Number one ranked ODI side England is the firm favourties for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 (photo - getty)
The 12th edition of ODI Cricket World Cup (ICC Cricket World Cup 2019) will be played in England from 30th May to 14th July. Total of 10 teams will participate and each team will play against each other in the group stage with the top four teams will qualify for the semi-finals.
Host and number one ranked ODI side England is the firm favorite to win their first ever World Cup. After a disappointing performance in the World Cup 2015, England invested in young players and also changed their style of playing cricket and it paid off and since then they have been the most successful ODI side and haven't lost any multigame bilateral ODI series in the last two years.
They are also the most balanced side in the world right now. Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy, Eoin Morgan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes and Adil Rashid all are match winners and the inclusion of pacer Jofra Archer have further strengthened them. Given England's recent form, team composition and home conditions it's the best chance for them to clinch their first ever ODI World Cup title. And here is a look at England's ODI World Cup history.
All the major stats and facts about England before the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 :
Performance in previous editions of World Cup -
| WC Year | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Position |
| 1975 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Semifinal |
| 1979 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Runners up |
| 1983 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Semifinal |
| 1987 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Runners up |
| 1992 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Runners up |
| 1996 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Quarter final |
| 1999 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Group stage |
| 2003 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Group stage |
| 2007 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Super Eight |
| 2011 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Quarter final |
| 2015 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Group stage |
| Overall | 72 | 41 | 29 | 1 | 1 |
Result summary -
| Opposition | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Australia | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| India | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenya | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Africa | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| UAE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Indies | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Overall | 72 | 41 | 29 | 1 | 1 |
Highest totals -
338/8 vs India at Bangalore, 2011
334/4 vs India at Lord's, 1975
333/9 vs Sri Lanka at Taunton, 1999
Lowest totals -
93 vs Australia at Leeds, 1975
103 vs South Africa at The Oval, 1999
123 vs New Zealand at Wellington, 2015
Most runs -
897 - Graham Gooch
718 - Ian Bell
656 - Allan Lamb
635 - Graeme Hick
606 - Alec Stewart
Highest individual scores -
158 - Andrew Strauss vs India at Bangalore, 2011
137 - Denis Amiss vs India at Lord's, 1975
131 - Keith Fletcher vs New Zealand at Nottingham, 1975
130 - David Gower vs Sri Lanka at Taunton, 1983
128 - Moeen Ali vs Scotland at Christchurch, 2015
Highest batting average (Min 400 runs) -
54.25 - David Gower
50.46 - Allan Lamb
47.91 - Kevin Pietersen
44.85 - Graham Gooch
43.00 - Neil Fairbrother
Kevin Pietersen is the only England batsman to score more than one hundred in ODI World Cup.
Most hundreds -
2 - Kevin Pietersen
1 - Keith Fletcher / Denis Amiss / Moeen Ali / Joe Root / David Gower
1 - Andrew Strauss / Allan Lamb / Graeme Hick / Graham Gooch
Most fifty-plus scores -
9 - Graham Gooch
7 - Graeme Hick
6 - Kevin Pietersen / Ian Bell
5 - Jonathan Trott
4 - Graeme Fowler / Allan Lamb / Alec Stewart
Most runs in an edition of World Cup -
471 - Graham Gooch, 1987
444 - Kevin Pietersen, 2007
422 - Jonathan Trott, 2011
384 - David Gower, 1983
360 - Graeme Fowler, 1983
Sir Ian Botham has taken most wickets for England in ODI World Cup | TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP/Getty Images
Most wickets -
30 - Ian Botham
29 - Phil DeFreitas
27 - James Anderson
23 - Andrew Flintoff
18 - Bob Willis
Best bowling figures in an innings -
5/39 - Vic Marks vs Sri Lanka at Taunton, 1983
5/48 - Tim Bresnan vs India at Bangalore, 2011
5/71 - Steven Finn vs Australia at Melbourne, 2015
4/8 - Chris Old vs Canada at Manchester, 1979
4/11 - John Snow vs East Africa at Birmingham, 1975
Best bowling averages (Min 15 wickets) -
15.18 - Chris Old
17.50 - Bob Willis
23.21 - Andrew Flintoff
25.40 - Ian Botham
25.58 - Phil DeFreitas
Most four wickets haul in an innings -
2 - Bob Willis
2 - James Anderson
Most wickets in a single edition of World Cup -
16 - Ian Botham, 1992
14 - Andrew Flintoff, 2007
13 - Vic Marks, 1983
13 - Eddie Hemmings, 1987
12 - Phil DeFreitas, 1987
12 - Graeme Swann, 2011
