Cricket World Cup countdown: Firsts in record book

THE TENTH edition of mega cricketing event ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 is going to start from February 19 at Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. Defending champion Australia and thirteen other nations will play a total of 49 matches at 13 venues during the 43 days long event.

A ten year old elephant, Stumpy is the official mascot of the 2011 Cricket World Cup. The winner and the runner-up teams of this mega event will get a total prize money of US$ 3 million and US$ 1.5 million respectively. ESPN Star Sports and Star Cricket would broadcast ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 across the globe.

Here are some interesting and unique facts of the first World Cup Cricket, which was held from  June  7 to June 21, 1975 in England.

First ever world cup match captains: Mike Denness (England) and S. Venkataraghavan (India)

First cricketer who scored a 100 in a world cup match: Dennis Amis (England) 137 runs against India

First cricketer who scored 150 in a world cup match: Glenn Turner (New Zealand) 171 runs (not out) against East Africa

First cricketer who scored a 50 in a world cup match: Keith Fletcher (England) 68 runs against India

First cricketer who hit a six in a world cup match: Keith Fletcher (England) against India

First cricketer who played full sixty overs in a world cup match: Sunil Gavaskar (India) against England at Lord's, London

First cricketer who scored a 100 in a world cup final: Clive Lloyd (West Indies)

First cricketer to claim a wicket in a world cup match: Mohinder Amarnath (India) of John Jameson (England)

First bowler who claimed 5 wickets in a world cup match: Dennis Lillee (Australia) against Pakistan

First bowler who claimed 5 wickets in a world cup final: Gary Gilmour (Australia)

First bowler who bowled a batsman in a world cup match: Madan Lal (India) bowled Dennis Amis (England)

First cricketer who was run-out in a world cup match: Ramesh Sethi (East Africa)

First wicket-keeper who picked a catch in a world cup match: Alan Knott (England) of Anshuman Gaekwad (India)

First wicket-keeper who stumped a batsman in a world cup match: Ken Wadsworth (New Zealand) stumped Frasat Ali (East Africa)

First cricketer to take a catch in a world cup match: S. Venkataraghavan (India) caught John Jameson (England)

First team which won by the margin of 200 runs in a world cup match: England against India at Lord's, London

First team which won by 10 wickets in a world cup match: India won against East Africa at Headingley, Leeds

First team which scored 300 runs in a world cup match: England against India at Lord's, London

First team which scored below 100 in a world cup match: Sri Lanka against West Indies at Old Trafford, Manchester

First cricketer who won Man-of-the-match in a world cup match: Dennis Amis (England)

First cricketer who won Man-of-the-match in a world cup final: Clive Lloyd (West Indies)

First umpires to officiate a world cup match: David Constant and John Langridge of England.