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| 1975 Prudential Cup | |
 Prudential Cup |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round robin and Knockout |
| Host | England |
| Champions | West Indies (1st title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Attendance | 158,000 (10,533 per match) |
| Most runs | Glenn Turner (333) |
| Most wickets | Gary Gilmour (11) |
The 1975 Cricket World Cup (aka Prudential Cup, 1975) was the first edition of the tournament. It was held from June 7 to June 21, 1975 in England. 8 countries participated in the event. The preliminary matches were played in 2 groups of 4 each. The top two teams in each group played the semifinals, whose winners played the final.
The matches played consisted of 60 overs per team and were played in traditional white clothing and with red balls. They were all played during the day and hence started early. 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 DL 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.
The Prudential Cup was lifted by Clive Lloyd, captain of the West Indies who started as the favourites.
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Participants
Group A
Group B
Venues
| City | Ground | Location | Capacity |
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| Birmingham | Edgbaston | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 21,000 |
| London | Lord's | St John's Wood, London | 30,000 |
| Leeds | Headingley Stadium | Headingley, Leeds | 14,000 |
| Manchester | Old Trafford | Stretford, Manchester | 19,000 |
| Nottingham | Trent Bridge | West Bridgford, Nottingham | 15,350 |
| London | The Oval | Kennington, London | 23,500 |
Group Stage
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | RR |
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| England | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.94 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4.07 |
| India | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3.24 |
| East Africa | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.90 |
| England 334/4 (60 overs) |
v | India 132/3 (60 overs) |
England won by 202 runs Lord's Cricket Ground, London, England Umpires: DJ Constant (Eng) and JG Langridge (Eng) Man of the Match: DL Amiss (Eng) |
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| DL Amiss 137 (147) S Abid Ali 2/58 (12) |
GR Viswanath 37 (59) P Lever 1/16 (10) |
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7 June 1975 East Africa v New Zealand.
| New Zealand 309/5 (60 overs) |
v | East Africa 128/8 (60 overs) |
New Zealand won by 181 runs Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England Umpires: HD Bird (Eng) and AE Fagg (Eng) Man of the Match: GM Turner (NZ) |
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| GM Turner 171* (201) PG Nana 1/34 (12) |
Frasat Ali 45 (123) DR Hadlee 3/21 (12) |
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11 June 1975 England v New Zealand.
| England 266/6 (60 overs) |
v | New Zealand 186 all out (60 overs) |
England won by 80 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England Umpires: WE Alley (Aus) and TW Spencer (Eng) Man of the Match: KWR Fletcher (Eng) |
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| KWR Fletcher 131 (147) RO Collinge 2/43 (12) |
JFM Morrison 55 (85) AW Greig 4/45 (12) |
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11 June 1975 East Africa v India.
| East Africa 120 all out (55.3 overs) |
v | India 123/0 (29.5 overs) |
India won by 10 wickets Headingley Stadium, Leeds, England Umpires: HD Bird (Eng) and A Jepson (Eng) Man of the Match: FM Engineer (Ind) |
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| J Shah 37 (60) Madan Lal 3/15 (9.3) |
SM Gavaskar 65 (86) DJ Pringle 0/14 (3) |
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14 June 1975 England v East Africa.
| England 290/5 (60 overs) |
v | East Africa 94 all out (52.3 overs) |
England won by 196 runs Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England Umpires: WE Alley (Aus) and JG Langridge (Eng) Man of the Match: JA Snow (Eng) |
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| DL Amiss 88 (116) Zulfiqar Ali 3/63 (12) |
RK Sethi 30 (102) JA Snow 4/11 (12) |
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14 June 1975 India v New Zealand.
| India 230 all out (60 overs) |
v | New Zealand 233/6 (58.5 overs) |
New Zealand won by 4 wickets Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England Umpires: WL Budd (Eng) and AE Fagg (Eng) Man of the Match: GM Turner (NZ) |
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| S Abid Ali 70 (98) BJ McKechnie 3/49 (12) |
GM Turner 114* (177) S Abid Ali 2/35 (12) |
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Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | RR |
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| West Indies | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.35 |
| Australia | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4.43 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4.45 |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2.78 |
7 June 1975 Australia v Pakistan.
| Australia 278/7 (60 overs) |
v | Pakistan 205 all out (53 overs) |
Australia won by 73 runs Headingley Stadium, Leeds, England Umpires: WE Alley (Aus) and TW Spencer (Eng) Man of the Match: DK Lillee (Aus) |
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| R Edwards 80* (94) Naseer Malik 2/37 (12) |
Majid Khan 65 (76) DK Lillee 5/34 (12) |
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7 June 1975 Sri Lanka v West Indies.
