Cricket World Cup: Participating Nations

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) -- A brief look at the 14 countries participating in the eighth International Cricket Council World Cup played South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya:

Abbreviations: RHB -- Right-hand batsman, LHB -- left-hand batsman, RM -- right-arm medium bowler, RMF -- right-arm medium fast bowler, RF -- right-arm fast bowler, LM -- left-arm medium bowler, LMF -- left-arm medium fast bowler, LF -- left-arm fast bowler, OB -- off-break bowler, LBG -- leg-break googly bowler, SLA -- slow left-arm, WK -- wicketkeeper.

Australia

1975 -- runners-up, 1979 -- group stage, 1983 -- group stage, 1987 -- winners, 1992 -- group stage, 1996 -- runners-up, 1999 -- winners.

Ricky Ponting (captain, 28 years, RHB, RM/OB), Adam Gilchrist (31, LHB, WK), Michael Bevan (32, LHB, SLA), Andy Bichel (32, RHB, RMF), Jason Gillespie (27, RHB, RF), Matthew Hayden (31, LHB, RM), Brad Hogg (32, LHB, SLA), Brett Lee (26, RHB, RF), Darren Lehmann (33, LHB, SLA), Jimmy Maher (28, LHB, RM), Damien Martyn (31, RHB, RM), Glenn McGrath (33, RHB, RMF), Andrew Symonds (27, RHB, RM/OB), Shane Warne (33, RHB, LBG), Shane Watson (21, RHB, RM).

England

1975 -- semifinals, 1979 -- runners-up, 1983 -- semifinals, 1987 -- runners-up, 1992 -- runners-up, 1996 -- quarterfinals, 1999 -- group stage.

Nasser Hussain (captain, 34 years, RHB, LBG), James Anderson (20, RHB, RMF), Ian Blackwell (24, LHB, SLA), Andrew Caddick (34, RHB, RMF), Paul Collingwood (26, RHB, RM), Andrew Flintoff (25, RHB, RM), Ashley Giles (29, RHB, SLA), Stephen Harmison (24, RHB, RF), Matthew Hoggard (26, RHB, RMF), Ronnie Irani (31, RHB, RM), Nick Knight (33, LHB), Alec Stewart (39, RHB, WK), Marcus Trescothick (27, LHB, RM, WK), Michael Vaughan (28, RHB, OB), Craig White (33, RHB, RMF).

Pakistan

1975 -- group stage, 1979 -- semifinals, 1983 -- semifinals, 1987 -- semifinals, 1992 -- winners, 1996 -- quarterfinals, 1999 -- runners-up.

Waqar Younis (captain, 33 years, RHB, RMF), Saeed Anwar (34, LHB), Taufeeq Umar (21, LHB, OB), Saleem Elahi (26, RHB, OB), Younis Khan (25, RHB, LBG), Yousuf Youhana (28, RHB, RM), Inzamam-ul-Haq (32, RHB, SLA), Shahid Afridi (22, RHB, LBG), Abdur Razzaq (23, RHB, RMF), Azhar Mahmood (27, RHB, RM), Wasim Akram (36, LHB, LMF), Rashid Latif (34, RHB, WK), Mohammad Sami (21, RHB, RMF), Shoaib Akhtar (27, RHB, RF), Saqlain Mushtaq (26, RHB, OB).

India

1975 -- group stage, 1979 -- group stage, 1983 -- winners, 1987 -- semifinals, 1992 -- group stage, 1996 -- semifinals, 1999 -- super six.

Sourav Ganguly (captain, 30 years, LHB, RM), Rahul Dravid (30, RHB, WK), Virender Sehwag (24, RHB, OB), Sachin Tendulkar (29, RHB, RM/LBG), Anil Kumble (32, RHB, LBG), Harbhajan Singh (22, RHB, OB), Javagal Srinath (33, RHB, RMF), Zaheer Khan (24, RHB, LMF), Ashish Nehra (23, RHB, LMF), Dinesh Mongia (25, RHB, SLA), Parthiv Patel (17, LHB, WK), Sanjay Bangar (30, RHB, RM), Ajit Agarkar (25, RHB, RMF), Yuvraj Singh (21, LHB, SLA), Mohammad Kaif (22, RHB, OB).

