So far eight world cups have been conducted.Australia has won 3 times,West Indies 2 times and India,Pakistan and Sri Lanka Once each.England has conducted the tournament 4 times, but has never won the cup.In 1987 the world cup was conducted for the first time outside England.West Indies for the first time was unable to make it to Finals.More over the games were reduced from 60 overs to 50 due to the shorter daylight hours on the Indian Sub-continent.England lost the cup to Australia by a narrow margin of 7 runs.
Lord's hosted the Final Matches for four times.The latest World Cup was won by Australia in South Africa.
World Cups Statistics
1975 : Hosted by England and won by West Indies[60 Overs Match]
1979 : Hosted by England and won by West Indies[60 Overs Match]
1983 : Hosted by England and won by India[60 Overs Match]
1987 : Hosted by India/Pakistan and won by Australia[50 Overs Match]
1992 : Hosted by Australia/New Zealand and won by Pakistan[50 Overs Match]
1996 : Hosted by India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka and won by Sri Lanka[50 Overs Match]
1999 : Hosted by England/Scotland/Dutch and won by Australia [50 Overs Match]
2003 : Hosted by South Africa/Zimbabwe/Kenya and won by Australia[50 Overs Match]
Source : http://www.icc-cricket.com
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