1992...1996 and 1999 ?

[icyman]

The World Cup started in the year 1975. Since then, they have been played every 4 years. However, we saw after 1987, it was played in 1992 in Australia.
My question is -why ?

Then it again reverted to a 4 year cycle. Once again, in 1999-England, we saw that the Cup was played after a gap of 3 years.

Can anyone please explain why the 1992 one was played after a 5 year gap and why the 1999 was played after a gap of only 3 years ?

I have tried putting this question up many a times to many sources, haven'nt got any satisfactory answers though.

 

[Chewie]

I would guess that it would be due to the different timings of summer in the countries

 

[AbhishekS]

This is what I got from Yahoo! Answers.

The Cricket World Cup in 1987 was held from October 8 to November 8, 1987.

If the next world cup was to be held after 4 years it was to be held in October/November 1991. Since the 1992 edition of world cup was held in Australia and New Zeland, due to climatic conitions, October/November were not suitable for conducting the world cup in these countries. Hence the world cup was held from February 22 to March 25, 1992 in Australia and New Zealand

 

[simsanta123]

This is what I got from Yahoo! Answers.

Interesting... I always used to think it had something to do with money.

 

[riz7khan12]

lol, really didn't deserve its own thread for such a obvious answer.

 

[icyman]

1992 -okay,It were to be held in Australia and then with the summer approaching and with the Apartheid regime disappearing from South Africa, alright. But what about 1999 ? I am guessing its got something to do with money.

 

[Chewie]

To get it back on the original every 4 years programme

 

[jacobfelix]

Interesting... I always used to think it had something to do with money.

Cant help....whenever anything happens we Indians always blame it on God OR doubt it on money matters

 

[sohum]

They probably reverted back to the original 4-year schedule so it didn't have to compete with the Summer Olympics.

 

[IanG]

yeah probably. Just now the same year as Rugby World Cups

 

[aussie1st]

Nice pick up I didn't actually notice that, I always linked the Rugby WC with the Cricket one but that obviously wasn't the case in the 90s until 99.

 

[icyman]

Talking of Rugby, when is the World Cup. I supp its due this year- 2015 New Zealand ?

 

[aussie1st]

September this year in NZ, it's going back to England in 2015.