Administrator(s) International Cricket Council
Cricket format One Day International
Tournament format(s) Round robin and Knockout
Host(s) 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 (officially called the Prudential Cup) was the first edition of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) cricket world cup. It was held from 7 June to 21 June 1975 in England. The tournament was sponsored by Prudential Assurance Company and had 8 participating countries. These were the 6 Test playing teams of that time (namely Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan & West Indies) and Sri Lanka & East Africa. The preliminary matches were played in 2 groups of 4 each. The top two teams from each group then played the knock-out rounds of semi-finals and final.
The matches were played as 60 overs per team 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 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.
The Prudential Cup was lifted by Clive Lloyd, captain of West Indies, who had started the tournament as the favourites.
Group A
Main article: 1975 Cricket World Cup Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | NR | RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.94 |
 New Zealand | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.07 |
 India | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.24 |
| East Africa | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.90 |
Group B
Main article: 1975 Cricket World Cup Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | NR | RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 West Indies | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.35 |
 Australia | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.43 |
 Pakistan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.45 |
 Sri Lanka | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.78 |
Knockout stage
Main article: 1975 Cricket World Cup knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 18 June - Leeds | |||||||
| A1 England | 93 | ||||||
| B2 Australia | 94/6 | ||||||
| 21 June - London | |||||||
| Australia | 274 | ||||||
| West Indies | 291/8 | ||||||
| 18 June - London | |||||||
| A2 New Zealand | 158 | ||||||
| B1 West Indies | 159/5 | ||||||
Team rankings
All 8 teams are ranked based on matches played and won.
| R | Team | G | P | W | T | L | NR | RF | RA | RD | NRR | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | West Indies | B | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 999 | 976 | +23 | 20 | |
| 2 | Australia | B | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1166 | 1060 | +106 | 12 | |
| Eliminated in the semifinals | ||||||||||||
| 3 | England | A | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 983 | 506 | +477 | 12 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | A | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 886 | 783 | +103 | 12 | |
| Eliminated in the group stage | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Pakistan | B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 801 | 682 | +119 | +4.45 | 4 |
| 6 | India | A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 485 | 687 | -202 | +3.24 | 4 |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 500 | 745 | -245 | +2.78 | 0 |
| 8 | East Africa | A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 342 | 722 | -380 | +1.90 | 0 |
