WORLD CUPS(1975<--- >2007)

1975-2007 WORLD CUPS

1975

Details:

Ø     Officially called the Prudential Cup.

Ø     The first edition of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) cricket world cup.

Ø     Held from 7 June to 21 June 1975 in England.

Ø     Sponsored by Prudential Assurance Company and had 8 participating countries. Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan & West Indies(Test playing nations), Sri Lanka & East Africa(Non Test playing nations).

Ø     Preliminary matches were played in 2 groups of 4 each.

Ø     The top two teams from each group then played the knock-out rounds of semi-finals and final.

Ø      The matches were played as 60 overs per team in traditional white clothing and with red balls.

Administrator	ICC
Format	ODI
Tournament Format	Round Robin and Knock out
Host	England
Winners	West Indies
Teams	8
No of Matches	15
No of Spectators	158,000 (10,533 per match)
Most Runs	Glenn Turner(NZ) (333)
Most Wickets	Gary Gilmour (AUS)(11)

Semi Finals:

ENG VS AUS: 18 June 1975

England                                                                             93 (all out, 36.2 overs).

Gary Gilmour 6-14

Australia                                                                           94-6.

Gary Gilmour 28(28) (5*4)

Result: Australia won by 4 wickets.

NZ VS WI: 18 June 1975

New Zealand                                                                    158 (all out, 52.2 overs).

Glenn Turner 36(74) (3*4)

Geoff Howarth 51(93) (3*4)

Australia                                                                           159-5.

Alvin Kallicharan 72(92)(7*4)(1*6)

Gordon Greenidge 55(95)(9*4)(1*6)

Result: New Zealand won by 5 wickets.

Final:

WI VS AUS: 21 June 1975

West Indies                                                                      291-8(60 overs).

Clive Lloyd 102(85) (12 fours)(2 sixes).

Australia                                                                           274(all out)

Result: West Indies won by 17 runs.

Tit Bits:

D Amiss

ü     One of the most bizarre 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) scoring the first ever World Cup century, nobly supported by Keith Fletcher (68 from 107 balls, 4 fours, 1 six). The response of Gavaskar (36 from 174 balls, 1 four) was to bat through the 60 overs for 36 not out.

ü     The Prudential Cup was lifted by Clive Lloyd, captain of West Indies, who had started the tournament as the favorites.

Viv Richards

ü     In Final, A total of five of Australian team were run out, three by Vivian Richards.

ü     No 'Man of the Series' awarded in 1975.