World Championship of Cricket
| Dates | 17 February 1985 – 10 March 1985 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Australian Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and Knockout |
| Host(s) |
 Australia
|
| Champions |
 India
|
| Participants | 7 |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Player of the series |
Ravi Shastri
|
| Most runs |
Krishnamachari Srikkanth (238) |
| Most wickets |
Laxman Sivaramakrishnan (10) |
The Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket was a One Day International tournament held from 17 February to 10 March 1985 in Australia and won by India.
The tournament was part of the celebrations commemorating the 150th anniversary of European settlement in Victoria. All of the then Test match playing teams participated with matches played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the Sydney Cricket Ground. The tournament saw the first matches played under lights at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
India were the reigning World Cup holders, having defeated West Indies in the 1983 World Cup final, but the bookmakers installed West Indies as favourites.
Each team was required to name a 14-player squad for the tournament. Matches were played with coloured clothing, white balls, fielding restrictions and innings limited to 50 overs.
The seven teams were split into two qualifying groups. Each played a round-robin with two points awarded for a win and one point for a draw or tie. Teams on equal points were separated by run rate.
Cross-over semi finals were then played with the winner from each group playing the runner-up from the other group. The losers played in the Plate Winners Final while the winners contested the Final.
Allan Border (captain), Terry Alderman, Peter Faulkner, Rodney Hogg, Kim Hughes, Dean Jones, Robbie Kerr, Geoff Lawson, Rod McCurdy, Craig McDermott, Simon O'Donnell, Wayne B. Phillips, Kepler Wessels, Graeme Wood.
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