There are limited over cricket, test match cricket and one day cricket
The first three Cricket World Cup were held in England.
Cricket has three formats. There are numerous competitions in cricket. These could be:-The World cup, played every 4 years-The Champions Trophy, played every 2 years-The World twenty20, played every 2 yearsThen there are bilateral series between two countries. Tri-series between three countries. Test series played between two countries.
No cricket world cup was played in 2000.
The first ODI Cricket World Cup was played in 1975 in England.
27 matches were played in the 1983 Cricket World Cup.
37 matches were played in the 1996 Cricket World Cup.
42 matches were played in the 1999 Cricket World Cup.
27 matches were played in the 1987 Cricket World Cup.
1996 Cricket World Cup final was played at Lahore in Pakistan.
The third world cup of cricket was played in 1983.This world cup was hosted by England.India won the world cup.
No cricket is not a world wide game, it is soccer. But cricket is played mainly in the commonwealth .
49 matches will be played in the 2011 Cricket World Cup.