Total recall: 1975 cricket World Cup

The first World Cup was played in England from June 7-21, 1975, with the West Indies winning the title in a closely fought final against Australia at Lord's, London.

Appropriately enough, Clive Lloyd played a captain's knock of 102 to guide his team to a 17-run win in the final. Australian pacer Gary Gilmour's five-wicket haul went in vain as the West Indies won their fifth successive match in the eight-team tournament.

In all, 15 matches were played, starting with an India-England encounter at Lord's June 7.

Pool A: India, England, East Africa, New ZealandPool B: West Indies, Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Brief scores of all 15 matches:

1st match: India vs. England (Group A), Lord's, London, June 7Captains: Mike Denness (England), S. Venkataraghavan (India)Umpires: David Constant and J.G. Langridge (both England)England: 334/4 in 60 overs (Dennis Amiss 137, K. Fletcher 68, Abid Ali 2/58) India: 132/3 in 60 overs (G. Viswanath 37, S. Gavaskar 36 not out)Toss: EnglandResult: England won by 202 runsMan of the Match: Dennis Amiss (Eng)

2nd match: New Zealand vs. East Africa (Group A), Edgbaston, Birmingham, June 7Captains: Glenn Turner (New Zealand), Harilal Shah (East Africa)Umpires: Dickie Bird and A.E. Fagg (both England)New Zealand: 309/5 in 60 overs (G.M. Turner 171 not out, J.M. Parker 66) East Africa: 128/8 in 60 overs (Frasat Ali 45, Zulfiqar Ali 30, D.R. Hadlee 3/21, Geoff Howarth 3/29)Toss: New ZealandResult: New Zealand won by 181 runsMan of the Match: G. Turner (NZ)

3rd match: Australia vs. Pakistan (Group B), Headingley, Leeds, June 7Captains: Ian Chappell (Aus), Asif Iqbal (Pak)Umpires: W.R. Alley and T.W. Spencer (England)Australia: 278/7 in 60 overs (R. Edwards 80 not out, A. Turner 46, G. Chappell 45, N. Malik 2/37) Pakistan: 205 in 53 overs (Majid Khan 65, Asif Iqbal 53, Dennis Lillee 5/34)Toss: AustraliaResult: Australia won by 73 runsMan of the Match: Dennis Lillee (Aus)

4th match: West Indies vs. Sri Lanka (Group B), Old Trafford, Manchester, June 7Captains: C. Lloyd (WI), A.P.B. Tennekoon (SL)Umpires: W.L. Budd and A. Jepson (both Eng)Sri Lanka: 86 in 37.2 overs (D.S. de Silva 21, M.H. Tissara 14, B. Julian 4/20, K. Boyce 3/22, A. Roberts 2/16) West Indies: 87/1 in 20.4 overs (Roy Fredericks 33, D.L. Murray 30 not out)Toss: West IndiesResult: West Indies won by 9 wicketsMan of the Match: Bernard Julian (WI)

5th match: England vs. New Zealand (Group A), Trent Bridge, Nottingham, June 11Captains: M. Denness (Eng), G. Turner (NZ)Umpires: W.E. Alley and T.W. Spencer (both Eng)England: 266/6 in 60 overs (K. Fletcher 131, M. Denness 37, R.O. Collinge 2/43) New Zealand 186 in 60 overs (J.F.M. Morrison 55, Tony Greig 4/45)Toss: New ZealandResult: England won by 80 runsMan of the Match: Keith Fletcher (England)

6th match: India vs. East Africa (Group A), Headingley, Leeds, June 11Captains: S. Venkataraghavan (Ind), Harilal Shah (EA)Umpires: H.D. Bird and A. Jepson (both Eng)East Africa: 120 in 55.3 overs (Jawahir Shah 37, Madan Lal 3/15, Abid Ali 2/22) India: 123/0 in 29.5 (S. Gavaskar 65 not out, F. Engineer 54 not out)Toss: East AfricaResult: India won by 10 wicketsMan of the Match: Farokh Engineer (India)

7th match: Australia vs. Sri Lanka (Group B), Kennington Oval, London, June 11Captains: I. Chappell (Aus), A.P.B. Tennekoon (SL)Umpires: W.L. Budd and A.E. Fagg (both Eng)Australia: 328/5 in 60 overs (A. Turner 101, R.B. McCosker 73, D. Walters 59, G. Chappell 50, D.S. De Silva 2/60) Sri Lanka: 276/4 in 60 overs (S.R. de S. Wettimuny 53 retired hurt, M.H. Tissera 52, A.P.B. Tennekoon 48, Ian Chappell 2/14)Toss: Sri LankaResult: Australia won by 52 runsMan of the Match: Allen Turner (Australia)

8th match: West Indies vs. Pakistan (Group B), Edgbaston, Birmingham, June 11Captains: Clive Lloyd (WI), Asif Iqbal (Pak)Umpires: D.J. Constant and J.G. Langridge (both Eng)Pakistan: 266/7 in 60 overs (Majid Khan 60, Wasim Raja 58, Mushtaq Mohammad 55) West Indies: 267/9 in 59.4 overs (D. Murray 61 not out, C. Lloyd 53, S. Nawaz 4/44)Toss: PakistanResult: West Indies won by one wicketMan of the Match: Sarfraz Nawaz (Pak)

