The 1975 Cricket World Cup (officially named
the Prudential Cup) was the first version of the International Cricket
Council's (ICC) Cricket World Cup. It was held from 7 to 21 June 1975 in
England. The tournament was maintained by Prudential Assurance Company and had
8 joining 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 first 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 through the day and, later, started early. One of the most strange 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) recording the first ever World Cup century, kindly supported by Keith Fletcher (68 from 107 balls, 4 fours, 1 six). The reply of Gavaskar (36 from 174 balls, 1 four) was to bat through the 60 overs for 36 not out.
The Prudential Cup was raised by Clive Lloyd, captain of West Indies, who had started the tournament as the favourites.
The matches were played as 60 overs per team in traditional white clothing and with red balls. They were all played through the day and, later, started early. One of the most strange 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) recording the first ever World Cup century, kindly supported by Keith Fletcher (68 from 107 balls, 4 fours, 1 six). The reply of Gavaskar (36 from 174 balls, 1 four) was to bat through the 60 overs for 36 not out.
The Prudential Cup was raised by Clive Lloyd, captain of West Indies, who had started the tournament as the favourites.
Team
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Pts
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
NR
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RR
|
England
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12
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3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
4.94
|
New
Zealand
|
8
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
4.07
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India
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
3.24
|
East Africa
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1.90
|
Team
|
Pts
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
NR
|
RR
|
West
Indies
|
12
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
4.35
|
Australia
|
8
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
4.4
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Pakistan
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
4.45
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Sri
Lanka
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0
|
3
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0
|
3
|
0
|
2.78
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Semi-finals
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Final
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18 June – Leeds
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England
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93
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Australia
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94/6
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21 June – London
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Australia
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274
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West Indies
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291/8
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18 June – London
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New
Zealand
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158
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West Indies
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159/5
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Final
Main article: 1975 Cricket World Cup Final
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