5 precious World Cup final innings without a century

3. David Boon 75 vs England, 1987 World Cup final

David Boon

David Boon was one of the prominent Australian cricketers to have played. He has made more than 100 appearances in both Tests and limited overs cricket. David Boon notably, has also served as a national selector and a match referee. David Boon's innings of 75 in the World Cup final was of great significance where Australia snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.

David Boon was the anchor with the innings of 75 which also awarded him the man of the match. Dean Jones and the skipper Allan Border's contributions and the late rally by the forgotten hero Mike Veletta pummelled Australia to a cutthroat score of 253.

England were well on course even after losing Tim Robinson early on. Bill Athey had scored an extremely important fifty. Allan Lamb's innings was equally priceless in the wake of the chase. The crucial moment of the match came when Mike Gatting played a reverse sweep, thereby nicking it to the keeper.

Allan Lamb's 45 kept them in the hunt, however, couldn't hold the nerve to take England home. Craig McDermott bowled the last over with England requiring 17 off the final over. Eventually, England fell seven runs short of the target, letting Australia lift their inaugural World Cup.