| Sri Lanka 86 all out (37.2 overs) |
v | West Indies 87/1 (20.4 overs) |
West Indies won by 9 wickets Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England Umpires: WL Budd (Eng) and A Jepson (Eng) Man of the Match: BD Julien (WI) |
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| DS de Silva 21 (47) BD Julien 4/20 (12) |
RC Fredericks 33 (38) DS de Silva 1/33 (8) |
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11 June 1975 Australia v Sri Lanka.
| Australia 328/5 (60 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 276/4 (60 overs) |
Australia won by 52 runs The Oval, London, England Umpires: WL Budd (Eng) and AE Fagg (Eng) Man of the Match: A Turner (AUS) |
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| A Turner 101 (113) DS de Silva 2/60 (12) |
SRD Wettimuny 53 (102) IM Chappell 2/14 (4) |
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11 June 1975 Pakistan v West Indies.
| Pakistan 266/7 (60 overs) |
v | West Indies 267/9 (59.4 overs) |
West Indies won by 1 wicket Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England Umpires: DJ Constant (Eng) and JG Langridge (Eng) Man of the Match: Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK) |
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| Majid Khan 60 (108) IVA Richards 1/21 (4) |
DL Murray 61* (76) Sarfraz Nawaz 4/44 (12) |
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14 June 1975 Australia v West Indies.
| Australia 192 all out (53.4 overs) |
v | West Indies 195/3 (46 overs) |
West Indies won by 7 wickets The Oval, London, England Umpires: HD Bird (Eng) and DJ Constant (Eng) Man of the Match: AI Kallicharran (WI) |
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| R Edwards 58 (74) AME Roberts 3/39 (10.4) |
AI Kallicharran 78 (83) AA Mallett 1/35 (11) |
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14 June 1975 Pakistan v Sri Lanka.
| Pakistan 330/6 (60 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 138 all out (50.1 overs) |
Pakistan won by 192 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England Umpires: A Jepson (Eng) and TW Spencer (Eng) Man of the Match: Zaheer Abbas (PAK) |
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| Zaheer Abbas 97 (89) B Warnapura 3/42 (8) |
APB Tennekoon 30 (36) Imran Khan 3/15 (7.1) |
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Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 18 June - Headingley, Leeds | |||||||
| England | 93 | ||||||
| Australia | 94/6 | ||||||
| 21 June - Lord's, London | |||||||
| Australia | 274 | ||||||
| West Indies | 291/8 | ||||||
| 18 June - The Oval, London | |||||||
| New Zealand | 158 | ||||||
| West Indies | 159/5 | ||||||
Semifinals
18 June 1975 1st Semi Final: England v Australia.
| England 93 all out (36.2 overs) |
v | Australia 94/6 (28.4 overs) |
Australia won by 4 wickets Headingley Stadium, Leeds, England Umpires: WE Alley (Aus) and DJ Constant (Eng) Man of the Match: GJ Gilmour (Aus) |
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| MH Denness 27 (60) GJ Gilmour 6/14 (12) |
GJ Gilmour 28* (28) CM Old 3/29 (7) |
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In the best World Cup performance to date by a bowler, Gary Gilmour (6/14) took six wickets as England were bowled all out for 93 (all out, 36.2 overs), after falling to 7/37. Australia initially suffered a collapse just as dramatic, falling to 6/39, before Gary Gilmour (28 from 28 balls, 5 fours) brought them home in a fantastic all-round performance.
18 June 1975 2nd Semi Final: New Zealand v West Indies.
| New Zealand 158 all out (52.2 overs) |
v | West Indies 159/5 (40.1 overs) |
West Indies won by 5 wickets The Oval, London, England Umpires: WL Budd (Eng) and AE Fagg (Eng) Man of the Match: AI Kallicharran (WI) |
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| GP Howarth 51 (93) BD Julien 4/27 (12) |
AI Kallicharran 72 (92) RO Collinge 3/28 (12) |
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The West Indies won the toss and sent New Zealand in to bat first. New Zealand batted well against the bowling at first, reaching 1/98. 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.
Final
21 June 1975 Final: Australia v West Indies.
| West Indies 291/8 (60 overs) |
v | Australia 274 all out (58.4 overs) |
West Indies won by 17 runs Lord's Cricket Ground, London, England Umpires: HD Bird (Eng) and TW Spencer (Eng) Man of the Match: CH Lloyd (WI) |
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| CH Lloyd 102 (85) GJ Gilmour 4/48 (12) |
IM Chappell 62 (93) KD Boyce 4/50 (12) |
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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 batsman 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.
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