Farewells
Neil Fairbrother
His international farewell was also England's last game of the tournament, where they were beaten by India at Edgbaston to be knocked out. He fell for 28, the eighth wicket, with the score on 132, and with him went any hopes of an England revival.
Arjuna Ranatunga
The Sri Lanka captain signed off with a half-century in his last ODI, but with his side's elimination from the competition all but confirmed. Defeats to India, England and South Africa ended Sri Lanka's hopes of defending the World Cup title. Ranatunga ended an illustrious ODI career with an average of 35.84 and went on to play Tests for another year.
Angus Fraser
A bowler known more for his exploits in Test matches, Fraser ended his ODI career on a disappointing note. He took just one wicket in the three matches he played in the World Cup and his final game was one England lost, to be knocked out. He finished with 47 wickets from 42 games.
Adam Hollioake
As England captain in 1997, Hollioake had led his side to a rare multi-team ODI triumph in Sharjah. However, he played just 35 ODIs in all and like a couple of his team-mates, his international career ended with the defeat to India.
Gavin Larsen
One of New Zealand's famous dibbly-dobbly brigade, Larsen was nicknamed "Postman" because he "always delivered". His farewell was the first semi-final against Pakistan, in Manchester, which ended in defeat for New Zealand, but he delivered again, proving to be his team's most economical bowler.
Roshan Mahanama
One of the mainstays of the Sri Lankan middle order, Mahanama was Sri Lanka's second-highest run-getter in the competition, with 136 at 27.20. But his team's campaign ended in disappointment. Mahanama's final ODI appearance was in the same game as Ranatunga's, against Kenya in the league stage.
Paul Reiffel
He finished his career on a high, as part of Australia's World Cup-winning team. Reiffel took the coveted wicket of Inzamam-ul-Haq in the final, finished the tournament with seven wickets at 34, and completed a seven-year career with the one-day side with a reputation for accuracy and reliability.
Saleem Malik
A disappointing World Cup for a man whose career was to be brought to a halt a year later. Malik managed just 19 runs in four innings and played his last ODI against India in the Super Sixes. A year later he would be banned indefinitely for his involvement in the match-fixing scandal.
Phil Simmons
Like most other farewells in the tournament, Simmons bid international cricket adieu on a poor note. He was cleaned up by Damien Fleming for 1 in his final appearance, finished with just 13 runs in three innings, and completed a 143-match ODI career. He then took to coaching.
Duds
Sanath Jayasuriya
Much was expected from the player who had set the 1996 World Cup alight, but Jayasuriya had a poor tournament where his team had some key players underperforming. Jayasuriya managed 82 runs in five games with a highest of 39 against Kenya, and his failure to provide his team with the explosive starts that had been a feature of Sri Lanka's batting in the previous World Cup cost them badly.
Aravinda de Silva
His lack of form at the top of the order meant Sri Lanka's batting was weakened significantly. His scores of 0 and 1 against England and South Africa had an impact on his team's fortunes. He averaged 14.60 from five matches.
Shahid Afridi
One of the cleanest hitters of the ball and perhaps the most powerful, Afridi failed to live up to expectations in the competition. Seven innings with a highest of 37 and an average of 13.28 including a failure in the final made for a disappointing World Cup for someone who smashed a 37-ball ton in just his second ODI.
Nathan Astle
A horrible tournament for Astle, though his team did make it as far as the semi-final. New Zealand benefited from contributions by the others who stepped up, but Astle's travails included being yorked by a fired-up Shoaib Akhtar in the semis. He made just 79 runs in nine innings at an average of 8.77.