1975 Cricket World Cup - wikipedia 1975 Cricket World Cup Prudential Cup ' 75 Dates 7 June -- 21 June Administrator ( s ) International Cricket Conference Cricket format One Day International Tournament format ( s ) Round robin and Knockout Host ( s ) England Champions West Indies ( 1st title ) Runners - up Australia Participants 8 Matches played 15 Attendance 158,000 ( 10,533 per match ) Most runs Glenn Turner ( 333 ) Most wickets Gary Gilmour ( 11 ) 1979 → The 1975 Cricket World Cup ( officially called the Prudential Cup ' 75 ) was the first edition of the Cricket World Cup, organised by the International Cricket Conference ( ICC ) and was the first major limited overs One Day International ( ODI ) cricket tournament to be held. It was held from 7 to 21 June 1975 in England. The tournament was sponsored by Prudential Assurance Company and had eight participating countries : the six Test - playing teams of the time ( Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and the West Indies ), plus leading Associate nations Sri Lanka and, for the only time, East Africa. The teams were divided into two groups of four, with each team playing the other teams in their group once ; the top two from each group qualified for the semi-finals, with the winners of these matches meeting in the final. Each match consisted of 60 overs per team and was played in traditional white clothing and with red balls ; all were played during the day and hence started early. The concept of ODI cricket was still in the early stages and in the years between 1971 and 1975, only 18 such matches between the Test playing nations had been contested. England, New Zealand West Indies and Australia were the teams to qualify for the semi-finals, making this the only World Cup thus far in which no team from the Indian subcontinent made this stage. Australia defeated England and the West Indies beat New Zealand, before the West Indies, the pre-tournament favourites, defeated Australia in the final at Lord 's by 17 runs to become the first World Cup winners. The opening match of the tournament featured one of the most bizarre batting efforts in one - day history, by India 's Sunil Gavaskar. After England scored 334 / 4, with Dennis Amiss making 137, Gavaskar batted through the full 60 overs for 36 not out, prompting several pitch invasions from unhappy Indian fans. Contents 1 Format 2 Participants 3 Venues 4 Squads 5 Group stage 5.1 Group A 5.2 Group B 6 Knockout stage 6.1 Semi-finals 6.2 Final 7 Statistics 8 References 9 External links Format The format of the first world cup was 2 groups of four teams each, and each team playing each other. The top two team from each group then advance to the semi-finals, where the winners then advance ( qualified ) for the finals. The first Cricket World Cup was played in England on seven different venues. A total of 16 matches were played in the 1975 Cricket World Cup, including two semi-finals and a final. Participants Highlighted were the countries participated in the 1975 Cricket World Cup. Qualified as full member of ICC Qualified by invitation The following 8 teams qualified for the final tournament. Sri Lanka and East Africa were the only two teams without Test status. Team Method of qualification Previous best performance Rank Group England Host Debut India Full Members Debut 5 Australia Debut Pakistan Debut 6 West Indies Debut New Zealand Debut Sri Lanka Invitation Debut -- East Africa Debut -- Venues London Lord 's The Oval Nottingham Birmingham Leeds Manchester London 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 Capacity : 15,350 Capacity : 14,000 Squads Main article : 1975 Cricket World Cup squads Group stage Group A Main article : 1975 Cricket World Cup Group A Team Pld NR RR Pts England 0 0 4.94 12 New Zealand 0 4.07 8 India 0 3.24 East Africa 0 0 1.90 0 7 June 1975 Scorecard England 334 / 4 ( 60 overs ) India 132 / 3 ( 60 overs ) Dennis Amiss 137 ( 147 ) Syed Abid Ali 58 / 2 ( 12 overs ) Gundappa Viswanath 37 ( 59 ) Peter Lever 16 / 1 ( 10 overs ) England won by 202 runs Lord 's, London Umpires : David Constant ( Eng ) and John Langridge ( Eng ) Player of the match : Dennis Amiss ( Eng ) 7 June 1975 Scorecard New Zealand 309 / 5 ( 60 overs ) East Africa 128 / 8 ( 60 overs ) Glenn Turner 171 ( 201 ) Parbhu Nana 34 / 1 ( 12 overs ) Frasat Ali 45 ( 123 ) Dayle Hadlee 21 / 3 ( 12 overs ) New Zealand won by 181 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires : Dickie Bird ( Eng ) and Arthur Fagg ( Eng ) Player of the match : Glenn Turner ( NZ ) 11 June 1975 Scorecard England 266 / 6 ( 60 overs ) New Zealand 186 ( 60 overs ) Keith Fletcher 131 ( 147 ) Richard Collinge 43 / 2 ( 12 overs ) John Morrison 55 ( 85 ) Tony Greig 45 / 4 ( 12 overs ) England won by 80 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires : Bill Alley ( Eng ) and Tom Spencer ( Eng ) Player of the match : Keith Fletcher ( Eng ) 11 June 1975 Scorecard East Africa 120 ( 55.3 overs ) India 123 / 0 ( 29.5 overs ) Jawahir Shah 37 ( 84 ) Madan Lal 15 / 3 ( 9.3 overs ) Sunil Gavaskar 65 * ( 86 ) India won by 10 wickets Headingley, Leeds Umpires : Dickie Bird ( Eng ) and Arthur Jepson ( Eng ) Player of the match : Farokh Engineer ( Ind ) 14 June 1975 Scorecard England 290 ( 60 overs ) East Africa 94 ( 52.3 overs ) Dennis Amiss 88 ( 116 ) Zulfiqar Ali 63 / 3 ( 12 overs ) Ramesh Sethi 30 ( 102 ) John Snow 11 / 4 ( 12 overs ) England won by 196 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires : Bill Alley ( Eng ) and John Langridge ( Eng ) Player of the match : John Snow ( Eng ) 14 June 1975 Scorecard India 230 ( 60 overs ) New Zealand 233 / 6 ( 58.5 overs ) Syed Abid Ali 70 ( 98 ) Brian McKechnie 49 / 3 ( 12 overs ) Glenn Turner 114 * ( 177 ) Syed Abid Ali 35 / 2 ( 12 overs ) New Zealand won by 4 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires : Lloyd Budd ( Eng ) and Arthur Fagg ( Eng ) Player of the match : Glenn Turner ( NZ ) Group B Main article : 1975 Cricket World Cup Group B Team Pld NR RR Pts West Indies 0 0 4.35 12 Australia 0 4.43 8 Pakistan 0 4.45 Sri Lanka 0 0 2.78 0 7 June 1975 Scorecard Australia 278 / 7 ( 60 overs ) Pakistan 205 ( 53 overs ) Ross Edwards 80 * ( 94 ) Naseer Malik 37 / 2 ( 12 overs ) Majid Khan 65 ( 76 ) Dennis Lillee 34 / 5 ( 12 overs ) Australia won by 73 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires : Bill Alley ( Eng ) and Tom Spencer ( Eng ) Player of the match : Dennis Lillee ( AUS ) 7 June 1975 Scorecard Sri Lanka 86 ( 37.2 overs ) West Indies 87 / 1 ( 20.4 overs ) Somachandra de Silva 21 ( 54 ) Bernard Julien 16 / 2 ( 12 overs ) Roy Fredericks 33 ( 38 ) Somachandra de Silva 33 / 1 ( 8 overs ) West Indies won by 9 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires : Lloyd Budd ( Eng ) and Arthur Jepson ( Eng ) Player of the match : Bernard Julien ( WI ) 11 June 1975 Scorecard Australia 328 / 5 ( 60 overs ) Sri Lanka 276 / 4 ( 60 overs ) Alan Turner 101 ( 113 ) Somachandra de Silva 60 / 2 ( 12 overs ) Sunil Wettimuny 53 ( 102 ) Ian Chappell 14 / 2 ( 4 overs ) Australia won by 52 runs The Oval, London Umpires : Lloyd Budd ( Eng ) and Arthur Fagg ( Eng ) Player of the match : Alan Turner ( AUS ) 11 June 1975 Scorecard Pakistan 266 / 7 ( 60 overs ) West Indies 267 / 9 ( 59.4 overs ) Majid Khan 60 ( 108 ) Viv Richards 21 / 1 ( 4 overs ) Deryck Murray 61 * ( 76 ) Sarfraz Nawaz 44 / 4 ( 12 overs ) West Indies won by 1 wicket Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires : David Constant ( Eng ) and John Langridge ( Eng ) Player of the match : Sarfraz Nawaz ( Pak ) 14 June 1975 Scorecard Australia 192 ( 53.4 overs ) West Indies 195 / 3 ( 46 overs ) Ross Edwards 58 ( 74 ) Andy Roberts 39 / 3 ( 10.4 overs ) Alvin Kallicharran 78 ( 83 ) Ashley Mallett 35 / 1 ( 11 overs ) West Indies won by 7 wickets The Oval, London Umpires : Dickie Bird ( Eng ) and David Constant ( Eng ) Player of the match : Alvin Kallicharran ( WI ) 14 June 1975 Scorecard Pakistan 330 / 6 ( 60 overs ) Sri Lanka 138 ( 50.1 overs ) Zaheer Abbas 97 ( 89 ) Tony Opatha 67 / 2 ( 12 overs ) Anura Tennekoon 30 ( 36 ) Imran Khan 15 / 3 ( 7.1 overs ) Pakistan won by 192 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires : Arthur Jepson ( Eng ) and Tom Spencer ( Eng ) Player of the match : Zaheer Abbas ( Pak ) Knockout stage Main article : 1975 Cricket World Cup knockout stage 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 Semi-finals In the best World Cup performance to date by a bowler, Gary Gilmour took 6 / 14, as England were bowled out for 93 ( 36.2 overs ), after having fallen to 37 / 7. Australia initially suffered a