1975 cricket world cup matches history and winner

 

The 1975 Cricket World Cup:

The 1975 Cricket World Cup was the first World Cup cricket competition organized by the International Cricket Council or ICC. As the host country, it was held from 7 to 21 June 1975 in 6 grounds in 5 cities in England. A total of 8 countries participated in the competition. Among them, 6 test playing countries of that period - Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and West Indies, besides ICC's associate countries - Sri Lanka and East Africa participated. Initially divided into two groups, the four nations competed against each other in a round-robin league format. A total of four teams, including the top two teams from each group, compete in the semi-finals and finals in a knock-out format. Prudential Assurance Company bears all expenses of the competition. As a result, the World Cup was officially named the Prudential Cup due to broadcast rights.

Game Type:

Each game consists of 60 overs played in one innings. The players entered the field in traditional white dress. Bowlers use red balls. All games are held during the day. Initially divided into two groups in the first World Cup, four nations participated in a round-robin league system. Teams compete against each other. A total of four teams, including the top two teams from each group, play the semi-finals in a knock-out format. The winner of the semi-final will participate in the final and the winner will be the champion.

A total of 15 games were played on 6 separate grounds. It includes 2 semi-finals and a final match.

Participating teams:

England was the host nation in the first three World Cup cricket competitions. The ICC decided that the first tournament would be held in England. The main reason for this was that there were necessary materials and organizational matters to hold the opening ceremony. Despite India's hosting of the third edition of the Cricket World Cup, most ICC members believe that England has sufficient and sustained daylight in June; Which is not in India. This means that one day is enough for a game to be completely finished.[2]

The following 8 teams qualified to play in the main stage of the competition. Among them Sri Lanka and East Africa - two teams were without Test status.

Semi-Finals:

As a bowler, Gary Gilmour displayed the best sportsmanship in World Cup history. He took 6 wickets for 14 runs. As a result, England were bowled out for just 93 runs in 36.2 overs. At one stage they scored 37 runs for 7 wickets. Australia also scored a dramatic 39 for 6. But Gilmour's all-round performance of 28 runs off 5 fours and 28 balls saw him through to the final.

In the other semi-final, West Indies won the toss and sent New Zealand into bat. Stopping the bowling attack, New Zealand made 98 for one wicket. But when skipper Glenn Turner and Geoff Howarth returned to the fold, New Zealand could muster just 60 runs for the remaining 9 wickets. In reply to 158 runs, Alvin Kalicharan and Gordon Greenidge's 2nd wicket partnership scored 125 runs to seal an easy win.

Final:

West Indies captain Clive Lloyd's 85-ball 102-run century defeated Australia by 17 runs to win the first edition of World Cup cricket. As a result, he won the Man of the Match award.[3] The notable aspect of Australia's innings was the run-out of the top order batsmen. A total of five batsmen of the team got out like this; Among them, Viv Richards alone scored three runs out.

Australian captain Ian Chappell won the toss and invited West Indians to bat. After 3 wickets fell within 50 runs, Rohan Kanhai and Clive Lloyd came to the crease. The pair put on 149 runs for the 4th wicket to bring the team back into the game. The team's runs were 4/199 when Lloyd got out. Then the collection of the team stands at one point 6/209. Then the team scored a total of 291 runs thanks to the lower order batsmen. In reply to this run, Australia's Greg Chappell and Ian Chappell took the brotherly team to 2/115. But Australia's batting backbone was broken when Ian Chappell was run out by Lloyd, aided by Viv Richards, and Doug Walters lost his wicket. As a result, Australia were bowled out for 274 and lost by 17 runs.[4]

No one was awarded the Man of the Series award in the 1975 World Cup.