1975 English cricket season
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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
- County Championship - Leicestershire
- Gillette Cup - Lancashire
- Sunday League - Hampshire
- Benson & Hedges Cup - Leicestershire
- Minor Counties Championship - Hertfordshire
- Second XI Championship - Surrey II
- Wisden - Ian Chappell, Peter Lee, Rick McCosker, David Steele, Bob Woolmer
Test series
Main article: Australian cricket team in England in 1975
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 | ||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
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| 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 average | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Average | |
| David Steele | 453 | 34 | 148 | 11 | 13.45 | |
| Andy Roberts | 2511 | 141 | 901 | 57 | 15.80 | |
| Mike Hendrick | 2959 | 148 | 1077 | 68 | 15.83 | |
| Bernard Julien | 1620 | 76 | 707 | 40 | 17.67 | |
| Peter Lever | 2515 | 116 | 1098 | 61 | 18.00 | |
| 1975 English cricket season – leading bowlers by aggregate | ||||||
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| 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
External links
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