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This was the first World Cup tournament and was held from June 7 to June 21 in 1975. The match, which consisted of 60 overs were played by 8 teams. Around 18 ODIs were held before the tournament. It was officially known as the Prudential Cup.
The major venues that hosted the matches were County Cricket Ground at Edgbaston in Birmingham, Lord’s Cricket Ground in London, Headingley Cricket Ground in Leeds, Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester, Trent Bridge in Nottingham and Kennington Oval Cricket Ground in London.
Pakistan player Javed Miandad and Clive Lloyd of West Indies played their debut in this Cricket World Cup 1975. Australian cricketer Dennis Lillee, Thomson and Marsh West Indian Rohan Kanhai and England’s Amiss, Knott, Greig and Snow played their last world cup. Many records were noted in the World Cup Cricket 1975. GM Turner of New Zealand scored 333 runs and set the record for the highest run-scorer. GJ Gilmour of Australia took 11 wickets to set the record of highest wicket-taker. CH Lloyd of West Indies took 4 catches and became the best fielder to take the most number of catches. The England v India match at Lord’s saw the highest score of 334 runs.
Finally, West Indies grabbed the trophy after defeating Australia by 17 runs.
Group A |
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| June 7, 1975 | England 334/4 (60 overs) |
v | India 132/3 (60 overs) |
England won by 202 runs Lord’s, London |
| June 7, 1975 | New Zealand 309/5 (60 overs) |
v | East Africa 128/8 (60 overs) |
New Zealand won by 181 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| June 11, 1975 | England 266/6 (60 overs) |
v | New Zealand 186 (60 overs) |
England won by 80 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| June 11, 1975 | East Africa 120 (55.3 overs) |
v | India 123/0 (29.5 overs) |
India won by 10 wickets Headingley, Leeds |
| June 14, 1975 | England 290 (60 overs) |
v | East Africa 94 (52.3 overs) |
England won by 196 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| June 14, 1975 | India 230 (60 overs) |
v | New Zealand 233/6 (58.5 overs) |
New Zealand won by 4 wickets Old Trafford, Mancheste |
Group B |
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| June 7, 1975 | Australia 278/7 (60 overs) |
v | Pakistan 205 (53 overs) |
Australia won by 73 runs Headingley, Leeds |
| June 7, 1975 | Sri Lanka 86 (37.2 overs) |
v | West Indies 87/1 (20.4 overs) |
West Indies won by 9 wickets Old Trafford, Mancheste |
| June 11, 1975 | Australia 328/5 (60 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 276/4 (60 overs) |
Australia won by 52 runs Kennington Oval, London |
| June 11, 1975 | Pakistan 266/7 (60 overs) |
v | West Indies 267/9 (59.4 overs) |
West Indies won by 1 wicket Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| June 14, 1975 | Australia 192 (53.4 overs) |
v | West Indies 195/3 (46 overs) |
West Indies won by 7 wicket Kennington Oval, London |
| June 14, 1975 | Pakistan 330/6 (60 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 138 (50.1 overs) |
Pakistan won by 192 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
Semi-finals |
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| June 18, 1975 | England 93 (36.2 overs) |
v | Australia 94/6 (28.4 overs) |
Australia won by 4 wickets Headingley, Leeds, England |
| June 18, 1975 | New Zealand 158 (52.2 overs) |
v | West Indies 159/5 (40.1 overs) |
West Indies won by 5 wickets Kennington Oval, London, England |
Final |
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| 06/21/75 | West Indies 291/8 (60 overs) |
v | Australia 274 (58.4 overs) |
West Indies won by 17 runs Lord’s, London, England |