Cricket World Cup 1975
The 1975 ICC Cricket World Cup , which took place in England from June 7 to 21, 1975 , was the first Cricket World Cup . This World Cup was held in the One-Day International format, with each team playing one innings over a maximum of 60 overs . In the final, West Indies defeated the Australian team .
Attendees
In addition to the six nations with test status Sri Lanka and East Africa , whose players came from Kenya , Tanzania , Uganda and Zambia, were invited as participants:
Venues
 
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Venues for the 1975 Cricket World Cup |
The six traditional test cricket stadiums in England were chosen as the venues .
| city | country | Stadion | capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | England | Edgbaston Cricket Ground | |
| Leeds | England | Headingley Stadium | |
| London | England | Lord's Cricket Ground | |
| London | England | The oval | |
| Manchester | England | Old Trafford Cricket Ground | |
| Nottingham | England | Trent Bridge |
format
In two preliminary round groups with four teams each, everyone played against each other, with a win bringing four points, a tie or no result two points. The first two of this group qualified for the semi-finals, the winners of which played the final. In total there were 15 encounters.
Preliminary round
The preliminary round was held in two groups with four teams each, with the first two of each group qualifying for the semi-finals. The following terms are used in the tables:
- Sp everal
- S iege
- N iederlagen
- U nentschieden
- NR No Result
- P oints
- RR run rate
Group A
- table
| Group A | Sp. | S. | N | U | NO | P | RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.94 |
 New Zealand
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8th | 4.07 |
 India
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4th | 3.24 |
 East Africa
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.90 |
- Games
| June 7th scorecard |
Lord's |
England 334-4 (60) |
- |
India 132-3 (60) |
| England wins with 202 runs | ||||
| June 7th scorecard |
Edgbaston |
New Zealand 309-5 (60) |
- |
East Africa 128-8 (60) |
| New Zealand wins with 181 runs | ||||
| June 11th scorecard |
Trent Bridge |
England 266-6 (60) |
- |
New Zealand 186 (60) |
| England wins with 80 runs | ||||
| June 11th scorecard |
Headingley |
East Africa 120 (55.3) |
- |
India 123-0 (29.5) |
| India wins with 10 wickets | ||||
| June 14th scorecard |
Edgbaston |
England 290-5 (60) |
- |
East Africa 94 (52.3) |
| England wins with 196 runs | ||||
| June 14th scorecard |
Old Trafford |
India 230 (60) |
- |
New Zealand 233-6 (58.5) |
| New Zealand wins with 4 wickets | ||||
Group B
- table
| Group B | Sp. | S. | N | U | NO | P | RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 West Indies
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.35 |
 Australia
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8th | 4.43 |
 Pakistan
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4th | 4.45 |
 Sri Lanka
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.78 |
- Games
| June 7th scorecard |
Headingley |
Australia 278-7 (60) |
- |
Pakistan 205 (53) |
| Australia wins with 73 runs | ||||
| June 7th scorecard |
Old Trafford |
Sri Lanka 86 (37.2) |
- |
West Indies 87-1 (4/20) |
| West Indies wins with 9 wickets | ||||
| June 11th scorecard |
The oval |
Australia 328-5 (60) |
- |
Sri Lanka 276-4 (60) |
| Australia wins with 52 runs | ||||
| June 11th scorecard |
Edgbaston |
Pakistan 266-7 (60) |
- |
West Indies 267-9 (59.4) |
| West Indies wins by 1 wicket | ||||
| June 14th scorecard |
The oval |
Australia 192 (53.4) |
- |
West Indies 195-3 (46) |
| West Indies wins by 7 wickets | ||||
| June 14th scorecard |
Trent Bridge |
Pakistan 330-6 (60) |
- |
Sri Lanka 138 (50.1) |
| Pakistan wins with 192 runs | ||||
Semifinals
| June 18 scorecard |
Headingley |
England 93 (36.2) |
- |
Australia 94-6 (28.4) |
| Australia wins with 4 wickets | ||||
| June 20 scorecard |
The oval |
New Zealand 158 (52.2) |
- |
West Indies 159-5 (40.1) |
| West Indies wins with 5 wickets | ||||
final
| June 21 scorecard |
Lord's |
West Indies 291-8 (60) |
- |
Australia 274 (58.4) |
| West Indies wins with 17 runs | ||||