This is a list of the final 14-man squads named for the
1996 Cricket World Cup
The 1996 Cricket World Cup, also called the Wills World Cup 1996 after the Wills Navy Cut brand produced by tournament sponsor ITC, was the sixth Cricket World Cup organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was the second World C ...
in
India
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,
Pakistan
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and
Sri Lanka which took place from 14 February 1996 to 17 March 1996. The oldest player at the 1996 Cricket World Cup was
Nolan Clarke (47) of The Netherlands while the youngest player was
Thomas Odoyo
Thomas Odoyo Migai (born 12 May 1978) is a former Kenyan cricketer and a former One Day International captain. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-handed medium-fast bowler, often regarded as the best ever bowler produced by Kenya in inter ...
(17) of Kenya.
Australia
*Coach:
Geoff Marsh
Geoffrey Robert Marsh (born 31 December 1958) is a former Australian cricketer, coach and selector. He played 50 Test matches and 117 One Day Internationals for Australia as an opening batsman. As the coach of Australia he was in charge w ...
*Oldest Player : Ian Healy (31y 286d)
*Youngest Player : Ricky Ponting (21y 53d)
*Average Age : 27 y 209d
England
*Coach:
Ray Illingworth
Raymond Illingworth CBE (8 June 1932 – 25 December 2021) was an English cricketer, cricket commentator and administrator. , he was one of only nine players to have taken 2,000 wickets and made 20,000 runs in first-class cricket.Arnold, Peter ...
*Oldest Player : Alec Stewart (32y 308d)
*Youngest Player: Dominic Cork (24y 187d)
*Average age : 29y 68d
*
Dermot Reeve was called up for the team as injury replacement for
Craig White
Craig White (born 1969) is a former English cricketer, who played Tests and ODIs. He is currently a cricket coach.
Domestic career
Born 16 December 1969, Morley, West Yorkshire, England, White was brought up in Australia, but later moved back ...
India
Coach/manager:
Ajit Wadekar
*Oldest Player: Mohammad Azharuddin (33y 2d)
*Youngest Player: Sachin Tendulkar (22y 292d)
*Average age: 27y 168d
Kenya
Coach:
Hanumant Singh
Hanumant Singh ( )(29 March 1939 – 29 November 2006) was an Indian cricketer. He played in 14 Test matches for the Indian cricket team from 1964 to 1969. He was later an International Cricket Council match referee in 9 Tests and 54 One D ...
Netherlands
New Zealand
Coach:
Glenn Turner
Glenn Maitland Turner (born 26 May 1947) played cricket for New Zealand and was one of the country's best and most prolific batsmen. He is the current head of the New Zealand Cricket selection panel.
Early life
Glenn Turner was born in Dun ...
*Oldest Player: Dipak Patel (37y 108d)
*Youngest Player : Stephen Fleming (22y 315d)
*Average age : 27y 14d
Pakistan
*Oldest Player : Javed Miandad (38y 243d)
*Youngest Player : Saqlain Mushtaq (19y 43d)
*Average age: 27y 197d
South Africa
Coach:
Bob Woolmer
Robert Andrew Woolmer (14 May 1948 – 18 March 2007) was an English cricket coach, cricketer, and a Sportscaster, commentator. He played in 19 Test cricket, Test matches and six One Day Internationals for the England cricket team and later coach ...
Sri Lanka
Coach:
Dav Whatmore
Davenell Frederick Whatmore (born 16 March 1954) is a Sri Lanka born Australian cricket coach and former cricketer.
A right-handed batsman, Whatmore played seven Test matches for Australia in 1979, and one One Day International in 1980. At ...
United Arab Emirates
West Indies
Coach:
Andy Roberts
Zimbabwe
References
External links
1996 World Cup squads ESPNcricinfo.
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1996 Cricket World Cup