a series
- 16 Botham , 1992
15 Flintoff, 2007
Fielding
Most Catches
- 13 Collingwood (2003-2011)
12 Graeme Hick (1992-1999)
Most Catches in an innings
- 3 Graham Thorpe, Giles, Reeve
Most Catches in one edition
Most Dismissals
- 23 (21+2 st) ALec Stewart (25 matches)
12 (11+1), Ian Gould (7 matches)
Most Dismissals in an innings
- 4 Matt Prior vs South Africa, 2011
Most Dismissals in one edition
- 12 (11+1st) Ian Gould (1983)
10 (7+3st) Matt Prior (2011)
Partnership
24 100+ partnerships by English batsmen.
Highest Partnership by wicket
- 1st 158 B Wood, DL Amiss vs East Africa, 1975
2nd 176 DL Amiss, KWR Fletcher v India, 1975
3rd 170 Strauss, IR Bell v India, 2011
4th 115 Lamb, Gatting vs NEw Zealand, 1983
5th 89* MH Denness, CM Old vs India, 1975
6th 98 David Gower, Ian Gould, vs SL, 1983
7th 87 RFavi Bopara, Paul Nixon, vs SL, 2007
9th 55 Flintoff, Caddick vs India, 2003
10th 20 Arnold, P Lever vs Australia, 1975
Highest Partnership by Runs
- 176 2nd DL Amiss, KWR Fletcher v India, 1975
170 3rd Strauss, IR Bell v India, 2011
167 3rd Trott, Bell vs Ireland, 2011
159* Nasser Hussain, Graeme Hick vs Kenya, 1999
158 1st B Wood, DL Amiss vs East Africa, 1975
Captain/Players
Most Matches as Captain
- 9 Vaughan (5 win, 4 losses), 2007
8 Gatting (5 win, 3 losses), 1987
8 Gooch (5 win, 2 losses, 1 NR), 1992
8 Alec Stewart (5 win, 3 losses), 1992-2003
7 Andrew Strauss (3 win, 3 losses, 1 Tie), 2011
7 Bob Willis (5 win, 2 losses), 1983
6 Atherton (2 wins, 4 losses), 1996
5 Mike Brearley (4 wins, 1 loss), 1979
4 Mike Denness (3 win, 1 loss), 1975
4 Nasser Hussain (2 win, 2 losses), 2003
Most Matches as Player
- 25 Alec Stewart
22 Ian Botham, Phil DeFreitas
21 Graham Gooch
20 Graeme Hick
19 James Anderson
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