collapse just as dramatic, falling to 39 / 6, before 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 England 93 ( 36.2 overs ) Australia 94 / 6 ( 28.4 overs ) Mike Denness 27 ( 60 ) Gary Gilmour 14 / 6 ( 12 overs ) Gary Gilmour 28 * ( 28 ) Chris Old 29 / 3 ( 7 overs ) Australia won by 4 wickets Headingley, Leeds Umpires : Bill Alley ( Eng ) and David Constant ( Eng ) Player of the match : Gary Gilmour ( Aus ) 18 June 1975 New Zealand 158 ( 52.2 overs ) West Indies 159 / 5 ( 40.1 overs ) Geoff Howarth 51 ( 93 ) Bernard Julien 27 / 4 ( 12 overs ) Alvin Kallicharran 72 ( 92 ) Richard Collinge 28 / 3 ( 12 overs ) West Indies won by 5 wickets The Oval, London Umpires : Lloyd Budd ( Eng ) and Arthur Fagg ( Eng ) Player of the match : Alvin Kallicharran ( WI ) Final Main article : 1975 Cricket World Cup Final 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 West Indies 291 / 8 ( 60 overs ) Australia 274 ( 58.4 overs ) Clive Lloyd 102 ( 85 ) Gary Gilmour 48 / 5 ( 12 overs ) Ian Chappell 62 ( 93 ) Keith Boyce 50 / 4 ( 12 overs ) West Indies won by 17 runs Lord 's, London Umpires : Dickie Bird ( Eng ) and Tom Spencer ( Eng ) Player of the match : Clive Lloyd ( WI ) Statistics Main article : 1975 Cricket World Cup statistics Leading run scorers Matches Player Team Runs Turner, Glenn Glenn Turner New Zealand 333 Amiss, Dennis Dennis Amiss England 243 Khan, Majid Majid Khan Pakistan 220 Fletcher, Keith Keith Fletcher England 207 5 Turner, Alan Alan Turner Australia 201 Leading wicket takers Matches Player Team Wickets Gilmour, Gary Gary Gilmour Australia 11 5 Julien, Bernard Bernard Julien West Indies 10 5 Boyce, Keith Keith Boyce West Indies 10 Hadlee, Dayle Dayle Hadlee New Zealand 8 5 Roberts, Andy Andy Roberts West Indies 8 References Jump up ^ 15 matches were played in 1975 Cricket World Cup ESPN cricinfo External links Cricket World Cup 1975 from Cricinfo 1975 Cricket World Cup General information Squads Umpires and Officials Stats & Records Broadcasting Sponsorship Venues Stages Group A Group B Knockout stage Final Cricket World Cup Tournaments England 1975 England 1979 England 1983 India / Pakistan 1987 Australia / New Zealand 1992 Pakistan / India / Sri Lanka 1996 England 1999 South Africa / Zimbabwe 2003 West Indies 2007 India / Sri Lanka / Bangladesh 2011 Australia / New Zealand 2015 England 2019 India 2023 Finals 1979 1992 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Squads 1979 1992 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Statistics 1979 1992 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Qualification 1979 1992 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Awards Format History Hosts Qualification Records Centuries Five - wicket hauls Teams Trophy International cricket International Cricket Council ( ICC ) ICC Awards ICC members Forms Test ( women 's ) One Day International ( women 's ) Twenty20 International ( women 's ) Global events World Cup ( qualifier ) World Twenty20 ( qualifier ) Women 's World Cup ( qualifier ) Women 's World Twenty20 ( qualifier ) Under - 19 World Cup Champions Trophy Intercontinental Cup World Cricket League Olympics Asia ACC -- Asia Cup ACC Trophy ( List A ) ACC Premier League ACC Twenty20 Cup Africa ACA -- WCL Africa Americas ICC Americas -- Americas Championship South American Championship East Asia and Pacific EAP -- ICC EAP Cricket Trophy ( One day ) ICC EAP Cricket Trophy ( Twenty20 ) Europe ECC -- European Championship Women 's European Championship Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1975_Cricket_World_Cup&oldid=825770283 '' Categories : 1975 Cricket World Cup 1975 in English cricket Cricket World Cup tournaments International cricket competitions from 1970 -- 71 to 1975 International sports competitions hosted by England June 1975 sports events Hidden categories : Use British English from June 2012 Use dmy dates from June 2012 Articles with hCards Talk Contents About Wikipedia Afrikaans বাংলা Deutsch Español Fiji Hindi Français हिन्दी Italiano मैथिली മലയാളം मराठी Nederlands नेपाली 日本 語 پنجابی Português Русский සිංහල Suomi தமிழ் اردو 12 more Edit links This page was last edited on 15 February 2018, at 09 : 01. 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Question: who bowled the first ball of the world cup 1975
Answer: West Indies