ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: 4 unnoticed records from previous World Cups

#4 Most World Cup matches hosted by a ground – Headingley, Leeds (12)

The Headingley Cricket ground

The first three editions of the World Cup were played in England before slowly expanding to other countries later on. England have, till date, hosted four World Cups while the sub-continent countries have hosted the tournament on three occasions.

Several grounds have been a part of key moments in cricketing history. One such moment was at the Headingley Stadium in the 1999 World Cup when Herschelle Gibbs dropped Steve Waugh in a do-or-die game for Australia. The rest, as they say, is history.

Headingley has hosted the most World Cup matches (12) followed by Trent Bridge, Old Trafford and Edgbaston with 11 matches each.