Cricket World Cup Firsts

• The first world cup was held in 1975 in England.
• The first world cup held outside England was in 1987 in India and Pakistan
• The first time day/night matches was used was in 1992.
• The first tournament to use white cricket balls and colored team uniforms was 1992.
•  The first tournament to feature an African Test nation, South Africa, was in 1992.
•  The first tournament held in the Southern hemisphere was 1992, when it was co-hosted in Australia and New Zealand.
• The first team to remain undefeated throughout the whole tournament was Australia in 2003. They repeated this feat in the 2007 tournament.
• The first hat-trick at the World Cup was by Indian Chetan Sharma in a game against New Zealand in 1987
• The first hat-trick plus one (4 wickets in 4 balls) was by Sri Lankan Lasith Malinga against South Africa (Super Eights: South Africa v Sri Lanka at Providence, Mar 28, 2007)