9th match: England vs. East Africa (Group A), Edgbaston, Birmingham, June 14Captains: M. Denness (Eng), Harilal Shah (EA)Umpires: W.E. Alley and J.G. Langridge (both Eng)England: 290/5 in 60 overs (D. Amiss 88, B. Wood 77, F.C. Hayes 52, Zulfiqar Ali 3/63) East Africa: 94 in 52.3 overs (Ramesh Sethi 30, John Snow 4/11, John Lever 3/32)Toss: East AfricaResult: England won by 196 runsMan of the Match: John Snow (England)

10th match: India vs. New Zealand (Group A), Old Trafford, Manchester, June 14Captains: S. Venkataraghavan (Ind), G. Turner (NZ)Umpires: W.L. Budd and A.E. Fagg (both Eng)India: 230 in 60 overs (Syed Abid Ali 70, A. Gaekwad 37, B.J. McKechnie 3/49) New Zealand: 233/6 in 58.5 overs (Glenn Turner 114 not out, S. Abid Ali 2/35)Toss: IndiaResult: New Zealand won by four wicketsMan of the Match: Glenn Turner (New Zealand)

11th match: West Indies vs. Australia (Group B), Kennington Oval, London, June 14Captains: C. Lloyd (WI), Ian Chappell (Aus)Umpires: H.D. Bird and D.J. Constant (both Eng)Australia: 192 in 53.4 overs (R. Edwards 58, R. Marsh 52 not out, Andy Roberts 3/39) West Indies: 195/3 in 46 overs (A. Kallicharan 78, Roy Fredericks 58)Toss: West IndiesResult: West Indies won by seven wicketsMan of the Match: Alvin Kallicharan (WI)

12th match: Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka (Group B), Trent Bridge, Nottingham, June 14Captains: Majid Khan (Pak), A.P.B. Tennekoon (SL)Umpires: A. Jepson and T.W. Spencer (both Eng)Pakistan: 330/6 in 60 overs (Zaheer Abbas 97, Majid Khan 84, B. Warnapura 3/42) Sri Lanka: 138 in 50.1 overs (A.P.B. Tennekoon 30, Imran Khan 3/15)Toss: Sri Lanka Result: Pakistan won by 192 runsMan of the Match: Zaheer Abbas (Pakistan)

PointsPool A P W L PEngland 3 3 0 12New Zealand 3 2 1 8India 3 1 2 4East Africa 3 0 3 0

Pool B P W L PWest Indies 3 3 0 12Australia 3 2 1 8Pakistan 3 1 2 4Sri Lanka 3 0 3 0(Denotes: P=matches played, W=won, L=lost, P=total points)Semi-finals line-up: Two top teams from each pool progressed to semi-finals

13th match, 1st semi-final: Australia vs. England, Headingley, Leeds, June 18Captains: M. Denness (Eng), I. Chappell (Aus)Umpires: W.E. Alley and D.J. Constant (both Eng)England: 93 in 36.2 overs (D. Amiss 27, Gary Gilmour 6/14) Australia: 94/6 in 28.4 overs (G. Gilmour 28 not out, D. Walters 20 not out, Chris Old 3/29)Toss: AustraliaResult: Australia won by four wicketsMan of the Match: Gary Gilmour (Aus)

14th match, 2nd semi-final: New Zealand vs. West Indies, Kennington Oval, London, June 18Captains: G. Turner (NZ), C. Lloyd (WI)Umpires: W.L. Budd and A.E. Fagg (both Eng)New Zealand: 158 in 52.2 overs (G. Howarth 51, G. Turner 36, B. Julien 4/27) West Indies: 159/5 in 40.1 overs (A. Kallicharan 72, G. Greenidge 55, R. Collinge 3/28)Toss: West IndiesResult: West Indies won by five wicketsMan of the Match: Alvin Kallicharan (WI)

15th match, final: West Indies vs. Australia, Lord's, London, June 21Captains: C. Lloyd (WI), I. Chappell (Aus)Umpires: H.D. Bird and T.W. Spencer (both Eng)

Lloyd smashed an 82-balls 102 to lead the West Indies' victory charge. He and Kanhai were associated in a 149-run partnership for the fourth wicket that helped the Caribbean side clinch the title at Lord's. One of the reasons for Australia's defeat was five runs outs. Vivian Richards effected three of them.

West Indies: 291/8 in 60 overs (Clive Lloyd 102, Rohan Kanhai 55, Keith Boyce 34, Gary Gilmour 5/48, Jeff Thomson 2/44) Australia: 274 in 58.4 overs (Ian Chappell 62, Alan Turner 40, Doug Walters 35, Keith Boyce 4/50)Toss: AustraliaResult: West Indies won by 17 runsMan of the Match: Clive Lloyd (WI)

(IANS)

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