Kev and John's excellent adventure

At 111 for 5, Ireland looked to be at the receiving end of a mismatch against England, but they turned things around with a win their nation will never forget

A pearl that could have been priceless

World Cup Vignettes: Mahela Jayawardene's classic 2011 hundred did not deserve to be the only one of six in World Cup finals to be on the losing side

The World Cup catches political heat

World Cup Vignettes: The day Flower and Olonga took a stand against the Zimbabwe government

'How the bloody hell did we win that?'

Or how West Indies lost the 1996 semi-final to Australia

King leaves Richards in the shade

World Cup Vignettes: West Indies were struggling in the 1979 final when one man set the roof on fire

Stuff yourself, work it off

With so much to do in Dunedin, there's no need for guilt for indulging that sweet tooth, says Suzie Bates

When the World Cup left us cold

Osman Samiuddin: The tournament in the West Indies ought to have been among the most joyous, but it was marked by cheerlessness and dismay

East-coast explorations

Weekend trips out of Brisbane will take you to surfing paradises and shipwrecks. And watch out for hippies

The year we grew up

Being at India's first World Cup win was an unforgettable experience for an 18-year-old. By Rajdeep Sardesai

Bradmania in Adelaide

Make your way to the suburb of Kensington to see where the Don made his home for six decades

Dhoni's tactical masterstroke

Men of the Finals: The Indian captain promoted himself up the order in the 2011 final and won the trophy

Surfing mecca, and Olympic heroes

Scott Styris on why you should visit Hamilton

McGrath's early knockout punch

World Cup Vignettes: How Glenn McGrath ended the 2007 semi-final inside the first ten overs

How the World Cup became a commercial hit

Martin Williamson: The relatively modest sums from the early tournaments were overshadowed when TV rights money kicked in

'Everyone wanted us to win and nothing else'

In 1987, Kiran More understood what it felt like to be favourites for the World Cup

From Raglan beach to Coromandel Peninsula

Gallery: Find peace and quiet in small-town Hamilton

Amarnath ambles to glory

World Cup Vignettes: The amiable, apologetic allrounder put in a matchwinning performance in 1983

South Island sojourns

There's a whole lot to do around the university town of Dunedin

Olonga and Flower make a stand

It was a defining image in 2003: two players, one black, one white, risking their lives and careers by wearing black armbands to protest injustice

Warne, Klusener and Australia's triumph

Relive the 1999 World Cup in pictures

Nehra's Durban masterclass

World Cup Vignettes: When Ashish Nehra gritted his teeth and produced a top-notch display of seam bowling against England

Blowing in the wind

Wellington has the best flat white in the world, and the watersports aren't bad either, writes Iain O'Brien