The ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy is presented to the winners of the

Cricket World Cup The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup is a quadrennial world cup for cricket in One Day International (ODI) format, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The tournament is one of the world's most viewed sporting events and consid ...

. The current trophy was created for the 1999 championships and was the first permanent prize in the tournament's history; prior to this, different trophies were made for each World Cup. The trophy was designed by Paul Marsden of Garrard & co and produced in

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by a team of craftsmen from

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over a period of two months. The trophy is now manufactured by Otte will Silversmiths in

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. The trophy has changed five times, with the current trophy being the tournament's permanent prize since the

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, the tournament's most successful team with six wins, are the latest winners of the trophy, having defeated

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in the

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. Australia have also won the latest trophy the most times (five). The original trophy is kept by the ICC. A replica which only differs in inscriptions is permanently awarded to the winning team.

History

The Prudential Cups trophy were awarded to the winners of the World Cup from 1975 to 1983 when

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was the primary sponsor. A small loving-cup, this trophy was awarded three times. The trophies' designs changed when the sponsors changed until the 1999 World Cup. So the first three world cups had a similar trophy while 1987 (Reliance World Cup sponsored by

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), 1992 (Benson and Hedges Cup, sponsored by

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), and 1996 (Wills World Cup, sponsored by Wills, an ITC brand) had different trophies because of different sponsors until the

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decided to award its own trophy. The current trophy was created for the 1999 championships and is the first permanent prize in the tournament's history. The trophy was designed and produced in

by a team of craftsmen from

(the Crown Jewellers). The whole process was completed over a period of two months time. The current trophy is made from silver and gold and features a golden globe held up by three silver columns. The columns, shaped as

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and

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, represent the three fundamental aspects of cricket: batting,

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and fielding, while the globe characterizes a

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. It stands 60 cm high and weighs approximately 11.0567 kilograms. The names of the previous winners are

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on the base of the trophy, with space for a total of twenty inscriptions.

ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy

The ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy is presented to the winning team of the

ICC Cricket World Cup The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup is a quadrennial world cup for cricket in One Day International (ODI) format, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The tournament is one of the world's most viewed sporting events and consid ...

. The current trophy is 60 cm high, is made from

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and

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, and features a golden globe held up by three silver columns. The columns, shaped as stumps and bails, represent the three fundamental aspects of cricket: batting,

and fielding, while the globe characterises a

, with the seam tilted to represent

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of the Earth. It is designed with platonic dimensions, so that it can be easily recognized from any angle. The trophy weighs approximately 11 kilograms and has the names of the previous winners inscribed on its base. There is still room for another ten teams to have their names inscribed: The Reliance World Cup and Wills World Cup were crafted by Amit Pabu Wal of

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who has also made the world's largest gold trophy, the most expensive trophy in world history, as well as the

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