In no particular order, and with a promise many wonderful performances will be missed, cricket writer Adrian Seconi lists 10 stunning individual efforts at the Cricket World Cup.
Crowe sets the tone
The 1992 World Cup holds special memories for New Zealanders.
For three and a-half glorious weeks it looked as though the Young Guns might actually win cricket's greatest prize.
Martin Crowe got the ball rolling with a wonderful century in the opening game against Australia.
It set up a surprise 37-run win over the defending champion.
Punter cashes in
Ricky Ponting was at the peak of his powers when he took advantage of some wayward Indian bowling in the 2003 final to whack an undefeated 140 from 121 deliveries.
More than 100 of his runs were scored on the leg side and Australia went on to win by a healthy 125 runs.
Viv dominates
The swagger, the nonchalance, and the audacity alone made Sir Viv Richards one of the most feared cricketers of his era.
Collis King stole the show for a while with a hard-hit 86 from 77.
But Richards' undefeated 138 proved the more telling innings in the 1979 final against England.
Big bird
That 1979 final will always be remembered for Richards' century and the swashbuckling innings from King.
But it was Joel Garner who twisted the knife.
The 2.03m terrifying fast bowler took five for 38 from 11 overs.
He bowled Graham Gooch. He bowled David Gower.
He ran through the tail.
Rearguard
India was on the canvas at 140 for eight when Syed Kirmani joined Kapil Dev at the wicket during the 1983 pool game against Zimbabwe.
The pair added an undefeated 126 to guide their side to 266 for eight.
Dev played a devilishly good innings, smashing 175 from 135 deliveries.
Kirmani chipped in with 24.
India won by 31 runs.
Luck of the Irish
The associate nations are not meant to win World Cup games against test nations.
Ireland's Kevin O'Brien had other ideas.
The plucky all-rounder walloped 113 from 63 deliveries to help his side record a massive upset against England in a pool match in 2011.
England had posted a challenging 327 for eight but the Irish, on the back of O'Brien's magical innings, got there with three wickets in hand and five balls to spare.
Handy Andy
Andy Bichel tore through the England top order with seven for 20 in a pool match at the 2003 World Cup.
It is the second-best analysis recorded at the tournament and he would have thought his day was done.
But chasing a modest 205 for victory, he was called on with the bat.
Bichel hit 34 from 36 deliveries as Australia limped to a two-wicket win with two balls to spare.
Dhoni delivers
Chasing 275 for victory, Indian captain MS Dhoni promoted himself to No 5 and hammered 91 from 79 deliveries in the final of the 2011 World Cup against Sri Lanka.
He whacked a six over long-on to win the match in style.
''Unflappable'' sums up the mighty wicketkeeper-batsman.
Great escape
Andy Roberts and Deryck Murray combined in an unlikely comeback during a pool game at the inaugural World Cup in 1975.
Pakistan had posted 266 for seven and the West Indies had slumped to 203 for nine.
A defiant Roberts joined Murray in the middle and the pair added the 64 runs their side needed for a superb win.
That tied game
South African all-rounder Shaun Pollock produced one of the great bowling performances against Australia in the semifinal of the 1999 World Cup, but all everyone remembers is that the game finished in a tie.
South Africa choked and Australia progressed to the final courtesy of having finished higher in the Super Sixes.
Pollock took five for 36 to help dismiss Australia for 213.
Among his victims were Steve and Mark Waugh and the dangerous Michael Bevan.
