1975 English cricket season
The 1975 English cricket season was notable for hosting the first-ever Cricket World Cup which was won by West Indies, who defeated Australia in an exciting final.
Honours
Test series
England played a four-Test Ashes series against Australia but lost the first at Edgbaston following Mike Denness's surprising decision to put Australia in.[1] The other three were drawn, the one at Headingley being abandoned in controversial circumstances when the pitch was destroyed overnight by political protestors. Australia therefore retained the Ashes.
Leading batsmen
1975 English cricket season – leading batsmen by average |
Name |
Innings |
Runs |
Highest |
Average |
100s |
Rohan Kanhai | 22 | 1073 | 178* | 82.53 | 3 |
Geoffrey Boycott | 34 | 1915 | 201* | 73.65 | 6 |
Clive Lloyd | 27 | 1423 | 167* | 61.86 | 6 |
Doug Walters | 18 | 784 | 103* | 60.30 | 3 |
Barry Richards | 32 | 1621 | 135* | 60.03 | 3 |
1975 English cricket season – leading batsmen by aggregate |
Name |
Innings |
Runs |
Highest |
Average |
100s |
Geoffrey Boycott | 34 | 1915 | 201* | 73.65 | 6 |
David Steele | 39 | 1756 | 126* | 48.77 | 3 |
Tony Greig | 37 | 1699 | 226 | 47.19 | 5 |
Mike Brearley | 39 | 1656 | 150 | 53.41 | 4 |
Barry Richards | 32 | 1621 | 135* | 60.03 | 3 |
Leading bowlers
1975 English cricket season – leading bowlers by aggregate |
Name |
Balls |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wickets |
Average |
Peter Lee | 4799 | 199 | 2067 | 112 | 18.45 |
Sarfraz Nawaz | 4342 | 173 | 2051 | 101 | 20.30 |
John Lever | 4225 | 155 | 1807 | 85 | 21.25 |
Bishan Bedi | 4640 | 227 | 1973 | 85 | 23.21 |
Malcolm Nash | 4412 | 192 | 2002 | 85 | 23.55 |
References
- ↑ Playfair Cricket Annual 1976, p8.
Annual reviews
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