As they lick their Wellington wounds, a look (from behind the sofa) at some other occasions when they were left red-faced

Plus, centuries on debut, most matches, closest games - all in World Cups

Plus, most wickets, most runs, most centuries, and the oldest man to feature in a World Cup game

Each World Cup has thrown up some unlikely heroes. Here's a personal selection of players who briefly lit up the competition

Plus, Test bowlers with the fewest five-fors, boundary-filled ODI innings, and a cricketer nicknamed Lugs

Also, the fastest ODI 150s, and the highest Test totals without a half-century

As the World Cup looms ever closer, a reminder of some days when things didn't go quite according to plan

Plus, most hundreds in an ODI innings, the youngest West Indies captain, and Australia's Indian-origin players

Plus, lowest total to include a double-ton, youngest Championship centurion, and most World Cup runs without a fifty

The 669-ball partnership between Kane Williamson and BJ Watling in Wellington brought to mind some other memorable long stands

Plus, Sangakkara's prolific 2014, players with stumpings and caught-bowled dismissals, and losing despite high first-innings totals

Plus, best ODI batsmen in Australia, most hours spent batting in Tests, and players of the 1990s

A look at some of cricket's most memorable strokes - and their makers

Plus, scores of 500 and above without a century, best Test average for each position, and a book called Cricket Wallah

Also, most runs in boundaries in a Test innings, and ODI debuts in the World Cup

A look at the most productive bowling combinations in Tests

Also, most twin fifties in Tests, and a correction about most first-class wickets in a calendar year

Also, centuries at the Bradman Oval, batsmen with 125 Tests or more failing to pass 250, and Australia's youngest captain

Father and son pairs to have scored Test hundreds

Also, scoring a hundred and opening the bowling, the youngest Australian player, and scoreless in three Tests