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| Dates | 7 June – 21 June | ||
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council | ||
| Cricket format | One Day International | ||
| Tournament format(s) | Round robin and Knockout | ||
| Host(s) | England | ||
| Champions | West Indies (1st title) | ||
| Participants | 8 | ||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Attendance | 158,000 (10,533 per match) | ||
| Most runs | Glenn Turner (333) | ||
| Most wickets | Gary Gilmour (11) | ||
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The 1975 Cricket World Cup (officially called the Prudential Cup) was the first edition of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Cricket World Cup. It was held from 7 June to 21 June 1975 in England. The tournament was sponsored by Prudential Assurance Company and had 8 participating countries. These were the 6 Test playing teams of that time (namely Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan & West Indies) and Sri Lanka & East Africa. The preliminary matches were played in 2 groups of 4 each. The top two teams from each group then played the knock-out rounds of semi-finals and final.
The matches were played as 60 overs per team in traditional white clothing and with red balls. They were all played during the day and, hence, started early. One of the most bizarre batting efforts in one-day history was made by Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar. England scored 334 (4 wickets, 60 overs) with Dennis Amiss (137 from 147 balls, 18 fours) scoring the first ever World Cup century, nobly supported by Keith Fletcher (68 from 107 balls, 4 fours, 1 six). The response of Gavaskar (36 from 174 balls, 1 four) was to bat through the 60 overs for 36 not out.
The Prudential Cup was lifted by Clive Lloyd, captain of West Indies, who had started the tournament as the favourites.
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The format of the first world cup was 2 groups of four teams, each team playing each other. The top two team from each group then advance to the Semi Finals where the winners then advance to the finals.
The following 8 teams qualified for the final tournament. Sri Lanka and East Africa were the only two teams without Test status.
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| London | London | |
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| Lord's Cricket Ground | The Oval | |
| Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 23,500 | |
| Birmingham | Manchester | |
| Edgbaston Cricket Ground | Old Trafford Cricket Ground | |
| Capacity: 21,000 | Capacity: 19,000 | |
| Nottingham | Leeds | |
| Trent Bridge | Headingley Stadium | |
| Capacity: 15,350 | Capacity: 14,000 | |
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | NR | RR |
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| England | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.94 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.07 |
| India | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.24 |
| East Africa | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.90 |
| 7 June 1975 Scorecard |
England 334/4 (60 overs) |
v | India 132/3 (60 overs) |
England won by 202 runs Lord's, London, England |
| 7 June 1975 Scorecard |
New Zealand 309/5 (60 overs) |
v | East Africa 128/8 (60 overs) |
New Zealand won by 181 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham, England |
| 11 June 1975 Scorecard |
England 266/6 (60 overs) |
v | New Zealand 186 (60 overs) |
England won by 80 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England |
| 11 June 1975 Scorecard |
East Africa 120 (55.3 overs) |
v | India 123/0 (29.5 overs) |
India won by 10 wickets Headingley, Leeds, England |
| 14 June 1975 Scorecard |
England 290 (60 overs) |
v | East Africa 94 (52.3 overs) |
England won by 196 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham, England |
| 14 June 1975 Scorecard |
India 230 (60 overs) |
v | New Zealand 233/6 (58.5 overs) |
New Zealand won by 4 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester, England |
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | NR | RR |
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| West Indies | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.35 |
| Australia | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.43 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.45 |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.78 |
| 7 June 1975 Scorecard |
Australia 278/7 (60 overs) |
v | Pakistan 205 (53 overs) |
Australia won by 73 runs Headingley, Leeds, England |
| 7 June 1975 Scorecard |
Sri Lanka 86 (37.2 overs) |
v | West Indies 87/1 (20.4 overs) |
West Indies won by 9 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester, England |
| 11 June 1975 Scorecard |
Australia 328/5 (60 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 276/4 (60 overs) |
Australia won by 52 runs Kennington Oval, London, England |
| 11 June 1975 Scorecard |
Pakistan 266/7 (60 overs) |
v | West Indies 267/9 (59.4 overs) |
West Indies won by 1 wicket Edgbaston, Birmingham, England |
| 14 June 1975 Scorecard |
Australia 192 (53.4 overs) |
v | West Indies 195/3 (46 overs) |
West Indies won by 7 wicket Kennington Oval, London, England |
| 14 June 1975 Scorecard |
Pakistan 330/6 (60 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 138 (50.1 overs) |
Pakistan won by 192 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 18 June - Leeds | |||||||
| England | 93 | ||||||
| Australia | 94/6 | ||||||
| 21 June - London | |||||||
| Australia | 274 | ||||||
| West Indies | 291/8 | ||||||
| 18 June - London | |||||||
| New Zealand | 158 | ||||||
| West Indies | 159/5 | ||||||
In the best World Cup performance to date by a bowler, Gary Gilmour (6/14) took six wickets as England were bowled all out for 93 (all out, 36.2 overs), after falling to 37/7. Australia initially suffered a collapse just as dramatic, falling to 39/6, before Gary Gilmour (28 from 28 balls, 5 fours) brought them home in a fantastic all-round performance.
The West Indies won the toss and sent New Zealand in to bat first. New Zealand batted well against the bowling at first, reaching 98/1. However, when captain Glenn Turner (36 from 74 balls, 3 fours) and Geoff Howarth (51 from 93 balls, 3 fours) fell, breaking a second-wicket partnership of 90 runs, New Zealand lost 9/60 to fall to 158 (all out, 52.2 overs). The West Indies responded, with Alvin Kallicharan (72 from 92 balls, 7 fours, 1 six) and Gordon Greenidge (55 from 95 balls, 9 fours, 1 six) sharing a second-wicket partnership of 125 runs that brought the West Indies to their target.
| 18 June 1975 Scorecard |
England 93 (36.2 overs) |
v | Australia 94/6 (28.4 overs) |
Australia won by 4 wickets Headingley, Leeds, England |
| 18 June 1975 Scorecard |
New Zealand 158 (52.2 overs) |
v | West Indies 159/5 (40.1 overs) |
West Indies won by 5 wickets Kennington Oval, London, England |
In the final, the West Indies beat Australia by 17 runs, after an accomplished innings from captain Clive Lloyd (102 from 85 balls, 12 fours, 2 sixes). The Australian innings was marked by top-order batsmen being run out when going for runs after misfields. A total of five of their team were run out, three by Vivian Richards. There was no 'Man of the Series' awarded in 1975.
| 21 June 1975 Scorecard |
West Indies 291/8 (60 overs) |
v | Australia 274 (58.4 overs) |
West Indies won by 17 runs Lord's, London, England |
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