There have been several truly exceptional performances during the 2015 Cricket World Cup.

But where there is good cricket, there is often bad cricket, and this tournament was no different.

For that reason, we've come up with a Not-First XI.

We were going to call the team England, but unfortunately that name has been taken.

Dwayne Smith - Opener - West Indies

To get our innings off to a shaky start we've selected Dwayne Smith in the opening spot. Smith scored 93 runs in his six innings at bat during the World Cup, with an average of 15.5. One of the West Indies' finest performances during the tournament was when Chris Gayle slammed 215 against Zimbabwe, leading the side to 372-2 after 50 overs. Smith got out of the way early in that one, securing a second ball duck. He spent only 145 minutes at the crease, the fewest of any opener this world cup.

Quinton de Kock - Opener - South Africa

Word out of South Africa is that Quinton de Kock is going to be some player in the future. He showed little of that these past two months. We caught a glimpse with his 78 not out against Sri Lanka in the quarterfinal, but his pool performance was dreadful. Only 53 runs in those six matches, de Kock was a liability alongside Hashim Amla at the top of the order. He ended up with 145 runs for the tournament at 20.71.

Gary Ballance - Batsman - England

The English batsman was in dreadful form during the World Cup. He played in four of England's six matches, scoring 36 runs at an average of nine. Ballance scored that weight of runs at a strikerate of 50.7, facing 71 balls in the process. At least he was consistent. His high score was 10, and he got it three times during the tournament. That's something, right?

Krishna Chadran - Batsman - United Arab Emirates

Poor bloke left New Zealand and Australia with the most ducks in the tournament. Not great for a guy batting three. It feels wrong to pick on a minnow, but poor old Chadran had a shocker of a tournament. It started alright, too. Chadran scored a plucky 34 against Zimbabwe, but his next four innings went 0, 4, 0, 0. He left the tournament with 38 runs at 7.6. At least the edge of his bat got a work out.

Eoin Morgan - Batsman/captain - England

The fearless leader of our not-first XI, Morgan had an under-whelming tournament to say the least. Leading the not-so-mighty English, Morgan opened up with a duck against Australia, and closed with a duck against Bangladesh. In between he scored 90 runs at an average of 18, but 46 of those came against minnows Scotland. He wasn't required to bat against Afghanistan - unfortunately for their bowlers - and returned home from the tournament early with the rest of his rabble. He probably wishes he was still Irish.

Shahid Afridi - All rounder - Pakistan

The big hitter went out of ODI cricket with a whimper. Ineffective with the ball and less than his best with the bat, Boom Boom didn't live up to the hype that follows him. Afridi finished the tournament with 116 runs at 23.2, although he had a strikerate of 133.33. With the ball in hand, Afridi only took two wickets, bowling at an average of 141, taking a wicket every 171 balls. We've come to expect more from the great showman.

Luke Ronchi - Wicketkeeper - New Zealand

Dannevirke's finest, Luke Ronchi didn't have the best tournament despite making it all the way to the final. Ronchi batted seven times, scoring only 73 runs at an average of 12.16, which is a big let down after the performances we came to expect in the build up to the world cup. He dropped Quinton de Kock in the semifinal, which could have been costly, and went for a duck in the final.

Kevin O'Brien - Bowler - Ireland

The Irish first change bowler managed a wicket a game, but at quite the price. O'Brien went for 8.18 runs per over in his 49.5 overs during the tournament, finishing with 6-408 in that time. The pool match against South Africa in Canberra is one O'Brien won't forget quickly. He finished with figures of 1-95 in that match. He only bowled seven overs. The next match he took 2-90 in 10 overs against Zimbabwe.

Stuart Broad - Bowler - England

He bullied the minnows, but Stuart Broad was hammered by the big boys as England tumbled out at the pool stage. Broad ended the tournament with four wickets at the tournament at an average of 63.50, but his figures in the tough matches left a lot to be desired. Against Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, Broad took 3-212 from 32.2 overs. That's painful by anyone's measure.

Mitchell McClenaghan - Bowler - New Zealand

Yes, it's harsh given he only played the one game, but boy that one game was bad for McClenaghan. The left-armer bowled eight overs for 68 runs and failed to take a wicket. We've come to live with his expensive spells because he is usually a wicket taker, but on this occasion all McClenaghan did was allow Bangladesh into the game. We never saw him again.

Kemar Roach - Bowler - West Indies

He was supposed to be the main strike weapon in the West Indies team, but injury affected Kemar Roach was far from his best. In three matches, Roach could only managed one wicket while being belted for 150 runs at 6.81 an over. He bowled his best spell against India, taking 1-44, but the minnows Ireland and UAE belted him to all parts.

Coach - Peter Moores - England



After being knocked out of the World Cup at the pool stage, failing to chase down Bangladesh's 275, Peter Moores came up with the quote of the tournament. "We thought 275 was chaseable," Moores said. "We shall have to look at the data."