The Spin | A brief history of the Cricket World Cup

From its humble beginning in 1966, the tournament’s history is filled with English despair and southern hemisphere triumph
• The Spin: listen and subscribe to our brand new podcastIn March 1966 Rothman’s and the influential agent Bagenal Harvey announce that a three-game “World Cup” will be held in September, to be contested by England, West Indies – that summer’s tourists – and an all-star Rest of the World XI to be led by the Australia captain, Bo