World Cup (cricket): 1975
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1975
The first Men's Cricket World Cup (Prudential Cup): venue England
Number of overs per team: 60
Uniform: white
Colour of balls: red.
Hours of play: daytime.
Participating teams: 6 test playing teams (Australia, England, India, Pakistan, New Zealand the West Indies) plus 2 (Sri Lanka, East Africa) = 8 in all
Winners: West Indies, who defeated Australia in the finals.
Fascinating facts about World Cups
Author: MS Ramakrishnan, Bangalore, Thu, Jan 22 2015 CricBuzz 1 <>CricBuzz 2 <>CricBuzz 3 <>CricBuzz 4 <>CricBuzz 5
1975: A livid spectator pleaded with Indian batsmen The inaugural World Cup was held in 1975. The first match in that competition was one of the most controversial one-day innings of all time. Frustrated by India's slow approach in their mammoth chase of 335, a spectator rushed onto the field and pleaded with the Indian batsmen to show some aggression. Sunil Gavaskar, who scored an unbeaten 36 (off 174-balls), later claimed that he thought the target was unachievable and decided to take some match practice.
1975: Sri Lankan Tamils protest against political oppression During Sri Lanka's clash against the Aussies at the Oval in the 1975 World Cup, a group of Sri Lankan tamils invaded the field and lay down on the pitch, holding banners protesting against political oppression, before being cleared off the ground.
See also
World Cup (cricket): history <>World Cup (cricket): 1975 <>World Cup (cricket): 1979 <>World Cup (cricket): 1983 <>World Cup (cricket): 1987 <>World Cup (cricket): 1992 <>World Cup (cricket): 1996 <>World Cup (cricket): 1999 <>World Cup (cricket): 2003 <>World Cup (cricket): 2007 <>World Cup (cricket): 2011 <>World Cup (cricket): 2015