Zimbabwe

1992 -- group stage, 1996 -- group stage, 1999 -- super six.

Heath Streak (captain, 28 years, RHB, RF), Andy Blignaut (24, LHB, RM), Dion Ebrahim (22, RHB, RM), Sean Ervine (20, LHB, RM), Andy Flower (34, LHB, WK), Grant Flower (32, RHB, SLA), Travis Friend (22, RHB, RMF), Douglas Hondo (23, RHB, RMF), Doug Marillier (24, RHB, RM), Brian Murphy (26, RHB, LBG), Henry Olonga (27, RHB, RMF), Tatenda Taibu (19, RHB, WK), Mark Vermeulen (23, RHB, OB), Guy Whittall (30, RHB, RM), Craig Wishart (29, RHB, RM).

Netherlands

1996 -- group stage.

Roland Lefebvre (captain, 40 years, RHB, RM), Luuk van Troost (33, LHB, LM), Daan van Bunge (20, RHB, OB), Jacob-Jan Esmeijer (30, RHB, SLA), Victor Grandia (24, RHB, RM), Feiko Kloppenburg (28, RHB, RM), Tim de Leede (35, RHB, RM), Hendrik-Jan Mol (25, LHB, LM), Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk (32, RHB, RM), Adeel Raja (22, RHB, OB), Edgar Schiferli (26, RHB, RM), Reinout Scholte (35, RHB, WK), Jeroen Smits (30, RHB, WK), Nick Statham (27, RHB, OB), Bas Zuiderent (25, RHB, RM).

Namibia

World Cup debut.

Deon Kotze (captain, 29 years, RHB, OB), Andries Burger (21, RHB, LBG), Louis Burger (24, RHB, RM), Sarel Burger (20, RHB, RMF), Morne Karg (25, RHB, WK), Daniel Keulder (29, RHB, OB), Bjorn Kotze (24, RHB, RMF), Lennie Louw (43, RHB, SLA/LMF, Played first-class cricket in South Africa, Oldest player), Bryan Murgatroyd (23, RHB), Gerrie Snyman (21, RHB, RMF), Stefan Swanepoel (21, RHB, WK), Burton van Rooi (20, RHB, RM), Melt van Schoor (35, RHB, WK), Rudi van Vuuren (30, RHB, RMF), Riaan Walters (22, RHB).

Pool B

South Africa

1992 -- semifinal, 1996 -- quarterfinal, 1999 -- semifinal.

Shaun Pollock (captain, 29 years, RHB, RMF), Mark Boucher (26, RHB, WK), Nicky Boje (29, RHB, SLA), Boeta Dippenaar (25, RHB, OB), Allan Donald (36, RHB, RF), Herschelle Gibbs (28, RHB, RM), Andrew Hall (27, RHB, RMF), Jacques Kallis (27, RHB, RMF), Gary Kirsten (35, LHB, OB), Lance Klusener (31, LHB, RMF), Charl Langeveldt (28, RHB, RMF), Makhaya Ntini (25, RHB, RF), Robin Peterson (23, LHB, SLA), Jonty Rhodes (33, RHB, RM), Monde Zondeki (20, RHB, RMF).

Sri Lanka

1975 -- group stage, 1979 -- group stage, 1983 -- group stage, 1987 -- group stage, 1992 -- group stage, 1996 -- winners, 1999 -- group stage.

Sanath Jayasuriya (captain, 33 years, LHB, SLA), Marvan Atapattu (32, RHB, LBG), Mahela Jayawardene (25, RHB, RM), Kumar Sangakkara (25, LHB, WK), Aravinda De Silva (37, RHB, OB), Russel Arnold (29, LHB, OB), Jehan Mubarak (22, LHB, OB), Avishka Gunawardena (25, LHB, RM), Hashan Tillakaratne (35, LHB, OB, WK), Muttiah Muralitharan (30, RHB, OB), Chaminda Vaas (28, LHB, LMF), Dilhara Fernando (23, RHB, RF), Pulasthi Gunaratne (29, RHB, RMF), Prabath Nissanka (22, RHB, RMF), Charitha Buddhika (22, RHB, RMF).

