1975 Cricket World Cup – In Numbers
The inaugural edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup was held between June 7 and June 21, 1975. A total of eight teams played across six venues in England, and the West Indies beat Australia by 17 runs at Lord’s in the final.
- Matches: 15
- Total Runs Scored: 6162 runs
- Total Wickets Taken: 208 wickets
- Highest Run Scorers
- Glenn Turner (New Zealand) (333 runs in four matches)
- (Dennis Amiss (England) (243 runs in four matches)
- Majid Khan (Pakistan) (209 runs in three matches)
- Keith Fletcher (England) (207 runs in four matches)
- Alan Turner (Australia) (201 runs in five matches)
- Highest Wicket Takers
- Gary Gilmour (Australia) (11 wickets in two matches)
- Bernard Julien (West Indies) (10 wickets in five matches)
- Keith Boyce (West Indies) (10 wickets in five matches)
- Dayle Hadlee (New Zealand) (8 wickets in four matches)
- Andy Roberts (West Indies) (8 wickets in five matches)
- Highest Scores
- Glenn Turner (171 not out for New Zealand against East Africa in Birmingham)
- Dennis Amiss (137 for England against India at Lord’s)
- Keith Fletcher (131 for England against New Zealand in Nottingham)
- Glenn Turner (114 not out for New Zealand against India in Manchester)
- Clive Lloyd (102 for West Indies against Australia at Lord’s)
- Best Bowling Figures
- Gary Gilmour (6 for 14 for Australia against England in Leeds)
- Dennis Lillee (5 for 34 for Australia against Pakistan in Leeds)
- Gary Gilmour (5 for 48 for Australia against West Indies at Lord’s)
- John Snow (4 for 11 for England against East Africa in Birmingham)
- Bernard Julien (4 for 20 for West Indies against Sri Lanka in Manchester)
