ODI Standings

[Donny]

Australia Increases Lead in ODI Standings.
AAP - 25 March 2003


SYDNEY, March 25 AAP - Australia's unbeaten run on the way to retaining the cricket World Cup has extended its lead at the top of the ICC's one-day championship table.

At the end of 2002, Australia's rating was only five points higher than its closest rival South Africa but an unprecedented run of 17 consecutive victories has opened up a record gap of 13 points.

It's rating of 136 - four more than it was at the start of the tournament - is the highest ranking recorded since the International Cricket Council launched the championship six months ago.

As well as taking home the World Cup trophy, Australia also retains the ICC Championship Shield that Ricky Ponting first collected at the Sydney Cricket Ground last December.

India was unable to match Australia at the Wanderers but its progress to the final helped boost its rating by four, pulling Sourav Ganguly's team away from West Indies, New Zealand and England into clear fifth place.

With Pakistan (third) and Sri Lanka (fourth) both losing ground, India has moved to within striking distance of third place.

Kenya was the biggest beneficiary from the tournament, increasing its rating by 10.

With victories over Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, the Kenyans have open up a gap of 24 ratings points from Bangladesh at the bottom of the table.

[Donny]

ICC Test Championship Table
[ as at 7 June 2003 ]

Team Rating
1 Australia 129
2 South Africa 115
3 New Zealand 103
4 Sri Lanka 101
5 England 98
6 India 91
7 Pakistan 91
8 West Indies 79
9 Zimbabwe 58
10 Bangladesh 4

[Donny]

ICC One-Day International Championship Table
[ as at 11 June 2003 ]

Team Rating
1 Australia 132
2 South Africa 122
3 Pakistan 110
4 Sri Lanka 106
5 India 104
6 West Indies 103
7 New Zealand 101
8 England 98
9 Zimbabwe 65
10 Kenya 28
11 Bangladesh 4

[The Prototype]

lol Bangadesh has a rating? It's amazing!

Does that 4 mean that have actually had a victory or more then one?

[HAL]

Not that I know of.

[The Prototype]

Hal, do you know anything?

[HAL]

Yeah, I know that which I believe, that which is justified, and that which is true.

[couragous cloke]

that is imbarrasing for the windies both tests and ODI's

[HAL]

I thought so too.

[Donny]

[JLC]

Well Done to England who have been steadily improving. Just needs the self belief when they play Australia as they have been in winning positions but can't nail the coffin. At least they have started giving the younger players a go which is something they should have been doing years ago!!

jlc