West Indies

1975 -- winners, 1979 -- winners, 1983 -- runners-up, 1987 -- group stage, 1992 -- group stage, 1996 -- group stage, 1999 -- group stage.

Carl Hooper (captain, 36, RHB, OB), Ridley Jacobs (35, RHB, WK), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (28, LHB, LBG), Pedro Collins (26, RHB, RF), Corey Collymore (25, RHB, RMF), Mervyn Dillon (28, RHB, RF), Vasbert Drakes (33, RHB, RF), Chris Gayle (23, RHB, OB), Wavell Hinds (21, LHB, RM), Brian Lara (33, LHB, LBG), Jermaine Lawson (20, RHB, RM), Nixon McLean (29, LHB, RF), Ricardo Powell (24, RHB, OB), Marlon Samuels (22, RHB, OB), Ramnaresh Sarwan (22, RHB, LBG).

New Zealand

1975 -- semifinal, 1979 -- semifinal, 1983 -- group stage, 1987 -- group stage, 1992 -- semifinal, 1996 -- quarterfinals 1999 -- semifinal.

Stephen Fleming (captain, 29 years, LHB), Andre Adams (27, RHB, RMF), Nathan Astle (31, RHB, RM), Shane Bond (27, RHB, RF), Chris Cairns (32, RHB, RMF), Chris Harris (33, LHB, RM), Brendon McCullum (21, RHB, WK), Craig McMillan (26, RHB, RM), Kyle Mills (23, RHB, RM), Jacob Oram (24, RHB, RMF), Mathew Sinclair (27, RHB, RM), Scott Styris (27, RHB, RMF), Daryl Tuffey (24, RHB, RMF), Daniel Vettori (24, LHB, SLA), Lou Vincent (24, RHB).

Bangladesh

1999 -- group stage.

Khaled Mashud (captain, 27 years, RHB, WK), Al Sahariar (24, RHB, LBG), Alok Kapali (19, RHB, LBG), Habibul Bashar (30, RHB, OB), Hannan Sarkar (20, RHB, RM), Ehsanul Haque (23, RHB, OB), Sanwar Hossain (29, RHB, OB), Khaled Mahmud (31, RHB, RM), Manjurul Islam (23, LHB, LM), Mashrafe Mortaza (19, RHB, RM), Mohammad Ashraful (18, RHB, LBG), Mohammad Rafique (32, LHB, SLA), Talha Jubair (15, RHB, RM, youngest player), Tapash Baisya (20, RHB, RM), Tushar Imran (17, RHB).

Kenya

1996 -- group stage, 1999 -- group stage.

Steve Tikolo (captain, 31 years, RHB, RM), Maurice Odumbe (33, RHB, OB), Asif Karim (39, RHB, SLA), Alpesh Vadher (28, RHB), Ravindu Shah (30, LHB, RM), Hitesh Modi (31, RHB, OB), Brijal Patel (25, RHB, SLA), Martin Suji (31, RHB, RMF), Tony Suji (27, RHB, RM), Thomas Odoyo (24, RHB, RM), Kennedy Otieno (30, RHB, WK), Joseph Angara (31, RHB, RM), Peter Ongondo, (26, RHB, RM), David Obuya (23, RHB, WK), Collins Obuya (21, RHB, LBG)

Canada

1979 -- group stage

Joseph Harris (captain, 37 years, RHB, OB), Ashish Bagai (21, RHB, WK), Ian Billcliff (30, RHB, RM), Desmond Chumney (35, RHB, OB), Austin Codrington (27, RHB, RMF), John Davison (32, RHB, OB), Nicholas de Groot (27, RHB, RM), Nicholas Ifill (34, RHB, RM), Davis Joseph (39, RHB, RMF), Ishwar Maraj (34, LHB, OB), Ashish Patel (27, RHB, RM), Abdool Samad (23, RHB, WK, OB), Fazil Sattaur (37, RHB, WK), Barry Seebaran (30, RHB, SLA), Sanjayan Thuraisingam (33, RHB, RMF).

 

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